diet help

[rgrmike74]

i Have figured out that at 30 i cant eat what i want and maintain my figure...i have been doing a low fat diet now 4 2 weeks with little results. i work out regularly and am tryn to build a few more lm.
my diet consists of

Breakfast
cereal + skim milk= 355cals, 0 fat, 86 carbs, 21g protein

Lunch
Tuna + Low fat Yogurt + Low fat Puddin= 500cals, 3.5 fats, 40 carbs, 37g protein. ( i add 2 tbl spoons of no fat mayo and one egg to the tuna) this i ss close on the counts as i can get since i dont know bout the egg and sometimes i have low fat crackers with tuna which add 60cals 0 fat and 12 carbs and 1 g protein.

Dinner
for dinner i eat a low fat microwave dinnner which varies from 270-300 cals 4-6fats 30-36 carbs 12-15g protein. along with the low fat yogurt and pudding.

I drink 3 protein shakes a day in between meals and each shake is mixed with skim milk and contains 420 cals, 4 fats, 32 carbs, 62 proteins.

my grand totals for the day minus dinner since it varies a bit with each meal

2115 cals
15.5 fats
222 carbs
244 proteins

My question is is this diet good? or am i wasting my time and need to rework it?
I am 6'5" 230lbs 30 yrs old and work out 3-4 times a week sometimes 5 times if the newborn is up to letting me skip out for a bit.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!!!

mike

 

[rgrmike74]

also if you need to know i take a 2 a daymulti vitamin flax seed oil and an antioxident 4 suppliments also currently taking creatine and glucosimine.

 

[thajeepster]

fats are essential for most bodily processes, you want to keep them in there, cut cals, not fats/carbs/protein...etc. try to keep your fats to about 20% of your daily intake. BUT keep those fats from quality sources, ie nuts/seeds, olive oil, avocado's efa pills etc. You really need to read this thread:
http://wannabebigforums.com/showthread.php?t=46565
Eat good complex carbs, healthy protien sources and no tv dinners or cereal.

Good luck, happy reading.

 

[furion joe]

Your diet definitely needs some improvement and with a little work, you'll be able to formulate something that will give you better results.

A quick critique:

Breakfast: ditch the cereal and use oatmeal or cream of wheat or even grits. Have some eggs (whites + one yolk). Or use a protein powder in the oatmeal and maybe add some natural pb and/or piece of fruit.

Lunch: drop the crackers and pudding. Add a complex carb source and add some veggies (broc/caul/green beans) or a piece of fruit (apple/berries/etc).

Dinner: drop those microwaveable dinners and drop the yogurt and pudding. Choose lean meats (chicken/turkey/fish/beef/etc), a good complex carb (rice/yam/potato/beans/etc), a healthy fat such as olive oil, and add veggies.

Protein shakes: drop the milk in all or keep it for one shake (or add some yogurt to one) and add some nat pb to each one - a tsp or so.

Check out the link thajeepster gave you and take look at the stickies at the top of the page for more information.

 

[rgrmike74]

that is a great sticky il print it out and take it to the grocery
thanx a bunch