jiza101

Ok, i recon i have tried cutting around 8-12 times in 2 years, and not once have i achieved my goal. Its coming up to summer here (opposite to you americans ), and i think i will be spending hours at the beach and in my pool with ladies. ATM my bodyfat is between 20-28%, i used the scale thing :mask: Im not carrying much muscle atm, so when i cut i would like to atleast look "average" and not carry this little tyre of fat around my chest,bumb and stomach. I think my biggest problem atm is my diet, i can never seem to stick to one, partially because i grew up with "sensative" taste buds, basically as a kid i refused to eat tuna etc.

I eat heaps of vegetables and stuff, just not much tuna or eggs. So, i have around 3-4 months to (cut and get to around 10-14% bf, and then try put on some muscle in the last month or so). Again i have NEVER cut succesfully, i always end up eating a bad meal and go into the mentality of (oh dw i will burn it of with cardio, then i just end up back into bad eating habits). Im at university, so meals are hard, not much there, i may have to cook stuff for lunch in the morning. I have access to a seated bike machine which says i usually burn around 300 calories each time (20-30 min on it), and i also have some weights in my garage, bench press, barbells etc.

I can go to gym at uni. So, here i go, i admit im a b!tch and need all the support i can get, i simply have failed SO MANY TIMES at this its like i keep restarting and failing, repeat.... Any advice i will be looking forward to, ill make sure to keep this thing updated, usually i will stop replying when i lose focus and give up... So, i need to be true to myself. Thanks for reading !! i hope i finally succeed this time :fingersxd

My stats:
Age : 18
Weight : 201 pounds or so +- 5lbs
Height : 6ft2

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skelooth

Make sure to post your diet (including calorie and nutrient totals + times) and your workout routine + supplements, so that we can follow along It would be good to keep a weekly weigh in too!

You CAN do this bro. The hardest part is just doing it, but if you get psyched up about it, you can ride on the momentum for months and months until you start doing it out of habit!

I'll start a log here soon too so you will not be alone

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jiza101

Thanks for the support dude, one problem i have is i get lazy, and will eat like 5 biscuits which will make me feel full. I totally doubt im getting any where near my maitenence, i probably eat around 1500-2000, yet i still don't lose weight. I was reading your Q&A and realised i should be eating more. Ill post my diet up tommoro. :fingersxd

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Peaked_18

Good luck man.

skelooth

where is the rest of the breakfast? Let's get some protein in there! What I used to do was mix a scoop of whey into my oats. mmm soo good.

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jiza101

Just chugged down a protein shake with skim milk, how much different will having skim milk with it be, than just water :bigthumbu

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skelooth

8oz of skim milk is 12carbs (all lactose sugar) and 8g protein.... which is fine for breakfast as long as you are taking note of your calorie intake.

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jiza101

Ok, im using fitday atm, it says so far ive taken in 793 calories, does that sound about right, thats just breakfast :fingersxd

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Peaked_18

Yeah mna, be careful and think through what your eating.

jiza101

Nutrition

• Breakfast:
• Whey protein + Skim Milk
• Oatmeal + Skim Milk
• Small Peice of Cantelope
• 3g Flax seed oil

• Meal 2:
• Steak Sandwich
• 1/2 Carrot
• Small handful Snow Peas
• Green Tea

• Meal 3:
• 1 Fillet Grilled Flake
• 1/2 Carrot
• Green Tea

• Meal 4:
• 1 Bowl Lentil Soup

• Meal 5:
• Whey protein + Water

Total Calories : 2092

Now, although this is 200 calories below (Maitence - 500), i think that this is a good start, and i in NO WAY feel like im not eating enough, i feel really full.... I never used to eat this much, but never felt hungry, i think i just ate quick foods like biscuits etc. What do you all think :bigthumbu

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skelooth

Just some critiqueing if you don't mind. Meal 4 has no protein, just carbs. You should shoot for ~30g protein in each meal if possible. Meal 2 looks shady, what kind of bread? I'd avoid bread while cutting, and eat sweet potatoes or other low gi carb sources. 1/2 carrot is pointless, eat the whole thing next time Meal 5 is shoddy. All of your meals should include protein and carbs OR protein and fats (well, this could be debated, that's just how I do it, so people are free to argue). Your last meal of the day, if possible, should be dairy protein (IE cottage cheese) and healthy fats (IE, walnuts, peanutbutter, etc).

And one thing that i did not see here that I always try to stress... EAT YOUR VEGGIES! Broccoli! Spinach! Asparagus! Salads! It's important

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jiza101

Yer, i eat HEAPS of vegetables. With the steak sandwhich it was wholemeal bread with spinach, snow peas, and carrot. With the protein for each meal, im not exactly sure where i can get the protein from, i can only have a certain number of shakes a day, what other sources could i have had with the lentil soup for example :fingersxd With the last meal (the shake) what should i be looking to add to it if i can't down cottage cheese, im sure i could eat walnuts ?? :evil: Thanks for the response :bigthumbu Im about to cook around 1 kilo of chicken breast, so that will feed me for 2 days. How much chicken per day is "to much" eg before some negative things can effect me, eg estrogen in it BTW, i LOVE fruit, so if you can see anywhere where i should be eating more, chuck it in :bigthumbu

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jiza101

Nutrition

• Breakfast:
• Whey protein + Skim Milk
• Oatmeal + Skim Milk
• Small Piece of Cantaloupe
• 1.5g Flax seed oil
• Green Tea

• Meal 2:
• Grilled Chicken Breast
• Celery
• Green Tea

• Meal 3:
• Whole Grain Bread with Chicken Breast
• Spinach, Carrot, Cucumber

• Meal 4:
• 1/2 Apple
• 3 Wholemeal biscuits with Peanut butter
• Green Tea

Cardio – 30 minutes (350 calories burnt)

• Meal 5:
• Chicken Breast
• Salad (Celery, Cucumber, Carrot, Capsicum, Olives)

Total Calories : 2032

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skelooth

the only way you can eat too much chicken is if it doesn't fit in your caloric requirements

And yeah, walnuts are a GREAT source of EFAs, just be careful not to eat too many (They are very high in calories).

More critiqueing on the diet: Meal 4 has no protein!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and just out of my own personal preferences, I'd try to move the cardio up to earlier in the day. (Cardio raises your metabolism for hours afterwards, but sleeping will slow it back down... it might also make it hard for you to sleep). And try to stomach the cottage cheese, c'mon, it's tasty

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jiza101

Thanks dude, so i won't start growing huge b!tch tits, because of the estrogen :fingersxd

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builtbeast

I wouldn't worry about that from chicken... if you're going to get gyno from food at this point it would most likely be the fatty pseudo-gyno which can result from being overweight in general.

jiza101

Nutrition

• Breakfast:
• Whey protein + Water
• Oatmeal + Skim Milk
• 1.5g Flax seed oil
• Green Tea

• Meal 1:
• 2 Spinach Triangles
• 1 Stick Celery
• Green Tea

• Meal 2:
• 1 Chicken Breast
• 1 Stick Celery

- 60 Minute Workout in Gym

• Post Workout:
• 1 Cup Oats + Dried Apricots
• Whey protein + Water
• Green Tea

• Meal 4:
• Chicken Breast + Rice
• Green Beans
• Carrot

Total Calories : 2231
Going along well, have totally resisted bad food, eg chips, tim tams etc. :bigthumbu
How long should it take before i know that all this stuff is working :mask:

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skelooth

Depends on your body type / genetics. Personally I see significant results in 3 month intervals. For some people it's one month intervals. Time frame isn't the issue, it's consistency

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jiza101