Thread: Please tell me what you think of my diet.

Macros Cals?

Eating habits prior to this?

Prior eating habits have been eating healthy things but not controlled. I have been eating pasta's and meats that are lean and non fattening but not many vegetables, but I havent kept track or counted anything. I have had occasional pizza and fast food. I have recently came back from a diet/workout break that was too long.

I am not sure what all of the totals are from this diet I got it from this thread by Jodi http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/di...%2A%2A%2A.html, it is "Twin Peak's Carb Cycling Diet Part I, The Basics & Cutting ". I did make sure that I was getting proper amounts of protein and carbs required by the diet plan. I think I should have around 31g-46g Protein/meal. Carbs are unlimited on High, limtied to 61g/meal on low, and zero on no.

Here is the direct link to the diet:Carbohydrate Cycling by Twin Peak. The diet plan has lists of different types of food items to choose from.

In the past I have normally counted everything up and made my own diet, but thought something like this may be easy to follow for now until I get back into the swing of things.

Anyone have any advice?

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Originally Posted by shaw23

My goal is to cut, I am using a carb cycling program. I am 5' 10" and weight 180 and am around 25% bodyfat. I have never posted a diet for advise and figured it would be smart of me to do so.

Vitamins/Sups: 1000mg Vitamin C, 6000mg fish oil, 600mg Calcium, GNC Mega Mens Sport Multi, 175mg Milk Thistle, Amplify XL Protein Blend(33.75g or 45g protein/serving depending on how much I need for the meal). I also take an allergy medicine and acid-reflux medicine.

High Carb Day:
1. Vitamins, Shake w/water, Natty PB sandwich on Whole Grain, 1c Green Beans, 1/4 cup oatmeal.
2. 1/2c Egg Whites (Egg Beaters), 4oz lean beef, Fiber One w/2% milk, small piece of fruit(usually apple).
3. Shake w/water and approx. 1 tbsp heavy whipped topping, small piece of fruit (usually apple) 1c green beans.
4. 8oz meat (lean beef, turkey or chicken), 2c Starchy Vegetable (peas or corn), 1/2c brown rice, small piece of fruit.
WORK OUT
5. Same as 4.
6. Skake w/water, 1c Green Beans.
Why are you measuring Carbs?
Ditch the Heavy Cream
Fruit is meant to be eaten with the carb meal?
Carbs look low and not enough Fibrous veggies

Low Carb Day:
1. Vitamins, Shake w/water, 1c Green Beans, small piece of fruit (usually apple).
2. 1/2c whole eggs (Egg Beaters), 4oz lean beef, Fiber One w/2% milk.
3. Shake w/water and heavy whipped topping, 1c Green Beans.
4. 8oz meat(lean beef, turkey or chicken), 2c Starch Vegetable (Peas or Corn), small piece of fruit (usually apple).
WORK OUT
5 Same as 4.
6. Shake w/water, 1c Green Beans.
Again ditch the Heavy Cream. I don't like your Starch Veggies(probably canned right?)
Is there 180g of Carbs here?
Not enough Fibrous Veggies

No Carb Day:
1. Vitamins, Shake w/water, 2% cottage cheese.
2. 1/2 cup whole eggs (Egg Beaters), 8 oz. meat (lean beef, turkey or chicken).
3. Shake w/water, 1c green beans, 2% cottage cheese.
4. Mixture of beef cubes, chicken chunks, and 1c mushrooms.
WORK OUT
5. 8oz meat(lean beef, chicken or Turkey), 1c mushrooms
6. Shake w/water and heavy whipped topping.

Ditch the Heavy Cream
Fibrous Veggies?

Rotation is High, Low, No, repeat.

I am an extremely picky eater which is why the food is pretty repetative, I have trouble stomaching green leafy things, unfortunately. Please give me any advise you have. Thanks!

I am starting a P/RR/S routine that I will be posting soon for advise as well.

Comments in bold.

How does your Rotation fit around your Workout Schedule?

Thank you for your comments. To answer your questions... the rotoation fits my work schedule fine as I am currently laid off and If I got called back to work I could adjust fine. I am not "counting" carbs, the linked plan says on the high carb day to eat as many carbs as you want from the provided carb list, and on the low carb day to limit the carbs to no more than 1g/lb of body weight for 3 meals, and it also recomends a small piece of fruit with each carb meal. Yes the peas and corn are canned.

Now this is hear say, but it could hurt. I like to rinse my vegtables that are out of the can, I have heard it helps eliminate some of the sodium.

No the eating Rotation into your WORKOUT schedule.

Canned veggies are crap.

Get fresh or frozen, and get better veggies as a part of your diet.

Thanks for the responses and advice guys. My work-out combined with my diet cycle has been hit or miss on the days(high low or no) that I work out on as I have been working out M/W/F (until I have gotten back into the swing of things) so each time I work out I am on a different day of my diet. Next week I planned to start a P/RR/S routine and I will be working out M/T/Th/F so each week will have a different off day on W.

That is why going H/L/N repeat might not work, you want the to have the Carb days benefit your workouts.