diet for this summer

[DimebagDarrell]

hey, i was wonderin if you could help me out. im 5'10" 175 lbs and have been bulking for a year now and want to cut for 3 months. i have worked up a diet, and need your criticism. i also need to find out its calories, carbs, and fat. of course it will vary a little from day to day, but once i have a good diet the variations will become easy. i am working as a project manager for a construction firm this summer so i had to work the diet around it.

heres what i got:

6:00 AM - Breakfast
- 8 oz. 93% lean beef (45 g protein)
- 1/2 cup oatmeal before cooking
- 1 TBS Flax Oil
- Multi-vitamin

9:00 AM ??? Break at work
- 1 Cup Fat-Free Yogurt (8 g protein)

11:00 AM ??? Lunch at work
- Bodybuilder???s Sub Sandwich (480 cal, 43 g protein, 62 g carbs, 7g fat)

2:00 PM ??? Break at work
- Protein shake (40 g protein)

4:00 PM ??? Pre-Workout Meal
- Protein shake (40 g protein)
- Glutamine

5:00 PM ??? Workout

6:30 PM ??? Dinner
- 10 oz. meat (50 g protein)
- 2 cups vegetables
- 1 TBS Flax Oil

10:00 PM ??? Late meal
- Protein shake (40 g protein)
- 1 apple

Total Calories: ?
Protein: 266 g
Carbs: ?
Fat: ?

too much protein? what else? just let me know, and any suggestions you have. thanks a ton!

 

[ClayEdgin]

To find nutritional content of various foods, I'd recommend checking out www.calorieking.com.

 

[P-funk]

or you can try fitday.com

 

[DimebagDarrell]

ok, after going to fitday, i changed just a few things, and got this:

Total Calories: 2864
Protein: 234 g (38%)
Carbs: 270 g (35%)
Fat: 82 g (27%)

6:00 AM - Breakfast
- 6 oz meat
- 1/2 cup oatmeal before cooking
- 1 TBS Flax Oil
- Multi-vitamin

9:00 AM ??? Break at work
- 1 Cup Fat-Free Yogurt

11:00 AM ??? Lunch at work
- Bodybuilder???s Sub Sandwich (480 cal, 43 g protein, 62 g carbs, 7g fat)

2:00 PM ??? Break at work
- Protein shake (1 scoop)

4:00 PM ??? Pre-Workout Meal
- Protein shake (1 scoop)
- Glutamine

5:00 PM ??? Workout

6:30 PM ??? Dinner
- 8 oz. meat
- 2 cups vegetables
- 1 TBS Flax Oil

10:00 PM ??? Late meal
- Protein shake (2 scoops)
- 1 apple

any suggestions? thanks!

 

[Yanick]

Your food choices aren't too good. And some of your meals are nowhere close to being balanced. A little bit of every macro in every meal is the general rule of thumb, the exceptions being post w/o and maybe at bedtime

Originally posted by DimebagDarrell
ok, after going to fitday, i changed just a few things, and got this:

Total Calories: 2864
Protein: 234 g (38%)
Carbs: 270 g (35%)
Fat: 82 g (27%)

6:00 AM - Breakfast
- 6 oz meat
- 1/2 cup oatmeal before cooking
- 1 TBS Flax Oil
- Multi-vitamin

Good meal, balance of all macros.

9:00 AM ??? Break at work
- 1 Cup Fat-Free Yogurt

What kind of yogurt are you using? Is it packed with sugar and shit? I don't know the nutritional breakdown of it, but i say just stick to getting protein/carbs/fat all in one meal, at a balance.

11:00 AM ??? Lunch at work
- Bodybuilder???s Sub Sandwich (480 cal, 43 g protein, 62 g carbs, 7g fat)

Sounds like a lot of carbs and very little fat.

2:00 PM ??? Break at work
- Protein shake (1 scoop)

Once again, you do not have any balance in this meal. Some heavy cream and an apple will be much better with this meal.

