Help me with this cutting diet

[psilo]

I'm trying to put together a solid cutting diet that I'm going to follow for about the next two months or so. I'm currently 184 lbs. at 6' with reasonably low bodyfat, but I really want to get shredded up. I'm lifting 3 times a week, and running 3 times a week. I think this diet is pretty good except for the mayo/slice of bread/soy sauce, but I doubt those will make that much difference in the long run. Let me know what you think.


Meal 1 - 7:30am:

.5 cups pearled barley
30g whey protein
.5 grapefruit (heard it has some fat loss-inducing qualities, and also has a GI of only 25, from what I understand)
1 tbsp olive oil (is flax seed oil that much better?)

Meal 2 - 11:00am:

4 oz lean sliced deli turkey
2 slices american cheese (are there better types of cheese out there?)
wrap up those two in a bunch of lettuce
2 hard boiled eggs

Meal 3 - 3:00pm:

1 thin slice 12-grain bread
1 can water-pack light chunk tuna
1 tbsp light mayo
all mixed up with lots of celery, onions, and green peppers

Workout 4:30pm

Meal 4 - 6:00pm:

30g whey protein
(I'm thinking also some dextrose for glycogen replenishment. How much should I throw in? Alternatively, I would rather drink some high-GI juice, like orange juice. Would that do the trick instead of the dextrose?)

Meal 5 - 6:45pm:

Varied. Usually with a healthy meat such as chicked, fish, or beef. Usually a leafy, green salad with a small amount of olive oil vinagrette dressing and/or a vegetable. Try to avoid high GI carbs in this meal.

Meal 6 - 11:00pm

6oz cooked, lean chicked breast in a small amount of soy sauce.
10g whey protein
1 tbsp olive oil

 

[psilo]

Oh ya, here's the stats:

~2700 calories
88g fat
132g carb
287g prot

 

[VictorBR]

I think it is way to high in cals

I am 225 lbs and busting my ASS with weight training and aerobics ED , I am eating 2600-2800 per day , Keep in mind I am 225 lbs and weight training 6 x a week and aerobics 5 x a week.

You only lift 3 times and 3 aerobics per week . If I were you I would eat around 2000-2200 cals instead of 2700 cals .



Victor

 

[Grebe22]

I'm 6'1" 185 lbs. and 21 years old, and in the last three or four weeks I'd guess I've dropped from about 10% BF to around 7.5-8%.

I lift about 6 days a week, with the following frequency:
Chest - 1 day
Back - 1 day
Legs - 1 day
Shoulders - 1 day
Arms - 2 days
I also do abs 3x a week and run about 3 miles 4x a week.

Here's my current cutting diet numbers:

2,200 calories
275 g protein (trying to minimize muscle loss)
73 g fats (mostly from almonds, cashews and ANPB)
110g carbs (55 of which come from steel cut oats I eat in the morning, the rest primarily from my PWO shake at lunch)

I realize that some may criticize my diet, but I've noticed great results in just a few weeks, so I'm gonna stick with it a couple more weeks. I haven't had a cheat meal during this time, and that has helped a lot too.

 

[VictorBR]

Exactly what I said , 2200 cals for someone that weights 185 lbs .

Am I good or what ?

Victor

 

[Grebe22]

Exactly what I said , 2200 cals for someone that weights 185 lbs .

Am I good or what ?

Victor

LOL nice!! I hadn't even read the posts, I just threw my stats/diet out there as a "for what it's worth" type thing...but you are right-on!

 

[Paramedic]

Increase your workouts during the week. At 5 days a week of lifting heavy and increase your cardiovascular if you are looking to get shredded. You may want to use calorie-free caffeined stacked drinks 3 times a day also.

 

[IksoFacto]

If I were you, I would cut out all the breads, fruits and dairies