In a "Weights" class, any advice on diet?

[Rosie1111]

Okay, so im taking weights as a class in high school. Coach is pretty tough, & I respect him & he respects the girls in the class too.. He knows i work really hard out of all the girls in the class. He kinda put me on blast. Anyway, my parents are hardheaded, & sometimes I don't have the right ingredients for my diet etc. i know what to eat and stuff but it's difficult to eat right, when you aren't provided the food that is necessary. My parents don't understand that. & not to offend myself or anyone i guess. But i live in a Hispanic home, so sometimes the stuff i eat, I don't want to eat because its bad for the anatomy. & my parents don't understand that i want to eat right. But I can't eat right if we don't have proper ingredients.. Ya know? I would try to cook my own food but my family would criticize me if i 'make my own food because 'their' food isn't good enough' kind of thing. & they would say "Oh, so now you want to eat healthy? All of a sudden your on a diet? Don't tell me you want to go to the gym & look like a man now do you?" The thing is, my folks don't know i lift weights in school. & if they did, mom would probably kill me... So my question is... What do i do about my diet? I have water, and a few veggies but not enough veggies... Its not... Enough... Healthy food... Is what im trying to say... & i was thinking of meal plans but thats kinda difficult... So what do i do?

[Kaazsz]

You don't necessarily have to eat healthy to gain muscle from lifting weights. I mean in reality a person could get buff by eating cake... lol. Obviously they would get fat as fuck too. I don't think you need to worry too much about your diet. The only thing is if you don't want to gain a lot of fat, try not to eat a ton of calories every day. Or just eat plenty, and do cardio too. Also, females just don't get giant muscles without trying REALLY hard. So if your family thinks you'll get big, just go online and find some sexy powerlifter girls who look feminine and sexy as fuck, and who lift more than your average man can, as proof! lol.

But yea, vegetables are nice, and fruits and all that healthy stuff is nice... just for general healthiness ya know? But as far as muscle building you need protein and carbs. Protein is the thing that muscle is made of, and carbs is the thing that takes the protein and puts it in the muscle... to put it as simple as possible lol. And it's more than likely that you get plenty of protein and carbs in your diet already so I don't think you should worry at all.

[Rosie1111]

Oh my gosh you're a life saver!! Thank you!!! Quick question though? How much carbs/ calories do i know to keep track of? & if i do? Do i have to read everything thats on the label? 😂😂😂 hahaha, how much do i need to eat overall? Depending on carbs & calories etc? I know with diet, you have to have low carbs i guess, & plenty of protein & water... Do i do like small meals a day? Or? Eat a big helathy breakfast & eat two small meals? Or? 😂 Im just asking is all.

[Kaazsz]

The time or how much you eat at each meal doesn't matter. People will probably tell you all kinds of crazy shit like "eat 1 meal a day! Or eat x minutes after your workout to take advantage of such and such burn!" For the most part it's BS, especially if you are new to monitoring how you eat.

What people will do to lose weight is to count the calories of everything they eat on a normal eating day for a day or two. Then they take that amount of calories, and subtract 200, and eat 200 less than that for a week. At the end of the week they see how much weight they lost, if not much, they subtract another 200 for another week. And they do that over and over until they are losing however much weight they wanna be losing.

So for you it depends on what you want to do. If you wanna get strong fast and gain muscle, you'll want to do the same thing except add calories each week until you gain a little bit of weight. Because gaining fat will gain you muscle and strength as well.

[Kaazsz]

As for carbs and protein, most people will go with 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight. And then they fill the rest with fats and carbs. I would reccomend not doing a low carb diet, instead cut fats, but it's not bad to have fats, it's just carbs are important for gaining muscle and strength. But since you are so new, I would say you should just count calories until you get the hang of how much calories food has and it's sizes and stuff like that. Then later you can worry about protein. The reality is there is protein in almost every food you could possibly eat, so its more than likely you will get enough protein. But it's easy to get enough protein if you make extra effort to get a bit of meat in your diet and you'll be fine!

[Kaazsz]

Oh yea, and if you are reading the labels on your food packaging, you should weigh your food on a food scale. The package will say X calories per X weight. So you weigh out whatever it is, rice, chicken, pasta. That way you know exactly what you are getting per ounce or w/e.

[The_highlander]

Kellogg's breakfast shakes or whatever they are called. 15g of protein, which is ok for a post workout drink. you could keep in your room and worse case scenario, your parents find them and you say "They're good"

[Rosie1111]

Thank You. !! Ill buy some!!

[Xfitchick]

I suppose you get hispanic dishes like taco's and such. There you have options enough. The base is corn or another wheat. That is your carb source. Reduce the fatty components like the cheese and the heavy sauces. Instead add enough vegetables, like corn, salad, ... Don't worry about the beans. They are a vegetable source of proteins. And your body needs proteins, but in small portions, some 5/ day, vegetable or animal

[Xfitchick]

thanks

[Anonymous]

ha! i know EXACTLY what you're saying. Im half Mexican and half Guatemalan. The main difference i've noticed is the amount of carbs that are in Mexican food compared to Central American dishes. You're basically going to have to find ways to do most of your eating outside the home. What really gets you is the rice and potatoes and all the frying that's done. It's fucking over kill on carbs.

[Rosie1111]

Thank you. ! Finally someone who gets me!! Haha ! & might as well sneak healthy food in my room huh? 😂 & ill see what i can do with eating outside of my own home! Maybe subway everyday might help ! 😂😂

[John_Lion_84]

Oh you poor champion. Welcome to my world, i stand by you because i know how it feels. Imagine am a chef and they still give me drama when it comes to healthy food.
I requested a follow, i can help you but not just right now. Am gonna need some more information about what you are working on and which sport. I do martial arts and workout a lot. Keep on fighting that what champions do.

[Ahrixxa]

I like eating salad with boneless chicken breast

[GoldCobra]

Chicken and rice and veggies