Help With Raisins
 

How do I eat large quantities of them without hating myself?

if you have cereal for breakfast you could mix them with that, its what I do

That seems good, since I am trying to eat them for the carbs, so the cereal will help too. Any suggestions on eating them throughout the day?

throughout the day I'd just keep them with me and have a handful every now and then with nuts/other snacks. They're such a small snack that you could supplement them with a meal or just experiment and mix it in with something you already enjoy.

Me personally, i'd go for the nuts + raisins combo

dried raisins are good
theirs raisin bread too which is good
If u dont like em put something on it

Figure out why you hate yourself then do something about it. Do yo really hate yourself cause you eat a bunch of em?

Raisins + Plain Greek Yogurt + Granola + Honey. Good stuff for breakfast or a snack.

I prefer dried cranberries over raisins.

came to say that

I actually find raisins to be unpleasant when eaten alone, but I can eat them all day in cereal

I agree, but raisins have 10 g more carbs per serving.

yes. raisins hurt me.

gonna try that, I really like granola and honey.

wait so youre packing on the carbs, not cutting carbs? Because I know how to load on the cards without this raisin crap.

Sounds like someones on a bulking diet.
If you don't like raisins, don't eat raisins.
Just eat heaps of chicken, pasta, bread and ceaser salads. They all pack on the carbs, and then have a meal replacement shake/snack inbetween your 3 main meals.
Also drink alot of milk

I'm actually trying to beef up a bit myself, and I can tell you that this definitely works.

But really, the biggest factors are how often you eat, and how much. Potatoes are really good for that too.


Raisins aren't going to do jack for you, and I don't know who's telling you that. lol

I ate raisins for lunch yesterday and cranberries hmmm

It wasn't very good

Never heard of anyone eating raisins on a diet...

Honestly don't see the benifits of eating raisins, might as well eat normal, undried fruit.

You would be correct. I usually have 4 peanutbutter/banana/honey sandwichs for lunch so bread is already a part of my diet, and If I am at home I throw in some milk (I drink a ton of milk anyway).

Raisins have 70g of carbs per 1/2 cup. Thats about 10 - 30 g more compared to some other fruits.

I have 4 meals a day. I wanted to do raisins because I already feel like I eat too much meal wise, and wanted more in between.


Just to clarify, I'm not having trouble with my bulk, I am gaining just fine, I just think it would be good to have more carbs in my diet, and raisins look like the best option when it comes to snack food.

But eating regular fruit is much more refreshing than eating dried rabbit poop.

Pasta, Potatoes, and Peanut Butter would probably be your best bet.

Help With Raisins
 

Eating them for carbs? Not the greatest source of carbs.

If you want to gain, lift heavy weights.

A good diet has to be part of that or your body will have very little to use.

Yeah but it doesn't have to be some crazy planned out diet. Lift heavy and you will get more hungry. Eat when you're hungry. It's as simple as that

idk if you just didn't see the rest of my post, but snack foods. I already eat peanut butter and pasta or potatoes is almost a meal. I'm looking for stuff to eat as a quick snack at work or on the bus.

The only workouts that make me hungry are cardio, I don't think I have ever gotten hungry from strength training, but I always have a protein shake and lunchables after I lift so I guess I wouldn't know.

You can lift until your arms fall off but you will make barely any progress if you don't pack on carbs and eat nonstop. There is a reason why body builders/heavy weight lifters who already have huge muscles still eat 6 meals a day when they are training. If it was as simple as just lifting heavier weights they wouldn't do that

Help With Raisins
 

If you're not hungry after it's probably because you weren't really strength training. Lol! Also, protein shakes are a waste of money.

I just did a chest workout, no cardio and I'm starving. But I'm benching 315lbs so I'm burning a lot more calories. Honestly it's all about calories in vs calories out, it's simple.

You literally argue with the dumbest things on every thread.

Stop trying to give people lessons on weight lifting and criticising their choice of diet they've all done their research and know what to do and what not to do,

Anyways, not sure if you have it where you live but there's a cereal here called Raisin Brand which already mixes raisins in the cereal which might help you out if you ever want to have a quick bowl or so to snack on.

Looking at it as calories in calories out is a pretty basic way of thinking about it. Not going to go into it myself because I'll bonk up the explanation, so I'll link you a website that does a better job explaining it.

