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Originally Posted by Mattrick Hey,
Lately I've been reading labels on food, trying to avoid a lot of calories and carbs.. I usually only eat carbs right before I lift/cardio... does anyone here have set numbers of daily intakes of each item? I'm trying to shed some body fat if that helps. Thanks a lot.
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If you're looking at shedding bf, what you ideally want to do is speed up your metabolism while maintaining a clean diet and training. You're obviously already training and others have already given you good options for clean carbs, but I'd recommend trying to get in 5-6 meals a day. Something like this:
Meal 1: Protien & Carbs (egg whites and oatmeal)
Meal 2: Protien (probably a protien shake)
Meal 3: Protien & Carbs (chicken breast, potatoe or rice and vegi's)
Meal 4: Protien (see meal 2)
Meal 5: Protien & Carbs (see meal 3)
This is super generic, but the idea is that you divide your total caloric daily intake into 5-6 meals. By putting moderate amounts of calories into your body throughout the day (every 2 1/2 - 3 hours) it keeps your metabolism stoked. Also, doing cardio first thing in the morning helps burn more calories, so that may be something worth considering.
