nikegurl

today is the first day. when i put all the info into fitday and add in my label info i'm getting these totals:

1989 calories
105 grams fat
32 grams carbs
219 grams protein.

too high? scary numbers! i'm 5'9" (female) weigh 135 now.
i think the numbers put me within the guidelines but thought maybe i should trim it down a bit?

here's the breakdown

meal 1 has 35 grams protein, 8 grams carbs, 16 grams fat

whey protein shake
4 frozen strawberries
3 Tbs whipping cream

meal 2 33 grams protein, 7 grams carbs, 12 grams fat

2 whole eggs (hard boiled)
3 egg whites (hard boiled)
1/2 large cucumber


meal 3 36 grams protein, 2 grams carbs, 17 grams fat

1 can tuna
1 large stalk celery
1 egg yolk (hard boiled mixed in)
1 Tbs mayo


meal 4 39 grams protein, 7 grams carbs, 26 grams fat

4 oz grilled chicken breast
1 cup brocolli
1 Tbs flax on brocolli
1 Tbs natural peanut butter

meal 5 35 grams protein, 12 grams carbs, 16 grams fat

repeat of meal 1 (this is after gym) and add veggies


meal 6 40 grams protein, 1 gram carb, 18 grams fat.

can tuna
1 egg hard boiled
1 Tbsp mayo


I think I need some adjusting already. Help?

Maybe meal 3 I should yank that egg yolk. (?)

Meal 4 looks too high in fat? I want to get flax in somewhere and the peanut butter is the high point of my day. Is there a better way to arrange?

Meal 5 - I could yank the egg out and just have the tuna and mayo. (?)

Thanks!

Dr. Pain

What I see is that you are combining fat sources. No PB with flax, either or mayo or yolks, not both! So you sort of knew what wa going on! Also we don't count the protein from veggies and legumes.

Drink lots more water, drop those fats, your totals will calorically be about 225 less, 25 grams less fat!

DP

nikegurl

i've drunk 3 liters water so far today - wow. that part is harder then i thought! i'll get use to it.

here are my changes. does this put me on target?


meal 1 left it alone
meal 2 left it alone
meal 3 drop the yolk
meal 4 drop the pb (darn - i love my pb!) and lower the flax from 1 Tbs to 2 Tsp.
meal 6 drop the egg

that changes totals to 1700 calories
81 grams fat
32 grams carbs
204 grams protein

are those good numbers? should i cut the whipping cream in the shakes from 3 Tbs. down to 2?

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

Dr. Pain

Leave your cream alone (boy could I go somewhere with that), up your fkax back to 1 TBLS, and everything looks great, get ready to shed some fat!


DP

nikegurl

sounds good to me. much easier to stick to something when you know you've got it right. thanks for your time.

if one day i MUST have pb could i have 4 oz chicken breast and 1 Tbs pb for a meal?

and i don't doubt you could have all sorts of fun with the cream. i barely stopped myself from telling a most inappropriate celery story.

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

nikegurl

one more thing - since these calories are actually higher then i had been taking in and my protein is still plenty high is it possible that i could both gain muscle and lose fat? (i'm training plenty hard in the gym and getting good rest etc)

i've heard people say you can gain muscle or get leaner but not both. i'm thinking i can do both? am i wrong to think that?

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

w8lifter

Yes!

w8lifter

Yes!

You could also mix one of your shakes w/ just water, skip the cream and lick your p/b off a spoon

You could also mix your tuna w/ flax instead of mayo.

rks1969

I buy the new foil pk tuna in sunflower oil...is that good enough as a meal alone or should I add some fiber (celery,lettuce,etc).

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