Critique my diet please!

Under your goals menu, click on change goals>custom

For Carbohydrates, change that to 40%. The others (fat and protein) should change to 30% each. Click save. Follow that instead.

Now, make sure most all of your carbohydrates are coming from vegetables and SOME fruit. The occasional piece of bread/tortilla is fine, but the bulk of your carbs should come from veggies.

Definitely try to lower your sodium intake unless you're in a very hot (120 degrees) climate. Sodium causes you heart issues and it causes you to hold extra water weight.

Otherwise, keep the course. Being successful is mostly just being routine and boring. :-)

Please don't give out this false information, that is worrying what you have just written.


Domin8orx, I'd use a proper calculator to work out your calories and macros mate..

http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/

If you need anymore help, come back!

BMR is the amount of calories you need to survive (estimation) - you aren't SUPPOSED to eat under it, whilst over a short term it won't do you any harm - you do not need to eat under it to lose weight.


With the site, set the activity level to "Little/No Exercise" though - as calculations seem to over estimate.

He gave plenty of bad advice.. (The carb advice) and lowering sodium intake, just needless information that has no affect on fat loss what-so-ever.


He then started to mention meal frequency (asking how many times you eat a day) does not matter, eat when you want, just hit targets.

I'll adjust calorie intake to 2100 ( about 150 over BMR).

I'll have to add a protein snack with my afternoon pre-workout banana.

Getting my carbs to around 65 is insane. Is that even healthy??

We don't _NEED_ carbs, well, we do to an extent, but people have a fine time without them, personally II love carbs and they do NOT effect weight loss..

I eat 280g carbs roughly per day right now, well, between 240-280g.

If you are weight training I recommend you consume carbs.

He gave plenty of bad advice.. (The carb advice) and lowering sodium intake, just needless information that has no affect on fat loss what-so-ever.

What makes his carb advice bad, exactly? It's his advice. Following exactly what he said -- making most of your carbs from from vegetables and fruit -- isn't harmful at all.

He gave plenty of bad advice.. (The carb advice) and lowering sodium intake, just needless information that has no affect on fat loss what-so-ever.

What makes his carb advice bad, exactly? It's his advice. Following exactly what he said -- making most of your carbs from from vegetables and fruit -- isn't harmful at all.

Unnecessary advice =//= bad advice.

Why should a human deprive themselves of foods when we don't need to? I don't eat fruit - but I eat plenty of vegetables and make sure I get my micros.

A diet where you remove foods from it, is usually not sustainable and a perfect way to NOT enjoy life.

He gave plenty of bad advice.. (The carb advice) and lowering sodium intake, just needless information that has no affect on fat loss what-so-ever.

What makes his carb advice bad, exactly? It's his advice. Following exactly what he said -- making most of your carbs from from vegetables and fruit -- isn't harmful at all.

Unnecessary advice =//= bad advice.

Why should a human deprive themselves of foods when we don't need to? I don't eat fruit - but I eat plenty of vegetables and make sure I get my micros.

A diet where you remove foods from it, is usually not sustainable and a perfect way to NOT enjoy life.

I'm confused. I agree, unnecessary advice does not equal bad advice. You called his advice bad (it isn't -- getting the majority of your carbs from veggies and fruits, with occasional refined carbs is pretty healthful). What you seem to be advocating is that it's unnecessary to do so -- which is a reasonable opinion as well.

Just wanted to be clear that you weren't of the opinion that eating more veggies and fruit is a bad thing, in case the original poster was confused.

Well the OP stated that he is weight lifting, imo a weightlifter doesn't want to be getting his carbs from mainly fruit and veg.

My problem was the guy responded saying "its okay to have some bread or a wrap" or something along those lines - that sends out a poor message.

I definitely think getting your carbs from vegetables vs pop tarts (guilty sometimes!) is better for your body, but even "good carbs" should not be had at the expense of your protein or fat needs. I see way too many diaries with hundreds of carbs and protein is in the 50's or 60's. No bueno.

You should definitely be netting your BMR- especially with only 17 pounds to lose. I think your protein goal is great. The fat does seem a little low. I think you should aim for about 80-90g instead. The recommendation is 0.4g/ pound of body weight.

Otherwise, your diet looks great. In my opinion, sodium doesn't really matter, especially with the amount of water you drink.
Are you losing weight? Is this just a check-in, or are you having problems?

