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Im 18 about 70kg and around 5ft10.
Curious about my diet so im going to post it here, Im doing my leaving cert this year so i dont have that much time for a big body building diet/workout program.

Im looking to tighten up pretty much and get a bit bigger, not huge as of yet though.

at the moment my diet is like this:

Breakfast: about 50g of porridge with honey and a banana mixed into it.

meal 2: either a large orange or 2 mandarines, a banana, a nutrigrain and about 30g of a mix of almonds and peanuts.

Lunch: usually wholewheat pasta with tomato sauce, sometimes with a tin of tuna mixed in. sometimes a salad of rocket tomatoes red onion lettuce and grated carrot, followed by 2 table spoons of peanut butter. cup of tea

Dinner: What ever is cooked in the house, usually chicken or beef with plenty of vegies.

Usually dont eat anythin else for the rest of the day.

Pre workout i eat 40g of porridge with honey
then a whey protein shake after workout.

Drink about 2litres of water per day too.

Any recommendations?

Eating in school in easy, eat before school, break, lunch, after school, study break, after study, just bring food in a luch box...

Looks like you need alot more protein

What would you recommend? more tuna, a daily shake? even when im not working out? I cant eat eggs so they are out of the question.
Any veggies I could eat that are high in protein?

Are there any whey protein powders I can get to take daily for more protein, not just for post workout shakes? Like a relatively cheap holland & barrett brand that I could get and take with one of my meals to get more protein?

Tommer wrote:

What would you recommend? more tuna, a daily shake? even when im not working out? I cant eat eggs so they are out of the question.
Any veggies I could eat that are high in protein?

Are there any whey protein powders I can get to take daily for more protein, not just for post workout shakes? Like a relatively cheap holland & barrett brand that I could get and take with one of my meals to get more protein?

yeah add in a few 40 gr shakes during the day with nuts...

cheers for the info!

Any brand? doesnt have to be top of the range? Im assuming protein is protein. Im thinking of going to holland and barrett tomorrow and picking up some cheap whey just for adding to my breakfast and stuff like that.

Tommer wrote:

cheers for the info!

Any brand? doesnt have to be top of the range? Im assuming protein is protein. Im thinking of going to holland and barrett tomorrow and picking up some cheap whey just for adding to my breakfast and stuff like that.

DONT YOU EVER FUCKING SAY THAT!

PROTEIN IS NOT JUST PROTEIN! PROTEIN IS THE BE ALL AND END ALL OF MY LIFE AND I WILL HAVE NONE OF YOUR DISRESPECTING IT!

DO YOU HEAR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i think you should buy myofusion my gaspari nutrition off UN online or else optimum, phd, iso sensation.

Leave out that gay holland and barrett shit...if its good enough for the women you do triceo kick backs with the 2 lb dumbells then it most certainly IS NOT suitable for YOU!

That stuff is very pricey though!
I have a good bit of promax left that im using post workout.
Could I not just get the cheaper brands for boosting protein intake during meals?

Tommer wrote:

That stuff is very pricey though!
I have a good bit of promax left that im using post workout.
Could I not just get the cheaper brands for boosting protein intake during meals?

Youll have to bite the bullet like every other trainer in secondary school...find a way to pay for your food.

When you get to college it will be so much easier!

added it all up i think:

Porridge with scoop of whey: 22.4g
nuts at breaktime: only about 6-7g?
Pasta with tuna for lunch: about 37.5g?
or just pasta with a shake
chicken breast at dinner: 30g? (Usually have 2 if they are there) + veggies
or steak for dinner: 40g per 225g steak + veggies

so usually getting about 117g of protein per day,
Im going to start having whey shakes for when I dont have any tuna in the house and stuff like that.

Hows it sound? too little?

Tommer wrote:

added it all up i think:

Porridge with scoop of whey: 22.4g
nuts at breaktime: only about 6-7g?
Pasta with tuna for lunch: about 37.5g?
or just pasta with a shake
chicken breast at dinner: 30g? (Usually have 2 if they are there) + veggies
or steak for dinner: 40g per 225g steak + veggies

so usually getting about 117g of protein per day,
Im going to start having whey shakes for when I dont have any tuna in the house and stuff like that.

Hows it sound? too little?

WEll seeing as i have that in 2 meals alone yes!

LOL!!!!!!!

I was havin more than 117 gr of protein when i was in a coma for 2 years.

Up it to 160 with lots of carbs and youre good...what you weigh?

about 70kg.

Should I add another shake somewhere during the day?

Tommer wrote:

about 70kg.

Should I add another shake somewhere during the day?

or 4! I dont weigh much more than you! but i get in 240 gr protein 300-400 gr carbs and 100 gr fat a day in...

If you have a job spend all your money on food!

how many shakes is too many?

Ive had 3 today now:
1 mixed in with my porridge,
1 at lunch instead of a tin of tuna
1 now after workout.

Is there any risks to kidneys/liver of taking too many shakes?

Plan on having 2 a day for normal non workout days.
only 1 if i have proper high protein foods in my house to replace the shake.

Cheers

Tommer wrote:

how many shakes is too many?

Ive had 3 today now:
1 mixed in with my porridge,
1 at lunch instead of a tin of tuna
1 now after workout.

Is there any risks to kidneys/liver of taking too many shakes?

Plan on having 2 a day for normal non workout days.
only 1 if i have proper high protein foods in my house to replace the shake.

Cheers

Well whey protein is very bio available. Ill sometimes just have that with a bowl of pasta and some olive oile. Dont have more than 4 shakes a day but try to get in your chicken, red meat, fish, eggs every day. Eat green vegetables as well even when your bulking to aid nutrient absorption and benefit overall health.

Also you sound like a bit of a gay, As if youre scared of protein shakes...

anabolic1 wrote:

Tommer wrote:

how many shakes is too many?

Ive had 3 today now:
1 mixed in with my porridge,
1 at lunch instead of a tin of tuna
1 now after workout.

Is there any risks to kidneys/liver of taking too many shakes?

Plan on having 2 a day for normal non workout days.
only 1 if i have proper high protein foods in my house to replace the shake.

Cheers

Well whey protein is very bio available. Ill sometimes just have that with a bowl of pasta and some olive oile. Dont have more than 4 shakes a day but try to get in your chicken, red meat, fish, eggs every day. Eat green vegetables as well even when your bulking to aid nutrient absorption and benefit overall health.

Also you sound like a bit of a gay, As if youre scared of protein shakes...

haha cheers, i was only wondering!

does anyone else get really bad farts from shakes or their diet?
Ive been doing filthy ones the past couple of weeks since i started back on whey protein. I googled it and saw some people saying its cause of taking too much protein or cause the protein isnt being absorbed properly.. that true?