Yeeeeeeep. I feel like you, me, and @boilerman seem to have the most success using similar mindsets/methodologies. Bust ass as hard as possible when lifting, keep it simple, and eat slightly better than like an asshole, and we seem to do just fine. Probably has to do with similar goals - allround physical badassery with a respectable physique.
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You mean like eating a party sized bag of Doritos over the weekend? Because I didn’t do that this weekend… 
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Oof, that was me last night, man. I feel ya.
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Most of mine tends to be in liquid form - fermented wheat, barley, hops, and yeast with some water. I love all the good pumpkin beers and had a 4 pack of them Saturday night at probably 200 calories each.
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I do that regularly, too, but I usually manage to make it work. I tend to drift towards the IIFYM crowd. I care about protein and total calories. I’ll sacrifice in other areas to find calories for booze.
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Yeah, I just skip the counting, worry about protein, and try not to eat/drink myself sick. Doesn’t always work. haha
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I don’t count anymore but I still have an idea about my calories as long as I’m behaving myself. I know that my work lunches are about 700 calories when I bring a cheeseburger or chicken sandwich with mixed veggies. I’ll eat that twice at work on a normal day. I usually only have a double protein shake for breakfast so if it’s a “good” day then I’m about about 1700 calories when I get home for dinner. I make up for the rest in a hurry.
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I like that approach and should probably mimic it. Always tough to find a good protein-heavy calorie-light breakfast.
Fat free greek yogurt.
I’ll need to experiment with that to see which yogurt I can tolerate without getting horribly gassy. IBS is really fun, totally recommend…
In that case, canned chicken breasts.
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Those are a verified trigger food for me. I can do tuna, but chicken breast almost put me in the hospital once because the gas pains were that bad.
Tuna seems solid, minus mercury concerns.
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I’ll definitely agree with this, although I am probably in the eating like a complete asshole camp right now.
IMO just eat what feels natural. Hang at a body weight that is comfortable and get stronger at that weight, and if your lifts stall, eat a little bit more than you normally would. That’s about as good of diet advice as I can give lol… I’ve never really worried too much about it until recently due to feeling stagnant in my lifts.
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Hey man, just went back a couple weeks on your log and I understand a bit better what the dilemma is.
Not sure where you’re located, but 80/20 ground beef is pretty inexpensive where I am. If it’s not organic I can get over 6 lbs of it for about $23. It doesn’t taste great, and it seems sort of watered down, but with the right seasoning (aka a shitload of salt and pepper) it’s decent enough, just drain the fat off after cooking.
It doesn’t seem like you really eat a ton of food as it is, so maybe relying more on white meat like chicken or turkey would suit you better. You can eat more of it, and again, if you don’t care about organic, it can be relatively cheap.
I’m planning on cutting at some point and I’m going to buy a whole turkey and grill it and pick away at it throughout the week. One 15-18lb turkey a week is around $30-$35.
For carbs, I second @T3hPwnisher cereal suggestion. It doesn’t have to be in a bowl with milk either. I mix cereal with greek yogurt and protein powder, cereal with granola and peanut butter, and I bring it to work and just eat it out of a bag. Another cheap carb that I would also second @Frank_C is wraps or tortilla shells. Inexpensive and easy to eat on the go.
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I’m not sure where y’all are located, but Weber makes some great seasonings for beef. Gourmet Burger and Cheddar Bacon Burger are great.
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I also really like mccormick’s Montreal steak seasoning for ground beef and their brazilian steakhouse seasoning for chicken. I refuse to eat chicken breast without that on there anymore.
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Where do you find the Brazilian steakhouse seasoning??? Montreal steak is a go-to for a steak marinade and is OK on burgers, but Brazilian steakhouse sounds absolutely tits.
Also, Mrs. Dash is really good on ground beef.
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Northern Ontario. Animal products aren’t as cheap up here as they are in the US. I eat a lot of pork because it’s usually the cheapest per pound, even compared to ground beef; I can usually get a 6 pound pork loin for about $30 bucks.
Unfortunately due to my work schedule my wife does most of the grocery shopping and without going into it, we’re… not on the same page regarding my diet.
It’s all good, though. I’m supplementing with more carbs as was suggested (especially carbs that have protein like tortellini and pirogies), lots of milk because I can tolerate it, and different types of legumes.
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14/09/2020
Start time: 1115
Garage temp: 13C
Power snatch
- worked up to 135x1
- 5x5 @ 100, SS w/ 5x10 band dislocations
Push-up, 5 min AMRAP
- 98 reps
- Chest stretch, 1x60 sec
Running
- 8x200m repeats (run 200m, walk 200m), didn’t time it
- Hamstring stretch, 1x60 sec
Walking lunges
- 50 reps L/R @ BW
- Quad stretch, 1x60 sec
Notes:
- I’m switching to the power snatch from full snatch. I’m way more stable catching in the power position instead of squatting down.
- Took my dog running with me, but because we’ve been cooped up the last couple days his focus was not there. Normally I run him without a leash and he sticks right by me, but everything else was more interesting than me, so I to grab his leash and that screwed up my time.
- Holy quad cramps, Batman. Following the running with 50 straight lunges blew my quads up and they cramped HARD.
- So I figured out my ideal plan: Squat, bench and deadlift main lifts one week, with supplemental work for snatch, C&J and C&P; push-up and pull-up AMRAP, and some fluff work. The next week would be the reverse of that with all the O lifts being main work, and supplemental work for the powerlifts, followed by carries and running. Still with the original goals of how much, how many, etc etc. Need to get about 100lbs more weight and some squat stands to execute this, but that’s the goal.
- Meals below.
Morning: banana, mango, 3 eggs, 35g protein, 100ml whole milk, 3/4 plain yogurt
Post workout/afternoon: 35g protein, 150ml whole milk, 1/2 peanuts & raisins
Evening: large serving shepherd’s pie, beef & lentil/mung bean stew, mixed veggies, 2 slices grain toast w/ 2 tbsp PB, 750ml whole milk
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