Why is chicken drumsticks a poor choice of food? I’m hitting my macros , i thought thats all that matters?/… Also i do get some fiber in the day . not sure if its enough… i eat almonds but didn’t list them since its not a large amount.
You hit your macros huh? Yup, that’s all that matters i guess
[quote]DazeDolo wrote:
Why is chicken drumsticks a poor choice of food? I’m hitting my macros , i thought thats all that matters?/… Also i do get some fiber in the day . not sure if its enough… i eat almonds but didn’t list them since its not a large amount.
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If youre not eating enough almonds that makes them worth listing, then why would you assume that its supplying a sufficent amount of fiber ? I mean one serving of almonds has 2-3 grams of fiber, so if youre eating less than a whole serving, thats not really a good source of fiber.
And everything else you listed has either very little or no fiber whatsoever. Except beans which are a good source of fiber absolutely, but everything else you list has almost NO fiber at all or absolute minimal amounts.
Im telling you dude, a REALLY low fiber diet and I promise theres a very decent chance hemroids become a reality. Its seriously not something you want to deal with.
Id say at minimum you want to aim for 20g of fiber a day, and that’s on the VERY low side for a 4000 calorie diet. Hell if you wanna keep your diet exactly as is, I would at least add 2-3 servings of Metamucil a day. The stuff dont taste bad is cheap and will go a long way, altho an easier soluton would just be to maybe to have some extra beans, replace the white rice with a rice higher in fiber, and then ditch the pop tarts for like two apples with skin on or something.
And it wouldnt hurt to get some healthy fats in there. 4000 calories a day and nothing is a good source of healthy fat. At the absolute least id start taking fish oil or something, and a pretty significant dose
[quote]dcm1602 wrote:
[quote]DazeDolo wrote:
Why is chicken drumsticks a poor choice of food? I’m hitting my macros , i thought thats all that matters?/… Also i do get some fiber in the day . not sure if its enough… i eat almonds but didn’t list them since its not a large amount.
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If youre not eating enough almonds that makes them worth listing, then why would you assume that its supplying a sufficent amount of fiber ? I mean one serving of almonds has 2-3 grams of fiber, so if youre eating less than a whole serving, thats not really a good source of fiber.
And everything else you listed has either very little or no fiber whatsoever. Except beans which are a good source of fiber absolutely, but everything else you list has almost NO fiber at all or absolute minimal amounts.
Im telling you dude, a REALLY low fiber diet and I promise theres a very decent chance hemroids become a reality. Its seriously not something you want to deal with.
Id say at minimum you want to aim for 20g of fiber a day, and that’s on the VERY low side for a 4000 calorie diet. Hell if you wanna keep your diet exactly as is, I would at least add 2-3 servings of Metamucil a day. The stuff dont taste bad is cheap and will go a long way, altho an easier soluton would just be to maybe to have some extra beans, replace the white rice with a rice higher in fiber, and then ditch the pop tarts for like two apples with skin on or something.
And it wouldnt hurt to get some healthy fats in there. 4000 calories a day and nothing is a good source of healthy fat. At the absolute least id start taking fish oil or something, and a pretty significant dose[/quote]
Hows this sound
Morning: 3oz of oatmeal with 3 cups of milk , 1b banana , and 1 scoop of whey shake
Lunch:3-4 cups of Brown Rice with 3 Chicken Drumstiks
Snack:Protein Bar,1 Serving of Almonds and Superfood
Dinner: 8oz of 85% lean groundbeef with 3oz of oatmeal with 3 cups of milk , 1b banana , and 1 scoop of whey shake
Thats around 3500 calories btw.
Your going to eat drumsticks everyday?
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[quote]DazeDolo wrote:
Thats around 3500 calories btw.
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So now you are going to drop your calories by 500 per day so you can fit in oatmeal and bananas in place of ground beef?
[quote]JLone wrote:
[quote]DazeDolo wrote:
Thats around 3500 calories btw.
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So now you are going to drop your calories by 500 per day so you can fit in oatmeal and bananas in place of ground beef?
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The amount of sarcasm and assholes on this site is ridiculous.
[quote]DazeDolo wrote:
[quote]JLone wrote:
[quote]DazeDolo wrote:
Thats around 3500 calories btw.
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So now you are going to drop your calories by 500 per day so you can fit in oatmeal and bananas in place of ground beef?
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The amount of sarcasm and assholes on this site is ridiculous. [/quote]
at least you’re paying attention
[quote]DazeDolo wrote:
I’ve been thiking of changing my diet because i feel im taking in too much cholesteral and my mom keeps warning me im going to have heart problems if i keep eating like this lol . Here’s my diet:
Morning: 4 cups of milk with half a serving Univerals Real Gains
Lunch: 3 Medium Sized Fried Chicken Drumsticks(fried in corn oil) with around 3-4 cups of white rice and beans
Snack:2 Poptarts
Postworkout:Supreme Protein Bar
Night:1lb of 85% Groundbeef NOT drained . 4 cups of milk
I also drinking a gallon of water a day too.When i added up all the cholesteral it came up to around 500mg… Calories around 4000 and about 240g of protein. What do you guys think should i switch some things up?
