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Originally Posted by georgeyw
Hey, none taken at all, I am hopeless with researching foods - hate it with a passion.
wow - you eat a hell of a lot!!
Your food bill each week must be enormous.
I do have the fish oil / multi and only other thing i have is whey protein.
So many questions about food, how about I keep it simple, if that is possible.
Where should I start? Eat more? More of what - how do balance proteins/fats/carbs? I am like a child with this kind of thing - hopeless - love eating, hate how complex it can become (seems complex when you are on the outside looking in).
I understand you do large amounts of weights, so how did you arrive at your diet? Worked it out yoruself, sought advice? Just learnt over the years? The whole balance / what is in each food - makes my head explode.
Goals :
I also am not looking to gain size, if anything just tone up a bit. I figure I do enough exercise and actually enjoy being fit ( I was a smoke 2 years ago and 20kg heavier ).
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You cant "tone" a muscle you can however become more "toned" by leaning out. Or you can add mass to grow the muscle, maturing it, and making it more defined. Toning up is adding muscle and getting leaner at the same time or as i like to call a "Recomp" or Recomposition. Burn some belly fat, add some mass, bodyfat percentage goes down, scale goes up!
Ive been training for almost 7 years and didnt really learn the ins and outs of nutrition up until about 3 years ago (low and behold these past 3 years are where I made the most progress). Honestly if you legitimately do not have a clue...hire someone but not from your gym. Hire a professional nutritionist or meal prep coach...a session will be about $75-150 and they will TEACH you everything you need to know and maybe even work with you for a couple of months to tweak and hone in our your diet. You cant just plug a bunch of numbers into a calculator to get to an end result. Everyone's body is different and will respond different to different diet types and different caloric intakes. The key to looking a certain way year round is consistency. I have not deviated from the diet above for over a year and am within single digit bodyfat percentages.
A good tool is myfitnesspal just to keep track of and log your calories. In not a big fan of calories in vs calories out arguement as I have burned fat while in a caloric surplus. It is possible to burn fat while still eating in excess...meal timing is key