Help with a diet plan

jaradthiele · March 2016

Hello I am a 33-year-old male I am 5 foot 11 I'm about 285 pounds I work a rotating shift where I work some mornings afternoons and overnights and I have a week where I am on call. I need to come up with the diet plan that is easy for me to have some meals ready to go where it's going to help me lose fat and also help me gain some mass I started doing some looking around here on the forms and I was just at the go with a strong lift 5×5 plan so I think that's what I'm going to try out plus I'll do maybe 15-20 minutes of cardio (stationary bike or something) just to get started each of those three days so does anybody have a diet plan that I could follow along with Easley. I get so confused with all the different plans and how many calories and what I should be taking in for macros what's OK to eat what's not OK to eat etc. it just seems like it's all too much when you start reading in there so many different options of different directions you can go somebody point me in the right direction and give me a little help?

Alyssa_Is_LosingIt · March 2016

Hi, start here:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1399829/step-by-step-guide-to-losing-weight-with-myfitnesspal

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p1

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1296011/calorie-counting-101/p1

KatherinePM · March 2016

Michelle Bridges 12wbt?? Or if I had enough money I'd just do lite and easy because you don't have to cook and they provide all of your food and count calories for you.

pebble4321 · March 2016

I know it can seem overwhelming, but it really doesn't have to be hard.
Don't get caught up in what you are or are not allowed to eat, that will send you crazy in no time, just get started where you are:

- Log everything you are eating, and try to keep the quantities within the calories that MFP gives you.
- If you exercise, you get to eat a bit more.
- Generally it's a good idea to add more fruit and veg. That can be a good way to fill up your plate and your stomach with stuff that isn't super high calorie and gives you some good nutrition.
- Experiment with different foods/recipes that make you feel good - there are lots of things you can prepare or cook ahead of time so you are ready to eat when you need to, to fit in with your shift work.
- Then keep on doing this over and over again.

Help with a diet plan

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