In the winter, the days are short, the temperature drops, and most of our time is spent inside. Don’t let this time go to waste and start your winter bulk diet plan. In this post, I will give a weekly diet plan to help you obtain your dream physique by summer as well as a few ideas for indoor workouts.

Before hopping into the meal plan, there is one thing you should know. Reaching a calorie surplus is not easy. One way to help get around this is by having a routine for when you eat. When trying to achieve a calorie surplus, you must create time in your day to make food. I recommend waking up earlier than normal to start your day right with a large breakfast. This will help you get ahead in terms of food intake during each day.

In the plan below, I added what to eat every day of the week, including some substitutes for when you need a break from eating the same thing every day. Considering I am still a student in college, I am more so on the cheap side when it comes to groceries. To gather the ingredients needed for this plan, I found them at Aldi’s. 

For lunch, I stick to two main meals. These are ham and cheese sandwiches, and pasta and meatballs. You can’t go wrong with either of these options for lunch. If you are still full from breakfast, have a sandwich. It will be lighter and allow you to have an appetite for dinner.

For the sandwiches, I use 4 slices of honey ham, one slice cheese, and a tablespoon of light mayo. This sandwich is 430 clean calories.

For the pasta, I buy a two-pound box of spaghetti. I make one pound at a time, and it usually lasts me 4 days. I also buy a bag of Italian meatballs and a jar of marinara sauce. With a quarter pound of pasta, six meatballs, and some marinara, this meal is 721 calories. It incorporates carbs for recovery as well as good protein.

I know this seems like a lot of food during your day, but you are still going to get hungry in between meals. Some snacks that I recommend are things like applesauce, Muscle Milk Protein Shakes, cheese sticks, and peanuts. These are healthy snacks that are more so on the light side and will allow you to still have an appetite for dinner.