my cutting diet...

[mike27]

wake up 8am ish

breakie in a blender:

1/2c oats

some hot water

natural PB 1T

1T flax oil

1T evo oil

1/4c blue berries

300-400ml full cream milk

1 bannnana

also:

1x multi vit

2xfish oil tablets

then gym around 9:30am

30mins weights,the cardio 30mins or so

pwo

wpi

bcaa

eaa

water

lunch at 12ish

brown rice 1c cooked

vege mix 1c

chick breast no skin x1

50g almonds,walnuts

2x fish oil tablets

at 3pm

2x cans tuna in olive oil

1c cooked brown rice

6pm

same as lunch plus a multi vit

9pm

4 hard boiled eggs

before bed

caesin 2 sccops

water/milk 400mls

i also have caffeine powder i take after breakie before the gym. and i also have some 'cutting' tablets to start next monday. 4weeks worth.

i drink a lot of water! 5ltrs min sometimes 7ltrs

i have no alcohol or soft drinks either

is my diet ok?

should i reduce carbs from my 6pm meal?

i work as a chef from 12 lunch time until 10pm tues,wed and on thurs,fri,sat i finsih at 11pm or 11:30pm

so im constantly moving and on my feet

[Phedder]

That seems like a lot for a cutting diet? Do you know your maintenance calories, and how many calories your cutting diet is each day?

[weener lad]

I guess you know what works for your body but personally I would say it's too much.

Try getting rid of the full cream milk with your oats (make them with water), milk is not necessary at all. Also that 6pm carb meal should go and be replaced with veggies.

[mike27]

yeah was thinking of dropping the milk back and those carbs at 6pm, im just concerned i wont have enough energy to do stuff at work while im on my feet still

i should really go thru and count my calories. anyone have a spreadsheet set up?

i weigh 82kg and just under 6ft tall and been training for nearly 11 months

i train mon-fri

[Phedder]

Even cutting those back it looks like you'd still have plenty for energy. Everybody is different though, and the only way to find out if it's working is to try it and monitor your body weight. If it doesn't change or isn't dropping as quickly as you'd like, alter your diet to suit. Good old trial and error

[mike27]

yeah ive dropped 1kg per week so far

2 weeks into an 8week cut

top 2 abs ahowing first thing in the a.m. but only just

a while to go upping the cardio this week

is 25g carbs equlivent to 1hr exercise?

[Phedder]

yeah ive dropped 1kg per week so far

2 weeks into an 8week cut

Well you should have mentioned that first! If it's working for you then stick with it, when it stops working or fat loss slows to a level you deem not enough, re-evaluate and re-structure the diet.

is 25g carbs equlivent to 1hr exercise?

1g of carbs is 16Kj, so 25g is 400Kj. To say it's equal to X time of 'exercise' would be a fallacy, you could use that in 10 minutes or 100 depending on the form of exercise and the person performing the exercise. Do whatever amount of cardio you think best. If you find it's too much and it's affecting your recovery, do less. If you find you're not losing enough weight and still recovering fine from workouts, do more.

So I suppose to sum up my opinion on most things exercise and diet related, do what works for you :nod: