Portion Clueless HELP!

skinpopliciousxo
skinpopliciousxo Posts: 5 Member
edited November 2024 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
Hi all, so I’ve only just started my weight gain/bulking/muscle gain journey. I know what to eat, but I’m completely clueless when it comes to portion sizes when it comes to meals and snacks. I’ve added tonight’s dinner as an example. Too much, too little, just right? Little background info I’m Ectomorph, I’m 35, I’ve had 3 kids, I’m 5’6 and weight 50.1 kgs. My goal is 60-65kg I’m training legs/butt, chest/back, and arms/abs 3 days a week, cardio 2 days a week and Pilates on my off/rest days. Portions is what I’m really struggling with. Thanks in advance

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  • Tic78
    Tic78 Posts: 232 Member
    Get a food scale, £5 in Asda. Weigh everything and make sure your hitting your calorie goals for a bulk and macro split. Make the portions the size to fit in with your goals.

    Good luck
  • skinpopliciousxo
    skinpopliciousxo Posts: 5 Member
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  • skinpopliciousxo
    skinpopliciousxo Posts: 5 Member
    Mines the meal on the right it was garlic prawns, paleo battered fish, roast potatoes and steamed veggies and rice
  • Kathryn247
    Kathryn247 Posts: 570 Member
    A "portion" is whatever you want it to be. Weigh (in grams) and log each ingredient separately. Everything should be weighed before cooking, especially something like rice because you don't know how much water it absorbs during cooking. Looks yummy, btw!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Not sure what the pictures are showing?

    If you're hitting your protein and fat minimums you're fine, portions are however much you need to hit your calories and macros over the week.
  • Tic78
    Tic78 Posts: 232 Member
    Looks really tasty
  • skinpopliciousxo
    skinpopliciousxo Posts: 5 Member
    Kathryn247 wrote: »
    A "portion" is whatever you want it to be. Weigh (in grams) and log each ingredient separately. Everything should be weighed before cooking, especially something like rice because you don't know how much water it absorbs during cooking. Looks yummy, btw!

  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    skinpopliciousxo wrote: »
    Mines the meal on the right it was garlic prawns, paleo battered fish, roast potatoes and steamed veggies and rice

    Thats great.... What you eat at one meal isn't as important as how many calories you eat over the course of a day (or week) when you're aiming for a particular goal. Even in a deficit my meal generally require a serving bowl to fit the quantity I eat.... But I choose a lot of foods that aren't calorie dense because I like volume.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Weigh and all your food on here and adjust if you are not hitting your goal. You will eventually get used to eating more and adding more calorie dense items to bring the calorie count up.

    If you need any ideas this thread is a great help

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10326769/are-you-a-hard-gainer-please-read/p1
  • skinpopliciousxo
    skinpopliciousxo Posts: 5 Member
    Thanks guys I really appreciate it
  • Keto_Vampire
    Keto_Vampire Posts: 1,670 Member
    I like sticking to pre packaged food, memorize the macros, do a bit of mental math based on what I feel like eating and hit roughly the same macros each day give or take. Takes planning in advance and some number crunching, but this method is solid as long as you remain consistent and don't go too crazy with excess variety.
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