Diet started monday, a few questions...

Hey everyone!

I started my diet monday based on information that I gathered here. I am 6'2 200lbs and 21 years old. I am on a cutting diet. This is the exact food that I had during the day yesterday and the numbers come directly from what the labels say...

meal 1- 8:30am
2 whole eggs 160cals/9 fat/2 carbs/14 pro
4 egg whites (egg beaters) 120cals/0 fat/4 carbs/24 pro
*on days without cardio I need to know if oatmeal or some type of carb is ok

meal 2- 11:30am
canned chunk chicken 300cals/2.5 fat/0 carbs/60 pro
1/4 cup almonds 180cals/15 fat/5 cabs/6 pro

meal 3- 2pm
Chicken breast 160cals/4 fat/1 carb/30 pro
1/4 cup almonds 180cals/15 fat/5 cabs/6 pro

meal 4- 5pm
Chicken breast 160cals/4 fat/1 carb/30 pro

Workout- 7pm

meal 5- 8-8:15pm
PWO shake (2 scoops whey, dextrose) 445cal/2 fat/72 carbs/44 pro

meal 6- 9:30pm
Chicken breast 160cals/4 fat/1 carb/30 pro
1 cup brown rice 300cals/2 fat/66 carbs/8 pro

Totals: 2165 cals, 57.5g fat, 157g carbs, 252g pro

Typically i will have a casein shake with some flax before bed, but im not getting the flax until this evening. I also mix pistachios in for the almonds just depending on the day and what im in the mood for; I also use natty PB for my fat source sometimes. Once I get the flax I will supplement that in for the nuts sometimes as well. Diet isnt perfect I guess, but how do my ratios look? I feel like I am getting too many carbs but not sure how to eliminate them since they are coming basically in just those 2 meals. Thanks in advance for your help.

I think it looks pretty good. Meal 4 i would add another fat. Meal 1 or 4 maybe add a scoop whey if you feel you need more protein somewhere. And, meal 1 could maybe use more fat :unsure: It all looks pretty good bro, good work on figuring it all out. oh, days w\o cardio yeah id add oats if you wanted.

Good Luck.

You and Brian11 were born on the same day. July 11th.

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Originally Posted by Hypertrophy

You and Brian11 were born on the same day. July 11th.

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ok...

What about the diet? Is that enough calories for someone my size, and how is the carb count?

Plug your stats into the Harris Benedict Equation. It can be found in the "Unoffical How to Bulk Thread." That will give you baseline caloric needs and macronutrient breakdown.

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Originally Posted by Look at me NOW!

ok...

What about the diet? Is that enough calories for someone my size, and how is the carb count?

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hi brian:hello:

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Originally Posted by PrairieDawg

hi brian:hello:

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oh lord here we go again.

THE DIET BRO, looks good, just add another EFA for fat in meal 4

and yes, you can use oatmeal on non cardio days


DCB

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Originally Posted by brian11

haha, you guys will never learn...

sorry to disappoint guys but i only have 2 names:)

i am always watching though, so be nice :banana:

-B-

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wow he didnt kill himself after all :p ....

im not 100% sure of this, but at least it seems like all the advice/comments i've seen on other posts, but I think you should have Pro/Fat after your PPWO meal.

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Originally Posted by pspcs83

im not 100% sure of this, but at least it seems like all the advice/comments i've seen on other posts, but I think you should have Pro/Fat after your PPWO meal.

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no no. PWO carbs are fine while cutting

EDIT: oops I misread that. yes he would need a pro/fat meal after his PPWO. I thought you were saying to make his PPWO pro/fat. sorry bro.

you always need pwo carbs, dex. its the ppwo carbs that should be fine as well.

Hey bros,

I am bumping this older thread instead of starting a new one since my question still pertains to my diet. I have been seeing favorable results with the diet thus far. My question is more because I do not understand the philosophy than because I don't agree with it. But why is taking a significant amount of carbs ok to do at night? As you can see by my post at the top, I get over 130g carbs after 8pm. Since I am pretty much resting then and for the rest of the night, do these carbs not get stored as fat? I feel like I am pretty well informed about my diet and why I am eating the things that I eat, but this still confuses me. Can someone please enlighten me?

pwo and ppwo carbs are there for rebuilding your muscle from your workout...so you get bigger. If you're worried about them being at night, workout in the morning.

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Originally Posted by brian11

haha, you guys will never learn...

sorry to disappoint guys but i only have 2 names:)

i am always watching though, so be nice :banana:

-B-

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What up homie!!!!!!!!!

Wow, it's amazing how quiet you are, then when someone thinks a new name is you, you're right there to correct them in their thinking.

Chilling.

:lol:

~SC~

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Originally Posted by SwoleCat

What up homie!!!!!!!!!

Wow, it's amazing how quiet you are, then when someone thinks a new name is you, you're right there to correct them in their thinking.

Chilling.

:lol:

~SC~

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:lol: brian11 aka metabolic aka naturalgiant aka look at me now?

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Originally Posted by brian11

haha, you guys will never learn...

sorry to disappoint guys but i only have 2 names:)

i am always watching though, so be nice :banana:

-B-

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SCAREY!

**** i was right. right on

He gets called out again as "CUTMEUP"........

Tool of the year!!!!!

~SC~

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He gets called out again as "CUTMEUP"........

Tool of the year!!!!!

~SC~

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Should we all pitch in and get him a trophy? :lol:

The only confusing part is which of his 20 names we should engrave on it.