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What did you eat today
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Has that helped improving your digestive issues?
I think the removal of the veggies + the lower protein portions have helped my digestion a lot. I went from 140g of meat portions to 60-70g, I think that's the biggest difference.
I am pretty strict albeit don't follow a strict BB diet like some do but I try to eat healthy. My weight fluctuation can be 5-7 lbs in a day or two which seems like a lot but my medical scale does not lie / nor does my doctor's scale. I'm not naive - it isn't muscle - water retained/higher carb days/glcogen stores refilled.... How do I know my weight is up without the scale - I put on my clothes and wonder why I can't button up my dress shirt around my chest or I feel like my ass is going to tear my pant so I weigh myself.
I mentioned before I hurt my arm / partially torn tendon and had to take 4 months off other than some walking / leg work. Went to physio and got the green light to start forearm rehab and add in an exercise each day like I would normally in a workout. Considering, it was light - high reps / low intensity I was pretty much able to work out 6 days a week without issues. To the point - normally 225 lbs approx at 2700-2800 cals and carbs under 200. Not a bulking diet by any means but not my goal. No change in PED's - I am still just on TRT, few injectables for health/healing like curcumin, BCP, and using CinnaBurn to test the product.
Did upper and lower body for a few weeks once I was able to handle heavier weights, I increased my diet back to the way it was before making sure I was eating at least 5 times a day and getting the correct amount of cals. Changed after a few weeks to P/P/L but everyday I train my forearms hard before I start as it is getting to the final stage of healing my forearm.
Anyway - weighed myself after I knew I lost weight when my clothes started to feel tight and I was 230.
This was stupid, don't recommend it, and not my norm but I decided to eat what I wanted for a few days - more food / not crap food, weighed myself this morning and now 237. 7 lbs in 2 days lol. This is AM weight before eating. Again, don't think for a minute this is muscle growth. Will I go back down - of course, I don't have any interest being this heavy for too long.
Meal 1: 3 cups coffee with 1% milk, 1 avocado, 2 bananas, 4 whole eggs, 8 tablespoons of walnuts.
Meal 2: 1/2 cup cream of rice - 1 scoop of 30 grams of ISO protein. Goes without saying I drink water all day.
train for an hour after forearm rehab.
Meal 3: Home made beef stir fry with added turkey (didn't measure it), stir fry is steak cut up, brocolli, peppers, cabbage, carrots, home made sauce over a bed of white rice. 2 cups of stir fry (approx 400 grams), and 30 almonds.
Meal 4: Same as 3 but cut up ham added (not measured).
Meal 5: 1/2 tablespoon EVOO, beef stir fry (2 cups again but with 4 tablespoons of cashews added and 2 oz of cheddar cheese shredded on top.)
Meal 6: 2 tablespoons of real PB and 8 oz 1 % milk - not really a meal.
Meal 7: Before bed - 2 cups of cheerios (non flavoured) with 1% milk.
Have to estimate the stir fry macros:
Best guess based on using Myfitnesspal and reading:
4,500 cals / 273 grams protein / 320 grams carbs / 220 grams fat / 66 grams fibre.
Again, don't recommend it but just expirementing with food vs. PED's to see what it does. 220 grams of fat lol.
I mentioned before I hurt my arm / partially torn tendon and had to take 4 months off other than some walking / leg work. Went to physio and got the green light to start forearm rehab and add in an exercise each day like I would normally in a workout. Considering, it was light - high reps / low intensity I was pretty much able to work out 6 days a week without issues. To the point - normally 225 lbs approx at 2700-2800 cals and carbs under 200. Not a bulking diet by any means but not my goal. No change in PED's - I am still just on TRT, few injectables for health/healing like curcumin, BCP, and using CinnaBurn to test the product.
Did upper and lower body for a few weeks once I was able to handle heavier weights, I increased my diet back to the way it was before making sure I was eating at least 5 times a day and getting the correct amount of cals. Changed after a few weeks to P/P/L but everyday I train my forearms hard before I start as it is getting to the final stage of healing my forearm.
Anyway - weighed myself after I knew I lost weight when my clothes started to feel tight and I was 230.
This was stupid, don't recommend it, and not my norm but I decided to eat what I wanted for a few days - more food / not crap food, weighed myself this morning and now 237. 7 lbs in 2 days lol. This is AM weight before eating. Again, don't think for a minute this is muscle growth. Will I go back down - of course, I don't have any interest being this heavy for too long.
Meal 1: 3 cups coffee with 1% milk, 1 avocado, 2 bananas, 4 whole eggs, 8 tablespoons of walnuts.
