Dieting for 3 months and My Metabolism is messed

[Narkissos]

20grams sugar....and ensure plus is for gaining and maintaining a healthy weight..

...in people with low kcal requirements.

'Weight' does not denote 'muscular weight'

i.e. Lean body mass.

'Weight' is a generic measure.

-CNS

[Narkissos]

Ok.. I'll make this easy for you.

We'll play the 'calories' game.

Your first goal weight should be 200 lbs.

So.. adjusting your kcal intake to support 200 lbs... that gives us 3000kcal.

3000kcals over 6 meals yields a projected goal per meal of 500kcals.

This is your primary goal: to consume quality calories amounting to 500kcals @ each sitting...6 times per day.

Secondary emphasis is on getting enough protein to support your current muscle mass..as well as to support the growth of new muscle mass.

Back to the primary objective:

When you're unable, say...like when you're in class... unable to consume a full meal, your primary focus should be to ingest a quality 500kcals.

So... peanut butter on whole grain toast; low-fat, low-sugar yogurt +nuts, or a number of other 'snacks' could fit the bill...They would meet the primary focus.

Should you have the time to consume a more complete meal.. you'd achieve the primary focus + a supplementary protein source.

e.g. Your diet modified..using basically the same food choices you alloted:


8:00

two scoops whey
2 cheerios milk n cereal bar cheerios,
1 tbsp natural peanut butter

488kcals (NB: scrapped the garbage)


10 a.m. (in class) 3 oz roasted almonds

507kcals (NB: nothing's stopping you from nibbling in class)



12:00
2 scoops whey
2 tbsp peanut butter
1 small (4" diameter) whole wheat pita

466kcals



2:00 (pwo)

2 scoops whey
5 apple cinnamon rice cakes

442kcals


4:30
4 oz chicken mix with 1 cup of brown rice

433kcals

7:30 (5 min break at work)
Pre-made Smoothie (2 scoops whey, 1 cup oats)

499kcals

(NB: you take this to work with you)


10:00 this is one meal that varies from time to time
lean beef/ a fillet of salmon/ w/ mashed potatoe's
2% milk

estimated at least 400 cals (by your estimation)

around 1 A.M
1 can tuna, 1 glass of milk

313kcals


Easily: 3548kcals.

Damn... Took me all of 20 minutes. I must be slowing down.

That one was free... The next one will cost you a couple hundred

-CNS

[tjpatrick1987]

thankyou

[Narkissos]

^^np.

-cns

[rickrick55]

nice diet nark

[Narkissos]

^^thanks mate...put it together between posting on multiple boards.

Not a work of art... but definitely functional, and in line with this guy's height, weight, desired weight, goals, and time limitations.

The point i was trying to make by putting it together, is that there is seldom an excuse not to eat.

'Dieting' is not as hard as people make it.

-CNS

[tjpatrick1987]

hold up nark....i eat plenty...i was working on the food choices.. It may be easy for someone who has been doing it for a while but not for someone who knows 0 about it..plus i think i might be adding cell tech hardcore into this... i just dont know how i feel about the loading....anywasy not to get off topic i got a thread on supplements about it now

[Narkissos]

hold up nark....i eat plenty...i was working on the food choices..

No, you do not.

We had this discussion earlier on this thread.

Too long of a lapse in between meals...Not enough quality calories.

Too many poor quality calories.

Not enough protein.

Stop being defensive long enough to realize that your thought process in this regard is erroneous.

Nobody is attacking you.

-CNS