Cutting Diet Help

[frodo89]

To many shakes in my opinion, you should be aiming for some real foods rather than substituting them for shakes eg. breakfast rather than a shake, you could have 2 whole eggs, 6 to 8 white, and a cup of oats. Have a look around at some of the diets on the forum see if you can pick up a few things then repost your diet with macros, also calculate your TDEE, if you want to cut you need to be measuring against your TDEE

[Damienm05]

To many shakes in my opinion, you should be aiming for some real foods rather than substituting them for shakes eg. breakfast rather than a shake, you could have 2 whole eggs, 6 to 8 white, and a cup of oats. Have a look around at some of the diets on the forum see if you can pick up a few things then repost your diet with macros, also calculate your TDEE, if you want to cut you need to be measuring against your TDEE

He posted his tdee as well as a pretty well laid-out diet with macros that was somewhat well thought out...

[ArmyMan04]

Protein can go as high as 400, carbs ideally around 250, fat 100. That would be a great cutting diet for you and the above changes should have you sitting somewhere close. Thanks for the advice.

Are you sure you're actually 13.5% body fat? Because that would mean you're a beast like most men could never dream of becoming. More power to ya if that's the case but an accurate body fat percentage is essential for proper micro-calibration. Ill do a re-check. I used a machine but it could be off. Whats a good way to check. A friend has some calipers, I was going to look at those to double check it.

He posted his tdee as well as a pretty well laid-out diet with macros that was somewhat well thought out...Thanks.

That is alot of sugar. That is 8 teaspoons of sugar in your shake alone. How do you figure? Each of my morning and PRE workout Shakes has 2g sugar and my POST Shake has 4.You need to have a larger meal before the gym not after. However, seeing as that your meal is 1 hour prior to lifting then that changes things. It would be better if you had times listed for a more accurate critique. Times added.

5 shakes is over the top. Well I def have one b4 and after workout and one b4 bed.. .so that is 3... should I take 1 away in the morning or both?

To many shakes in my opinion, you should be aiming for some real foods rather than substituting them for shakes eg. breakfast rather than a shake, you could have 2 whole eggs, 6 to 8 white, and a cup of oats.I have Egg beaters and Oats in the morning with the shake. I can take away the shake for breakfast should I keep the one in my second meal?. Have a look around at some of the diets on the forum see if you can pick up a few things then repost your diet with macros, also calculate your TDEE, if you want to cut you need to be measuring against your TDEE TDEE is already Calc'ed I colored it in RED for easier read.

Thanks to everyone keep the advice coming!
AM

[frodo89]

He posted his tdee as well as a pretty well laid-out diet with macros that was somewhat well thought out...

lol, that's the last time I look at a diet late at night... never saw his TDEE, because it was not labeled under TDEE, screwed that one up. But your putting him on the right path, keep up the good work damien