Help Me Out!

[s7v7n]

Help Me Out!

Ok, here is my normal eating plan for M-Sat.


This is my normal meal situation:

-6AM
PBJ

-630AM
GYM

-930-10AM
3-4 eggs
2 pieces of toast
english muffin with PB
bowl of oatmeal (plain and then I add natural honey)
glass of milk
bottle of water

1230-1PM
Chicken, tuna, or another type of meat (turkey,ham) sandwhich

530-6PM
Spaghetti,chicken,eggs, or steak

8-830PM
Protein Shake before bed - banana, PB, milk

 

[-MU-]

Very simple diet....One that I tend to maintain with....Not sure of the Macronutriet or caloric ratios but maybe this will give ya an idea on what you should and should not be eating....I maintain around 235-240@12% with this.

Meal-1- 2 serving of Granola
1 carton liquid egg whites
2 thermos
Along with a Multi and all kinds of other Vitamins and preventative supps.

Meal-2-PWO
80 grams of waxy maize or Dextrose
50 grams of whey
10 grams Glutamine
BCAA's

Meal-3- 2 cans Tuna In water
4 pieces of 100% whole wheat Bread{Organic if ya can get it}
1 Tbsp olive oil...Or Smart Balance Mayo with Omega 3's {Good mayo and good for you}

Meal-4- 4 serving of lowfat cottage cheese{approx 45-50 grams of slow digested protein and 20 grams of low gi carbs}
1-2 granny smith apples

Meal-5- If I'm not being lazy I will make 8 oz of 97% lean ground beef and some Brown rice w/salsa....If I am being lazy, which is most the time I will repeat something similar to Meal #3.

Meal-6- 10 eggwhites with 2 tbsp of all natural PB, or 4 servings of lowfat cottage cheese.

Now this is not the best diet and it actually lacks alot of good healthy fats....I'm about to get serious again so I will have to revise this shit soon....However this might give you an example on what to eat and not to eat.

 

[-MU-]

And in all reality I have been losing weight as of late just due to stress of my relationship and my Job...I just took this entire week off from the gym...My batteries are a bit recharged and It's time to make some progress. Also on the days I do not train....I sleep a little later to let my body recover a little more, and I just replace my PWO meal with a shake of 2 serving of Oatmeal, 50 grams of whey, and 1 tbsp of Olive oil all in a blender and suck it down.

 

[Grizzly]

If you want to starve yourself half to death and have a suck ass life, I can tell you what I've been doing all week, but that's literally to "cut" weight for my upcoming fight and not really to diet with, though it would work.

I'm going to go against the grain and say that I don't see anything AT ALL wrong with you drinking milk. Nothing at all. I think milk is great!

Otherwise, what you really need to do is up your protein and take down your carbs. Not because carbs "make you fat", but because you're supposed to be a dieting BB and you need protein more than anything and you don't have very much at all in your diet.

Here's what I ate on February 19th. Not the greatest diet in the world, but, I maintain, much better than yours. What will be important to note is that:

1) I know what I ate on 2-19-08
2) I know the exact caloric and macronutrient breakdown
3) You don't know any of this for your life, which is the problem.

Meal 1:

2 scoops protein
4 pieces of whole grain bread(I use Brownberry Health Nut, typically) toasted
2 Tbsp jelly

Meal 2: (post boxing workout)

2 scoops protein
6 scoops/servings Gatorade powder
4oz. whole wheat pasta
1/2c Newman's Own marinara
(not counted, but eaten: shit tons of paremesan cheese )

Meal 3:

8oz red meat

Meal 4:

6oz chicken breast
1c Fiber One cereal(not the best, but quick and easy)

Meal 5:

2 pork chops(weight not recorded, but probably around 12oz total)

Meal 6:

3 scoops protein powder
4 Tbsp natural peanut butter

Meal 7:

6oz(1 can) of tuna

Calories: 3620
Protein: 407g
Carbs: 339g
Fat: 71g

Like I said, this can be improved upon, but it isn't really half bad.

