Put together a diet plan, Critique?

[jaga1a2]

Background:
165 lb. male, age 20
Lots of body fat, mainly on stomach, some on chest, some under triceps, love handles -> the works.

Looking to cut the fat this summer, and add some muscle.

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Meal 1:
Oatmeal
Steel Oats

2 glasses water
+Probably need to eat something else for breakfast,
not a big fan of egg whites, but will eat hardboiled eggs
Suggestion?
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Meal 2:

Lowfat Cottage Cheese (not sure how much to eat) 1/2 cup is:
90 calories
2g fat
12g protein
2 glasses water
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Meal 3: * LUNCH *

Skinless chicken breasts
Tyson Brand
4oz = 1 serving
110 calories
1.5g fat
24g Protein
2 glasses water
Steamed veggies (beans, carrots)


Could someone reccommend how much to eat?
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Meal 4:

Some type of Shake
Reccommendations?

ISOLATE
Human Development Technologies Pro Blend-55 - Swiss Chocolate
2 Scoops
270 calories
7 gcarbs
55g protein



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Meal 5: * DINNER *

Need Suggestions

Skinless Chicken
Veggies
Which Type?
How much?

2 glasses water

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Meal 6: Night-time Snack

Open to suggestions?

Cottage Cheese

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Exercise plan
Cardio 5 days a week -> 30 minutes running
Lifting Upper body





Thanks a ton for suggestions. Feel free to add, subtract, anything. If you add anything, could you please provide a Brand name so I can look up nutrition facts? (I'd like to total everything up to see how it looks)

THANKS!!!!!

 

[Spartan117]

Instead of the instant baked apple oats just use old fashion oats, I mix with cinnamon and splenda. I eat at least a cup a day of 0 fat cottage cheese. I'm sure some people would tell you to eat more veggies(salad at meal 3). I personally would not eat the pasta as my last meal. I usually eat one of my servings of cottage cheese plus some other protein. Go to fitday.com ( I think) and plug in your menu and get a ratio breakdown. Record your menu daily...you'll become alot more concientous of what u eat. Alot of people here recommend 40-40-20 macro breakdown. Do a lot of diet searching and also on the lifting part...work your legs. I don't really understand why you would only lift upper body. Anyways hope that helps.

 

[jaga1a2]

Ok - so I edited out the Barilla Omega 3 Pasta and substitued cottage cheese as the last meal of my day.

Should I put the pasta somewhere else?

Can someone recommend a shake to use? Should I even be using a shake? MR or Isolate?

Any good dinner choices? Not sure I want to eat skinless chicken for lunch and dinner (meal 3 and 5) every day.
Maybe put the Barilla Omega 3 Pasta there instead?

 

[OCCFan023]

just responded to this question in your other thread

 

[jaga1a2]

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I will probably need to add another meal.

Does ordering of meals matter?

I can eat meal 1 at the same time everyday

Some days I will work 7a - 3p
Others I will work 3p - 9p

No microwave at work. Do have a fridge.

I figure I can eat the w/w bread, oats (can you just eat oats plain? I don't care if its bland as hell), celery, carrots, protein shake.

Oh well, I'll figure that out after I get my diet to the point where you guys think it will be ok

 

[Spartan117]

Ok - so I edited out the Barilla Omega 3 Pasta and substitued cottage cheese as the last meal of my day.

Should I put the pasta somewhere else?

Can someone recommend a shake to use? Should I even be using a shake? MR or Isolate?

Any good dinner choices? Not sure I want to eat skinless chicken for lunch and dinner (meal 3 and 5) every day.
Maybe put the Barilla Omega 3 Pasta there instead?

You could move the chicken to dinner and eat a can of tuna for lunch. You could also move the pasta to earlier in the day. WHen will u be working out? Eat some carbs after your workout. You'll have to just get to know your body. I could tell you to use a 40/40/20 split w/3000 calories, but what you may really need is a 45/35/20 split w/3500 cals.