I have been fine tuning my nutritional plan with one that I’ll enjoy and can stick with through my bodybuilding process. I’ve learned a lot in the past few weeks, I’ve changed things around and I’m trying to rely on food sources for my protein instead of powders. I still use powders, but I have been trying not to make them my focus, because they are easy to just have all the time instead of real food! I have limited myself to 2 scoops a day and hope in the future I can do even less and use more real food sources, if I can stomach them!
This week I found some good plans and created a great plan of what I’d like to eat all day. I eat 6 meals a day, about every 2-3 hours. So, I have a lot of scheduling to do! I ate almost as many before but I wasn’t as diligent and I had ’snacks’ in between meals, not actual well rounded meals. Now I log everything so I can see that my percentages of macronutrients is spot on. Also, I have started to pack my entire day of food from Meal 2-4 for work, the night before.
I’ve found that I just cannot eat egg whites for breakfast, or any egg for that matter! I am just not an egg person. I tried them again this morning, for the second time… just won’t work for me. I also have tried and tried again to stomach cottage cheese. I have given up on it 3 times to try it again. Here goes try number 4! This time, I’ll be mixing in fruits with it to make it a bit tastier. I tried cinnamon and plain. Just choked it down…*cough cough*
So, after my oats and eggs this morning, I’ve re-evaluated and re-designed I think finally a plan that I can deal with… and I’ll share it with you 
Meal 1:
1/2 cup oats
1 scoop protein powder
Meal 2:
1 c fruit
1/2-1 c low-fat cottage cheese
Meal 3:
chicken salad, tuna salad or some type of meat protein source
vegetables (today it’s soy beans) or brown rice or whole wheat bread
Meal 4:
1 c fruit
1 scoop protein powder
~Workout~
Post-workout snack if meal 5 is a little time away… fat free chocolate milk or plain yogurt!
Meal 5:
chicken primarily, beef or some type of meat protein source
vegetables
Meal 6:
protein pudding ~ so yummy!
Depending on the day, I’ll mix it up a bit. This is pretty much a pre-show type of plan with a bit more carbs mixed in. I would like to work with this a little and keep it as a regular ideal for eating.
After 4 weeks of toying with different meal plans, I think I’ve found something I can enjoy. I don’t diet and this isn’t a diet, but actually how I’d like to eat continually, with changes here and there. I’m not strict. I’m sure over time things will switch up and move around, but otherwise I’m enjoying this new idea. Lets see how it pans out over the next week…
I was eating 2,000 kcals a day, but I’m going to cut that back just a bit to 1,800 kcals if possible. I am doing about an hour of weights 4 times a week and 4-5 hours of cardio a week if I’m good. So, this is enough for me to burn fat but continue to build muslce. I always see how I’m feeling and enjoy a high calorie day every week or few weeks.
It’s amazing how when you cut out a lot of processed foods you notice in a day how much junk food feels and affects you. I ate very well in 2002-2003, but then went back to quasi-normal eating with some junk mixed in. I maintained my weight well and exercised, but I have remembered how I just hate that bloated feeling from sugar or alcohol.
Another goal is to try to get at least 60 oz of water a day. I’ve been doing well some days… but I hate having to pee so much! I drink it fine if I am home all day, because I don’t worry about anyone noticing my potty breaks. At work though, I feel a little more self-conscious even though I told my boss who shares my office that I go every hour. Most people who know me know that I have a small bladder and pee a lot. Now with sucking back 60+oz of water… well, you can imagine!
Hope everyone is doing well out in blogland!