 

[s7v7n]

Very simple diet....One that I tend to maintain with....Not sure of the Macronutriet or caloric ratios but maybe this will give ya an idea on what you should and should not be eating....I maintain around 235-240@12% with this.

Meal-1- 2 serving of Granola
1 carton liquid egg whites
2 thermos
Along with a Multi and all kinds of other Vitamins and preventative supps.

Meal-2-PWO
80 grams of waxy maize or Dextrose
50 grams of whey
10 grams Glutamine
BCAA's

Meal-3- 2 cans Tuna In water
4 pieces of 100% whole wheat Bread{Organic if ya can get it}
1 Tbsp olive oil...Or Smart Balance Mayo with Omega 3's {Good mayo and good for you}

Meal-4- 4 serving of lowfat cottage cheese{approx 45-50 grams of slow digested protein and 20 grams of low gi carbs}
1-2 granny smith apples

Meal-5- If I'm not being lazy I will make 8 oz of 97% lean ground beef and some Brown rice w/salsa....If I am being lazy, which is most the time I will repeat something similar to Meal #3.

Meal-6- 10 eggwhites with 2 tbsp of all natural PB, or 4 servings of lowfat cottage cheese.

Now this is not the best diet and it actually lacks alot of good healthy fats....I'm about to get serious again so I will have to revise this shit soon....However this might give you an example on what to eat and not to eat.

Looks good...bbut meal 5, is brown rice and lean ground beef? With salsa? What does that taste like? Never thought about that, but love both things


...Hmmmm, I guess I'm just not sure on what I do wrong, and that needs to be fixed.

 

[s7v7n]

If you want to starve yourself half to death and have a suck ass life, I can tell you what I've been doing all week, but that's literally to "cut" weight for my upcoming fight and not really to diet with, though it would work.

I'm going to go against the grain and say that I don't see anything AT ALL wrong with you drinking milk. Nothing at all. I think milk is great!

Otherwise, what you really need to do is up your protein and take down your carbs. Not because carbs "make you fat", but because you're supposed to be a dieting BB and you need protein more than anything and you don't have very much at all in your diet.

Here's what I ate on February 19th. Not the greatest diet in the world, but, I maintain, much better than yours. What will be important to note is that:

1) I know what I ate on 2-19-08
2) I know the exact caloric and macronutrient breakdown
3) You don't know any of this for your life, which is the problem.

Meal 1:

2 scoops protein
4 pieces of whole grain bread(I use Brownberry Health Nut, typically) toasted
2 Tbsp jelly

Meal 2: (post boxing workout)

2 scoops protein
6 scoops/servings Gatorade powder
4oz. whole wheat pasta
1/2c Newman's Own marinara
(not counted, but eaten: shit tons of paremesan cheese )

Meal 3:

8oz red meat

Meal 4:

6oz chicken breast
1c Fiber One cereal(not the best, but quick and easy)

Meal 5:

2 pork chops(weight not recorded, but probably around 12oz total)

Meal 6:

3 scoops protein powder
4 Tbsp natural peanut butter

Meal 7:

6oz(1 can) of tuna

Calories: 3620
Protein: 407g
Carbs: 339g
Fat: 71g

Like I said, this can be improved upon, but it isn't really half bad.

I like your sarcastic ass attitude, and we get along great...but here is my concern:

- I was told to lower the carb intake in the morning, and you are having 4 pieces of toast...I only had two!
-Pasta I was told was bad for me?

...would something along those lines make me loose weight? I would figure I would still gain weight by the foods?

 

[Grizzly]

You don't have to follow it to the letter, it's just an example. You're right, you wouldn't want to eat that much because it's too high in calories for your purpose. I'd say you should probably be less than 2500/day.

It's not necessarily the foods that make you gain weight. It's the caloric content of a diet that controls weight gain/loss. Some foods are just better suited for dieting because they have lower total calories.

I know I had four pieces of toast that day, but you had toast, english muffin and oatmeal or soemthing. That's 3 ways of eating the same thing.

