i've decided to go on a "somewhat" strict diet after my graduation (june 12th) to get over all those parties and shit. Then im free with no conflicts in my schedule for the rest of the summer to be able to eat and lift whenever i want.
I've been trying to figure out my macronutrient ratio's and i'm going to try the 50-30-20 method and just play around with it. But i'm having trouble deciding how to portion my foods and what to eat at certain times of the day. Like i know for breakfast i'll have oats, egg whites, protein shake, and a grapefruit. But i need to space everything out correctly so that i will have around 2700 calories (for my cut) as well as maintaining a 50-30-20 ratio. I am still a noob when it comes to dieting because i dont understand the whole carb-4 cals, protein-4 cals, and fat-9 cals shit when im dividing all these numbers. Like say if i ate 55% carbs today. Do i multiply (.55) x 2700 = 1485. Then 1485/4 = 371.2 g. of carbs? How am i supposed to count the grams of carbs in my meals?
I also want to space out the meals to 5-6 per day. So in the morning i'll have 550 calories, then meal 2-5 will be 450 calories, and lastly meal 6 is 350 calories. This adds up to 2700 calories which is where i want to start. All i need to know is how to combine certain proteins/carbs/fats together so the ratio will always be 50-30-20 at the end of the day and i am eating 2700 calories.
I use this program fitday.com and it helps me but i still have trouble calculating the serving and serving size. Can someone help me out here? Like if i had whey protein and 1 banana, for the protein do i just put 1 serving? For the banana, do i put 1 serving but the serving size is medium? Those who are experienced using this program PM me and maybe you can tutor me?
-Rich
I've been trying to figure out my macronutrient ratio's and i'm going to try the 50-30-20 method and just play around with it. But i'm having trouble deciding how to portion my foods and what to eat at certain times of the day. Like i know for breakfast i'll have oats, egg whites, protein shake, and a grapefruit. But i need to space everything out correctly so that i will have around 2700 calories (for my cut) as well as maintaining a 50-30-20 ratio. I am still a noob when it comes to dieting because i dont understand the whole carb-4 cals, protein-4 cals, and fat-9 cals shit when im dividing all these numbers. Like say if i ate 55% carbs today. Do i multiply (.55) x 2700 = 1485. Then 1485/4 = 371.2 g. of carbs? How am i supposed to count the grams of carbs in my meals?
I also want to space out the meals to 5-6 per day. So in the morning i'll have 550 calories, then meal 2-5 will be 450 calories, and lastly meal 6 is 350 calories. This adds up to 2700 calories which is where i want to start. All i need to know is how to combine certain proteins/carbs/fats together so the ratio will always be 50-30-20 at the end of the day and i am eating 2700 calories.
I use this program fitday.com and it helps me but i still have trouble calculating the serving and serving size. Can someone help me out here? Like if i had whey protein and 1 banana, for the protein do i just put 1 serving? For the banana, do i put 1 serving but the serving size is medium? Those who are experienced using this program PM me and maybe you can tutor me?
-Rich