mcp2
April 3rd, 2008, 08:25 AM
Well after reading the stickies I'm still confused about the timing of my meals. This would be for fat loss.
M1 (7 am) = Porridge + Whey Protein (P+C)
M2 (11 am) = Tuna sandwich (P+C)
M3 (1 pm) =
M4 (3 pm) =
M5 (6 pm PWO) =
M6 (9 pm Before Bed) = Cottage cheese
shannonlee
April 3rd, 2008, 02:02 PM
The timing of your meals looks good. :) Eating every 2 hours, 6 small meals is the way to go to maximize glycogen replishing and keeping your metabolism burning, it' like feeding a fire.
specialk
April 3rd, 2008, 02:55 PM
Well after reading the stickies I'm still confused about the timing of my meals. This would be for fat loss.
M1 (7 am) = Porridge + Whey Protein (P+C)
M2 (11 am) = Tuna sandwich (P+C)
M3 (1 pm) =
M4 (3 pm) =
M5 (6 pm PWO) =
M6 (9 pm Before Bed) = Cottage cheese
Are you asking about the timing of your meals or the timing of macros? If the later I would bookend carb/protein around your exercise and P+F+green veggie for all of your other meals.
FOR Example
M1 (7 am) = Porridge + Whey Protein (P+C)
(9 am) = Resistance exercise
M2 (11 am PWO) = Tuna sandwich (P+C)
M3 (1 pm) = P+F
M4 (3 pm) = P+F
M5 (6 pm) = P+F
M6 (9 pm Before Bed) = Cottage cheese+Peanut Butter[/QUOTE]
goonie
April 3rd, 2008, 03:29 PM
You are quite possibly worrying about things that are going to result in fractional differences, if any difference at all.
Your schedule in your daily life is going to play a much bigger role in planning when you should eat compared to when the stickies say you should.
Take survey of your current nutritional habits, and use the information from the stickies to progressively improve upon things. For most people this going to include things like more whole food sources, more vegetables, less processed carbs, specific inclusion of healthy fat sources, basic portion control, a macro split that doesn't suck, less liquid calories, and more water.
This doesn't mean you attempt to use the stickies to dictate "exactly" what you should be eating at 3:00 PM. That's not using the stickies effectively, that's abusing the stickies, and turning them into something they're not meant to be.
The way you assess progress with your diet is by comparing it to how you were eating before you started your fitness plan, to how you're going to start eating in the future. From there you start using your results, and you are quickly headed in the right direction.
mcp2
April 4th, 2008, 07:59 AM
Ah thanks goonie. They were extremelly helpful and I won't be basing my meal around those timings etc. Also, I have changed my diet quite a bit, eating brown bread, more fibrous carbs
I'v revised my timing to suit my needs better. specialk, I was asking about the timing of my macros because I'm in school/travelling from 7am to 5pm. At 5pm I'll usually start my workout and at 6-7 I'll have dinner.
M1 (7 am) = P+C
M2 (11 am) = P+C
M3 (1 pm) = P+F+FC
M4 (4 pm) = P+F+FC
M5 (7 pm PWO) = P+C
M6 (9 pm Before Bed) = P
That sound OK?