This whole 6 meal thing is not true.. You don't know what you're talking about. You probably heard that on a commercial watching the lifetime channel. Then came here and regurgitated it. Why 6? Why not 7 or 8 or 4. It's all about calories in vs calories out. I could eat 1 meal a day and still gain weight if I wanted.

Look up Hugh Jackman diet. This guy would do a 16 hour fast everyday and still gained weight.

Okay, so you actually have no idea what you are talking about, get out of my thread lol.

Yeah that sites pretty much true. But I don't think the average person needs to be concerned to much with all that because I'm pretty sure they're not training that hard to where they have to pay attention to recovery time.

Me personally I do a blend of creatine and glutamine. Then I eat veggies and protein, and get more results then most people in the gym. But I'm not counting calories all day. I just listen to the body and eat when I'm hungry.

Pac is right about protein shakes mostly being garbage, though. Normal meals are a lot better for you overall, because your body needs a lot of different kinds of nutrients. Just eat as much as you can handle each day, because regardless of what kind of exercise you're doing, you're still burning calories.

And yeah, 'calories in / calories out' is a great way to look at it. In order to gain weight, you need to be taking in more calories than you burn, and for losing it, you do just the opposite.

I tend to burn calories very fast, so it has been challenging to try and eat more often each day. But in addition to that, I also try to take a multivitamin once a day as well, to cover any nutrients my body may be missing out on. (Centrum in particular, because it covers a lot of vitamins and minerals you should be getting daily.) Your body can only absorb so much in terms of vitamins and minerals each day, and the rest of what it doesn't need gets excreted through body waste.

That's why protein shakes kind of suck. You can keep drinking them as much as you want, but a lot of it will almost immediately go right back out of your body without being used.
I can't imagine this without laughing. I just think of a sweaty and exhausted Arnold Schwarzenegger hunched over a tiny Lunchables pizza after his workout.


Also, on an unrelated note, I would highly recommend one or two cups of coffee before exercising or lifting. It might make you sweat a little bit more, but I've found myself able to endure a little more punishment when I'm under the effects of a caffeine rush. I don't know if there's any merit behind that, but some people suggest it.

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that's how I do/did it, after almost every workout/training I get hungry, and I'm pretty "buff", or whatever you'd call it. Ever heard about "low-carb"? Carb isn't really needed at all. Just eat what you want, whenever you want, that'll work for you, you don't have to watch what you eat if you didn't work out for a good 6-8 months to be honest, it does not matter THAT much.

All raisins are dried.

LMFAO calling BS on that 315 bench

Protein shakes are supplements, as long as your diet is mainly whole meals then having a protein shake to make sure you're hitting your macros is fine.

Like Admiral said, protein shakes are a supplement. It is much easier and financially possible to get all your protein in that way. If you are planning your diet and getting all the other macros your body needs it doesn't matter where you got all of them, it matters that you consumed them throughout the day.

Weightlifting is not going to burn a significant enough amount of calories for it to be a problem. If I were to go run 2 miles it would barely burn a few hundred calories, and cardio is a much more efficient way to burn calories than strength training. If I have a few hundred calories over my goal for the day I'm gonna be fine.

I prefer the sandwiches :)

Exactly!

Well if someone is trying to gain weight with lunchables and raisins, they've done a pretty bad job at researching…

Yeah except a lot of my friends are trainers, some of them have won body competitions, and have encouraged me to compete, because I know what i'm doing and can get results fast, but I dont know what i'm talking about LOL. keep eating your raisins.

Exactly!

Well if someone is trying to gain weight with lunchables and raisins, they've done a pretty bad job at researching…

Yeah except a lot of my friends are trainers, some of them have won body competitions, and have encouraged me to compete, because I know what i'm doing and can get results fast, but I dont know what i'm talking about LOL. keep eating your raisins.

Wrong. You really dont know what you are talking about. Intervals burns calories the quickest if someone is on a time schedule. But weightlifting can burn a ton of calories.

To prove my point.. Look up strongman competioins. All they do is lift heavy, and they have to eat tons of calories. Robert Oberst who competes says he eats up to 20000 calories a day. He doesn't do cardio, hes not gaining weight, he is maintaing his weight, and his only exercise is lifting heavy. So you should do your research before you call someone dumb, because you make yourself look that way when you get proven wrong..

