New to it all - is this ok?

[nat_hull]

Hi all - after a bit of advice really. I'm not totally sure what I'm doing with nutrition but think I had a good day today advice would be greately appreciated...

M1 8.30 am = low fat yoghurt and a banana

M2 11 am = strawberries and some low fat rice pudding

M3 1.45 pm = salad (cucumber, tomato, avocado, pepper and onion) and tin of chop chop chicken

M4 6.30 pm = tried the protein pacakes but did a dreadful job of it! They were horrible - more practice needed! So only had a half one - oats, whey powder, cinnamon and 3 egg whites. Yoghurt, flaxseed oil and strawberries on top

M5 8.30 pm = tuna, red pepper, onion, chopped tomatoes, garlic, lentils and herbs and brocolli

Between 1.45 and the 6.30 meals i had a trip to the gym and did upper body stuff. Just drunk water and had a cup of tea during the day...

What ya reckon?

[Optimass]

what are you trying to achieve?

[nat_hull]

Aim is to lose body fat and tone up. Eye is more on body sculpting than body building...

[Flamer]

In an ealier post you said you had a friend who is a PT. Why are you not utilising their knowledge?

[nat_hull]

lol - yup she is planning on giving me a hand just crazy busy at the mo. She is also better at the fitness side of things than nutrition. I should be catching up with her this week but I jsut wanted to get on the right track and thought you guys might be able to help too :0)

[runveerun]

More protein! You should defintely be eating some at ALL meals! Have a protein shake first thing and add some tuna or chicken to M2.

[Pseudonym]

Like Vee, I think you need more protein in meals 1 and 2.

The other thing is, I suspect you're falling for the low-fat con. Have a look at nutritional specs of the yoghurt and rice pudding - I think you'll find that while they may be low in fat, they're extremely high in sugar. Use non-sweetened yoghurt, and unless you're drinking litres of the stuff, I wouldn't worry about the fat content - a little fat is good.

The other meals look much better. Just watch is that you don't cut back the carbs too much (eg, all salad, no filler!). Starving yourself doesn't help.

[nat_hull]

Awesome - thanks guys. So going more for yoghurt and a banana in the morning for breakfast and then having a protein shake for meal 2. Is it best to have carbs more around lunch time than in the evening? Or is there no real preference? There is a lot to learn!

[runveerun]

Awesome - thanks guys. So going more for yoghurt and a banana in the morning for breakfast and then having a protein shake for meal 2. Is it best to have carbs more around lunch time than in the evening? Or is there no real preference? There is a lot to learn!

If you wanna loose body fat keep carbs before the afternoon and eat good carbs ie: kumura, whole wheat stuff- don't eat any at night. You could add some oats and a scoop of protein powder to meal 1 too.