20M and doing recomp after suggestions but need suggestion for diet
20M, 5'8 and 90 kgs doing recomp routine to gain muscle and lose weight. vegetarian btw.
recomp routine consists of:-
day1: strength (push) + 20 mins cardio
day2: cardio of my choice for 40 mins and optional swimming in college pool in evening if i find time
day3: strength (pull) + 20 mins cardio
day4: rest
day5: crossfit
day6: strength (legs)+20 mins cardio
day7: rest
its been a week since i have started working out so im not lifting too heavy to not injure myself. lifting enough to failure for now next week might switch to light weight more reps. might cycle to increase strength.
and for my diet i have started consuming salad twice a day. this salad consists of vegetables like capsicum, cucumber, yellow and red capsicum, pickled chillis, lettuce and cabbage, along with some sprouts and for my protein for the salad bowl, i cycle between paneer, soyabean chunks or boiled chhole. protein is mixed with some homemade periperi or chaat masala depending on the mood. veggies are coated with homemade dressing made from yogurt with a little bit of chilli and garlic powder. my lunch bowl(1298 Kcal) has 200g of paneer and dinner bowl(716 Kcal) has 100g paneer. morning i consume a banana or two for energy. drinking enough water as well. the bowl recipe isnt original i have taken inspiration from the food shop in my gym that sells shakes, smoothies and salad bowls. well its expensive there so i had it there twice and started making it at home to save up money. costs me around 300 to make 2 bowls.
help me out if im lacking anywhere or if i should continue.
also i get too hungry with this diet but i drink a lot of water to not feel hungry. its a huge jump from 2 large cheese burst pizzas to salads so yea. but anything to lose weight and gain muscle for body shape.
Posted Sep 3, 2025, 6:30 PM UTC