New to this Diet!!!! Please check my menu??? Imput apreciated

[LawyerLongo]

I eat this exact diet everyday. I'm a male and weigh approximatly 235lbs and am 6'3" tall. I'm a larger guy and used to play college football. A typical workout week for me is 3 days on 1 day off, workign out two major muscle groups, for about an hour with heavy/intense weight training.

I then follow my weight training with a session of cardio lasting anywhere from 20 min to 30 min on the treatmill. I like to vary my workouts between HIIT (interval training) and slow long distance running.

Like I said before, I rarely change my diet. And when I do cheat, I cheat with McDonald's Cheeseburgers (minus the bun and condiments)

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BREAKFAST (7:30am)

(3) eggs scrambled
(1) protein shake (2 g of carbs and 3 g of fiber)

SNACK (10:30am)

(1) pouch of tuna fish

LUNCH (1:00pm)

(4) boneless/skinless chicken tenders
Spinch Salad Greens

SNACK (3:30 pm)

(1) pouch of tuna fish
(1) protein shake


DINNER (7:00 pm)

(12 oz.) Salmon
(8 oz.) Shrimp
Spinich Salad Greens

SNACK (10:30 pm)

(2) Boneless/Skinless Chicken Tenders


BREAKDOWN OF DIET

1,700 --- Calories
15g --- Carbs
8g --- Fiber (non-impact/digestable)
325g --- Protein

My question is this:

Is this diet good??

[magickal1]

It looks really good to me - I follow qwl and i only eat lean meat alot of fresh fish - I have at least 1 meal a day with fish I use the forman grill which rocks .but looks really good ur very active so u need some carbs - so plz let me know how it works for u .I should add i do stillmans for 10 days then 2 days of strict atkins basically I just add in some green veggies< might have to try that spinich salad...

[Magicsmom]

You posted this in the Stillman's forum, so I thought I'd ask, are you doing Atkins? That's what your menu looks like. If you're on Atkins, your menu seems a bit skimpy on vegetables. If you're doing Stillman's, shakes and vegetables are not allowed.

[cskies]

LawyerLongo
Hi...Just wanted to hi..don't have any advise for you though!! Your intake looks good but like Magicsmom..which program are you following or is this what is working for you since we all have to find that out for ourselves!!
Hope you are having a great weekend!!

[Windycitygal38]

Actually Stillmans 14 day plan allows for veggies--not to confuse you even more!
I think your menu looks great-and if it works for you, even better.

I have only been on Stillmans for a couple of weeks. I eat greens every day -if I didnt I would be constipated badly. Plus, I dont see how greens could interfere with weight loss quite honestly. If someone knows something I don't here-please tell me!!

[magickal1]

the qwl doesnt tho - was just wondering tho how long have u been eating this way and how much have u lost or want to lose sounds like ur at a good weight for ur hieght Im not sure !!!! what is ur goal ?

[DEBI IN OHIO]

id love to be snuggling up with a man that is 6 foot 3 and 235lbs sounds perfect to me

sorry, didnt mean to embarrass you and or ur wife

[LawyerLongo]

Lol no wife and no girlfriend... too busy! I've def lost weight, but I'm also concerned that I don't wanna lose muscle mass. I've noticed when I eat more fat, (like ground beef) my ketone sticks become a deeper purple, and when I eat low fat, (like fish and chicken), I'm at trace amounts if any...

I feel like my clothes are feeling loser and i've def noticed a difference in the mirror.. could the low ketones be because i'm actually using most of the ketones for energy and as a result there isn't that much left over to be expelled through my urine/breath?

[sammykay]

I am not showing as dark with stillmans but I'm losing more. I think 2 reasons. I am drinking so much more water so the ketones are not as concentrated (150oz +calorie free )also Im exercising more so ketones are being sweated out.

[slatman]

Not stillman's but a good plan... until it get's too boring

[telemetrynurse]

Originally Posted by LawyerLongo

Lol no wife and no girlfriend... too busy! I've def lost weight, but I'm also concerned that I don't wanna lose muscle mass. I've noticed when I eat more fat, (like ground beef) my ketone sticks become a deeper purple, and when I eat low fat, (like fish and chicken), I'm at trace amounts if any...

I feel like my clothes are feeling loser and i've def noticed a difference in the mirror.. could the low ketones be because i'm actually using most of the ketones for energy and as a result there isn't that much left over to be expelled through my urine/breath?

Here is a quote from the newbie page (which is excellent...set up by an administrator here, Cheri, to provide lots of info for newbies to low carbin')

It is true that,"The liver will make ketones from body fat, the fat you EAT, and from alcohol --- the ketone strips have no way of distinguishing the source of the ketones. So, if you test every day after dinner, and dinner usually contains a lot of fat, then you may very well test for large amounts of ketones all the time

I hope this answers your question re. the ketones. The newbie page is excellent and has a LOT of info including "everything you wanted to know about ketones"
http://www.geocities.com/cherilynn82000/Newbiepage.html

[magickal1]

well im doing stillmans and i test everyday with the stix and mine are always deep purple, i eat some kind of fish every day usually 2 meals are fish and then either chicken or red meat....not sure if that helps , i ALSO DRINK 100 OZ OF WATER A DAY!

[magickal1]

deb I HAVE TO AGREE WITH U NOT A BAD THOUGHT AT ALL HEHEHEHE:d U TICKLE ME GIRL.....