For Anyone with a "Critique My Diet" Question...

Please stop wasting both our time and your own by posting something that looks like this:

[I]Hey guys. How does my diet look?

Meal 1 - Oats and egg whites
Meal 2 - Protein shake
Meal 3 - Chicken breast, rice and broccoli
Meal 4 - Protein shake
Meal 5 - Steak, rice, and broccoli
Meal 6 - Protein shake and peanut butter[/I]

These kind of posts are an exercise in futility for a number of reasons. Whenever I see posts like this I immediately hit the back button on my browser without a moment of hesitation and I doubt I'm alone in my complete apathy for stuff like this. I mean this hypothetical jabronie didn't even post the quantities of what he's eating! It sounds unbelievable but I see posts like this every single day.

Here's a couple tips if you really want some help with your diet:

[B]1. Post Macros, Not Foods[/B]
We don't care what you eat. We're going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume your diet is mostly comprised of nutritious whole foods. We want to know how many calories you plan on eating. We also want to know the macronutrient breakdown of said caloric intake: Protein, fat, and carbs. Everything else is irrelevant. We don't care how many meals you plan on eating either. Also, save us some time by actually listing out your meal plan. Do you really plan on eating [I]the exact same things in the exact same order[/I] for the duration of your cut/bulk, Mr. Practical? If you really believe that then you're in for a rude awakening my friend.

[B]2. Tell Us Your Goals[/B]
In order to get honest feedback about your diet then it's imperative you make it clear what you're trying to do. In addition you need to give us your height, weight, and at least a rough estimation of your body fat. If we don't know the amount of LBM you're holding it's essentially impossible to tell you whether your approach will be effective or not. If you want some bonus points give us an idea or your activity level and general metabolic efficiency.

That's it - Pretty simple right? Take heed and you'll most likely get some helpful feedback. There's plenty of intelligent and generous folks on here more than willing to lend a hand, but you kids gotta' make it just a [I]little[/I] bit easier on us.

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[QUOTE=ErickStevens;585070323]Whenever I see posts like this I immediately hit the back button on my browser without a moment of hesitation[/QUOTE]

Lol, same here.

[QUOTE=TheSmack;585070943]Lol, same here.[/QUOTE]

I just hover my cursor over the thread title and see the first couple lines of the thread without even needing to click on it. :)

But you forgot to list tuna. That's usually meal 5.

Now people are going to read this thread and think, hmm, no tuna mentioned in meal 5. Must post new thread....

right on. also helps if the op reads the stickies first and knows to aim for 1-1.5 g protein/lbw, at least .4-.5 g fat/lb, and the rest w/ complex carbs and/or more fat. and if you can figure out your maintenance and include that too, also helpful.

[QUOTE=WonderPug;585077263]But you forgot to list tuna. That's usually meal 5.

Now people are going to read this thread and think, hmm, no tuna mentioned in meal 5. Must post new thread....[/QUOTE]

Then there is the obligatory "I hate tuna, what do you put in your tuna" thread they post the same day, where they say they have to eat tuna, because it is their meal #5 and they wondered the best way to force it down.

My favorite is what I like to call "this is what I want you to think I eat when it clearly isn't."

Example -

Hi guys. I'm 5'6" 347 lbs. I have been eating 500 calories/day for the last 5 years and lift every day for at least 2 hours but I NEVER LOSE WEIGHT. WHAT DO I DO???????

[QUOTE=joelash302;585135463]Hi guys. I'm 5'6" 347 lbs. I have been eating [b]500 calories/day[/b] for the last 5 years and lift every day for at least 2 hours but I NEVER LOSE WEIGHT. WHAT DO I DO???????[/QUOTE]

Reduce daily caloric intake by 500. If you're not dead in at most a month or two then you're counting your calories wrong ;-)

[QUOTE=WonderPug;585138403]Reduce daily caloric intake by 500. If you're not dead in at most a month or two then you're counting your calories wrong ;-)[/QUOTE]

Lmao

Love you Erick, all these fukcing stupid critique my diet threads are driving me nuts... especially when I'm in a caloric deficit myself. ugh

y'know what OP, all diets are different and every single person who posts a diet thread is a unique snowflake with personalized, individual problems that require special attention from experts.


All the time.


Edit: Bookmarked to be posted in every single one of these threads from now on. Srs.

[QUOTE=Cumulonimbus;585174123]Love you Erick, all these fukcing stupid critique my diet threads are driving me nuts... especially when I'm in a caloric deficit myself. ugh[/QUOTE]

I too do however there are already "critique my diet" threads since :(

Why are you tossing the yolks?

Seriously, Erick. The yolk is the best part.

And 3 shakes a day?? They're called [B]supplements[/B], man. Eat real food :)

Thank you for posting this. I cant believe how much garbage I read in this forum. The good advice is few and far between.

[QUOTE=ErickStevens;585070323]Please stop wasting both our time and your own by posting something that looks like this:

[I]Hey guys. How does my diet look?

