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wassup peeps iam trying to get back to my lowest fighting weight and ripped whilst maintaining energy
but i always hear that u should eat 5 times a day would love to know what other fighters have as healthy small meals

1. Protein shake, apple, 30g brazil nuts.
2. Tablespoon peanut butter.
3. Meal replacement shake.
4. tin of tuna and 2 slices wholemeal bread, light mayo.
5. 4 poached eggs on 2 wholemeal toast.

Just aim for a proper breakfast including protein and oats if you can. A decent lunch of wholemeal bread and turkey etc. And another good dinner of rice and beef or potatos, pasta whatever just include protein in meat or fish. Then in between each meal have a snack.

What about this...

0600 - 100g oats, 2 scoops protein.
0900 - apple, 30g brazil nuts.
1200 - uncle bens rice pouch, tin tuna, mayo.
1500 - 2 slices wholemeal bread, peanut butter.
1800 - potato, steak, green veg.
2100 - protein shake.

Dude with the right training and variations of that diet you would be awesome!

By the way thats:

2180calories, 180g protein, 230g carbs, 60g fat.

You may need to up the portions a bit if you are too hungry mate. Depends what you weigh.

wow thanks man will definetley use alot of that just another couple of quick questions cos i struggle abit at the weight protein shakes or bars ???
and were do i get brazil nuts ?
oh and how much fruit is too much and which fruits are the sugery fruits ??
thanks a bunch for your advice

Hi mate sorry about the delay. I was having twins! Protein shakes are generally carb free and so are not to be looked at as weight gainers, merely as food. Like a convenient chicken breast. I like total protein from myprotein.co.uk but there are many i'd recommend. Bars are convenient too but if dieting not best on a daily basis. Brazil nuts are in every supermarket where the dried fruit and unsalted nuts are. Fruit is all good before 6pm. Fructose is a simple sugar. But whereas other simple sugars are absorbed quickly spiking insulin and encouraging fat gain (except after training), Fructose can only be processed by the liver so it doesn't spike insulin and therefore the simplicity becomes complex and they're excellent. Oranges, apples, bananas, plums and berries are best for me. Avoid melon as that IS simple for some reason. Anything else. Hope it helps mate.