My Full Diet Layout

[Brigham]

I thought i would just make a simple layout of my diet for you. I am DEP with SEAL contract, and dieting is a MAJOR part of getting ready for SEALs. Here goes:

Note: (You should snack in between, with HEALTHY stuff, there are alot of good snack options at the bottom, You DONT have to go hungry!)

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Breakfast: (Eat FIRST thing when u wake up, gets your metabolism going)

Bowl of TOTAL Cereal with Soy Milk (and sometimes a little 2% Milk for dairy)
glass of V-8 SPLASH
Cup of Non-fat fruit yogurt


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Lunch:

Tuna pouch with Non-fat Miracle Whip
Glass of Diet Green Tea
Nonfat Cinnamon raisin bread


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Dinner: (It is recommended to STOP eating 2 hours b4 u go to bed, but if u workout in the mornings, its not so bad. you CAN drink in that 2 hour period)

Progresso healthy soup (6% sat. fat, 10g protien)
Can of some sort of vegies
Glass of 2% Dairy Milk


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Bedtime: I chug 1 bottle of water RIGHT at bedtime.


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Snacks:
-Any fruit,
-Vegies, maybe with some nonfat dressing (EXCEPT avocados, they are the only vege with Sat. fat!)
-Nonfat cinnamon raisin bagel
-Nonfat cinnamon raisin bread
-Nonfat Pringles : )
-Nonfat Rice Cakes (Cheddars the best!)
-Nonfat Ritz Crackers
-Applesauce
-Low-fat Breakfast bars (preferrably 3% Sat fat, no more than 5%!)
-Nonfat Yogurt


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Protien: (The key time to drink it is within ONE HOUR AFTER WORKOUT)

[snow85]

brigham-- what are you doing for your workout?

if you're doing the warning order, you're not getting anywhere NEAR enough calories.


and where are you getting this stuff? you can eat IN bed if you want to.

it's recommended that you eat within 30 minutes to one hour of waking, unless you work out. then you can eat after.

and avocados aren't bad for you-- not at all.

be careful with all your 'nonfat' foods. you're filling up on calories, and not good ones at that. those nonfat foods are NOT good for you. besides, you need to be eating the fat.

where's my email? you have until saturday night to do what i asked, or the post will be edited for you.

[Brigham]

Yes i do the warning order plus 2 hours of lifting mon-Thur. I know the nonfat crackers and chips arent good but they are for when i just NEED TO EAT. which brings me to the amount of calories. ur probably right i dont get enough, its just that I've been injured (torn thumb ligament) and ship in 2 weeks. I got the brace of 2 wekks ago, so thats 4 weeks. I needed to trim the little bit of fat,but i guess i can up calories now. Still the diet has helped, and was the ONLY thing, besides an occasional 6 mile run, that kept me in shape when i was injured. And as for Bedtime its cuz ur metabolism slows down almost stopping. Avocados are the ONLY grown food that have Sat. Fat, which isnt good. it wont kill u, but u want unsat. fat, not Sat. Thx 4 the input, i guess i will find sum more fuel to include in my diet. God bless.


-Brigham

PS.

where's my email? you have until saturday night to do what i asked, or the post will be edited for you


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[Burner1]

Brigham,

You have alot of good things in your diet, but also have some problems I can see.

1. Your not getting enough of the right protein. If you want to build and maintain lean muscle you
have to get at least a gram to a gram an a quater per pound of body weight.

2. Watch those nonfat foods. Learn to read and interprut the nutritional information on the back.

3. You can eat before you go to bed. Just keep it lean. High protein, low in fat and carbs.
(Tuna) is great for this. Your body builds and repairs muscles while you sleep.

4. If your hungry. Eat something that brings fuel to your body. Pringles are not a fuel. If you
want them eat them, but don't list them in your diet that others might follow.

5. Be sure your adding a good high potency multi-vitamin to your regimen.

6. If your trying to loose fat. Do your cardio as soon as you wake up. Then have your
breakfast.

7. Space your meals about every three hours. This will help increase your metabolism.

8. Get your carbs from whole grains. This will give you the complex carbs you need. Not from
simple carbs like potato chips. It will also help add fiber to your diet. Which is very important
to a high protein diet.
Good luck to you