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dtljhayes · 23-01-2006, 07:48 PM

Hi

Has anyone got any advice on bulking up on a very tight budget.
Im trying to gain size and strengh but i have very limited funds to spend on diet. My presant diet consists of mostly Tuna , uht milk, eggs and pasta and an occasional bannana. Most of my callories come from milk (i drink about 3 ltrs a day).My main concern is that this cant be doing my insides any favours but i cant realy afford to spend £20 a week on supplemts.

Thanks

Dale

John · 23-01-2006, 08:19 PM

but im sure as hell gonna use it:-

Take a blender and add the following:-

12 whole eggs
1 cup oats
1 cup apple juice
1 sachet meal rep / or 2 scoops protein powder / or 1 or 2 cans of tuna ( depending what money will allow )
1 tea spoon creatine

He suggests he used to do 3 of these a day in between real food meals ( great if you can afford it ), but i reckon 2 would be more than adequate in a day between your meals.

Baically throw anything you like or can stomach within reason, and play around until you find something you like.

Theres cheap egg powder or casien protein powders out there if you shop around, you,ll find one, failing that just make the bulk of your shakes up with eggs and or tuna, which can both be picked up fairly cheap at supermarkets.

dtljhayes · 23-01-2006, 09:51 PM

Thanks for the advice

Is it safe to eat that many eggs a day also should i just use the egg whites as ive head that the yoks contain a lot of cholestorol but that might be crap!!

:confused:

John · 23-01-2006, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtljhayes

Thanks for the advice

Is it safe to eat that many eggs a day also should i just use the egg whites as ive head that the yoks contain a lot of cholestorol but that might be crap!!

:confused:

You can eat as many as you can stomach mate, if your blending them and drinking them, nuke them in the micro for 30 secs then get them in the blender, with the rest of the ingredients. If your cooking them have 2 or 3 eggs meals a day and on the only eating the white issue, you can do this if you like but it seems like a bit of a waste if your trying to gain weight, or say you were gonna eat 20 eggs a day, you could throw away half of the yolks if you wanted to.

I try to get between 6 and 10 a day, DB on here does around 60 a week, and we have a female member on here who i believe is vegetarian ( i may be wrong ), who can get through more than that.

Timmy Smooth · 23-01-2006, 10:48 PM

You're right with the Tuna, Hayes. What about Baked beans?

I'm in a similar position, being a student. I don't know if this is prqactical for you, but I always check the dates of the chicken breasts in the local Iceland...I've worked out their pattern for reducing their stock that is approaching it's sell by date. Typically, I get 500g of Grade A chicken breast for £2, but have had it as low as £1.25. I load up on cheap meat and freeze it. Good for reduced steaks and Pork, too.

I'm always their first customer in the morning, then back by 11am for the next round of cheap stuff. Then it's off to Sainsbury's at 8pm for 30p packs of doughnuts, £2 birthday cakes, and £3 chinese meals for 2.

F*ck, now I've got a girlfriend where's the incentive to stay lean?!

**Aftershock** · 23-01-2006, 10:51 PM

As John said "whole eggs" are your answer mate I take in up to 12 a day and have never had any problems.

Build up slowly tho, dont suddenly jump from 2 eggs a day to 10 or 12 eggs, do it gradually over the course of 3 or 4 weeks to give your body thime to adjust..

**hackskii** · 23-01-2006, 11:06 PM

Eating eggs will not raise your cholesterol.
They are full of nutrition and the lecethin actually can lower cholesterol.
Vince Gironda used to say that 30 eggs a day and 100 dessicated liver tablets gave his naturall athletes more size than the guys on gear.

Eggs are good and the body (liver) produces 80% of all the cholesterol in the body, so eating some eggs wont raise your cholesterol.
The yolks contain Vitamin D and one of the only natural occuring sources in nature.

Get them down you.
My brother has 4 eggs every morning and sometimes some for dinner and his cholesterol is totally normal and he has been doing this for years.

Eggs have the most bioavailable source of protein of any whole food.

dtljhayes · 23-01-2006, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timmy Smooth

You're right with the Tuna, Hayes. What about Baked beans?

I'm in a similar position, being a student. I don't know if this is prqactical for you, but I always check the dates of the chicken breasts in the local Iceland...I've worked out their pattern for reducing their stock that is approaching it's sell by date. Typically, I get 500g of Grade A chicken breast for £2, but have had it as low as £1.25. I load up on cheap meat and freeze it. Good for reduced steaks and Pork, too.

I'm always their first customer in the morning, then back by 11am for the next round of cheap stuff. Then it's off to Sainsbury's at 8pm for 30p packs of doughnuts, £2 birthday cakes, and £3 chinese meals for 2.

F*ck, now I've got a girlfriend where's the incentive to stay lean?!

Cheers for the feedback

As for the baked beans i used to eat a tin a day but my misses complained about the smelly farts

I'll have to give iceland a vist though

chrisgatguis · 23-01-2006, 11:50 PM

yeah i agree with the discount meet. went today to Co-op just as they were puttin out the reduced meat, got 3 packs of diced chicken breast which were 300grams each. each one was reduced to 79p each. went out of date today which wasnt a problem just cooked it all off, ate some for tea n will eat the rest in the next day and a half. also the cooked chickens get reduced late on in most suppermarkets. haha us students always looking for a cheapo deal.

crazycal1 · 23-01-2006, 11:56 PM

i`m eating on a budget too mate-i eat basically the same foods-i dont think supplements are the be all and end all-real food works just as well

**big pete** · 24-01-2006, 05:46 PM

www.bulkpowders.co.uk

5kg of unflavoured protein powder £25.
enough flavouring for it, about £10
thatll last you 7 weeks @100g/day

tesco have a BOGOF offer on 500g chicken breasts
also 97p will get you a 600g tub of extra light mayo
99p can get you 10 large eggs, and exchanging £1.93 with the cashier will reward you with 500g of lean steak mince also. and rice and wholewheat pasta is dirt cheap. and dont forget milk

its not too hard to eat very well for £5 everyday including your evening meal and still have 250g+ of protein

some veg and some other flavouring can be neccesary, but its all worth it

John · 24-01-2006, 05:57 PM

if youll move in with her due to the fact that you know how to shop, and im too expensive

.

Im gonna get on some of that asap, and i might just try out the powder as well

.

**big pete** · 24-01-2006, 06:15 PM

lol, my mrs hates it. she really does, she understands i need the food, but im still a pie eater in her eyes

in the process of buying our first house, so gotta save those pennies!!

TypeR · 24-01-2006, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by big pete

lol, my mrs hates it. she really does, she understands i need the food, but im still a pie eater in her eyes

in the process of buying our first house, so gotta save those pennies!!

lol me 2, at the moment i am living like i want, but when i move in all this debt is going to really restrict what i eat! :(, i am taking in all these posts

Ben

John · 24-01-2006, 06:41 PM

was one of the best ive read on here for a while, certainly about living on a budget.

23-01-2006, 07:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
dtljhayes Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: wilts Posts: 3	Tight budjet Hi Has anyone got any advice on bulking up on a very tight budget. Im trying to gain size and strengh but i have very limited funds to spend on diet. My presant diet consists of mostly Tuna , uht milk, eggs and pasta and an occasional bannana. Most of my callories come from milk (i drink about 3 ltrs a day).My main concern is that this cant be doing my insides any favours but i cant realy afford to spend £20 a week on supplemts. Thanks Dale

23-01-2006, 08:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
John EFBB Winner Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 4,244	this is not mine its Dave Palumbo,s but im sure as hell gonna use it:- Take a blender and add the following:- 12 whole eggs 1 cup oats 1 cup apple juice 1 sachet meal rep / or 2 scoops protein powder / or 1 or 2 cans of tuna ( depending what money will allow ) 1 tea spoon creatine He suggests he used to do 3 of these a day in between real food meals ( great if you can afford it ), but i reckon 2 would be more than adequate in a day between your meals. Baically throw anything you like or can stomach within reason, and play around until you find something you like. Theres cheap egg powder or casien protein powders out there if you shop around, you,ll find one, failing that just make the bulk of your shakes up with eggs and or tuna, which can both be picked up fairly cheap at supermarkets. Last edited by John; 23-01-2006 at 08:21 PM.

23-01-2006, 09:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
dtljhayes Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: wilts Posts: 3	Eggs Thanks for the advice Is it safe to eat that many eggs a day also should i just use the egg whites as ive head that the yoks contain a lot of cholestorol but that might be crap!! :confused:

24-01-2006, 05:57 PM	#12 (permalink)
John EFBB Winner Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 4,244	pete my misses wants to know if youll move in with her due to the fact that you know how to shop, and im too expensive . Im gonna get on some of that asap, and i might just try out the powder as well .

24-01-2006, 06:41 PM	#15 (permalink)
John EFBB Winner Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 4,244	i think petes post on the shopping was one of the best ive read on here for a while, certainly about living on a budget.

23-01-2006, 10:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
Timmy Smooth Banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Camden, London, via Cardiff. Posts: 2,794	You're right with the Tuna, Hayes. What about Baked beans? I'm in a similar position, being a student. I don't know if this is prqactical for you, but I always check the dates of the chicken breasts in the local Iceland...I've worked out their pattern for reducing their stock that is approaching it's sell by date. Typically, I get 500g of Grade A chicken breast for £2, but have had it as low as £1.25. I load up on cheap meat and freeze it. Good for reduced steaks and Pork, too. I'm always their first customer in the morning, then back by 11am for the next round of cheap stuff. Then it's off to Sainsbury's at 8pm for 30p packs of doughnuts, £2 birthday cakes, and £3 chinese meals for 2. F*ck, now I've got a girlfriend where's the incentive to stay lean?!

23-01-2006, 10:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
Aftershock UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 4,058	As John said "whole eggs" are your answer mate I take in up to 12 a day and have never had any problems. Build up slowly tho, dont suddenly jump from 2 eggs a day to 10 or 12 eggs, do it gradually over the course of 3 or 4 weeks to give your body thime to adjust..

23-01-2006, 11:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 24,360	Eating eggs will not raise your cholesterol. They are full of nutrition and the lecethin actually can lower cholesterol. Vince Gironda used to say that 30 eggs a day and 100 dessicated liver tablets gave his naturall athletes more size than the guys on gear. Eggs are good and the body (liver) produces 80% of all the cholesterol in the body, so eating some eggs wont raise your cholesterol. The yolks contain Vitamin D and one of the only natural occuring sources in nature. Get them down you. My brother has 4 eggs every morning and sometimes some for dinner and his cholesterol is totally normal and he has been doing this for years. Eggs have the most bioavailable source of protein of any whole food.

23-01-2006, 11:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
chrisgatguis Gym Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: middlesbrough Posts: 172	yeah i agree with the discount meet. went today to Co-op just as they were puttin out the reduced meat, got 3 packs of diced chicken breast which were 300grams each. each one was reduced to 79p each. went out of date today which wasnt a problem just cooked it all off, ate some for tea n will eat the rest in the next day and a half. also the cooked chickens get reduced late on in most suppermarkets. haha us students always looking for a cheapo deal.

23-01-2006, 11:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
crazycal1 Old Git Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Nowhere Posts: 245	i`m eating on a budget too mate-i eat basically the same foods-i dont think supplements are the be all and end all-real food works just as well

24-01-2006, 05:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
big pete UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: south midlands Posts: 3,797	www.bulkpowders.co.uk 5kg of unflavoured protein powder £25. enough flavouring for it, about £10 thatll last you 7 weeks @100g/day tesco have a BOGOF offer on 500g chicken breasts also 97p will get you a 600g tub of extra light mayo 99p can get you 10 large eggs, and exchanging £1.93 with the cashier will reward you with 500g of lean steak mince also. and rice and wholewheat pasta is dirt cheap. and dont forget milk its not too hard to eat very well for £5 everyday including your evening meal and still have 250g+ of protein some veg and some other flavouring can be neccesary, but its all worth it

24-01-2006, 06:15 PM	#13 (permalink)
big pete UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: south midlands Posts: 3,797	lol, my mrs hates it. she really does, she understands i need the food, but im still a pie eater in her eyes in the process of buying our first house, so gotta save those pennies!!