Is my diet letting me down?

Hi Guys,

Ive always been a slim guy at 6' tall and weighing around 155 lbs.  All my life i have tried to put on weight, but with no success.  I have been working out for a good while now in the hope of bulking up, but im just not having the success I hoped for the amount of effort im putting in.  Im not sure if its my routine in the gym thats letting me down, or my diet.  But im pretty sure its my diet. I have recently started taking maximuscle progain, and it is slightly increasing my weight, but not in the areas i had hoped.  I seem to just be getting "puppy fat" around my belly, whereas it was once slim.  Its not noticable to other people (yet!), but I do not want to carry on putting weight on if it will jsut go around my stomach and not muscle.

I list my gym routine first so you can see the exercise im carrying out and then my rough daily intake of food.

Monday (Chest)              -    Bench press
                                   -    Incline press
                                   -    Decline Press
                                   -    Crunches
                                   -    Leg Raises

Tuesday (Biceps)            -    Preacher curls
                                   -    Barbell Curls
                                   -    Dumbell Curls
                                   -    Barbell forearm curls

Wednesday (Shoulders)   -     Military press
                                   -    Upright row
                                   -    Crunches
                                   -    Leg Raises

Thursday (Back)             -    Lat pull downs
                                   -    Not sure of the exercise name, but like a rowing action

Friday (Triceps)              -    Tricep extension
                                   -    Overhead tricep extension
                                   -    Dips
                                   -    Crunches
                                   -    Leg Raises

I am currently not doing any form of cardio exercise as im too afraid of burning off the little weight that i have, not sure if this is a sensible idea or not so please any suggestions.

Now for the diet..

Breakfast   -   Snacking (bad i know!), Milk

Lunch        -   Either a tuna or chicken sandwhich, jacket potato with beans and tuna, or a baguette,                     milk

Snack        -   Oat bar

Afterworkout    -   Maximuscle progain with milk

Dinner       -   Usually chicken, either with jacket potato or pasta or oven chips on the odd occasion

Supper      -   Maximuscle progain with milk, maybe a bag of crisps

I know this is probably totally wrong, which is why im asking for the advice.  When i wake up the morning I am never hungry straight away, but when i get to work the hunger sets in hence the snacking.

I try to eat as often as i can, but if im not hungry find it very difficult and tedious to force myself to eat extra.

I need some advice on what to eat and when to eat it to continue to put on weight, but in the form that reflects my efforst in the gym, not around my waistline.

Again if you see any problems with my work out routine then any help will be much appreciated.  I am starting to lose motivation after been working out for well over a year and barely seeing any results.

I am in need of major help!

Look forward to all your replies

Yes, your diet is pretty terrible.

http://www.discussbodybuilding.com/m_111173/mpage_1/tm.htm

All the info you need is right there.

Good luck.

19 - 5'7
August 6th - 176 lbs 12% BF
June 1st - Bulk for 4-6 months! :)

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ON 100% Whey
ON 100% Casein
Food!? :p

its not completely bad but it needs some tweaking.

ORIGINAL: RedJeep

its not completely bad but it needs some tweaking.

Exactly right, sorry I said it was terrible. That was a wrong choice of words.

Read that post though.

19 - 5'7
August 6th - 176 lbs 12% BF
June 1st - Bulk for 4-6 months! :)

Animal Pak
ON 100% Whey
ON 100% Casein
Food!? :p

hmm NO LEG DAY

Ok have read that post you linked me to and quite a few interesting things to take on board there, started the new diet today so hope all goes well. 
 
The main problem i find is that i work away majority of the time, so its very hard to control my diet, as all the food is prepared for me, and i select from certain options available, most of the time unhealthy options! is there any food i can get my hands on that does not require preparation in a kitchen?
 
With regards to the work out routine i posted, can anyone see any problems with that? Am i training too little, jsut enough etc. I know I am currently not training my legs, this is because my legs are bigger than my body at the moment and i want to bring my body in line and start to train the both from an equal point for equal growth.  I dont want to end up with even bigger legs and still a slim upper torso!  Thanks for all the input so far

ORIGINAL: Forsaken3400

hmm NO LEG DAY

I agree, WORKOUT YOUR LEGS.

You definitely want to add more to your back workout, seated rows, deadlifts, pullups. Maybe add some skullcrushers to your tricep workout.

Not sure what you prefer, but you definitely should include a leg day.

19 - 5'7
August 6th - 176 lbs 12% BF
June 1st - Bulk for 4-6 months! :)

Animal Pak
ON 100% Whey
ON 100% Casein
Food!? :p

ORIGINAL: footballcraze

ORIGINAL: Forsaken3400

hmm NO LEG DAY

I agree, WORKOUT YOUR LEGS.

You definitely want to add more to your back workout, seated rows, deadlifts, pullups. Maybe add some skullcrushers to your tricep workout.

Not sure what you prefer, but you definitely should include a leg day.

WOOHOOOOO=D
 

wow.  low-carb, mimimal calorie meals...  AND you're supplementing some of your main meals with shakes (ex - supper).    bad bad bad.  many problems with that.

1.)  your breakfast should be the largest meal of the day.   if you wanna bulk, get at least 1000 to 1200 calories in the morning (depends on your body type, but you are sounding more and more like an ecto to me).
2.) carbs are you friend,  use this to your advantage. eat LOTS of whole wheat stuff.  pastas, sweet potatoes, chicken, tuna, etc..
3.)  you're not training your legs at all.  bad bad bad.  start training your foundation (legs) twice a week.  squats.  i don't care how much you don't like doing them, or if they make you sick.  if you wanna get big, you gotta start doing them.    get your foundation big/strong, and the rest of the body will work to catch up with it.
4.) you need more calories / day.    if you're getting just bare minimum to get you thru the day, you will never gain weight.   you gotta OVERLOAD your body.  that means you have to EAT like it's your job.   yes.. that's right.  stuff yourself even though you're not hungry.

follow the four steps above, and i'm almost certain that you will gain the weight you desire.

it's the diet combined with improper training habits (not working your legs - foundation) that are bring your down and not letting you excel

My name is FOX.... and I approve this message.

id do some fly's on monday workout, but depends if your up for it after ur 3 benches, also depending on ur sets.
 
but just a sugestion.

19
234lbs
6ft 5"
chest 49"
arms 18"
bf: 14%
bench 264lbs

ORIGINAL: dr j
I even found one site asserting that eating soy makes people gay. psaw.