Nutritions for abs.help.

[snorkles]

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Posted 29 August 2007 05:05 AM
Hi everybody. I really need help in this topic. If anyone can help me here I will be grateful. Sorry for the long post but I have to explain everything to the experts so they can figure out if there is something wrong.

details before I started training for goal (six pack + good upper body):

I started in mid-May 2007.

Age : 17
Height: 5 “ 5ft
Weight: 76kg
Waist: 36â€Â

[Boss Man]

Now this is what eating timetable consists of:

8am breakfast (special k or oatmeal i rotate) (Potential lack of Protein).

10am yogurt or nuts
or a cup of milk (find it very helpful before a workout) (Be careful though. Yoghurt has a lot of Carbs, most Nuts don't, so if you're having different Carb levels daily as a result, it might not be beneficial. I think you should stick to the same kind of calorie intake, but in the same ratios.

When people talk about Carb cycling or shocking the body, I'm not convinced there's much additional benefit to it, that's not to say I think such things are pointless, just not as beneficial as they may sound.

Plus adding Nuts increases Fat levels, and therefore calorie intake, as Fats are more than 2x more calorie per gram that Carbs, so you're not only cutting carbs, when you eat Nuts instead of Yoghurt, but also increasing Fats, and daily Calorie intake. So you're effectively Carb and Calorie cycling, which I think won't do much. I'd prefer you to have the same kind of Carb ratios and calorie ratios daily.

I would therefore keep cals a bit lower and have the Yoghurt, not the Nits, or have a very small amount of Nuts with Yoghurt, so your body gets used to what you eat, rather than you making your Metabolism react differently to your diet on a daily basis. Your Metabolism would probably function better, when it works in a regulated manner, which cycling Carbs and Calories doesn't allow.)

WORKOUT (1.30-2hours)(weights+cardio/HIIT or abs+cardio/HIIT)

12-1 pm rice with a can of tuna can and a tomato(2 handfuls when cooked)
or else 1 can tuna, with colslaw and 1 tomato and 2 eggs. (1 Yolk only, as Yolks have 5g LDL bad Cholesterol, though they do have other things like Protein, Lutein etc etc)

3-4pm banana or other fruit (apple, watermelon etc) (You're eating too much Fruit. Fruit Fructose Sugar can convert to Fat in the Liver, so having this much Fruit is not good. I suggest cutting Fruit back ot small Fruits, with also less of a Bloodsugar impact, owing to low Carbs, like Strawberries, Cherries, Grapes, Blueberries etc etc, small Fruits like those, and keep portions low. If you wanted additional Carbs, you could wait 10-15 minutes for the Fruit to start digesting, then have something like a Yoghurt, Pre or Probiotic.)

5-6pm other fruit (As you had Fruit before, I'd skip Fruit completely here, and have something else. The only Fruit I would say is okay here, because it digests well with other foods is Tomato. So you could have a large Tomato, and then perhaps something else like a bit of Low Fat Cheese, or some Skinless Chicken or some Tofu, to get some more Protein.)

7-8pm meat (1/2 pieces) or chicken (1/2 drumsticks) with colslaw or tomatoes (1 handful) or 5-10 chips(not fried, in the oven) (Pretty good, but ditch the Chips, you don't need them.)

[snorkles]

thanks a lot for the long explanation bossman.

so ideally what would be your best timetable for me?

I cut the fruit? what do I take as snacks?

as for the yogurt its 45 calories. as for the nuts when i take thema as a snack i take 5-6 of them.

what is problem? im having a lot of carbs because of the rice and fruit?

would be thankful if you set up the best timetable for me (which i WILL follow religiosly). it would be a great thing that with a post i would solve all the problems. thanks again!

[DianaB]

Hey Snorkles,
I'm wondering about the 10-15 kg dumbbells, are you M or F?
Diana

[snorkles]

Hey Snorkles,
I'm wondering about the 10-15 kg dumbbells, are you M or F?
Diana

. i workout at home thats why i dont have large weight but im fine with 10-15kg. im prettey built along with bodyframe itself. as i said il try to get a pic of myself. il be going on vacation i hope i come back with some holiday snaps.