Hello, I'm 32 years old, 5''7 and 208 lbs. I am looking for a cost-effective food list for dieting / maintaining a regimen. However, I've spent hours and hours in a grocery store getting stressed out over what to buy, what to avoid, etc.
If I were to have a goal, I'd say my goal for weight is 175 lbs somewhere in that area. I don't know what my goal for building muscle would be, but I'd like build up strength and tone my body.
What I'm looking for basically is:
1900 grams of Calories a day -> 13,300 Calories a week.
80 grams of Carbs a day -> 560 Carbs a week.
208 grams of Protein a day -> 1,456 grams of protein a week.
84 grams of fat a day -> 588 grams of fat a week.
What foods do I buy and how much? I'm just looking to get an idea, so I can get the most bang for my buck.
I do drink 2 servings of Nitro Tech Whey Gold Protein Powder every day.
So per day, with the Nitro Tech alone, I'm getting a definite:
240 calories
4 grams of carbs
48 grams of protein
4 grams of fat
I do work out at a gym at least 3 days or 9 hours a week. Each day I'm at the gym, I run 1 mile at 5mph on a treadmil; I stretch my arms, legs, neck, and body for a half hour, and I spend 90 minutes using all of the different machines as heavy as I can do(3 sets of 10 til I'm breaking a sweat) and I spend 15 minutes in a whirl pool and 15 minutes in a steam room.
I eat additional foods like broc****, carrots, blueberries, etc where I can, but money is very tight. I may be too far under the bar to be able to use the gym effectively and I'm worried that I may be either wasting my time going to the gym or what I am getting is so miniscule that I'm better not going to the gym and just loose weight, eating right(healthy foods where possible).
I live with my cousin and his fiancee and they buy pizza almost every other day, or they make pasta on certain days, or order chinese food, or fast food, etc. I will always eat very small portions of food, I grab a small plate of food and eat that then I'm done, because I know its not that great for me. Example, they order pizza, I may eat 1 slice of pizza and that's it. There are times where I just don't eat dinner, whatever they order. Occasionally, sometimes, the hunger takes over and I give in and eat a little bit more than I should. (2 small plates, lol)
I get $192 in food stamps a month. That's just less than $50 a week or just over $38 a week. The rest of the time I'm stuck eating what little portions I think are okay to eat, my whole family is eating all the unhealthy stuff, etc.
I know that I'm probably at a dead end here. I wish that I could find a job, so I haven't been able to find work in 11 years. :/
Lol, I try explaining things to my family and they say go on a forum and ask what to buy. They do their own grocery shopping. So for eating healthy, I'm pretty much on my own, lol.
The only other thing I can think is to go with Soylent, get the powder pouches.
With the Cocoa Soylent 1.9
1 pouch per day = 2000 calories, 205 grams of carbs, 100 grams of protein, 100 grams of fat.
With the Original Soylent 1.8
1 pouch per day = 2000 calories, 195 grams of carbs, 100 grams of protein, 100 grams of fat.
I could then either remove the Nitro Tech ($60) completely and just eat granola, fruit, vegetables, yogurt, cheese, etc. or use the Nitro Tech and get the 200-ish grams of protein I need per day.
If I got the Soylent, I'd most likely buy the 4 pouches for $243 with subscription.
Thanks in advance for any insight or advice.
Edit: I just found Rosa Labs / Soylent does not except EBT. Great. There goes that.
If I were to have a goal, I'd say my goal for weight is 175 lbs somewhere in that area. I don't know what my goal for building muscle would be, but I'd like build up strength and tone my body.
What I'm looking for basically is:
1900 grams of Calories a day -> 13,300 Calories a week.
80 grams of Carbs a day -> 560 Carbs a week.
208 grams of Protein a day -> 1,456 grams of protein a week.
84 grams of fat a day -> 588 grams of fat a week.
What foods do I buy and how much? I'm just looking to get an idea, so I can get the most bang for my buck.
I do drink 2 servings of Nitro Tech Whey Gold Protein Powder every day.
So per day, with the Nitro Tech alone, I'm getting a definite:
240 calories
4 grams of carbs
48 grams of protein
4 grams of fat
I do work out at a gym at least 3 days or 9 hours a week. Each day I'm at the gym, I run 1 mile at 5mph on a treadmil; I stretch my arms, legs, neck, and body for a half hour, and I spend 90 minutes using all of the different machines as heavy as I can do(3 sets of 10 til I'm breaking a sweat) and I spend 15 minutes in a whirl pool and 15 minutes in a steam room.
I eat additional foods like broc****, carrots, blueberries, etc where I can, but money is very tight. I may be too far under the bar to be able to use the gym effectively and I'm worried that I may be either wasting my time going to the gym or what I am getting is so miniscule that I'm better not going to the gym and just loose weight, eating right(healthy foods where possible).
I live with my cousin and his fiancee and they buy pizza almost every other day, or they make pasta on certain days, or order chinese food, or fast food, etc. I will always eat very small portions of food, I grab a small plate of food and eat that then I'm done, because I know its not that great for me. Example, they order pizza, I may eat 1 slice of pizza and that's it. There are times where I just don't eat dinner, whatever they order. Occasionally, sometimes, the hunger takes over and I give in and eat a little bit more than I should. (2 small plates, lol)
I get $192 in food stamps a month. That's just less than $50 a week or just over $38 a week. The rest of the time I'm stuck eating what little portions I think are okay to eat, my whole family is eating all the unhealthy stuff, etc.
I know that I'm probably at a dead end here. I wish that I could find a job, so I haven't been able to find work in 11 years. :/
Lol, I try explaining things to my family and they say go on a forum and ask what to buy. They do their own grocery shopping. So for eating healthy, I'm pretty much on my own, lol.
The only other thing I can think is to go with Soylent, get the powder pouches.
With the Cocoa Soylent 1.9
1 pouch per day = 2000 calories, 205 grams of carbs, 100 grams of protein, 100 grams of fat.
With the Original Soylent 1.8
1 pouch per day = 2000 calories, 195 grams of carbs, 100 grams of protein, 100 grams of fat.
I could then either remove the Nitro Tech ($60) completely and just eat granola, fruit, vegetables, yogurt, cheese, etc. or use the Nitro Tech and get the 200-ish grams of protein I need per day.
If I got the Soylent, I'd most likely buy the 4 pouches for $243 with subscription.
Thanks in advance for any insight or advice.
Edit: I just found Rosa Labs / Soylent does not except EBT. Great. There goes that.
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