Critique My Diet!

Diet and Nutrition
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Hey dudes. Summer is getting closer and it’s time to shed some flab. Tell me what you think of this:

Meal 1 -
6 Egg Whites + 1 Slice Fat Free Cheese
1 Banana

Meal 2 - Pre + Postworkout
1 serving Surge split betwen Pre & Post

Meal 3 -
8oz ground Turkey + 1 Slice Fat Free Cheese
1 Cucumber

Meal 4 -
1 Scoop Metabolic Drive
1 tbsp Natural PB

Meal 5 -
8oz ground Turkey + 1 Slice Fat Free Cheese
1 Cucumber

Meal 6 -
1 Scoop Metabolic Drive
1 tbsp Natural PB

As far as workouts go, I’ll be following the Summer Prep Plan from Precision Nutrition.

I will be supplementing with BCAAs pre, peri, and post-workout. I’ll also be including HOT-ROX Extreme, L-Arginine, CLA, Glutamine, and copious amounts of Fish Oil.

Feedback is welcome and wanted!

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It doesn’t look like you’re eating enough for the summer prep plan!

You’re barely eating 2,000 calories if you even break the 2,000 mark!

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You think I should bump the cheese to 2 slices and the PB to 2 tbsp?

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Eat whole eggs dude!

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Have a bigger breakfast, 6 egg whites is only 18 grams of protein ! Even with the cheese, I would say have more protein and even more carbs at breakfast.

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Okay, modified breakfast -

6 egg whites + 1 whole egg
2 slices fat-free cheese
Bananna
1 scoop Whey

How about that?

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[quote]esk221 wrote:
Okay, modified breakfast -

6 egg whites + 1 whole egg
2 slices fat-free cheese
Bananna
1 scoop Whey

How about that?[/quote]

How about 5 whole eggs, a banana, and one scoop whey.

Most important meal o’ the day.

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Believe it or not, I prefer the taste of egg whites over whole eggs. So how about some compromise?

2 whole eggs + 4 egg whites?

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How much do you weigh? Have you tried adding your cal/pro/fat/carbs up? (if not you’ll be suprised)

This is just ONE way to calc where you should be

body weight * 15 = kcals/day
body weight * (1.5 or 2) = protien intake

These are just guidlines though…lots of people have to tweak the 15 and (1.5or2) number to see what works best for them.

I use 15 & 3.

Good luck man! Summer is sooner then you’d think!

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22515 = 3375 - 500cal(for fat loss) = 2875cals per day
2251.5 = 337.5g of protein per day

In order to meet these requirements, I only had to make a small modification. 2 Scoops Metabolic Drive instead of 1 brings my daily intake to:

2467cals 73g fat 122g carbs 320g protein

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Too much protein, not enough carbs and/or fat. You’ll quickly feel crappy, your workouts will suffer, and your results will go down the tank. Oh yeah, have fun with the gas and constipation.

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Thanks asshole!

Anyways, if someone wants to actually be constructive, how much fat should I be taking in? Probably closer to 150g, right?

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Remember, fat isn’t bad for you. Just make sure to stay away from Trans Fat. I aim for 2g prot/lb, but 1.5 will work. If you aren’t used to very low carb levels, then like oval said, your workouts will suffer. Carbs aren’t bad either- just make sure you get them from good sources. Keeping that in mind, if you need to lose weight, you just need to reduce calories from maintenance levels. So just adjust accordingly.

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lol sorry if it came off in a negative light. It was intended to merely critique your diet, which as constructed was no bueno.

You need more protein sparing macronutrients and might consider lowering your protein. If you are working out regularly, I’d advice to keep carbs up.

The fear of carbs on T-Nation, of which I was guilty of as well, is really irrational.

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No hard feelings. I guess you could say I’m scared of carbs, as the greatest fat loss gains I’ve made as of late have been on carb-restricted diets. I don’t think my fears are completely irrational, but at the same time I’ve wondered as of late if I could introduce more carbs into my diet and continue getting leaner. Thoughts?

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[quote]esk221 wrote:
No hard feelings. I guess you could say I’m scared of carbs, as the greatest fat loss gains I’ve made as of late have been on carb-restricted diets. I don’t think my fears are completely irrational, but at the same time I’ve wondered as of late if I could introduce more carbs into my diet and continue getting leaner. Thoughts? [/quote]

Definitely. Post-workout carbs represent an excellent opportunity to create a nutrient partitioning effect. The rest of your day you may want to stick to protein and healthy fats if you feel you do better on low carb diets. If you do intend to stay low carb outside of the PWO period, I’d keep a piece of fruit or two in at breakfast to keep liver glycogen up.

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Good deal. Today I had a bananna and a handful of strawberries mixed into my morning whey shake and a full serving of Surge split pre/post workout.