Daily Diet Info

[der_stier]

Hi I'm pretty new here and I have been analyzing my lifestyle and realized that I want to make changes in how much I go to the gym and how much of what I eat and what I eat. And I figured that this would be the place to post about this. So I'm just going to lay down my basic eating plan and hope that the community can give me some basic advice on what to do to improve it. But first, my stats are that I'm 5'10", weigh 162 lbs, have 11% body fat. My goal is to weigh 175-180 lbs with 10-8% body fat, or whatever it takes to be shredded. But without further adieu here is my weekly diet layout.

Breakfast8-10am-bowl of oatmeal and a protein shake (if I have time for it.)
Maybe have a mid day snack-protein bar and maybe a banana or apple
Lunch12-2pm-burger or personal pizza can also be small burrito
Either an Arnold Palmer or Tea with it and usually chips or snack food. (This I know is bad, but usually only what I have time for and it can vary)
Snack later if I'm hungry
Dinner/preworkout(also can vary just like lunch)-big burrito with rice, beans, beef, guacamole, cheese and lettuce. (Can't give measurements, it's made for me by others in a burrito line.)
Rice, white I believe-it's white and yellow colored-, not sure how it is cooked exactly, with flat bread and meat either lamb, beef, or a combo of both. But can also be chicken or fish.
Post workout is a big protein shake.
Then I usually go to bed.

This is pretty general I know, and it doesn't stick too hard to every day, I have to work a night shift every Wednesday this semester so I don't actually sleep that day which throws off my schedule a lot. But I definitely need to make changes to this and any advice you can give me would be helpful. Keep in mind I'm a college student who lives in the dorms so my food options are rather limited, or at least by my laziness factor. Also, I do enjoy coffee greatly and I drink a gallon of water a day at least. But most meals I have a sugary drink, like soda or sweet tea, which has proven difficult for me to cut down on. Thanks in advance!

[Nakanoshima]

The best way to stick to a diet id if YOU construct it. You obviously know your diet is poor. There's tons of info on here so make one up, post it, and rework it based on the advice you get.

What is in your protein shakes?
Can you prepare a couple of meals to take with you during the day? Your lunch / dinner sound loaded with fats and carbs - no good for cutting. Are there other options in the area?

I used to eat like that, and it WILL catch up with you. What you need to do is make some basic rules for yourself. To get off the sodas, pick a number and simply don't go over that number per week. I love Monster Energy, but I limit it to 2 per week - if i drink them both on Monday, too bad - I don't let myself have anymore until the week is up.

When faced with a tough choice you need to ask yourself: 'Will eating / drinking this help me achieve what I'm after?'


Shredded and lazy simply don't work together.

[SlimmerMe]

Hi I'm pretty new here and I have been analyzing my lifestyle and realized that I want to make changes in how much I go to the gym and how much of what I eat and what I eat. And I figured that this would be the place to post about this. So I'm just going to lay down my basic eating plan and hope that the community can give me some basic advice on what to do to improve it. But first, my stats are that I'm 5'10", weigh 162 lbs, have 11% body fat. My goal is to weigh 175-180 lbs with 10-8% body fat, or whatever it takes to be shredded. But without further adieu here is my weekly diet layout.

Breakfast8-10am-bowl of oatmeal and a protein shake (if I have time for it.)
Maybe have a mid day snack-protein bar and maybe a banana or apple
Lunch12-2pm-burger or personal pizza can also be small burrito
Either an Arnold Palmer or Tea with it and usually chips or snack food. (This I know is bad, but usually only what I have time for and it can vary)
Snack later if I'm hungry
Dinner/preworkout(also can vary just like lunch)-big burrito with rice, beans, beef, guacamole, cheese and lettuce. (Can't give measurements, it's made for me by others in a burrito line.)
Rice, white I believe-it's white and yellow colored-, not sure how it is cooked exactly, with flat bread and meat either lamb, beef, or a combo of both. But can also be chicken or fish.
Post workout is a big protein shake.
Then I usually go to bed.

This is pretty general I know, and it doesn't stick too hard to every day, I have to work a night shift every Wednesday this semester so I don't actually sleep that day which throws off my schedule a lot. But I definitely need to make changes to this and any advice you can give me would be helpful. Keep in mind I'm a college student who lives in the dorms so my food options are rather limited, or at least by my laziness factor. Also, I do enjoy coffee greatly and I drink a gallon of water a day at least. But most meals I have a sugary drink, like soda or sweet tea, which has proven difficult for me to cut down on. Thanks in advance!

Welcome! Bold above needs to be replaced with something more nutritious. Try to come up with a better plan. And keep in mind, consistency is key to reach your goals.

[der_stier]

Thanks for the advice I sure will take great use of it!

Can you prepare a couple of meals to take with you during the day? Your lunch / dinner sound loaded with fats and carbs - no good for cutting. Are there other options in the area?

I can't really make meals for the day, but I can choose a lot of my foods if I go to the right dining hall. And I'm not trying to be cut just yet, my goal is to bulk up in weight/muscle and I'm trying to gain at least a solid pound of muscle a month and then once I'm as big as I want I plan to cut then.

And thanks Slimmerme for the easy to read post, I'll cut those out for sure but is there anything else that is glaring that I need to cut to gain muscle and minimize fat gains?

[SlimmerMe]

Hi I'm pretty new here and I have been analyzing my lifestyle and realized that I want to make changes in how much I go to the gym and how much of what I eat and what I eat. And I figured that this would be the place to post about this. So I'm just going to lay down my basic eating plan and hope that the community can give me some basic advice on what to do to improve it. But first, my stats are that I'm 5'10", weigh 162 lbs, have 11% body fat. My goal is to weigh 175-180 lbs with 10-8% body fat, or whatever it takes to be shredded. But without further adieu here is my weekly diet layout.

Breakfast8-10am-bowl of oatmeal just oatmeal? anything in it? and a protein shake what is in this shake? (if I have time for it.)
Maybe have a mid day snack-protein bar what type and % of protein and sugar etc and maybe a banana or apple
Lunch12-2pm-burger or personal pizza can also be small burrito what is in this pizza or burrito specifically?
Either an Arnold Palmer or Tea with it and usually chips chips do not help to get to 8-10% BF or snack food like what excactly?. (This I know is bad, but usually only what I have time for and it can vary)
Snack later again, what snack? if I'm hungry
Dinner/preworkout(also can vary just like lunch)-big burrito with rice, beans what kind of beans?, beef, guacamole, cheese and lettuce. (Can't give measurements might want to pay a bit more attention to this it's made for me by others in a burrito line.)
Rice, white I believe-it's white and yellow colored-, not sure how it is cooked exactly again need to pay attention, with flat bread and meat either lamb, beef, or a combo of both. But can also be chicken or fish.
Post workout is a big protein shake. what is in this shake exactly?
Then I usually go to bed.

This is pretty general I know, and it doesn't stick too hard to every day, I have to work a night shift every Wednesday this semester so I don't actually sleep that day which throws off my schedule a lot. But I definitely need to make changes to this and any advice you can give me would be helpful. Keep in mind I'm a college student who lives in the dorms so my food options are rather limited, or at least by my laziness factor. something else to work on bit by bit Also, I do enjoy coffee greatly and I drink a gallon of water a day at least. But most meals I have a sugary drink this will spike your insulin which is not a good idea, like soda or sweet tea, which has proven difficult for me to cut down on. BINGO!Thanks in advance!

You are welcome. I have now gone into the fine print. Please try to answer the above RED so this can be fine tuned more and more. If you want to get down to between 8-10% BF details matter a lot. So bit by bit things can change to get you there.