Meal 2: 1/2 cup cream of rice - 1 scoop of 30 grams of ISO protein. Goes without saying I drink water all day.
train for an hour after forearm rehab.
Meal 3: Home made beef stir fry with added turkey (didn't measure it), stir fry is steak cut up, brocolli, peppers, cabbage, carrots, home made sauce over a bed of white rice. 2 cups of stir fry (approx 400 grams), and 30 almonds.
Meal 4: Same as 3 but cut up ham added (not measured).
Meal 5: 1/2 tablespoon EVOO, beef stir fry (2 cups again but with 4 tablespoons of cashews added and 2 oz of cheddar cheese shredded on top.)
Meal 6: 2 tablespoons of real PB and 8 oz 1 % milk - not really a meal.
Meal 7: Before bed - 2 cups of cheerios (non flavoured) with 1% milk.
Have to estimate the stir fry macros:
Best guess based on using Myfitnesspal and reading:
4,500 cals / 273 grams protein / 320 grams carbs / 220 grams fat / 66 grams fibre.
Again, don't recommend it but just expirementing with food vs. PED's to see what it does. 220 grams of fat lol.
Meal 1 - 3 cups of coffee with 1% milk, water, 1/2 cup of cream of rice and 30 grams protein powder.
15 minutes later work out
Meal 2: 6 whole eggs, 30 almonds, 1 apple.
Meal 3: 8 oz top sirloin, 1 potato, 1 cup broccoli.
Meal 4: 6 oz fresh salmon, kale salad.
Meal 5: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1 scoop of 30 grams protein, 20 almonds.
3,000 cals / 223 grams protein / 212 grams carbs / 115 grams fat / 34 grams fibre
Most meals are drank with a small glass of water and 1 teaspoon of ACV. The odd time I will have a small glass of Kefir with a meal as well.
15 minutes later work out
Meal 2: 6 whole eggs, 30 almonds, 1 apple.
Meal 3: 8 oz top sirloin, 1 potato, 1 cup broccoli.
Meal 4: 6 oz fresh salmon, kale salad.
Meal 5: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1 scoop of 30 grams protein, 20 almonds.
3,000 cals / 223 grams protein / 212 grams carbs / 115 grams fat / 34 grams fibre
Most meals are drank with a small glass of water and 1 teaspoon of ACV. The odd time I will have a small glass of Kefir with a meal as well.
My goodness man you are doing so well. I can't get anywhere near this on my best cycle more than a week. You betcha I can relate on not wanting to eat, it knocks me out of desire to get more strength and muscle at some point. After that point I go nowhere at the gym and start slacking off. Shitty cycle
I started using a meal prep company, it’s not cheap per say but my logic is I’m very frugal in all aspects of life plus the time I save shopping and cooking can be allocated for earning and it works out for me personally, I’m investing in my health and saving time, I’m happpy personally
I wanted to share what I had yesterday for my first day eating from the company, excellent food that’s right up body builders alley in my opinion
Meal 1- two servings of protein pancakes
400 cal, 46 p/66c/2f
Meal 2 (post workout)- 7 oz top sirloin, 6 oz yellow potato, broccoli
543 cal, 56p/47c/11f
Meal 3-pulled chicken with sweet potato fries
452 cal, 41p/52c/7 f
Meal 4-Turkey burrito bowl (has rice, tomatoes, beans and peppers)
390 cal, 37p/45c/9f
Meal 5-braised sirloin cubes with dairy free mashed potatoes and I added a serving of green beans
360 cal, 50p/30c/5f
Meal 6-7 oz top sirloin, 6 oz yellow potato, broccoli
543 cal, 56p/47c/11f
I also had 4 servings of natural pb as a fat source which is 32 grams of fat and 360 cal
3048 cal/302 p/287c/77f
Was a rest day, normally I would eat 3600 cal and keep the fat around 50 grams and the carbs would be higher protein always is at 300 grams
5 l of water
500ml black coffee
I’ll post what I’m eating from these guys every couple days, I enjoy this thread and reading everyone’s responses and I hope someone gets a kick out of mine as well
I wanted to share what I had yesterday for my first day eating from the company, excellent food that’s right up body builders alley in my opinion
Meal 1- two servings of protein pancakes
400 cal, 46 p/66c/2f
Meal 2 (post workout)- 7 oz top sirloin, 6 oz yellow potato, broccoli
543 cal, 56p/47c/11f
Meal 3-pulled chicken with sweet potato fries
452 cal, 41p/52c/7 f
Meal 4-Turkey burrito bowl (has rice, tomatoes, beans and peppers)
390 cal, 37p/45c/9f
Meal 5-braised sirloin cubes with dairy free mashed potatoes and I added a serving of green beans
360 cal, 50p/30c/5f
Meal 6-7 oz top sirloin, 6 oz yellow potato, broccoli
543 cal, 56p/47c/11f
I also had 4 servings of natural pb as a fat source which is 32 grams of fat and 360 cal
3048 cal/302 p/287c/77f
Was a rest day, normally I would eat 3600 cal and keep the fat around 50 grams and the carbs would be higher protein always is at 300 grams
5 l of water
500ml black coffee
I’ll post what I’m eating from these guys every couple days, I enjoy this thread and reading everyone’s responses and I hope someone gets a kick out of mine as well
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Looks great
So what did I eat today.
