Opinions on current cutting diet? Change?

andrew1989 · 04-27-2008, 10:17 PM

Hello,
I am currently carb cycling and it doesn't seem to working as affectively for me as i am have heard. I am 175 pounds and around i would guess 16-18% bodyfat. I want to cut down before I go on a bulk and because i have never even been slimmer than this. I was hoping to get some other opinions on this.

I wonder if another type of cutting diet would work better for me. Maybe something like this with some slight adjustments since i am not 200 lbs, Outline of Dave Palumbo's Diet For Cutting - Bodybuilding.com Forums

Anyways, I lift Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Friday. I do HIIT on Mon, Wed, and Sat. On days when I don't do HIIT I usually take an hour long walk or use the 60% heart rate feature on the exercise bike.

My current plan is:
No carb: Tues, Thurs, Sun

Meal 1: 2 scoops of whey, 5g fish oil, mult vitamin

Meal 2: 5 eggs whites, 1 reg egg, 1/2 cup almonds

Meal 3: chicken breast or can of tuna, broccoli, 5g fish oil

Meal 4: 2 scoops whey, 5g fish oil

Meal 5: Chicken breast or tuna, broccoli, salad with balsamic vinegar and olive oil

Meal 6: tuna with 1/2 cup cottage cheese or 1.5 cups cottage cheese

Low Carb: Wed and Sat

Meal 1: 2 scoops whey with berries, 1 cup cooked brown rice, 5g fish oil

Meal 2: tuna, 1 cup cooked brown rice, apple

Meal 3: Chicken Breast, Broccoli, 5g fish oil

Meal 4: 2 Scoops whey

Meal 5: Chicken Breast or tuna, 1 cup cooked brown rice, apple, 5 g fish oil

Meal 6: tuna with 1/2 cup cottage cheese or 1.5 cups cottage cheese, fish oil

High Carb: Friday and Monday

Meal 1: 2 scoops whey, berries, rice or oats, 5g fish oil

Meal 2: Chicken breast or tuna, rice or oats, apple

Meal 3: Chicken breast or tuna, broccoli, 5g fish oil

Meal 4: 2 scoops whey, berries, rice or oats

Meal 5: Chicken breast or tuna, rice or oats, apple, 5g fish oil

Meal 6: tuna with 1/2 cup cottage cheese or 1.5 cups cottage cheese, fish oil

Irons77 · 04-27-2008, 10:28 PM

Built can help you, she's great with this. Crunch time, let me warn you!

**Built** · 04-27-2008, 10:54 PM

Could I trouble you to post up the macros for these days? (By macros, I mean grams of protein, carb and fat, and total calories. I don't care what the percentages are.)

Also your maintenance calories, and I'd be interested to see how you lift, but the diet first, please.

andrew1989 · 04-28-2008, 01:34 AM

Yeah no problem.

No carb day. 1901 calories based on meal 3 and 5 being a chicken breast and meal 6 being a can of tuna and a 1/2 cup cottage cheese.
Fat - 58 grams
Protein - 296 grams
Carbohydrates - 40 grams

Low carb day 2,589 calories based on meal 3 and 5 being a chicken breast and meal 6 being a can of tuna and a 1/2 cup cottage cheese.
Fat - 51 grams
Protein - 312 grams
Carbohydrates - 202 grams

high carb day 3313 calories based on meal 2 being tuna, 3 and 5 being chicken breast, and 6 being tuna and 1/2 cup cottage cheese.
Fat - 57 grams
Protein - 327 grams
Carbohydrates - 356 grams

With no exercise my maintenance is around 2700.

**Built** · 04-28-2008, 01:36 AM

What is your maintenance WITH exercise?

andrew1989 · 04-28-2008, 10:08 PM

On a day with lifting and HIIT a calculator said 3400. If you wanted to know how i lift my routine is as follows, thanks.

Monday: chest, tris, abs
Tues: legs and calves
Thurs: shoulders, traps, abs
Fri: Back, biceps, calves

**Built** · 04-28-2008, 10:56 PM

I don't actually care what a calculator said your maintenance is.

I want to know how many calories YOU PERSONALLY actually consume to neither gain nor lose weight.

FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal enter your food, take an average in a few days. That is YOUR maintenance. To cut, drop calories by about 20%. Don't change your training at first; over time, drop volume, lift heavy, add in a little HIIT...

