Beginner's diet advice needed

**FreeDiver** · 10-21-2009, 10:41 PM

Hi everybody, this is my first post here at AM. I've just started to workout again a couple of weeks ago after a 9 year hiatus. Right now I'm on a cutting phase first. So, what I wanna do is layout my current diet here so people with more experience and knowledge can tell me if I'm doing it right and advice me on what I could do.

Here it goes:

6:30 AM (Meal + Animal Cuts + Perfor-Maxx)
Cal: 420
Carb: 91g
Prot: 13g
Fat: 0g

9:30 AM: (Shake ProComplex Gainer + Pro Complex)
Cal: 312
Carb: 23g
Prot: 44g
Fat: 5g

12:30 PM (Meal + Animal Cuts)
Cal: 215
Carb: 38g
Prot: 13g
Fat: 3g

3:30 PM: (Shake ProComplex Gainer + NitroCore 24)
Cal: 328
Carb: 31g
Prot: 32g
Fat: 9g

6:30 PM (Meal + Perfor-Maxx + Animal Pumps@1 hour later)
Cal: 260
Carb: 50g
Prot: 10g
Fat: 1g

9:30 PM: (Shake ProComplex + Nitrocore 24)
Cal: 316
Carb: 14g
Prot: 49g
Fat: 7g

I workout from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM. Please let me know what you think. I'm open to any suggestions you may have. Thanks!

**Steveoph** · 10-21-2009, 11:39 PM

That`s only 25g of fat per day; I would bump that up to 60g atleast. You have 160+ g of protein, you could drop some carbs and protein and up the fat. Your body needs fat to produce hormones and many other essential-to-life processes.

**youngandfree** · 10-22-2009, 09:34 AM

I would cut out all the shakes except for post workout. Need more whole food instead of just protein powders.

**planetfuzz** · 10-22-2009, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by Steveoph

That`s only 25g of fat per day; I would bump that up to 60g atleast. You have 160+ g of protein, you could drop some carbs and protein and up the fat. Your body needs fat to produce hormones and many other essential-to-life processes.

Defiantly more fat! Why so many supplements?

**FreeDiver** · 10-22-2009, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by youngandfree

I would cut out all the shakes except for post workout. Need more whole food instead of just protein powders.

Basically, I have three meals a day and three shakes. In a typical day, rice and beans in the morning (6:30 AM), a soy burrito at noon and a vegetable soup at night (6:30 PM). It is difficult for me to carry meals around while at work. I do eat a fair amount of nuts during the week.

**FreeDiver** · 10-22-2009, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by planetfuzz

Defiantly more fat! Why so many supplements?

Perfor-Maxx is the multi-vitamin, Animal Cuts is for getting rid of fat (21 day cycle), and Animal Pumps is for muscle support during workout.

**JessieC** · 10-22-2009, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by FreeDiver

Perfor-Maxx is the multi-vitamin, Animal Cuts is for getting rid of fat (21 day cycle), and Animal Pumps is for muscle support during workout.

your 158, how much fat could you possibly have?

**FreeDiver** · 10-22-2009, 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by JessieC

your 158, how much fat could you possibly have?

My point exactly! That's precisely what I don't understand. My arms, legs, neck, and even my butt have almost no fat. My torso is a whole different story, it has this overall soft appearance, specially around my waist and pecs.

**FreeDiver** · 10-22-2009, 11:13 PM

Ok, this is what I've gathered so far:

1. Lower my carb intake:
I can lower my carbs by 30g
2. Get more fat in:
I can go with 20g more

Will that do the trick?

**WeakPoint** · 10-23-2009, 12:50 AM

What I've been doing to up the fat intake is by adding 15 almonds in with breakfast and 15 almonds in with when I take my shake at 7:00.

**planetfuzz** · 10-24-2009, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by FreeDiver

Ok, this is what I've gathered so far:

1. Lower my carb intake:
I can lower my carbs by 30g
2. Get more fat in:
I can go with 20g more

Will that do the trick?

