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i would stick with milk. yes eating healthy is more expensive. dont be conned with all the marketing and fancy vitamins it triesto overload you with. all hype. best way to get these vitamins is by natural whole foods i.e veg, fruit... milk .. etc not to mention all the sugar it contains in the special k drink!!!

nutrition facts are a start but only half facts. i would also check what ingredients goes into the food... are there additives.. or other toxic chemicals in the food? i would not eat anything .. not knowing what exactly is in it.

yea only way you gonna weight i.e mass is hitting the gym. lift big and eat big. track your food.. i would start off with 3000cals and work up, if you are still not putting on weight, make is 3500 cals. and eat clean food. get into a lifting program like starting strength - mark rippetoe

hard to tell as you have no idea who goes in the food they serve. can you not prepare your own food each day and bring it into work?

knees should not be hurting. all down to bad form. seek professional advice/trainers till you get the form down.

dont buy the snacks in the first place...... is it your BF that gets the snacks or you? dont buy em, dont eat em.

in your eyes what makes you different from everyone else? you need smaller goals, a goal like looking like beyonce is not realistic. hence the food trackers / weight gauges here. realistic and small goals = longterm and achievable plans.

haters gonna hate. ignore the comments, they have no substance in your life.

of course not. water is the best thing to drink.

why are you talking about takeaways on a fitness/lifestyle site? you should know better.

erm make more food? Are you prepping food just for one meal? Make bigger proportions. If you know you wont have access to good clean food for x amount of meals.. then plan ahead. Make a big batch of vegs .... big batch of rice .. etc ... stick it all in tupperware and in the fridge

also no side effects with whey. check what other ingredients are in any brand of protein. dont believe in the scaremongering.

I get plain whey, has 1 ingredient = whey and mix it with water. obviously if you cant stomach that you can add fruit, blend and make a smoothie e.g bananas, mixed berries .. etc depending on if it fits in your with cals lots of recipes online

Full body if you are starting out

Preach on! Yea I agree with this. At least you know what exactly goes into your meals.

Great shout. Glad it helped =)

Ouch just read the ingredients to powerade zero. although it has zero 'sugar' per say, it has two types of artificial sweeteners: sucralose & acesulfame K http://www.medicinenet.com/artificial_sweeteners/page10.htm Sorry to say. anything artificial specially sugar/sweeteners , avoid like the plague. You're actually…

If it were me, I would take out the sugar, no idea why it needs 1/2 cup of sugar. Change the bacon to a leaner meat no raisins and have homemade mayo but then it's like a completely different meal hahaa ;)

Get him to watch "sugar: the bitter truth" - it's on youtube. Should open his eyes a bit ;) I've tried this many members of my family. They now take zero sugar in their beverages. The key is gradual change. If they say for example take 3-4 teaspoons of sugar in their drinks, give em 3 and a half and not tell them. they…

Disagree Blackthorn99 and I know you are only trying to help. P90X is for fat loss, he is trying to bulk. P90X will not help him. Quickest way for him to put some size on is lift big eating big (and clean food) and rest (at least 8hrs of sleep a day) Agree with MDWilliams, ab exercises only sculpt them not make them…

Take it you're an ectomorph. You can either gain weight from gaining fat or muscle. I take it you want to go via the latter route. I am in the same boat and i know what you are going thru. Diet alone will not help so I'm afraid you would have to hit the gym and hit the weights - to gain muscle in the right places. Key in…