Summertime Cutting

:strong: Hey all,

I thought I would post my diet for you guys to break down for me. I based this on rambo's how cutting diet posted at the beginning of this topic. I am looking to drop 25-30 pounds. Need to drop more than that but I think it is a great start.

My stats: 31 years old 6' 250 pounds and bf ??? (real high) back when I weighed 195 I was at 17% I think...that was about two years ago...when I was at the end of a period of losing weight and working out 4 days a week. Been working out off and on for 5 years.

Here is the rough draft for my program:

Minimum 1 gal water per day

7:30 am: 30 minutes cardio @ 70%

8:30 am: Meal One - Pro/Carb
6 egg whites and ½c oatmeal with 1 scoop whey
362 cal / 47g pro / 29g carb

10:30 am: Meal Two - Pro/Fat
2 can of tuna with 2 Tbsp mayo
480 cal / 63g pro / 23g fat

12:30 pm: Meal Three - Pro/Carb
6 oz chicken or salmon, 1 Yam
262 cal / 35g pro / 26g carb / 2.5g fat

2:00 pm: WORKOUT – 1 hour
Mon – Chest & Bicep / Tues – Tri & Shoulder /
Thurs – Back & Abs / Sat - Legs

3:30 pm: Meal Four – PWO Nutrition
Protein Shake (2 scoops), 1c oats
490 cal / 45g pro / 58g carb

5:30 pm: Meal Five – Pro/Carb
6 oz chicken, 1/2c brown rice, lettuce & cucumber salad
260 cal / 33g pro / 22g carb / 2.75g fat

8:00 pm: Meal Six – Pro/Fat
Protein Shake (2 scoops), 2tb flaxseed oil
370 cal / 40g pro / 4g carb / 20g fat

10:45 pm: Bedtime:
½ cup low fat cottage cheese
90 cal / 14g pro

Totals: 2,314 cal / 277g pro / 143g carb / 49g fat

Totals: 60% Pro / 30% Carb / 10% Fat

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Carbs are low that really should not be a problem i have dropped 23 pounds in less then 2 months, no training at all cause of back injury with low carbing.

203 and now 180, i have to work on the bodyfat tought cause i am still high.

I was kind of thinking that...I can bump my rice by 1/2 cup...thanks for the feedback.

Looks good. At your weight, I personally would bump up the kcal total to around 2500 keeping the 60/30/10 ratio. May not be enough to maintain current lean muscle mass. Then again, I'm no expert. Where are the gurus?

I would say that would be a good take. I actually did some reconfiguring on my protein and tuna I am eating and I am 2378 kcal so we are pretty darn close.

Mid afternoon...rainy...bored at work...time to go smoke the weights

probably too early to tell but feeling full on this relatively low calorie count considering that at my weight (250) my calories should probably be higher for weight loss. My measurements are pretty accurate as far as intakes go.

Maybe take a few more days for metabolism to pick up after a weekend of a lot of alcohol and pizza (both are history now!)

The fullness problem has definitely gone away. Freaking starving most of the day now on the same colories...good to see the metabolism kicking in.

Never dieted with 6 meals before...I can't believe I have never made that effort before...the real challenge comes Fri night...Pistons v Cavs and hanging with a group...keep the cocktails away!

How do you mix up your scoop of whey? A cup or milk or water or what?