How to Diet

 

Diet is 80% of everything. What you put in your body is very important. No matter what you're taking.. it will not work if you can't eat right! 

Few things you should remember:

1) You are what you eat- If you eat junk you will look like junk. Junk food will make you fat. Animal fats make you fat. Fruits & vegetables make you lean. Lean meats make you lean. Get the idea? Quality food = Quality muscle.

2) Make your own food- Don't rely on your mom, girlfriend, or whoever to make your food. Buy your own food and have them prepared. Timing is very important so if you're waiting at a restaurant for your meals you're not going to have them in time and your body is in catabolic mode. Meaning it's not growing.

3) Use the food pyramid- We all learned this when we're little because it's important but sadly nobody applies it. The food pyramid is perfect for bulking.  If you are cutting, take the bottom portion out which is your carbs. The way the pyramid is split up is pretty portioned as well as what groups of food you need to eat. Remember that everything you eat will break down into one of the categories in the food pyramid. If you don't know what is exactly in your food; then don't eat it! Like I said above; make your own food.

4) Eat often- Weather you are bulking or cutting, eat every 2-3 hours. You just need to eat the right things for what you're trying to do. You should get in 5-7 meals a day. A peanut butter sandwich and a protein shake does not count as a meal! It's barely a snack.

5) Portion your meals- Don't stuff yourself with large meals. It will be harder for your digestive system to process. Eat about 75% of what usually makes you full that way it keeps your appetite up and you'll be hungry by the time it reaches the 2-3 hour mark. When your meals are smaller your digestive system will have more time to process and it will absorb more nutrients. If you're too full you'll end up shitting all your food out and end up wasting it.

Your grocery cart should be like this or you're not getting big. Most of the time I buy less than this because I like the food to be fresh. If you let it sit too long it will go bad. Remember you're going to make frequent trips to the grocery store.

 
This is a basic meal to stay lean. Chicken, sweet potato, asparagus, and carrots. I use the tupper ware to carry them around in my gym bag so I can eat my meals on time.You can see there's not much carbs here so it would be perfect for someone trying to stay lean or dieting down.

 
Grilled chicken breast. Chicken is very cheap here.
I cut them to smaller pieces so its easier to eat. This bowl is not a meal its for a day or two. Chicken you have about a week for it to sit in the fridge before you cook them or it will start to go bad.

Some grilled chicken with Jack Daniels honey bbq marinade. Good stuff.
Get lots of protein in because its the base for building muscles.

Some beef and vegetables just done before I put them into containers. Beef gets pretty pricey here. You have to make them once you buy them or you have about 2-3 days before they start to go bad.

Eggs- the best food besides the fact it comes out of an animal's..

Anyways I eat eggs/ toast/ yogurt/ fruit for breakfast. The rest of my meals are about the same as above pics.

This is okay for bulking. Sliced and diced beef with rice and vegetables.










 

Anyways to sum it all up. It's a lot of eating. You'll get sick of eating the same stuff. Hell I have to put my ipod on just to eat my meals. Its boring that's why nobody wants to do it.

Oh one more thing.. in case you're too lazy to use google search for a food pyramid. There was a different bunch of kinds but this is one of the good ones: