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Undereater trying to get on right track

jbrenton666 Posts: 1 Joined: 2006/04/22	2006/05/20, 01:30 AM I'm a 5'9, 160 lbs (30 of that gained in the past 2 years of doing nothing), 27 year old guy. I basically never worked out or watched what I ate in my life until 4 weeks ago. I am a pretty small dude, but started developing the dreaded "spare tire" over recent years, and want to get rid of it. Now that I'm interested, it couldn't hurt to put some size on my chest & arms too, so I got a workout plan from this website and have followed it religiously for 4 weeks: Weight training 4 days a week, and doing 15-30 minutes of cardio (stationary bike) on at least 2 of the other 3 days. I also do about 5 minutes on the bike before each workout. As I started investigating my own calorie intake, I found that I'm not really overeating, in fact I'm UNDEReating. An average day for me would be: Breakfast: Low-fat Coffee Cake Lunch: Chicken Sandwich Dinner: Cheeseburger A few snacks, but nothing significant (maybe amounting to 200 calories or so) An average day for me is about 1,500 calories. According to my plan on freetrainers, my goal is 2800!? I have done a lot of research in the past month, and want to lay out what I plan to do. Because reading it on my own and actually ASKING someone are two different things. Tell me if this average day is on the right track or way off. Firstly, I want to try the "eat smaller portions every 3 hours" and see if that works for me. For example: 9am - Eggs & Sausage 12pm - Chicken Sandwich 3pm - Apple 6pm - (Workout, drink Why Protein Shake afterward) 8-9pm - Pasta My hours are a bit later than normal: go to bed at 12-1am, get up at 8am. So, am I even close?? Thanks in advance guys, Jeremy
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2006/05/24, 09:23 PM I think you still need to eat a little more. Try adding some vegetables to your dinner and maybe lunch. Maybe add a protein bar or something at 3 with the apple (you are going to need more energy to work out at 6). Throw in a glass of milk or so with breakfast, and add some more protein like cottage cheese around 11 or so before you go to bed.
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2006/05/24, 09:25 PM You need to add more protein and good carbs.