Hi guys, I know you probably get like 50 threads similar to

A friend of mine who works out a lot and is quite buffed has set up a eating chart that I should follow, it looks something like 2 ounces of oatmeal and half an apple for breakfast, 4 ounces of cottage cheese or white yoghurt between breakfast and lunch, for lunch 200g (that's like 6,5 ounces, almost 7, idk) of each lean meat and non starch vegetables

again 4 ounces of the white stuff and for dinner same thing as for lunch. This I should eat Monday - Friday, on Saturdays similar stuff however instead of non-starch vegetables I should eat shit like rice and potatoes with the meat and on Sunday I can eat anything I want.
It should be something like them carb waves or whatever the fuck it's called and it should boost my metabolism according to him and it should also confuse the body to burn fat faster during the week (Mo We Fri are workout days) and since there are carbs involved in the weekend, it shouldn't get used to this regime long-term or something, I'm not sure. Here are two things: I simply can't eat that much food in a single day, that is just way too much. I'm not worried about calories, I simply don't have the apetite to eat this much shit, I have a stressful job and there is simply no way I could stomach this volume and amount of food daily. What would you advise me, is this something I can adjust somehow, do you agree with this diet, do you have a better recommendation for me?

And second question is, since the following two months are more important to me than the long-term stuff, do you know about a different diet that I could switch to in order to "make my figure smaller" ASAP (=two months tops) and afterwards I would switch to a more long-term friendly diet?

Please note that I'm willing to excercise as hard and as often as you recommend and I can also eat the way you say, I have no issues with keeping up with shit when I make my mind.
Thank you in advance and sorry for the long post.

>>40068619

If you really can't eat more, drink your calories. But really, just eat small portions multiple times a day to get used to eating. It just takes time.

>>40068672
you mean like smoothies?

Increase calories slowly, and you'll get used to it.

Start at maintenance for kcal for one week. Then add 100 kcal each day the next week. Then another 100. After a few weeks you'll be eating a surplus without much issue. It's tough to go from a small eater to bulking so go slow.

>>40069183
Hi, thanks for the reply, however I don't want to be bulking, I need to lose fat/weight

If you're fat, 2 meals is fine.

If you're scrawny, eat more.

if your friends advice clashes with the sticky, ignore it. If it feels unnatural, ignore it.

Go to the gym and stick with it. Work up a sweat doing weights.

Read up on Intermittent Fasting.

Short answer, no, 3 meals a day isn't necessarily an ironclad thing.

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>>40068619

It does not matter for weight loss / muscle gain when you eat, these are functions simply of calories / nutrition in / out. You could have one massive meal a day if your stomach can take it, or have ten small meals a day and still lose weight. Meal timing can affect how you feel though, for example I get sleepy after large meals but feel like I operate my best in the gym after a light snack of some carbs. Find what works for you and stick to your calories and you'll be fine.

Your second point is misinformed. Muscle, just by existing on you, uses more calories to maintain itself than fat. Having more muscle increases the amount of calories your body uses a day just to keep existing, making weight loss easier.

>>40068629

I'm not sure I totally followed what your friend gave you, but it doesn't sound like it's anything special. Specific meal plans are a gimmick. You'll be far better off using a tool (app, website, spreadsheet) that helps manage your calorie intake (I think my fitness Pal is popular) and learning to cook and read food packaging labels. Then you can eat things you like that are healthy, and control your calories. If you are trying to lose weight, you shouldn't be running into the problem of feeling too full, that is counterintuitive.

You can't "confuse the body to burn fat faster" or somehow play around with your metabolism in any big way. You can eat less to lose weight, and work out to encourage muscle growth, whilst eating good protein amounts.

With regards to your two month goal: there is very little you can do to boost things. Fitness and having a great body is a long term goal, with no shortcuts. Your best bet though is to focus on fat loss, generally a skinny person will look better than a chubby person. Eat a calorie defect, don't go above -500 cals too much though as you won't be doing your health any favours by trying to rush it, and might just start to "yo-yo" as you mentally crash and burn out.

>>40070080
thanks you for the post, very informative