Daily Food Intake Advice

Diet and Nutrition
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Hey everyone, this is my first post on this site so if I am doing something wrong let me know. I don’t know that much about dieting and have been reading a good amount here but as a beginner at dieting I get kind of overloaded with all the information.

This is my first food log so I plan on making it better from here. I didn’t do a calorie count which I will do one tonight on Wednesdays intake. I am 6’0 190lbs, not sure on my bf% but I will have them test that tonight at the gym. I am looking to get bigger and just plain stronger. Anyways heres todays food intake.

Wed. 7/30

8am 15.2oz Orange juice with creatine (Running Late)

9am 1 Large Apple, 2 Non-fat cheese sticks

10am 8 egg whites, 1 whole egg, 18oz green tea, 7 big pieces of low sodium bacon

11am 1 baseball sized orange, 31 almonds

Noon Olive Garden (mixed grill… chicken, steak, & zucchini)… then Steak Stew, with steak, potatoes, celery, white rice, & beef broth (both leftovers from roommate)

3pm 5 Strawberries, 10 Cherries, 35 Almonds 2 non fat cheese sticks

4pm OJ with creatine

9pm .87 pounds of Grilled chicken and half a frozen bag of broccoli

And water throughout the day. So thats it, all information is welcome (good or bad). Thanks everyone.

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I’d say you’ll need to eat more to grow assuming you’re lifting hard in the gym and getting adequate rest.

Having a breakfast (assuming you’re not late much) will help get you an additional 600-1000 calories right there.

Try it out for a few weeks and see if you’re gaining (which I doubt), then just increase your food intake and re-evaluate.

really not that complicated as many make it out to be

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I don’t really have any advice on getting big (because I’m still trying to get big), but if you’re having difficulty remembering what you’ve taken in, try photographing everything with a camera before you eat it. Just a cameraphone or something is fine.

Also, Daily Plate @ Livestrong.com is awesome for keeping track of nutritional content and involves less typing.

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Ok, so basically just keep lifting hard and eating as much as possible, got it. Usually I eat breakfast including some form of eggs and bacon.

I also carry around a piece of paper in my pocket that I write down anything I eat, just right now I don’t have a scale to weight everything.

Thanks for the tips.

Also supplement wise is there anything that I should be taking. I haven’t trusted to many supplements besides fish oil & creatine.

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[quote]blue_star_cadet wrote:
I don’t really have any advice on getting big (because I’m still trying to get big), but if you’re having difficulty remembering what you’ve taken in, try photographing everything with a camera before you eat it. Just a cameraphone or something is fine.

Also, Daily Plate @ Livestrong.com is awesome for keeping track of nutritional content and involves less typing.[/quote]

Thats a good idea man! good call on taking a picture with your camera phone I may do that from now on instead of writing down my intake god im lazy lol