Any comments/advice on new diet pls

**pabmon** · 10-18-2003, 10:30 AM

Hi,

Been playing around with a few diets for a while now, but I'm still at the bottom of the learning curve when it comes to diets so any advice is more than welcome.

Thanks..

7.15am 5 egg whites one yolke plus bowl of fruit and fiber cerial with skimmed milk.

10.00am mrp (pro mass) with skimmed milk.

12.30pm 1 1/2 chiken breasts with new potatoes.

3.30pm can of tuna with pasta.

5.00pm train.

6.00pm mrp (as above)

7.30pm Whatever meal is cooked for me when l get in! This can range from salmon and jacket potatoes (good!) to piza (bad!). It's the only meal I don't cook myself though so I look forward to it.

9.30pm can of tuna.

Protein is about 320g's not sure on carbs and fat.

5'10 188lbs.

**jdog55** · 10-18-2003, 04:08 PM

Do you not work?

**pabmon** · 10-18-2003, 04:40 PM

I work from 8am to 3.30pm
10am is just a drink (mrp)
12.30 is on lunch
And 3.30 is as I finish work b4 going home.

Meals taken to work are in tupaware (spell) boxes..

BTW not just posting for the sake of posting could really do with some advice??

Thanks guys..

***BIG TEXAN*** · 10-20-2003, 08:51 AM

Diet looks pretty good. What are your stats, goals, etc? As for the PWO shake, mix it with water, milk will slow the absorption and this you don't want. Also make sure you're getting in enough water.

**cb25** · 10-20-2003, 09:36 AM

I'd agree w/ tex - definitely mix w/ water so you get quicker absorption. Also, a lot of people would recommend a post-work out drink with simple sugars (along w/ the protein) in it to spike your insulin . Depending on your goals (if you're looking to bulk) this could be a good idea

What are your goals? Trying to maintain, bulk or cut?

**pabmon** · 10-20-2003, 03:56 PM

Just trying to maintain at the mo, but lose a little bf at the same time. I'm going to continue like this until my next cycle. When I start my next cycle can I keep the same diet but just add extra food whenever I can? this will keep it simple for me as I will have been following the same diet for a while. Or should I go with a complete different diet??

I think I'm getting enough water (about 8-10 pints a day) sorry not sure of the conversion. I will mix my post workout shake with water from now on.

Any idea how many cals this diet is? I know you can't say exact but rough figure? Or how many cals in a chicken breast? Sorry I know these are very basic questions.

Thanks for the replys

**beenie** · 10-21-2003, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by pabmon

Just trying to maintain at the mo, but lose a little bf at the same time. I'm going to continue like this until my next cycle. When I start my next cycle can I keep the same diet but just add extra food whenever I can? this will keep it simple for me as I will have been following the same diet for a while. Or should I go with a complete different diet??

I think I'm getting enough water (about 8-10 pints a day) sorry not sure of the conversion. I will mix my post workout shake with water from now on.

Any idea how many cals this diet is? I know you can't say exact but rough figure? Or how many cals in a chicken breast? Sorry I know these are very basic questions.

Thanks for the replys

It seems to me that the presence of simple carbs in your diet will not assist you in reaching your goal of losing a little body fat. Have you considered replacing the simple carbs with complex carbs?

A 1 cup serving of chiken breast is about 260 calories with the skin or 210 without. Its a great food exchange because it also represents 41 grams of protien and no carbs.

**pabmon** · 10-24-2003, 10:40 AM

This is my diet now I figured I wasn't getting enough cals for my weight. The times which I eat have changed a bit because I'm working lates for a while now, but the food types are still the same.

What do you guys think.

BTW The post workout shake is now mixed with water, thanks BT...

