I just started figuring out a diet for myself as many of you know by the 'egg' thread that I started. I now eat 6 egg whites for breakfast with the occasional whole wheat toast or 1/2 cup of oatmeal. I need to have some ideas for other meals. I do have time to eat 5 meals a day, so I can break them down too which is a bonus. I also do protein bars after the gym and started Cell-Tech creatin today as well. I am doing a loading phase but not like the container suggests. I'm doing about half the recommended amount for the loading phase as well as for the maintaining phase. I'm 6' and just shy of 250lbs and am concentrating on my sixth week of weight lifting right now and will begin cardio in the mornings in the next month or two.

Get some whey powder. Grilled Chicken breasts are easy. I like to eat peanut butter on bagels and such. (not good for dieting) I eat a lot of cottage cheese, although you said you don't like it. Although I don't eat it much, tuna is a good source of protein. As far as carbs go rice, oatmeal, whole wheat bread, that kind of thing. You are just paying for the name when you buy cell-tech. There are much cheaper alternatives out there. Protein supplements would probably be a bigger priority then creatine also. Try to make sure you have some simple/moderate carbs along with a good source of protein (shake) right after you work out, then try to have a meal in the next 1-2 hours. Just remember supplements are just that, they supplement FOOD. Food is the best thing for you. If you aren't dieting, I wouldn't be too worried about fats and such. It is never good to eat a ton of saturated fats, but I wouldn't cry about it either. Oils are usually the best way to get your fat intake, although I don't keep much track of my fat intake. SicShift may know more about this stuff, but this seems to be working for me fairly well.

Well, before I got this flu bug, I was eating like this:

Breakfast: 1 cup - Natural cereal with skim milk & a cup of OJ

AM Snack - yogurt & piece of fruit

Lunch - salad w/ l-f dressing, cottage cheese, piece of fruit

PM Snack - Carrot sticks

Dinner - Grilled chicken/tuna fish with veggies and rice and another salad

But i'm also a female, and i'm interested in simply weight loss and then maintainance, not gain etc. The guys will tell you for my sort of deal, high protein, low carbs, low fat, low sodium http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

And stay away from fatty meats... fried, etc! http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Currently this is my average daily meals:
Breakfast: 5-6 Egg whites, oatmeal and water. Occasionally will have some healthy type cereal.

10:00AM: Myoplex shake

Lunch: Chicken Breast and some steamed veggies and sometimes fruit. or Couple of tuna fish sandwhiches on wheat

3:30-4:00: Myoplex shake

Dinner: Steak or Chicken, Steamed veggies, rice or baked potato

after workout: More chicken

I would try to take whey shakes after your meals instead of bars. I have found that most bars have a lot more calories and sugars than shakes but I guess it depends on your goals. I'm trying to be very lean so I don't want any simple carbs or sugars and in my opinion the bars just aren't going to help me with that. The last bar I ate was around 350 calories compared to the shakes I make that are 110 calories in the whey powder plus the 45 calories in a half cup of skim milk.

Just a quick note on the whey.... I can't do it. A couple years ago I would go through the huge bags like it was water. So now, I can't stomach protein shakes and that is the reason I'm on bars now. I also drink about a gallon and a half to two gallons of water each day. I know about chicken breasts as that is also what I eat, there has got to be more stuff to eat too.

What are in the Myoplex shakes? Is it a protein shake or a meal replacement shake or both?

meal 1-egg whites,cream of rice
meal 2-6
chicken broccoli,yams
only water or seltzer to drink,nothing else.
I mean NOTHING ELSE for the next 16 weeks,this is all I will be eating

oldgixxer said:
meal 1-egg whites,cream of rice
meal 2-6
chicken broccoli,yams
only water or seltzer to drink,nothing else.
I mean NOTHING ELSE for the next 16 weeks,this is all I will be eating



That sucks http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Not really.I eat for nutritional value only when I diet.I could care less about flavor or having the same meal over and over.
Because I know when I'm ripped at 5% BF it's all worth it and everybody's pointing and saying look at oldgixxer http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Jer said:

oldgixxer said:
meal 1-egg whites,cream of rice
meal 2-6
chicken broccoli,yams
only water or seltzer to drink,nothing else.
I mean NOTHING ELSE for the next 16 weeks,this is all I will be eating



That sucks http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif



his wife keeps telling him he's chubby. poor guy.