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Have you read anything on sports nutrition at all or took the time to click on a few tabs here to read some articles?
[quote]DazeDolo wrote:
[quote]JLone wrote:
[quote]DazeDolo wrote:
Thats around 3500 calories btw.
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So now you are going to drop your calories by 500 per day so you can fit in oatmeal and bananas in place of ground beef?
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The amount of sarcasm and assholes on this site is ridiculous. [/quote]
You have obviously put 5 minutes total into figuring out your diet so I am putting equal time in to helping you.
[quote]BrickHead wrote:
[quote]DazeDolo wrote:
I’ve been thiking of changing my diet because i feel im taking in too much cholesteral and my mom keeps warning me im going to have heart problems if i keep eating like this lol . Here’s my diet:
Morning: 4 cups of milk with half a serving Univerals Real Gains
Lunch: 3 Medium Sized Fried Chicken Drumsticks(fried in corn oil) with around 3-4 cups of white rice and beans
Snack:2 Poptarts
Postworkout:Supreme Protein Bar
Night:1lb of 85% Groundbeef NOT drained . 4 cups of milk
I also drinking a gallon of water a day too.When i added up all the cholesteral it came up to around 500mg… Calories around 4000 and about 240g of protein. What do you guys think should i switch some things up?
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Have you read anything on sports nutrition at all or took the time to click on a few tabs here to read some articles? [/quote]
Yes i have actually but everything is so controversial on this site that it makes hard for a beginner to even decide what is correct or not… Look at the first page . People arguing about the advice being given.
@Jlone if you feel that i’m not putting as much time as i should then why do you bother even posting? lol
Anyways thanks to the view people who gave me some sort of idea on what i should be fixing in my diet…
[quote]DazeDolo wrote:
[quote]dcm1602 wrote:
[quote]DazeDolo wrote:
Why is chicken drumsticks a poor choice of food? I’m hitting my macros , i thought thats all that matters?/… Also i do get some fiber in the day . not sure if its enough… i eat almonds but didn’t list them since its not a large amount.
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If youre not eating enough almonds that makes them worth listing, then why would you assume that its supplying a sufficent amount of fiber ? I mean one serving of almonds has 2-3 grams of fiber, so if youre eating less than a whole serving, thats not really a good source of fiber.
And everything else you listed has either very little or no fiber whatsoever. Except beans which are a good source of fiber absolutely, but everything else you list has almost NO fiber at all or absolute minimal amounts.
Im telling you dude, a REALLY low fiber diet and I promise theres a very decent chance hemroids become a reality. Its seriously not something you want to deal with.
Id say at minimum you want to aim for 20g of fiber a day, and that’s on the VERY low side for a 4000 calorie diet. Hell if you wanna keep your diet exactly as is, I would at least add 2-3 servings of Metamucil a day. The stuff dont taste bad is cheap and will go a long way, altho an easier soluton would just be to maybe to have some extra beans, replace the white rice with a rice higher in fiber, and then ditch the pop tarts for like two apples with skin on or something.
And it wouldnt hurt to get some healthy fats in there. 4000 calories a day and nothing is a good source of healthy fat. At the absolute least id start taking fish oil or something, and a pretty significant dose[/quote]
Hows this sound
Morning: 3oz of oatmeal with 3 cups of milk , 1b banana , and 1 scoop of whey shake
Lunch:3-4 cups of Brown Rice with 3 Chicken Drumstiks
Snack:Protein Bar,1 Serving of Almonds and Superfood
Dinner: 8oz of 85% lean groundbeef with 3oz of oatmeal with 3 cups of milk , 1b banana , and 1 scoop of whey shake
Thats around 3500 calories btw.
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Its definitely an improvement. As the other guy mentioned you dont have to reduce your total calories, the point was just that you needed to put some fiber/healthy fat in there.
Fish oil definitely something id recommend adding in though, the pills are cheap and will help make up for your deficit of healthy fats.
Nothing wrong with some fried chicken, its just having it as a staple in your diet (and hell were talking drumsticks not even like breast or something).
The diet could definitely still be (significantly) improved, however id say those changes + the fish oil would definitely be quite better than the original.
Just eat real whole food - its simple, meat veggies a bit of fruit, consume full fat dairy, nuts and seeds.
Keep away from sugar, highly processed food and trans fat from hydrated vegetable oils (like the shit you deep fry your chicken in)
Google and read this for info about animal fats
The Truth About Saturated Fat
From:
by Sally Fallon with Mary G. Enig, PhD
[quote]dcm1602 wrote:
[quote]DazeDolo wrote:
[quote]dcm1602 wrote:
[quote]DazeDolo wrote:
Why is chicken drumsticks a poor choice of food? I’m hitting my macros , i thought thats all that matters?/… Also i do get some fiber in the day . not sure if its enough… i eat almonds but didn’t list them since its not a large amount.
[/quote]
If youre not eating enough almonds that makes them worth listing, then why would you assume that its supplying a sufficent amount of fiber ? I mean one serving of almonds has 2-3 grams of fiber, so if youre eating less than a whole serving, thats not really a good source of fiber.
And everything else you listed has either very little or no fiber whatsoever. Except beans which are a good source of fiber absolutely, but everything else you list has almost NO fiber at all or absolute minimal amounts.
Im telling you dude, a REALLY low fiber diet and I promise theres a very decent chance hemroids become a reality. Its seriously not something you want to deal with.
Id say at minimum you want to aim for 20g of fiber a day, and that’s on the VERY low side for a 4000 calorie diet. Hell if you wanna keep your diet exactly as is, I would at least add 2-3 servings of Metamucil a day. The stuff dont taste bad is cheap and will go a long way, altho an easier soluton would just be to maybe to have some extra beans, replace the white rice with a rice higher in fiber, and then ditch the pop tarts for like two apples with skin on or something.
And it wouldnt hurt to get some healthy fats in there. 4000 calories a day and nothing is a good source of healthy fat. At the absolute least id start taking fish oil or something, and a pretty significant dose[/quote]
Hows this sound
Morning: 3oz of oatmeal with 3 cups of milk , 1b banana , and 1 scoop of whey shake
Lunch:3-4 cups of Brown Rice with 3 Chicken Drumstiks
Snack:Protein Bar,1 Serving of Almonds and Superfood
Dinner: 8oz of 85% lean groundbeef with 3oz of oatmeal with 3 cups of milk , 1b banana , and 1 scoop of whey shake
Thats around 3500 calories btw.
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Its definitely an improvement. As the other guy mentioned you dont have to reduce your total calories, the point was just that you needed to put some fiber/healthy fat in there.
Fish oil definitely something id recommend adding in though, the pills are cheap and will help make up for your deficit of healthy fats.
Nothing wrong with some fried chicken, its just having it as a staple in your diet (and hell were talking drumsticks not even like breast or something).
The diet could definitely still be (significantly) improved, however id say those changes + the fish oil would definitely be quite better than the original. [/quote]
lol yeah i was actually thinking of going to BJs or something tomorrow to buy some chicken breasts instead. I had already bought a lot of Chicken drums already so ill use that meanwhile…
EDIT:
Going to try this out
Protein Shake: 850
Lunch: 3-4 Cups of Brown Rice and 8oz chicken breast-1000
Postworkout:Protein Bar- 400
Snack: 2 Servings of Almonds:300
Night: Protein Shake, 8oz of Groundbeef-1250
and also drink a mutlivitamin.
in total thats about 3700 calories and around 240g of protein.
[quote]DazeDolo wrote:
[quote]JLone wrote:
[quote]DazeDolo wrote:
Thats around 3500 calories btw.
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So now you are going to drop your calories by 500 per day so you can fit in oatmeal and bananas in place of ground beef?
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The amount of sarcasm and assholes on this site is ridiculous. [/quote]
So is the amount of stupid people asking stupid ass questions about their stupid ass diets.
But don’t worry bro, it hits your macros. And that’s all that’s important. Keep eating poptarts
hey guys the man loves chicken drumsticks get off his fucking back!
OP - lots of good nutritional articles on here; look up articles by Lonnie Lowery but especially Dr. Jonny Bowden.
[quote]DazeDolo wrote:
Going to try this out
Protein Shake: 850
Lunch: 3-4 Cups of Brown Rice and 8oz chicken breast-1000
Postworkout:Protein Bar- 400
Snack: 2 Servings of Almonds:300
Night: Protein Shake, 8oz of Groundbeef-1250
and also drink a mutlivitamin.
in total thats about 3700 calories and around 240g of protein. [/quote]
Better, two additional comments though.
If at all possible I would avoid protein bars. They are notorious for being filled with bad fats and preservatives. There are a few good brands out there but it would be better to have a protein shake and a piece of fruit. If possible, IMO.
I would also go back to the full 16 ounces of beef for dinner instead of 8 plus a shake. If you have time to prepare a nice meal to hit your macros why cop-out and through a shake in.
Lastly, as I alluded to in my sarcastic/assholic post, keep your calories the same. Have a goal in mind and set your calories to reach that goal. Removing 500 or 300 calories from your diet will send you down a different path. It would be a simple task to stick in 300 more calories and switching back to 16 ounces of beef might have already done that for you.
[quote]PB Andy wrote:
hey guys the man loves chicken drumsticks get off his fucking back![/quote]
ahhaah yes!
I don’t think it’s horrible. I’d replace the protein bar, just have more whey or something. And I personally get super bloated from brown rice and oatmeal, so I’d use white rice and potatoes, but that’s just my personal preference.
I’d consider switching out the fried chicken with grilled or something. I’m a IIFYM guy, but unless it’s homemade, delicious southern fried chicken, it’s probably shit tasting anyways. Maybe replace that with eggs? Few scrambled eggs thrown in that rice, with some veggies and soy sauce, I did that all the time last semester.