What's your favorite post workout snacks/meals?

[Elarra]

Just curious. I'm going back to the gym now so I shed 20lbs. by January, but I'm struggling a bit with the meal part. So just looking to see what you guys have. I usually have celery sticks and a small container of peanut butter for a snack and then grilled chicken or tuna over a salad for the meal.


I know guys are different though because they naturally have more muscle and probably eat either more than me or differently. So just wondering what you guys do.

[Jan1ssary_]

I don't use protein shakes, I am all natural. I used protein shakes for like 3 months actually.

I eat 4-5 eggs, honey and tahin-pekmez ( which is a traditional food here helps you to gain muscles ) from that time to lunch I eat natural snacks, like nuts, walnuts and yoghurt.

In lunch time I eat brown rice due to its low calorie compared to white rice, I don't eat white rice cause it has high insulin rate in it which causes your organs to get tired. I eat chicken, meat etc. I sometimes prefer a toast myself which us known as a great Snack for the gym. First I cost it with a peanut then I Slice bananas in it and last I fill it with a Bacon 😎 Helps a lot believe me.

Then I hit to gym, when its finished I eat 2 bananas to restore muscles which were over-powered. Then I eat again, its mostly proteins like Fish and meat etc. After the Dinner I continue to eat my natural snacks ( Walnut, but, almond and especially bananas) then I cut eating after 8 Pm.

[Sinister]

I usually make a Chocolate Nuts and Berry shake!
2cp POM pomegranate juice
2cp Sambazon Acai juice
1cp Berries (Blueberries, Blackberries, Strawberries & Raspberries)
1 handful walnuts (chopped or halves)
1 handful NON SALTED pumpkin seeds
2 scoops of Optimum Nutrition Hydrowhey Chocolate

BLEND THAT SHIT UP! There's always some left for later as a dessert/snack
I almost usually plan most my meals out while at the grocery store for the week or 2wks depending on the amount on my paycheck, eating healthy ain't cheap!!!

[Elarra]

Ooooooo, I might try this. Would it work if I subbed the walnuts for almonds?

[Sinister]

@Elarra HELL YEAH! I tried with almonds first I just liked the aforementioned nuts better since they give more of a filling feel so if I am on the run I don't have to scramble to get something to eat or be in a rush to eat prior to work. My brother likes it without the nuts, try that too!

[Katerina_Belle]

Eat lots of proteins.

So grilled chicken and salad,
carrots and hummus is a nice quick snack,
fresh cucumber and mint juice,
seasoned cod fillet grilled and salad
Feta cheese, sun dried tomato salad (could be oily so watch out what ingredients you use)
Steamed vegetables with any meat, poultry, fish of your choice...
Tuna salad
Eggs are good too, try boiled or pouched.

My brother is a personal trainer lol so I've seen his eating habits to gain muscle

[Elarra]

How do you make the cucumber and mint juice? Would I need a juicer or could I do it another way?

[Katerina_Belle]

You may use a juicer, or add mint, cucumber and I think lemon to plain water... but I would recommend looking up recipes online they're really easy to make and different variations too. Also this particular drink aids a flat stomach :)

[Elarra]

Awesome, thanks! 💙💙

[Katerina_Belle]

You're welcome :)

[snowangle]

I try to eat something protein-rich, like a chicken soft taco (tortilla, grilled chicken, and cheese), eggs, burger, etc. Occasionally, I'll have a post-workout milkshake for calcium and whatever.

[meatballs21]

Protein shake or similar immediately after.

For a meal? Whatever I like, usually with a lot of meat! Chicken or beef or fish.

[Elarra]

Is that why your name is meatballs21? lol

But I heard a ton of protein after a workout is what you should eat.

[meatballs21]

Yes, definitely protein, hence all the meat. Chicken and beef are great for this. The shake immediately afterwards is to rehydrate you and also give your body some quickly absorbed protein to start working with right away.

[Decentguy]

i used to take protien shakes for post workout everytime, but now i dont have any money to buy protein shakes, so i just eat a calcium + vitamin d, pill and then eat whatever is in the dinner

[Elarra]

Must be nice being a guy with natural muscles so you can just eat whatever you want because your body just burns it away...

[Decentguy]

Thanks. hmm your right, i dont worry about eating too much, because i go to the gym and also take classes of my MMA (mixed martial arts) so i burned a lot of calories there too and not just in the gym

[Elarra]

I didn't used to have to worry about it either because I played soccer as a kid and I only really became aware of my weight like 3 years ago. I'm not entirely out of shape, but my diet is taking a toll.

[Decentguy]

ahan, well thats not a big problem. you just have to be a little careful

[Elarra]

It was my job that really did me in. I gained 30lbs. in college but that only took me to about 145-150 but the teachers I work with order in all the time and I didn't really think much of it until I got on the scale. The work lifestyle at my district is what killed me, now I'm trying to get off of it lol.

[Decentguy]

hmm, it is a little hard to change your lifestyle. but once you get used to your new proper lifestyle its all gets good

[Elarra]

That's what my doctor said. He told me my active lifestyle is the reason why I only weigh 170 and have body fat % I do, but he said another 20 pounds and it'll start being a problem, so he said a healthy weight for me is 150. I don't think that will be too hard to achieve, I just lose focus too easily lol

[Decentguy]

thats not too hard to achieve, just keep yourself motivated so you won't loose focus. and also count your calories daily and find out how many calories you need to eat in 1 day and eat less calories in one day as compared to you need to eat calories in 1 day

[Elarra]

I lose focus because I have bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder so I can have black outs that last up to a week and not remember what I do, but usually it involves lots of empty pizza boxes and fast food wrappers. Then I get depressed and eat more and give up lol, but I moved back in with my parents so ordering out is a lot harder now. I think it'll work this time since I'm not living alone.

