New here, eating OK?

[dobergirl]

Hi! I am new on this forum. I am not new to fitness/bodybuilding, I had a personal trainer 4 years ago, and I have been working out on and off for the last 5 years. I don't have a big weight problem, i am 171cm tall and weigh about 65 kg (not sure since out weight broke), 21 years old, I have some muscle, but nothing special. So I decided this year I want to add some bulk and definition. I have a few questions.

1. I am working out by Jamie Eason's 12 week plan.If I get the nutrition right, what kind of results should I be expecting? Is it a good plan? I am also in the process of getting the book New Rules of Lifting for Women. I love how for the first month there is no cardio, I HATE it. The less the better.

2. So to the diet and supplements. Now that I am supposed to be gaining muscle for the first month, I am not counting calories, but try to keep a food journal. I never counted calories, so I can't get myself to do it... I think it will take so much time. So right now is it important how many calories i am consuming or is it just important I am eating enough of everything to support muscle growth?
Supposedly my BMR is 1485 kcal a day.
I know at some point I will have to start counting calories, I am such a lazy bum. Especially when there will be carb cycling in the third month. Any suggestions? How did you get used to doing it?
I wanted to follow jamies menu but I have had enough of the muffins, and I CANNOT STAND OATS so any alternatives to that?

3. So as I am just beginning to weigh everything, I don't have the exact sizes of my meals written down but I eat something like this:
Examples:
morning: 4 eggwhites, 1 whole egg, piece of bread
or syntha 6
snack: syntha 6 (one scoop), apple
lunch: mexican risotto (511 calories, 55g P, 64g C, 3g F), know the stats because it was an online recipe, made it easy.
or a beefsteak plus risotto with asparagus and salad,
or 150g chicken breast and boiled potatoes 80g
snack: 200g cottage cheese, 200g apples, cinnamon, stevia.
dinner: syntha 6
or 5-6 eggwhites and a salad or zucchini

workout: I have a whey shake after my workout with a banana or apple.

AM I EATING ENOUGH/TOO MUCH? The snacks are not always in this order. Any other similar recipes to the apple cottage cheese one? I love how simple it is to take to work with me, ant I don't like eating cold meat (no microwave there).

4. I also have a few supplements that I am taking:
Opti women, Omega 3, CLA, Scivation Xtend BCAA, ON 100% Whey, Syntha 6, and something with L carnitine and caffeine (a natural fatburner of some sort, I read it is good pre workout for muscle growth ant I have had it for a long time but never used it until now).
I also have Cytolean V2 and Animal cuts, but don't use them, at least not now.


I hope I am not too long.. And that you can help me get the best nutrition plan. I love reading this forum and learning new stuff. I wanted to post a picture where I am now, but it is too dark to take it with my phone, so I will try tomorrow.

Thank you, any input appreciated :)

[oregonchick76]

Couple things...

Do you know what BMR is? That is how many calories you burn in bed. So you need to figure out how many calories you're burning during the day including activities.

Cardio is 100% NOT NECESSARY to lose weight or be fit. It has it's place, but not required.

IMO, you need to keep track of what you're eating. You need to have a solid idea how many calories you're eating and whether or not you're hitting your macros. Off the top, it looks like you're not getting enough fat.

Supplements are NOT NECESSARY. I'd only recommend fish oil.



Can't tell if you're eating enough or too much - you need to tally up the calories and post that, plus the macro breakdown.