What does everyone think of this diet?

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anonychubster

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It's pretty simple really; I'll give it to you the way it was told to me:

6 meals during the day. Each meal should contain 30 grams of protein and 30 grams of carbs. A pretty good setup for this is 100 grams cooked basmati rice and a chicken breast. You can substitute them for other stuff as long as it's lean and has the right grammage of protein/carbs. Stay away from potato. Eat no carbs after 6pm. You can add a bit of veg to each meal (that gets you 5 out of 5 for your recommended veg portions) but make sure the veg has no carbs in it. Take a multi vitamin. Have one day off a week. You can have an additional meal of only protein and veg at about 8pm. Drink loads of water.

For simplicity I have one meal every 2 hours starting at 8am and finishing at 6. Then I have the meal that I should have had at 8pm whenever I get back from the gym.

This diet should be paired with a good exercize routine which for me is the following:

Mon - Fri
2 mile run at lunch
A cardio class at my local gym
30 - 45 mins of weights
30 - 60 laps in a 25m pool
Sat - Day off (also my cheat day on the diet)
Sun - Some kind of sport with my mates.

I'm going to be blogging my progress at so feel free to post comments there or here I'll check both.

Thanks in advance for any advice.
 
First, you don't state in this post what the purpose of your regime is.

From the photo on your blog though, I can see that you're a tad on the chubby side.

So I take it to that end you want to lose body fat.

Now, if you're taking in 180 grams of carbs a day, then why would your body switch to using fat as a fuel when you're supplying a steady stream of glucose?

I'd say you're taking in way too much carb - about 100 grams too much.

The cardio stuff 5 days a week is fine, but I'd suggest you break up the weights to MWF instead of every day. Your body does have to recover if you want to maintain muscle mass.

As for the weights, stick to movements that stretch and elonogate your body. Movements like pullovers, lat machine pulldowns, chins on the bar. Avoid movements like situps or benchpresses. There's a reason for these suggestions and it has to do with ascetics.
 
You are absolutely right, I'm after weightloss. However, I'm also interested in improving my cardiovascular system and I don't want to lose too much strength.

I am taking in approx 2000 calories per day, because I lift quite a lot of weight and I'm doing all the cardio I didn't want to remove so many calories that my muscles start to eat themselves or that I get to the point of over training. I don't eat carbs after 6pm though.

Two days of my weights are light days and I have been focusing on exercises that elongate the muscles. I should also mention that I have lost approx 4lbs in the last week doing this diet.

If I am not happy with the results after a few weeks then I will take your advice and reduce the carbs. I actually posted this on another website and they suggested that I increase my carbs!

Anywho thanks for the reply I appreciate all the feedback.
 
This is a good plan. Just want to mention that having a certain number of carbs in the diet isn't the main problem. As long as they're mostly complex. The main thing is to keep your calories low. A good idea would be to eat a salad containing four or five different vegetables at each meal. The more fiber you have in your system the easier it will be to lose weight. I also wouldn't recomend rice 6 times a day. I would reccomend the rice and chicken maybe 3 times a day and have an apple and a protein drink twice a day. Oh and if you're getting a variety of vegetables and a couple of fruits each day, a multivitamin is just wasted money. PM me for more info
 
Thanks for the feedback,

Why wouldn't you recommend rice that much?

Actually I have:

8am - oats with protein powder mixed in
10 - rice and chicken
12 - rice and protein shake + multivit
2 - rice and chicken
4 - rice and protein shake
6pm - rice and chicken
8pm or after gym - some kind of protein and a plate of veg. 2 or 3 times a week I'll have mackeral or salmon at night.

One of the reasons I use rice for the carbs is that you can get loads of it for very little money. If you can suggest substitues that won't break the bank that would be cool too. I take the multivit because it means I don't have to worry about getting all the veg everyday if I don't want to (I usually do though).
 