[Decentguy]

that is really fucked up, sorry to hear about that, i hope you get better soon, mental illness is the worst kind of illness. and in that case, when you get depressed and eat more, then dont worry about that soo much, if you feel better by eating more when you feel depressed then its good, but try to not eat soo much. hmm its highly possible it will work this time, but if it doesn't then dont give up and feel depressed, just get back up again and try again.

[Theodorable]

I like those microwave pot pies. I get two of them, about 700 calories

[Elarra]

That's like half my allotted calorie intake for the day lol

[Theodorable]

I really don't like to eat. It seems like the less I eat, the fatter I get. It's really weird. I have to force myself to eat a lot, if I don't eat enough, my body stores fat. I also drink lots of milk.

[Elarra]

It's probably starvation mode. My body does the opposite. The less I eat, the more weight I lose.

[Theodorable]

Yeah. Well, you've lost 20 and that's a big deal! Congrats on your success!

[Jxpxtxr]

I like cucumbers with hummus, also avocados, Greek yoghurt & anything chocolate :P

[John_Lion_84]

BEANS, and BEANS and BEANS BEANS BEANS. big ones, little ones, dark ones, the green, the white, all of them :D

[Elarra]

Beans actually make me vomit lol, no lie

[John_Lion_84]

:( I didn't mean to eat it just like that, mix it with salads or vegi beefs. Alright , you have fruits, and try just cooked chicken not griller, turkey, yoghurt, cooked egges, fish, vegi thai foods are awsome, coconut milk (you can even mix it with food) am a chef trust me :P. Try to avoid fats, sugar and red meat. (natural sugar works fine)

[Elarra]

What's wrong with red meat? Is it too heavy or something?

[John_Lion_84]

Red meat has high fat content. Nothing wrong with it but in case of health issues/diet the fat will make you struglle.

[Elarra]

Ah, okay, so stick with fish and chicken then

[John_Lion_84]

That's the spirit.

[Sephora_Addict]

It depends what workout I do that day. If it's leg day, I eat lean meat or chicken breast with salad. But if it's arm day with cardio I just eat something light like a broccoli and zucchini salad.

[Xfitchick]

Self made meshed lentils or falafel as protein supplement.

[Winter_Storm_Guy]

Walking 30-45 minutes a day for exercise and cut back on what i eat.

[anonman32]

A protein shake and cottage cheese.

[Elarra]

Cottage cheese... bleh... lol

[anonman32]

It tastes good with some cocoa powder though.

[Elarra]

Eh... maybe I'll try it... but I usually have plain greek yogurt because I like the texture better. Tastes like cream cheese.

[Flurr]

If you ate as much as I do you would burst, lol.

[Elarra]

I probably would lol, but what do you eat? I don't have to eat the quantity lol, just want some ideas. I can modify it for myself on my own.

[Flurr]

In the morning, a giant omelette. If it's during the day, I love salmon and chicken with basmati rice, steamed green and yellow beans, raw tomatoes or cucumbers with salt and pepper.

[Flurr]

And if I get stoned, then add a litre of chocolate milk to that, best experience in the world is drinking chocolate milk while high, lol.

[Elarra]

Oh my lord... lol, the omelette sounds like a good idea. I struggle with breakfast the most and often times don't eat in the morning, for several reasons. Too lazy to make it is the big one but I'm also never hungry.

[Flurr]

Haha if I don't eat when I get up then I feel sick. Like toast and oatmeal is good when I wake up, then after a workout I'd eat a omelette. It takes a lot of fuel to keep this body moving haha

[Elarra]

Not for me unfortunately. I can eat boiled egg whites at the most but otherwise, I don't do breakfast unless I work out first and do cardio. Otherwise it's just a struggle.

[Flurr]

I think I threw up in my mouth, boiled egg whites? You really like that? Boiled eggs are nasty to begin with but I have to eat an omelette or scrambled eggs so I don't taste the white lol

[Elarra]

My ex said the same thing. You guys are NUTS! Boiled eggs are the bomb. I could eat those every day for the rest of my life.

[Flurr]

Eeeeewwwww! I'd rather lick white dog shit lol. I'd take the chicken over the egg regardless of how it's made anyways. You know what's good, chicken and broccoli caserole, soooo good!

[Elarra]

Chicken goes good with almost any vegetable. It's like the holiest of meats lol

[Anonymous]

after a workout your muscles are more sensitive to insulin and insulin plays an important part of triggering other anabolic processes so I eat something with carbs and sugar.

[goaded]

Beer.

I'm not very fit, though.

[RainbowFanGirl]

I just eat a salad after I workout. :)

[starstruckk]

banana with peanut butter

[G-Daz]

I like pizza. Helps with the gains

[Melissa4]

Protein shake with fruits pieces on it.

[Saoirse_Nua]

I like a chicken salad

[HaveNoName]

Banana Milk Shake. :)

[YourFutureEx]

It should be pre-workout I guess.