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Hey, I'm 18 y/o, 150lbs, 5'8", body fat unknown, looking to cut before putting on some muscle. Don't have a whole lot of fat, but I'm sure I need to cut before I bulk. Planning on doing 3 HIIT running sessions and 3 lifting sessions a week. Here's my diet...I'm aiming for 2200 calories a day, and if I go by the 1/3 marco breakdown, 181g of protein and carbs, and 80g of fat per day. With the foods I'll put in calories/protein/carbs/fat.

Meal 1
Fried egg and avocado on multigrain toast - 250/10/18/16

Meal 2
175g Fat Free Yogurt - 69/7/10/0

Meal 3
Mash Potato with green beans - 200/6/45/1

Meal 4 (Pre Workout)
85g Chicken Breast with fruit and vegies - 200/40/60/6

Meal 5 (Post Workout)
165g Chicken Breast, Banana - 425/81/124/12

Meal 6
2.5/3 cups (cooked) Fried rice (brown rice) with chicken breast and vegies - 1150/120/145/18

All up the totals are 2294 cal/264 pro/402 carb/53 fat.

So the numbers are a little out. Any suggestions on how I could improve my diet? I'd like to add in a whey protein shake PWO, but it seems quite expensive and I don't have a lot to spend. Is 2.5/3 cups of cooked rice too much to eat in one meal?
 
Made a change to it - halved the amount of chicken and rice in Meal 6.

Meal 6
1.5 cups (cooked) Fried rice (brown rice) with chicken breast and vegies - 575/60/72/9

All up the totals are 1719 cal/204 pro/330 carb/44 fat.


How could I replace some of the chicken (since it is fairly expensive), cut down on carbs and get some more calories?
 
I'm not terribly familiar with cutting diets, but I'll bump this and hopefully someone who is more experienced will see it.
 
Instead of chicken you could use tinned tuna, salmon or other fish - this will also boost your omega 3 intake. I would definitely add in Whey Protein Isolate. If you buy larger quantities you can get the cost right down to $1 or less a serve. It is really worth it because you will feed your muscles all the nutrients they need. Matrix is a great brand and quite inexpensive. It will be a lot cheaper than chicken in the end.
The other protein sources you could include are lean beef mince, and if you are not squeamish lamb and chicken liver are a great source of protein and nutrients. Cottage cheese is also a great one and even hard cheeses can be a good source of protein with extra fat to bulk up the calories.
I would definitely add more protein to meal 3 - every meal should have protein in it.
 
Great, thanks a lot for the reply!
 
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