My Current Diet....

[coffee-guy]

Been sticking to this for a little over three weeks now - finally broke past the 240 mark for the first time back in May but lost it not long after - I got down to about 220/225 in June but managed to lean up in the process - now that soccer has started back I'm fairly lean but holding strong at about 240/245 since starting this diet (and somewhat leaner than my avatar)....

I have been adjusting the timing a little due to having to stay up late to study for finals (12 credit hours for 5000 level courses in 6 weeks is ROUGH btw :P)......

Wish I could post this in the spreadsheet format it is in but oh well - here goes....

BTW - I usually stick to a 40/40/20 split to make decent gains but this is a 40/45/15 split to compensate for soccer and other cardio that would probably eat up muscle if I took in much less than that....

[Bouncer]

i guess you need word to view it? i cant seem to open the damn thing.

[coffee-guy]

i guess you need word to view it? i cant seem to open the damn thing.

Yeah and if I post it as normal text in the reply box it comes out all kinds of jumbled up :mad:...

[coffee-guy]

Hmmm...

Let's see if this works....

[coffee-guy]

And btw - this is a bitch to get down everyday - definitely not something I am *enjoying* that's for da*n sure :hang:....

[Bouncer]

i would probably skip on the dairy (cottage cheese) but that's just me. don't like the wheat bagel. (yeast, high gluten levels, etc.. just not a nice carb source IMO.) i would replace it with a large yam or oats. my biggest issue is the lack of beef or fatty fish in any of the meals. i would replace the chicken in meal 4 with some flank or salmon and cut out the nuts in that meal.

your protein values are a bit off. 8oz of cooked chicken is more around 60 grams of protein. 45 grams would be about 6 oz. so your total protein intake for the day is actually about 100 grams higher then the table shows. so thats 567 grams of protein = 2268 cals , 552 grams of carbs = 2208, and 84 grams of fat = 756 cals . total cals = 5232. so yea, that is a shit load of cals and i can understand it being hard to choke down. little to much protein IMO. need to get that down to 50 grams per meal.

[alwaysgrowing]

almost everything i've read has chicken at 7 grams of protein oer ounce. so bouncer is close with his math.

BTW, when did Bouncer learn math?

[Bouncer]

almost everything i've read has chicken at 7 grams of protein oer ounce. so bouncer is close with his math.

BTW, when did Bouncer learn math?

boneless skinless chicken breast has 7.5 grams of protein per ounce.

[ROCKETW19]

holly shit FOG that is alot of food even when I was 260 I couldnt eat that much. Very starnge how one persons body reacts so different than anothers.

[coffee-guy]

i would probably skip on the dairy (cottage cheese) but that's just me. don't like the wheat bagel. (yeast, high gluten levels, etc.. just not a nice carb source IMO.) i would replace it with a large yam or oats. my biggest issue is the lack of beef or fatty fish in any of the meals. i would replace the chicken in meal 4 with some flank or salmon and cut out the nuts in that meal.

your protein values are a bit off. 8oz of cooked chicken is more around 60 grams of protein. 45 grams would be about 6 oz. so your total protein intake for the day is actually about 100 grams higher then the table shows. so thats 567 grams of protein = 2268 cals , 552 grams of carbs = 2208, and 84 grams of fat = 756 cals . total cals = 5232. so yea, that is a shit load of cals and i can understand it being hard to choke down. little to much protein IMO. need to get that down to 50 grams per meal.

Cottage cheese feeds me at night bro - the dairy is similar to casein IMO - it gives me a feeling of refreshment like other foods fail to do. It also makes up for some fat in my first meal of the day after my initial shake - not to mention a halfway decent pancake...

The bagel is pre-workout between clients, it gives me a boost of somesort right before I start lifting - you really should try it out just to see what you think - kinda have to try different kinds and vary the timing to see what works best for your body - I can lift the heaviest and/or superset/dropset/burnout when I eat that meal about 35 minutes before I warmup but I usually get quite a bit of water in there right before I start (I swear water plays a huge role in the digestion/GI of food)....

Just another reason I'm not a huge fan of supplements; a good diet can really fuel the body better than even the best supplements if you learn your system well-enough......

As for the total calories and protein levels I just figured 8oz of uncooked chicken was the same as 6oz cooked so I went with that figure - all I know is that it's working quite well - I'm shocked at the response I got so quickly - can't say I don't miss Tren though seeing that if I ate all this on it I would probably lean out even more....

[coffee-guy]

holly shit FOG that is alot of food even when I was 260 I couldnt eat that much. Very starnge how one persons body reacts so different than anothers.

It's just a quick jolt to the system - I probably won't stay on it much longer than 6 to 8 weeks - I'm not looking to put on 35 sloppy pounds - more like 15 lean pounds that keep my abs visible instead of getting that bloated look I dread. Might take me longer to pack on the pounds but at least this way they'll be quality - I've got time on my side...

I am also playing a lot of soccer in South GA heat/humidity - between Men's and Coed I play over six games a week with two of those being guest spots on two teams. I also have organized practice and pickups here and there at least 3 times a week. It has had the best leaning effect on my body I have yet to find....

Soccer ends about the time I plan on stopping my lean bulk - I had my diet for this fall planned out about two years ago and I owe it to myself to stick to the plan - Fall soccer will pick back up but I only plan on playing one to two games a week so I'm not too concerned about needing to change things up......

My body feels like a machine right now with all of this food - one ounce more and I would probably feel sluggish - it's a fine line....

[coffee-guy]

my biggest issue is the lack of beef or fatty fish in any of the meals. i would replace the chicken in meal 4 with some flank or salmon and cut out the nuts in that meal.

LMAO - forgot to mention my cheatmeals :D

[Mr I]

thats pretty hard core, props for sticking to it

[Bouncer]

As for the total calories and protein levels I just figured 8oz of uncooked chicken was the same as 6oz cooked so I went with that figure - all I know is that it's working quite well - I'm shocked at the response I got so quickly - can't say I don't miss Tren though seeing that if I ate all this on it I would probably lean out even more....

i thought you were saying that you eat 8oz of cooked chicken at each meal. that would be 60 grams or so. 8 oz raw will turn into around 6 oz cooked so that is around 45 grams.

[Bouncer]

LMAO - forgot to mention my cheatmeals :D

well how many cheats are you having?