your post is an eye opener for sure, can whey shakes take the place of real food, as a fussy/ picky eater, can i go wrong, with a diet of mostly chicken breasts and tuna as the meats, english muffins instead of whole wheat bread? and can i mix up the yams, sweet potatos with rice or is that a no no, i am soon to be 45, always had to work very hard at keeping my fat in check,,work at a paper recycle plant so its hard pys work helps as well keep the fat away, my 6 meals of the day are 3 meals are whole wheat bread and pb, 2 meals of whey shakes, and a meal off egg whites, or oatmeal made with whey powder, have a bf of 12 percent, work out mond tues, weds rest, thurs friday work out, and sat sun off, i am 5 ft, 10 and 190 lbs,can send pics if you like, foods i love are eggs, chicken, tuna, nuts, etc, would it be to much to ask for a rough diet plan from you, i know i am missing the boat on adding quality muscle via food, and would love some help , thanxs Etch
bmr is 2011
tdee is 3469 here are my fitday totals if that helps, think looking at the numbers my diet is poor and tips/ suggestions?? thanxsTotal 2,033 68.6 185.9 166.9
Tuna, canned cup, solid or chunks, drainedozcan (13 oz), drainedcan (6.5 oz), drainedgramskglboz 371 2.6 0.0 81.6
Bread, whole wheat cubic inchlarge or thick sliceregular sliceregular slice, crust not eatenthin slicethin slice, crust not eatenvery thin slicegramskglboz 207 2.8 36.8 8.6
Egg, white only, cooked cuplarge egg whiteegg whitegramskglboz 85 0.3 1.2 17.9
Egg, whole, fried cupeggextra largejumbolargemediumsmallgramskglboz 175 13.5 0.9 12.5
Chicken, breast cup, cooked, dicedoz, boneless, cookedoz, boneless, raw (yield after cooking)oz, raw (yield after cooking, bone removed)oz, with bone, cooked (yield after bone removed)cubic inch, boneless, cookedbreast quarter (yield after cooking, bone removed)medium slice (approx 2" x 1-1/2" x 1/4")thick slice (approx 2" x 1-1/2" x 3/8")thin slice (approx 2" x 1-1/2" x 1/8")large breast (yield after cooking, bone removed)medium breast (yield after cooking, bone removed)small breast (yield after cooking, bone removed)gramskglboz 55 2.2 0.0 8.4
Roll, oatmeal medium (2-1/2" dia)pan, dinner, or small roll (2" square, 2" high)gramskglboz 207 4.8 34.2 6.5
Peanut butter tablespoongramskglboz 470 40.3 15.6 20.1
Rice, white, cooked, instant cup, cookedcup, dry, yieldsoz, dry, yieldsgramskglboz 383 1.6 82.1 7.1
Vegetables, mixed, canned, drained solids cupgramskglboz 80 0.4 15.1 4.2
Total 2,033 68.6 185.9 166.9