Too many cals per meal?

[OXANDRIN]

I've been eating 500-700 calories per meal and about 4 meals per day sometimes 5

I was wondering if 700 calories per meal is too much? ever since i added fish oil (180 calories per serving) flax (130 cals per serving) and olive oil (120 cals per serving i am finding it hard to have a meal with less that 700 calories...the only time i ever get less that 500 if when i have my post workout shake with about 470 calories?

my goals are just slowly cut for the summer

 

[Insane_Man]

It depends on a lot of things.

How much do you weigh? What is your activity level?

 

[nabiller]

its suggested to eat 6 times a day, so you would lower your caloric intake per meal to match that.

 

[Muay Thai Guy]

hey oxandrin, where's ur duck avatar??

 

[OXANDRIN]

It depends on a lot of things.

How much do you weigh? What is your activity level?

185lbs
5' 10''
lift 3-4 times per week DC Training
run 15-40 miles per week (depending on whether i'm training for a 5 k or not)
bodyfat = 10% or less (i got a 6-pack)

 

[Insane_Man]

Well considering your stats, you're probably gonna need to get a little more strict with your diet.

I mean 4X700 is 2800 calories for the day minimum, like you said.

You should aim for less than 2500 at most. I suggest stocking up on Tuna

BTW, why are you eating Fish, Flax and Olive oil.

For the Omega 3s? You can get all that you need from fish oil caps. Take 6 g a day, thats 54 calories.

 

[OXANDRIN]

This is what i decided to do....


My old diet consisted mostly of this.......

meal 1:
1 tablespoon flaxseed oil and 1 tablespoon olive oil
130 +130 calories

with those oils either....

1 carton egg whites (50g protein 250 calories)
2 slices fat free american cheese (25 calories each)
1 can of black beans (350 calories per can)
**made in an omlette**

or

3 scoops muscle milk with 1.5 cups soymilk (672 calories)

or

2 cups bran with 1.5 cups soymilk (650 calories)

or

1 cup oatmeal with 2 sccops prolab lean mass matrix (550 calories)

meal 2:

either

2 cans tuna
1 can black bean
1 table spoon flax
1 table spoon olive oil

meal 3:

1 cup oatmeal 2 scoops prolab lean mass matrix

or

3 scoops muscle milk

that was it......

the rest of my meals would depend on what i was doing.

sometimes i would grill chicken and put it over a salad with olive oil flax oil and balsomic vinigar

 

[Insane_Man]

So what did you decide to do?

 

[OXANDRIN]

gonna split my meals in 2.....