Meal 1 - Oats and egg whites
Meal 2 - Protein shake
Meal 3 - Chicken breast, rice and broccoli
Meal 4 - Protein shake
Meal 5 - Steak, rice, and broccoli
Meal 6 - Protein shake and peanut butter[/I]

These kind of posts are an exercise in futility for a number of reasons. Whenever I see posts like this I immediately hit the back button on my browser without a moment of hesitation and I doubt I'm alone in my complete apathy for stuff like this. I mean this hypothetical jabronie didn't even post the quantities of what he's eating! It sounds unbelievable but I see posts like this every single day.

Here's a couple tips if you really want some help with your diet:

[B]1. Post Macros, Not Foods[/B]
We don't care what you eat. We're going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume your diet is mostly comprised of nutritious whole foods. We want to know how many calories you plan on eating. We also want to know the macronutrient breakdown of said caloric intake: Protein, fat, and carbs. Everything else is irrelevant. We don't care how many meals you plan on eating either. Also, save us some time by actually listing out your meal plan. Do you really plan on eating [I]the exact same things in the exact same order[/I] for the duration of your cut/bulk, Mr. Practical? If you really believe that then you're in for a rude awakening my friend.

[B]2. Tell Us Your Goals[/B]
In order to get honest feedback about your diet then it's imperative you make it clear what you're trying to do. In addition you need to give us your height, weight, and at least a rough estimation of your body fat. If we don't know the amount of LBM you're holding it's essentially impossible to tell you whether your approach will be effective or not. If you want some bonus points give us an idea or your activity level and general metabolic efficiency.

That's it - Pretty simple right? Take heed and you'll most likely get some helpful feedback. There's plenty of intelligent and generous folks on here more than willing to lend a hand, but you kids gotta' make it just a [I]little[/I] bit easier on us.

[img]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thebattle_zoom2.gif[/img][/QUOTE]

this should be a sticky

[QUOTE=ErickStevens;585070323]

[I]Hey guys. How does my diet look?

Meal 1 - Oats and egg whites
Meal 2 - Protein shake
Meal 3 - Chicken breast, rice and broccoli
Meal 4 - Protein shake
Meal 5 - Steak, rice, and broccoli
Meal 6 - Protein shake and peanut butter[/I]

[/QUOTE]

1. No need to toss yolks
2. Fruit doesnt make you fat
3. No need to avoid carbs at night
4. 6 meals a day aren't necessary
5. Too many shakes
6. More variety in carbs
7. More healthy fats
8. Stick with lean cuts of beef
9. Make sure your PB is a natty

[QUOTE=determined4000;585475073]1. No need to toss yolks
2. Fruit doesnt make you fat
3. No need to avoid carbs at night
4. 6 meals a day aren't necessary
5. Too many shakes
6. More variety in carbs
7. More healthy fats
8. Stick with lean cuts of beef
9. Make sure your PB is a natty[/QUOTE]
but he's eating clean, brooo

Bump.

Guys can I have rice at 6:00pm? Moms cooking dinner and I don't know what to do plzz help!!

the pie chart is awesome

[QUOTE=OrcaLifter;585599133]the pie chart is awesome[/QUOTE]

But remember, don't eat the pie chart after 6pm, or it will turn to fat.

[QUOTE=WonderPug;585629173]But remember, don't eat the pie chart after 6pm, or it will turn to fat.[/QUOTE]

Eastern or Central time?

[QUOTE=joelash302;585630553]Eastern or Central time?[/QUOTE]

That depends. I'd need to know what color your shirt is to answer the question accurately.

[QUOTE=WonderPug;585630813]That depends. I'd need to know what color your shirt is to answer the question accurately.[/QUOTE]

Oh boy, I may be screwed.... I'm wearing a blue shirt have have been going by Pacific Standard Time.

[QUOTE=TheSmack;585631663]Oh boy, I may be screwed.... I'm wearing a blue shirt have have been going by Pacific Standard Time.[/QUOTE]

Ah, crap. It's Middle European Time for you. Unless. Oh, do have a cat in the house and, if so, is it over 4 years old?

[QUOTE=WonderPug;585629173]But remember, don't eat the pie chart after 6pm, or it will turn to fat.[/QUOTE]

crap

[QUOTE=WonderPug;585632883]Ah, crap. It's Middle European Time for you. Unless. Oh, do have a cat in the house and, if so, is it over 4 years old?[/QUOTE]

What if I said I had a cat, but it's not 4 years old? It's a siamese...

god i wish i could eat like that
i cant stand anything but sugar lol and cafiene

[QUOTE=TheSmack;585640273]What if I said I had a cat, but it's not 4 years old? It's a siamese...[/QUOTE]

The you need to wear a green shirt, obviously.

But that doesn't change the fact that if you eat the pie after 6pm somewhere then you're going to immediately become morbidly obese, unless you share said pie with your cat.

And since your cat is a siamese that's under 4 years old, your bodyfat will drop to 7.2%.