How's this 6 meal split sound?

[seraph]

first off, i'm trying to bulk up right now so any suggestions you guys have for that would be greatly appreciated. my schedule will be pretty busy, school & work 5 days/week. ok so here's what i drew up this afternoon:

6:00AM Meal #1: - 1 Glass of OJ
- 1/2 cup oatmeal (+ Raisins, & 1 scoop of Whey Protein)
- 1 Banana

8:15AM Meal #2: - Water
- Yogurt (Columbo, etc)
- Peanut Butter Sandwhich (on Whole Wheat)

10:45AM Meal #3: - Protein Shake

1:05PM Meal #4: - Grilled Chicken Breast + Rice/Veggies, OR 1/2c Pasta w/ Veggies (On Mon-Wed-Fri)
- Turkey Sandwhich on Whole Wheat, w/ 1 slice swiss (Mustard on bread), w/ a small amount of pretzels also (This would be on Tues/Thurs)
- 1 Piece of fruit

3:35PM Meal #5: - Small bag of baby Carrots + (Either/or) trail mix, Nature Valley Granola Bar, or a protein bar of some sort.

6:05PM Meal #6: - Grilled Chicken + Veggies + Baked Potato

*Protein Shake right before bed also


well that's what I came up w/ let me know what you think and as i said before i'm trying to bulk up so i ask you: will this suffice?

thanks guys!

[sooner_ed]

I'm not very educated on the bulking aspect. From what I've read here on the forum, if I'm understanding correctly, you should minimize your fruit intake. I see two pieces of fruit listed on your daily diet. I personally am a big fan of fruit. I eat two to four pieces of fruit each day, but then again, I'm not trying to bulk. Heck, the diet looks good to me, but you don't say when you lift. Between which meals do you lift?

[seraph]

sooner_ed

on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I will be working out right in between meal #1 and #2 (so from 7am-8am)

on Tuesday's and Thursday's I will be working out right before meal #3 so from 10am-11am


*i would also like to add that i drink roughly a gallon of water per day

and i will use Sunday as my cheat day

[sooner_ed]

Originally Posted by seraph

on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I will be working out right in between meal #1 and #2 (so from 7am-8am)

Depending on the intensity of your workout, you could have one full cup of oatmeal and be ok. It would give you plenty of carbs to fuel your workout. But I would switch meals after that. After the workout, I would have meals 3, then 4, then 2.

Originally Posted by seraph

on Tuesday's and Thursday's I will be working out right before meal #3 so from 10am-11am

On these days, I would have meal 2 first, then meal 1 (with one cup of oatmeal if you feel so inclined), then 3 and 4.

Originally Posted by seraph

i will use Sunday as my cheat day

What I found worked really well for me when I was losing my weight (and everyone is different...what you're doing is just fine) is I did not schedule a cheat day. On my rest day (which was Sundays) I still ate clean as long as I did not have any cravings. Not working out on that day meant I was not "cheating" and not having any activity to burn it off. I scheduled "cheat" days only when I started having cravings. My philosophy was why cheat if you didn't have to? Sure, I cheated and still do, but only when I have the cravings. Then I cheat on days when I'm still working out so I can burn it off.
But like I said, everyone is different and if scheduling a cheat day once a week for you works, then do it. At least you will be taking care of your cravings :