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Hey all very new to this so im all :S worried about my intake and the only person i can bounce it off is meso while im endo so we have to eat very very differently.
im 27 years old 183cm tall and 100kg and 20% body fat at last weigh (about a week ago) and i train on average 6 days a week (some weeks 7 days). i have a pretty low impact job so i enjoy the hit from working out
i dont really adjust how i eat during on or off days but i try to throw in my "cheat" meal on a off day
breakfast
protein shake
30g oats with a tiny amount of honey
131 cal
morning tea
2x 58 gram eggs or 95g tin of tuna in spring water
170cal / 79cal
lunch
200g chicken breast or 2x 95g tunas
125g brown rice
a heap of green veges
470cal / 400cal
afternoon tea
shake and tuna
199cal
post workout
shake
120cal
dinner
200g chicken breast or lean red meat
125g brown rice
a HEAP of green veges
505
before bed
1/2 shake
60 cal
so about 1650cal
fast = 59g
carbs = 115g
protein = 216g
i dont get hungry very much and i take in 5+ litres of water a day
but after looking around i kinda got a feeling like maybe my intake is very very low!
Hmmm your cal intake is WAY too low for a man of your size who's working out IMO.
Check out the Sticky's at the front of the forum under diet & nutrition from Max Brenner, they may help point you in the right direction?
What are your goals Monstar? Are you trying to lose weight? Bulk up? Build muscle?
What is your training? Weights? Cardio? A combination of the two?
You'll find good advice & input here to assist you on your journey, whatever it may be.
But given it's so late now, the boys & girls will probably post here tomorrow. In the meantime, check out the Beginners programs, the nutritional advice from Max Brenner & Fadi & anything else you think is relevant to your current sutuation at the front of the forum.
But the short answer is, no, you aint eating enough, regardless of what your final goals may be.
We're all on different journey's....& advice will differ. Only you know what you're aiming for.
Be prepared.
Gather knowledge.
Put it into action.
What are your results so far?
I think you have miscalculated your calories.
Breakfast you have 131 calories, a standard protein shake at 30g is 120cal.
Jet im loosing weight too quick and that was ok when i had an embarassing amount of body fat just over 34% but now im under 20% im starting about muscle deterioration... i have been taking a lot of xtend or recoup to fight this off but its not cheap so im better of finding why im shedding to quick..
yeah my breakfast calc was off by 111 cals but not enough to worry about by the sounds of it im still falling about 800- 1000 cals short..
i think my best option is to throw a few bananas through my meals through the day and have the eggs AND tuna in the morning..
Id rather feel sick from over eating then be mad at myself cos my hard work of building muscle is being destroyed
You'll lose LBM if you're cal deficit is too large. Obese people can get away with this better than leaner people so as you lose weight you want to decrease the deficit. Your BMR/TDEE will be dropping as you lose weight also.
When you make your changes, just make them slowly, so maybe increase your cals by 300 a day for the fisrt week or two and then increase by another 300 after that to allow your body to adapt to the change, although change will generally take longer than this it will help with you feeling sick from consuming way too many cals than your currently used to