A Few Questions And Advice Please

[crossy]

First off thanks for looking in.

Ok i joined this site last year looking to find info about dieting etc as i had put a fair few pounds on for eating wrong foods and quiting smoking (bad excuse i know). I was intending to diet and gain some muscle and it didnt happen due to me being a lazy ass.

So this year i was determined to lose some weight and get alot leaner.

7 weeks ago i changed my diet and joined the gym. Before i post up my diet go easy on me as i know its pretty poor.

My diet is pretty much the same every day (apart from 1 cheat day) maybe a few changes in the meat i choose to eat for dinner Steak/Chicken/Turkey. I have to eat and go the gym at these times due to my circumstances.

A few stats first

7 Weeks ago: (sorry i didnt take all measurments etc)

Gender: - Male
Age: - 27
Height: - 5.11
Weight: - 211.4 pounds
Waist: - 36"

Present Stats: (will update with all measurments)

Gender: Male (yes still)
Age: - 27
Height: - 5.11
Weight: - 191.8 pounds
Waist: - 34" (with room to move)

Weight loss around the 20lb mark i think?

Goals:

1: Want to get to around 177.8 Pounds (Once reached im sure i will want to lose abit more)
2: Get alot leaner and lose some of this fat
3: Increase My Strength

Eating/Gym:

20 mins before im due a meal with carbs i have 2 tabs (phase 2) which help burn carbs.

Water intake Daily: 1-2 gallons

Breakfast:

8am:

3 egg whites 1 whole egg.
1 X Cardio Breeze (i only started using these 2 weeks ago)

11am:

Whey Protein Shake with water

12.30pm:

Turkey or chicken on whole meal bread with lettuce
4 strawberrys
2 Flax seed caps
1 Multi-vitamin
2 X Phase 2 Tabs
1 X Cod Liver Oil
3.15pm:

Protein Shake with water

5pm:

A few slices of chicken/turkey ( I go strait to the gym from work as its 5 minutes away) Home is alot further away from the gym thats why i go directly from work.

Gym time:

Training Regime 3-4 days a week (mainly 4 at the minute)

2 X Cardio Breeze
40mins/1 hour cardio (medium/hard) (depending on which day) then 1 hour 30 mins weights (obviously diffrent body parts each time i go normally 2 bodyparts + Abs) (I do abs everytime i am at the gym).
Some days i add swimming on top of the above.

1 Post workout Protein Shake.


I arrive home after 8pm normally.

8pm (this varies maybe a couple of days i have peppers with a few new potatoes (small ones)) in place of the small/medium baked potatoe

1 X Cod Liver Oil Cap
2 X Phase 2 tabs
2 X flax seed caps
chicken/steak/turkey/fish (varies from day to day)
Baked potatoe (small/medium)
half a cup of beans

Ok now the questions:

1: Where can i improve on my diet? (i know its bad) (I have looked all over the site but i struggle to change my diet as i hate most Veg.

2: I just ordered some T-Rex and i am wondering where to put this in to my day as i am also taking cardio breeze. I was intending taking before i go the gym at 5pm but i just read that its not reccomended to take them after 3-4pm. I was also going to alternate throughout a day say cardiobreeze in the morning and T-Rex later in the day and vice versa. Any ideas?

3: I have already noticed diffrence im my strength and try to increase it each week. But i seem to be getting alot stronger on legs than my upper body chest inparticular. Also my left shoulder seems to wilt alot more than my right when im doing say dumbbell presses.

4: Is it advised to have creatine? I used it years back when i used to run for my local town and seen a big diffrence in what i could lift etc. But at the minute my main goal is to lose more weight. Will creatine stump weight loss?

5: I have started to feel abit nousious at teh back end of my workout is this a normal thing?

Thats everything i can think of for now.

I appreciate any help/critisism that comes my way.

Thanks alot Crossy

Edit: i forgot to add my post workout protein shake.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Your diet looks way under par for your weight... seems like your taking more supps than food

use www.fitday.com (free) or something similar plug in your daily foods and post up macros (Total calories, Protein, Carbs, Fats, ect) here.

Then we'll be able to start helpin' ya out.

 

[pintoca]

just some quick tips

- cardio AFTER weights, not before
- cheat MEAL, not cheat DAY (big difference, believe me, it matters)
- Try not to have carbs before you work out, have them earlier in the day, you can change this later on.
- creatine will make you reatain water, which might give you the idea you are not losing weight.
- anxiousness? weird... I don't think it's hypoglicemia
- you are having a whole bunch of fat with potatoes AFTER your workout, which is when you are most insuline receptive... drop the fat post workout.

 

[crossy]

Thanks m8:

Hope this is right?

Average Daily intake:

Total: 1831
Fat: 48 431 24%
Sat: 20 180 10%
Poly: 7 67 4%
Mono: 15 131 7%
Carbs: 176 600 34%
Fiber: 26 0 0%
Protein: 186 745 42%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%


Just one thing i know it probably makes no diffrence but i am not hungry at any part of the day apart from when i have finished in the gym.

Thanks Crossy

 

[alex2678]

Just one thing i know it probably makes no diffrence but i am not hungry at any part of the day apart from when i have finished in the gym.

Thanks Crossy

Lucky bastard.

That's good. If you're eating 6 meals and have balanced insulin levels throughout the day your hunger and cravings for junk should be limited. Nothing to worry about.

 

[crossy]

Pintoca thanks for your reply.

A couple of things.

I tried Cardio after weights and i couldnt do hardly anything literally. Where as the other way round i seem to be ok.(does this matter alot?)

Im not anxious m8 im nousious, feeling a little sick. Weird thing is i feel better after i have had a energy drink?

Is the time from my dinner (4 hours) till i go the gym enough time to leave between eating carbs?
Sorry i phrased cheat day wrongly, yes its just a cheat meal.

As for the potatoes i read you should not have carbs after a workout ish as you body dosent burn them. Again problem is the time i can eat is there anything diffrent i could eat that will fill me as much as a potaoe at this time in the evening? As i said its the only part of my day i get hungry (after a workout)

Thanks alot again

Crossy

Edit: Alex the only time i crave anything fatty is on a saturday night, but im guessing thats just physcological thing as i know i have a cheat meal coming to me that evening and to be truthfull i look forward to it

 

[crossy]

Anyone?

 

[*Bunny*]

PINTO - AGREED

Lucky bastard.

That's good. If you're eating 6 meals and have balanced insulin levels throughout the day your hunger and cravings for junk should be limited. Nothing to worry about.

Yeah I know right.. Im hungry all the time ..

Pintoca thanks for your reply.

A couple of things.

I tried Cardio after weights and i couldnt do hardly anything literally. Where as the other way round i seem to be ok.(does this matter alot?) IMO, YES this does matter alot ... You are using all the energy you need to LIFT when you do the cardio before hand ... thus selling yourself short & not getting the most out of your workout, b/c it's wasted on cardio.

Im not anxious m8 im nousious, feeling a little sick. Weird thing is i feel better after i have had a energy drink? Maybe you need to add a little more carbs to your Pre workout meal .. have you tried that to see if that helps with the nausea?

Is the time from my dinner (4 hours) till i go the gym enough time to leave between eating carbs?
Sorry i phrased cheat day wrongly, yes its just a cheat meal. ICheat meal good .. cheat day, no no

As for the potatoes i read you should not have carbs after a workout ish as you body dosent burn them. Where did you read this? Depending on who you ask, if there was ever a good time to eat carbs it would be POST workout while your body will eat them babies up .. it's FAT post workout you should be wary of ... Again problem is the time i can eat is there anything diffrent i could eat that will fill me as much as a potaoe at this time in the evening? As i said its the only part of my day i get hungry (after a workout)

Thanks alot again

Crossy

Edit: Alex the only time i crave anything fatty is on a saturday night, but im guessing thats just physcological thing as i know i have a cheat meal coming to me that evening and to be truthfull i look forward to it

See red ^^

Some other comments

2: I just ordered some T-Rex and i am wondering where to put this in to my day as i am also taking cardio breeze. I was intending taking before i go the gym at 5pm but i just read that its not reccomended to take them after 3-4pm. I was also going to alternate throughout a day say cardiobreeze in the morning and T-Rex later in the day and vice versa. Any ideas? This is all completely based on you & how you react to stims ... Cardio Breeze is like a Baby T-rex in many ways... T-Rex is more powerful and should NOT be taken on an empty stomach ... I can handle the CB at 5pm before the gym & sleep just fine. One of my best GFs who competes takes it at that time & is up all night. You can use the T-Rex earlier in the day, maybe try one cap in the morning, see how you feel, then pop a CB before the gym & go from there.. you need too see what works for you & try a few combos out. You can cycle the two if you'd like or stack them.. but I wouldn't stack them right away .. some people can't handle it

4: Is it advised to have creatine? I used it years back when i used to run for my local town and seen a big diffrence in what i could lift etc. But at the minute my main goal is to lose more weight. Will creatine stump weight loss?
I would place an order for PureCee with the AF store... If you are looking for a good quality Creatine. IMO, No this will not STUMP your weight loss, seeing by weight loss you mean 'fat' loss ... it should actually help as you continue to build muscle (more muscle = better for burning) ...

 

[crossy]

Thanks alot Bunny. I will try changing the aspects of my workout/diet to what you have said and see if i notice the changes in nausia by increasing my carbs in that 1 meal before my workout. Im happy about the creatine as i have used it before and noticed big diffrence over a period of time in my lifts, i was just under the impression that it would not be advised to take when losing weight from what i have read, im glad i read wrong .

Again thanks for all the advice.

Crossy

 

[*Bunny*]

Thanks alot Bunny. I will try changing the aspects of my workout/diet to what you have said and see if i notice the changes in nausia by increasing my carbs in that 1 meal before my workout. Im happy about the creatine as i have used it before and noticed big diffrence over a period of time in my lifts, i was just under the impression that it would not be advised to take when losing weight from what i have read, im glad i read wrong .

Again thanks for all the advice.

Crossy

No Problem. When I first started my training In Jan 05, my BF & brothers GF both commented on how I was going to get fat & 'big' using creatine ... The BF has since retracted that startment & had made some incredible progress.. the bro's GF hasn't commented on anything I've done since...

sometimes you just DON'T know & go off of everything you hear & read... Have to start somewhere & test some things out so see how they work for you

Best of luck, PLEASE keep us posted