What to eat to lose weight and build muscle

[matthelm]

Hello,

I am looking at what people like to eat during serious workouts to bulk up and to lose body fat. I want to lose 25pds and I need to start seriously working out,but I know that diet is key...

What are some of the meals you like to eat, tuna and brown rice, protein shakes, etc....meals and snacks...whatever you have would help immensely...

thanks

MattHelm

 

[Rage-Of-Sparta]

what is your current diet like and stats?
so we can see what we are working with

 

[access]

Provide some beginning stats to allow us something to formulate from here matt as Sparta has suggested.

 

[matthelm]

Ok,

I am 5' 7" at 196 pds with a BMI at 30.4%. My current diet is really not that much of a diet...I always have a protein smoothie that I make myself in the morning after 1 hr workout, thats...usually my breakfast...lunch is small portions of meat and salad, and dinner is the same.

I am looking to find out what I can eat or where to look to for ideas for ideal diets to help lose weight and prep for building muscle. I try to stay away from any sort of junkfood on a regualr basis and just want to make sure that I can feed myself right, without starving myself, which then allows my workouts to continue their process of taking fat off.

I know that diet is key in a healthy body and is key in making your workouts give you the benefits you need but I don't know where to begin with what types of foods and meals I should be eating.

I how this helps more with giving you an idea of what I am asking for.....by the way, I work out Tues-Fri for 1hr....2 days of cardio and 2 days with a personal trainer...

thanks

MattHelm

 

[Rage-Of-Sparta]

what are you paying your trainer for if he cant even give you a diet?

 

[matthelm]

thanks again in advance...

 

[matthelm]

I just want several opinions so I can see how other trainers set up diets....the more info the better...

 

[Omegasox]

You need to eat more than 3 times a day. Shoot for 5-7 meals. Carbs before and after your workout, and then taper throughout the day. If you're just starting out, you don't need to go crazy and eat entirely clean. You will see immediate results with time spent in the gym and using common sense when eating. Eggs, oats, brown rice, chicken, vegetables. These can be the core of any solid diet with tweaks.

 

[matthelm]

Cool...thanks for the info...I was thinking of tuna and brown rice for lunch and dinner with some veggies....i was also going to try some soy burgers, without the buns of course......anymore suggestions?

 

[alexl2]

Protein every 2-3 hours. Eat most of your carbs in the morning and after you workout. Don't eat any carbs after 6 pm. Keep fats as low a you can.