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2003/10/09, 04:17 PM
I am hungry all the time. I can't seem to go more then 2 hours without feeling like I'm starving. Sometimes its only an hour before the hunger sets in between meals.
Am I eatting enough? I eat like 6 or 7 small to medium meals a day. Each meal consists typically of some sort of protien (like a full can or tuna, or a bowl of cottage cheese) and maybe a fruit or bread for some carbs. Dinners and breakfasts are usually the largest meals of my day.
Heres a breakdown of what I may eat in a day:
Breakfast - 2 Whole Eggs, Bowl of Oatmeal (instant, unflavoured, with 1/2 serving of whey), a glass of milk.
Brunch - Bowl of Cottage Cheese and an apple
Lunch - Tuna Sandwich (full can of tuna, mustard/salsa only and a smidge of mayo to keep it together)
Lunch 2 - Tuna (as above, no bread) or Whey shake and apple
Dinner - Chicken Breast, a bun, mixed vegetables
Afterworkout/Prebed snack - Whey Shake
Sometimes I eat extra meals depending on when I get back from the gym... As I said, I seem to need food every two hours. So if I get back 2 hours before bed, I'll add another low fat/carb, high protien meal. I drink a lot of water during the day (at least 3-4 litres) as well. Except dinner my meals are very constant, this is mainly because my parents make dinner and I’m not about to turn down a home cooked meal.
I figured I was eatting more then enough, but.... man am I hungry. I'm getting something to eat.
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- Its never about how much you can lift, or how many reps you do. Its just about doing it, and doing it right.
~Brad~
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2003/10/10, 06:04 PM
bring your carbs up, adding some extra oatmeal and more bulky, fibrous vegetables.
You eat enough.. for a girl my size, maybe.
Add 1/2 again the amount of tuna and chicken, bring up your carbs and maybe add some olive oil or flax oil to your veggies or tuna.
If you feel like you are gaining fat, cut it down a little. But your metabolism is obviously up, and I don't think you are eating enough.
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Challenge + Consistency = Results
"You do or you do not. There is no try." - Yoda
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2003/10/12, 12:02 PM
I obtained this imformation for you, should help to enlighten you a bit as to how to eat better for your needs.
To compose a complete diet, you must take several factors into account; this includes calories, meal frequency, quality of foods, i.e. high efa ratio in your fat consumption, fiber consumption, vitamin/mineral intake, and much more. Nutrient and calorie density will give you a solid idea for what you are trying to accomplish and how to go about doing so.
One difficulty is cravings and sensations of hunger throughout your body. Use foods low in calorie density so that you could consume more total grams, but the same amount of calories, due to a smaller unit density. Such a protocol would produce much higher (after eating) satiety (fullness). For example, 80 grams of rib beef roast adds up to 315 calories, while 1 turkey burger, the equivalent of 112 grams, adds up to only 130 calories. Obviously you would choose the turkey burger, you could eat much more to make the same amount of calories. Some also would recommend lowering their fat percentages to obtain a more calorie-dense diet overall. Far very calorie dense, 9 gr. as compared to carbs and protein, which are only 4 each.
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Great people never want it easier, they just want to be better!
Ron
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2003/10/14, 11:40 AM
Thanks for the information, I am always more then willing to eat more when I can.
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- Its never about how much you can lift, or how many reps you do. Its just about doing it, and doing it right.
~Brad~
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