Too full to eat it all!

[Debszie]

So ive just started doing bodyforlife, currently on day 3. Training 6 days a week.

Am following the plan which is 6 meals a day, carbs and protein. Heres an example of what today looked like.

M1 3 eggwhite omlette and a yolk, 2 pieces of toast, plain

M2 100gms cottage cheese, tomato, banana

M3 brown rice (1 cup cooked), tuna, veges (leeks, brocolli)

M4 myoplex lite protein shake (with carbs in it...?)

M5 100gms chicken, brown rice (1 cup cooked), brocolli, leeks, mushrooms

M6 protein bar OR shake

now by the time ive hit meal 4, i am feeling so bloated and full and disgusting and the thought of having 2 more meals almost makes me want to puke!

Id appreciate your thoughts, ideas and comments please. Is this a normal thing, do i need to decrease portion sizes, or only have 5 meals a day, or...?

Thanks heaps. I want to build big muscles not a big bloated gut!

[Lamborghinilova]

can you post up approximate times (of meals) with that, and also try and stick in when you do your workout if it is the same everyday...

[Lamborghinilova]

Also, having protein in the morning has been shown to keep you fuller for longer, so although your breakfast may seem no bigger then your old breakfast, by having an omelette with 3 eggs, you will be lees hungry throughout the day, so will possibly not be able to eat as much as before you started this diet.

[gmm]

You probably need to sit down and chat to someone in the know (an experienced PT for example). For me what you are eating would be way too many carbs. I have 1/2 apple in the morning and 1/2 orange in the afternoon. Then not much more carbs than that (on Friday and Sat I flag one of those and replace with a glass of wine :nod: ). However, I'm insanely carb sensitive and always have been. If I had a cup of rice I would fall asleep in my dinner. Instead of carbs I have healthy fats like fish oil, nuts, olive oil etc and loads of protein (I try to have 'live' protein and hence, only have protein powder once a day, after workout). For me, this enables me to stay alert at work (carbs, regardless of what sort make me crash), train hard and build muscle. Even when I was a ski instructor I ate like this, but it did take me a while to work out what worked for me. So you need to find out what works for you. Best way to do this is to chat to someone about your options and play around with it a bit. I find two weeks of a new approach and I can get an indication of whether it's working or not. HOpe this helps.

[Debszie]

Those comments are very helpful, thank you. I feel I am eating a mans diet...?!

I work out in the mornings, around 6.30am. Mon-sat would be cardio-arms-cardio-legs-cardio-arms etc etc (as per bfl)

Times of eating would be

M1 8am

M2 10.30am

M3 12.30-1pm

M4 2.30-3pm (feeling absolutely stuffed by now)

M5 6.30pm

M6 9pm

In retrospect it seems I am having too many carbs, although the bfl programme states protein and a carb with every meal :?

AND I have an extreme need to fall asleep every day. Im talking every day

[gmm]

Those comments are very helpful, thank you. I feel I am eating a mans diet...?!

I work out in the mornings, around 6.30am. Mon-sat would be cardio-arms-cardio-legs-cardio-arms etc etc (as per bfl)

Times of eating would be

M1 8am

M2 10.30am

M3 12.30-1pm

M4 2.30-3pm (feeling absolutely stuffed by now)

M5 6.30pm

M6 9pm

In retrospect it seems I am having too many carbs, although the bfl programme states protein and a carb with every meal :?

AND I have an extreme need to fall asleep every day. Im talking every day

Yeh it does but from recollection (a guy I knew was on this), probably not quite the amount of carbs you are having. 1 cup of cooked rice is a lot of carbs (approx 46gms). Likewise 2 piecies of toast is a heap of carbs (about the same, depending on the bread). Again, from recollection the BFL approach suggests having about 21 gms per meal?? Perhaps try playing around with portion size (of your carbs) and see how that goes. Maybe 1/2 them and see what that's like. But i'm only guessing....

[Amara]

howdi.

You are suppose to eat small portions 6 times a day.

You seem to be eating a lot. You really don't need that much.

Cut your carbs out - eg: bread & rice - & try to find protein rich foods you can replace them with. Lean red meat (stake) is my fav. Chicken breast etc.

You can make it fun too by trying to make your meals taste good.

And finally, maybe you should consider having a day off the diet. There's this professional body builder - Mercedez Khani- & she diets 6 days a week and has a day off - during that day she eats what she likes - but in moderation of course. This is what she says:

"I could also have one cheat day or two halve cheat days where I eat whatever I want, this all depends on how I feel and whether or not there is a competition coming up.

