Good meal for the most part. Don't see the need for the butter however.
I'd ditch it if possible.
Done!
The problem here is you have no real protein source. I'd personally drop the rice cakes - there's nothing wrong with plain rice cakes per se, I just wouldn't have carbs in this meal. I'd keep my carbs focused around my workout window, and have them in meal 1 (as you do). You do need a protein source here though... If not some kind of meat, how about
plain/nonfat greek yogurt (sweeten w/ splenda), or cottage cheese? Unfortunately, not a fan of cottage cheese but I'll put the yogurt on my shopping list. Thanks!
Don't worry about the splenda - I use tons of it too lol! Sugar alcohols - supposedly are processed through your system unchanged, so you don't get the calories. *shrug*
still way less than real sugar in any event.
No kidding ~ thanks, Splenda! 
Love the salmon!!! Again, i'd ditch the rice here unless this is your preworkout meal. Also don't see the need for the additional fat, aka smart balance. How about veggies? I'm a huge fan of salmon.
Veggies are definitely on my shopping list ~ pinkie swear!
If it's sugar free, where are the 13g carbs coming from? Hmmm, good question. Make it 4oz tilapia IMO Will do!
The easy answer is - as much as you can eat. I really wouldn't limit the veggies. You'll be full before you can overeat them, so it's safe. btw, green beans and asparagus are GREAT - so enjoy!
Yea!
Noted.
Try to keep it closer to your workout if possible I'll try my best
Love the 50/50... so many people do straight whey at the wrong time imo.
Yea!
Where's the rest of your day? lol!! Lol! I know! I either eat too little or too much. My daily diet will be "goldilocks" soon!! I'd start you at roughly 1300 calories/day and monitor/adjust from that point based on progress. High protein, moderate carb, low fat.
What exactly are you using it on? In my oats and in my rice/sweet potatoes. I omitted them from my oats this morning and, with all the splenda, they were totally fine. I think it's just a psychological thing (but isn't all of this? lol.) When I need a butter sub (not for cooking, but for flavor) I use
'I can't believe it's not butter' -
I used to use the Parkay Spray. Would this be okay or should I use ICBINB? If so, that'll go on the shopping list as well. not sure what you mean by questionable? The nutrition facts once you end up using a million sprays. Now that I'm not using them in my oats, I'll only be spritzing my veggies only and that will require a very small amount for me. Thanks, GB~ that will most definitely decrease my fats.
Might be easier to do fish oil caps, but whatever works for you. Noted on the cooking spray - and good!
I'm such a weirdo. Can do liquid fish oil but shed a tear saying goodbye to margarine. Lol. If the caps are just as good as the liquid itself, then I'll be purchasing the caps, indeed!
Great! I'd probably have you
weigh out 4oz raw portions which should yield 3 to 3.5oz cooked. That'll be roughly
24g protein per portion.
Excellent!
If you can manage am fasted cardio (low/moderate intensity) and PWO (do you weight train at all?) cardio in the same day, that'd be a fat killer! I'm going to attempt to do the fasted cardio a few times a week. I'll be doing weights at home (bleh) three times a week. No gym membership, yet.
I'm currently eating 1800 calories 3 days a week. Granted, i'm cutting - but so are you. I still say start at 1300 calories.
175g protein, 80g carbs, 30g fat. These numbers can always be tweaked until you find what's best for you. Excellent, thanks! Exactly what I needed to know. I'll do my best to get as close to these numbers as possible on a daily basis. It may take some time to get it just right but hopefully I'll find my groove very soon.
It's always like that. I had no idea how much I was overeating until I really took note.
Hopefully this helps a bit, let me know if you have any questions. 
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