Diet Critique...

[Daisy_Girl]

Looks like a good diet!

Just a few questions Daisy Girl: Are the chix measurements before or after cooking, how many almonds, and how much natty pb?


Thanks,

Blaithin

All meat is measured AFTER cooking.
Almonds - ~22 a day. That is technically "one serving", 1 ounce I think. I took it sometimes all at once, sometimes split up in 2 servings.

Natty PB can vary - usually only 1tbsp, but some days it was 2tbsp. Can also depend on my other fat intake for the day. If it was low, I'd have 2. Otherwise, only 1.

 

[Blaithin]

Thanks for the specifics. I tried a Tbsp of pb with my shake instead of flax oil and was really surprised how much that actually is. It went a long way and was a nice treat. You know how you kind of get into the habit of eating the same things all the time? I had forgotten about pb and how good it is.

Do you find that you are able to build LBM on this diet? Or is it mainly for cutting? This is very similar to the diet our trainer gave us but with no cardio. He wants me to use all these calories for building. I used to be a fat/thin cardio queen. I started with a real deficit of LBM. I just keep wondering what happens when it's time to cut? Will we start doing cardio then? Or will the diet itself take care of both building and cutting given enough time?If these seem like dumb questions, please understand I'm still trying to learn.

Thanks again! You're great!

Blaithin

 

[Daisy_Girl]

I cut BF on this diet. But I was doing a CRAZY amount of cardio.... so if you aren't doing a lot of cardio, and you make sure to keep your protein high, you can gain LBM. I keep this same diet for cutting and bulking, but the amounts change a little. FOr example, when cutting I watch my starchy carbs more than when bulking. Either way, protein always remains about 1.5-2g per lb.

 

[Sassy69]

Another way to approach the carb reduction is to do some carb rotation - keep your total calories the same, but reduce the amount of carbs & replace the equivalent calories w/ fats (e.g. flax oil). I need to dig up the diet I used for my first comp.

If you want to include more "real" proteins, I would say take a look at the South Beach Diet book - there are some awesome recipes in there!