Noob needs advice on diet

[lyceum]

a little history, i've been overweight since i got out of highschool 6 years ago, and i've finally decided to do something about it. i'm supposed to play football in the spring and that is my motivator for getting in shape. i weigh around 250, am 5'8" and not much muscle mass. i hope to get down around 200 and want to lose the weight before i start building up the muscle. here is what a friend helped me come up with:


breakfast, 7:30 : cheerios/skim milk ~150cals

mid-morning, 10:30 : myoplex carb sense shake 150cals/25g protein

lunch, 12:30 : subway 6" sub, lean meat (turkey or roast beef), double meat, lettuce and tomato

workout, 5:30 : an hour of cardio, some light lifting, squats and some ab work

dinner, 7:30 : high protein, chicken, fish, that sort of thing, and a salad


I've also quit drinking sodas and keep to pretty much drinking only water, except maybe a glass of fruit juice here and there.
What do you think of this plan? will it help me cut the fat?

also, a bodybuilding friend suggested Omega3's for helping to cut the fat. he suggested flax seed oil or CLA(?). thoughts?

 

[sublime35]

well in my opinion thats definatley not enough food, starving yourself will make your body hold on to everything that you put in it. Omega's are great source of fats, and with a cutting diet you should try to get a little more fat, but good fats.

breakfast, 7:30 : cheerios/skim milk ~150cals ( You need some complex carbs, such as oats and a lot more protein.)

mid-morning, 10:30 : myoplex carb sense shake 150cals/25g protein (whole food would be a alot better here. Like some chicken and brown rice and veggies)

lunch, 12:30 : subway 6" sub, lean meat (turkey or roast beef), double meat, lettuce and tomato ( not the best choice while trying to cut fat, but i understand some people are short on time)
(You need some sort of shake or something here before working out, seeing how it's already been 5 hours since you last ate. Some protein is need here along with some carbs possibly.)
workout, 5:30 : an hour of cardio, some light lifting, squats and some ab work
(You should, IMO, try to seperate cardio and lifting by 6- 8 hours, but some will say doing the cardio after you lift weights is okay.)
(You then need to get some whey protein after this and poss. carbs or fats, its different for everyone)
dinner, 7:30 : high protein, chicken, fish, that sort of thing, and a salad (Have this meal about 1 - 1.5 hours after your pwo shake of whey and maybe some more carbs here but it really depends on the person.)
You also need to have some protein and fats about 30 mins before you go to bed. Cottage cheese and natural peanut butter are very popular or some cott. cheese and flax or olive oil.

You want to eat every 3 hours and in order to keep your metabolism going.