Im on a diet and I think im getting fatter. Help plz

[Jimbo]

Kind of in a rut here. Been on a diet for the last few months and so far the weight has been coming off ok. But according to my b/f scale, im getting fatter. Im down from 290. My waist was 52 inched and now its 46. im currently

6'7
245lbs
if my b/f scale is right im still 26% b/f
Trying to get down to 210..

Im losing weight everywhere except in my fat stomach...
Here is what ive been doing so far
wake up
train at the gym 3x week
30 - 40 min cardio
meal 1 2 packs oatmel + raisings + 1 scoop when
meal 2 Veggie drink. I just juice up brocolli/spinage(sp?)beats/celeray/cucumber/cafrrotts
meal 3 snack yougot or 1/2 nuts 1/2 raisins
meal 4 dinner chicken or fish or
meal 5 yougort
meal 6 1 scoop whey


any input would be greatly appreciated

 

[PHIL HERNON]

At first glance.......

Kind of in a rut here. Been on a diet for the last few months and so far the weight has been coming off ok. But according to my b/f scale, im getting fatter. Im down from 290. My waist was 52 inched and now its 46. im currently

6'7
245lbs
if my b/f scale is right im still 26% b/f
Trying to get down to 210..

Im losing weight everywhere except in my fat stomach...
Here is what ive been doing so far
wake up
train at the gym 3x week
30 - 40 min cardio
meal 1 2 packs oatmel + raisings + 1 scoop when
meal 2 Veggie drink. I just juice up brocolli/spinage(sp?)beats/celeray/cucumber/cafrrotts
meal 3 snack yougot or 1/2 nuts 1/2 raisins
meal 4 dinner chicken or fish or
meal 5 yougort
meal 6 1 scoop whey


any input would be greatly appreciated

not enough fats, too many carbs, not enough protein........AT FIRST GLANCE

 

[Jimbo]

how would you change it up?

 

[PHIL HERNON]

wow

how would you change it up?

That would take a lot of time.......I need to know a LOT more about you.

 

[Jimbo]

spent the last 4 years as a long haul truck driver. Thats where all of the weight came from.just getting back in to the gym. Doing 3x a week full body routines

 

[BoaMan]

I tried doing it myself, but it did not work. I just kept getting fatter. Then I found this site and Phil.

I would highly recommend you PM'ing Phil and start working with him. I've been with him for ten days. I started at 273.5. I'm now 266.5. His program is very easy. It is not extreme, but works very well. He has been very patient with me too. My wife will be signing up with him soon. You won't be sorry!

 

[Phidias]

according to my b/f scale

Those scales are a joke... judge by the mirror, that's the only way to go.

 

[natabolic]

Definitely, as Phil said, you NEED alot more protein, and more fat!

 

[Jimbo]

ok, so here is how i changed my diet so far.

Woke up
cardio

meal 1 2 packs oatmeal 1 scoop whey
meal 2 I can of tuna
meal 3 I scoop whey
meal 4 Chicken boobies and rice
Meal 5 Yougort
Meal 6 1 scoop whey

Does this seem like im heading in the right direction?

 

[Paul Bunyan]

We have several qualified people on this board that would be happy to dial in your diet and training. I'm sure they charge a fee for their services but it could be worth every penny. The rest of us can just guess what's wrong and offer suggestions but that's alot of trial and error and potentially wasted time. Do you want results or not? Just some food for thought.

PB

 

[Bammy]

ok, so here is how i changed my diet so far.

Woke up
cardio

meal 1 2 packs oatmeal 1 scoop whey
meal 2 I can of tuna
meal 3 I scoop whey
meal 4 Chicken boobies and rice
Meal 5 Yougort
Meal 6 1 scoop whey

Does this seem like im heading in the right direction?

Still very low on fats... olive oil ,flax, salmon, almonds... just some ideas. Cut out yogurt. More balanced meals, 1 can of tuna is not a meal. Where are vegetables? Whey is not great before bed, how bout fat free cottage cheese?

 

[natabolic]

Still very low on fats... olive oil ,flax, salmon, almonds... just some ideas. Cut out yogurt. More balanced meals, 1 can of tuna is not a meal. Where are vegetables? Whey is not great before bed, how bout fat free cottage cheese?

Or better yet, not fat free, as it tastes gross. LOL.
It adds a few more calories, but if your diet can allow it, than you would be better off with 1 or 2%

 

[rmnivs243]

hey man

if you are 6'7, 245 pounds you need to be eating more IMO. you have already hit a plateau it seems (although at 26% BF, i can't imagine you are in starvation mode). still, i would eat more.

