Nutrition Tips For Beginners

[ironwill2008]

A repost from a year ago. Since the same topics come up here almost by the minute, I thought it might be a good time for a revisit:

Random thoughts, in no particular order, that might help clear away some of the fog that noobs seem to have when dealing with nutrition:



*Eat the whole egg. The yolks are not silent killers. Trust me on this.


*You're not an 'ectomorph,' 'endomorph,' 'putzomorph,' or whatever; you're a human, and are subject to the same basic rules of nutrition as every other human. If you're too fat, eat a little less. If you're too skinny, eat a little more.


*Eating at night won't make you fat unless you eat past your daily calorie limit all the time.


*Eating a lot of protein won't cause your 'kidneys/liver/pancreas/name-that-internal-organ' to explode.


*Number of meals eaten in a day don't really matter. It's really just up to you. Really.


*The only 'dirty' food is food that you dropped on the floor. And even that might still be edible if you just pretend the specks of dirt are black pepper.


*Supplements are what their name implies, nothing more, nothing less.


*Eat with a slant towards good health. A few portions of fruit and veg every day won't kill you even if you don't really like them.


*'Hardgainers' exist only in the minds of those who think they are one.


*Sugar/salt/sat fat/alcohol are not necessarily the enemy; lack of moderation is.


*The biggest, most-ripped guy might not be the best source of nutrition information.


*The skinniest or fattest guy might not be the worst source of nutrition information.


*Second-guessing yourself and making constant changes on multiple fronts will only leave you chasing your own tail. Make a decision, then abide by it.


*Whenever the topic of building mass/strength comes up, it seems that too often, common sense takes a hike. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.


*Exclusionary eating plans or diets are dumb. Remember; common sense.


*Nobody can tell you exactly how many calories you need to eat every day in order to reach your goal. Use the info in the stickies, apply some basic math skillz, make a reasonable estimate, stick with it for 3-4 weeks, and then see where you're at.


*Simplify; don't make any of this out to be more complicated than it really is.

[Ripper908]

I disagree with a few things in there but great post none the less

[Originalcordawg]

A few of these made me laugh because I remember being there at one point. Six eggs a day crew now. Thanks for the tips.

[Oatmealman99]

All great information IW. Another I would like to add, is weigh your meat raw/uncooked, or use the same method and stay consistent with it.

[TailEnd]

I disagree with a few things in there but great post none the less

Out of interest, what part do you disagree with? I don't want to turn the thread into a debate or anything - just genuinely curious.

[gbullock32]

I remember the original post... people still ignored it.

[juggernaut74ia]

Fantastic post...if people read it, this forum would become crickets. Good thing people don't read before posting or we'd have to spend more time in the misc.

The only thing I would add is something along the lines of "You're 16 and a healthy weight...there's no reason for you to be counting calories and macros."

[vsportsguy]

*The biggest, most-ripped guy might not be the best source of nutrition information.

How dare you talk about me like that.