Cutting Diet..What do you think?

[jtfballer]

Breakfast
egg beater burrito/mission low car whole wheat wrap
1/2 cup oatmeal
Optimum Whey Protein Shake with water 2 scoops

Snack
Hi-Lo Cereal
Almonds

Lunch
Chicken breast
spinach leaves
olive oil/almonds

Snack
Optimum MRP mixed with water

Pre workout (tunafish, whole wheat bread)

Post (protein shake mixed with water and yogurt)

Dinner (lean meat, veggie, healthy fat)

Bed (cottage cheese)



Currently 6'2 220...trying to get back to 200 and keep my muscle

[scottallen]

your eating enough my friend. and the hilo ceral? gone. wheres your calories bro? you want to lose muscle. what time do you wake up? what time do you go to bed? you should be putting in a protein shake the minute you wake up. the every 2 1/2 hour there after no carbs after 6pm (or the ones youll consume with your post workout meal if its the evening, should be your last. remember since youll be limiting your carbs, make them good clean ones. slow digesting ones like brown rice. if you dont do drugs (like i dont) you need nutrition to to get you an edge.

[jtfballer]

To answer the comments above, I usually wake up around 7:30 a.m and am in bed around midnight.

Can you guys give me some more feedback on my cutting diet? If there is anyone out there with a similar build that would be awesome as well.

Currently 6'2 220...muscles covered by fat...need to drop 15-20 lbs to see gains

[cornercuttin]

you should still be having at least 1 scoop of protein with your snacks.

also, move the cottage cheese or cut it out. right before you go to bed, just have protein.

youre on the right track. keep your calories low. cut out that slice of bread as well if you can. switch to oatmeal or a half of a sweet potato. stay away from the bread.

if you have to do a burrito for breakfast, use a low carb tortilla, preferrably a corn tortilla. that flour is only going to hurt you.

[MisterWolfe]

Low Fat Cottage Cheese is actually a great before bed snack because it takes the body longer to process the protien and effectively keeps your body from going catabolic(ie you won't burn muscle while you sleep). When you're cutting weight, you're trying to cut fat, not muscle, so I really highly recommend sticking with cottage cheese before bed.

Originally Posted by cornercuttin

also, move the cottage cheese or cut it out. right before you go to bed, just have protein.

[jtfballer]

Based on my current weight of 220 and goal of 200, would 2500 calories be ideal. 40/40/20 split. ? I have read that about 10 X bodyweight is good for cutting but I want to spare as much muscle as possible. Thoughts?

Updated Diet

Breakfast
egg beater burrito/mission low carb whole wheat wrap
1/2 cup oatmeal
Optimum Whey Protein Shake with water 2 scoops

Snack
Chicken Breast/Beef Jerky/lean protein
Almonds

Lunch
Chicken breast
spinach leaves
olive oil/almonds

Snack
Optimum MRP mixed with water

Pre workout (tunafish, low carb whole wheat wrap)

Post (protein shake mixed with water and yogurt)

Dinner (lean meat, veggie, healthy fat)

Bed (cottage cheese)

[jtfballer]

Can anyone else provide some feedback for me? Thanks guys. The more info the better.

[BigD11]

I got just about the same stats you do. Im 6'2'' 215lbs. Would like to lose around 15-20lbs. Here is my current diet. I got most of it from muscle magazines. I also workout 4days a week doing supersets. And run 6x a week for 20min doing hitt cardio.Run about 2.3miles a day. I feel good so far.
Meal 1: 4 Egg whites
2 Whole Eggs
1/2 c oatmeal with 1 c Fat Free Milk
Total: 380calories- 12fat-42carb-25protein (not including the egg whites)

Meal 2: Protein Shake with 2 c Fat Free Milk
Total: 350calories-5fat-23carb-48Protein

Meal 3: 2 Tbsp Peanut Butter 1tbsp Sugar Free Jelly on Whole Wheat Muffin.
1/2 c Cottage Cheese mixed with Fat Free Yogurt
Total: 510calories-19fat-79carb-31Protein

Meal 4: Tuna Salad Pre-Workout Meal
Total: 150calories-2.5fat-3carb-28Protein

Meal 5: (PostWorkout) 2 slices White Bread,
Gatorade
Protein Shake with water
Total: 360calories-4fat-53carb-24Protein
Meal 6: I eat a variety of things here. Here is a list: Chicken Breast, Salmon, Turkey Buger, Lean Ground Beef. With one of those i have a salad with Italian Dressing, and some veggie.

Meal 7: (Before Bed)
1/2 c cottage cheese with yogurt
Whole Natural Almonds
Total: 340calories-16fat-30carb-23Protein