if you were ME for a day!!

[k8_tel]

If you were me for a day, what would you do differently?? (diet wise).
5:45am - 3/4scoop whey protein powder(chocolate)
- mixed with 1/4cup lactose free skim milk
6:00am - cardio workout = 30minutes
7:30am - 1/3cup (dry) Quaker Oats (1 minute cooking oats)
- mixed with 1/3cup blueberries, shake of splenda
and cinnamin
10:45am- 1scoop of whey protein powder (chocolate)
mixed with 1/2cup lactose free skim milk
12:15pm- 3 egg whites scrambled with 3-4sliced mushrooms,
a drop of skim milk, 1/3can of tuna(drained)
tossed over 1 slice of bran loaf and a tbsp of
homemade salsa
- 1/2 serving of Fibre 1 cereal mixed with 3/4cup of
puffed wheat cereal with a 1/3cup of skim milk and
a shake of splenda (this helps with the sugar
cravings for the afternoon)
4:00pm - 1/2cup 1% cottage cheese
- 1 medium plum
5:15pm - workout with weights (3 day split)
- sometimes do cardio after weights (but since
joining this forum have learned NOT to do this)
6:45pm - 1scoop of whey protein powder (chocolate) mixed
with 1/2cup of lactose free skim milk
7:30pm - (this is where my life gets screwed up, my boyfriend thinks I am crazy for the things I eat ie.protein powder and sometimes makes it very difficult for me to eat lean (no starchy carbs) foods for supper) I usually have sausage(small peice) or chicken, if I make it to the stove first and the larged portion of veggies I can get, sometimes have a potato but I try to make it a small one. Oh,ya and I love pickled beets, so I usually have a small portion of these. MMMMM!!!!
9:00pm - If I am snacky, I usually will have cup of green tea to fight it, but if I am still feeling munchy I will have raw veggies ie. brocolli,cauliflower, mushrooms dipped in low fat dip, or more Fibre One mixed cereal (I cannot get enough of that stuff plus I need the fibre)
10:00pm - bed!!!
get up and do it all over again!!
It totals up like this:
Cal=1500-1600
Pro=120-160g = 35-40%
Carbs=150-200g = 35-40%
Fat=20-30%
Fib=20-30g

Sorry this is so long /forum/images/icons/frown.gif

Oh my. I would help you but I need a break for a bit. I've just spent the past 2 hours posting messages, helping some others, just finished picking mybell's diet apart. I'll get back to ya if nobody else lends a hand, right now I need to give my eyes a break and go get some housework done. In the meantime, check out my journal, mybell's journal (where I helped her), also look at Philia's, Sicily's, and Brandy's journals. I'll be back later. /forum/images/icons/wink.gif

[Philia2]

If it was ME, I'll cut out all the skim milk and change to soy milk...... (but that's only because I don't eat any diary products AND too much sugar in milk for me anyway...)

AND I would certainly eat less cereals especially in the night time......

If you are only doing 30 min of morning cardio, I would wait and take my protein shake AFTER and not before.

I would get old fashion whole grain oats instead of the instant ones (a lot more fibres), cut out the salsa (too much sugar take some soy sauce instead if you want -but consider the high sodium content) and NO sausages!!!! /forum/images/icons/wink.gif

Now this sounds quite serious lol but everything depends on your real goals. What are you searching for? What do you want?

<blockquote><font class="small">posted by k8_tel:</font><hr />
5:45am - 3/4scoop whey protein powder(chocolate)
- mixed with 1/4cup lactose free skim milk
6:00am - cardio workout = 30minutes<hr /></blockquote>

<font color="green">I'd drop the milk and have a different type of carbohydrate. How bout a grapefruit? Generally milk just isn't something that's good to have when you're trying to lose fat. Also doesn't sound like you have enough fat in this meal. Check out mybell's journal where I picked her diet apart, she has the same problem.</font color>