I don't think there's anything wrong with eating pasta. Some people will even argue that there isn't much of a difference between white pasta and wheat pasta. I stick with the wheat pasta anymore, but I ate pasta during 2 contest preps. Again, it comes down to caloric intake vs. caloric expenditure.

 

[s7v7n]

You don't have to follow it to the letter, it's just an example. You're right, you wouldn't want to eat that much because it's too high in calories for your purpose. I'd say you should probably be less than 2500/day.

It's not necessarily the foods that make you gain weight. It's the caloric content of a diet that controls weight gain/loss. Some foods are just better suited for dieting because they have lower total calories.

I know I had four pieces of toast that day, but you had toast, english muffin and oatmeal or soemthing. That's 3 ways of eating the same thing.

I don't think there's anything wrong with eating pasta. Some people will even argue that there isn't much of a difference between white pasta and wheat pasta. I stick with the wheat pasta anymore, but I ate pasta during 2 contest preps. Again, it comes down to caloric intake vs. caloric expenditure.

So stick to one or two pieces of toast, get rid of the english muffin with PB? Still have oatmeal or no?

 

[Grizzly]

Well, first you have to figure out how many calories you're going to be eating daily. I think you said you're ~250lbs, so 2750-3000 is probably a good starting point. Then figure out how you're going to break down your macronutrients. You should probably start with the 40/40/20 that several folks have suggested.

So, you're talking about 275-300 grams of protein and carbs and 61-66 grams of fat per day.

Now figure out how you're going to divy that up between your meals. On average, you'd have about 50g of carbs per meal, depending on how you want to structure your day.

If that's the case, then breakfast could be 1/2c of oatmeal(dry measure) and 1/4 raisins. That would be 58g of carbs. Or 2 pieces of toast with some jelly would be around 50g, too. A bananna and a piece of toast. Whatever you want, provided it fits within the confines of your predetermined dietary guidelines.

Or maybe you want to limit carbs in the evenings or just plain like to have a lot in the morning, so you eat what you currently do(which is probably around 150g of carbs) but then cut back on them at other meals. It's up to you, as long as you stay within your targets.

You know what I'm saying?

 

[s7v7n]

Well, first you have to figure out how many calories you're going to be eating daily. I think you said you're ~250lbs, so 2750-3000 is probably a good starting point. Then figure out how you're going to break down your macronutrients. You should probably start with the 40/40/20 that several folks have suggested.

So, you're talking about 275-300 grams of protein and carbs and 61-66 grams of fat per day.

Now figure out how you're going to divy that up between your meals. On average, you'd have about 50g of carbs per meal, depending on how you want to structure your day.

If that's the case, then breakfast could be 1/2c of oatmeal(dry measure) and 1/4 raisins. That would be 58g of carbs. Or 2 pieces of toast with some jelly would be around 50g, too. A bananna and a piece of toast. Whatever you want, provided it fits within the confines of your predetermined dietary guidelines.

Or maybe you want to limit carbs in the evenings or just plain like to have a lot in the morning, so you eat what you currently do(which is probably around 150g of carbs) but then cut back on them at other meals. It's up to you, as long as you stay within your targets.

You know what I'm saying?

Awesome sir...thank you....I have never been on anything like this before...I was looking really nice before, but now I have to watch what I am doing...as I'm getting fatter and older, ugh.

 

[Grizzly]

You just have to be disciplined with the measurements and WRITING IT DOWN!!!!! I can't stress that enough. Write down the calories/protein/carbs/fat of everything you eat. Make sure you do that, damnit! I'm not kidding.

 

[s7v7n]

You just have to be disciplined with the measurements and WRITING IT DOWN!!!!! I can't stress that enough. Write down the calories/protein/carbs/fat of everything you eat. Make sure you do that, damnit! I'm not kidding.

Started that on Monday...I like it...makes me think twice about eating some stuff....hmmmm.

 

[-MU-]

Hows this working out for you so far ?

Started that on Monday...I like it...makes me think twice about eating some stuff....hmmmm.