And, to address the other posters concerning bad/ unnecessary advice... It wasn't just the carb advice that caused the other poster to say the advice was bad. That we could have probably overlooked as just a difference of opinion... it was when he then went into talking about when the OP eats and how long he fasts between dinner and breakfast. The poster believes that has nothing to do with anything and that's why he called it out as bad advice before the OP could respond and basically get told to start IF. Yes, it could just be a difference of opinion and many may not think it was bad advice... but the he is entitled to his opinion, just as the first commenter was. That's what makes MFP great. Lots of ways to go about getting fit... just have to find the one that works for you and your lifestyle.

OP, if there's a particular reason you're asking, please let us know, maybe we can elaborate on a specific area.

You should definitely be netting your BMR- especially with only 17 pounds to lose. I think your protein goal is great. The fat does seem a little low. I think you should aim for about 80-90g instead. The recommendation is 0.4g/ pound of body weight.

Otherwise, your diet looks great. In my opinion, sodium doesn't really matter, especially with the amount of water you drink.
Are you losing weight? Is this just a check-in, or are you having problems?

And, to address the other posters concerning bad/ unnecessary advice... It wasn't just the carb advice that caused the other poster to say the advice was bad. That we could have probably overlooked as just a difference of opinion... it was when he then went into talking about when the OP eats and how long he fasts between dinner and breakfast. The poster believes that has nothing to do with anything and that's why he called it out as bad advice before the OP could respond and basically get told to start IF. Yes, it could just be a difference of opinion and many may not think it was bad advice... but the he is entitled to his opinion, just as the first commenter was. That's what makes MFP great. Loss of ways to go about getting fit... just have to find the one that works for you and your lifestyle.

OP, if there's a particular reason you're asking, please let us know, maybe we can elaborate on a specific area.

I did not, and never tell anyone to start IF, IF has no effect on weight loss for a start. I just wanted to point out meal frequency is irrelevant.

I meant, you called it bad advice before the other poster could tell OP to start IF... which is where the "how long do you fast between dinner and breakfast" questions usually lead.

Under your goals menu, click on change goals>custom

For Carbohydrates, change that to 40%. The others (fat and protein) should change to 30% each. Click save. Follow that instead.

Now, make sure most all of your carbohydrates are coming from vegetables and SOME fruit. The occasional piece of bread/tortilla is fine, but the bulk of your carbs should come from veggies.

Definitely try to lower your sodium intake unless you're in a very hot (120 degrees) climate. Sodium causes you heart issues and it causes you to hold extra water weight.

Otherwise, keep the course. Being successful is mostly just being routine and boring. :-)

Please don't give out this false information, that is worrying what you have just written.


Domin8orx, I'd use a proper calculator to work out your calories and macros mate..

http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/

If you need anymore help, come back!

And what, scientifically, is wrong with what I've written? Are you a certified nutritionist or do you get all your information from Muscle Mag?

Under your goals menu, click on change goals>custom

For Carbohydrates, change that to 40%. The others (fat and protein) should change to 30% each. Click save. Follow that instead.

Now, make sure most all of your carbohydrates are coming from vegetables and SOME fruit. The occasional piece of bread/tortilla is fine, but the bulk of your carbs should come from veggies.

Definitely try to lower your sodium intake unless you're in a very hot (120 degrees) climate. Sodium causes you heart issues and it causes you to hold extra water weight.

Otherwise, keep the course. Being successful is mostly just being routine and boring. :-)

Please don't give out this false information, that is worrying what you have just written.


Domin8orx, I'd use a proper calculator to work out your calories and macros mate..

http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/

If you need anymore help, come back!

And what, scientifically, is wrong with what I've written? Are you a certified nutritionist or do you get all your information from Muscle Mag?

I get all my information from credible sources and years of hard research, which is why it is my career. What you have written is unnecessary I've already started that. There is no discussion to be had about it, body composition is not effected by the type of carbs you eat, so telling him to MAKE SURE most of his carbs come from veg and fruit is irrelevant.

So the impact insulin has on the body is completely irrelevant...THAT's what you're telling me? Carry on with your bad self. Props to the guy who knows it all.

I lift for building strenght/power, so I'd say low reps/high weight. Generally try for sets of 10/10/10 ro 10/8/6 (for going up in weight). I do this for both upper and lower. I pack what I can in 45 minutes.

I alternate upperbody and lowerbody. I add core workout to my lowerbody days.

After weights I transition to a 5k on the treadmill or do a spin class.

Have you considered alternating cardio and lifting days? 3 days lifting, 3 days cardio? Also, you may look into a lifting program such as Sronglifts 5x5 if you're pressed for time but want to build strength. Or just to switch up your routine. It's free and there are videos on Youtube that show the form.