Originally Posted by jamie1888

OK, in the "high protein/fat, low carb diet" for cutting....
It says:

"Eat approx 15 g fat at each meal...keep in mind the fat will prevent gluconeogenisis, so it needs to be high enough to do this, but you still need to be slightly lower than maintenance for daily calories. For example, You may need 17-18 g fat if you are a huge male bb, but only 15 if you are a smaller female bb"

So, let's say in a meal, I have some oatmeal and ground turkey and get about 10-15g of fat just from the food. Am I still supposed to add some fat from the EFA fat list? Or is the fat from the food enough?

Originally Posted by jamie1888

Here is what I ate yesterday....

MEAL 1 (pre-workout)
Oat Bran (1/3c)
Protein, Isopure (1 scoop)
Calorie Countdown Milk, Fat Free (12oz)

MEAL 2 (post)
cottage cheese (1/2c)
strawberries
1 egg hard boiled
almonds (.25C)

MEAL 3
raw spinach (2 1/2C)
topped with...
shrimp (22 small) 140 cals
Olive Oil (1Tbl)
Brown Rice (1/2C)

MEAL 4
chicken breast (4oz)
salmon (2oz)
avocado (1/4 of whole one)
strawberries

MEAL 5
flank steak, broiled (3oz)
shrimp (3oz)
asparagus
red potato (1/2C)

MEAL 6
cottage cheese (1/2C)
almond butter (1Tbl)
strawberries (4 small)

Originally Posted by jamie1888

About 50/20/30
If I'm correct in reading that protein/carbs/fat

I'm basing that on the High Protein/Fat, Low Carb diet posted by Jodi.
Trying to keep carbs very low per day and getting all my protein. Just seems like a lot of fat to be eating. But, I do LOVE the fat foods (almond butter, avocado, almonds)

I'm going to buy some Flax Oil soon. So, when I do, obviously I would cut some fat foods from the meals.

Originally Posted by jamie1888

About 50/20/30
If I'm correct in reading that protein/carbs/fat

I'm basing that on the High Protein/Fat, Low Carb diet posted by Jodi.
Trying to keep carbs very low per day and getting all my protein. Just seems like a lot of fat to be eating. But, I do LOVE the fat foods (almond butter, avocado, almonds)

I'm going to buy some Flax Oil soon. So, when I do, obviously I would cut some fat foods from the meals.

Originally Posted by Hammerlynn

Have you plugged your food into fitday or something to see how it breaks down?

Originally Posted by jamie1888

Yes, I posted the break down under the meals.. cals/pro/carbs/fats.
I just want to make sure I'm not eating too much fat. I actually enjoy the fats that I am eating. But, it just seems "too good to be true". I really don't mind keeping carbs low if I have those fats! YUM!

Originally Posted by vortrit

Yeah, that's what I used to think. I make sure to eat fat at every meal except post workout. If I can't sqeeze in a fat I take fish oil pills. If the diet says 15g of fat per meal you should be getting more, it would seem. You have no fat on meal four or five. If all else fails get a some fish oil pills. They are fairly cheap and you can get them in on the go.

Originally Posted by jamie1888

Why no fat post workout? Should I be doing that too? I didn't include fat in my PRE workout because I'm off to the gym as soon as I wake up in the morning and I have just enough time to throw some protein, oat bran and low carb milk in a shaker and go. But, I really want to do what is BEST; even if it's not the most convenient.

MEAL 4
has avocado for fat

MEAL 5
didn't include fat because:
1) I thought the Flank Steak wasn't considered a LEAN cut of beef. So, I figured that was good enough for the fat on that meal. The 4oz of flank had 9 grams of fat. 2) I knew I would have Almond Butter at MEAL 6; so I was trying to stay within the macros.

I do have fish oil pills. I thought I was supposed to take those regardless of the fats that I ate during the day. Incorrect?


I'm doing what I THINK stays within the guidelines of Jodi's plan. However, it's likely that I'm wrong. That's why I'm looking to the experts (you guys) to put me on track!