starting diet have a few question's

[kramdrof]

My goal is to get lean (6-9% BF) before the summer meaning may or june. I am a 22m, 5'11'' and I weigh 205 pounds. I work out 3 to 4 times a week,split between chest/tri, back/bi, and I do legs when i can! I also try to do cardio as often as possible meaning 2-4 times a week. I have been doing this for about 4 months now and have seen some results. I have seen results in the fact that i can see some muscle now, but i still weigh the same. So, I have recently decided to change my diet because it seems its alot about diet. Anyway, I am just wondering if this diet is good...
( I have built in options of what to eat at each meal because I get tired of eating the same thing)

-I always take a fish oil capsule and a multi-vitamin
and I just started a cycle of creatine (ester-ehtyl)

breakfeast will either be:
1/2 cup oatmeal and 2 eggs
1 cup of cereal and english muffin with peanut butter
and i may throw in some turkey bacon everyonce in awhile for a treat

snack: my options are
-whey protein shake, with fruit and milk (shake)
-handful of pretzels
-or a salad with italian dressing
-yogurt

lunch:
-tuna fish sandwich (has a teaspoon of light mayonaise and a teaspoon of relish)
-peanut butter/ apple butter sandwich (with a side fruit)
-turkey sandwich with lettuce and mustard (w/ a side carrots)
-maybe a chicken sandwich with lettuce and tomato

snack:
-salad
-yogurt
-apple with peanut butter, banana
-a handful of peanuts
-fatfree butter free popcorn
-wheat tortilla quesadilla with chedder cheese and bits of chicken

dinner: will normally consume of some kind of meat either it be chicken, steak, or tuna, with a salad and some kind of vegetable (asparagus, sweet potatos, green beans). If i have had a huge cardio day though i may splurge for some pasta with sauce. Because i really do enjoy that

late snack: will be either another protein shake or one of the snacks that I listed before, but i will stay away from the higher carb snacks

Also, I am in college and my friends drink pretty heavily, Do I need to cut out the drinking completely if i expect to see any weight loss?

thanks for everyone's help. and I have really enjoyed this forum

p.s. I will post some pics of me from 4 months ago and some of now, so ya'll can critique

 

[ksharp01]

You posted in chat and conversation....may want to repost this in diet and bodybuilding forum.

 

[jenscats5]

Moved to the Diet Forum for some responses....

 

[poysyn]

My goal is to get lean (6-9% BF) before the summer meaning may or june. I am a 22m, 5'11'' and I weigh 205 pounds. I work out 3 to 4 times a week,split between chest/tri, back/bi, and I do legs when i can! I also try to do cardio as often as possible meaning 2-4 times a week. I have been doing this for about 4 months now and have seen some results. I have seen results in the fact that i can see some muscle now, but i still weigh the same. So, I have recently decided to change my diet because it seems its alot about diet. Anyway, I am just wondering if this diet is good...
( I have built in options of what to eat at each meal because I get tired of eating the same thing)

-I always take a fish oil capsule and a multi-vitamin
and I just started a cycle of creatine (ester-ehtyl)

breakfeast will either be:
1/2 cup oatmeal and 2 eggs
1 cup of cereal and english muffin with peanut butter
and i may throw in some turkey bacon everyonce in awhile for a treat

snack: my options are
-whey protein shake, with fruit and milk (shake)
-handful of pretzels
-or a salad with italian dressing
-yogurt

lunch:
-tuna fish sandwich (has a teaspoon of light mayonaise and a teaspoon of relish)
-peanut butter/ apple butter sandwich (with a side fruit)
-turkey sandwich with lettuce and mustard (w/ a side carrots)
-maybe a chicken sandwich with lettuce and tomato

snack:
-salad
-yogurt
-apple with peanut butter, banana
-a handful of peanuts
-fatfree butter free popcorn
-wheat tortilla quesadilla with chedder cheese and bits of chicken

dinner: will normally consume of some kind of meat either it be chicken, steak, or tuna, with a salad and some kind of vegetable (asparagus, sweet potatos, green beans). If i have had a huge cardio day though i may splurge for some pasta with sauce. Because i really do enjoy that

late snack: will be either another protein shake or one of the snacks that I listed before, but i will stay away from the higher carb snacks

Also, I am in college and my friends drink pretty heavily, Do I need to cut out the drinking completely if i expect to see any weight loss?

thanks for everyone's help. and I have really enjoyed this forum

p.s. I will post some pics of me from 4 months ago and some of now, so ya'll can critique

how many calories is this?

for 6-9%?..yes drinking will need to be cut out completely to get much lower than 10. I am in college and fully understand the heavy drinking. I don't hesitate for one second to make my weekends a cheat mainly consisting of beer and booze, but I will start to slow down as the year heads towards summer, and eventually cut it out when I plan to get down to around 8 for the beach

 

[NJL52]

My goal is to get lean (6-9% BF) before the summer meaning may or june. I am a 22m, 5'11'' and I weigh 205 pounds. I work out 3 to 4 times a week,split between chest/tri, back/bi, and I do legs when i can! I also try to do cardio as often as possible meaning 2-4 times a week. I have been doing this for about 4 months now and have seen some results. I have seen results in the fact that i can see some muscle now, but i still weigh the same. So, I have recently decided to change my diet because it seems its alot about diet. Anyway, I am just wondering if this diet is good...
( I have built in options of what to eat at each meal because I get tired of eating the same thing)

-I always take a fish oil capsule and a multi-vitamin
and I just started a cycle of creatine (ester-ehtyl)

breakfeast will either be:
1/2 cup oatmeal and 2 eggs
1 cup of cereal and english muffin with peanut butter
and i may throw in some turkey bacon everyonce in awhile for a treat

snack: my options are
-whey protein shake, with fruit and milk (shake)
-handful of pretzels
-or a salad with italian dressing
-yogurt

lunch:
-tuna fish sandwich (has a teaspoon of light mayonaise and a teaspoon of relish)
-peanut butter/ apple butter sandwich (with a side fruit)
-turkey sandwich with lettuce and mustard (w/ a side carrots)
-maybe a chicken sandwich with lettuce and tomato

snack:
-salad
-yogurt
-apple with peanut butter, banana
-a handful of peanuts
-fatfree butter free popcorn
-wheat tortilla quesadilla with chedder cheese and bits of chicken

dinner: will normally consume of some kind of meat either it be chicken, steak, or tuna, with a salad and some kind of vegetable (asparagus, sweet potatos, green beans). If i have had a huge cardio day though i may splurge for some pasta with sauce. Because i really do enjoy that

late snack: will be either another protein shake or one of the snacks that I listed before, but i will stay away from the higher carb snacks

Also, I am in college and my friends drink pretty heavily, Do I need to cut out the drinking completely if i expect to see any weight loss?

thanks for everyone's help. and I have really enjoyed this forum

p.s. I will post some pics of me from 4 months ago and some of now, so ya'll can critique

First, you need to be counting calories. You should have a good idea of your Proteins/Carbs/Fats. If you don't keep numbers then you will often times eat 3000 calories while thinking you ate 2400. Very easy to screw up.

And yea, if your goal is <10, then drinking is out of the question. Don't touch liquor if you want to be <10.

I work out 3 to 4 times a week,split between chest/tri, back/bi, and I do legs when i can!

And this needs to be changed up. Hit the bodybuilding forum and read about the 3x5 and 5x5s. Splits don't work well.