Critique my diet please :)

paleojamie

Morning;

Blueberries and porridge oats
Medium apple

Lunch;

Wholemeal bread with chicken and sweetcorn sandwhich filler + cucumber

Snack;

25g of Almonds

Tea;

Chicken and vegetables (carrots, cauliflower and brocolli)

Supper;

Grapes and Pear plus 3 ryvita

I also walk at a quick pace for around 3 hours daily.

and drink 8 or more glasses of water a day.

am a guy btw if that matters

EDIT;

I am way under on calories

+ I feel quite tired to be honest guys.

Thanks for all your advice!

I think I definitely need another meal in there with a lot more protein ..

cannot have dairy though and don't really want to add any more sugar in ... as it is already above 50 (mainly from fruit and veg)

kylee_marie

looks good to me, are you hitting your calorie target?

ansonrinesmith

Depending on weight and build, you could be eating to little.

danigirl1011

Yeah, seems a little light for a guy just depend on portion sizes. Not bad though!

MaximalLife

Your diet is good.
Try to eat back your exercise calories though.

Simply stated MFP has already figured out your total calories you need to eat per day to lose 1lb etc. a week. That's WITHOUT exercise. You'll notice that when you actually add exercise in, the calorie limit goes up. Why? Because it's telling you to eat your exercise calories. Large deficits aren't really good to do because while you will lose weight, what kind of weight will it be? In many cases you'll lose lean muscle tissue which LOWERS your metabolic rate even more. Then you have to eat even less to compensate for less of a calorie burn to continue to lose the same amount of weight each week.
Be efficient. Exercise hard and eat back the calories. The hard exercise will RAISE your metabolic rate and burn more fat at rest.

EQHanks

Are you hitting your calorie goal? Seems like not that much to eat in one day!

erickirb

Morning;

Blueberries and porridge oats
Medium apple

Lunch;

Wholemeal bread with chicken and sweetcorn sandwhich filler + cucumber

Snack;

25g of Almonds

Tea;

Chicken and vegetables (carrots, cauliflower and brocolli)

Supper;

Grapes and Pear

I also walk at a quick pace for around 3 hours daily.

and drink 8 or more glasses of water a day.

am a guy btw if that matters

I would suggest adding some protein to your Grapes and Pear, maybe some cheese or peanut butter, I would also add some protein to your oatmeal, again this could be milk, or peanut butter etc. This will up your protein consumption and help you feel full longer.

I see you are set to gain weight, but in order to do so you have to eat above maintenance, most days you are leaving 500-800 calories on the table, you will not gain and will probably lose if you continue to eat like that. you should be within 100 calories or so of the total MFP gives you (including the calories burned from exercise).

I also noticed a lack of protein, MFP only sets you at 15% of total calories allotted to protein. I would suggest upping that to 25-30% if you are trying to gain muscle mass. You will most likely have to get about 1.5 to 2 times the amount of protein you are currently getting now. You may want to look at adding a protein shake or bar or 2 each day to your diet if you cannot increase protein with "real food".

hongruss

Without greater detail, weight, goals, cal needs I would say where is your protien coming from? & I am guessing you are way under on cals. But apart from all that your choices(apart from sandwich filler) seem to be good choices

Russ

RunChinni

Morning;

Blueberries and porridge oats
Medium apple

Lunch;

Wholemeal bread with chicken and sweetcorn sandwhich filler + cucumber

Snack;

25g of Almonds

Tea;

Chicken and vegetables (carrots, cauliflower and brocolli)

Supper;

Grapes and Pear

I also walk at a quick pace for around 3 hours daily.

and drink 8 or more glasses of water a day.

am a guy btw if that matters

Your diet seems to be a little protein deprived, except for the chicken that you are eating. I'd add some protein to your breakfast too.

How have you split your Carb-Protein-Fat ratio? If you give us an idea of that plus your calorie intake, we'd be able to help you more. )

ambercholtz

Morning;

Blueberries and porridge oats
Medium apple

Lunch;

Wholemeal bread with chicken and sweetcorn sandwhich filler + cucumber

Snack;

25g of Almonds

Tea;

Chicken and vegetables (carrots, cauliflower and brocolli)

Supper;

Grapes and Pear

I also walk at a quick pace for around 3 hours daily.

and drink 8 or more glasses of water a day.

am a guy btw if that matters

Weigh your proteins and limit them to between 2-3 grams per serving. Also be sure to add vegetables (between a cup and 2 cups per meal) and fruit to your meals to maintain a balance. Watch your carbohydrate intake (about 1/2 a cups worth) but be sure to add them at least twice a day to your meals, especially if you are going to exercise.

Try to avoid high sodium and sugars when you can, I always say to read labels. This will give you a more balanced diet and help your metabolism a bit more. Everyone has pretty great suggestions and I would certainly suggest to eat more than fruit for dinner time. =^)

erickirb

Morning;

Blueberries and porridge oats
Medium apple

Lunch;

Wholemeal bread with chicken and sweetcorn sandwhich filler + cucumber

Snack;

25g of Almonds

Tea;

Chicken and vegetables (carrots, cauliflower and brocolli)

Supper;

Grapes and Pear

I also walk at a quick pace for around 3 hours daily.

and drink 8 or more glasses of water a day.

am a guy btw if that matters

Weigh your proteins and limit them to between 2-3 grams per serving. Also be sure to add vegetables (between a cup and 2 cups per meal) and fruit to your meals to maintain a balance. Watch your carbohydrate intake (about 1/2 a cups worth) but be sure to add them at least twice a day to your meals, especially if you are going to exercise.

Try to avoid high sodium and sugars when you can, I always say to read labels. This will give you a more balanced diet and help your metabolism a bit more. Everyone has pretty great suggestions and I would certainly suggest to eat more than fruit for dinner time. =^)

I think you mean 2-3 ounces (not grams) for portions of protein, but since he is trying to bulk (add 35 lbs) I would suggest eating more like 6-8 ounces for his servings of protein.

paleojamie

I am way under on calories

+ I feel quite tired to be honest guys.

Thanks for all your advice!

I think I definitely need another meal in there with a lot more protein ..

ambercholtz

I think you mean 2-3 ounces (not grams) for portions of protein, but since he is trying to bulk (add 35 lbs) I would suggest eating more like 6-8 ounces for his servings of protein.

Haha, yes that is what I meant. Ooops!