**EC Cutting Diet! Critique**

[edwardyi]

This will be my first time creating a thread on AM

Here is the diet i've been following for the past 2 weeks and have had MUCH success. Leg strength has increased but all my other body part's strength has decreased slightly. FAT IS MELTING AWAY

Please critique! I want to make sure i'm getting the full benefit out of my diet. I will be following this diet for another 4 weeks. I will up the calories ever so slightly to start a clean bulk then.

My cheat meal is once or twice a week. I replace one of my meals with usually spaghetti or steak. I will still be incorporating low GI carbs and extra lean meat during cheat meals.



July 14, 2009

Meal 1: 14g FAT, 40g PRO, 58g CHO = 518kcal
1 cup brown rice (45g cho)
6 oz salmon (40g pro)
1 cup vegetables (cucumbers, green bellpepper, red bellpepper, cilantro) (8g cho)
1 tbsp sesame oil (14g fat)
½ tbsp spicy pepper paste (5g cho)


Meal 2: 14g FAT, 40g PRO, 81g CHO = 610kcal
1-1/2 cup brown rice (68g cho)
6 oz tuna (40g pro)
1 cup vegetables (cucumbers, green bellpepper, red bellpepper, cilantro) (8g cho)
1 tbsp sesame oil (14g fat)
½ tbsp spicy pepper paste (5g cho)


Meal 3: 4g FAT, 46g PRO, 28g CHO = 332kcal
2 scoops whey protein (46g pro)
6 inch banana (25g cho)


Meal 4: 14g FAT, 46g PRO, 32g CHO = 438kcal
2 high-fiber whole wheat bread (32g cho)
6 oz salmon (40g pro)
1 large egg (5g fat) (6g pro)
1 tbsp peanut butter (9g fat)


Meal 5: 18g FAT, 43g PRO, 20g CHO = 414kcal
3 cups skim milk (high-protein, low-carb) (36g pro) (18g cho)
2 tbsp peanut butter (18g fat) (7g pro)


TOTAL KCAL: 2312 kcal
TOTAL FAT: 64g (576kcal)
TOTAL PRO: 215g (860kcal)
TOTAL CHO: 219g (876kcal)

Supplements: Multi-Vitamin, Omega 3-6-9, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, "EC", Whey Protein, Glutamine, JACK3D (Pre-Workout) on certain occasion.

 

[Raptorbh12]

How much do you currently weigh and what is your goal?
To critique your diet we must know where you stand and what your goal is.
Also bodyfat % numbers would be beneficial as well. Its good to see your supplementing your omegas.

 

[edwardyi]

oh sorry i forgot to mention that! i'm 5'11, 20 years old, and 177lbs currently. i'm between 10 - 12% body fat. I would like to be down to a good firm 10% before lean bulking

 

[Raptorbh12]

Im guessing CHO is carbs? I would opt for a much lower carb intake if you are trying to cut below 10% body fat.
I stuck around 10-13% body fat for about a year before i started carb cycling and now im working into the single digits.
Your total calories seem fine and your protein intake is good so if you dont see any difference in a week or two try dropping the calories slowly by maybe 300-400 for a couple weeks.

 

[edwardyi]

Im guessing CHO is carbs? I would opt for a much lower carb intake if you are trying to cut below 10% body fat.
I stuck around 10-13% body fat for about a year before i started carb cycling and now im working into the single digits.
Your total calories seem fine and your protein intake is good so if you dont see any difference in a week or two try dropping the calories slowly by maybe 300-400 for a couple weeks.

damn and i love carbs =\ thx for the input! do you think its beneficial if i split one of the meal into two? making it 6 meals total?

 

[ccapone1153]

meal 2 has wayyy to many carbs. i would cut that in half.. at least.

 

[edwardyi]

meal 2 has wayyy to many carbs. i would cut that in half.. at least.

excellent ! i will do that. I usually eat my biggest meal pre-workout or post-workout. Either way, i'll cut the carbs back to 45 g. Thanks!

 

[jontrainer]

Watch out for mercury poisoning with all that fish

 

[Raptorbh12]

Watch out for mercury poisoning with all that fish

ha, wow that is alot of fish. I would cut one of the fish meals out and add in a lean baked chciken breast replacement. Then you should be fine with no worries as to mercury poisoning unless you plan on getting pregnant....

 

[edwardyi]

mercury poisoning... bloody hell!!