Diet - uni style

Not all carbs are equal. Milk is particularly bad, as far as I can remember.

As mrthingyx says, adding more fat would make getting the kcals in easier.
 
Hmmm, I was relying on whey shakes and milk being my main sources of protein. I'll definitely be having lots of almonds and pistachios each day as they contain loads of each macro.

For lunch and dinner, I can put some oil, like coconut oil. 2 teaspoons is 80 cals accoring to this
 
Whey is fine as it is mostly devoid of carbs, more-so for whey isolate. Some milk will also be ok, but it's worth getting a feel of how it effects you (although you'll need to get some insulin sensitivity to do this!).

In your shoes I'd be relying hugely on whey shakes, and making sure that I was getting a good veggie diet as well while staying on top of carbs. I'd imagine the temptation to load up on crappy carbs is pretty high as a veggie student.
 
The good thing about being skinny like me is that if I do eat the large amounts of food that I need to bulk, and get good carbs, then I won't be tempted by anything else as I fill up really easily.
 
If your insulin sensitivity is already pretty weak is drinking a lot of milk going to matter? I was having 2-3 pints a day during bulk and i can't say it made the slightest difference :o
 
For starters, not everyone responds badly to milk, for some it's just another moderately simple carb source. For others, it's not so simple! So you might cope very well with milk.

Secondly, if you have poor insulin sensitivity, your body is still trying to clear blood sugar with insulin. It's just that it needs more and over longer periods. This messed up response and the amount of insulin going around is what causes problems.

I don't know if I've just misunderstood your post, but consuming a lot of foods that spike insulin when you're resistant is much worse than when you have good sensitivity.
 
It's probably me not really knowing what the **** i'm trying to ask :p

What i mean is, if i have a complete disregard for insulin sensitivity there's not really a big issue with me carrying on as i am? I actually stopped having milk/bread etc for a while when i started my cut and didn't notice any difference so just went back to how i was.

I just need to go read insulin 101 for dummies, i don't even know what i'm talking about :D
 
If you don't want to care about insulin, is it ok for you to eat loads of insulin stimulating foods?

Yes :p:D

There's certainly a case to be made for insulin being something to be conscious of, particularly as an athlete/soontobeswolebrah.

It's interesting that you didn't notice any difference. Did you cut out all simple sugars? For how long?

You could also just be a mutant.
 
Maybe when i'm swole and trying to hit 6% i'll start being concious. soon.jpg :D

2 weeks i think but i can't be sure. Cut out milk, bread, white rice/pasta, sugar. Literal chicken+brownrice+broccoli 6x a day brah. And then i thought **** it and went full retard IIFYM loading up on ice cream and pizza still dropping weight and not feeling/looking any worse for it.

Shame i don't have the arms of a mutant. Foreverspaghetti.
 
Found this awesome site which helped me draw up a meal plan: http://www.eatthismuch.com/

Have drawn up a meal plan for myself.

Breakfast: 1 cup oats, 1 cup milk, 1 banana, 30g walnuts

Lunch: 1 cup brown rice, 0.5 cup chickpeas, 30g almonds, 30g whey powder

Dinner: Baked Potato, 1 cup cottage cheese, 1 cup green beans, 1 cup broccoli, 1 cup spinach, 30g whey powder


The total macros are: 270g carbs, 55g fat, 130g protein, and 2,000 calories.

That seems awesome, I've got good sources of carbs in there. The only thing this doesn't include is a post workout meal (I have no idea what to have). But once I factor that in, on workout days this should total to about 2,300 calories and around 160g protein.

Now this also gives me 3 problems: Can I afford all this? Can I prepare all this? Can I actually EAT all this (1 cup porridge for breakfast looks to be a struggle)? Who knows :p
 
That looks like a pretty good breakdown in terms of macros.

Post workout you'd be fine with a shake with whey and some powdered oats if you're after simplicity.
 
icecold said:
That looks like a pretty good breakdown in terms of macros.

Post workout you'd be fine with a shake with whey and some powdered oats if you're after simplicity.
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I might start that diet with smaller amounts (around 1500 cals per day) and build it up to get used to it.

Regarding your comments about insulin resistance earlier in the thread, I realised that for years I was consuming ridiculous amounts of sugary food. So I reckon that my insulin sensitivity will be pretty low at the moment :(

However I don't eat junk food anymore, maybe a cheeky chocolate bar here and there.
 
You should be able to fix your insulin response with a couple of weeks of being strict. You just need to give your receptors a rest, which means zero sugary food. After a few days you won't even notice that you're being strict.

If you want to build up to those calories, do try and keep the protein at that level even if it means adding more shakes.
 
icecold said:
You should be able to fix your insulin response with a couple of weeks of being strict. You just need to give your receptors a rest, which means zero sugary food. After a few days you won't even notice that you're being strict.

If you want to build up to those calories, do try and keep the protein at that level even if it means adding more shakes.
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Thanks a lot mate, I'll go no sugar for the next few weeks. What about stuff like fruit, due to the fructose should I be avoiding it?

Also dayumm, freshers is coming up. I'm not normally that big on drinking, but during next week it's party time. I know it's one of the most detrimental things that I could be doing, but for the next week only, I'm going to diving head first into uni. After that it's back to strict bulking.
 
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