Anyone care to help me with a diet?

[Mattn]

Not to be a beggar or anything but I have a terrible time trying to formulate a simple easy to follow cutting diet that includes enough protein.
Especially when I am away at work.
At work I basically can bring whatever food I want that is non perishable. Cans of anything. Or really any food that doesn't need to be refrigerated. I do have a small fridge I can use though.
Some perishables that I have access to are
plain chicken breast
Eggs
Whole wheat bread
Fruit
And NY steak once a week.
I also have with me a carb sup
Whey
Protein bars
And Casein

Aside from that the food provided in camp is usually prepared dishes that it would be impossible to count macros on.

My stats are
257lbs maybe less. Haven't weighed in a month
Last check I was 25% bf

So I think with my job which is mostly sedentary I estimated I should eat 2000 calories on non training days and 2300 on training days.
The 300 extra calories
Coming from carb sup and whey shake PWO

I am trying to hit 250+grams of protein a day without getting to high with fats or carbs which I am finding difficult without the use of protein suplements with most meals.

I know none of you know me. I know most of you won't read this.
But if someone were to take the time to help me out I can promise that I will actually follow everything to a T. And you can take credit for my success haha!

 

[olrocko]

257. @ 25% bf means you have a lot of work to do. If your
Workouts are intense and you clean up your diet the lbs will start dropping fairly quickly.
Without knowing your body type or height I'm assuming you have an endomorphic body type based on your description, which was very vague btw. I'd honestly say you aren't eating near enough calories. A good jumping off point would be 12 calories per lb of body weight, putting you at 3087 calories per day.
There is really no point in going to extremes this early,
Keep a nice 40/40/20 balance and I guarantee you will shed some fat. I do t know when you train, therefore I couldn't give you proper meal timing. Hope this helps

 

[Mattn]

Thank you verry much for the response. I was starting to wonder about the calories myself. I have been cutting since a week before xmas and am down 30 pounds so far.
Yesterday I did some bmr and Harris equations to see how close they were to the calories I was consuming.
It was shocking to see how low my calories were compared to where they need to be.
That said after being at 2000-2300 for this long is it advisable to add an extra 700 calories?

Also my training is done in the evenings. Usually around 7 pm

 

[olrocko]

I personally think you will be fine if you are as heavy as you say you are. Plus 25% bf is pretty high. That being said j don't have any idea what you are training for. powerlifting, or more of bodybuilder type training. I am around 8% BF @ 195 at the moment, and I'm eating around 2800 a day.
I can cut and paste my diet to give you an idea of what I eat and when, plus my training is around 4 pm. I do 4-5 days of steady state cardio 30 min a week as well.
Meal 1
1.25 c oats
8 egg whites
2 whole omega 3 eggs
1 Cup berries
Multi-vit
1000mg fish oil
Meal 2
6 oz chicken breast
.75 cup cooked brown rice
2 cups greens

Meal 3
6 oz flank steak or chicken
10 oz yam
2 cups greens
1 oz nuts

Meal 4 Intraworkout shake
1 scoop whey
30g Gatorade powder

Meal 5 PWO
1.5 scoops whey
.5 cup oats
1 Tbsp nat PB

Meal 6
5 oz fish/chicken/lean beef
2 cups spinach
2 tbsp olive oil

 

[Mattn]

Thanks man I appreciate that.
I am going to do some researching on proper timing for nutrients for the best results.
Right now I just have everything split mostly equal between 6 meals. Then my Pre workout is 50 g carbs. Post work out 50g carbs 35g whey. An hour or two later 25g casein then sleep

 

[Mattn]

Not sure how picture posting works here, but if that worked, can someone offer any advice? mostly concerned with the macro consumption times.
keep in mind this is just the diet I will be using while away for work. thats why its kept pretty simple. also i will be sipping on a casien protein shake throughout the day.
another thing to mention is that these meals wont really be meals, I will be snacking on all of this over the course of the day, just in the order posted here and around those times.