You eat how often?!

I have five full meals which are composed of a protein source accompanied by either complex carbs or healthy fats. Usually I'll throw in some fruit or greens. I also have a shake around my workout and a bedtime snack. At a lean 200 lbs and growing, I typically consume upwards of 4000 kcals a day.

Today will look something like this:

Breakfast: 1/2 cup (dry) of oatmeal, protein shake, berries
Brunch: can of tuna on two potato rolls, spinach
Workout: protein shake
Post-workout: 1/2 boboli with 1/2 lb lean beef and green peppers
Lunch: 1/2 lb beef with cheddar, fish oil, broccoli
Dinner: 4 scrambled eggs, fish oil
Bedtime: peanut butter and cottage cheese, protein shake, fish oil

My cholesterol is in the 130s, in case anyone was wondering.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Bernard Black

I usually have a drink of milk in the morning and then a light dinner. I think my metabolism is pretty fucked up because somehow that, combined with the fact that I walk everywhere and do some moderate exercise, seems to keep my weight just nicely maintained. Not only that but sometimes on days where I eat unhealthily and about three times as much as normal I actually lose weight, despite sitting around on my arse watching films or playing games.

That should tell you something! If you don't eat something every few hours, you are in fact screwing up your metabolism. You could eat five times what you eat for dinner spread over five meals and you'd look and feel a hell of a lot better.

Originally Posted by GhaleonQ

Gechmir, I do the same, but mine probably approaches freakish, as I'm both tall and spend a lot of time with athletics. I'm also a slow eater. Between those 2 things and eating (dare I say) annoyingly healthy and well-prepared foods, it's nearly impossible to not remain trim while preserving lean muscle mass.

One meal a day plus sports? You probably don't have much lean mass left to preserve.


I know I'm getting preachy, but some of the posts in this thread are horrifying.

There's nowhere I can't reach.