10.00 AM 5 EGG WHITES TWO YOKES. FRUIT AND FIBER CERIAL/2 TOAST 550 CALS

11.00 AM TRAIN

12.00 PM MRP 475 CALS

01.30 PM MEAL (ANYTHING) 700 CALS

04.00 PM 1.5 CANS OF TUNA POTATOES 375 CALS

07.00 PM CHICKEN POTATOES 460 CALS

08.30 PM MRP 475 CALS

11.00 PM 1.5 CANS OF TUNA 195 CALS

ALSO 1 LITRE OF SKIMMED MILK THROUGHOUT DAY TOTAL CALS 3230

**beenie** · 10-24-2003, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by pabmon

This is my diet now I figured I wasn't getting enough cals for my weight. The times which I eat have changed a bit because I'm working lates for a while now, but the food types are still the same.

What do you guys think.

BTW The post workout shake is now mixed with water, thanks BT...

10.00 AM 5 EGG WHITES TWO YOKES. FRUIT AND FIBER CERIAL/2 TOAST 550 CALS

11.00 AM TRAIN

12.00 PM MRP 475 CALS

01.30 PM MEAL (ANYTHING) 700 CALS

04.00 PM 1.5 CANS OF TUNA POTATOES 375 CALS

07.00 PM CHICKEN POTATOES 460 CALS

08.30 PM MRP 475 CALS

11.00 PM 1.5 CANS OF TUNA 195 CALS

ALSO 1 LITRE OF SKIMMED MILK THROUGHOUT DAY TOTAL CALS 3230

Why the potatoes? What about sweet potatoes instead?

**pabmon** · 10-25-2003, 06:35 AM

Why? are they better?

**beenie** · 10-25-2003, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by pabmon

Why? are they better?

They are complex carbs as opposed to simple carbs. Simple carbs turn to sugar in your system almost immediately. What you don't burn changes into fat. Complex carbs break down more slowly and you have a longer time to burn them off. There also may additional nutrents in the sweet potatos.

**pabmon** · 10-25-2003, 11:33 AM

Thanks I'll give them a try when I'm in the supermarket tomorrow.

**pabmon** · 10-28-2003, 06:28 AM

Right just got back from the supermarket for some sweet potatoes (thanks beenie!) and saw turkey breast is a hell of a lot cheaper than chicken breast! So here's my diet. Again!
What do you think.
Thanks..

07.15 AM 5 EGG WHITES TWO YOKES. FRUIT AND FIBER CERIAL/2 BROWN TOAST

10.00 AM MRP (WITH SKIMMED MILK)

12.30 PM 6OZ TURKEY BREAST/SWEET POTATOES

03.15 PM 6OZ TURKEY BREAST/SWEET POTATOES

05.30 PM TRAIN

06.30 PM MRP (WITH WATER)

07.30 PM MEAL (ANYTHING GOOD OR BAD!)

10.00 PM CAN OF TUNA

**beenie** · 10-28-2003, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by pabmon

Right just got back from the supermarket for some sweet potatoes (thanks beenie!) and saw turkey breast is a hell of a lot cheaper than chicken breast! So here's my diet. Again!
What do you think.
Thanks..

07.15 AM 5 EGG WHITES TWO YOKES. FRUIT AND FIBER CERIAL/2 BROWN TOAST

10.00 AM MRP (WITH SKIMMED MILK)

12.30 PM 6OZ TURKEY BREAST/SWEET POTATOES

03.15 PM 6OZ TURKEY BREAST/SWEET POTATOES

05.30 PM TRAIN

06.30 PM MRP (WITH WATER)

07.30 PM MEAL (ANYTHING GOOD OR BAD!)

10.00 PM CAN OF TUNA

I would bet that your diet will work for you. See how it goes. You should see some sort of results in 2 or three weeks. If you do not, let me and/or other group members know and we can alter it.

I am older than I suspect you are, and I really need to work at being lean. For me, I take in far fewer carbs than what you are considering. If you are young and in decent shape in the first place, do your cardio every day (or almost every day) I think that what you outline is a well-balanced approach to realizing your goals..

Good luck.