Can anyone help critique my diet/exercise?

Currently weigh 12st, aged 26, want to get to 11st or even 10.5st before I go travelling.

I've just started this diet: -

8.30 Porridge
10.30 Banana, Green Tea
12.30 Meat with vegetables + potatos/rice (whatever canteen at work provides)
15.00 150g Cottage Cheese with pineapple, Green Tea
18.00 Soup (usually 300 cal) or Vegetables with Meat (chicken usually)
21.00 150g Cottage Cheese

My only drinks are water and green tea.

My exercise will consist of a morning run 7 days a week, and football 1-2 times a week (60 mins 5aside)

How can this be improved?

Been making attempts like this for years but has never really happened.

How long is your run?  It will need to be over 30 mins for a good amount of fat loss.

The structure there looks ok, but it will depend on the portion sizes

James Collier
MT Co-Owner & Nutrition Consultant

I don't know how long the run is yet as I haven't yet started it.

I do tend to prefer running faster for a shorter run

What would you suggest considering it would be 7 days a week?

Hi,

It looks good, obviously we don't know how much priority you give to muscle, if you want to keep as much as you can and don't like the 'endurance' type look it might be worth adding a protein shake on top of your banana at mid morning and doing H.I.I.T using sprints and stair running, will do nicely burning fat whilst adding muscle. If it is a case of just losing weight in total than everything looks good. I would recommend in writing all your food and excersise in a journal to keep motivated. Good luck

sappleton


Currently weigh 12st, aged 26, want to get to 11st or even 10.5st before I go travelling.

I've just started this diet: -

8.30 Porridge
10.30 Banana, Green Tea
12.30 Meat with vegetables + potatos/rice (whatever canteen at work provides)
15.00 150g Cottage Cheese with pineapple, Green Tea
18.00 Soup (usually 300 cal) or Vegetables with Meat (chicken usually)
21.00 150g Cottage Cheese

My only drinks are water and green tea.

My exercise will consist of a morning run 7 days a week, and football 1-2 times a week (60 mins 5aside)

How can this be improved?

Been making attempts like this for years but has never really happened.

 
Not surprised mate!! that menu is more bland then Gary neville !! Look out what you are eating pre diet and cut out all the crap ! Try and join a gym aswell, bigger muscles burn more cals/fat !
Pretty basic really aint it, bit more cv hit the gym cut out crappy foods and off traveling to meet some lady boys ! if ya into that ! They love thier d-bols !!! lol

7 x week is optimistic for a beginner