My Diet...Help!

[s-4-jesse]

Heres my diet, im 5'7 and i currently weigh 152 with little body fat...Ill try to decribe my body type as good as possible, i gain weight very easily if i dont eat right, but i lose it very easily as well....as far as gaining muscle, id say im lacking a little....thats why im doing this diet, i actually got this diet from the new march issue of muscle and fitness, but i kinda switched it around cause i started notitcing that i was gaining fat so i cut the carbs a little....ill post the original diet i was doing and then ill post how i arranged it and i wanna see what you guys think....im new to body building and ive been training for 2 weeks now so i figured i would start eating the right way....my goals are to lean mass....here we go

ORIGINAL DIET FROM M&F

Breakfast: (8:00am)
3 egg whites
3 whole eggs
1 banana
1 cup of oatmeal

Mid-Morning: (10:00am)
8 oz. low-fat cottage cheese
1 slice whole-wheat bread
2 tbsp. natural peanut butter

Lunch: (12:00pm)
5 oz. canned chicken breast
1 whole-wheat pita
1/2 cup of peas

Pre-Workout: (2:00pm)
1 Scoop whey protein w/ water
1 cup strawberries (or half of a banana)
2 slices whole-wheat bread
1 tbsp peanut butter

Post-Workout: (4:00pm)
2 scoops whey protein w/ water
2 slices of whole-wheat bread
1 tbsp peanut butter

Dinner: (6:00pm) or sometimes later
6 oz. chicken breast
2 sweet potatoes
1 can of green beans

Before Bed: (11:00pm-12:00am)
12 oz. low-fat cottage cheese
1 cup of oatmeal

*Doing this diet i posted above i was gaining fat so i changed a couple things and i just started this diet below which is almost the samething but i changed little things which i think might be the corrections on why im gaining fat, i posted to see what yopu guys think, im not experienced so i would like some feedback*

NEW DIET

Breakfast: (8:00am)
3 egg whites
3 whole eggs
1 banana
1 cup of oatmeal

Mid-Morning: (10:00am)
8 oz. low-fat cottage cheese
2 tbsp. natural peanut butter

Lunch: (12:00pm)
5 oz. canned chicken breast
1/2 cup of peas

Pre-Workout: (2:00pm)
1 Scoop whey protein w/ water
1/2 banana
1 slice whole-wheat bread
1 tbsp peanut butter

Post-Workout: (4:00pm)
2 scoops whey protein w/ water
1 slice whole-wheat bread
1 tbsp peanut butter

Dinner: (6:00pm) or sometimes later
6 oz. chicken breast
1 sweet potato
1 can of green beans

Before Bed: (11:00pm-12:00am)
12 oz. low-fat cottage cheese


Well tell me what you guys think, thanx for the replies!

 

[Suareezay]

1. you dont need 7 meals. you dont need a whole lot of cals to grow, you can easily get it down to 5 or 6 meals.
2. no PB postworkout
3. more carbs pwo

you got a decent handling on what to eat and when, so you cant mess things up too bad. Make sure to get in about 2800 or so calories, 1-1.5g protein/lb of lean weight (200g ballpark) and make the rest of the cals up with good carbs and fats, and you will be golden.

 

[s-4-jesse]

Thnks alot for replying, so i am doing good then ?....i figured the 1st diet i was doing was to many carbs, i figured sonce i am a small guy i didnt need to eat that much....well ill be doing the second diet i posted and ill cancel the peanut butter post-workout and add carbs pre-workout but what carb should i add ?...also, is to sweet potatos to much for dinner, i dont know i just thought that it was alot fo carbs for that time of the day....why exactky do you need carbs that late ?

 

[Suareezay]

carbs for pre workout:
typical low gi carb like oatmeal, brown rice, sweet potato
and a fruit

whether or not youre eating too many carbs for dinner depends on a lot. Did you just train, how many carbs did you eat throughout the day, how much fat/protein, etc.

but in your case, no, since you train a couple hours before that meal, youll need the carbs.

 

[s-4-jesse]

why would i need carbs post-workout and and for dinner? what purpose do the carbs serve ? thanks

 

[s-4-jesse]

also which are the most important meals

 

[s-4-jesse]

nobody ?