First Show

[Logue]

I am 11 weeks out from my first show and have been contest dieting for the past 5 weeks...
Here is a basic day for me:
6:00 a.m. 2 egg whites + 1 whole egg, 1c low carb milk, 1 pc whole wheat toast
9:00 a.m. (post workout #1) Protein shake (either Shake-a-Whey or protein smoothie made at the gym)
12:00 p.m. 6 oz chicken, salad (no dressing or red wine vinegar), 1/2 c oatmeal
3:00 p.m. 4 oz chicken, salad, Shake-a-Whey
7:00 (post workout #2) Protein Shake
8:30 p.m. 4 oz chicken, salad (no dressing or red wine vinegar), Shake-a-whey

I also take a multi-vitamin in the morning, 2 vitamin E and a fat burner twice a day.

This past week I was able to start doing cardio, so I do cardio in the morning and then lift at night. I do a different body part each night, and then abs everyday and calves every other day.

Currently I'm at 5'5 and 146 lbs. The numbers are very frustrating to me, but it was weird to change from doing cardio twice daily and lifting to NO CARDIO and lifting twice daily. I gained weight very quickly....just have to remind myself that it's muscle weight too!

Anyone have any suggestions for protein shakes that are good post workout? The ones that I have made at the gym just have so many calories in them, I feel like they take up most of my daily caloric intake in no time!

[sweetbecky]

Hi and welcome!
I take Beverly International's Muscle Provider PWO. It has 115 calories per scoop, 5gr carb and 1gr fat. It tastes awesome, too.
Are you competing in bodybuilding? Any pics?

[SuperBBGirl]

I think being this far out you need way more complex carbs
bread and milk should not be in a comp diet

how many cals are you getting? what is breakdown of p/c/f?

I am 2 days from comp and still have yam and oatmeal everyday

What is estiamte pounds you need to cut?

you shoudl have some fat 1tb PB with one of your meals
protein looks very low in the morning

[imperfectly_lou]

I also agree that you should look to more complex "natural" carbs like oatmeal and brown rice and cut bread out. Try to get a bit more protein with breakfast too, and definitely add a carb source to your post-workout shake.

You also seem to be relying too heavily on shakes. I would limit it to a max of 2 a day and try to get your protein from lean sources like tuna, chicken and turkey.

Protein shake wise, I use Optimum Nutrition natural chocolate.