My diet

[pearlxzildjian]

I have been lifting for about a month now and realized i need to do a diet...I'm 6'1 and 339 (lost 9 pounds from lifting alone) i have been on this diet for 2 days now and its working out pretty well and wanted to know if it sounds good and if I need to add anything...


Breakfast:
1 Banana
1 Dry Peice of Toast
1 Bottle of Water

Lunch:
1 Banana
1 Bottle of Water

Dinner:
1 1/2 Servings of Meat
1 1/2 Servings of Vegetables

Drinks:
Water
Unsweetend Tea W/ equal

just any suggestions will help thx

[Klotz]

Looks like you're not eating enough, even if you want to lose weight. Add an egg to breakfast, a chicken salad to lunch, and have snacks of fruit, veggies, and nuts throughout the day. If you try to eat on that menu you'll starve and then cheat. Read some stuff by John Berardi.

[pearlxzildjian]

im doing good so far ive been drinking water to make me not hungry...but i will probably get more fruit to make it not so bad

[Klotz]

Still need more protein. Maybe get some unsalted, unsweeted nuts like almonds, and an egg at breakfast.

[pearlxzildjian]

ok, thanks for the advice

[Mik]

Agreed. You need to be eating more. Do you track your calories?

[pearlxzildjian]

not really.....i probably get like 1500 a day

[MillerTime1485]

Sounds like your just starving yourself and the second you start eating normal again you'll gain it all back.

[fooz]

Sounds like your just starving yourself and the second you start eating normal again you'll gain it all back.

Couldn't have said it better.

[pearlxzildjian]

well i changed my diet a little

Breakfast:
1 Banana (any fruit I have really, just what I have right now)
1 Egg
1 Piece of toast

Lunch:
1 Banana
1 Bottle of water

Snack: (eat this either before work or after work)
1 99cent bag of pork skins
1 Piece of fruit

Dinner:
2 Servings of meat
2 different vegetables (1 1/2 serving of each)

Drinks:
Water
Unsweetend tea with equal
Milk
Apple Juice

I tried this yesterday and I felt a lot better and energetic.

[fooz]

More protein. I had more protein this morning then you have in your whole day.

[pearlxzildjian]

why so much protein? i mean come on should I buy some whey protein?

[fooz]

Yeah for sure, two scoops for that is about 50 grams of protein. The shake is just like normal food.

[pearlxzildjian]

i mean why? im trying to lose weight.

[Mik]

I would go to fitday.com and track all of your calories. You'll see you still aren't taking enough in.

[pearlxzildjian]

well according to fitday.com

here is what I get:


grams cals %total
Total: 1868
Fat: 54 489 27%
Sat: 15 132 7%
Poly: 12 112 6%
Mono: 21 192 11%
Carbs: 185 638 35%
Fiber: 25 0 0%
Protein: 172 686 38%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%

[Klotz]

Protein is essential for keeping you healthy and preventing muscle degradation when you lose weight. Carbs and fats are just for energy. For lunch, get a tub of 100% peanuts peanut butter and eat it with your banana.