Diet help.

[Davyy]

Hello all.

I've been training at a low level for a good 6months or so, seen good strength improvements and shaped up a bit, mainly in my arms and chest but never focused my diet, just had a protein shake here and there.

Trying to now lose my love handles and have more definition across my torso really. My aim is to lose fat, maintain muscle.

I have purchased the following things, but not yet used and this is my rough plan.

Currently doing the 5x5 strongman workout following by 30mins of HIIT on cross trainer .. 3/4 times a week.

I wake up at 6am
3 eggs on one slice of brown seeded bread, leave the house at 6.30am
What here around 9?
Lunch at 12pm will be one chopped chicken breast with..? (Also have a scoop of CNP creatine around lunch.)
CNP Protein Bar at 2pm
Drink of Assualt MusclePharm prior to Gym at 3.30pm,
x2 scoops of CNP Pro recover after work out around 5pm
7pm 2 Chicken breasts and..?


I need help with the above, and what to have with the main parts of the meals as i'm trying to keep my carbs reasonably low so don't want rice and pasta.

P.S I'm allergic to fish and nuts :(

Just purchased around £150 worth of diet stuff so want to make most use of it.

All help is appreciated.

(I've posted this on uk muscle aswell but some knowledgable people on here :D )

[matt_vtr_15a]

As you train in the afternoon Sweet potato would compliment your workout and diet quite well as part of that last meal with your chicken and on non workout days maybe just switch it to a chicken omlette with some side salad for instance..

I do try and intake my carbs postworkout, but they are not the devil as some people will have you believe especially if using then to your advantage.

At 9am maybe some greek yoghurt and bran flakes with some protein powder stirred into the greek yoghurt... i also find this a great way of getting rid of protein that tastes like shit!! And your gwtting aome extra fibre and the greek yoghurt is good for digestive purposes (low fat greek yoghurt is available)

Get plenty of greens/veg with your chicken breast or spinach green leaf salad etc. And some fruit postworkout... you really are lacking on any kind of fruit and veg.

I'd suggest throwing some cottage cheese with that last meal to give you some form of slow release protein throughout the night or alternatively buy some casein protein and drink in the evening to feed you through your sleep.

The best thing you can do is work out your maintenance calories and get a rough idea of where your typical diet would leave you in terms of calorie surplus or deficit...

Aim for 500-750 deficit for cut or 500 surplus for a lean bulk.

Soo many angles to take a diet from you could time your carbs to suit your workout, keto, fast, or calculate your macros and hit your carbs, fat and protein requierments for the day!

Not to mention a million and one other ways, whatever auits your lifestyle best should be adopted....

I've fucked off 6-8 small meals a day as it was a pain in the ass and i always felt hungry! Been on the fasting diet for a week now and i honestly feel i could adopt this diet for life happily!!

I can make it fit my social life much easier.

[Carlvtr88]

Its all down to you mate. If you feel your diet is working, keep at it. Only you know what's right for you.

Obviously a bacon sarny is a no no, but from what you've wrote down it seems to be fine.

I'd give yourself some slow digesting carbs in the morning to fuel your day. I usually take oats with a protein supplement or eggs. I've almost cut bread out totally, and if I do its a proper brown loaf. 2 slices a day max.

Bananas are a good source of potassium so I include one or two of those in my diet per day.

Take your creatine, post workout. Your muscles are more likely to reap the benefits of it as they are being shuttled all nutrients from your shake and perhaps a dextrose supplement ?

For snacks, i'd say eat fruits and or oat products..( can you eat oats ? ) These will fill you up for longer.

I also tend to have a coffee before workout, as caffeine has been shown to promote fat burning ( if this is part of your target ). Plus it helps you in the gym push yourself and focus.

Drink at least 2 - 3 litres of water a day too. Specially when supplementing with Creatine.