Hey guys, I was wondering if you had any suggestions for my diet. I plan to take a low-ish carb approach. I only mainly try to take carbs post workout. Also on workout days, I do not have my “Late Day Snack”, that meal is preplaced by a PWO shake.
Any ideas, can you think of anything better, specifically before bed and with meals 3 and 4.
Breakfast
4 Whole Eggs
1 Scoop Whey
Morning Snack
1 Scoops Whey Protein
2 Tbsp. Peanut Butter
Lunch
1 Can Tuna
1 Tbsp EVOO
1/2 Cup of cottage cheese
2 cups mixed green salad
Midday Snack
1 Can tuna
1 Tbsp EVOO
Late Day Snack
2 Scoops Whey Protein
1 Tbsp. Peanut Butter
1/4 Cup Raw Almonds
Dinner
9 oz salmon OR 2 Chicken Breasts
2 cups of broccoli
1 Avacado
Before Bed Snack
Celery
1/2 Cup Cottage Cheese
Nighttime Snack
8oz milk
2 Scoops of Casein protein
I don’t see anything glaringly wrong. Everything seems in line, how long have you been trying this diet? My favorite answer lately has been, everyone is different and you’ll never know how you will personally react to a diet until you try it yourself. Track your progress and adjust. Like I said, It ‘looks’ fine. Good luck.
By late day do you mean nighttime? If so, you may want to consider not drinking milk. Some people don’t do well losing fat when they consume milk. But, like Elusive said, you need to figure out if it works for you. You may have no problem with having milk.
Looks solid overall. I’d nix the milk as well, as all milk seems to have some sugar content. I use cottage cheese prebed as well, but I usually throw some cashews or almonds in with it for extra fats and cals.
You have two goals, lose fat and gain muscle. At 20% bodyfat I would suggest dropping the calories some more and shedding a good amount of bodyfat before you end up with mediocre results in both respects.
It doesn’t sound like you are new to training, so adding muscle while dropping fat is going to prove difficult at best.
Diet looks pretty good; add in a piece of fruit with breakfast, a little more variety, and more vegetables.