Quote (SKCRaynor @ Jan 23 2012 08:52pm)
First of all, I want you to take in around 4,500 calories per day.
In order for you to avoid eggs, dairy, whey, and casein leaves you a very small margin to work with in regard to protein shakes. You can try NOW! Pea Protein Shakes - these are high protein and do not contain any eggs/dairy/whey/casein.
As far as diet goes, your 4,500 cals should be 30% protein, 40% carbs, 30% fats.
You can eat literally anything you want so long as you don't eat foods you're allergic to.
The proteins you can eat would be:: Turkey, Tuna, Steak, Chicken, Ham, Fish, Lamb, etc.
The carbs you can eat would be:: Brown rice, whole grain breads, pasta, oatmeal, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, buckwheat, whole grain cereal, all veggies/fruits, etc.
The fats you can eat would be:: Olive oil, avocados, fish oil, flax, mixed nuts, peanut butter, almond butter, coconut oil, etc.
Also for supplements I advise you take the following:
NOW! Adam Multivitamin (take 1x 2 times per day with meals)
NOW! Digestive Enzyme Tablets (take 1 with each meal every day)
Thanks for the response. I'm having a really hard time eating that many calories a day.
for breakfast I had vectar cereal with soy milk, 2 slices of toast with peanut butter and a glass of orange juice. For a snack a made a shake with some frozen berries,banana, soy milk and some wheat grass. Had a coffee and chicken thai wrap at work and an 8 oz burger without cheese after that. an apple and a glass of soy milk before bed. I'm guessing that's only around 2,500 calories and felt pretty stuffed all day. Do you recommend slowing down on the excercising until I can eat more calories or to keep working harder? Do digestive enzymes help my body absorb more?
Sorry for so many questions, but I also wanted to ask if marijuana or alcohol could get in the way of weight gain?