Diet For Dad

[SprinterOne]

OK, my Dad started dieting and exercising 6 months ago and has gone from 215 to 200 but now he is stuck. He is 5'8" and wants to get down to 185 but wants to be muscular. I would say he is about 20% bf right now. Here is the diet I am thinking of putting him on:

Lean Proteins: Egg whites, red meat, skinless chicken, fish
Low GI Carbs: Oatmeal w/fruit, veggies, yams, brown rice
Fats: Flax Oil, Olive Oil
Supps: Low Carb Protein Shake, PWO Shake

Meal 1 - P + C
Meal 2 - P + F
WORKOUT
Meal 3 - PWO Shake
Meal 4 - P + F
Meal 5 - P + F

My Dad is a great cook. I am thinking he can cook his meats with Olive Oil, then take 2 tblsp. of Flax with each P+F meal for a total of 6 tblsp (too much?). Also, he is a big fan of eggs. Would it be bad if he had say 6 egg whites and 1 or 2 whole eggs in the morning? Or should he avoid the yolk entirely? Any other thoughts?

Forgot to add, I am going to tell him to have a cheat meal once a week as well.

[*Narkissos*]

Lean Proteins: Egg whites, red meat, skinless chicken, fish
Low GI Carbs: Oatmeal w/fruit, veggies, yams, brown rice
Fats: Flax Oil, Olive Oil
Supps: Low Carb Protein Shake, PWO Shake

Meal 1 - P + C
Meal 2 - P + F
WORKOUT
Meal 3 - PWO Shake
Meal 4 - P + F
Meal 5 - P + F

My Dad is a great cook. I am thinking he can cook his meats with Olive Oil, then take 2 tblsp. of Flax with each P+F meal for a total of 6 tblsp (too much?). Also, he is a big fan of eggs. Would it be bad if he had say 6 egg whites and 1 or 2 whole eggs in the morning? Or should he avoid the yolk entirely? Any other thoughts?

Forgot to add, I am going to tell him to have a cheat meal once a week as well.

Looks decent 'cept for a few things:

1. 6 tbsp is too much fat.
2. Meal 4 should be a P+C meal
3. 6 meals allow more lee way than 5 meals... He's less likely to feel hungry on 6 meals... so it'd be advisable to spread his nutrient intake out to facilitate 6 meals.

On your egg question...he should avoid the yolk in meal one...He could skip using eggs in the first meal altogether and simply use eggs in meal 2: three eggwhites to one whole egg...the pro/fat meal...

in addition: When calculating his food intake...used his 'desired bodyweight' as his LBM in your calculations.

Good luck....wish MY dad wanted to get in shape

[SprinterOne]

Well, it was hard enough getting him to have 5 meals a day. I convinced him by telling him that 1 meal would be the pwo shake and the other would be a protein shake with some flax, he seemed to be OK with that.

How many tblsp of flax, 4? 2?

[*Narkissos*]

Well, it was hard enough getting him to have 5 meals a day. I convinced him by telling him that 1 meal would be the pwo shake and the other would be a protein shake with some flax, he seemed to be OK with that.

How many tblsp of flax, 4? 2?

'k...i thought that would've been the prob.

5 meals are fine then.

Um...how many tbsp of flax depends on his dietary needs.

If he's pan-frying his meats in olive oil...using 1 tbsp of olive oil..then he should'nt use, additionally, more than 1 tbsp of flax per meal.

1 tbsp of oil is 14 grams of fat by the way..so it adds up.

[_Tiger_]

That's cool your helpin your dad out Sprinter! Hope he sees great results.

lol it's funny, I always think of you (Sprinter) as being the black dude in your other avatar. And apparently this isnt so... sneaky white boy

[SprinterOne]

That isn't me in that avatar either. I just like to honor those who sprint. And ya, I wish I was the black dude in my old avatar, it would mean I was the fastest man in history.