damn guys im getting fat....

[UberBicep]

Im getting a nice beer belly growing slowly. Im on a bulk but this is not what I wanted :'(

I eat alot of baked beans, bread, chicken, tuna and I take protein shakes. I try not to eat so much junk food, but I do have take aways at the weekend.

What should I do? I have killer ab muscles, I work them twice a week but you just cant really see them so much because of the fat :'(

[D-Y]

Go on a diet? What did you expect...

[Feny]

limit the bread... and make sure its wheat if you don't want to limit it...

[Latzilla]

you could do a few cardio sessions a week too if your not already. post a sample of your diet, someone may pick up on a few things that can help

[UberBicep]

Go on a diet? What did you expect...

I got another 12kg to go before I cut. And why should I reduce the bread?

[Latzilla]

white bread contains quite a bit of sugar

[bookv]

Watch out for the baked beans as well, most brands are loaded w/ sugars.

[Feny]

white bread contains quite a bit of sugar

it depends how gung ho you are about gaining the weight... if your serious about gaining then you'll just need to keep eating eating eating... otherwise, you'll need to cut out some of thoes carbs... sugar carbs to be exact. wheat breads are slower digesting, and you won't get thoes sugar induced insulin spikes... pm me if you have any questions

[UberBicep]

Okies here is an average diet of mine:

morning:

baked beans on toast (i only have this because it has 30g of protein ) or oats
orange/apple/pinapple juice
protein shake
yogurt

afternoon:
vegie soup with bread or tuna sandwidge
banana
yogurt

dinner/late:

chicken breast, vegies and potatoes
protein shake
rice pudding
apple
yogurt
crisps (chips)
tuna sandwidge (the other half of the can)


I dont eat alot of meat. Only chicken and fish. Any tips?

[johno_66]

Okies here is an average diet of mine:

morning:

baked beans on toast (i only have this because it has 30g of protein ) or oats
orange/apple/pinapple juice
protein shake
yogurt

afternoon:
vegie soup with bread or tuna sandwidge
banana
yogurt

dinner/late:

chicken breast, vegies and potatoes
protein shake
rice pudding
apple
yogurt
crisps (chips)
tuna sandwidge (the other half of the can)


I dont eat alot of meat. Only chicken and fish. Any tips?

You need more protein in the afternoon. Always have the tuna over the veggie soup.
Rice pudding and crips will do nothing but add fat.

[Mike Zero]

Okies here is an average diet of mine:

morning:

baked beans on toast (i only have this because it has 30g of protein ) or oats
orange/apple/pinapple juice
protein shake
yogurt

afternoon:
vegie soup with bread or tuna sandwidge
banana
yogurt

dinner/late:

chicken breast, vegies and potatoes
protein shake
rice pudding
apple
yogurt
crisps (chips)
tuna sandwidge (the other half of the can)


I dont eat alot of meat. Only chicken and fish. Any tips?

Wow, that's a lot of sugar.

[KiroDes]

fatty

[double__j]

Okies here is an average diet of mine:

morning:

baked beans on toast (i only have this because it has 30g of protein ) or oats
orange/apple/pinapple juice
protein shake
yogurt

afternoon:
vegie soup with bread or tuna sandwidge
banana
yogurt

dinner/late:

chicken breast, vegies and potatoes
protein shake
rice pudding
apple
yogurt
crisps (chips)
tuna sandwidge (the other half of the can)


I dont eat alot of meat. Only chicken and fish. Any tips?

Your diet is pretty weak, you obv have enough calories as you are getting fatter but your food choices and the number of meals is poor. You need to be eating at least 5 meals a day so make your portions smaller and eat more frequently. Each meal should centre around a large serving of protein, get about 1g per lb of bodyweight each day. If you want to limit fat, dump the baked beans, juice, crisps and soup etc, they are all loaded with sugar.

Get your carbs in early, say in the first 3 meals of the day to limit fat gain eating lots of oats, wheat bread, whole pasta, brown rice, sweet potatoes.

Also drop calories a little if you're gaining weight too fast. However you are "bulking" so you have to get away from the mentality of i must be super lean all the time and accept some fat gain so that you grow. Once you strip it off again you'll look much better. Short term pain for long term gain!