4:00 PM ??? Pre-Workout Meal
- Protein shake (1 scoop)
- Glutamine

More balance

5:00 PM ??? Workout

6:30 PM ??? Dinner
- 8 oz. meat
- 2 cups vegetables
- 1 TBS Flax Oil

This is a nice meal, but you should probably replace this with a post w/o shake. Either dextrose/malto/whey shake or whey with fiber and fat to slow down digestion.

10:00 PM ??? Late meal
- Protein shake (2 scoops)
- 1 apple

add some fat into this meal, via heavy cream into the shake.

any suggestions? thanks!

 

[jasonbrunt]

is it me or does your weight versus protein intake + year of lifting seem "off"? 175 pounds at 5'10'' after "bulking up" and eating like this for one year?????????????

 

[DaMayor]

In my opinion, 175lbs. at 5'-10" seems mighty slim. I'm 5'-10" too, and if I were to bulk for a year, I'd weigh 325!

 

[Arnold]

Height and weight are very deceiving. Bone structure plays a big role here, and can make two people of the same height and weight look completely different.

You can have one guy at 5' 10" 175lbs that looks like he never lifted a weight in his life, then another that looks quite muscular.

 

[DaMayor]

Oh, I agree. My comments were made based on the limited amount of information Mr. Dimebag provided. Truth be known, we are probably on opposite ends of the BF spectrum at this point.

 

[DimebagDarrell]

i was just looking for some suggestions on this diet, i havent been taking this diet, and am interested in doing so for the summer. and "bulking" for the last year has gained me 35 lbs, and not a whole lot more fat, but im lookin to cut it this summer, cause im not in very good cardiovascular shape, and i dont want to be all that big.

 

[jasonbrunt]

but Prince...I'd agree you on the whole 2 different bone structure thing if it wasn't for one thing. Those stats for him were after one full year of bulking up!!!!!!! What was his weight last year, 125?

 

[DimebagDarrell]

140, actually. 35 pounds was enough to make me decent sized, and id like to cut in order to look a little better

 

[buff_tat2d_chic]

Originally posted by jasonbrunt
but Prince...I'd agree you on the whole 2 different bone structure thing if it wasn't for one thing. Those stats for him were after one full year of bulking up!!!!!!! What was his weight last year, 125?

Bone structure makes a HUGE difference in what you look like.

 

[jasonbrunt]

I KNOW...I AM NOT DISAGREEING!

Just look at his #'s.

 

[buff_tat2d_chic]

Originally posted by jasonbrunt
I KNOW...I AM NOT DISAGREEING!

Just look at his #'s.

oh, ok

 

[DimebagDarrell]

yeah...... so any suggestions?

 

[Jodi]

What was wrong with Yanick's suggestions.

 

[w8lifter]

Originally posted by Jodi
What was wrong with Yanick's suggestions.

Maybe he missed them cause they weren't bolded...I know I did the first time around

I went back and bolded your suggestions so you can see them better ...hope you don't mind Yan

 

[DimebagDarrell]

OK, REVISED EDITION!!!

ok heres what i got now, let me know again, sorry i didnt see the comments earlier, thanks for the bold type w8lifter! notice my workout time has changed, too.

6:00 AM - Breakfast
- 5 egg whites, 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup oatmeal before cooking
- 1 TBS Flax Oil
- Multi-vitamin

9:00 AM ??? Break at work
- 4 oz chicken breast
- 1 cup raw broccoli

11:00 AM ??? Lunch at work
- Bodybuilder???s Sub Sandwich (480 cal, 43 g protein, 62 g carbs, 7g fat)

2:00 PM ??? Break at work
- Protein shake
- 1 Apple

5:00 PM ??? Dinner
- 6 oz. meat
- 2 cups vegetables
- 5 g Glutamine

7:00 PM ??? Workout

8:00 PM ??? Post-Workout
- Protein shake
- 1 apple
- 5 g Glutamine
- 1 TBS Flax Oil

Total Calories: 2606
Protein: 253 g
Carbs: 234 g
Fat: 73 g

if you could reevaluate this, thatd be awesome, this entire diet thing is new to me but im really trying to learn, so thanks so much for your help!