How's this for a moderate cutting diet?

[psilo]

Hi all, I was hoping you could help me put together a diet to help me shed a little bit of fat.

Currently, I weigh 184 lbs, 6 feet tall. Not sure of my bodyfat, but abs aren't really visible (faintly), although they are very visible if I tighten them up. My stomach is flat though. I would like to shed about 5 pounds of fat in the next 8 weeks or so without losing any muscle mass or strength. I'm currently lifting 3 days per week (chest/tri, back/bi, legs/shoulders) and running 3 days per week.

Here's what I'm thinking of eating:

.5 cup Oats, raw
Protein Shake (2 Scoops)
2 Egg, white only, cooked
1 Egg, yolk only, cooked

1 Slice 12-Grain Bread
1 can Tuna, , water pack
1 Tbsp Mayonnaise, low-calorie or diet

1 Slice 12-Grain Bread
1 can Tuna, , water pack
1 Tbsp Mayonnaise, low-calorie or diet
Apple, raw

Workout

Protein Shake

Trout, baked or broiled
Broccoli, cooked, from fresh, fat not added in cooking
Greek Salad
12 oz Milk, cow's, fluid, 2% fat

.5 cup Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat
4 oz. turkey/salami cold cuts

Cals Fat Carbs Protein
Totals 2573 88 141 295

Sorry for the weird descriptions, they're from fitday.com. Thanks for the help. Let me know what I should improve.

 

[borg4902]

The fruit is useless in my opinion, as well as all the dairy including the mayo and excluding the eggs. All deli meat contains much sugar. Greek salad please be more specific, if it were me id replace the brad with brown rice of yams or more oats, also you need some flax or some healthy fats like olive oil. 2 egg whites what the hell is that I usually smal between 10 and 20 for breakfast no yolks of corse. Just my 2 cents.

 

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He does have 2 scoops of protien with his eggs.

 

[~SC~]

Why a "moderate" approach? Either cut to be cut, or don't. I don't see a reason to go at it half (__!__)'ed.

~SC~

 

[psilo]

I guess you're right about the milk being a bad choice, I just like drinking it. I guess I'll get rid of it and stick with water. I'll throw in a tablespoon of flax seed oil or olive oil with one of the shakes to get some good fats. How do you guys eat your tuna if you don't mix in a little mayo? I can't seem to stomach the stuff otherwise. I'm a little reluctant to get rid of the apple since I like to get some antioxidants in there and I figure it's preworkout so it should give me some energy, but if it has to go, I'll get rid of it.

~SC~, what would you suggest then? By the way, I really do not want to do a 0-carb diet as I think it is very unhealthy, so keep that in mind if you happen to give me any suggestions.

I'm not at all trying to be whiny, and you're probably right about going all or nothing. I will take any suggestions very seriously. Thanks.