A Bit of a Dilema...Opinions Please

[phatinem]

Okay guys/gals....Ive decided to get back into shape once more...College kicked my ass and now I have time to cook and hit the gym like I use...Im kind of disappointed in what I've turned into...

For Breakfast Im going to eat about 6 egg whites with 1 cup of oats...

Lunch Im eating about 8-10oz's of Chicken with 1 cup of cooked brown rice

Dinner (last meal) Im eating a Can of tune with some wheat crackers...


I need need help with the in between snacks....I was thinking about rice cakes with natural PB but I dont want to bore that.....Any suggestions...

 

[partagus]

There are all kinds of good things you can do. Add in a low-carb protein bar, add in a protein shake, eat an apple, try some almonds, make a protein shake with chocolate powdered protein, add in a tablespoon of ANPB and 1/2 cup of oates. Shake it up and let it sit for 30 minutes to let the oates soak up the liquid, and you're all set (I make mine protein shakes with lite soy-milk. A lot of people will disagree with me, but I enjoy it). Eat some celery, eat some brocali, add in some sliced turkey breast, mix it with your eggs, make some homemade jerky (You can control the sodium and what goes into it, plus it's less expensive, however, DO NOT make tuna jerky. It tastes like a dead hooker).

If you go to this web-site http://www.fitday.com/ it has a food calculator and you can add in all of your food and it will tell you how much calories you are eating, what percents are from fat, carbs and protein. You can plan your meals a day a head of time. When I am cutting, I eat between 1200-1500 calories a day. You would be surprised, but it is a lot of food. For example, this is what I eat when cutting:

1-medium apple
2-cups of broccoli
1-cup of green beans
2-cups of chicken breast, diced
3-egg whites
4-cups of romane lettuce
2-tablespoons of fat free italian dressing
1/2 cup of oates
1-low-carb protein bar
1-protein shake made w/lite soy milk
1-can of tuna fish w/1 table spoon of fat free miracle whip
total calories-1472

Check it out and good luck bro!

 

[phatinem]

Thanks bro..ya I've had an accoudn with fitday for a long time...great site....Man I used to be such a gym rat and I ate 100% perfect for a year...had the body I wanted to get and I let it go..Sucks but now its time to rebound...Wow nver heard about letting the shake sit there and let the oaks obsorb the liquid...thats deff a new one...Yesterday I went to whole foods store and bout my ANPB, Rice cakes made out of soy and flax seeds, and some Agave syrup......Thats some good stuff!!!

Thanks for the post...I didnt get many replies...which is a first....Thanks again!!!

 

[poysyn]

for the love of god don't eat 1200-1500 cals. Your body is definitely going to be starved and the results will be worse off than when you begun. Your body needs calories to preserve the muscle mass, so increase that shit and do yourself a favor.

 

[phatinem]

Oh I'll be eating anough cals! I'm working out pretty hard at night! I actually feel good!