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[msam76]

Hey just want some opinions on how the following meals for day look.
here's how I will break it down:

7am 5 egg whites 1 grapefurit raw

9:30am protein shake (2 servings) with 1 teaspoon NPB

noon 6oz fish 1 cup rice 1 cup broc.

2:30 1 cup cottage cheese 1 apple

5:30pm 4oz chicken with 2 cups lettuce 1 cup cucumber 1 tablespoon dressing
5 egg whites

8:00pm protein shake (1 serving) with 1 teaspoon NPB
1/2 cup cottage cheese

Here's the link to the breakdown for the day:
cals: 2011
fat:17%
carbs: 29%
protein:54% (249g)

Are carbs too high? Protein too low? Any ideas on how to tweak this?

 

[jenscats5]

Hey just want some opinions on how the following meals for day look.
here's how I will break it down:

7am 5 egg whites 1 grapefurit raw

9:30am protein shake (2 servings) with 1 teaspoon NPB

noon 6oz fish 1 cup rice 1 cup broc.

2:30 1 cup cottage cheese 1 apple

5:30pm 4oz chicken with 2 cups lettuce 1 cup cucumber 1 tablespoon dressing
5 egg whites

8:00pm protein shake (1 serving) with 1 teaspoon NPB
1/2 cup cottage cheese

Here's the link to the breakdown for the day:
cals: 2011
fat:17%
carbs: 29%
protein:54% (249g)

Are carbs too high? Protein too low? Any ideas on how to tweak this?

Where do your workouts fall exactly in this schedule?? What do you weigh now and what is your goal??

I'd suggest a carb with your 1st meal such as oatmeal....

 

[Daisy_Girl]

I second Jen.

You want more carb in the AM, less as the day goes on (assuming your workouts don't suffer). The starchier ones go early, then get more fibrous later in the day. If adding oats or cream of wheat in the first meal throws your carbs off, cut the noon meal of 1c rice to 1/2c rice.

Don't limit greens - loads of vits/mins and fiber, few calories.

 

[msam76]

Cardio in the am, before breakfast
weights in the evening, around 7pm
weight now is 185 goal is 150 by May of 2007

I can add cream of wheat (I HATE oatmeal) in the morning. Don't think that will throw anything off. Will probably need them after the cardio

 

[jenscats5]

Cardio in the am, before breakfast Definitely need carbs at your first meal then.....COR, COW (NO oatmeal then)
weights in the evening, around 7pm Then that 8pm meal doesn't need PB in it as no fats after a workout....
weight now is 185 goal is 150 by May of 2007

I can add cream of wheat (I HATE oatmeal) in the morning. Don't think that will throw anything off. Will probably need them after the cardio

Eat the 1 tblsp. ANPB right before bed.....

 

[Miss24k]

what's your bodyfat at?

 

[msam76]

what's your bodyfat at?

bf 34% according to weight scale

 

[superqt4u2nv]

Those scales are terrible at measuring bf best option is to get dunked if you can't do that 7 point pinch test.

Just my thoughts but I can't cut on anything greater then 1800 cals even when I was up to 184 I got down to 141 in under 6 months. Best cuting diet IMO experience is carb cycling and zig zagging with cals etc always leaves your body guessing.

 

[jenscats5]

bf 34% according to weight scale

The ones you stand on??

Pfft!! I have one & on the DAY OF my competition (with a 6 pack no less!!) it showed me still at 24% bf!!!!!! Those things are WAYYYYY off!!

 

[msam76]

The ones you stand on??

Pfft!! I have one & on the DAY OF my competition (with a 6 pack no less!!) it showed me still at 24% bf!!!!!! Those things are WAYYYYY off!!

You are my new best friend! LOL. Yeah I get different readings on it all the time. I should go with calipers. Going shopping in a little while will look for some.

 

[msam76]

I actually recalculated everything. I took the leap and bought the fitday pc edition. I was able to enter foods with more accuracy.
cals are 1898
fats: 35 g
carbs: 158 g
protein: 244 g

Looks a little better.
Any suggestions on foods that are high in proteins but low in fats and cals?

 

[jenscats5]

I actually recalculated everything. I took the leap and bought the fitday pc edition. I was able to enter foods with more accuracy.
cals are 1898
fats: 35 g
carbs: 158 g
protein: 244 g

Looks a little better.
Any suggestions on foods that are high in proteins but low in fats and cals?

Are you going to do a 40/30/30 plan?? I found that easy to live with the first time I tried cutting.....

Basically: lots of egg whites (ie meal 1), chicken breast, Tilapia or other whitefish, turkey burgers (all white meat - I get mine at Costco).....

Edit: Here's a link to my first journal....might get some meal ideas in there as I was just "cutting" and not cutting for a competition....


http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=365069&highlight=jenscats+journal

 

[Daisy_Girl]

I actually recalculated everything. I took the leap and bought the fitday pc edition. I was able to enter foods with more accuracy.
cals are 1898
fats: 35 g
carbs: 158 g
protein: 244 g

Looks a little better.
Any suggestions on foods that are high in proteins but low in fats and cals?

I cannot remember how much you weigh, but in MY opinion, I think you are taking in too much protein and carbs. Your cals seem a tad bit high, but again, I cannot remember your current weight .

Typically, protein is about 1-1.5g per lb BW for females.

 

[Sassy69]

The ones you stand on??

Pfft!! I have one & on the DAY OF my competition (with a 6 pack no less!!) it showed me still at 24% bf!!!!!! Those things are WAYYYYY off!!

Guys - please --- when you are talking about using the bioimpedance scales you CANNOT ABSOLUTELY CANNOT compare them to a caliper bodyfat measure -they do NOT measure the same thing and comparing the two are meaningless. The only ABSOLUTE measure of your bodyfat will be w/ a hydrostatic / dunk tank measure.

I just want to be real clear about those stupid bioimpedance scales because they have enough sources in variance in themselves but trying to discuss a measurement on these and then feeling like they are "way off" is just not even applicable -- they do not measure the same thing as a caliper measure. Not to mention that the higher number can actually make you feel worse about your bodyfat if that's what you are measuring and someone else is thinking in terms of a caliper measure.

 

[msam76]

I cannot remember how much you weigh, but in MY opinion, I think you are taking in too much protein and carbs. Your cals seem a tad bit high, but again, I cannot remember your current weight .

Typically, protein is about 1-1.5g per lb BW for females.

185lbs.