I’m the kind of person that searches for the best solution to his problem and then starts applying it. I’m working with P90X now and it’s the best home workout program ever. My only problem is the diet: I don’t have time to cook, prepare meal portions && the rest.
But I found a solution and I’m curious how valid would it be: eating the same food over and over again. I know you need different types of vitamins and other nutrients so I’m thinking of a weekly “diet”. Basically eating the exact same meals every monday, another set of meals on tuesday, etc.
Is this applicable? Has anybody done it? There are many sources of information regarding diets and such, I’m looking towards a weekly meal plan that would cover most (if not all) of the nutrients my body needs.
Tell you a little secret… I eat pretty much the same thing every day. Not every Monday meal is the same, every Tuesday meal is the same, I mean Mon-Sun, every meal is the same. Now I switch it up in the form of pork instead of steak, or ham instead of turkey and such, but for the most part the formula is the same.
Yeah when you said “weekly diet” I assumed you meant the same thing every day for 7 days, changing the menu once a week. That would be MUCH easier since you’d only have to cook once a week and maybe freeze part of it for later in the week.
[quote]skohcl wrote:
Tell you a little secret… I eat pretty much the same thing every day. Not every Monday meal is the same, every Tuesday meal is the same, I mean Mon-Sun, every meal is the same. Now I switch it up in the form of pork instead of steak, or ham instead of turkey and such, but for the most part the formula is the same.[/quote]
Same here. It makes the budget the same and I love the foods I eat.
I rotate 5-10 different foods depending on whether I’m pre contest or off season. Most bodybuilders do. Things are easier to plan when you keep them simple, and if there’s no ‘really tasty’ food options, you don’t cheat, or deviate from what you need to eat (You’re essentially removing the social/entertainment value from eating, which is why most people are overweight).
P+C Meal:
450-500g Sweet potato
150g cooked chicken breast
4g fish oil caps or 1tsp olive oil
P+F Meal:
As much broccoli as I can manage
Fattier meat cut - usually beef or gammon… maybe some cheese or something - whatever really
Olive oil to make up macros
P+F Shake:
50g Chocolate protein blend
80g Natural peanut butter
Workout nutrition:
During = 75g whey/malto/creatine mix
Post = 75g whey/malto/creatine mix
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
…if there’s no ‘really tasty’ food options, you don’t cheat, or deviate from what you need to eat (You’re essentially removing the social/entertainment value from eating, which is why most people are overweight).
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I totally agree with the part about tasty foods. Just limiting my carbs made it so that I never get excited about eating anymore: it’s just another part of life, like breathing or sleeping. But I think fat is often connected with depression, which is ironic because it’s often a huge part of the cause of depression. I would love to see if there have been any studies looking at the correlation between obesity and a lack of psychological defenses.
[quote]vaidab wrote:
My only problem is the diet: I don’t have time to cook, prepare meal portions && the rest.
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Bullshit.
Watch all 3 videos and learn. Unless you’re currently in Medical school and spend 18 hours a day at the hospital, any excuses suck.
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Thanks a lot for the link; I watched all three and he had a lot of useful info on there. I’m beginning my contest prep for my second show in less than a month and will apply a lot of Evan’s tactics. The glass containers for food was a nice touch also.
On another note, that dude eats a TON of food. At the end of the third hes eating a bunch of meat and potatoes, and goes “Yeah in another hour I’ll eat a steak, ect.” Damn, that’s a lot of cals!
For the most part I eat the same food every day or every few days. Like Stu said, it is easy to plan this way. If your short on time I suggest batch cooking some meals and heating them up when you are ready to eat. If your serious about training you will find the time to have a sound nutrition program.
I’m eating my meals from a selection of probably 12 total meals, so not much variety and I don’t really care. I don’t get cravings like I used to. The only thing that I’d suggest is rotating the selection - so mix up the meat, the nuts you eat, the green veggies on the side etc. Rotating prevents developing allergies to certain foods from eating it too frequently.
The time issue is a load of bullshit. I spend more than half my sunday cooking and I keep the food for the rest of the week, rationing it out of the fridge and freezer. The key is what Stu is talking about: you remove the social and entertainment value from food and look at it almost purely as fuel for your activity over the course of the week. I think when people say they “don’t have time” it’s often because they imagine that they need tons of time on a daily basis to make gourmet healthy meals; if physique transformation is important enough, there are plenty of ways to make practical, healthful, filling, and fine-tasting bulk food.
[quote]Goll mac Morna wrote:
The time issue is a load of bullshit. I spend more than half my sunday cooking and I keep the food for the rest of the week, rationing it out of the fridge and freezer. The key is what Stu is talking about: you remove the social and entertainment value from food and look at it almost purely as fuel for your activity over the course of the week. I think when people say they “don’t have time” it’s often because they imagine that they need tons of time on a daily basis to make gourmet healthy meals; if physique transformation is important enough, there are plenty of ways to make practical, healthful, filling, and fine-tasting bulk food.
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This.
Same thing I do. Cook it all on Sunday…portion it all out…and just put together each day’s meals from these pre-portioned packages, based on low, medium or high carb days.
I practically eat the same foods every day…chicken or fish, steak, whole eggs, green veggies, and all that good stuff. I cook my food for the work week on Saturday night, portion them about, and freeze each meal. The night before I just defrost it and take it to work.
