should i hire someone to help with my diet or should i be able to figure it out myself. i’m findin my diet is good, but is not “on point”. i don’t want to have to weigh food or count calories. i think the trick is the carbs–when to take, how much and what kind. this is where i get confused. i think the exact # of grams is based on lean body weight and that higher glycemic and the most ammounts should be eaten in the morning and post-workout. i would really like to get this stuff down. any suggestions.
It’s actually easy to count calories if you do it on a website like www.fitday.com I think if you use this site, you would save youself a lot of money.
Yes, FitDay is great! I use it not for daily caloric counting as it was designed but for putting together lifting and non-lifting day meal plans within my diet’s limits.
Start with 1.25g of protein per lb. of body weight. Then shoot for .5g of fat (the good kind) with 6-9g from EPA/DHA. Carbs can be modified depending on what your goal is… good rule of thumb: 2-2.5g/lb for gaining, 1-1.5b/lb for lean gaining, and .5b/lb for cutting.
Create 6 meals/day…3 real food, 3 protein shakes. Eat carbs for breakfast and post workout only. Include fish oil, milled flax/flax oil, and veggies each day. Other than that, just start reading the forums and articles! You’ll pick up the good info as you sift through it all.
Cheers.