Critique my current diet...please!

[Arrested Development]

1. 48g ON gold standard whey protien in water + banana
2. scrammbled eggs, 1/2 cup milk
3. 48g whey + 1/2 cup oats in water w/ small handfull raisins
4. one bell pepper, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, one chicken breast(or peice of salmon, pork or beef), 1/2 cup milk, one small orange(or banana, apple, pear) or small serving pasta no sauce
5. 1/2 cup of raw mixed nuts (cashews, almonds, peanuts)
6. 48g whey + 1/2 cup oats in water w/ small handfull raisins

workout at 5:00pm 4 exercises, 4 sets of 6-10

7. one bell pepper, small serving pasta no sauce, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, one chicken breast(or peice of salmon, pork or beef)

workout at 7:00pm 4 exercises, 4 sets of 6-10

8. 48g whey + 2 small yogurt cups (each 4g sugar/ 4g protien)

9. This one I don't do yet but was considering adding in some casein protein before bed but worried I'm already using too many shakes.



Ok. So I know some of these are not ideal foods but I am on a strange schedule because of work and unfortunately it would be really hard for me to add in more food sources for my protien so that's why my whey intake may be a little excessive.

I am currently 28yrs old, 5 11, 185lbs, 12%bf

my goal is to be as muscular and lean as possible at 200lbs

I am doing a test only cycle in three months. 12weeks at 600mgs per week.

I will be back on tonight to fill in the many blanks in information but I have to run.

and no i do not count calories and portion sizes vary slightly as I let my body tell me what it needs.

So: Am I using too much whey?

would this diet be effective on cycle? it sure has been off, so far.

I am also hypoglycemic and this diet is really keeping it under control, so far.

will update my supplement intake (including greens) when i return

thank you!

[RaginCajun]

first of all, welcome!

you need to add up everything and figure out what you are eating, macro wise (pro/carb/fats). you have no idea how much of each you are taking in.

you workout at 5pm, eat, workout at 7pm again? why is this?

def too much whey IMO. i try to only have 1-2 scoops a day. i would rather eat a piece of meat or something, but i like the convenience of the shake.

hypoglycemic, do you take insulin? if so, what kind? you say you are keeping it under control, are you using a BG monitor?

[Arrested Development]

Thanks for the welcome and the quick response! I'm really excited to get some real nutrition advice as I am already starting to lean out (without loosing any weight) on this diet and I know it could be better.

I will definitely be back with my detailed macros as accurate as possible but you'll have to give me a day. I'll need to research/google a few foods first. And you are right I have no idea what my ratio of carbs/protein/fat is, I've just been assuming its in the right direction especially compared to my diet up until a couple months ago. I'm completely ready to commit so I won't try to be lazy with the math. I really want to work towards men's physique or light weight bodybuilding in the distant future.

As for my workouts I will post my weekly routine in the workout section and here as well, tomorrow. But for an example today I worked chest at 5pm and then triceps after dinner at 7pm. I workout monday to thursday and spend friday, saturday, sunday with my kid with possible yoga with my wife on the weekend and once in awhile I get a quick/light full body workout on a Saturday. Mon: Legs+shoulders, tues: chest+triceps, wed: back and biceps, thursday Legs(completely different exercises) + shoulders again but mostly rotator cuff excersises. I realize that there is a chance I am over training and will be open to much criticism on my workouts as much as my diet.

The four whey shakes a day definitely seem to be getting used by my body and I do drink over four liters of water a day and am considering supplementing with extra calcium/vit d to offset issues with high protien intake. the whey is just so much easier with my work schedule and I really don't think I can replace it with meet aside from the meet/eggs I eat at my three main meals.

And yes I am hypoglycemic but not taking insulin. My uncle is full on diabetic and has been able to stop using it by changing his diet. All I know is If I don't eat every two to three hours or if I eat sweets I turn into a whole different person, a shitty one to be honest. And I become useless to my family(temporarily). I have not spoken to a doctor about blood sugar since I was eighteen in college and He told me to drink juice between meals and carry a granola bar on me. I was big into the green at the time which I think masked some of the worsening symptoms (lethargy, dizziness, munchies, mood swings when I didn't have it) and I continued eating protein shakes and chicken breasts, working out with minimal results, carb loading on cheesecake and cinnamon buns and passing out. As of now I'm no more smoke and no more refined foods not even bread unless I have to survive.

so i'll be back on tomorrow with macros thanks!