Ok, My Cutting Diet... Critiques needed!

[Mikeman]

Hey guys, first post here, although I've been looking through these forums for some time..

First, here's my stats:

Male
24 yrs.
5"7
155 pounds
14.3%bf according to:
http://www.mybodycomp.com/members/login.asp

Trying to get down to 10% bf or less(point where my abs are visible)

I've recently gotten some ideas from this guy:
http://www.twowiresthin.com/wl2003/index.html

And this is what I've started to do about 2 days ago:


Meal 1(8:50am):
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Protein Shake w/skim milk:
262 cal
43.8 protein
2.7 fat
16 carbs


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TOTAL:
262 cal
43.8 protein
2.7 fat
16 carbs
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Meal 2(9:50am):
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Quaker Oats(3/4 cups):
256.5 cal
9.5 protein
4.5 fat
45 carbs

Veggie Dogs(2 weiners):
92 cal
18 protein
0 fat
2 carbs

1 Part Skim Cheese String:
60 cal
5.5 protein
3.7 fat
0.9 carbs
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TOTAL:
408 cal
33 protein
8.2 fat
48 carbs
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**** WORKOUT(12:00-1:00)45 min, 12 min HIT Cardio****

Meal 3(1:00pm):
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Protein Shake w/skim milk:
262 cal
43.8 protein
2.7 fat
16 carbs

Snyder's of Hanover(20 Pretzels):
110 cal
2.8 protein
0.4 fat
25 carbs

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TOTAL:
372 cal
46.6 protein
3.1 fat
41 carbs
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Meal 4(3:30pm):
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Whole Wheat Bread(2 slices):
172 cal
6.2 protein
2.2 fat
34 carbs

Herb&Garlic Salmon:
160 cal
25 protein
2.9 fat
8.4 carbs

1 Large Banana:
115 cal
1 protein
1 fat
28 carbs

*21 sugar*

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TOTAL:
447 cal
32.2 protein
6.1 fat
70.4 carbs
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Meal 5(6:30pm)
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Thunduri Chicken:
226 cal
50 protein
2 fat
0.5 carbs

Salad:
56 cal
2.8 protein
.5 fat
8.6 carbs

1 Cup Minute Maid Orange/Tanerine:
120 cal
1.8 protein
0 fat
28 carbs

*25 sugar*

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TOTAL:
402 cal
54.6 protein
2.5 fat
37 carbs
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Meal 6(9:30pm)
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Tuna packet x 2:
176 cal
42 protein
.8 fat
0 carbs

1 tbsp Light Mayo:
50 cal
.2 protein
5 fat
1 carb

1 tbsp Natural Peanut Butter:
95 cal
4.0 protein
8.0 fat
3.0 carbs

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TOTAL:
321 cal
46 protein
14 fat
4 carbs
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TOTALS(up to meal 5):

1891 cal
210.2 protein
22.6 fat
212.4 carbs
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TOTALS(up to meal 6):

2212 cal
256.2 protein
36.6 fat
216.4 carbs
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I workout 3 times a week, lifting heavy(Mon,Wed,Fri). and I do cardio Mon-Fri(12-15 min HIT). I know I shouldn't be doing the cardio right after the workout but it's the only time I have access to the gym.

Also, I usually only have 5 meals, which is why I included the totals up to meal 5 as well as up to meal 6.

Here are the supplements I'm taking with this:

24mg Ephedrine
200mg caffeine
1 cap of White Willow
2 caps of Borage Oil
2 caps of CLA
(the borage oil ups my total fat, but not sure by how much)

Multivitamin
1000mg vit C
400 UI vit E

Lastly, I'm getting about 3 Litres of water a day.

Not sure how long it would take with a diet like this to get to 8-10%bf....Any comments, critiques appreciated

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

erm

cut the carbs a bit to about 150 max i'd say from low gi sources. I dunno what snyder's of hanover are but you want your carbs post workout in the form of Hi GI in liquid form, preferably glucose or maltodextrin mixed into your whey shake.

Dunno about you but cutting +dairy does not work for me. I retain water somewhat and lose cuts

Up the good fats.

I dont like all that sugar in meal 5 :nono: lol

I'm also guessing those veggie dogs are processed have lots of sodium and prolly contain soy. I'd swap them for egg whites.

I personally don't combine fats and carbs in the same meal. I know some would disagree and have posted alot of good info about this subject but seperating them has worked for me. perhaps you could experiment yourself

btw what salmon are you eating that only has 2.9g carbs???

 

[Burning_Inside]

Second what babyfaced said.

Also, to pump up your fat burning, try taking some herbal supplements that crank up the thyroid. Definately grab some selenium. Take 200mcg daily. I've beenr eading on google on other messageboards about people with slow thyroids and the ones who have tried Selenium says it's worked wonders. Kelp/Iodine tablets..Zinc...Ashwagandha, N Acetyl L-Tyrosine...

When I've dieted I've always kept everything strict, but results had always been just "ok". It comes off, but slooowly. I have admittedly never gotten distinct abs yet. Thyroid must be to blame so I'm giving some of these herbs and minerals a shot.

 

[Mikeman]

Thanks for the pointers guys...

Babyfaced Assassin,

"cut the carbs a bit to about 150 max i'd say from low gi sources."

Ok, I stopped taking my protein shakes with milk(26 carbs), I've brought the # of carbs in my oatmeal down to 30 from 45(15 carbs), and cut out the orange juice(28 carbs).


"I'm also guessing those veggie dogs are processed have lots of sodium and prolly contain soy. I'd swap them for egg whites."

I'm getting rid of those veggie dogs altogether(330 sodium), I'll replace it with egg whites or something else.


"Up the good fats."

I'll add in some cashews/udos oil somewhere...


"I dunno what snyder's of hanover are "

As for Snyders of Hanover, they're pretzels. I got the idea of eating those from the guy who's website I posted. I also just found out pretzels are high GI, so I guess they'd only be good post workout..


"you want your carbs post workout in the form of Hi GI in liquid form, preferably glucose or maltodextrin mixed into your whey shake."

About the liquid form of glucose or maltodextrin, I'm not sure exactly where to pick those up from.


As for the Orange Juice in meal 5, what point is too late to be eating sugars? How many hours before bed?

I get the salmon from a Canadian store called M&M meats, however I don't think you're going to care because the salmon has 8.4 carbs and 2.9 fat, you misread


Burning Inside,

I'm not sure if I have a slow thyroid, but I'll read up on that.. Which forums have you found people talking about selenium working for them?

 

[Burning_Inside]

http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/Forum118/HTML/003782.html

Also, even if you don't have a slow thyroid, it's a good thing to bump it up if possible if you want to cut. Just as long as you arent 'hyper to begin with.