Those with Jobs

[Cadillac Jones]

How do you manage to eat 6-8 meals if you're working 40 hrs a week?

I'm starting a new job soon and I will be bulking.





Thanks

[Spottydog]

No need to eat that many times.
But if you do, blend up a few shakes or eat something that can be eaten in a short break. Bring tupperware.

ANy specifics?

[Cadillac Jones]

No need to eat that many times.
But if you do, blend up a few shakes or eat something that can be eaten in a short break. Bring tupperware.

ANy specifics?

No not really. Just wondering how do some people pull it off. Say 4-5 meals throughout day more realistic for someone who's trying to manage 3k calories a day?

[YEAWELIFT]

shakes + breaks = nom nom

[joeflex73]

I keep a can of whey protein in my desk and a shaker cup. 5 lb bag lasts me about a month.

[Joshhd6]

no need..just make sure you eat when you wake up and before you go to bed..

[NoodlePDX]

I keep a can of whey protein in my desk and a shaker cup. 5 lb bag lasts me about a month.

same here. and i'll usually bring in a couple hard boiled eggs or a nut sack with me to munch on in the morning.

i do get funny looks from my coworkers though when i'm drinking the protein shakes in the afternoon...then again they're all incredibly out of shape.

[MissJamille]

I cook about 3 gourmet meals a week. I cook them in very large amounts and buy cheap portion Tupperware. I can microwave them or sometimes eat them cold. I do this cause I am lazy (funny since my job is to teach people how not to be lazy), some guys cook 2-3 pieces of chicken on the grill a night put it in a bag and eat it with broccoli the next day. I don't like cooking every night. I cook meals that are a good mix of proteins fats and natural source carbs. Chilis are often my specialties. Food doesn't have to be bland either, that is what spices and vinegars are for! I only do one meal replacement shake a day. It is better to try and get your nutrition from natural sources and only supplement shakes. However if you really cant do it at work, it is better to do more then one shake then starve during a bulk.

Depending on where you are, there are places that will deliver you days worth of balanced diet food portioned out every day. They are pricey but time is money. Either way when you go do an 8-5 or work an abundant amount, if you really put bulking a priority you will find a way to get that nutrition in. It obviously needs to fit your time requirements.

[BlueFenix13S]

3 meals plus a PWO is just fine. That's what I average on a normal day. Unless you are competing, the difference will be minimal provided you eat good food, and enough of it.

[MissJamille]

same here. and i'll usually bring in a couple hard boiled eggs or a nut sack with me to munch on in the morning.

i do get funny looks from my coworkers though when i'm drinking the protein shakes in the afternoon...then again they're all incredibly out of shape.

"Thats what she said" -Michael from the office

That is a good source of protein, or so men would have us women believe! They also say it is good for the hair!

[ELugo]

How do you manage to eat 6-8 meals if you're working 40 hrs a week?

I'm starting a new job soon and I will be bulking.





Thanks

if i can build an amazing physique while getting blown up, constantly going on missions, in a war torn Iraq.....ANYTHING is possible! lol

[Northman69]

IT's easy to get 6 meals in np bro......i've just found a way always. Stay commited and don't get that mentality that you don't need 5+ meals because you work....PLENTY of bbers work and eat all the time..

[Troy_Trinity]

say work starts at 8am

6:00- wake up and eat a whole meal

10:30- 15 min break, eat a homeade protein bar or shake

12:00- 30 min break, eat a full meal

2:30- 15 min break, shake or protein bar

5:00- off work pre-wo meal in car



pwo meal shake

45mins after pwo shake pwo meal

then a meal or w,e, before you go to bed

it's easy - just learn to eat fast and like a pig.

[caut1on]

I mow grass from 6am till 2:30 pm so what i have been doing is getting up at 5am and eating my breakfast, then taking a protein bar in my pocket for when im mowing greens, eat that around 8am, 11am is lunch time, then i go back and eat at 2pm or 2:30 right before i clock out for my pre workout meal, then workout at 2:45 or 3ish.

