Diet critique

[frankenfurter]

I have been lifting for a few years now and my focus has always been strength. Now that I have achieved good strength I would like to switch focus to building a balanced asthetic body. I ate pretty much anything I wanted when strength training with good results. Here is my plan for chipping and chiseling my body:

I am 6'0, 225, don't know bodyfat but I can grab a small handful at the ab region . Probably would be very cut at 195 - 200.

I have 3 meal plans that I will rotate days with. The following is my meal plan "a". All my meal plans break down roughly to 20% fats, 20-25% carbs, and 55-60% protein. Let me know if you think I should toggle those numbers.

Meal 1
1 cup skim milk
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 banana
1 scoop whey
1 tbsp olive oil

Meal 2
2 tbsp peanut butter
1 slice whole wheat bread

Meal 3
6 oz Turkey
1 slice whole wheat bread
1 cup skim milk
2 cups spinach
1 tbsp olive oil

Meal 4
3 oz can tuna
1 cup celery

Post workout
1 scoop whey w/ water
1/2 tsp honey

Meal 6
2 chick breasts
1 cup broccoli
1 cup sugar free jello

Totals: 2200 cals, 82gm fat, 95gm carbs, 264gm protein

Workouts are light jog 30 mins 4x
1 - 1.5 hours moderate to heavy intensity weight training.

Sorry for the long post but all help is appreciated.

Thanks bros.

 

[diamonddiceclay]

you have alot of BAD CHOICES in that diet. CUT OUT THESE THINGS:Milk,blueberries,banana,bread,spinach,broccoli EAT THESE THINGS INSTEADatmeal,fish

 

[gymrat]

Humm, well it's pretty good in theory, but i think you might want to drop fat or carbs a tiny bit.. I don't think you need them both so high.

Gymrat123

 

[gymtime]

If you are cutting, simple carbs are out. That means no fruit, even in the morning. Go with oatmeal. The bread is ok, but go with multi-grain instead of wheat. Looks good other than that.

 

[frankenfurter]

OK, no simple carbs

Diamond, thanks for the reply. I'll cut out the simple carbs in the morning and replace with oatmeal.

I'm reluctant to lose the leafy and cruciferous greens, though. Since these are low GI carbs with lots of fiber I think I'll keep them and see if I progress the way I feel I should for a couple of months. If I plateau I will see about chucking them.

Gymrat: I actually thought the fat was a little low at 20% of total calories. I have read that optimum for fat loss is somewhere around 30% (from monosaturated sources). Thanks for the input, I think cutting out the simple carbs and replacing with oatmeal will drop the carbs some.

Gymtime: It's unanimous. Simple carbs are out!

I'll keep posted as to my progress.

 

[Bill W]

Personally, I would put a little more real food protein in your diet in the morning. Maybe eat some egg whites. Even with the skim milk, that protein powder will be digested quite rapidy. Its not a disaster, but another thing to keep in mind.

 

[Blood&Iron]

I think the diet looks pretty solid. Although, meal 2 could use some protein, and I think it better to try to avoid the bread. I don't think it'll make or break the diet, though. As per someone else's suggestion I'd throw some food protein, e.g. eggs, into meal 1, though I don't think the fruit is a problem. I'd also lower the protein a little and up your carbs slightly, but that's a very individual thing. Experiment. Might also want to consider throwing in refeeds every few days. Finally, I think you might want to start with slightly more calories, and work your way down. 2200 isn't all that much considering your weight. I'd go for ~2700cal to start, see where that takes you and reduce by 200cal a week, depending on your results. But that's just my opinion.

BTW, I'd also drop the post-workout honey in favor of dextrose or maltodextrin.