Babble Boi's Eatery

[Bubble Boy]

I’ve been enjoying reading some of the diet logs here and thought I could probably use starting one of my own. This will be for my own accountability and for feedback and advice.

Stats:
I’m late middle aged.
5’9” on a good day.
I hit the weight room pretty hard 3 days a week (I have a log over in Strength and Conditioning) and do a little cardio here and there.

I’ve always been active and in halfway decent shape.
I have had some pretty good peaks here and there through the years.
And a couple slumps too. A divorce 3 and

 

[Bubble Boy]

This is my version of the diet plan my cousin gave me. It's been modified to fit some of the foods that I like versus what he had plugged in there. I kept my substitutes as close to the macros that he recommended as possible.
Feed back is appreciated. It's about 2200 calories.

Breakfast
Lean meat, 4 oz. or 6 egg whites
1 cup oat meal
Fruit

Snack
1 scoop of protein powder
Slice of toast, peanut butter, jam

Lunch
Lean meat, 4 oz
Vegetable
Brown rice, 1 cup

Snack
Slice of toast, peanut butter, jam

Dinner
Lean meat, 4 oz (or 6 egg whites)
Vegetable
Brown rice , 1 cup

30 min pre-workout
Bowl of raisin bran or toast and jam or cliff bar + pulse of protein(about 300 calories total)

30 min post-workout
Pulse of protein powder
Sugary cheat (half a candy bar, ice cream, beer, etc, about 200 calories).

NOTE: if not working out that day, try to hold off on the pre/ post meals, but ok to have them.

 

[golvmopp]

Welcome to the logs and please dont tell me you're chucking away the yolks.

 

[Bubble Boy]

Haha, thanks golvmopp. I buy the carton kind. I'm sure the yolks are going to good use somewhere.

Side note in general: Read the FAQs in this forum and am going to be reducing my carbs a bit. Probably crowd them around my workouts. Mostly post.

I think.
Not quite sure exactly what I am doing yet. Still researching.

 

[golvmopp]

Haha, thanks golvmopp. I buy the carton kind. I'm sure the yolks are going to good use somewhere.

Yolks probably go into the other carton for use with patisseries. Gjdm, I'd have lost my shit otherwise.

Side note in general: Read the FAQs in this forum and am going to be reducing my carbs a bit. Probably crowd them around my workouts. Mostly post.

I think.
Not quite sure exactly what I am doing yet. Still researching.

IME, if you wanna get the best of both worlds - losing the carb-flab while not having flat muscles - go on a harsh first week of no-carb. After you've lost the water, concentrate your carbs on post workout meals - stay hydrated throughout the day (and workout), and cut all water intake for the day about 20 minutes prior to ingesting the first carb-heavy meal. Works great for me - like a mini dry refeed.

Of course, your mileage may vary, but I can put on obscene amounts of waterweight around the waist if I drink frivolously while eating carbs.