RATE MY DIET!

nazgul2345
nazgul2345 Posts: 8 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Very new to this, but downloaded my fitness pal as a way to help me gauge a good diet plan that I wouldn't go insane eating everyday. I'm a 26 year old male, 6'2" about 215 lbs. looking to cut fat and put on upper body mass. Lower body mass and muscle is fine. I'm doing Crossfit at 5:30am as well and drinking my protein/cratine and eating breakfast directly after and also at least a liter of water a day and have cut out all caffeine. Any tips or advice for a newbie would be greatly appreciated :)

BREAKFAST
1 banana
1/4 cup blueberries
1/4 cup raspberries
1/2 cup nonfat greek yogurt
1/4 cup Bear Valley Fit Vanilla Nut Granola
3 scoops whey protein
2 scoops creatine before and after workout

FIRST SNACK
1 hard boiled egg
1 avacado
Tapatio to taste

LUNCH
1 cup brown rice
1/2 cup grilled asparagus
1/2 cup roasted cherry tomatoes
4 oz chicken breast

SECOND SNACK
1 Fuji apple

DINNER
3 cups spring mix salad
1/2 cup chopped cucumber
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 roasted Tilapia fillet
2 tbsp Kraft light balsamic vinegarette

*Sometimes a spoonful of organic peanut butter for dessert

Let me know what you guys think! Thanks in advance!! :)


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  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    How many calories is that? You left out the most important part of it all...
  • nazgul2345
    nazgul2345 Posts: 8 Member
    It's about 1800. What did I leave out?
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    What's the macro breakdown (grams of protein/carbs/fat)?
  • nazgul2345
    nazgul2345 Posts: 8 Member
    Calories-1716g
    Carbs-177g
    Fat-50g
    Protein-142g
    Sodium-828g
    Sugar-73g
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    edited August 2016
    You left out how many calories.

    So 1800. As long as you are getting enough protein (150ish grams) and enough fat (80ish grams), you should be alright. Although, that is a very boring diet. You DO NOT need to be that strict.

    Are you new to lifting? You may get some noob gains, but you won't gain much if any mass on that steep of a deficit. Gaining mass generally requires a calorie surplus which 1800 definitely is not.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Any particular reasons for going that low on fat and eating the same every day?
  • nazgul2345
    nazgul2345 Posts: 8 Member
    edited August 2016
    Just a lot of flab I was wanting to cut before I started eating enough to gain more weight. And yeah new to lifting
  • nazgul2345
    nazgul2345 Posts: 8 Member
    Is that a good way to go about it or should I go for the calorie surplus now and the flab with fall off in the process?
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    "IF" I were you, I would lift and lose till you got to around 195 and then continue lifting at maintenance calories (recomp).

    That being said, it's just my preference.

    Either way, there is a saying that could ring true for you...

    "The quickest way to gain 10lbs of muscle is to lose 10lbs of fat".

    Ponder that :)
  • nazgul2345
    nazgul2345 Posts: 8 Member
    Thanks man. Will do!
  • RelevantGains
    RelevantGains Posts: 83 Member
    4/10

    Macros look great, and I'd give it a 10/10 if you were just talking about one day of doing this.

    Sustaining this strict, ultra clean diet long term? Well, if you can do it, good on you. I couldn't.
  • RelevantGains
    RelevantGains Posts: 83 Member
    Oh, another note, just noticed you said 2 scoops of creatine. Not sure how much creatine that is, or what kind you have, but there is no benefit to consuming more than 5g of creatine a day, and it doesn't need to be taken multiple times a day. 5g a day, and you're set!
  • NikeSoccRu87er
    NikeSoccRu87er Posts: 6 Member
    edited August 2016
    Holy healthy!

    nothing beats grilled chicken breast (i like mine with mushroom sauce), steamed broc/asparagus and whole grain brown rice for dinner and night-time energy (:
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    D-


    I don't like fish.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    auddii wrote: »
    D-


    I don't like fish.

    and now we can't be friends...
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    auddii wrote: »
    D-


    I don't like fish.

    and now we can't be friends...

    :cry:
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I would be bored out of my gored eating the same thing everyday but other than that, macros look fine...calories seem a bit low to me if you're at all active.
  • nazgul2345
    nazgul2345 Posts: 8 Member
    I honestly need the same thing everyday for time-saving purposes. I can knock out all the cooking in a couple hours on Sunday and then won't be tempted to get something quick later in the week. And it doesn't really bother me. It's all the foods I like and would probably eat anyways and it's only about $200/month
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited August 2016
    nazgul2345 wrote: »
    I honestly need the same thing everyday for time-saving purposes. I can knock out all the cooking in a couple hours on Sunday and then won't be tempted to get something quick later in the week. And it doesn't really bother me. It's all the foods I like and would probably eat anyways and it's only about $200/month

    If you like it, can stick to it and are having success with it, I don't see much there to criticize. Macros are okay, micronutrients should be fine. I agree that a few more calories probably wouldn't hurt anything at your age/size/activity level, but that's easy enough for you to tweak as you go along if you find you're losing weight too fast.

    [ETA:] I'd agree that you don't need that much creatine, though.
  • LazSommer
    LazSommer Posts: 1,851 Member
    0/10 for choosing organic peanut butter over Skippy.
  • DiIDE
    DiIDE Posts: 120 Member
    I am trying to lose fat and gain the same amount of muscle and have been advised by a professional to have 40% carb 30% protein and fat.
  • nazgul2345
    nazgul2345 Posts: 8 Member
    For sure. Will save money to cut back on the creatine, so I'm good on that lol

    Forgot to include the spoonful of peanut butter on the original macros.
    Here's including the peanut butter:
    Calories-2,003
    Carbs-184
    Fat-71
    Protein-155
    Sodium-940
    Sugar-75
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    Numbers look pretty decent.

    And protip on tons of chicken: I've embraced the crockpot. I'll cook 10lbs of chicken in some spices, cook while I'm at work, then shred and portion out into individual containers. I can dump it into other dishes, or just eat it with vegetables or whatnot. So much easier for me.
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