It is a supplement, and regular foods are always going to be better then taking supplements. Taking shakes all the time is going to be hard on your kidneys and liver. Its really not worth it.

And I like that you think its bs, that means you're amazed by my strength, so thanks. :D if you would like to know i can also deadlift 405lbs, leg press 900lbs, I do pullups with weights chained to me, and dips with about 180lbs chained to me.

Not gonna quote because it will turn this page into a novel, and tbh im too lazy to pick apart what you've posted @Pac

Firstly, yeah you're right about the weightlifting = burning calories, it is a highly intense sport that, like any other sport really, will burn an immense amount of calories hence why weight/powerlifters have to eat so much. Though Oberst is a 6'8 400lb+ top level competitor, and tbh you can never be too certain how much competitors at his level truly eat cuz of 'coach secrets' and all that jazz, but yeah you're hitting the rule of thumb about calories.

About your lifts, how old are you? If I assume you're 18 and have been training properly for idk, 3 - 4 years, I still genuinely find it difficult to believe you're benching 315, I mean if you are then please post a vid and make me stfu, i'll even rep you for it.

Regardless, u do seem like you know what you're talking about though, I won't disagree with your opinions and spite u for it

Thanks.

And actually I think I might have a video. When I started reaching these PRs back in January, I snuck my gopro into the gym to record (my gym has a no camera policy) I'll look through my video footage and see if I can find it. I have a lot of video footage to go through, because I was recently in Oahu for a few weeks, and recorded everyday.

video or riot

Even without doing any kind of cardio exercise or lifting, most people burn around 1,500+ calories a day. Your body burns calories just regulating your body temperature. You also burn calories by just walking or chewing food. Lifting is an exercise just like cardio exercises are, and it can burn a significant amount depending on the intensity or duration of your exercises.

Remember in grade school, when they teach you about FIT? Frequency, Intensity, and Time determine how much you burn. There have been numerous occasions where I've gotten done with up to an hour of lifting, and I'm pretty much shaking with hunger.

Okay this is horribly off topic now. I don't really care for any of your dietary advice, I've talked to my counselor to help plan my diet, and what I am doing is working great for me and I am gaining weight steadily for my bulk. So unless you have a good snack food with a ton of carbs to eat or something good to mix with raisins, stop.

If you want to post vids of yourself benching go ahead, somewhere else, there's like another thread somewhere specifically for working out.

Exactly. Carbs aren't really needed, but if you dont want to be constipated you better have some fiber in your life LOL

Exactly! You know what you are talking about.

The guy that said he did weight training and was never hungry, I guarantee doesn't really work out. Sparring on graal classic doesn't count as weight training…

LOL why are you asking your counselor, and not a professional in the matter like a doctor or a nutritionist or at least a certified personal trainer. Your School counselor gave you the diet plan of raisins? LOL

You got me bro. I came on the forums asking for fitness advice, even though I never work out or anything. Ever considered being a detective?

1. He is a professional?... Do you not know what counselor means?
2. Where did I say school counselor? Please, for the love of god tell me where I said school counselor.

Seriously, you have done literally nothing in this thread but throw it off topic. Have you even bothered reading my posts?

I'm not trying to be a jerk.. it just doesn't make sense to want to eat tons of raisins to gain weight. Eating tons of raisins is going to do the same thing as if you ate a bunch of prunes. You're going to get diarrhea before u see any weight gains.

Yea, still not reading my posts I guess. Where did I say that I plan to start bulking by eating raisins? What I did say is that I have been bulking for a few months, that its going well, and would still like to have more carbs in my diet via snacks throughout the day, and that so far raisins look like a good option.

But no, its cool. I actually only eat raisins.

pacman's either a troll or an idiot (really hard to tell) who thinks he's intelligent, it's best to ignore him.

Same

thanks

I'm an idiot? I've given you nothing but facts. Whether you disagree with it or not is fine with me but, name calling calling shows your intelligence. It's okay to disagree with people, but when you get all emotional about it, well that shows your maturity level also. You're acting like that "you" guy from the other thread who didn't get the exact answer he wanted so he starts going off on everyone. Have some respect man. Especially when people are only trying to help you.

dip them in either nutella or nutella, eat them over nutella, or eat nutella.

(disclaimer: a serving of nutella has as much sugar as a 3musketeers bar, don't eat nutella)