We can make ANY diet EXPLODE with flavo, you and me, even cutting. Lets do this.

[MR Pink]

I am cutting right now

breakfast
1 scoop whey/fishoil and rest of the supps

1hour later
6 eggwhites
1 yolk
some peanuts

2.5 hours later
steak with pizza herbs on it
4 aspargus (sp?)
1 tomato
oakleaf salad ( a mix with rucola and some others)
and some other vegetables like parsley, unions, cucumber

2.5 hours later
same

pre workout
1 scoop whey with fishoil

post workout
2 scoops whey with fishoil and some cream

1 hour later
1.5 chickenbreasts with mayo/garlic/pizzaherbs (as a sauce)
4 asparagus
oakleaf salad
tomato

before going to bed
2 scoops whey with fishoil and fiber tabs

and carbloads 2 times a week

 

[ChefWide]

Yesterdays food log
9am
coffee
1 cup cottage cheese
1/3 cup oatmeal

12pm
chili

3 pm
pvl artic ice cap protein shake

6 pm
chili

9 pm
greek chicken salad
diet coke

Cals 1796 protein 197 (%54) carbs 115 (32%) fat 53 (%14)

I made the chili on Sunday and have been eating it twice a day all week it is dam taste and the break down is pretty good calories 339 protein 45 Carbs 22 Fat 8 pretty well balanced eh!

Thanks MapleHottie,

Chili... mmm... remind me to tell you a chocolate coated chili bedtimes story sometime...



Please forgive my digression away from flavor and into the nutrition end of this, but I am always trying to learn from all of you more than anything else:

Questions: I am no longer an expert by ANY means, and I am no longer certified, just an avid and long term nutrition enthusiast, so this is a want to learn question, not a critism: tell me why your macros are the way they are.. is this a target you are aiming for? 55%p-34%cho-14%f would seem low on fats to me and near 200g of protein a bit on the high side for what little I know of your goals and physiology: would you share some of your goals with me? if you would prefer, a PM would be fine by me. Again, I seem to step on a lot of toes, this is NOT my intent here, I just want to learn, cool?

 

[ChefWide]

Typical day:

Breakfast
* 1/2 cup oatmeal
* 2 scoops whey
* 1 tsp flax oil
* 1/2 strawberries/blueberries

Meal 2
* Low carb tortilla
* 3oz London broil

Lunch
* 4oz chicken breast
* 1 cup pinto beans
* 1 tsp olive oil

Meal 4
* 1 cup brocolli
* Low carb tortilla
* 3oz London broil
* FF cheese

Pre-workout
* WPI (Substance/GF-PRO)
* Vendetta
* ICE
* GO
* Neurostim

That is a good blend of high quality protein, BCAA's, complex carbs, caffeine and nootropics. Depending on what time I'm working out, I might just take WPI with 1/2 cup oatmeal and some honey with blueberries/strawberries

Post-workout shake
* WPI (Substance/GF-PRO)
* Dextrose/Maltodextrin
* Oats
* Water

Post-workout meal
* Lean protein (poultry/fish/steak)
* Complex carbs (brown rice/yams/sweet potato/oats)
* Green veggies

Tight as a Twelve year old backache! Would you share your macro breakdowns? If you like you can PM me, but I would like a link or more details on WPI. Is your Dextrose/Maltodextrin choice based upon supra uptake alone or do you have a dietary/emotional call on invert sugars? You list both yams and sweet potatoes, two totally seperate beasts as we all know.. but what KIND of sweet potato? Do you ever include any of the modified starch hybrids?

cheers to a VERY VERY clean diet, if I were just a touch more Golden Delicious i would like to see you naked...er.. mostly naked.. uh... gotta go.

 

[ChefWide]

Okay so after surgery I am going to start my cutting cycle because I will not be able to work out at all for 2 weeks then if I am feeling better I will be able to start doing cardio again. But no weights for probably 4 weeks….

My cutting cycle will be something like this….

1. vitamin c, thermos, glutamine
2. Morning cardio when I am able to.. until then I wont have #1
3. ¼ cup oatmeal, ½ scoop chocolate protein powder, ½ scoop of vanilla, 1 tbsp peanut butter, ½ orange or few strawberries
4. ¼ cup yams, 1 cup green peppers, 2 oz chicken breast
5. 1 scoop protein powder (maybe ½ cup of soy milk depending on how I am feeling), an apple, and 1 tbsp of UDO’s
6. can of tuna, small mixed green salad, (possibly salsa on salad) vit c
7. Weight training when I am able to
8. 2 oz chicken, larger green salad, vit c
9. 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, glutamine
10. Melatonin before bed

You can critique my cutting cycle as well I am always looking for advice…

Courtney, I am NOT the right guy to critique your cutting plans, there are much more experienced fellows around here for that whose experience with this stuff would serve you better and get you to your goals a LOT faster... but may i ask a few questions?

Are you sure that IMMEDIATELY post surgery you want to do a calorie deficit/'cutter'? I have no idea what your sugery is, or what your natural recovery axis is like, but this a time when most peoples bodies are adjusting like MAD to the invasive trauma of surgery, and in general need all the nutrients they can get: not just for tissue repair, but to handle the general free-radical mambo that is going on in your body from the physio-emotional stress of surgery. A little more strict but calorie-forgiving diet time might benefit your faster recovery and in the long run get you in better prep for a more beneficial cutter. Just thinking out loud.

ps: how's the weather?

