Hello guys I have a question to ask,I have read up alot about how diet affects your progress. Some achieved target by consuming supplements(gainer/whey ) but some just take whole food.There is always a debate whether is Mass Gainer or Whey protein a waste,different people give different opinions.At the end it still depends on the situation,budget , time and etc.

Here is my situation, Im 60KG , 169CM. Been taking ON Serious Mass with regular training and gained weight from 55KG to 60KG in 4 to 5 months.time,I did cardio for every tanning session,just to cut abit of the stomach fat for a flatter one.Usually I only take half of the recommended serving because the scop is too big,and that is why that two pack of supplements can last me for almost half years. My goal is to reach 65KG,so the problem is should I be taking Whey Protein / Weight Gainers/ Food ?

I certainly understand that whole food is the best option,often the cheapest too among the three.But I live in a condition whereby I can't access to the raw foods so easily, plus I don't own any cooking utensils nor fridge for food storage.(living in Uni hostel )Things get worse when my nearby gym just closed down,so I can only rely on push ups and abs programmes for now.So my question is , is there any food that need not be stored in fridge,easily available,and convenient that is high protein ? ( Something like beans,peanuts that are easy to be obtained and stored )

Or should I opt for supplements ? If so,should I take Weight Gainer or Whey Protein, been hearing from forums that Weight Gainer has alot of bad calories .

If I take Weight Gainer,I will not need to add in anymore carbs/calories into my diet as its already been loaded ( correct me if im wrong ).
If I take Whey Protein ,although its a very good source of Protein but I still need add in alots of carbs and calories for a balanced diet (correct me also if im wrong),if so what kind of food contain the needed carbs ?

Hope to hear from you guys

What are you eating every day then? You mean your uni does not have a cafeteria that serves cooked food? And you've been eating packaged, preserved stuff from a convenience store all these while?

This post has been edited by DT1: Oct 11 2013, 09:27 PM

Basically they serve rice,some sort of mee like that. There are foods , but they could load up a person who wants to bulk.

Rice, eggs, meat, veg. Those aren't enough for bulking?

take both whey and gainer. Perfect to MASSSS UP.

i dont know if its optimal but what i did:
-determine my daily need (calorie, macros and micros. but i just dont care about others except calorie and protein)
-plan a daily meal for a week based on my need out of regular food.
-stick with the diet, or try to
-after a week, revise my diet.

my problem were usually budgets, food storage problem (broken freezer),inconvenience in either preparation (lazy to cook or no time) or consumption (cant gorge).
these leads to not achieving my daily calorie and protein target

my first few months i have to use weight gainer and whey because i cant gorge them foods in time.
but then i slowly let go of the supplements and now i can eat my daily target worth of food with no problem. no whey.
nothing wrong with whey and mass gainer. youre main concern when choosing which to eat is based on your budget.

This post has been edited by xelrix: Oct 12 2013, 09:14 AM

You want to put on weight, yet you don't even take the recommended amount of whey because 'the scoop is too big'.

To answer your other question, try canned fish. Tuna, Mackerel, Sardines, these are good sources of protein and can be stored out of the fridge.

Yup should be in this way, know what u need first then only pick the food.
Imo, supplement is expensive, real food is cheaper but harder to consume. Whey is just easy way to fill up the protein needs. Still, real food still best as it carries vitamins and other nutritions

Mass gainers suck. I will never recommend any brand of mass gainers no matter what.