My cutting diets, please critique

[Lococoin]

I am a 24 year old male and just getting back into working out. I am 6 feet tall, 192 pounds and im guessing im at around 15-17% body fat. I feel that there is a substantial amount of fat on my body that I would like to reduce, however while im doing this I would like to at least maintain/gain some muscle mass. I have been working out for 5 weeks now at 4 times a week but haven't been doing any cardio. My plan is to bump up my cardio to 30-40 minutes per day at east 4 times a week preferrably 7. This session will be done first thing in the morning before having anything to eat on my cross country ski machine.

I seem to be the kind of guy who needs to have his meals planned ahead of time. These are the 2 variations that I have come up with. The second one seems to be closer to what I would need for losing bodyfat. I would like to keep both of them so if you guys could suggest some improvements/alterations of my diets that would be great.

Here they are:




Meal 1

2 scoops whey
1 cup milk skim
1 tbsp. flax seed oil

Meal 1 Total 56(pro) 19(carb) 17.3(fat) 462(cal)


Meal 2
8 oz lean steak
1.5 cups veggies

Meal 2 Total 64(pro) 14(carb) 32(fat) 618(cal)

Meal 3

1 chicken breast
1.5 cups veggies

Meal 3 Total 38(pro) 15(carb) 4(fat) 224(calories)


Meal 4

2 scoops whey
1 cup milk
1 tbsp. Flax seed oil
1.5 cups veggies

Meal 4 Total 60(pro) 33(carb) 17.3(fat) 532(calories)


Meal 5

2 cans tuna
celery/onions
1 tbsp mayonnaise
1.5 cups veggies

Meal 5 Total 68(pro) 14(carb) 3(fat) 352(calories)


Meal 6
8oz lean steak
1.5 cups veggies

Meal 6 Total 64(pro) 14(carb) 32(fat) 618(calories)


Meal 7
2 scoops whey
1 cup skim milk

Meal 7 total 56(pro) 19(carb) 75(fat) 342(calories)


Daily Total 406(pro) 138.2(carb) 108.9(fat) 3148(calories)






CUTTING DIET 2



5 eggs
1 packet oatmeal
4 oz. milk
1 tbsp flax seed oil
Meal Total 38(pro) 44.5(carb) 38.5(fat) 675(calories)



2 servings protein
8 oz. milk
Meal Total: 56(pro) 19(carb) 3(fat) 342(calories)



1 chicken breast
1 cup rice
Meal Total: 38(pro) 45(carb) 4.5(fat) 344(calories)


2 servings protein
8 oz. milk
Meal Total: 56(pro) 17(carb) 3(fat) 332(calories)


2 servings protein
8 oz. milk
1 tbsp. Flaxseed oil
Meal Total: 56(pro) 17(carb) 17(fat) 452(calories)


2 chicken breasts
1 cup rice
Meal Total: 52(pro) 44(carb) 3.5(fat) 410(calories)


1 serving protein
8 oz. milk
Meal Total: 32(pro) 14(carb) 1.5(fat) 206(calories)



DAILY TOTAL: 328(pro) 200.5(carb) 71(fat) 2761(calories)

[Mr.X]

your calories are way too high

from what I can see you should be/are on a cutting diet

why so many carbs/calories?

Mr>X

[Lococoin]

I have modified one diet to do what you have said. If you could just give it a quick lookover that would be great. Sorry for the arrangement, i am copying directly from excel and cant get it to line up quite right.

	CUTTING DIET 1				
					
Time	Meal 1 	Protein (g)	Carbs (g)	Fat (g)	Calories
	1 scoop whey	24	3	1.5	126
8:00 AM	1 tbsp. flax seed oil 	0	0	14	120
	2 packets oatmeal	8	64	4	320
	Meal 1 Total 	32	67	19.5	566
	Meal 2 				
10:30 AM	1 chicken breast	34	1	4	154
	1 1/2 cups veggies	4	14	0	70
	1/2 cup brown rice	2	19.5	0.6	90
	Meal 2 Total 	40	34.5	4.6	314
2:00 PM	Meal 3				
	1 cup brown rice	4	39	1.2	179
	1 tbsp mayonnaise	0.1	2.1	4.9	46
	1/2 can tuna	16	0	0.75	71
5:00 PM	Meal 3 Total 	20.1	41.1	6.85	296
	Meal 4 				
	1 chicken breast	34	1	4	154
	1 1/2 cups veggies	4	14	0	71
7:30 PM	Meal 4 Total 	38	15	4	225
	Meal 5				
	1 can tuna	32	0	1.5	141
	1 tbsp mayonnaise	0.1	2.1	4.9	46
10:00 PM	Meal 5 Total 	32.1	2.1	6.4	187
PWO	Meal 6 				
	8oz lean steak	60	0	32	548
	1 scoop whey	24	3	1.5	126
	Meal 6 Total 	64	14	32	618
					
	Daily Total	246.2(pro)162.7(carb)74.85(fat)2262(calories)
	Goal	230	172.8	76.8	2304

[Mr.X]

this looks fine

just increase fats to 100 grams
and decrease carbs to 100 grams