04-27-2008, 10:17 PM	#1
andrew1989 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 7	Opinions on current cutting diet? Change? Hello, I am currently carb cycling and it doesn't seem to working as affectively for me as i am have heard. I am 175 pounds and around i would guess 16-18% bodyfat. I want to cut down before I go on a bulk and because i have never even been slimmer than this. I was hoping to get some other opinions on this. I wonder if another type of cutting diet would work better for me. Maybe something like this with some slight adjustments since i am not 200 lbs, Outline of Dave Palumbo's Diet For Cutting - Bodybuilding.com Forums Anyways, I lift Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Friday. I do HIIT on Mon, Wed, and Sat. On days when I don't do HIIT I usually take an hour long walk or use the 60% heart rate feature on the exercise bike. My current plan is: No carb: Tues, Thurs, Sun Meal 1: 2 scoops of whey, 5g fish oil, mult vitamin Meal 2: 5 eggs whites, 1 reg egg, 1/2 cup almonds Meal 3: chicken breast or can of tuna, broccoli, 5g fish oil Meal 4: 2 scoops whey, 5g fish oil Meal 5: Chicken breast or tuna, broccoli, salad with balsamic vinegar and olive oil Meal 6: tuna with 1/2 cup cottage cheese or 1.5 cups cottage cheese Low Carb: Wed and Sat Meal 1: 2 scoops whey with berries, 1 cup cooked brown rice, 5g fish oil Meal 2: tuna, 1 cup cooked brown rice, apple Meal 3: Chicken Breast, Broccoli, 5g fish oil Meal 4: 2 Scoops whey Meal 5: Chicken Breast or tuna, 1 cup cooked brown rice, apple, 5 g fish oil Meal 6: tuna with 1/2 cup cottage cheese or 1.5 cups cottage cheese, fish oil High Carb: Friday and Monday Meal 1: 2 scoops whey, berries, rice or oats, 5g fish oil Meal 2: Chicken breast or tuna, rice or oats, apple Meal 3: Chicken breast or tuna, broccoli, 5g fish oil Meal 4: 2 scoops whey, berries, rice or oats Meal 5: Chicken breast or tuna, rice or oats, apple, 5g fish oil Meal 6: tuna with 1/2 cup cottage cheese or 1.5 cups cottage cheese, fish oil

04-27-2008, 10:28 PM	#2
Irons77 Training like a bitch Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 837	Built can help you, she's great with this. Crunch time, let me warn you!
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04-27-2008, 10:54 PM	#3
Built Bioidentical Bodybuilder Moderator Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: . Posts: 2,749	Could I trouble you to post up the macros for these days? (By macros, I mean grams of protein, carb and fat, and total calories. I don't care what the percentages are.) Also your maintenance calories, and I'd be interested to see how you lift, but the diet first, please.

04-28-2008, 01:34 AM	#4
andrew1989 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 7	Yeah no problem. No carb day. 1901 calories based on meal 3 and 5 being a chicken breast and meal 6 being a can of tuna and a 1/2 cup cottage cheese. Fat - 58 grams Protein - 296 grams Carbohydrates - 40 grams Low carb day 2,589 calories based on meal 3 and 5 being a chicken breast and meal 6 being a can of tuna and a 1/2 cup cottage cheese. Fat - 51 grams Protein - 312 grams Carbohydrates - 202 grams high carb day 3313 calories based on meal 2 being tuna, 3 and 5 being chicken breast, and 6 being tuna and 1/2 cup cottage cheese. Fat - 57 grams Protein - 327 grams Carbohydrates - 356 grams With no exercise my maintenance is around 2700.

04-28-2008, 01:36 AM	#5
Built Bioidentical Bodybuilder Moderator Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: . Posts: 2,749	What is your maintenance WITH exercise?

04-28-2008, 10:08 PM	#6
andrew1989 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 7	On a day with lifting and HIIT a calculator said 3400. If you wanted to know how i lift my routine is as follows, thanks. Monday: chest, tris, abs Tues: legs and calves Thurs: shoulders, traps, abs Fri: Back, biceps, calves

04-28-2008, 10:56 PM	#7
Built Bioidentical Bodybuilder Moderator Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: . Posts: 2,749	I don't actually care what a calculator said your maintenance is. I want to know how many calories YOU PERSONALLY actually consume to neither gain nor lose weight. FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal enter your food, take an average in a few days. That is YOUR maintenance. To cut, drop calories by about 20%. Don't change your training at first; over time, drop volume, lift heavy, add in a little HIIT...