can someone please give me some input! anything is greatly appreciated.

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Hi, im 19 and only weight around 120..... to say the least ive had a real struggle with weight. Thing is, a year and a half ago i was 165 and like 6% BF star and captain of my hs football team and strongest kid on the team.... i continued to work out but thoguht since i wasnt playing football and other sports anymore i didnt need to eat as much and blah blah blah and started working out like CRAZZZY! Well obviosuly i deteriorated any muscle i had. I want to gain the weight back and get back to what I was but thats exactly it.... what i was! I dotn want sloppy weight but im impatient! any advice?

My current diet looks for the most part like this:

Breakfast:

4 eggs (2 whole)
assorted veggies chopped in
1 oz of ham chopped in
heaping 1/2 cup (dry measure) oats
5 oz 1% milk in oats
1/2 apple in oats

If a 2 hour gap between breakfast and workout ill have :
1/2 serving of protein in milk & either half banna or apple

If less tiem like 1.5 hours or so i will just go work out

Post workout:
Scoop of whey isolate
a little (1/4 scoop or so) Casein
3/4 cup - 1 cup of kiddy cereal (depends on type) ( i like it lol) some smarties or dextrose candy, or some sugary candy. I tend to vary this but usually comes out to around 35 carbs.

1 - 1.5 hours later:

slice of ezekiel bread
3 oz turkey
smart balance mayo ( not sure how much, enough to cover bread)
Slice of reduced fat provolone cheese
lettuce, tomato
1/2 cup ish greek yogurt w/ half apple and some nuts chopped in

next meal is either an inbetween meal or dinner.

in between would usually be a shake of nitrocore/ muscle milk rtd and a piece of fruit or some other sort of carb, or a protein bar

dinner varies but usually have a big salad with lots of chopped up veggies and chopped almonds

tonight i had :

that salad with light blue cheese dressing
a little over 4 oz sirloin roast
asparagus
2 oz sweet potato
wild rice probbaly around 1/4 cup

in between meal usually the same as before (only have this is there is alot of time between dinner and prebed meal.)

right before bed:
1/2 cup 1% cottage cheese
1/2 cup either 4% or 2% cottage cheese
tablespoon power peanut butter or mixed nuts

or

casein shake in milk with either peanut butter or 2 teaspoons flax oil.


Also was wondering if i shoudl start taking supplements? I used to always take pre workout stuff and was looking into taking creatine, but am hesitant due to my low weight and what not............ any advice and critiques are much appreciated! thank u
 
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You were the strongest kid on your team at 165?

While your food choices look fine, you don't have your total cals or macronutrient ratios posted. Put up how many calories all that food adds up too, and what % is protein, carbs and fat. It's easier to help if you say how much you're eating numerically.
 
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i agree with resolve until you see the total calorie uptake/protein % and fats it'll be hard just take a break down of what you posted and the crituques should start flowing!
 

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What they said, post your daily calorie intake and macro breakdown. I know its a pain but be as accurate as possible. Also don't forget the importance of rest days and a proper training program.

As for supplements a multi-vitamin, fish oil, and maybe some creatine mono.

Also it is impossible to gain weight without gaining some fat. It's mainly your diet that will determine this.
 

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Im also trying to bulk up and gain weight im at around 180 and im 6ft 1in.... something thats helped me gain some weight is cyto gainer it tastes like crap but it pretty much works and its kinda thick so i dont reccommend u trying to stir by hand do it in a blender with two cups of milk and ull put on a few pounds. Also try eating less cereal i kno it sounds weird but i kid u not that will speed up ur metabolism and not let u put on a pound.
 

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I would stick to diet for right now and leave the supplements for later. There is nothing out there worth taking at your age that you can't do with the perfect diet. Food can get expensive too so save your money for that.
 

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THAT IS TOTALLY TRU!
lol plus ur trying to bulk up for a sport so supps like creatine wont do any good... Thankfully for me i have a job that pays pretty well so i can afford my supps and i consider bodybuilding my sport so i have no deadlines for weight or performance i can go at my pace lol
 
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yea..... gotta breakdown the cals, fat, protein, CHO, gonna be a pain lol...... u think i should try creatine? and pound for pound i was the strongest kid on my team but now im a smurf lol, need to gain mass again. Also what is your take on rest days? how do u eat on rest days as compared to workout days, that always gets me worried lol thanks alot
 
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alright this is what i got........

normal breakfast:

