am i hurting myself here?

[1badcamaro]

alright, so i started dieting this week. Im eating really clean and doin lots of morning cardio and lifting.
i won't go into the details of what i'm eating but i'm taking in around 250 grams of protein a day, 150-175 carbs a day, and around 30-40 grams of fat. Now obviously i'm trying to burn fat, but also put on lean mass. Am i hurting my chances of that by only taking in that amount of carbs and fat? do i need to up the carbs in my first couple meals? I have Nlarged shakes that i could take but i was worried because it has 600 calories and 86 carbs per serving........but would it be ok to use that as my post workout shake? any suggestions would help bros.......thanx

[daman1]

You've got to understand when you build muscle your going to burn fat as weight training is a fat burner in itself. But if your trying to bulk up primarily you should shoot for a diet in the ratio of 45%protein/35%carbs/20%fat and if your trying to cut then I would say go with a ratio around 50%p/25%c/25%fat of your total cals.

[1badcamaro]

thanx man, i'm assuming also that being 5'11, 185 pounds, i still need to be consuming around 3 thousand calories? that helps out a lot, thanx again!

[SwoleCat]

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i won't go into the details of what i'm eating

Actually, you should. Aside from over-training, this is the most error ridden portion of many people's attemted fitness endeavors.

~SC~