Diet Plan

[Nycest]

Just wanted to see if diet plan is ok.

6:30AM - Oatmeal, Banana, 1 Hardboiled Egg, 1/2 scoop protein
9:30AM - Slice of Whole Grain Bread w/ Natural Peanut Butter, Fruit
12:30PM - Chicken/Tuna/Lean Meat/Turkey, Veggies
3:30PM - Protein Bar, Veggies
6:30PM - Chicken/Tuna/Lean Meat/Turkey, Veggies, and sometimes Salad

Mon, Wed, Fri - I'm up at 5AM for HIIT I normally have a full scoop of protein afterwards

Tues, Thurs, Sat - I do weight training and some core excercises in the afternoon. I have about 2 scoops of protein afterwards.

Any opinions would be great! Thanks.

[Boss Man]

6:30AM - Oatmeal, Banana, 1 Hardboiled Egg, 1/2 scoop protein (Keep the Banana spaced, about 10-15 minutes before the Oatmeal, so it has time to digest better. The rest of it is fine.)

9:30AM - Slice of Whole Grain Bread w/ Natural Peanut Butter, Fruit (same deal with the Fruit in this meal, and I'd increase Protein a bit, so perhaps take out the PB, and add things like Chicken, Turkey, Lean Ham etc etc.)

12:30PM - Chicken/Tuna/Lean Meat/Turkey, Veggies (Fine)

3:30PM - Protein Bar, Veggies (Protein Bars are not wonderful, but I am not going to condem them, as they can be good for things like Vits / Mins, just don't eat ones with HFCS in them.)

6:30PM - Chicken/Tuna/Lean Meat/Turkey, Veggies, and sometimes Salad (Fine)

(I'd include an additional meal about 8:30-9:00, just to bump up your Cals.)

[swanso5]

- meal 2 have solid protein replacing bread
- meal 4 make solid prtoein replacing cars which are shittier than anythuing you can think of
- probably another meral before bed too, solid protein and veg
- if you're not eating something before exercise your out of your mind...have protein beforehand and breakfast afterwards
- you only need 1 scoop of protein after training, you won;t process all 2 scoops so why waste it anyway?
- read sticky in diet section "read before posting...."

[Nycest]

(I'd include an additional meal about 8:30-9:00, just to bump up your Cals.)

- probably another meral before bed too, solid protein and veg

I thought it was bad to eat anything after 7PM. I'm usually in bed by about 10:30pm. So I always try to finish up all meals by 7pm.

[Boss Man]

It isn't bad. You don't need a massive amount of calories per se, so you could restrict to about 200, but it will better for protecting muscle reserves, so just have a small meal around 8:30-9:00.

[swanso5]

try going 8hrs during the day without eating and see how ytou go...the body still needs some caloires when it's resting, that is where muscle grows...you should be hungry anyway if your metabolism is right and if it isnlt then you need to that for long term body maiontenance

[Nycest]

Ok. Last week I was at 1700 calories per day and this week i'm aiming for about 2000. I'll hold at 2000 for a few weeks before I start going down again, subtracting by 100 each time I decrease.

Just as a reference, I know portion control is very important, so I wanna make sure I'm eating the right portions. For example, a typical lunch would include a grilled chicken breast (packaged in the supermarket, I cut in half longways) and about 1/2 cup of veggies (prob a little more).

[Christopheel]

wait wait, I have seen your photo, 2000 is still low ... I'm lighter than you (I believe) and on 2300 I'm cutting ... You need to eat !

At 2200-2400 for fat lost and you can reach easily a good 3000-3500 ++ calories when building muscles (just know how to time your carbs and your on your way)

[swanso5]

increase 100cals every 3 days would be better...can;t remember what your weight is but you don't want less cal's then 12 x your bodyweight so work that out and work up or doen to it gradually

as stated protein portion is palm sized (your palm) and veggies should easily be a cup each time

[Nycest]

If i multiply weight by 12x, I get ~1700. So shouldn't 2000 cals be good for me now?

Also, just to make sure...I know that while doing some weight training your weight should sometimes either go up slightly or stay the same because you're building muscle. In the beginning of the week I was weighing 155, than mid-week I weighed 159, and today I'm back down to about 157. Is that normal?

[swanso5]

- 1700 is your minimum then but still work up top 2000
- wt flucuates for a million reasons, it's best to ave it out and only weigh in once a week on the same day