Although I’m not fat, never have had weight problems and don’t gain weight easily I finally decided it was time to begin to eat right. In particular the fact that you could see my ribs but not my abs really has been hurting my ego as of late . I’ve evidently gained some excess fat in the last few months and my overall functioning will certainly improve if I begin to eat right, so I’ve spent like 20 hours these last two days laying out plans for my diet.
The basic structure of my diet will be the following:
4 protein + carbs meals per day
2 protein + fats meals per day
Distributed this way:
Breakfast protein + carbs
Midmorning protein + fats
Lunch protein + carbs
Midafternoon protein + carbs
Right after track work protein + carbs (in form of malto drink and protein shake)
Night protein + fat
I know the distribution isn’t ideal, but since my gym and track work is always in the afternoon (4-9 PM or so), I’m going to need more carbs later in the day.
I’ve determined my total energy expenditure per active day is around 4600 calories, so I’m going to be aiming for an intake between 4750 and 5000 calories a day. At this intake, and considering Sunday is always rest, I’ll have a weekly surplus of 2000-3000 calories I’d estimate. Analyzing my eating habits and how I react to them I’ve concluded that I have a high insulin sensitivity, so the proportions I’ll start off with for now are 50% carbs, 35% protein and 15% fat.
My supplementation will consist of my standard multivit, creatine, glutamine, BCAA’s, protein shake and fish oil tablets.
The course of action for this week calls for :
- I need to get my BMI determined.
- I need to take a blood test to determine my fasted glucose and insulin levels.
In terms of supplements I need to buy.
- I have a week’s worth of my multi-vit so I’ll need to but more.
- I have about 900g. of creatine left from the previous GPP so I’m fine there (will begin my loading week this week with around 4-5g. per day, then drop to 2g. per day the next week)
- I have to buy glutamine (target 4g. per day after gym work)
- I have to buy BCAA’s (target 2g. per day after gym work)
- I have to get the fish oil tablets (target 6-8g per day EPA and DHA)
- I have to get a milk-isolate protein powder (30g. protein per day)
- I have to get maltodextrin and dextrose (30g. each per day for my recovery drink)
The calculated cost per day of this supplementation:
Multivit $55 for 60 tablets; 0.92 per day
Glutamine $130 for 300g.; 1.73 per day … expensive sh-- isn’t it?
Creatine : since I already have it I’ll pretend the cost is 0 to not get so scared with the total cost, it’s the least expensive supplement anyway.
BCAA’s $58 for 120 capsules; 0.97 per day
Dextrose $14 for 1kg; 0.42 per day
Maltodextrin : Unable to locate yet
Milk-isolate protein : Unable to locate yet
Fish oil tablets : Unable to locate yet
Heh, don’t get THAT scared with the prices, that’s in Argentine Pesos, we use the same sign as the dollar. One dollar is equivalent to around 3 Pesos.
Total up to now : 4.04 per day, $120 per month, I’ll put my budget at 5 pesos per day per month. Hopefully I can get 2 of the 3 things I haven’t been able to locate yet without going over the budget. Around US$700 per year, I can live with that if this helps me reach my goals.
As to the exact foods in my diet, I haven’t determined that yet, I have a long list of foods, this week I’ll randomly eat from that list while fulfilling the set % of macronutrients and total calorie intake and distribution, taking note in my journal of course. Then at the end of the week I’ll sit and review what I ate and see how I change it to make more sense, but the important thing is I start NOW. Gulp. :eek: Yes, I just took my last midnight sugary snack.