Dieting tips...

[VSUdude]

Meal 1
4 eggs
1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal (made w/ skim milk)
1 cup skim milk
MACRO TOTALS: 805 cals/22g fat/100g carbs/56g protein

Meal 2
1 banana
1 whey protein shake
MACRO TOTALS: 230 cals/0g fat/29g carbs/20g protein

Meal 3
1 sandwich (2 slices whole wheat bread, 1 serving ham and turkey, 1 tbsp fat-free mayo)
1 serving Sour Cream and Cheddar Baked Lays
1 apple granola bar
MACRO TOTALS: 490 cals/11g fat/77g carbs/28g protein

Meal 4
Muscle Milk shake (post-workout)
MACRO TOTALS: +/- 350 cals/18g fat/can’t remember carbs/32gprotein

Meal 5
3 servings extra-lean ground beef
4 servings whole wheat rotini pasta
1 ear of corn
2 servings green beans
MACRO TOTALS: 1140 cals/17g fat/168 carbs/96g protein

DAILY MACRO TOTALS:
3015 calories
68g fat
345g carbs
232g protein

NOTES: I left my Muscle Milk jug at my house and so I don’t have the carbs or completely accurate calorie total – it’s pretty close though; I drink about a gallon of water a day; I drink N-O Explode pre-workout.

My stats:
height - 6'5
weight - 285 lbs.
age - 21

I've been lifting for over 4 years now with no more than a week off at any one time. I walk for about 30 minutes 3-4 nights a week. I am currently doing my 2nd run on the Bill Starr 5x5 program in the gym. (3 days of lifting)

GOALS:
Through diet and cardio I want to trim my waistline. I am not trying to get shredded or ripped, I just feel like I've added a too much fat over the past 6 months from eating sloppily and most of my clothes are fitting a bit too snug. I want to drop about 10-12 lbs. in 8 weeks or so while maintaining lean mass and strength. I'll be following this diet pretty close 6 days a week. I started today.

Please give me some feedback on whether this basic meal plan is right to achieve my goals.

Thanks!!

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Seems pretty decent...

drop potato chips, sour cream, and granola bar.
whole wheat... eh... whole grains are better.... your "whole wheat" is probably processed as well.

I think chicken and veggies for meal 2 would be much better if you can pre make and pack if convenience is a prob.

Processed food is no good. If it's an upgrade from what you've been eating...you'll see results, if it's a lifestyle change... you'll ditch the processed junk eventually.

Lower Carbs and up healthy fats... not drop carbs completly but just lower and that may help you reach your goal faster being that you want this in 8 weeks.

... that's all I've got for now

 

[VSUdude]

Is regular peanut butter ok while cutting?

 

[SgtSlaughter]

I reccomend ANPB..because that's all it is... peanuts that have been ground up.