Breakfast
About 8 or maybe 10 homemade chocolate chip with scor pieces cookies (damn wife baked again)
1/2 cup coffee.
Shoveled the driveway
1/2 bag of lays potato chips
2 McSweeny’s hot pepperettes
Water
Went out for lunch was my wife’s moms 91st birthday so had a Philly cheese steak sandwich and 38 oz of beer
Came home and swapped the smokehouse
So now about to go to Popeyes and eat chicken nuggets with fries and a Pepsi.
Then I’ll train arms.
Before bed 1 scoop protein powder and water.
Or maybe some popcorn with butter, not sure yet, todays strick diet has been blown, doesn’t matter now, lol.
Breakfast
About 8 or maybe 10 homemade chocolate chip with scor pieces cookies (damn wife baked again)
1/2 cup coffee.
Shoveled the driveway
1/2 bag of lays potato chips
2 McSweeny’s hot pepperettes
Water
Went out for lunch was my wife’s moms 91st birthday so had a Philly cheese steak sandwich and 38 oz of beer
Came home and swapped the smokehouse
So now about to go to Popeyes and eat chicken nuggets with fries and a Pepsi.
Then I’ll train arms.
Before bed 1 scoop protein powder and water.
Or maybe some popcorn with butter, not sure yet, todays strick diet has been blown, doesn’t matter now, lol.
I had been looking for a company like this one for a long time close to me and just stumbled upon it the other day, it’s associated with one of the best gyms in Canada (so they say) so it’s like designed for body builders using the right ingredients, oils etc etc
It was all so much better then my cooking (which was similar just not as “fancy”) and like I said I’m sure I could do it myself a bit cheaper but factor in time as well and this is the one place in my life I’m splurging on myself, I’m happy as hell, they got so many choices or you can just buy like portions of bison/cow/chicken/fish various carbs etc etc
I’m going to share some more meals I got from them over the next coming days
Sorry to say it's Dr Downer time from me again. On the upside I'm happy this works for you and actually wish I could do it myself. Additionally consistency is key if tracking macros, IOW the actual numbers and how you manipulate them doesn't matter as much as tracking the differences and their effects. This come up a lot in discussion about how to measure certain items, the best example probably being with meat. People argue over cooked or uncooked weight. Personally I strongly favor uncooked weight because Protein content does not change with shrinkage, and how much you cook something can introduce a variable because you are not gonna get it the same every time. Even the shape of the cut can influence the cooked weight. And protein is top priority for me.
So the neg I caught right away? I'd assume you got those macros from the supplier but regardless I suspect they are off. The top sirloin meals caught my attention right away. Unless the beef is 7oz of cooked I don't see how you are getting 64g protein there. The difference is maybe 4 or 5g in one meal unless there is a shit ton of broccoli but that could mean 30+ over 6 meals. I'm pretty sure meat is usually labeled by pre cooked weight like they do in restaurants, at least that's my experience.
Usually when I find a point of info that's bullshit I tend to suspect everything else I've been fed by that source.
Obviously I could be missing something and again consistency is what matters but if you are concerned about actually getting the macros you target this may be worth a look.
Just a simple typo, it’s 56 sorry, it’s uncooked weight, just over 200 grams uncooked
Trust me, I’m extremely obsessive with the way I track food and I have been hunting (what I consider) at least a reputable company like this for a while, from everything I looked and checked it over it’s all correct
This company is also used by tons and tons of body builders (not that it matters) it’s like a “body building” based meal prep company I guess you could say, I looked into everything very close and I don’t think it’s a bunch of bullshit but I respect your opinion
The whole debate over cooked vs raw weight is paralysis by over analysis. Raw weight is going to be more accurate. Does that mean you shouldn’t weigh cooked weight if it’s more convenient? No. Like you said consistency is key. As long as you’re cooking your meat under the same parameters each time, any discrepancies will be negligible.
As for the nutrition facts for OPs meals, I would assume they are cooked weight. I’m not sure if it’s mandated or just the standard, but as far as I know nutrition labels are always referring to the state the food is in. So if it’s purchased cooked, the label will reflect that. Same goes for raw or frozen.
Nutrition data is based on averages. It’s very unlikely that one 7oz portion has identical macros to another 7oz portion based on the shape, size, fat content, moisture, etc in each portion. Same concept goes for when a loaf of bread says “x” calories per slice, but every slice is a different size.
At the end of the day, there’s no use stressing over +/- 5-10g of protein per meal. I can guarantee that will NOT be the variable that makes or breaks anyone’s progress.
it’s all raw meat weight
Just over 200 grams of top sirloin each 100g has 27 grams, they thoroughly list the breakdowns of the proteins and everything and it all lines up, I’m very obsessive when it comes to that stuff and it’s one off, the pulled chicken has just shy of 150 grams of chicken breast hence the 41 grams protein
Like I said, I’ve been very very obsessive about tracking my food for a long time, I weigh, cook then re weigh when I meal prep to make sure it’s accurate down to the nitty I think we actually discussed this before, not that that is for everyone whatever works for ya works I’m simply stating that to state based on the weights and such and my reviewing I have to say it’s pretty damn accurate, meets my standard and that’s pretty obsessive when it comes to this
Good post, I couldn't put together a serious arguement against any of what you said here.
My non argumentative reply would be that I almost always think of this world and our approaches to it with "optimum" in mind. I'm not overly gifted genetically and when I was young and dumb and had Mr O goals I learned to squeeze every little last fraction of a percent out of every aspect just to gain one more percent towards the goal. I don't think I would have accomplished what anywhere near what I have, no matter how low that bar is, without this approach. Readily admit I could manage my time better than some of the deep dives I take into minutia. Paralysis by analysis? I'm on that spectrum for sure, I often dip a toe right in.
I give you another example, I got a bunch of prepped packs with 200 grams of chicken breast and it’s 62 grams of protein 31 grams per 100 grams
I totally agree I don’t think it would make or break a diet either specially if your eating a ton of protein I’m simply saying this to explain why I think it’s accurate but @gondar1 could also be correct in thinking it’s off im just saying I’m pretty OCD with tracking and I looked over it and feel maybe it’s off a few grams (I don’t actually think it is but just for the sake of it) but i definitely don’t think it’s a bunch of bullshit, seems like a very high quality company anywho I try them out for a while and if I feel like my meal prep was better I’ll go back to that it’s just this saves me so much time I can spend on other activities and when I meal prep it’s not as good, gets the job done which is all I care about but definitely not as good lol plus I don’t have to put wear and tear on my kitchen I just grab microwave done
Much love guys
I totally agree I don’t think it would make or break a diet either specially if your eating a ton of protein I’m simply saying this to explain why I think it’s accurate but @gondar1 could also be correct in thinking it’s off im just saying I’m pretty OCD with tracking and I looked over it and feel maybe it’s off a few grams (I don’t actually think it is but just for the sake of it) but i definitely don’t think it’s a bunch of bullshit, seems like a very high quality company anywho I try them out for a while and if I feel like my meal prep was better I’ll go back to that it’s just this saves me so much time I can spend on other activities and when I meal prep it’s not as good, gets the job done which is all I care about but definitely not as good lol plus I don’t have to put wear and tear on my kitchen I just grab microwave done
Much love guys
Love it. In the end that was just a note that could have been easily minimized down to "You might want to double check those macro's"
Have a good night Sir
EDIT - if that's raw weight then I'd guess you are just fine and if it's a good quality company then all that shit I said about being dishonest once still applies but now we are on the honest side,
I agree 100%, I always think of everything I do trying to do it as optimally as possible in anything that’s why I personally liked to weigh my meat, cook it and then re weigh it when I meal prepped for example if I was doing 10 200 gram servings I would weigh 2000 gram raw chicken cook it and then re weigh it and / it by 10, I’m sure it’s easier to just do it cooked but I like to be precise in everything and it actually bothers me if I’m not, sometimes wish I wasn’t like that lol, that’s just one example I can think of, I definitely agree with
You to buddy have a great night
I totally understand man, I think a lot of us can be too analytical. I used to be meticulous about weighing/tracking like OP. When I first hired my coach and he told me to just weigh my stuff cooked, it shot my anxiety through the roof. It didn’t take me long to realize the difference would be negligible. If anything the reduction in stressing over that probably did me some good haha.
There is a time and place for the minutia however. Let’s say for instance peaking for a bodybuilding show. You damn well better be measuring everything raw to eliminate every last variable you can. But when it comes to building muscle or losing a little bit of fat, it will all just balance itself out at the end of the day.