Need Help with my diet.

[lonelysoldier1988]

Well my problem is i am in school and don't have enough money to bulk up, but I am out of shape. And right now I just want to lean out, and add some definition to my body with out gaining to much weight. So I have a few questions regarding a diet for cardio and moderate weight training.

So here are my stats:

180

15%

5-11

I just want to eat the same foods and not spend to much money on it as well.

Any I ideas? On a diet.. that is constructive to my goals. Thinking maby the main protien sources can be tuna and cottage cheese.

having a hard time laying stuff out HELLLPPP!!!

I will be lifting, and lifting heavy. But I will just be doing compound movements to aide in fat loss.


ok thanks

[GuybrushThreepwod]

Is health your focus or is just losing weight quickly regardless of health what your after?

[GuybrushThreepwod]

You really should do your own research. But, here you go.

Breakfast
2 whole eggs, 4 egg whites
1 cup oatmeal

Snack
4 oz. deli turkey or 1/2 can of tuna
6 wheat thins
1 cup tomato soup
1 oz. walnuts

Lunch
4 oz. Deli beef or Chicken breast
1/2 Avocado (if chicken, skip the avocado)
2 cups green salad
Low fat dressing

Preworkout
1 scoop Whey
1 whole wheat english muffin

*If it's a non workout day, Eat this instead:

Snack
1 can of tuna, 6 wheat thins

Post Workout
Whey protein
Casein protein
1 piece white bread
1 tbsp. jelly
If it's a non-workout day, Skip the post workout meal!
Dinner
Chicken breast
Broccoli
green beans

Bedtime snack
1 cup Low fat cottage cheese
2 tbsp salsa

That should work for you! The rest is up to you!

[jamyjamjr]

Welcome to the diet forum....

if you have not already done so, post up your stats

age
weight
height
bf
goals.. be specific

please take the time to follow these directions, they will better prepair the both of us for the critique and tweaking of your diet..

you need to figure our your BMR (this is the basal metabolic rate of your body... which means if you were to do nothing all day, ur body would burn these many calories)

once u'v figured out your BMR, u need your TDEE (this is your total daily energy expenditure, it's based upon your activity level)


But first things first, please post up your current diet.. you have to be brutally honest about what you've been eating on average for the last few weeks so i know where your metabolism is at..
please include macros

MACROS = pro/fat/cal/carb of every meal and a daily total on the bottom
you can use fitday . com to help you our with this... be as detailed and specific as possible

please include the time of when u eat and the time of your workout

example:

6am pro/carb/fat/cal
10 egg whites 50/0/0/200
1/2 cup oats- 3/50/2/218
53/50/2/418


REMEMBER

1g protien - 4cal
1g carb - 4cal
1g fat - 9cal
1g alcohol - 8cal (some would argue 7)



also tell me what your workout reg is...



BMR formula #1 (if you bf is high, use this one... you need an accurate bf reading)


BMR (men and women) = 370 + (21.6 X lean mass in kg)



in order to figure out your bmr, you need to know what your lean body mass is.. so, in turn, u need to know what your body fat percentage is...

if you dont know your bodyfat percentage, go to your gym and get tested (please dont use electronic scales to get your bf checked, they're horrible)

if you cannot find a gym to get tested at, please post up a picture for estimates, we're pretty good at it (you also have the option of pming it to me if you have more then 25 posts)

Total weight x bf in decimel form = total bf weight

Total weight - total bf weight = total lean body mass

if your total lean body mass is in lbs, u can divide it by 2.2 to get it in kilograms..

for example..

i am 6'4 275lbs at 14% bf... so i would multiply 275 by .14 (converted from percent to decimal)= 38.5lbs

275 - 38.5 = 236.5lbs lean body weight

236.5 / 2.2 = 107.5 lean mass in kg

370 + (21.6 x 107.5) = 2692 BMR (this is high for the average person, im a big guy)




BMR formula #2 (only to be used if your bf is low)

Men: BMR = 66 + ( 6.23 x weight in pounds ) + ( 12.7 x height in inches ) - ( 6.8 x age in year )


female BMR = 655 + ( 4.35 x weight in pounds ) + ( 4.7 x height in inches ) - ( 4.7 x age in years )


TDEE

Once u have you bmr, u need to calculate your TDEE, this is simply done with some multiplication...

you can multiply it by an activity number to figure out your daily caloric expenditure, be honest here as this is the very cornerstone of your diet, if you are between two of the below activity levels then just multiply by a number in between them

To determine your total daily calorie needs, multiply your BMR by the appropriate activity factor, as follows:


If you are sedentary (little or no exercise) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.2
If you are lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.375
If you are moderatetely active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.55
If you are very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.725
If you are extra active (very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.9



Once you have your TDEE, i need you to watch these videos

Milos Sarcev "Secret of the Pro's" on Nutrition

http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=323516

this video will give you a great idea as to what your diet should be looking like and the foods you should be eating..

it's also very informative as to how dieting works and what you need to be doing..


once you've aquired this vast knowledge and done what i'v asked of you, please post up a new diet for critiquing and finalization...
please include macros and times just as before...


try to remember that dieting is not an overnight thing.. it takes time and patience....

[terraj]

Jamy,

I hope that is a template you posted.

[jamyjamjr]

template??

what do you mean?