4 eggs (2 yolks) - fat: 8g CHO: 0 Pro:24 Cal - 200
chopped veggies - fat: 0 CHO: 8g Pro: 0 - Cal - 30
Slice of canadian bacon - fat - 2g CHO - 0 Pro: 5 - cal - 35
heaping 1/2 cup oatmeal - fat - 4g CHO:30g Pro: 6g - Cal: 160
5 oz 1% milk fat: 1.5g CHO: 7g Pro: 5g - Cal:60
small piece of apple fat: 0 CHO: 4g Pro: 0 - cal: 20

Total: Fat:15.5 g CHO:47g Pro: 35 Cal - 505

Work out about 1.5 - 2 hours later. sometimes i will have half scoop of protein in milk and half banana before working out so that woudl be about

Fat : 3g CHO: 16g Pro: 15g Cal - 150

Post workout -

1 scoop whey protein - Fat - 0 CHO: 1g Pro: 23.5 - cal: 105
1/4 scoop casein - Fat - .5 CHO:1g Pro: 6g cal: 30
3/4 cup kiddie cereal (varies) - fat: 2g CHO - 25 g Pro: 2g - Cal - 110
smarties or other sugary (dextrose) based - fat:0 CHO 10g Pro: 0 - Cal 50

Total: fat:2.5 CHO:37g Pro: 32 Cal: 300

PWO Meal

3oz turkey - Fat: 3g CHO: 1g Pro:22.5 Cal 105
1 tbsp smart balance mayo - Fat: 5g carb: 1g Pro:0 Cal:50
1 slice ezekiel bread - fat:2g carb: 15g Pro:4 Cal: 80
slice provolone cheese - fat:5g Carb: 0 Pro: 5g - Cal - 50
lettuce tomato - fat:0 Carb: 3g pro: 0 Cal: 15 cal
1/2 cup greek yogurt - Fat: 0 Carb 5g Pro: 10g - cal - 60
chopped fruit (varies) had strawberries and blue berries today....1/2 cup
fat: 1g CHO: 9g Pro: 1g Cal 40
Chopped mixed nuts (amt varies) roughly 1/8 cup? Fat. 5g CHO 0 Pro 2 cal: 50
100 calorie pack - Fat: 3 g CHO 17g pro 1g cal 100

Total: Fat: 27g CHO: 51 Pro: 45.5 Cal: 450

between meal: varies... today

ON oats n whey - fat: 1.5 carb:22 pro: 24 Cal: 200
Tbsp power PB - fat: 5g carb: 3g Pro: 6g Cal: 80
carrot, green, red pepper: fat:0 carb 3g pro og Cal: 10

Total: Fat: 6.5 Carb: 25 Pro: 30 Cal:290

Dinner (varies) - today

Top round beef roll up roughly 6 oz - fat: 10g CHO - 0g Pro - 30g - Cal - 250
slice of provolone cheese (inside) - fat: 8g CHO: 0 g Pro: 5g Cal: 80
cooked in EVOO - 2g fat?
3.5 oz sweet potato - fat: 2g CHO: 30g Pro: 2g - cal - 100
big salad with tons of different veggies, few apple slices and sliced almonds -
Fat - 4g CHO 15 g Pro - 2g Cal: 100
EVOO w/ feta dressing (not much) - fat 2g Cho: 3g Pro 0 Cal - 40

Total: Fat:28g CHO:48g Pro - 40g - Cal:590

between : sumtimes muscle milk if at work sumtimes nothing depends on time

today -

mini snickers bar - fat 2g CHO 5 g Pro 1g Cal:40
yogurt - fat:0 CHO: 12 pro: 6 Cal 80

Total: Fat 2g CHO: 17g Pro: 7g Cal:120

Pre - Bed -

1 cup low fat CC - fat 5g CHO 7g Pro 31g - cal 180
1 TBSP power PB - fat 5g CHO 3g Pro 6g - call 80

Total: fat 10g CHO 10g Pro 37 g Cal: 260


daily total: fat: 94.5 CHO: 251 Pro: 241 Cal: 2400

#'s wise id say tahts pretty accurate its jsut that my routine changes where i wont have the preworkout meal or ill workout later in he day and may not have sum of the in betweens or the inbetween will be somehing else like aprotein bar or sumthin. But form first glance i looks like i need mroe carbs..... an di swear i have more cals than this lol..... what do u guys think.........
 
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For a guy your size, it could be a good starting point. 2400 for a 135 man should be about right, given normal activity. I also must say that I really like the macro split. Just keep an eye on the scale, and if you aren't gaining weight, bump your cals by 300-500, dispersed evenly between F/P/C.
 

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