Diet Cruncher

[nate225]

Hey guys/gals,

Can anyone recommend a good diet crunching programme (free!) download or an online site that does a good job with NZL foods.

I had, and thoroughly recommend the NZ-made Diet Cruncher (and associated Crop & Food data tables) but I lost access to this.... :pfft: :grin:

Just wanting to calculate my pre-comp diet so shouldn't be a major!

Cheers

Nate

[teamfatboy]

Watching this with interest...

I reckon there could be a winter's worth of coding and design and an applet at the end of it, it really just needs the NZ standard foods.... which reminds me

Dunno what happened to Crop and Food but their online database isn't online anymore, AFAIK.

[crazyfacials]

myfitnesspal

has like an open database that people can upload stuff and everyone can see it!

[nate225]

myfitnesspal

has like an open database that people can upload stuff and everyone can see it!

I had a crack at it - not sure how accurate I've been but it's saying my pre-comp diet is currently sitting at:

kcals: 2,528

Carbs: 258

Fats: 59

Protein: 226

Thoughts?

[hhhh1]

how much u weigh atm?

[nate225]

A slim 104.5 last time I checked? Down from 114.7 at peak of bulk.

[soundsgood]

Shit, I hope you're not doing any Cardio Nate because you'd be in one hell of a deficit if you are. 2500cal/day is pretty low for someone with your mass.

I like to keep protein a bit higher than you have it, around 350, and Carbs lower till I get to the business end, then drop protein a bit lower. But If its working for you, keep going.

[nate225]

Shit, I hope you're not doing any Cardio Nate because you'd be in one hell of a deficit if you are. 2500cal/day is pretty low for someone with your mass.

I like to keep protein a bit higher than you have it, around 350, and Carbs lower till I get to the business end, then drop protein a bit lower. But If its working for you, keep going.

Yeah only 3 hours low intensity cardio.... :grin:

Five weights sessions in the gym.

I'm picking its not quite accurate - will play with values. Coach wants me to add one more protein shake but I'm a bit nervous - weight seems to be dropping slowly enough and still reasonably strong.

[nate225]

myfitnesspal

has like an open database that people can upload stuff and everyone can see it!

I had a crack at it - not sure how accurate I've been but it's saying my pre-comp diet is currently sitting at:

kcals: 2,528

Carbs: 258

Fats: 59

Protein: 226

Thoughts?

Had another go & got:

kcals: 2,499

Carbs: 219

Fats: 54

Protein: 204

Not too sure on this, but will add in another shake at this stage to bring proetin up a bit.

[soundsgood]

Yeah protein looks a little low. You might be a little more catabolic than you think. Adding another protein shake or protein meal would be a good idea.

Are you able to post up your diet so we can see what it's made up of?

[nate225]

Yeah protein looks a little low. You might be a little more catabolic than you think. Adding another protein shake or protein meal would be a good idea.

Are you able to post up your diet so we can see what it's made up of?

Yeah traditionally I've had 300g protein a day, and similar when I dieted in 2000.

Present diet is no secret, so here it is:

30 mins cardio walk

1) Just under a cup of Rolled Oats, Protein Powder 30g, Banana

2) Large shredded chicken & lite mayo can, free veges (cucumber, tomatoes, capsicum, carrott)

3) 125g Express Basmati Rice, Large tin tuna (generally eat 4/5th of this shit!)

4) 210g (half a can) Pams chocolate creamed rice, Protein 30g with 200ml trim milk

5) Banana (ADDING SHAKE HERE)

Train 90mins

6) 150g Express Basmati Rice, 200g Fillet Steak or Chicken Breast, free veges (as above or stir fry veges)

7) Protein 30g with 200ml trim milk

Pretty lightweight I know but I'm not 6% like you 12 weeks out! I was 15.5% @ 114, but started dieting at 109 (Im guessing 14.5%) three & a half weeks ago. I'm about 104 now and a lot leaner - long way to go though!!

[hhhh1]

dunno if you already are, and its not a big difference, but you should hit the yellow-top milk. low fat, but more importantly high protein ('pams' sht i got atm is 0.2g F, 5.7g P /100ml).

seriously, everyone on here who drinks milk should be buying it, since its not much extra to pay for a heap of extra protein ~$4.50/2L.