54und3r5

Um basically i would like someone with experience of dieting to point me in the right direction. This is the first time in my life that i have followed a diet and would like to know if i am in the right direction

MY DAILY DIET
* 9am ... scrambled eggs and toast (3 eggs used and 2 pieces of bread) * 10 am protein shake
* 12pm - pasta and tuna
** training** (1 hour) with post workout protein shake
* 3:30pm - 2 chicken fillets and pasta
* 6:30pm - jacket potato, tuna and mayonaise
* 9:30 pm - omelette (3 eggs used) or scrambled eggs and toast
**sleep** protein shake taken before going to bed

** i drink around 4 - 4 1/2 litres of water a day and drink 1-2 cups of milk also
** I drink a pint of water before i go to bed also as i was told your body requires the extra water and will be less dehydrated (makes sense tbh)

This is my regular daily diet, however the 3:30 meal alters on a saturday where i have a "cheat" day and am allowed one meal.. where i usually have fish and chips from the chippy.

the times of my meals alter but i aim to upkeep the times as precisely as possible.

It is also important to note when giving me advice on my diet that i am a student and am financially restricted so buying luxrious meats e.g. steaks is usually a no no on my way to tesco (4 tins of tuna for 1.90 in tesco, cant go wrong!!!)..

**edit** every day i am to 5fruits a day also :]

Thanks in advance.

LeanShredded

Hi mate,

what are your goals? I.E lose weight, gain muscle, drop bodyfat etc etc etc.

Looks pretty good though, if I was going to be really picky I would say that your protein levels are a little low, could increase eggs from 3 whole eggs to 3 whole eggs mixed with an additional 3 egg whites, and maybe add 50g of oats to your bedtime protein shake, other than that, looks pretty good and well rounded.

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54und3r5

cheers for the reply mate. At the present i am working towards building muscle. I've noticed a few gains in the mirror and on the scales in the last 4 months, where ive gone up to 14 stone from 13 (im 6ft)

I've never eaten oats, so is there a particular type i should consume ?

Thanks again

Porky Pie

Consume some complex carbs first thing - porridge and whole milk is great.

Try to eat more varied sources of protein. Tuna is great but it doesn't work well unless you get sufficent read meat in there too in my experience. You can eat minced steak from Tesco's which is cheap enough - make some burgers up on the George Foreman. Frozen white fish is cheap enough too - grill it with olive oil, its nice.

Add cottage cheese and bio yoghurt to at least your bed time protein drink (preferably all of them) to slow down absorbtion and add cals and protein.

Up the eggs to at least six, yolks and all. You can eat more vegetables too as well as the fruit, remember its important to vary food sources for macro nutrients.