Zephyr
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Hey everyone,
I would love some opinions on the diet I've been trying to follow recently. Basically trying to copy what I did last summer, but really keeping track of all my calories and macros. Little history, basically last summer I didn't keep count of calories, just made sure to eat clean and in good portions. I basically ate nothing but salad wraps, sandwiches w/wheat bread, brown rice, diced chicken, and the occasional cheat meal (pasta, chik fil a, etc)....it was awful but I lost about 10 pounds in 3 months, and gained a ridiculous amount of muscle mass. If i had to estimate calories, I'd say around 1600-1900 a day.
This time around, I'm really attempting to keep track of everything. According to the Myfitnesspal app, and putting my settings at lightly active (desk work usually about 9-13 hour days, but workout 3-5 times a week), ~165 lbs, 6ft tall, the app says I should be consuming about 1530 calories a day, which seems real low but is what I've been following. I'm just wondering if that seems like too small of a deficit?
My total intake during the work weeks have almost always remained at or under 1500 calories, so I'm doing it, but it is definitely tough. Also, due to the nature of my work (investment banking sucks your soul away), I just don't really have time to cook my own meals so I've been resorting to frozen and refrigerated foods from Trader Joe's (all with very respectable nutritional profiles, minus the sodium usually). If you want, I can lay out last weeks meal plan in total if it will help, as I've recorded every meal on the app.
Additionally, a change in this summer is my alcohol intake. I'm living at my school, as opposed to halfway across the country like last year, and as such, I typically go out and drink 3 times a week. Each outing, I'll have anywhere from 4-12 drinks or more, and I know those empty calories add up. So any input on this would be super awesome, as I don't want to just stop being social. As a result, my weekends have not been too good. Drunk me thinks its okay to throw down a burger, pizza, or burrito, even though diet me wants to slap him in the face haha. Also not eating before drinking is an option I guess, but usually results in an even worse morning following the debauchery, and thus either late night snacks or grease filled hangover food. I know easy answer is to stop drinking, or lower alcohol intake, but that's easier said than done lol.
Having said that, I'm extremely dedicated to my diet and workout schedule, so if you think anything needs to absolutely change, I will follow instructions. I'm also taking a stack of DCP 2.0/Alphamax/creatine (con cret)/protein/multis/fish oil and will throw in some extra forskolin when it's available.
Thanks so much and I'm sorry if that was too long, or I rambled on. I can break down anything if necessary.
I would love some opinions on the diet I've been trying to follow recently. Basically trying to copy what I did last summer, but really keeping track of all my calories and macros. Little history, basically last summer I didn't keep count of calories, just made sure to eat clean and in good portions. I basically ate nothing but salad wraps, sandwiches w/wheat bread, brown rice, diced chicken, and the occasional cheat meal (pasta, chik fil a, etc)....it was awful but I lost about 10 pounds in 3 months, and gained a ridiculous amount of muscle mass. If i had to estimate calories, I'd say around 1600-1900 a day.
This time around, I'm really attempting to keep track of everything. According to the Myfitnesspal app, and putting my settings at lightly active (desk work usually about 9-13 hour days, but workout 3-5 times a week), ~165 lbs, 6ft tall, the app says I should be consuming about 1530 calories a day, which seems real low but is what I've been following. I'm just wondering if that seems like too small of a deficit?
My total intake during the work weeks have almost always remained at or under 1500 calories, so I'm doing it, but it is definitely tough. Also, due to the nature of my work (investment banking sucks your soul away), I just don't really have time to cook my own meals so I've been resorting to frozen and refrigerated foods from Trader Joe's (all with very respectable nutritional profiles, minus the sodium usually). If you want, I can lay out last weeks meal plan in total if it will help, as I've recorded every meal on the app.
Additionally, a change in this summer is my alcohol intake. I'm living at my school, as opposed to halfway across the country like last year, and as such, I typically go out and drink 3 times a week. Each outing, I'll have anywhere from 4-12 drinks or more, and I know those empty calories add up. So any input on this would be super awesome, as I don't want to just stop being social. As a result, my weekends have not been too good. Drunk me thinks its okay to throw down a burger, pizza, or burrito, even though diet me wants to slap him in the face haha. Also not eating before drinking is an option I guess, but usually results in an even worse morning following the debauchery, and thus either late night snacks or grease filled hangover food. I know easy answer is to stop drinking, or lower alcohol intake, but that's easier said than done lol.
Having said that, I'm extremely dedicated to my diet and workout schedule, so if you think anything needs to absolutely change, I will follow instructions. I'm also taking a stack of DCP 2.0/Alphamax/creatine (con cret)/protein/multis/fish oil and will throw in some extra forskolin when it's available.
Thanks so much and I'm sorry if that was too long, or I rambled on. I can break down anything if necessary.