Eating to much to lose weight

[getatme1]

Im trying to clean up what i eat but i think i am eating to much at each sitting . I have been eating chicken,cottagecheese,tuna,stake,yogert little carbs and im not losing any weight can i get some help ?

 

[psilo]

I know not everyone agrees, but you probably should be counting your calories. BWx12 is a good place to start for the recommended calories on a cutting diet.

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Yeah, count your calories. Especially when trying to lose weight. You need to make sure you know how much is going in. After all, weight loss occurs when the amount expended exceeds the amount intaken.

 

[Vicious cycle]

Im trying to clean up what i eat but i think i am eating to much at each sitting . I have been eating chicken,cottagecheese,tuna,stake,yogert little carbs and im not losing any weight can i get some help ?

Eat 6 times a day, 300 calories per meal (for the average person) 6X300=1800 calories a day. Of those calories, IMHO, go for a 40-40-20 split (40% Protein, 40% carbs, 20% fat). It's a little hard since you didn't list any stats at all. This should get you rolling though.

 

[getatme1]

So what do you guys eat all day ??

 

[FigureSkater]

So what do you guys eat all day ??

My usual daily menu:

8:45am (post cardio) : 4 egg whites, 1 whole egg, mixed together and cooked up with some spinach, green pepper and celery as an omelet. 2 tbsp Cream of Wheat (Farina) OR 1/4 cup Oatmeal (those measurments are pre-cooking)

11:30-ish: 4 oz grilled chicken breast, 4 oz baked sweet potato OR a serving of my brown rice/spinach/soy sauce concoction, 1 oz roasted almonds (usually snacked on between breakfast and this meal)

3 pm: 4 oz grilled chicken breast, green veggies, OR Nitro-Tech Chocolate whey protein shake

6pm; (post-lifting on M/W/F): grilled chicken breast, unltd green veggies, *optional* serving of brown rice or whole wheat pasta

8pm: 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 2 sticks of celery with natural peanut butter on them (about 1 tbsp peanut butter)

10 pm *optional* whey protein shake

I also munch on green beans while sitting @ my desk at work if I'm hungry, usually eat a serving of sugar free jell-o or two at some point during the day, and drink 1 to 1.5 gallons of water per day. Saturday nights I normally eat whatever the heck I want. Sundays I usually have a small steak or some ground beef. Not a big fish fan, but if I go out somewhere I usually order Salmon or Mahi-Mahi.

 

[getatme1]

thanks for the help ill see if this works

 

[Vicious cycle]

thanks for the help ill see if this works

You're going to have to put in the time to figure out what is best for you. Following FigureSkater's diet works great for him, but it might not for you. Factors include your size (calorie needs), goals, workout, cardio and on and on. I know it seems daunting, but just start with you caloric needs then write down the calories, protien, carbs and fat. Stick within your calorie limit with the 40,40,20 split. You can do it, I have faith.

 

[FigureSkater]

Following FigureSkater's diet works great for him, but it might not for you.

I'm not a him

Right...that was posted just to give you an idea. I'm a female on a cutting diet who only takes in about 1300-1500 calories per day, because a few years of trial and error have proven that this works for ME. I know people who eat two or three times as much as I do in a day and still lose weight!

A good rule of thumb, besides your body weight x 10-13 to give you a calorie range, is to try to get 1 to 1.5g protein per pound of body weight each day.

 

[getatme1]

I weight 225lbs around 15%bf I do 30 mins cardo a day 5 days a week . Im not going to stick with a diet if im hungry all the time .