[getgot211]

Stay commited and don't get that mentality that you don't need 5+ meals because you work...

yeah, get that mentality because you in fact don't need 5+ meals.

[Beerguy]

I take a cooler with me to work. I cant eat all the food I need to in 3 sittings so I space it out into 5-6 if no other reason than that.

[jgwilliams]

I take a cooler with me to work. I cant eat all the food I need to in 3 sittings so I space it out into 5-6 if no other reason than that.

I'm afraid if I took a cooler to work I'd fill it with beer then that would be my last day at work. LOL

[FunkDaddy]

I take a cooler with me to work. I cant eat all the food I need to in 3 sittings so I space it out into 5-6 if no other reason than that.

x2 Though I usually only need/get two meal breaks

[DWhealthy]

There would be a variety of way depending on what you do for work. As for me I sit at a desk most of the day and go to meetings. I have a fridge and microwave close by so storing and heating up my meals is easy.
* Breakfast before I get to work
* Protein shake (keep one tub at my desk)
* lunch - just warm it up
* Protein pudding with some PB and celery

so really the only meals I consume while at work are two snacks and a lunch. When you break it down like that, you're actually not eatting all 6-8 meals at work.
My pre/post shakes, dinner, and night time meal are all done at home.

[Dnarts]

I work at a restaurant so I just grab a turkey breast and a couple eggs every couple hours for a meal.

[oiramdab]

Definitely have to do signifficant preparation since you probably wont have much resources available. Tupperware and the office fridge are key.

[carbinejackson]

Quick easy things you can keep at your desk are canned tuna and chicken. I also keep almonds and that microwave in bag rice. All those are easy and you don't even have to walk to the break room fridge

[GBA]

You don't need to eat 6-8 times a day. Just fit in how ever many work for you.. average day for me is something like

6:30 - wake up, eat breafast
7:30 - go to work
10:00 - 15min. break, eat
1:30 - eat lunch
4 or 5 - eat
7 or 8 - eat
10 - eat

[R_Bid]

breakfast-- whole food meal

first break @ work-- protein shake

lunch-- whole food meal + green tea (meal prepped the prior evening)

second break @ work-- protein shake

after work/preworkout-- whole food meal w/ 16oz water + 1 scoop whey to drink

postworkout-- PWO shake

whole food meal

whole food snack w/ protein

casein shake before bed... because cottage cheese is the devil.

[Brendon9686]

depending on how long your lunch hour is, ask if you can split it in two if you are worried about eating more meals. Otherwise, just eat your lunch but have snacks in your working area. Almonds, tuna, protein shakes, etc... Or you could pack stuff away in tupperware and eat it while doing your job (if its ok with your supervisor)

[rpaul11]

I do 5-6 a day...it's really not that hard. I eat when I get up 10:30 at my desk, 1:30-2 in the car, or at my desk, have dinner with my family almost nightly, a post workout shake, and then a pre bed cup of cottage cheese.

[GForce78NJ]

I just recently graduated from college. I had an internship but i have never seen people eating like i would eat if i was bulking lol. Is it extremely disrespectful to grab food from the fridge you brought and eat it at your desk? I was the kid at my internship that would pocket his turkey sandwich and almonds and go to the bathroom and pretend i was pooping lol. I dont have a job yet so i guess i got some time to think about this lol but what do u guys do

[rpaul11]

I just recently graduated from college. I had an internship but i have never seen people eating like i would eat if i was bulking lol. Is it extremely disrespectful to grab food from the fridge you brought and eat it at your desk? I was the kid at my internship that would pocket his turkey sandwich and almonds and go to the bathroom and pretend i was pooping lol. I dont have a job yet so i guess i got some time to think about this lol but what do u guys do

disrespectful to who? I do it all the time.

[kamjah]

i work 40 a week. its easy. just pack a lunch the night before. it helps if you take some time on sunday afternoon or something to cook up a crapload of protein and veggies, then throw em in tupperwares.

[Oddball8945]

3 meals plus a PWO is just fine. That's what I average on a normal day. Unless you are competing, the difference will be minimal provided you eat good food, and enough of it.

best post ive read so far