If you want to lower fat, forget supplements. They will help but mean nothing without the right diet. You need to eat less carbs. Up your fat! Fat doesn't make you fat. Eat a high fat/high protein diet.

**JessieC** · 10-24-2009, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by FreeDiver

Hi everybody, this is my first post here at AM. I've just started to workout again a couple of weeks ago after a 9 year hiatus. Right now I'm on a cutting phase first. So, what I wanna do is layout my current diet here so people with more experience and knowledge can tell me if I'm doing it right and advice me on what I could do.

Here it goes:

6:30 AM (Meal + Animal Cuts + Perfor-Maxx)
Cal: 420
Carb: 91g
Prot: 13g
Fat: 0g

9:30 AM: (Shake ProComplex Gainer + Pro Complex)
Cal: 312
Carb: 23g
Prot: 44g
Fat: 5g

12:30 PM (Meal + Animal Cuts)
Cal: 215
Carb: 38g
Prot: 13g
Fat: 3g

3:30 PM: (Shake ProComplex Gainer + NitroCore 24)
Cal: 328
Carb: 31g
Prot: 32g
Fat: 9g

6:30 PM (Meal + Perfor-Maxx + Animal Pumps@1 hour later)
Cal: 260
Carb: 50g
Prot: 10g
Fat: 1g

9:30 PM: (Shake ProComplex + Nitrocore 24)
Cal: 316
Carb: 14g
Prot: 49g
Fat: 7g

I workout from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM. Please let me know what you think. I'm open to any suggestions you may have. Thanks!

What are you meals consisting of?

**Wilderbeast** · 10-24-2009, 04:29 PM

You do not have nearly enough solid food. What the heck are you eating from solid food, and how is it less than 20g of protein??? You need to be getting 25-50+ grams of protein per meal. I personally would recommend to anyone who isn't looking to just ALLOUT bulk to get in 200+ grams of protein and less than 200 grams of carbs per day. Fats should be in the 100-150 range, mostly from quality healthy sources such as olive oil, macadamia nut oil, natty PB, and raw nuts. Pm me if you need further assistance.

BEAST

**FreeDiver** · 10-25-2009, 07:27 AM

Originally Posted by JessieC

What are you meals consisting of?

Look a couple of posts back.

**JessieC** · 10-25-2009, 07:41 AM

Originally Posted by FreeDiver

Basically, I have three meals a day and three shakes. In a typical day, rice and beans in the morning (6:30 AM), a soy burrito at noon and a vegetable soup at night (6:30 PM). It is difficult for me to carry meals around while at work. I do eat a fair amount of nuts during the week.

I agree with the others, you have NO FOOD in the diet. You need food to grow.

**mjm007** · 10-31-2009, 02:10 AM

I agree with planetfuzz, you need to eat fats, healthy fats and lots of them. Excess in carbs is what makes people fat. I would also cut back on supplements and get more whole food into you.

**FreeDiver** · 10-31-2009, 02:28 AM

Originally Posted by mjm007

I agree with planetfuzz, you need to eat fats, healthy fats and lots of them. Excess in carbs is what makes people fat. I would also cut back on supplements and get more whole food into you.

Thanks for the reply. Like I said before It is difficult for me to carry food around while at work. What I'm doing now (thanks to the suggestions I've been given here) is eating nuts with my shakes, mostly macadamias and almonds. Anyways, I'm almost finishing my 21-day cutting cycle. The good news are that I've lost 6 pounds!. I look more ripped and have gained some lean mass too. I don't know what you guys may think about that but for avegetarian that have being working out for a month after like 8 or 9 years away from the gym, that seems to be good enough.

Now I'm planing my diet for my 21-day Animal Test+Animal Stak Cycle. I'm definitely getting bigger meals then.

**planetfuzz** · 10-31-2009, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by mjm007

I agree with planetfuzz, you need to eat fats, healthy fats and lots of them. Excess in carbs is what makes people fat. I would also cut back on supplements and get more whole food into you.

Healthy fats! So pretty much anything except trans fats. Saturated fats are very important.

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