I have to say, this is one great workout routine. I feel stronger and muscle development is definitely going on. Protein--and lots of it--is definitely a requirement under the program though. It's running everyday and the gym five times a day, so one does get pretty drained in the end of the day. I'm relying heavily on DFAC for sustenance, but it's pretty hard during those days when all they have are fried stuff: fried chicken legs, fried fish, french fries, onion wings, etc. I'm tempted to start doing the salad option with a piece of chicken breast on the side, but salads make me puke and their chicken breasts are dried out as hell. Here's how my diet usually consists of:
Pre-Breakfast, Post-Run Shake - 4g fat, 25g protein, 7g carbs
Breakfast - 4 eggs slightly scrambled, bacon, two slices wheat bread with a teaspoon of butter and jam, a teaspoon ketchup, 400 ml chocolate milk (37g protein, 35.6g fat, 29.8g carbs)
Snack #1 - 1 apple, 1 serving protein shake, 1 ounce cashews, 1 hardboiled egg (23.5g fat, 36.6g protein, 30.2g carbs)
Lunch - Generic lunch (lots of meat, a serving of vegetables, chocolate milk, a serving of beans or chickpeas, ice cream, fruits) (49.2g fat, 57.2g protein, 86.8g carbs)
Snack #2 - 1 apple, 1 serving protein shake, 1 ounce cashews, 1 hardboiled egg (23.5g fat, 36.6g protein, 30.2g carbs)
Dinner - same as lunch (49.2g fat, 57.2g protein, 86.8g carbs)
Post-Workout Shake - 4g fat, 25g protein, 7g carbs
For a total of: 190.4g of fat, 273.2g of protein, 277.8g of carbs. That breaks down to:
Pre-Breakfast, Post-Run Shake - 4g fat, 25g protein, 7g carbs
Breakfast - 4 eggs slightly scrambled, bacon, two slices wheat bread with a teaspoon of butter and jam, a teaspoon ketchup, 400 ml chocolate milk (37g protein, 35.6g fat, 29.8g carbs)
Snack #1 - 1 apple, 1 serving protein shake, 1 ounce cashews, 1 hardboiled egg (23.5g fat, 36.6g protein, 30.2g carbs)
Lunch - Generic lunch (lots of meat, a serving of vegetables, chocolate milk, a serving of beans or chickpeas, ice cream, fruits) (49.2g fat, 57.2g protein, 86.8g carbs)
Snack #2 - 1 apple, 1 serving protein shake, 1 ounce cashews, 1 hardboiled egg (23.5g fat, 36.6g protein, 30.2g carbs)
Dinner - same as lunch (49.2g fat, 57.2g protein, 86.8g carbs)
Post-Workout Shake - 4g fat, 25g protein, 7g carbs
For a total of: 190.4g of fat, 273.2g of protein, 277.8g of carbs. That breaks down to:
My protein intake on one hand definitely has no problems. For a guy weighing 175 pounds, 277.8 grams of protein a day roughly equates to 1.6 grams of protein per pound of body weight. The problem is the carbs. It's taking up too much of my intake. However, it may not be as big a problem as I think it is: despite the presence of such things as ice cream and chocolate milk, most of the carbs are coming from healthy-carb rich foods such as fruits, vegetables and beans. Ice cream I may not give up, because that's the only thing keeping me from gonig over the edge. Chocolate milk on the other hand...I might just go from two bottles to one bottle of chocolate milk and one of low-fat milk. We'll see.
The one thing that I like about this though is it allows me 2 days of no-holds barred. Those days for me are BBQ Sundays and surf and Turf Wednesdays. I can chow-down anything I want, then back to normal days. Good for me, because those are really the only days when I even remotely consider filling up on the offerings from the DFAC.

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