Diet Help

[OMG]

I was wanting some inside on my diet, let me know if you think and what I should change. Right now I am trying to maintain strength and drop some body fat. I know I will loose a little strength and size, but I want to drop the fat down. Right now I am 200 lbs @ 20%. When I started SS I was 160 lbs @ 8% BF. I think I should cut back on the calories to see any fat loss.



Meal 1 – 4 Scrambled Eggs, 4 pieces turkey bacon, wrapped in a whole grain tortilla with 20 oz milk and a multivitamin (gummy).

Meal 2 – 10 oz chicken, 1 cup rice (cooked), ½ cup vegetable of your choice

Meal 3 – 50g protein, 2 Large Bananas

Meal 4 – same as meal 2

Pre – Workout – N.O. Booster, multivitamin, creatine.

Meal 5 – Post workout – 12 oz cranberry juice, 10 mins later, 50 grams protein, 30 minutes later, 10 oz red meat(lean sirloin or lean ground beef) 1 cup white rice.

Meal 6 2 cans tuna fish, 1 cup of almonds, 20 oz skim fat free milk

Meal 7 – cottage cheese, 50 grams protein in water.




Daily Intake Totals:
Cals 5012
Fat 145 g
Cholesterol 1950 mg
Sodium 2852 mg
Carbs 391 g
Sugars 70 g
Fiber 13 g
Protein 485 g

[nisora33]

The general consensus around here will be to drop a lot of your carbs from your diet, and **POOF** your body fat will go down. But I think you know how I feel about that. Calorie reduction maintaining protein intake at appropriate levels FTW.

-S.

[Mr.City]

Holy shit, that's a lot of carbs.

[gman]

So out of the 40lbs you have gained so far, approximately 13lbs has been muscle and 27lbs fat?

Is this the norm for other guys out there? Seems like quite a bit of fat to have gained for only 13lbs. muscle.

[Mr.City]

So out of the 40lbs you have gained so far, approximately 13lbs has been muscle and 27lbs fat?

Is this the norm for other guys out there? Seems like quite a bit of fat to have gained for only 13lbs. muscle.

There was a thread about this in Rip's Q&A. http://www.startingstrength.com/reso...ad.php?t=13374

No, over half fat gain is usually not normal.

[metermanja]

Can i please hijack this thread for discussing diets in general?
Yes? thanks.

I am vegetarian, can have milk and will eat eggs. No meat.
do you guys use the egg beaters(http://www.eggbeaters.com/index.jsp) mix when making your omlettes and scrambled or do you just buy the real eggs? Any experience with the stuff? i just dont want to put some hormone and antibiotic saturated egg whites into my system.

Again, apologies for the hijack. i can make a new thread if needed.

[Mr.City]

What qualms do have against meat, besides being delicious?

[gman]

Can i please hijack this thread for discussing diets in general?
Yes? thanks.

I am vegetarian, can have milk and will eat eggs. No meat.
do you guys use the egg beaters(http://www.eggbeaters.com/index.jsp) mix when making your omlettes and scrambled or do you just buy the real eggs? Any experience with the stuff? i just dont want to put some hormone and antibiotic saturated egg whites into my system.

Again, apologies for the hijack. i can make a new thread if needed.

What's wrong with just starting a new thread?

[Gottatri2lift]

Buy Bill Starr's The Strongest Shall Survive. He turned me on to watching carbs a lot more. I am 5'10" 235# and roughly 20% BF. Since watching carbs and maintaining protien I am 235# and 18% and it has only been 2 weeks.

[OMG]

Holy shit, that's a lot of carbs.

I have been doing the gomad diet for the past 4 months with 3 large meals that equal out to roughly be 6-8000 claories. I am trying to go with whole foods and see if I can even do it.