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anonychubster said:
It's pretty simple really; I'll give it to you the way it was told to me:

6 meals during the day. Each meal should contain 30 grams of protein and 30 grams of carbs. A pretty good setup for this is 100 grams cooked basmati rice and a chicken breast. You can substitute them for other stuff as long as it's lean and has the right grammage of protein/carbs. Stay away from potato. Eat no carbs after 6pm. You can add a bit of veg to each meal (that gets you 5 out of 5 for your recommended veg portions) but make sure the veg has no carbs in it. Take a multi vitamin. Have one day off a week. You can have an additional meal of only protein and veg at about 8pm. Drink loads of water.

For simplicity I have one meal every 2 hours starting at 8am and finishing at 6. Then I have the meal that I should have had at 8pm whenever I get back from the gym.

This diet should be paired with a good exercize routine which for me is the following:

Mon - Fri
2 mile run at lunch
A cardio class at my local gym
30 - 45 mins of weights
30 - 60 laps in a 25m pool
Sat - Day off (also my cheat day on the diet)
Sun - Some kind of sport with my mates.

I'm going to be blogging my progress at so feel free to post comments there or here I'll check both.

Thanks in advance for any advice.
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In my opinion that is too much protein. Too much protein can actually be bad for you.

Protein should be in moderation. Carbs should take up the majority of your calories if you are actively exercising. You should eat more fruits and vegetables....I don't know why people believe all the hype that they are bad....
 
If someone says "carbs are bad" many people avoid the healthy foods. The only carb that is bad is sucrose (table sugar). The sugar in fruits (fructose) doesn't make you fat. So, a donut, is not bad because it's "carbs". It's bad because it's got lots of sugar and fat. While whole grains are healthy and that is why it is in the largest part of the food pyramid along with fruits and vegetables because these are the least fattening things.....
 
Any Plan is a Good Plan

I find that people put too much thought into their plan to lose weight and usually just end up convincing themselves that it is okay to eat that double-cheeseburger twice a week because it contains carbs/protein/whatever. I say stick with foods that are “good” and avoid foods that are “bad” and decide if you want to lose weight or put on muscle. While they do not have to be mutually exclusive, they have different considerations when it comes to working-out and eating right.

Just my thoughts, of course. Also no cheat day, it is like giving a drug addict one day a week to have as much “fun” as he or she wants!

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In my opinion that is too much protein. Too much protein can actually be bad for you.

Protein should be in moderation. Carbs should take up the majority of your calories if you are actively exercising. You should eat more fruits and vegetables....I don't know why people believe all the hype that they are bad....
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What do you consider "too much protein"?
 
stancel said:
If someone says "carbs are bad" many people avoid the healthy foods. The only carb that is bad is sucrose (table sugar). The sugar in fruits (fructose) doesn't make you fat. So, a donut, is not bad because it's "carbs". It's bad because it's got lots of sugar and fat. While whole grains are healthy and that is why it is in the largest part of the food pyramid along with fruits and vegetables because these are the least fattening things.....
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Sucrose is bad?
 
cheat away!

I'm definately going to have a cheat day, I look forward to it and I find it helps me remain strict for the rest of the week. Anyway isn't the amount of weight you lose reflective of the aggregate calories consumed over time rather than on each specific day?

stancel - "You should eat more fruits and vegetables....I don't know why people believe all the hype that they are bad...."

Did you read the plan? It calls for veg 6 - 7 times a day. I don't know if I even want to eat more than I already am.
 
to me it sound alot like the Michael therman diet i tried it way back and it called for alot of protien, example for breakfast 2 egg whites with a 1/2 of fruit, mid morning snack 4oz chicken with 1 cup veggies lunch 4oz of turkey or chicken with 1 cup of veggie and a 1/2 cup of rice or sm potato. afternoon snack was 1 cup veggie and 4 oz of yet again chicken or turkey dinner was the same as lunch then last snack was 1/2 grapefruit. i lost 9 pounds in the first week but i got so bored you could not add anything else in on it..
 
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