Nutrition advice for a beginner on SS?
Hey there,
I have just entered into my second week of Starting Strength as a way of recovering from an elbow fracture. During the recovery, I regained a lot of weight I lost in the previous year and SS combined with a light cardio routine is my way of regaining my strength capabilities again. For reference, in the last year, my waist went from 44 to 38 and my weight went from 22 stone down to 17. Now after recovering, my waist is 40 and my weight is now 19 stone. According to my doctor, my BF% is about 30% I can put this down to a huge increase in dairy(very pushy mother) and a lot of stress eating.
Now, my diet for being on starting strength is aimed to be around 2500 to 3000 calories to be able to build my muscle back up. I have a lot of protein intake with my breakfast having bacon, eggs and porridge made with whole milk; lunch usually being some kind of Sandwich, today's had 1 whole chicken breast and some salad, and an apple; and dinner usually consists of some sort of stew or pasta dish with a small slice of cake for dessert.
I am on a student budget currently so the quality of the ingredients probably aren't the highest of quality but I do my best to eat well and keep myself well fed. I rely mostly on stew recipes my mum taught me (I'm in Scotland) to keep costs down and keep calories up.
Is there any sort of adjustments you would make to my diet to help me build muscle and lose a bit of my excess body fat in the process. My intention right now is to follow Rips advice and get strong before cutting weight.