This is the first time I've ever tried to make a real diet for myself, but I'm actually really not sure how I would go about setting up a consistant meal schedule for myself. Since I'm in college right now, the cafeteria food that I'm required to have isn't very consistant, and the nutritional info is hard to come by for all of the meals and not too reliable either from what I've seen. Breakfast is also a challenge because the meal plan I'm currently on doesn't include meals before 11:00, and I can't switch that until next semester. I also have class/work during a lot of the times when I would need to eat.
Current meal plan idea:
9:00 - Whey shake
12:00 - Grilled chicken with vegetables
3:00 - Whey shake
6:00 - Tuna/Turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread w/ an apple
9:00 - Snack of whole wheat crackers/natural peanut butter
Current body composition:
5'9
183lbs
BF% unknown but I'm definately not lean, so it might be above 20% probably
Some days I will be substituting real food for whey shakes if my schedule allows, and some days I might be forced to have a whey shake instead of real food, but that is the plan I'm thinking would be the best to follow right now. The reason I'm not getting up earlier for a 6th meal is purely because I was trying to balance out the desire to lose weight, and college night life which I don't want to miss out on (no drinking involved there).
As for cardio, I'm going to be giving my best effort to hit the gym 5-6 times/week with rotating days of 40min cardio straight, then 40-50min raquetball followed by 20min or so of cardio. I'm also working on finding more time in my schedule to go lift.
Any thoughts or advice anyone could give?
Current meal plan idea:
9:00 - Whey shake
12:00 - Grilled chicken with vegetables
3:00 - Whey shake
6:00 - Tuna/Turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread w/ an apple
9:00 - Snack of whole wheat crackers/natural peanut butter
Current body composition:
5'9
183lbs
BF% unknown but I'm definately not lean, so it might be above 20% probably
Some days I will be substituting real food for whey shakes if my schedule allows, and some days I might be forced to have a whey shake instead of real food, but that is the plan I'm thinking would be the best to follow right now. The reason I'm not getting up earlier for a 6th meal is purely because I was trying to balance out the desire to lose weight, and college night life which I don't want to miss out on (no drinking involved there).
As for cardio, I'm going to be giving my best effort to hit the gym 5-6 times/week with rotating days of 40min cardio straight, then 40-50min raquetball followed by 20min or so of cardio. I'm also working on finding more time in my schedule to go lift.
Any thoughts or advice anyone could give?
