[Spyder2600]

Hey,

I'm kinda new to all of this and I'm slowly trying to figure out a good diet plan for myself. But before you guys might be able to help, I'll give you a little background on myself. I'm 22 and male, 6'3", and I used to be 325lbs of mostly fat. Over the past year and a half I've gotten myself down to 205-210lbs and managed to increase my muscle mass at the same time. Yet there still is a decent amount of fat on me. It seems like it's old fat that just won't go away. It's gotten to the point where for me to make anymore headway, the diet now is of the utmost importance. My goal is to get significantly leaner and to build some mass (I'm not looking to be huge, just proportional to my height and be relatively cut). Any diet plans that anyone can recommend would be incredibly appreciated.

Thanks!

Here's what I've been trying as of late:

Cardio: 5:30AM - 6:15AM

Breakfast: (7:00AM)
1/2 cup of scrambled egg whites
80g of Kashi GoLean oatmeal
1 cup of Kashi GoLean cereal with 1/2 cup of skim milk
1 Banana

10:00AM
1 Kashi TLC Granola Bar

12:00PM
Turkey sandwich on whole wheat with veggies (no condiments)
1 Kashi TLC Granola Bar

3:00PM
Turkey sandwich on whole wheat with veggies (no condiments)
1 Kashi TLC Granola Bar

5:00PM
Protein Bar

Lifting 5:30PM - 7:00PM

7:00PM
Protein Shake
2 Chicken Breast (sometimes Turkey or Tuna is replaced here)
Salad
Banana
12oz yoghurt
1 cup of bran flakes with 1/2 cup of skim milk

9:00PM
6oz of yoghurt

Consumed throughout the day: 72oz of water

[alljackedup]

For one I would take a look at the source of your carbs. I do not believe those are very good choices to eat especially through out the day. I would probably look into cutting out some of your carbs including yogurt if you are wanting to trim up. Cottage cheese would be a better choice. Also, the turkey sandwiches, I think are not the best choices either. I would try tuna or canned chicken.

[Spyder2600]

I'll give that a shot. Thanks!

[LiqMeSilly]

Originally Posted by Spyder2600

Hey,

I'm kinda new to all of this and I'm slowly trying to figure out a good diet plan for myself. But before you guys might be able to help, I'll give you a little background on myself. I'm 22 and male, 6'3", and I used to be 325lbs of mostly fat. Over the past year and a half I've gotten myself down to 205-210lbs and managed to increase my muscle mass at the same time. Yet there still is a decent amount of fat on me. It seems like it's old fat that just won't go away. It's gotten to the point where for me to make anymore headway, the diet now is of the utmost importance. My goal is to get significantly leaner and to build some mass (I'm not looking to be huge, just proportional to my height and be relatively cut). Any diet plans that anyone can recommend would be incredibly appreciated.

Thanks!

Here's what I've been trying as of late:

Cardio: 5:30AM - 6:15AM

Breakfast: (7:00AM)
1/2 cup of scrambled egg whites - change this to eggwhite count ie. 8-10 whites
80g of Kashi GoLean oatmeal - I'd go with just old fashioned oats here 1C
1 cup of Kashi GoLean cereal with 1/2 cup of skim milk - don't need this
1 Banana

10:00AM
1 Kashi TLC Granola Bar - this should be either a pro/carb or pro/fat meal

12:00PM - make this 1:00 p.m.
Turkey sandwich on whole wheat with veggies (no condiments) - change to chicken breast1 Kashi TLC Granola Bar - replace with broccoli and sweet potatoe (eg)
3:00PM - 4:00 p.m.
Turkey sandwich on whole wheat with veggies (no condiments) - again, should be a lean protein based meal1 Kashi TLC Granola Bar - remove

5:00PM
Protein Bar

Lifting 5:30PM - 7:00PM

7:00PM
Protein Shake

PPWO Meal - 45 mins to 1 hour after PWO shake
2 Chicken Breast (sometimes Turkey or Tuna is replaced here)
Salad
Banana - change to sweet potatoe
12oz yoghurt - don't need this
1 cup of bran flakes with 1/2 cup of skim milk - I'd remove this as well

9:00PM - make this 1 hour before bed time
6oz of yoghurt - replace with cottage cheese to fuel for a.m. cardio

Consumed throughout the day: 72oz of water

Just some suggestions, diet is everything when you'r trying to cut fat. It's not just what you eat but what you eat it with and when you eat it that matters...

[Spyder2600]

Cool. I'll definitely give all that a try. Thanks a bunch! (Makes more sense than what I was doing)

[Freak]

I would suggest not being so dependent on those bars and combine a complex carb/protein at every meal. Ligmesilly gave you some good suggestions.

[Hairylarry35]

Good info and I totally agree with Lig. The WHEN factor definitely helped me out when cutting in my last cycle.

[genjuro]

omg!