Need help getting started!! Diet info....

[Andrew7491]

Hey everyone I am needing help getting started on my diet.... Here are the facts in short.

21 year old
Fulltime college student
workout 3 days week cardio 2
200 lbs
6 ft


TDEE: 3500 calories 6ft 200lbs

Weight loss: 3000 calories

50/30/20; 1500 calories from protein, 900 calories from carbs, 600 calories from fat

375 g protein
225 g carbs
67 g fat

Am wanting to split into 6 meals a day

ANY RECOMMENDATIONS YOU CAN GIVE WOULD BE GREAT. PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE ABOVE, WHAT MEALS WOULD BEST SUIT IT???THANKS

[Back In Black]

Firstly, welcome, you came to the right place.

What is your bodyfat %?

You're likely way off the mark cutting with 3000 cals and it's likely to be closer to 2000 depending on your bodyfat %.

On the plus side, your macro split is pretty good!

[tbody66]

Protein seems exorbitant, especially on a cut. Also, yes absolutely too high of cals for a cut I would say half of that would be accurate. Post pics, also post your specific workout, including exercises/sets/reps/poundages and your lifting/exercising experience.

[JohnnyVegas]

Agree that your TDEE is probably not that high, and I cannot imagine you cutting at 3000 calories at 200 pounds.

I cut down to 192ish from 210 recently. I gained a few pounds of muscle during that time, so I lost around 20 pounds of fat. I did it on 1800 calories a day. 60/20/20 diet. BF went from low 20s to high teens. I am still eating around 1800 calories and upping cardio to continue slowly losing fat. I am going to rework my diet and cut a couple hundred more calories over the weekend so I can keep losing at a better pace.

Just adding info for comparison.

[tbody66]

I'm low 180's and I'm on a 1500 cal or under daily plus 200 cals burned on cardio and have been gaining muscle and losing fat.

[Andrew7491]

Ok guys here is some more info:

I dont have a six pack
MY BMI is I believe 22 or 23%
Changed my calorie count to 40/20/20
2000 calorie intake each day
Not sure what my %BF is

6:30am - wake up

7am - meal 1 - 40g protein , 50g carbs, 7.5g fat

10am - meal 2 - 40g protein , 7.5g fat

1pm - meal 3 - Preworkout nutrition - 40g protein , 50g carbs, 7.5g fat

2pm - WORKOUT

3pm - PWO CARDIO

4pm - meal 4 - Post workout nutrition - 40g protein , 50g carbs, 7.5g fat

7pm - meal 5 - 40g protein , 7.5g fat

10pm - meal 6 - BEDTIME MEAL - 40g protein, 7.5g fat


LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK AND WHAT GOOD MEALS ARE. I NEED EASY STUFF TO MAKE AS I AM IN SCHOOL TOO..... THNAKS FOR YOUR HELP AGAIN!

[Andrew7491]

oops I meant 40/40/20

[Back In Black]

oops I meant 40/40/20

DOn't get hung up on the split. It's nowhere near 40/40/20 btw. BUT, this looks sooooooooooo much better. I think you've been reading up, good man.

I would go with this. Just make your food choices the right ones. Oats and sweet pots for carbs. Lean meats/fish/egg whites and cott chse for protein. Nuts/seeds/fish oils for fats. Work some meals out and list them.

If you can, take pics as a start point. You don't have to post them but it may help if you do.

[tbody66]

Yep, like the 2000 cals a whole lot better. What days are you working out, what exactly do your workouts consist of and when are you posting pics?