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The Skinny Guy Diet

A few friends and neighbours have been asking me for advice on diet. Unfortunately I am not in a position to propose a diet that works for everyone. I have experimented with myself with a variety of diets during bulking and cutting phases. Some worked some failed. But in the end I am more knowledgeable than when I started, but I don't think I have the silver bullet. But more importantly I have information about diets that works for me. And may be more generally it may work for other skinny folks. So in today's post I just want to layout my eating habits in the hope that it might help other skinny guys out there.

To start off, I have most recently switched away from my 6 meals a day hogging to a more reasonable 3 meals a day with an optional snack. Gone are the days when I tried to stuff myself with food whether I was hungry or not. Those medium size meals every 3-4 hours were just not doing it for me. I always felt full and bloated. Was becoming more lethargic and was gaining a lot more fat than muscle. That was just not right. Then things changed.

The following is what I normally eat when I am trying to bulk up slowly. I will write another post on my eating habits during cutting phase. The general rule of thumb that I try to stick to is try and eat about 1 gm of protein per 1 pound of lean body mass. My weight is around 118 lbs with about 9% body fat. That means I am about 107 lbs lean mass. So I try and eat about 100 gms of protein a day. Simple.

That protein becomes 40% of my diet. Another 30-50% of carbohydrates and 10-30% of fat makes my meal complete. That is the rule of thumb I go with. Pretty much all my meals follow this ratio. And to give you an example, I eat 2 whole eggs and 2 egg whites for breakfast. That covers the protein and some fat part. Then I have a muffin or a banana walnut cake. No surprise here I hope that for skinny guys, some amount of simple carbs does not cause trouble and I feel that it is actually beneficiary than eating slow digesting carbs like oatmeal. That takes care of my carbs and fat. Here is one example --



Then for lunch it is mostly chicken or mutton may be with an egg or 2, with some white rice. Yes I do eat rice and as a skinny guy, white rice does not seem to cause any unnecessary fat gain and also keeps my glucose levels up. I have some fruits and vegetables too. Here are some examples --

 
 

Dinner is similar to my lunch except the quantity is a bit less. Some times if I feel hungry, I have a snack in the evening. The snack is usually just some nuts and milk. So there you have it. Hope it helps answer some questions about the skinny guy's diet :)

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