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I normally do a little weight training with dumbbells, maybe go on the bench and then a bunch of weighted pushups. My question is, are sandwiches packed with salomi, slices of turky and such on whole wheat bread a decent post workout food? I'm actually looking to gain weight, and I normally take a protein shake after a workout. Does the whole wheat bread actually cause me to lose weight than to gain weight? Should I avoid eating breads after a workout? Sometimes I throw in some beans for a little extra food. Bad? Thanks for all the advice, I've been eating sandwiches mostly for after a workout and I'm not sure if the whole wheat is slowly beefing me up or slowly draining my dreams of adding weight and if the balogne and whatever else I add to them has any detrimental affect. Thanks all!

I understated my workout routine; it's daily, differentiating, and diciplined.
Anyways, I've got a weight gain formula proetin powder that has roughly 600 calories I believe per 3 scoops (serving) along with 53 grams protein.
So the bread wouldn't speed things up too much? I am under the influence that whole wheat increases the digestive system which, (for a hardgainer) is bad. So you say sandwiches are ok, the meats I get are your basic balogne, salomi, and beef from the grocery store. It's cheap and filling after two sandwiches or more (1 is good for a snack it seems).

Oh and by the way, I only way about 143 lbs and a little fat wouldn't hurt! Haha. Thanks for the reply!

Bologna and salami are mostly fat (and more of the bad kind of fat), not protein. Choose sandwich fillings more carefully.

Not just that, but they are processed meats. Maybe the unhealthiest type of food you can eat. Recent studies suggest that regularly eating processed meat, especially processed red meat, increases your cancer risk markedly (I think the number I saw was something like 30%)

Oh wow. Any suggestions on what to fill my sandwiches with? Perhaps I will go out and buy a turkey or roast beef. I had a feeling that the meets I was purchasing had a 'cheap' feel to it. Thanks all!

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Red meat from domesticated animals and processed meat have a "convincing increased risk" of colon cancer in this study. See page 370 for a summary list of factors (which is in chapter 12: http://www.dietandcancerreport.org/d...chapter_12.pdf ).

Most deli or sandwich meats are high in salt, so be careful with that if you need to watch your salt intake.

Turkey is usually one of the better types of meats as far as protein/fat ratio goes (white meat is leaner than dark meat). Tuna, if you can make the salad without excessive fat (most tuna salad preparations are high calorie with mayonnaise), can be good.

hmm... didn't think about salt intake. I have multi vitamins that I take with have all sorts of v's in 'em, would they help reduce unwanted things inside the body? Whenever I take 'em, my piss gets quite yellow I've noticed. Thanks for all the help!

Vitamins are not an antidote against too much bad fat or salt (or other bad things like excess sugar). Too much vitamins at one time just ends up in your urine, as you have noticed.

Thanks for the help all. I'm going to decline in eating processed meats in my sandiwches and will eat beans, vegitables and turkey and some tuna for the time being after a workout and see how I progress.

One other thing: among canned tuna, "light" tuna is usually made with skipjack, which is lower in mercury contamination than the albacore tuna that are in "white" tuna. However, some "light" tuna is of yellowfin that is more likely to be contaminated by mercury. Wild salmon and sardines are low in mercury contamination.

very true that

high levels of mercury can do alot of damage

I love sandwiches, although I keep them simple these days and usually pack them full of leafy green veg such as Watercress, Spinach, and Lettuce. On top of that I would usually add something along the lines of Tomato, Red Onion, Mange Tout, Pickle, Peppers, Olives etc.

As for fillings I would usually go for:

* Tuna
* Sardines
* Chicken
* Turkey
* Beef
* Ham
* Cheese

I avoid butter and use margarine instead. If I use mayo I tend to keep it on the conservative side.

You're better of with a little butter than using marge, unprocessed is always cleaner and generally much better for you.


Lou Schuler has this idea of only eating things than you know have 3 things or less in the process of making them. ie cows gives milk, milk churned, milk solidifies, whereas marge is the milk and then all manner of processing to get it to the spreadable stage we buy it as. This goes with meats and bread as well, if you dont know how it got to be as you see it, avoid it.

Lately I've been buying whole chickens or turkey breast and cooking them up for the week to put on my salad. Its cheaper and healthier than deil meat.
You just have to do a little extra work cutting it up yourself. I'm sure this method would work for you for sandwiches as well.

Make sure you read the label on your bread too. Many breads are disguised as healthy and really are not. Look for HFCS or anything with the words "refined" or "enriched". Its tough to find a good healthy bread you really gotta look.