 

[ChefWide]

I am cutting right now

breakfast
1 scoop whey/fishoil and rest of the supps

1hour later
6 eggwhites
1 yolk
some peanuts

2.5 hours later
steak with pizza herbs on it
4 aspargus (sp?)
1 tomato
oakleaf salad ( a mix with rucola and some others)
and some other vegetables like parsley, unions, cucumber

2.5 hours later
same

pre workout
1 scoop whey with fishoil

post workout
2 scoops whey with fishoil and some cream

1 hour later
1.5 chickenbreasts with mayo/garlic/pizzaherbs (as a sauce)
4 asparagus
oakleaf salad
tomato

before going to bed
2 scoops whey with fishoil and fiber tabs

and carbloads 2 times a week

Fiber tabs... just supplementary 'help me poop' fiber? or dietary/soluble fiber? I ask for a couple of nutritional reasons, as I am into checking out what you have in mind. Is this from... er... difficulties you have experienced eating this particular diet, a chronic physiological thing, or just 'a good idea' thing?

 

[MR Pink]

Fiber tabs... just supplementary 'help me poop' fiber? or dietary/soluble fiber? I ask for a couple of nutritional reasons, as I am into checking out what you have in mind. Is this from... er... difficulties you have experienced eating this particular diet, a chronic physiological thing, or just 'a good idea' thing?

It's the supplementary fiber ..I take it to slow down the absorbtion of the whey somewhat and to supress the hunger I get at night..No problems in the pooping department for me ...the diet is already high in fibers from the veggies so evertything goes smoothly

 

[ChefWide]

It's the supplementary fiber ..I take it to slow down the absorbtion of the whey somewhat and to supress the hunger I get at night..No problems in the pooping department for me ...the diet is already high in fibers from the veggies so evertything goes smoothly

LOL... exactly why I asked! You diet looks like it would present..er.. no 'road blocks'...


On the added nonsoluble fiber tip: hell, some people have chronic collitis/symptomatic spastic colon for years and never even know it, and some appropriately mixed NNDC Fibers can allieviate or eliminate many 'attacks' if not all.

 

[GoldenDelicious]

ooooookkkkkkk some of you guys are making me feel guilty

ok. my diet revolves around protein. i have protein with every meal, plus or minus carbs if im eating carbs, plus or minus salad if i have time, and the meal goes with salad (a protein shake plus a salad is silly). so, its getnerally like this:

meal 1: protein shake 75g whey in diet cordial (gag reflex = zero. Jerseyart, please dont use that to masturbate to. thanks.) plus 2-3 white coffees with one sugar. (no coffee? no wakie .)

meal 2: some sort of meat (usually either fresh or leftover store bought roast chicken or home made grilled fish, either in a sweet chilli dressing or a lemon/rosemary/vinegar dressing) plus steamed rice (if i had turned ricecooker on) or a slice of bread.

meal 3: same as meal 2, but much more likely to be a greek garden salad with some feta cheese, olives, and a little olive oil

meal 4: usually shake, 75g whey in diet vomit cordial, and a couple of coffees.

meal 5: usually post workout, so i eat a little more and enjoy it more) - meaning its roast chicken (usually store bought) or grilled fish (sweet chilli, onion, and herb dressing, or a lemon vinegar dressing) or fried steak with rice, or some sort of high proteinish soup (chicken, fish - in a red (tomato/bay/cinnamon base, or white, in a lemon/garlic/onion base) or a pasta that is super-heavy on the ground beef/chicken, with only a little actual pasta - and a salad (garden salad, olive oil, feta)

meal 6: usually a bit more of what i had for my main meal

now, these is my basic menu, though i do eat different things here and there (specific greek dishes that i cant really spell, or substitution of legume based dishes (fava beans, lentils) as my carb source in place of rice) and i do snack throughout the day on things like ultra high protein kangaroo salami, that nasty high protein cheese (that tastes nice...wiht kangaroo salami, in sandwiches) or meat leftovers from the night before.

shakes are also substituted for meals if i am in a rush...and...thats it

 

[*MissFit*]

4am 100 g of peanut butter

7am 125g of lean turkey and 2 big carrots

9am 100g of peanut butter and a banana

11am a can of tuna and some oatmeal

2pm a can of tuna

4pm 100g of peanut butter

6pm - 1 large sweet patato and some type of lean mean

8pm - 100g of peanut butter

I drink about 8 litres or more of water a day

 

[Evil_Frisky]

Nice. very.

Couple of questions/ideas/comments:

Try checking out the quality of fats in the different nut choices, then give Black Walnuts a shot. Pecans: I LOVE PECANS as much as I like slow, ice cold wine kisses on flushed skin...er.. ok, not THAT much, but I REALLY like pecans. The reason I mention the walnuts is that the quality/quantity of EFA's is as high or higher in Black Walnuts as any nut, and there carbs are among the very lowest, considerably lower than peanuts. The only caveat is that you would be best off NOT toasting them, they can get bitter if overtoasted in the SLIGHTEST. Check out the data, try 'em, i think they will make a tastey alternative and might just work out better for you in terms of your goals...

TunaCreations?!?!? Damn, I have been away from the US retail food market too damn long... are those good? 'Healthy'? Will you go shopping with me? say, every couple days for a few hundred years? er.. uh... sorry... must be the weather... LOL

Walnuts.. YUM. Gonna scoop some up this evening and add them in.

TunaCreations are YUMMY.. different flavors straight out of the bag.. Smoked Hickory, sweet and Sour.. Zesty Lemon... Full of sodium though.. Im gonna have to cut down on them and get some low sodium tuna soon.

And Yep.. I'll come shopping with ya Cheffy Smoove...