Originally Posted by TaekOne
ok, one thing, these will not be all i eat for the next few weeks/months. which is why i was saying they better have a decent shelf-life
and what
would you consider to be a 'healthy diet'? i actually eat 4x's a day. breakfast is either a banana or half a wheat bagel teamed w/ cereal. lunch is that sandwich deal, or unless my coworkers feel like going out somewhere else. before the gym i'll usually have a peanut butter sandwich w/ multigrain bread and another glass of milk (all my milk is 1%), and dinner is either like pasta, chicken stuff, or korean crap i make. i dont see how that would be considered unhealthy. i know i can improve, but time and money arent exactly luxuries i have. if anyone has any better, more effective ideas for a decent, pre-workout eat then im totally open to suggestions.
You seem really limited in your diet.
Peanut butter sandwich and glass of milk before gym. Yeah you get some protein and a little carbs, but are you starving your body for the workout? what I mean is not to stuff yourself but a constant healthy snacking through the day is a better eating plan than three big meals.
I am sure you know the easoning behind this, and if you are as serious as you say you are about working out you should already have this as part of your eating/workout regiment.
I am not putting you down I am telling you to reevaluate if you are actually doing al you can in order to maximize your workout results. Buying fruits and vegetables is not that expensive to do and to eat them is even easier...walk to fridge...grab fruit or vegetable...wash off and eat. No empty calories or unburnt carbs left in your system to bog it down later, natural sugars for energy which are much longer lasting than the aded sugars contained in a bar such as Clif...overal a much much better choice. The only thing it lacks is a percieved conveniece factor that is marketed to you.