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Today's food
630am 1 cup coffee, 2 French toast
Noon a mix of eggs and potatoes plus 4 flour tortillas
4pm 1 banana
530pm 1 scoop creatine
Workout
730pm
8oz grilled chicken
1cup steamed broc & cauliflower
1cup asparagus
ahh i see. I am feeling tired today also. I do have some whey protein just forget to drink it. I will stash some at work also to take during the day.Just my suggestion, I would deffinatly cut back on the carbs and increase the protein and fats. Funds willing get your self some whey protein. If your trying to get to 185 lbs I would make sure to get at minimum 225 gams of protein a day. And try to get fuel from fasts about 70-90 grams a day. and reserve any carbs for post workout. You probaly only got 100 grams of protein which is why your energy is down.
what kind of foods could I eat to get those grams of fat i need and when?Just my suggestion, I would deffinatly cut back on the carbs and increase the protein and fats. Funds willing get your self some whey protein. If your trying to get to 185 lbs I would make sure to get at minimum 225 gams of protein a day. And try to get fuel from fasts about 70-90 grams a day. and reserve any carbs for post workout. You probaly only got 100 grams of protein which is why your energy is down.
Try half a cup of oats (not instant, not flavored, not qwuick one minute, just half a cup of regular old Quaker Oats boiled in water and eaten with a tiny bit of milk for flavor), 7 eggs (eat only 2 or 3 of the yolks), a slice of whole grain toast (easy on the butter), and you can still have your coffee, so long as you are not putting any sweetener in it, and only a splash of milk or drink it black.Today's food
630am 1 cup coffee, 2 French toast
Whoa! You skipped your midmorning meal! About 10:30 or so, eat half a pound of boneless, skinless chicken breast and a cup of brown rice. When do you work out? If at lunch, follow your workout with whey protein (check for sugars and carbs on the label, keep it at 3 grams or below).Noon a mix of eggs and potatoes plus 4 flour tortillas
A banana has as much sugar as a Coca Cola. You would not drink a Coke preworkout while trying to cut, would you? Ok, I see you workout at 5:30, so adjust the whey protein time I gave above. As for your afternoon meal, another half pound of chicken and a cup of brown rice would be fine here.4pm 1 banana
530pm 1 scoop creatine
Workout
Finally! Good meal! Now add a cup or two of cottage cheese and some almonds before bed.730pm
8oz grilled chicken
1cup steamed broc & cauliflower
1cup asparagus
I like your suggestions. only prob is ive done a similar diet before I sit 90% of the time at my job so by consuming that much food I feel bloatedTry half a cup of oats (not instant, not flavored, not qwuick one minute, just half a cup of regular old Quaker Oats boiled in water and eaten with a tiny bit of milk for flavor), 7 eggs (eat only 2 or 3 of the yolks), a slice of whole grain toast (easy on the butter), and you can still have your coffee, so long as you are not putting any sweetener in it, and only a splash of milk or drink it black.
Whoa! You skipped your midmorning meal! About 10:30 or so, eat half a pound of boneless, skinless chicken breast and a cup of brown rice. When do you work out? If at lunch, follow your workout with whey protein (check for sugars and carbs on the label, keep it at 3 grams or below).
A banana has as much sugar as a Coca Cola. You would not drink a Coke preworkout while trying to cut, would you? Ok, I see you workout at 5:30, so adjust the whey protein time I gave above. As for your afternoon meal, another half pound of chicken and a cup of brown rice would be fine here.
Finally! Good meal! Now add a cup or two of cottage cheese and some almonds before bed.
Get rid of all sweeteners (even artificial ones give you a taste for sweets). See if you can fit one more half pound of chicken in during the day somewhere.
That's what makes it easy - you can sit at your desk and eat! I assume since you are cutting that decreasing the volume of food a little won't hurt you, but look at the suggestions in terms of what you were eatingI sit 90% of the time at my job
your right, diet has by far been my biggest obstacle.French toast for cutting? If it worked that way, then wouldn't we all have awesome abs? LOL!
today was going to be my legs day. I decided im going to rest because my lower is back is really stiff and sore from my deadlifts the other day. Plus I feel tired which i am now convinced is because of my eating habits. Gonna put a plan together and come back strong tomorrow.
agreed, I brought my whey and a sack of almonds with me to work today.JUst experiment add carbs dont add carbs, just see what works for you. But one key point we all agree on more protein and protein in every meal.
I eat almonds for the fat content.agreed, I brought my whey and a sack of almonds with me to work today.
I try to get 50 grams of protein every 3.5-4 hours, if possible. Ouch on the ten hour days . . . looks like my screwy schedule, except that I work out at noon at a gym in my building.So I work 7-5 mon thru fri at what times should I be eating
I try to get 50 grams of protein every 3.5-4 hours, if possible. Ouch on the ten hour days . . . looks like my screwy schedule, except that I work out at noon at a gym in my building.
If you eat breakfast right before work, then that would have you eating another meal (chicken breast?) at about 11:00, and another at about three, which puts you just right for 50 grams of protein in a low carb shake after your workout and then on to dinner. Eat the cottage cheese and almonds with a bottle of water in bed while winding down for the day.
That would be approximately 250 grams of protein (slightly more, depends on the weight of the chicken breast, size of the eggs, &c.). Get your carbs early in the day (oats with breakfast, rice with the chicken in the first two meals) and eat the dinner you already have been eating, as it looks great.
I know some people will disagree, but you workout late, and you are trying to cut.Ok so no carbs after my workout. Thank you I will make adjustments
Today's food
630am
4eggs 1slice of toast
10am
28grams whey protien
Handful of almonds
1pm
8oz chicken
1 cup steamed broc n caul
4pm
28g whey protein
5pm
1scoop creatine
Workout
7pm
8oz grilled chicken
1 cup brown rice
1 cup sliced grilled potatoes
Bedtime
1 cup of cottage cheese
1000% improvment. Since your cutting i would kill the 7PM carbs also, but this is a huge improvment your deff. on right track. pwo carbs are over rated in my opinon I didnt do them while I was cutting hard, I'm doing them now to see if i have a diffrence but so far none. IMO at breakfast either eat more eggs or add a scoop of whey and at ten add another scoop of whey or some other protein source, shovel that protein in bud thats going to keep your muscle while you cut
Today's food
9am
4eggs
1 toast
28g whey protien
1030am
1 scoop creatine
Workout
1230pm
2 grilled chicken legs
1 cup brown rice
4pm
28g whey protien
Pbj samich
7pm
8oz steak
1 cup steamed veggies
9pm
1 cup cottage cheese
What were your calories for that last day that you listed your diet? Seems like it might be low for the amount of activity you're doing.
Today's food
630 am
1 cup of oats
1 cup of coffee
10am
28g of whey
1pm
8oz of chicken
1 cup of grilled sliced potatoes
4pm
28g of whey protien
530pm
1 scoop creatine
Workout
730pm
8oz chicken
1 cup steamed carrots
Bedtime
1 tablespoon of pb
28g whey