Bulking Diet -- Enough carbs?

[Mr.Cooper69]

Weight: 140 pounds
Height: 5'10"
Age: 20

Calories: 3000
Protein: ~220
Fat: ~68
Carbs: The rest

Morning:

1 Packet Instant Oats
1 cup egg beaters

Lunch:

2 skewers of chicken
1/4 cup lentils
1.25 cups mixed vegetables (broccoli, corn, water chestnuts, carrots, peppers, etc)
1 Large Sweet Potato

Later:

1 Packet Instant Oats
1 Extra large Sweet Potato

Later:

8 oz wild smoked salmon + 80 calories of peppers and carrots

Later:

1 Extra Large Sweet Potato + 1 tablespoon walnut butter

Pre-bed:

2 cups 1% cottage cheese
4 tablespoons walnut butter

Should I redirect some of my protein towards carbs?

thanks!

[watermelon_2001]

Less protein, more carbs. Fats seem spot on, but you're up to over 1.5g of protein per lb bodyweight, which is the suggested maximum.

[SuffolkPunch]

Looks alright if a bit boring unless you are going to change it frequently.

I hope the sweet potato is not because you are worrying about the GI of white potatos...

[Mr.Cooper69]

Hell no, I LOVE sweet potatos. My favorite meals of the day. The thing is, I'm already over 50% carbs, that's why my protein is so high. Maybe I should cut protein, and simultaneously up the fat and carbs?

[determined4000]

210g protein
then the rest can just be fat and carbs
energy is energy
You've hit your mins, eat what you want

[Mr.Cooper69]

and if i want protein? is it wasted still?

[determined4000]

and if i want protein? is it wasted still?

> 1.5g/lb and eating a caloric surplus for you bulk, probably expensive/inefficient carbs

[SuffolkPunch]

Hell no, I LOVE sweet potatos. My favorite meals of the day. The thing is, I'm already over 50% carbs, that's why my protein is so high. Maybe I should cut protein, and simultaneously up the fat and carbs?

Don't worry about it, once you've got a baseline for fat and protein, all the rest can be carbs.

It's a good idea to have a below maintenance day once a week or so. On these days you can eat mainly protein/fat. I do this once every 4 days and it keeps all fat gain at bay. On other days I eat whatever I want and don't measure it.

[zpm]

Less protein, more carbs. Fats seem spot on, but you're up to over 1.5g of protein per lb bodyweight, which is the suggested maximum.

fat isnt spot on.He can go with higher fat because macros are macros.I always eat between 120-180 fat and 250-400 carbs.Why live with this "no fat" phobia since he will still hit the same calories?

[MajorTwang]

fat isnt spot on.He can go with higher fat because macros are macros.I always eat between 120-180 fat and 250-400 carbs.Why live with this "no fat" phobia since he will still hit the same calories?

Agreed.

You're aiming for 20% of cals from fat. It doesn't need to be this low, and it's forcing you to eat much more carbs than you need.

High carbs are for marathon runners. Moderate carbs & moderate fats are the way to go for bodybuilders.

And what the hell are 'egg beaters' ? Sounds like a euphemism for something

[chrisau]

As far as i can tell, he's doing 1.5 pro/lb and 0.5 fat/lb and the rest carbs.

Isn't that the way to go?

[feinburgrl]

Change the egg beaters to eggs. It has better protein to gain muscle and it's cheaper.

[MajorTwang]

As far as i can tell, he's doing 1.5 pro/lb and 0.5 fat/lb and the rest carbs.

Isn't that the way to go?

0.5g fat per pound is generally considered a minimum amount these days. On a bulk, there's no sensible reason to keep fats this low & lots of good reasons not to.

Where's the logic in forcing loads of dry, bulky carbs down your neck when you don't need them, and avoiding a substance that's 9 calories per gram.

[SuffolkPunch]

0.5g fat per pound is generally considered a minimum amount these days. On a bulk, there's no sensible reason to keep fats this low & lots of good reasons not to.

Where's the logic in forcing loads of dry, bulky carbs down your neck when you don't need them, and avoiding a substance that's 9 calories per gram.

Here is one possible reason. I don't know whether to believe it or not but I do tend to err on the side of carbs when over maintenance.

http://180degreehealth.blogspot.com/...titioning.html

[Mr.Cooper69]

so...more fats or more carbs? btw i am getting mad omega 3's, could it be that my omega 3:6:9 ratio is actually too skewed in the "healthy" direction?

[ianianian]

OP your calories are way too high

[Mr.Cooper69]

OP your calories are way too high

I'll take some useful input please. You know nothing about me, my metabolism, my maintenance, etc... I, however, know all about my body. What I have NOT experimented with is higher carbs and fats, which brings me back to my original question that you failed to answer.