What should I eat?

Training Bodybuilding
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I’m 18 years old and I’d like to gain some muscle and I have a little weight to lose (10-15 lbs?). My question is on how to plan my diet. I’ve read that I should eat around 55% Carbs, 25% Protein and 20% Fat, but how do you plan a diet like that? I’m about 6’ and 165 lbs. How much and what should I be eating? I’m at college so I eat at our food service here which can be good or not I guess. They have quite a few choices and everything is labeled with nutrition info, but its still somewhat limiting.
Thanks.

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Andy: Here is the best reading list on the planet:


"The Diet Manifesto”, "Massive Eating”,“The Missing Ingredient”, “Foods That Make You Look Good Nekkid” and “Appetite For Construction” 1&II. (These are all found on this site). These articles will get you started on the right track and will put you ahead of 99% of the people in your College gym.THEN:


Think basic, heavy movements. I have to congratulate you that you were thinking about diet FIRST.That’s simply outstanding!


Once you’ve digested all the info, the guys on this site can help clear up any confusion you may have. Hope this helps!

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At 6’ 165 I don’t see why you would want to lose 15 pounds. You are fairly skinny already. Maybe you want to lose some bodyfat… I think you should really think about trying to gain muscle more than losing anything. The more muscle you have the easier it is to lean up. I can’t see why you would want to be a lean 6’ 150 pounder. You would look like a twig. If I were you I would try to put on 20 or so pounds of muscle before trying to lean up.

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Golly, if only T-mag had an article or two about how to eat in college… boy, that would be handy. (Hint: Type in “School Days” in the T-mag search engine.) And if they only had an article or two on foods. (Hint: Listen to Mufasa, skim the previous issues section.) If only T-mag ran articles with sample menus for a variety of diets. (Hint: we do.)

I’m just being as asshole. Seriously, T-mag has dozens of diets all set up for you. Just do some research and fire up the printer. I wish T-mag had been around when I was 18.