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[edpettit_TSI]

Hey guys, most of my body is already pretty cut, I'm prob. about 10% bf, @ 180 pounds, and 6'. I need to only get rid of some fat on my stomach and love handles. I started my own diet after reading a bit but I don't think it is right. I don't want to lose any muscle of course, but I do need to cut down on the crap, and I think i have some water retention that I would like to lose. Currently I'm eating like this:
morning: 2 bannans, 2 rice cakes
Lunch: turkey sandwich, 2 bannanas, 1 rice cake, water/protein shake
Afternoon post workout: some fruit, eggs
Dinner: Turkey or chicken or steak w/veggies.

Any help I would greatly appreciate; Like I said before I wanna get rid of my gut but still keep the rest of my mass. I'm working on losing the weight in my lower chest/stomach/ love handles. I'm trying to stay low on sodium and carbs and high in protein. In 3 weeks I'm also gonna start up with my yohimaburn df. Thanks for any help /ed

 

[STANG 98]

Hey guys, most of my body is already pretty cut, I'm prob. about 10% bf, @ 180 pounds, and 6'. I need to only get rid of some fat on my stomach and love handles. I started my own diet after reading a bit but I don't think it is right. I don't want to lose any muscle of course, but I do need to cut down on the crap, and I think i have some water retention that I would like to lose. Currently I'm eating like this:
morning: 2 bannans, 2 rice cakes
Lunch: turkey sandwich, 2 bannanas, 1 rice cake, water/protein shake
Afternoon post workout: some fruit, eggs
Dinner: Turkey or chicken or steak w/veggies.

Any help I would greatly appreciate; Like I said before I wanna get rid of my gut but still keep the rest of my mass. I'm working on losing the weight in my lower chest/stomach/ love handles. I'm trying to stay low on sodium and carbs and high in protein. In 3 weeks I'm also gonna start up with my yohimaburn df. Thanks for any help /ed

Hey bro -

The first thing that struck me was the number of meals and lack of protein in your diet. You should be eating at least five meals per day, ideally six, in order to kepp your meatabolism from slowing down. You should also be consuming protein AT EVERY MEAL, particularly post-workout, to keep the muscle you already have. Also, keep your carb intake low, particularly later in the day. And, most importantly, don't skip the cardio. Cardio is VERY important when cutting. At least 3x per week. Start at a comfortable pace, for a comfortable period of time and work up to 45 mins. per session. Make sure your heart rate does not go over 70% of max heart rate (220 minus your age) or you WILL be sacrificing muscle. Also, a thermogenic would help greatly. Good luck, bro. Dieting ain't easy!

 

[Stryc-9]

I would get rid of the rice cakes and bananas. Fructose itself isn't bad but bananas aren't the best fruit choice when cutting (they are 66% sucrose, 20% glucose, and only 14% fructose). Rice cakes are too high on the glycemic index in general.

Replace them with lower GI carbs (oatmeal, oatbran, sweet potato, etc.,) and a protein source (maybe a scoop of whey, or a chicken breast).

Post-workout you want protein (whey isolate is ideal) and some simple carbs (dextrose for example is a better choice than fructose post-workout).

Your dinner choice looks good though. Keep at it!

 

[edpettit_TSI]

Thanks for all the advice. Stang I've been running about 20 minutes a day or about 3 miles 3 times a week. When im not doing that on my days off I jump rope. How would somethin like this sound:
Breakfast: Oatmeal, protein shake
MidDay: Protein bar
Lunch: Chicken/turkey, protein bar, 1/2 gallon of water(normally what i drink) and yogurt??
Afternoon: Protein shake, "no clue what to do here"(this is pre work out)
Dinner: same as before
BTW: I can't get in the full meals each day b/c my boss is a dick since this is a summer job for a college guy. He doesn't care for "breaks" so I only stop for 30minutes at noon; however, maybe the protein bars or something else would work just to eat real quick? Thanks for the input and any more that you can add

 

[STANG 98]

Thanks for all the advice. Stang I've been running about 20 minutes a day or about 3 miles 3 times a week. When im not doing that on my days off I jump rope. How would somethin like this sound:
Breakfast: Oatmeal, protein shake
MidDay: Protein bar
Lunch: Chicken/turkey, protein bar, 1/2 gallon of water(normally what i drink) and yogurt??
Afternoon: Protein shake, "no clue what to do here"(this is pre work out)
Dinner: same as before
BTW: I can't get in the full meals each day b/c my boss is a dick since this is a summer job for a college guy. He doesn't care for "breaks" so I only stop for 30minutes at noon; however, maybe the protein bars or something else would work just to eat real quick? Thanks for the input and any more that you can add

That's more like it. Protein bars are great when you're pressed for time and have to get a meal in. Just make sure that they're the low-carb types (especially if you're going to eat them later in the day). If you follow that diet, avoid carbs after 8:00, stick with the cardio, and take your thermogenics, you should get exactly what you're looking for.

 

[edpettit_TSI]

sorry but what are thermogenics . btw, nice back

 

[STANG 98]

sorry but what are thermogenics . btw, nice back

Xenadrine, Hydroxycut, NYC - fat-burners. BTW, thanx for the compliment, but that beautiful back belongs to the beautiful Phoenixphyre. I'll pass on the kind words to her.

 

[edpettit_TSI]

ok cool, I have about 20 bottles of stackers sitting right here. They should do the trick hehe

 

[STANG 98]

ok cool, I have about 20 bottles of stackers sitting right here. They should do the trick hehe

Oh, yeah. that'll work!!