Been at a desk for 20-years, now at physical labor. Recently figured out that I’m running a serious caloric deficit, and I’m already a skinny fucker. Also, I’m aiming to build a little muscle and a lot of endurance. How do I eat?!
Back when I was working hard, ate tons of fast food. Too expensive and time consuming, don’t want off the clock to go eat (hour round trip including eating). Took a 12-hour shift today and did OK sucking down granola bars, water and kratom, ate my wife’s kickass meal when I got home.
What can I cook or bring to work to power me? What’s simple and cheap and doesn’t require much on-site prep? (We have a microwave, toaster, all that, I just want calories and protein in my face with no fuss). Afraid I’m half-ass cannibalizing myself.
I recommend supplementing your diet with some liquid calories. When I’m physically working at my maximum, it’s hard to eat enough solid food. So I have been drinking meal replacement shakes with maltodextrin added. Make a liter or two of this and you can keep going all day.
Maltodextrin is basically corn sugar, it’s in a lot of processed food and also many weight gainer mixes that bodybuilders use. It’s also cheap easy calories for your body to digest.
I also make these snacks that are energy dense and tasty. They give me a boost when I need it https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/239969/no-bake-energy-bites/