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Ok so ive been doing some looking all over the net trying to create a diet as Im a fussy eater Im 80 kg 5.11 and according to online calculator Im 20%body fat ok in saying im fussy there are just some food i cant stomic i mean they phycally make me sick
cheese
salad
brown rice
egg whits
tuna

i really dont understand nutrion i mean how many calaries a day should i eat im allways on the move and i train my ass of in the gym but cant get the results cause i eat like Well like i have no idear ?
i tryed to create a diet its as follows if its shitty or crappy in anyway can someone tell me

meal 1
2 eggs on 2 slice whole meal or
oats with 1 peice fruit
meal 2
protine shake
yogert or fruit
meal 3 steak chicken or fish with cup veggies and small portion brown pasta
pre/workout
creatine
workout
post workout
protine shake
banana
meal5
steak baked potato with carrotts peas total 1 cup tspoon salsa mixed with sun flower seeds
meal 6
small portion of salmon or peice frit or yogert
bed time protine shake any feed back on this would be awsome im looking to gain size while cutting my b/f
 
+1 Shrek's simple advice. You can mix it up, I made a stew last night lots of vegies and mince, healthy and tasty.
 
Follow shrek's advice, if you want to loose weight just play with your meal size untill you start loosing weight. It has worked for me.
 
At an inch shorter than you I was 84kg, more or less, and around 26% bodyfat. I had a 103cm chest and 97cm waist.

I didn't count calories or any crap like that. All I did was to eat good food and get my body moving.
  • eat LOTS of fresh fruit - at least 2 pieces a day
  • eat LOTS of vegies - at least 5 different vegies each day
  • eat LOTS of nuts and beans - a handful of each a day is "lots" by Aussie standards
  • eat SOME meat or fish each day - a palm-sized portion is fine
  • eat SOME dairy & eggs each - a glass of milk or yoghurt, palm-sized piece of cheese, or 2-3 eggs, etc
  • eat SOME starchy food - bread, rice, pasta, oats, always wholegrain if available
  • have junk food or booze only once a week. "Junk food" is any food where the packet is more colourful than the contents
I got a step counter and worked up to 70,000 steps a week. That's an hour or so of walking each day. Unless you spend all day surfing porn on the internet, you should be able to get 2,000 or so steps daily just from going around the house doing housework. A walk to the shops or library or gym or whatever 1km away, then walking around the shops themselves, that makes another 4,000 steps. So then you only need another 4,000 steps, basically 3km distance. If you've an hour lunch, walk to a park 1.5km away, have lunch, walk back. Or go for a walk after dinner.

I combined this with bodyweight work. I did bodyweight squats, pressups, inverted rows and situps - I wouldn't do situps now. I didn't worry about how many I could do in one go, I just built up my total, so if on the first day I did 10 of each, I'd have to do at least 11 of each next time.

Over about 3-4 months this took me down to 78kg or so, far as I remember, but I'd added muscle, too. Bigger chest, smaller waist (up to 110cm and down to 85cm). Around 15% bodyfat. All these figures are as best as I recall now.

No calorie counting or any of that crap. Just eating good food and moving my body. Some people scorn this sort of stuff, it's too simple, no gym sessions. But guess what, it works. It's not going to make you buff, but it'll take you from ordinary Aussie pudgy slob to healthy quicker than you expect.
 
Kyle Aaron said:
At an inch shorter than you I was 84kg, more or less, and around 26% bodyfat. I had a 103cm chest and 97cm waist.


I didn't count calories or any crap like that. All I did was to eat good food and get my body moving.
  • eat LOTS of fresh fruit - at least 2 pieces a day
  • eat LOTS of vegies - at least 5 different vegies each day
  • eat LOTS of nuts and beans - a handful of each a day is "lots" by Aussie standards
  • eat SOME meat or fish each day - a palm-sized portion is fine
  • eat SOME dairy & eggs each - a glass of milk or yoghurt, palm-sized piece of cheese, or 2-3 eggs, etc
  • eat SOME starchy food - bread, rice, pasta, oats, always wholegrain if available
  • have junk food or booze only once a week. "Junk food" is any food where the packet is more colourful than the contents
I got a step counter and worked up to 70,000 steps a week. That's an hour or so of walking each day. Unless you spend all day surfing porn on the internet, you should be able to get 2,000 or so steps daily just from going around the house doing housework. A walk to the shops or library or gym or whatever 1km away, then walking around the shops themselves, that makes another 4,000 steps. So then you only need another 4,000 steps, basically 3km distance. If you've an hour lunch, walk to a park 1.5km away, have lunch, walk back. Or go for a walk after dinner.

I combined this with bodyweight work. I did bodyweight squats, pressups, inverted rows and situps - I wouldn't do situps now. I didn't worry about how many I could do in one go, I just built up my total, so if on the first day I did 10 of each, I'd have to do at least 11 of each next time.

Over about 3-4 months this took me down to 78kg or so, far as I remember, but I'd added muscle, too. Bigger chest, smaller waist (up to 110cm and down to 85cm). Around 15% bodyfat. All these figures are as best as I recall now.

No calorie counting or any of that crap. Just eating good food and moving my body. Some people scorn this sort of stuff, it's too simple, no gym sessions. But guess what, it works. It's not going to make you buff, but it'll take you from ordinary Aussie pudgy slob to healthy quicker than you expect.
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Kyle, when i started getting back into shape, and by started i mean about a month ago all i was interested in was macros and the number crunching damn near killed me. Came soon to the realisation that it wasnt the wrong macros or the starchy carbs i was eating but the fact i was hardly moving and eating too much damn junk food and booze.

I now eat meat and veggies & fruit religiously while varying the way they are prepared and not giving a shit about how many calories im taking in and go to the gym 5 times a week, results are comming through and im alot happier with this approach.

good post kyle.
 
I have to agree i still have no idear on counting calories.? So i just gave up i just found foods i like that are Healthey and went from there evertime i wasent happy with results i changed things up now eating plenty of meat fruit and veg
and starting to see some major results i think my biggest problem was trying to eat what Everone told me to even no i hated it and much happier now im not driving my self crazy trying to weight and count calaorie's ever time i need to eat
 
We seem to be on the same page then, im going to do this until my goals change from wanting to become healthier and having a better appearance to something more specific, it sure seems alot easier then working within limitations, especially for a beginner as it can severely overshadow the real issue, moving, lifting and being happy.
 
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