[magnum007]

Just started my first cutting diet trying to get ready for the summer. I lift 5 days a week and do cardio 4-5 times and play basketball on weekends. Just wanted some input on my diet which i feel could use some help.

8:30 - serving of Oatmeal, Protein Shake, Multivitamin
11:30 - Grilled Chicken Breast, Brown Rice or 2 Bagles, handful of almonds
3:30 - Grilled Chicken Breast, fruit (either apple or banana)

[Kaboom]

Your diet sucks man.
You need to be eating 6-8 meals a day.Dont need 2 bagels.
watch the fruit it has sugar 1 serving isnt bad though.
Each meal needs to consist of protein carbs and a little fat.
Space your meals 2-3 hrs apart.
You need about 1 gram protien per pound of bodyweight.
Your breakfast is good.Just like mine.Make sure its not instant or flavored oatmeal though.

[MEllis028]

Originally Posted by Kaboom

Your diet sucks man.
You need to be eating 6-8 meals a day.Dont need 2 bagels.
watch the fruit it has sugar 1 serving isnt bad though.
Each meal needs to consist of protein carbs and a little fat.
Space your meals 2-3 hrs apart.
You need about 1 gram protien per pound of bodyweight.
Your breakfast is good.Just like mine.Make sure its not instant or flavored oatmeal though.

1 gram protein per pound of bodyweight? thats low man, you need at least 1.5.

[Thomas_Rivera]

Originally Posted by MEllis028

1 gram protein per pound of bodyweight? thats low man, you need at least 1.5.

Why's that?

[Kaboom]

1.5 -2 grams per pound of lean body mass but as a general rule of thumb since not everyone knows there BF% 1 gram per pound of body weight

[mostmuscular84]

The trick is to get between 1.0 g and 1.5 g of protein per lbs of body weight. Protein syntesis of more than that is going to be not possible and then that protein will be metabolized as fat and we need to eat every three hours at least any longer and our meal will metabolized into fat.