Rough's bulking progress

[Rough2k2]

Hey guys. So far today everything has gone according to plan, which is nice. I just entered my new diet into fitday and here are the results:

Calories Eaten Today
source grams cals %total
Total: 3230
Fat: 82 740 24%
Sat: 29 261 8%
Poly: 14 123 4%
Mono: 27 246 8%
Carbs: 298 1099 35%
Fiber: 24 0 0%
Protein: 318 1273 41%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%


Does that seem like too much protein and perhaps not enough carbs? Will this be ok? Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[Sassy69]

you mean 50/30/20?

I'm confused on what each of these is .. 50 c or 50% prot? Please clarify.

If you are looking for more carbs, I'd look to something like sweet potatos, brown rice or oatmeal instead of the nutrigrain bars. Probably cheaper too. LOL Yes you can eat oatmeal at times other than breakfast....

Phew on the fried chicken -- the GF grill is awesome (only to be outdone by a gas Weber grill... though Cheffie would go a little more purist on that..)!

Also I don't think I saw a postworkout shake in there? Good time to throw in some recovery via protein & fast absorbing (hi GI) carbs.

 

[thajeepster]

you can keep the same calories by lowering your protein... say 225-250 and upping your carbs to say 350-375. Just add in a slice of whole grain bread, or a potato to each meal. Oats work too.

 

[JustJacked]

Hey guys. So far today everything has gone according to plan, which is nice. I just entered my new diet into fitday and here are the results:

Calories Eaten Today
source grams cals %total
Total: 3230
Fat: 82 740 24%
Sat: 29 261 8%
Poly: 14 123 4%
Mono: 27 246 8%
Carbs: 298 1099 35%
Fiber: 24 0 0%
Protein: 318 1273 41%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%


Does that seem like too much protein and perhaps not enough carbs? Will this be ok? Does anyone have any suggestions?

Way too much protein and not enough carbs. Lower your protein by at least 100g and up your carbs by 200g. When bulking you want to get 3g of carbs per pound of bodyweight.

 

[Rough2k2]

I'm confused on what each of these is .. 50 c or 50% prot? Please clarify.

If you are looking for more carbs, I'd look to something like sweet potatos, brown rice or oatmeal instead of the nutrigrain bars. Probably cheaper too. LOL Yes you can eat oatmeal at times other than breakfast....

Phew on the fried chicken -- the GF grill is awesome (only to be outdone by a gas Weber grill... though Cheffie would go a little more purist on that..)!

Also I don't think I saw a postworkout shake in there? Good time to throw in some recovery via protein & fast absorbing (hi GI) carbs.

I was trying to break it up with: 50% carbs / 30% protein / 20% Healthy Fat
After I made my adjustments it really threw off my percentages, so right now I'm working up a new diet for tomorrow.

I can drop the nutri-grain bars, but to be honest I like their taste much more than potatoes, rice or oatmeal. Would it make a big difference if i were to finish the box or should I just pretend they are not even there? For my post-workout I take a protein shake (ON Whey) and an apple or banana.

Thanks for your advice!

 

[Rough2k2]

Diet for February 27th:

6:30AM:
Instant Oatmeal
ON Protein Shake
Banana and apple
Milk


12:00 PM:
Oatmeal
Toasted Bagel
Orange Juice
15 Ancient Crackers

2:00PM
2 Nutri-Grains
Milk

5:00PM
Chicken Fajita(cheese, salsa, whole wheat pita)
Carrots/brocolli in dip
Milk

8:00PM
Turkey/Ham Sandwich on WW Bagel
Strawberry yogurt w/flax seeds


10:00PM
Protein Shake
Almonds

Fitday breakdown:
49c/31p/20f
Protein: 254g
Carbs: 433g
Fats: 75g

So this works out extremely close to my goal of 50c/30p/20f. The protein is still a little high, but Fitday is using 45g per breast, which may be off, I'm really not sure. My breakfast isn't as big as today, but today i was so full and bloated it seemed like too much. I'm sticking with the nutri-grains for now, i just like them a lot and they give me a lot of carbs easily.

 

[Sassy69]

ok sorry -- wasn't sure on the amount of carbs. If you are bulking you can get a little more loose on your food sources. Generally I'd recommend getting more clean (less processed) food but for you the point is to make the diet enjoyable. Nutrigrain bars it is.

 

[Rough2k2]

Thanks Sassy, I appreciate your help!

This is only day two, but so far everything is going well and as listed.

 

[*Bunny*]

Fitday breakdown:
49c/31p/20f
Protein: 254g
Carbs: 433g
Fats: 75g

So this works out extremely close to my goal of 50c/30p/20f.

Great job on getting the %'s so close

Keep it up, you're in good hands...

 

[Rough2k2]

Just as an update, I've been following the same diet for the past few days. Everything has been going smoothly. I recently hurt my back, and got to take a trip to see the doc yesterday. He told me that it was simply a strain and to take two more days off. I ended up going in today and just doing light chest work and some tricep. I don't want to reinjure myself, but i think i will be near 100% by Saturday.