Can someone help me analyze my diet/weight gain?

Question

I have been gaining a lot of weight lately, and from a diet standpoint I need to know what I'm doing wrong. My personal trainer I had last year told me I needed to eat more frequently throughout the day, but eat smaller portions...and that I should concentrate on proteins and whole grain carbs. Here is what I typically do during the work week.
4 am (start of my work day) - 1 Special K Cereal bar and 1 Peanut Butter Granola Bar.
6 am - Banana
8 am - Snack on plain pork rinds (no carbs)
10 am - 1 string cheese
11 am - Peanut butter and jelly sanwhich on whole grain bread, 1 sugar free pudding, 1 non-fat yogurt, 1 string cheese.
Dinner can vary...sometimes it's healthy like grilled chicken and peas, but tonight it was Wendy's out of conveinence.
I was down to 218lbs only a few months ago, and now I'm pushing 240 and I keep going up....I no longer have a trainer, and I'm only working out about twice a week. Besides increasing the exercise...is there something wrong with my diet?

Answer 1

I dont see any fruits in and veggies in your diet, which you should have loads of. Don't eat Special K Cereal bars or any other bars because they are either loaded with sugar, carbs, and calories. Pork rinds?! Dont eat it. Watch your sugar intake. Peanut butter and jelly usually has a lot of sugar and calories. Try a slice of turkey with fat free mayo, scrambled egg whites, throw in a piece of tomato or lettue and whole wheat toast.

Force yourself to drink plenty of water. Usually hunger is a sign of dehydration so drink plenty of water and stay away from soda and any other beverage that is loaded with sugar. If you are still hungry, I suggest eating watermelon. It is made up of a lot of water and should get you full.

Increase your workout to 3-4 times a week and if you can, work out in the morning before you go to work that way its easier to burn off more calories. If you workout during the day or after work, you're just basically working off what you just ate. Also, during your lunch hour go for a stroll outside then have a light lunch. Some exercise everyday is better than 2x a week workout

Answer 2

Food diaries are great- I also use one, but I find it easier to track calories to get a better sense of where I stand. Sounds like your day is a long one! Here's a guesstimate of your calories:
150+180 = 330 cereal bar and granola bar
100 banana
? pork rinds, no idea
80 string chees
400 calories PB &J sandwich
45 pudding
50 yougurt
80 cheese
this is 1100 calories approx, plus the Wendy's which could easily push you close to 1700 calories per day- without even eating all that much. I think you need to re-think salads and fruits and some of the extras like the string cheese and pudding.

Answer 3

get rid of the string cheese, jelly, pork ribs. Make sure your peanut butter is natural or organic, if it has hydrogenated oils on the ingredient label...buy a new peanut butter.
Eat a better breakfast. Eat some pancakes with skim milk. If you don't have time to cook in the morning....then cook them at night use your microwave. And use the granola bars for in between foods.
No WENDY's (unless it's a salad)

Answer 4

Check out the Volumetrics diet. Right now it is rated the number 1 diet. What you do is eat as much as you want, but you eat foods with high amounts of water in them. So for dinner-- eat a giant salad with lots of spinach, carrots, cucumber, etc. Breakfast-- eat as many apples or fruits as you want. The reason this diet works is because you're not starving yourself. So basically you fill up on low calorie food.

example: 1 pound of spinach fills you up just as much as 1 pound of cake. But which is healthier?

Make sure to write down your plan, and NO MORE WENDY'S!!!! I'm glad you're trying to lose weight. Good luck! And KEEEEP ACTIVE!!!!! At least 4 times a week.

Answer 5

Although you're only eating a little bit at a time, that still seems like a lot to me. Maybe you should focus on eating when you feel hungry, rather than based on a strict schedule. Best of luck! Remember that all body types are beautiful with a healthful diet and frequent exercise.

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Answer 7

cut out the granola and cereal bars, too high of calories for such a small amount of food, eat more veggies and salads,eat more proteins and choose low fat items, change the bananas for apples drink lots of water too many calories in sodas or juices