Any help with my cutting diet would be greatly appreciated!

[Beacher]

First time poster.. been lurking for awhile though. I started working out last year, and lost 15 lbs.. but over the past couple of months haven't really budged much at all (I've gained strength and see a lot more muscle definition.. but haven't really lost much more fat). So I've taken a look at my current diet and I'm easily doing 2300-2500 calories in a day, I'm not too strict, so I'd like to change that.

From what I've read and attempted to calculate, at 6 ft, 183 lbs I'm aiming for 1700-1800 calories/day. I go to the gym 4 times a week (1hr weight training), and recently have started jogging to and from the gym (4km total). I've tried making the following diet, which is currently 1932 calories total, I'm just looking for suggestions/substitutions, or hell, I'd take on a completely new diet plan, I'm not really set on this one, just trying to get ideas.

Any input at all is appreciated, thanks.

[Beacher]

Beuller?

Anyone have any suggestions, or comparable diets they could suggest?

[Beacher]

I'll try one more bump, otherwise I'll stick to this diet and see how it goes.

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Has enough protein = OK.

[Beacher]

Thanks for the reply.

I guess I'll give it a try then.. but does it matter that theres only one serving of vegetables, and no fruit?

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Thanks for the reply.

I guess I'll give it a try then.. but does it matter that theres only one serving of vegetables, and no fruit?

Didn't see that one. I would include some fruit too.

[fgfan1]

First time poster.. been lurking for awhile though. I started working out last year, and lost 15 lbs.. but over the past couple of months haven't really budged much at all (I've gained strength and see a lot more muscle definition.. but haven't really lost much more fat). So I've taken a look at my current diet and I'm easily doing 2300-2500 calories in a day, I'm not too strict, so I'd like to change that.

From what I've read and attempted to calculate, at 6 ft, 183 lbs I'm aiming for 1700-1800 calories/day. I go to the gym 4 times a week (1hr weight training), and recently have started jogging to and from the gym (4km total). I've tried making the following diet, which is currently 1932 calories total, I'm just looking for suggestions/substitutions, or hell, I'd take on a completely new diet plan, I'm not really set on this one, just trying to get ideas.

Any input at all is appreciated, thanks.

you have no fats in your diet, and didn't even include a fat counter on your diet spread. add things like nut, nut butters, oil/vinegar dressings, light mayo, avocados and so on and so forth to your diet so that you can get in your efa's, which speed up metabolic rate and keep your body healthy, amongst other things

[fgfan1]

you also would be pretty much starving yourself at 1900 cals or so- incorporate more food into your diet. it'll make for a 'cleaner' cut, in that your body won't go into starvation mode and decrease your metabolic rate, but rather lose weight at a steady pace that is still healthy for your body

[Vikingur]

Terrible, terrible diet.

[determined4000]

healthy fats, fruit, vegetables, enuf calories?

[Beacher]

Thanks for the replies,

At least I know what diet I shouldn't follow I guess....

I'm still confused having people tell me it's not enough calories, when I read elsewhere to do 10 calories/lb target body weight .. I'm 183 .. and want to get to 170 lets say, would that not be 1700 calories? Other sites I read suggest 2000, yet others suggest even more, it just seems like everything I read is conflicting something else I've read previously.. maybe I'm going about it the wrong way.. does anyone know of any sample diet plans online that has the ratio's (cal/fat/protein) written out? Then from there I could alter it?

Thanks