 

[Lean_Mass17]

I'm pretty sure the guy said he was trying to lower his body fat percentage....In my opinion I would try to eliminate as much saturated fat from your diet as possible. That means fat free cottage cheese....forget the taste its just a mental block to you acomplishing your goals. I would agree and say you def need more healthy poly and mono unsaturated fats. I also think if you have the time you could work in some more cardio. If you have the time, why not alternate each day between lifiting and running so your exersing 6x a week. What are your goals? I am assuming your trying to loose weight not body build right?

 

[kandaandm]

Don't worry about the scale as much as your bodyfat percentage. You don't want to get down to 210 and still be at 26% bf because you lost all muscle. You need to PM one of the trainers on here and he will set up an exact meal plan for you, your weight training and cardio. As you go along he will make adjustments so your goals are met. All you need to do is make sure you follow it to the "T"

 

[inoverdrive]

ok, so here is how i changed my diet so far.

Woke up
cardio

meal 1 2 packs oatmeal 1 scoop whey
meal 2 I can of tuna
meal 3 I scoop whey
meal 4 Chicken boobies and rice
Meal 5 Yougort
Meal 6 1 scoop whey

Does this seem like im heading in the right direction?

Just hire one of the guys here like Phil to train you anbd get you set up. You will not regret it.

 

[jmcbride]

how would you change it up?

Throw in some LBA's.
To me it doesnt seem like your meals are complete. Good ratio's of fats, carbs, and proteins. If I am not mistaken wasnt there a real elaborate study on how cardio actually burns muscle? that Cardio should not be done at the same pace, but bursts of speed followed by relaxed pace, maybe im wrong. I would also cut back on the cardio not do as much and work with weights, the more muscle you have the more fat your body will burn. Even if he doesnt want to bodybuild weights and muscle are stil good for losing weight....He can "exercise" and not bodybuild right Phil.......

 

[Jimbo]

I did some flipping around on this board and kind of gathered some info.
I changed things around
here is what I ate today

Meal 1 1 cup oatmeal with raisin
meal 2 1 piece fish / 1 cup brown rice / Brocolli
meal 3 I scoop whey
meal 4 Steak / 1 cup brown rice / Brocolli
meal 5 1 scoop whey

Not sure what to have for my last meal yet... Was thinking oatmeal. Sound good?

 

[Bammy]

I did some flipping around on this board and kind of gathered some info.
I changed things around
here is what I ate today

Meal 1 1 cup oatmeal with raisin
meal 2 1 piece fish / 1 cup brown rice / Brocolli
meal 3 I scoop whey
meal 4 Steak / 1 cup brown rice / Brocolli
meal 5 1 scoop whey

Not sure what to have for my last meal yet... Was thinking oatmeal. Sound good?

Didnt I already suggest cottage cheese? ff and drain the salt off so your left with just slow digesting protein. Maybe even add a scoop of muscle milk with some natural pb and ground flax to slow digestion even further.

 

[abolish the weak]

I did some flipping around on this board and kind of gathered some info.
I changed things around
here is what I ate today

Meal 1 1 cup oatmeal with raisin
meal 2 1 piece fish / 1 cup brown rice / Brocolli
meal 3 I scoop whey
meal 4 Steak / 1 cup brown rice / Brocolli
meal 5 1 scoop whey

Not sure what to have for my last meal yet... Was thinking oatmeal. Sound good?

Thats more on the right track, but here is how I would change things. #1- your first meal has no protien, add some eggs or something

#2- NOT ENOUGH PROTIEN - just glancing at what you've layed out I'm figuring somewhere around 100 grams of protien, you need at least TWICE that. you only have about 10-20 grams of fat in there total, and thats just from the steak and probably a gram or two in the shakes. you only have about 1000 calories in your 5 meals, you may get fatter as the low calories may stunt your metabolism. If your exercising and doing cardio too I see no reason to be that conservative. Here is a better approach

meal 1- 4 scrambled eggs, 1 cup oats

meal 2- 6-8 oz of fish with broccoli, 1 cup of brown rice

meal 3- 2 scoops of whey protien w/ 2 tblspoons flax oil or natural peanut butter

meal 4- same as what you have already

meal 5- 2 scoops of whey w/ 2 more tblspoons natural peanut butter, OR almonds OR flax oil


This would be a better approach I think, your best bet is to bring things down slow and steady so you can try and gain some muscle at the same time.