As I'm competing my diet changes frequently, depending on my progressions. However, I never eat diets high in carbs, I prefer to keep them under control. I'd rather up the healthy fat intake a little than to up the carb intake. That is what works best for me and what makes me feel good after each meal.

You can find out more about her here: http://bodybuilding.about.com/od/bodybu ... hani_3.htm

(the link above is an interview of her, its page 3 of the interview. go to page 1 for the start of the interview)

Hope this helps.

[vincent vega]

Hi, i eat six time a day too. At first it was a real struggle. To me your times seem to be a little screwed though that may be why you are so bloated.

My first meal is at 6 am this is the hardest as i never like food then but i make myself eat. The next is at 9 then 12 then 3 then 6 then 9.

I am 110kgs and eat approximatly 48 grams carbs 48 grams protein per meal. With fats/oils too. Oh i do not take any oil on the post workout meal.

This is with a three day split. On my eighth day (3 on 1 rest 3 on next rest= eighth day) i will change my diet and eat what i like for the day to stop my metabolism becoming routined.

If you want to bulk you need carbs too. You need energy. Protein wont do it alone.

My diet is a 40% carb 40%protein and 20% fats (flax seed oil etc) I cant say that this is right but it works for me.

Oh and a pint of water with every meal. Very important.

Tuna is a food which has very high levels of protein and good oils too.(makes your farts really stinky though)

It is very hard to find stuff with high protein in condensed amounts. Carbs are easy.

Bearing in mind that a large egg inc yolk is only approx 6 grams protein. White only is 4 to 5 grams. No more than two yolks a day i would have to eat 8 to 10 large egg whites each sitting to get the protein i need.

Whey protein shakes are ok but will never be better than real food.

This is in MY opinion and it works for me, however i am not a dietitian or nutritionist (but i am still alive and kicking and 110kgs. )

[musclenz]

If you are not used to eating 6 meals ed, your body needs time to build up to it. Idealy, you need to consume both carbs & protein & some good fats in each meal & this includes your "shake meals". The body takes a lot longer to metabolise protein than it does for carbs so generally when you swing into a high protein diet you feel fuller for longer. Its the carbs that, if not burned reasonably quickly, gives you that bloated & lethargic feeling. So I would cut your brown rice down to half a cup in the two meals . 1 Cup brown rice is 45g carb & 216 cals. Maybe eat a banana with your protein shake to balance that meal out. As you get used to eating 5-6 meals a day you can gradually increase your cals & play around with the macros to see what works for your body. You can monitor your progress by how you look & feel. Enjoy!

[nate225]

If you are not used to eating 6 meals ed, your body needs time to build up to it. Idealy, you need to consume both carbs & protein & some good fats in each meal & this includes your "shake meals". The body takes a lot longer to metabolise protein than it does for carbs so generally when you swing into a high protein diet you feel fuller for longer. Its the carbs that, if not burned reasonably quickly, gives you that bloated & lethargic feeling. So I would cut your brown rice down to half a cup in the two meals . 1 Cup brown rice is 45g carb & 216 cals. Maybe eat a banana with your protein shake to balance that meal out. As you get used to eating 5-6 meals a day you can gradually increase your cals & play around with the macros to see what works for your body. You can monitor your progress by how you look & feel. Enjoy!

MuscleNZ's post is a lot more sensible than any of the other posts (as usual around here)!!

Everyone dives to cut carbs out - some of the suggestions left basically zip in the way of carbs. This might be okay for a planned high (good) fat, high protein keto type diet (kinda like Dave Palumbo's got some of his clients doing), but for a newbie its madness. Just paying for expensive protein sources to be converted to replace the low cost carbs you're missing.

Absolutely agree with point about going from "normal" eating (usually means a half assed breakfast, a crappy lunch from the nearest cafe, and an oversized dinner! ) to 6 clean meals a day. The body will take time to adjust (as it does with any major dietary changes).

Listen to MuscleNZ!!

[rodger]

i havent been at this teribly long and it took me a while to get used to eating all the bloody time. by my third meal i was a hating it. So my vote totoaly goes with the above to posts it does take time to get used to it but you do get there. have u seen wot some of thoses larger americans can put away good greif they would school most bbuidlers.

Disclaimer:

that above post is in no way meant to offend any group or individual.

[boostinggtir]

Just throw all your food in a blender, then scull it back.

[biggurl27]

Gross Boostin! Howz about reduce the rice/bread and have:

M1 3 eggwhite omlette and a yolk, 1 piece vogels

M2 myoplex lite protein shake

M3 brown rice (1/2 cup cooked), tuna, veges (leeks, brocolli)

M4 myoplex lite protein shake

M5 100gms chicken, brocolli, leeks, mushrooms (no rice)

M6 myoplex lite protein shake