My Day in the life 3/25/15 - IIFYM 40-40-20

upgradeddiddy

I'm going to try to post one of my nutrition breakdowns once every few days to give people a look at my diet. Feel free to comment what you think, ask questions or whatever you feel. My goal since I start tracking through myfitnesspal is to get back to 210-215. I started at 241 on March 3 and am at 234 as of this morning. Below is all of my tracked meals good and bad (when I mean bad that includes temptations like the Cadbury and Lindts chocolates my bosses brought back from Europe today). It was also a none gym day because I overslept this morning. Anyway here's todays nutrition

ana3067

Your fat looks way too low for your weight. Also 180g of protein would be sufficient as a starting point, giving you way more room to eat a more reasonable fat intake (~70g, or 0.3 times your weight in lbs). Still leaves you around 220g of carbs.

upgradeddiddy

Thanks for the comment. The purpose of the 40-40-20 is to match my carbs and protein so I still maintain as much muscle as possible while losing weight (primarily fat). I keep the fats low really so I can keep my energy and calorie needs for my hard workouts and to stay satisfied without overeating. Fats come from plant oils, nuts, animal fat which does not keep you full and satisfied and it also burns through and digests through your body much quicker without fueling you. Having things like whey protein, lean chicken, lean turkey, rice cakes, oatmeal, soba noodles, white potatoes, peppers, carrots and broccoli are what's going to keep me fed for much less calories than fats. I do agree high fats will help for short term and quick weight loss but since I do train like a bodybuilder I need the protein to keep my strength and carbs to keep the fuel while fat just supplements every to meet my caloric needs.