Food Plam for Today - any thoughts?
Ok im trying to get this food thing right so heres what ive had/pland to have today:-
27g oatmeal made with water
1 x coffee with small amount of skim milk
banana
6 almonds
Chicken salad, no dressing
105g chicken
6 almonds
then dinner and prob a protein shake on way to gym, donner will prob be chicken breast, broccole and 1/2 sweet potato…
i’m going gym later doing weights followed by 20 mins cardio - im 5 feet 6 and a half (lol) inches and currently weight 157 (eek!!!!) pounds 
October 8, 2008 at 4:26 am
I thought you might like seeing this just for consideration. Its a diet by Dave Palumbo (editor for Muscular Development magazine) for a female figure competitor with 100lbs of lean mass. My wife followed this and had good results with it even in just her first week. Its a low carb route, but it works if you want to drop the fat quickly. I’m following Dave’s diet for males presently as well and love it. Takes a few days for the body to adjust to the low carbs, but from there on its been great.
meal 1: 2- Omega 3 eggs, 4 egg whites
meal 2: 20 g whey, 1 tbsp. natural peanut butter
meal 3: 6 oz chicken, 1 oz almonds
meal 4: 20 g whey, 1 tbsp. natural peanut butter
meal 5: 4 oz salmon, 1 cup lettuce, 1 tsp. olive oil, 2 tsp. vinegar
meal 6: 20 g whey, 1 oz. almonds
This diet works out to roughly 1500 cals, 80g fat, 160g protein, 30g carbs (naturally occurring).
October 8, 2008 at 6:18 am
thanks for that - looks good and i love the natural peanut butter too…
ive been pretty hungry for 2 days - not sure if its the body adjusting or just not getting enough.
Will give u an update on this plan..cheers
October 8, 2008 at 12:13 pm
My guess is not getting enough to eat. When I switched over to the low carb diet (which will reduce your energy a bit depending on how busy your lifestyle is and you’ll want to reduce the workout intensity a little) I had some strong cravings the first day or so, but by day 3 and on its been pretty dialed in. I should note that once a week, usually I do meal 5, get a meal with some good clean carbs in you to replenish a bit. So every sunday for dinner I go out and get some good asian food, like vietnamese or thai.
October 8, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Oh, and you can also substitute red meat for the salmon if you want.
October 9, 2008 at 1:14 am
hi thanks for that - how about king prwans? i love those with some cherry tomatoes and a bolied egg - would that be a good meal?
October 9, 2008 at 4:36 am
You know, I’m not sure what the nutritional value of shellfish is… My assumption would be that its good for the protein and low in the fats, that’s usually from the butter sauce. Most shellfish isn’t fatty, so pretty much its a lean source of protein as far as I know. The boiled egg would be good then for the fats. I just don’t know the total calories you’d be looking at.