[UberBicep]

Ty for the info. Im having problems on what foods to snack on. What foods do you snack on?

[double__j]

You shouldnt need to snack. Split your feeding into 5-7 smaller meals spaced out every 2-3 hours and you wont be hungry. Good thing to eat in smaller meals in the evenings are nuts, cottage cheese, eggs, meat, veggies, salmon casein protein powder (calcium casienate/milk protein concentrate). These are all high in protein and some contain good EFA fats too which are great to make up the calories in the evening when you are trying to avoid carbs.

Simply put, eating your 3 meals a day spaced out like every 5 hours is FAR from optimal.

[Delgadido]

i happen to disagree about the bread. just cause you eat alot of bread wont really make you gain a beer belly. carbs and beer will not create central obesity. its usually your body type which is inherited from your parents. just where most of your fat cells are located.

[double__j]

i happen to disagree about the bread. just cause you eat alot of bread wont really make you gain a beer belly. carbs and beer will not create central obesity. its usually your body type which is inherited from your parents. just where most of your fat cells are located.

I agree, you cannot control where your fat cells are located but you can control how full they are and eating lots of rubbish bread will cause them to become more full overt ime than something like oats or brown rice.

[Ricky_k]

i happen to disagree about the bread. just cause you eat alot of bread wont really make you gain a beer belly. carbs and beer will not create central obesity. its usually your body type which is inherited from your parents. just where most of your fat cells are located.

People on serious cutting diets dont eat bread. People on serious cutting diets dont drink beer.
Agreed

[The_Nyne]

Wow, you're getting fat on a bulk.

Your meal plan is bad, you really should be eating more meals a day. It will also help speed up your metabolism. Like it's been said, only eat carbs in the morning/around the time you workout, avoid them later in the day. Eat more meats too.

I also just don't agree with the foods in your diet, you're eating way too lightly. Now that I look at it, I don't even really see how your gaining fat with that.

Get some peanut butter, some red meat, milk, etc. Eat some fast food every now and then. Throw in some 99% dark chocolate, eat what you want when you want. It's time to bulk.

You can always cut the fat whenever you feel you need to. But are you even competing anytime soon, is there even a need for you to be really light right now other than personal preference? Gain some weight, get some muscle, some fat, some strength, then cut down and you'll be alot happier with yourself with the easily visible new pounds of lean body mass.

[JoKing]

limit the bread... and make sure its wheat if you don't want to limit it...

Yea also for days you dont work out, or dont need it replace a couple of carb servings with veggies and fruit.

[Torrtrefireto]

Im getting a nice beer belly growing slowly. Im on a bulk but this is not what I wanted :'(

I eat alot of baked beans, bread, chicken, tuna and I take protein shakes. I try not to eat so much junk food, but I do have take aways at the weekend.

What should I do? I have killer ab muscles, I work them twice a week but you just cant really see them so much because of the fat :'(

U fat?

[UberBicep]

Wow, you're getting fat on a bulk.

Your meal plan is bad, you really should be eating more meals a day. It will also help speed up your metabolism. Like it's been said, only eat carbs in the morning/around the time you workout, avoid them later in the day. Eat more meats too.

I also just don't agree with the foods in your diet, you're eating way too lightly. Now that I look at it, I don't even really see how your gaining fat with that.

Get some peanut butter, some red meat, milk, etc. Eat some fast food every now and then. Throw in some 99% dark chocolate, eat what you want when you want. It's time to bulk.

You can always cut the fat whenever you feel you need to. But are you even competing anytime soon, is there even a need for you to be really light right now other than personal preference? Gain some weight, get some muscle, some fat, some strength, then cut down and you'll be alot happier with yourself with the easily visible new pounds of lean body mass.

I havnt put them into 3 seperate meals, I do eat throughout the day in seperate meals.

Im not competing. I just feel like Im loosing my "ripped" appearance.

U fat?

No.

[user179143]

cardio ? do more ab exercises? eat less?

[jarryd2018]

i just tell myself not to worry about it. im on a bulk and plan to stay on it til january. if i get a little fat and lose some definition its no big deal. when i cut, it will be worth it.

[JoshTeen15uk]

Good tip, wake up early in a morning, Before breakfast get down to gym do a routine on abs and a light cardio session.. Loose that gut in a week