Well, I'm not preparing to compete like OG, but I am trying to change my image rather drastically in the next 3 months so I'm eating pretty strict but not as much as some. Here's a sample and probably the most common meals I eat.

Meal 1 - egg whites and oatmeal or english muffin, egg whites, slice of ham and onion.

meal 2 and 3 - chicken, brown rice, broccoli, red peppers, sugarsnap peas and onions. Subsitute rice with yams a lot. love em and they're more nutritionally dense than potatos.

meal 4 extra lean turkey meat with a little taco seasoning, fake salt, lettuce, tomato, onions and a corn tortilla with a little light sour cream, 1 cup of veggies.

meal 5 and 6- chicken, brown rice, mixed veggies like 2 and 3.

meal 6 more chicken and more veggies or sometimes a spinach leaf salad with a nf dressing and red onions.

SicShift said:

Jer said:

oldgixxer said:
meal 1-egg whites,cream of rice
meal 2-6
chicken broccoli,yams
only water or seltzer to drink,nothing else.
I mean NOTHING ELSE for the next 16 weeks,this is all I will be eating



That sucks http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif



his wife keeps telling him he's chubby. poor guy.


Thanks,now I have a complex http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

damn... everyone's going all hardcore and shit... http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/punk.gif

typical DIET day for me would be...

1/2 grapefruit
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am cardio 30-45min
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bowl of healthy cereal +protein shake with skim milk poured over cereal as milk.http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/yumyum.gif
black coffee
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black coffee
luna bar
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spicy chicken and brown rice
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yougart
black coffee
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afternoon lifting
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protein shake
chicken or fish with vegs
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protein shake or glass of milk
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sleep http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/sleep.gif

... oh yea... a few gallons of water a day too. no diet soda or diet red bulls http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/cry.gif ...as little sodium as possible. mostly water and iced tea at lunch... no shugar tho.


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typical Day for me would be much like this.

Meal 1:
My Pancake recipe http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
or if I don't have the time:
1/2 cup Oats
5-6 egg whites

Meal 2:

Can of Tuna and a Sweet potatoe, Some Sort of Veggie's

Meal 3:

Chicken Breast and 1 cup rice and Brocoli (or other Veggies's)

Meal 4:

Chicken Breast and either Rice or Potatoe (sometimes another sweet potatoe) More Veggies
(the very off time, I might swap in a lean cut steak, or Salmon, but not often)

Then I usually Hit the Gym

Meal 5: Usually a protien shake with water after the Gym.


I started this awhile back, after getting some advice from Old Gix. Been seeing some good results, and my weight loss hasn't really slowed down, still loosing about 2-3 lbs per week.

oldgixxer said:
meal 1-egg whites,cream of rice
meal 2-6
chicken broccoli,yams
only water or seltzer to drink,nothing else.
I mean NOTHING ELSE for the next 16 weeks,this is all I will be eating



fucking hell - dont fancy that much

Mine, an endurance running orintated diet :

breakfast :muesli - pure orange juice.
lunch - tuna salad roll.
Afternoon snacks - 2 / 3 peices of fruit (orange/bannana)
After training meal: something carb heavy - pasta , potatoe, or rice based meal as much as I can possibly put down, I also try to eat a lot of fresh fish - plaice, sea bass etc..

In the week Before a race I will often replace the lunchtime salad roll with a pasta meal to. In an attempt to carb load.

I drink water throught the day interspersed with the odd cup of tea - up until about 9pm when I switch to beer http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/banana.gif Actually Im down to two/three nights drinking a week now
and plan to go teetotal for three weeks very soon. http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif