PerfectAnjail
10-31-2006, 02:43 AM
So, I started with you guys over on :o2: awhile ago. I started learning exactly how much I didn't know about this whole fitness thing. I became addicted to that site and then I followed the herd over here when :o2: went to poop. So, I had a basic understanding of nutrition and what I needed to do to start on the road to competition. I wasn't ready for the counting calories thing, but I became much more aware of what i was putting in my mouth. I wasn't eating clean, but much healthier and semi-clean. I became more aware of bad habits and retarded trainers.
So, the point of this story. I finally buckled down and calculated my caloric intake needs (used [BW*15] + .10[BW*15] + 500 ) which puts me at about 2800. The 500 is added b/c I'm still breastfeeding. I then came up with this as meals for this week.
M1: 2 eggs, 2 slice ww bread, .5c CC, 8oz OJ
M2: 2 slices ww bread, 1 chkn breast, 1 slice chz
M3: PP, .5c oatmeal
M4: chkn, .5 swt potato
M5: 8oz grnd turkey, .25c CC, salsa
M6: PP, PB, 8 oz milk
How does this look? I "call myself" bulking. I know it's not a exactly a sparkling clean plan, but does that hurt so much in bulking as long as it fits the macros and is not ridiculous? I will start with the full body workout next week(for 6 weeks as I will have to start out pretty slow to get my body used to the weights again), followed by a 5x5(4-5 weeks), then some type of split(until I feel like changing, probably just change the split I'm doing every few weeks.)
Also, how does everyone come up with their meal plans? Do you pick what you're going to eat and then use fitday (or something similar) to determine how much of it you can have? Do you change what you eat everyday and just keeping counting your macros/cals all day until you meet them?
I planned on making a meal plan every week. Shopping for exactly what I need that week and eating the same thing everyday. I only go grocery shopping once/week.
So, the point of this story. I finally buckled down and calculated my caloric intake needs (used [BW*15] + .10[BW*15] + 500 ) which puts me at about 2800. The 500 is added b/c I'm still breastfeeding. I then came up with this as meals for this week.
M1: 2 eggs, 2 slice ww bread, .5c CC, 8oz OJ
M2: 2 slices ww bread, 1 chkn breast, 1 slice chz
M3: PP, .5c oatmeal
M4: chkn, .5 swt potato
M5: 8oz grnd turkey, .25c CC, salsa
M6: PP, PB, 8 oz milk
How does this look? I "call myself" bulking. I know it's not a exactly a sparkling clean plan, but does that hurt so much in bulking as long as it fits the macros and is not ridiculous? I will start with the full body workout next week(for 6 weeks as I will have to start out pretty slow to get my body used to the weights again), followed by a 5x5(4-5 weeks), then some type of split(until I feel like changing, probably just change the split I'm doing every few weeks.)
Also, how does everyone come up with their meal plans? Do you pick what you're going to eat and then use fitday (or something similar) to determine how much of it you can have? Do you change what you eat everyday and just keeping counting your macros/cals all day until you meet them?
I planned on making a meal plan every week. Shopping for exactly what I need that week and eating the same thing everyday. I only go grocery shopping once/week.