too much BBQ?:hmmm:

I try to count calories too it's hard bruh especially this week since I've been sick

That's no excuse - boil eggs, keeps brocolli, pre grill, saute chicken breasts - buy wheat and flax wraps, use mustard - eliminate cheese, but fresh fruit.

You're now committed - there's no turning back. If you MUST have a party day - make it only one night you cheat and actually drink - you all may have to get out of your comfort zone.

You can definitely do this. If you have a day or two of failure, it's okay! No reason to scrap the whole week or your plans to improve your fitness.

I don't really think diet soda or energy drinks are okay. I think the fake sugar makes your body want real sugar and that can make the rest of your dieting tricky. Stick to coffee or tea or water. There are some naturally carbonated beverages with caffeine if you need that fizz fix.

I don't do the whole 30 plan, but the cookbook called whole 30 quick and easy has some good recipes and if you want to build off of it you can do whole 30.

I feel like whenever I cut I lose a lot of strength. This time around I've made protein a higher proportion of my daily calorie intake. Protein bars and shakes mainly. Put some good tasting powder on your morning oatmeal and mix it in. Banana and bar for snack. An evol microwave dinner for lunch with some zero Greek yogurt. Fruit and a 100 calorie muscle milk shake for a snack and then a meal out of the whole 30 book for supper. I can do all of that for around 1700 calories and am losing fat and seeing gains.

I'm doing the hyper calorie reduction the first week by design. I want this shit off of me ASAP and it IS unrealistic - but I'm making it work - believe it or not - Going to bed early helps tremendously - well not necessarily early but earlier than I normally do - say 11PMish - wake up at 7:50AM

I think your plan is a good one and I know you can do it. You're right about sleep. It helps your overall health and eliminates snacking or drinking in that timeframe.

It will come off quick. What's your ideal waist size? I'd like to be in a size 30 by the summer. Im 6'2" 185ish right now.

Are you working on your exercise plan now? What are you going to do? What have you had success with in the past?

not yet - I just know that I won't run w/o other things - I ran 4 miles daily for about 2 yrs straight and I'm at the age that I'm worried about my knees going - I will most likely have one day of jogging and then 4 more days w/ routines on the floor - such as push ups and variations of them - as well as crunchs - ab wheel - some planking - stuff I've done historically. I have SOME muscle under all of this. I'm not too fat - but I want to stop this before I become that way.

I think you should challenge yourself to more than one day of cardio per week. Can you do two or three if time permits? I'd like to see you elevate your heart rate for about 150 minutes a week minimum.

yeah I could do two - I'm still undecided if I want to join a gym or not. I may...

I'd like to see a post in two months from you in the fashion advice thread describing some new fits that you're rewarding yourself with to compliment your gains.

l was that size at one time.........in the 6th grade.:)

Haha - You probably will! LOL

I forgot about the oatmeal I’ve been eating a few times a week at breakfast.

1 cup apple juice, boil it. Add 1/2 cup oatmeal, cover and reduce heat. When done put in Bowl, add cinnamon and hemp hearts.

18-22g protein, tastes like apple crisp. Delicious.

Thanks - I'll consider this.