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7:30am - 1/3cup (dry) Quaker Oats (1 minute cooking oats)
- mixed with 1/3cup blueberries, shake of splenda
and cinnamin<hr /></blockquote>

<font color="green">Not enough fat or protein.</font color>

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10:45am- 1scoop of whey protein powder (chocolate)
mixed with 1/2cup lactose free skim milk<hr /></blockquote>

<font color="green">Same as the above meal, too little fat and milk not a good carbohydrate option.</font color>

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12:15pm- 3 egg whites scrambled with 3-4sliced mushrooms,
a drop of skim milk, 1/3can of tuna(drained)
tossed over 1 slice of bran loaf and a tbsp of
homemade salsa
- 1/2 serving of Fibre 1 cereal mixed with 3/4cup of
puffed wheat cereal with a 1/3cup of skim milk and
a shake of splenda (this helps with the sugar
cravings for the afternoon)<hr /></blockquote>

<font color="green">Cereals are bad choices for a cutting food. See mybell's journal where I explained why. Also not enough fat. Don't be afraid of fat, contrary to popular belief, fat doesn't make you fat (altho anything in excess will), too many carbohydrates make you fat.</font color>

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4:00pm - 1/2cup 1% cottage cheese
- 1 medium plum
5:15pm - workout with weights (3 day split)
- sometimes do cardio after weights (but since
joining this forum have learned NOT to do this)<hr /></blockquote>

<font color="green">Not enough fat or protein.</font color>

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6:45pm - 1scoop of whey protein powder (chocolate) mixed
with 1/2cup of lactose free skim milk<hr /></blockquote>

<font color="green">Same as above, not a good meal.</font color>

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7:30pm - (this is where my life gets screwed up, my boyfriend thinks I am crazy for the things I eat ie.protein powder and sometimes makes it very difficult for me to eat lean (no starchy carbs) foods for supper) I usually have sausage(small peice) or chicken, if I make it to the stove first and the larged portion of veggies I can get, sometimes have a potato but I try to make it a small one. Oh,ya and I love pickled beets, so I usually have a small portion of these. MMMMM!!!!<hr /></blockquote>

<font color="green">Well, just wait til you start looking awesome, then I bet he'll understand.</font color> /forum/images/icons/wink.gif

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9:00pm - If I am snacky, I usually will have cup of green tea to fight it, but if I am still feeling munchy I will have raw veggies ie. brocolli,cauliflower, mushrooms dipped in low fat dip, or more Fibre One mixed cereal (I cannot get enough of that stuff plus I need the fibre)<hr /></blockquote>

<font color="green">Sounds good except for the Fiber One, NOT a good choice, sorry. Oatmeal and green veggies are high in fiber. Also you can try having some nuts, olives, or pickles to help cravings. Careful on the nuts though as it's easy to overindulge as they are high in fat.</font color>

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10:00pm - bed!!!
get up and do it all over again!!
It totals up like this:
Cal=1500-1600
Pro=120-160g = 35-40%
Carbs=150-200g = 35-40%
Fat=20-30%
Fib=20-30g

Sorry this is so long /forum/images/icons/frown.gif
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<font color="green">What were your stats again? Cause even 1600 calories sounds too low, at least to start off with. It's always better to leave your calories alone at first and just work on cleaning up your diet as just cleaning up your diet will cause most people to lose fat. Plus, it allows you to GAIN muscle while losing the fat which will only help you all the more to burn more fat. When you cut your calories, you risk sacrifing muscle so why cut calories if you don't have to? The first 5-6 months I started cutting I did NOT cut my calories, just cleaned up my diet, stopped eating bad carbs, stopped eating starchy carbs at night and I was able to get down to 17% body fat WITHOUT cutting my calories and I GAINED shapely muscle! Hope this helps! Sorry it took me a bit to get back to ya. I should be starting a new job soon so then it'll take me even longer to help ya out. I do my best though! Don't wanna leave anybody hanging for too long.</font color> http://www.plauder-smilies.de/happy/wink2.gif