need help, Im gaining weight!

[RBtrucking4]

You guys told me I needed to increase my calorie intake and that was why i wasnt losing weight Ive done that and it was working up untill this week i gained instead of lost weight something isnt right here. Im gonna list my daily meal plan and you tell me what could be causing the problem. Im thinking it might be to much fruit though here goes.

Wake up: Protien shake before my 3 mile run
After run: Some chicken thighs without the skin
After weightlifting: another protien shake
3m a couple pieces of fruit 2-3 oranges/bananas whatever fruit i have
4:30-5:00 some more fruit same amount as 3:00pm also with another protien shake.
730m chicken thighs w/o skin, mashed potatos, soup, corn.
10:00pm protien shake
11:00pm usually around 5 pieces of fruit and thats it for the night.

I have a feeling the problem is all the fruit I looked at the nutrition facts on fruit and the sugar is sky high what could i replace my fruit with as a a snack throughout the day?

 

[RBtrucking4]

Im assuming you need to know my height weight age and all that so age 18 height 6-4 weight 222 was 220 before the nasty gain!!!! Maybe you can reccomend me a meal plan cuz im stuck here i dont know what to eat.

 

[cyrex]

Don't eat chicken thighs.. eat breast

Whats in the protein shakes

cut the fruit out entirely too much sugar (fructose)

you are eating WAY TOO MUCH fruit...

 

[cyrex]

get some complex carbs in there and some good fat...
get more veggies in there like Brocolli or green beans. Eat some nuts like almonds


right now you are eating 10 pieces of fruit a day!!!!
WOW no wonder you are gaining. . .

 

[cyrex]

Example day for me right now (i'm actually trying to bulk a bit though):

7:00a.m. 1 whole egg 4 egg white omellete with mushrooms, canadian bacon (very lean) and cheese. Some olive oil to saute the mushrooms and heat the canadian bacon up beforehand

9:00a.m. A 1 scoop muscle milk protein shot (just enough water to mix it up so it comes out of the cup.
9:30a.m. 2 6oz can of tuna, some baby carrots and some raw brocolli (I love my raw veggies)

12:30p.m. 8 oz sirloin steak (with every hint of fat trimmed off) and a sweet potato

3:00p.m. Protein shake (1.5 scoops of muscle milk 1 scoop of pure whey protein).
rest of my veggies I didn't eat before.

6:00p.m. Preworkout drinks (taking no-xplode right now but once it's gonna I'm gonna snag some amplify hopefully) and a whey protein shake made with 1 scoop of muslce milk 1 scoop of nonflavored whey, 2 Tbsp peanut butter, 1 banana, skim milk

9:00p.m. Garlic Chicken stirfry using 2 chicken boobs, whatever veggies I have available (brocolli, carrots, green onions, green peppers, or a combination of these).
12:00p.m. (If I'm still awake) a Casein shake.


Obviously if you are cutting you might wanna tone down the volume here but this has been doing absolute wonders for me. I am losing fat. My wasteline is down 2 inches in the last 3 weeks and my weight has been going up steadily.

Up until today I have done no cardio while on this, but tonight I will begin my first cardio session of ~2 per week of either 25 min HIIT on a bike or 30-45 min of 5 degree incline 3.5mph walking. This is mostly to begin to get in the habit of doing cardio because I'll be upping it to 4x/week once I'm finished with my cycle so I can try to get down to 10% bf. Also I want to set an example for my wife who has been having trouble finding motivation to workout lately.

 

[RBtrucking4]

how is cottage cheese instead of fruit?

 

[RBtrucking4]

The protien shakes i use water and jarrows whey protien nothing else.

 

[cyrex]

Cottage cheese is great instead of fruit.
Especially at night since it's a slow releasing protein (similar to casein).

Although you are eating a LOT of fruit, you shouldn't replace that all with cottage cheese, get some nuts, and other meats in there. Maybe some boiled eggs or tuna.

a Tuna, Boiled egg, type salad would be great. Mix it up and stick a bunch on 1 piece of whole grain wheat bread for lunch or meal 4...

 

[cyrex]

BTW. i didn't explain myself with the chicken thighs

Chicken thighs are a darker meat on the chicken. Typically dark fowl is going to be fattier. This is not where you want to be getting your fats. Switch to a chicken breast and get your fats from fish, nuts, olive oil, flax oil, Udo's choice, etc.

Also cereal in the morning is typically not a bad thing. I've been eating a mix of some very high fiber/low sugar Kashi (forgot the type) and Cheerios. Toss it in a disposable plastic cup (keg cup). Pour a splash of milk in with 1 packet of splend and hit the road. It's a super fast breakfast to get the day starded. When I do this, I typically eat a can of tuna when I get to work.

 

[RBtrucking4]

alright thanks alot for the help i really appreciate it. but just one question i looked at those nuts and they have a LOT of fat in em unless your talking about something other than peanuts cuz peanuts have around 15-24 grams per serving.