Cutting is HARD!!!! well at least for me

[iggy]

Cutting down to 150-160lbs has been my goal for the past five months.

i managed to cut from 225-180 in the first few months, but i have been stuck

at 180lbs since january. I've tried various routines and exercise plans and

diets. read a few books on cutting down, and changed my diet significantly. I

tried No-Explode and it made me bigger, vanyer, and stronger, but also didnt

help me cut at all. Superpump was bad on my stomach and that made me

vany too. The Abs diet never worked for me either. I think it was the cheat

meal that killed me. The diet told me once a week i could eat whatever i

wanted for a meal and go as big as you possibly can. So one day at quaker

steak i ate 46 wings and one atomic wing. The next day i gained 3 lbs and it

took me two weeks to get off. I've been eating breakfast every day with a

high protein low carb diet and i havent been eating fast food hardly at all. I

run about two or three days a week for a couple miles. My daily food intake

looks like this.


7:15 - Instant Oatmeal with 24g whey protein

9:20 - Protein Bar

11:20 - Almonds and Berries

12:00 - Lunch - Salad, Tuna or Turkey Breast or PBJ sandwitch

2:00 - 48g whey protein shake

3:15 - workout at the gym

5:00 - Protein shake, or fazoli's whole wheat penne with marinara sauce (sometimes)

7:00 - Dinner - Beans, Steak or Chicken, Skim Milk

9:00 - Protein Bar


Thats what i ate every day for the past 3 months (with a few cheat meals).

I've been taking liver pills for about two weeks now with every meal, but you

have to realize that i'm still a senior in high school and it's real hard when you

go to a catholic school and if they catch you with food between classes or in

class you get a detention and they take your food away. It's also really hard

to drink water during school. One other problem i have is a drink a few days a

week. Maybe 4 or 5 a couple days a week when i bowl, and a couple forties

or eleven during friday or saturday. I have eliminated drinking from my diet for

a few weeks and my results were the same. I was stuck.

My Workout Routine looks like this.

I hit every body part with 5-7 different exercises.

Monday - Chest/bi's

Tuesday - Shoulders

Wednesday - Back

Thursday - Tri's

Friday - Leg's

I'm just trying to cut as quick as i can. I've set goals, tried different things,

different approaches. Right now iam open to anything. I wanted to start No-

Explode again next monday, but i'm not sure if that would be right either.

I weighed in at 24% body fat one month and two weeks ago. Now after all of

that i'm only at 23% body fat. I really appreciate anyone who reads this and

i'm open to any suggestions.

Stats
Age: 17 (almost 18)
BFP: 23%
Body mass index: 25.0
I'll post some pictures once i fix my camera later today.
thanks.
- iggy

 

[coolcolj]

you probbaly need to go off the diet for 2-3 weeks and into maintenace to get your metabolism back into order and then resume

plus if you go under your natural bodyfat set point by a lot it gets harder and harder to get leaner

also not all bodyweight gain/loss is fat - there is water and muscle too. You can't gain 3lbs of fat in one day

 

[dshiznit00]

how much cardio are you doing. Do early AM cardio on an empty stomach if you wanna get rid of some fat.
also might wanna look into taking some off days of lifting and do atleast 40 misn of cardio a day. I would change the groups your working out together personally but thats just me.
back/bis
chest/tris
shoulders
legs

the oatmeal is wholeweats right? not the instant ones in the pkg with crap added? I do 1 cup of oatmeal in the am with some blueberries or rasberries and a scoop of whey.

I would add like one cup broccoli to your diet since it keeps test. levals high
also I think asparagis is good to help cut some of the water weight.
before the gym I would do 30-40gs protien and a orange or bannana or something. after the gym you need to drink your protien shake with like 40gs protien then a little later get in 40 carbs (baked potato or something) this will help build the muscle and the cardio should burn off the carbs your taking in.

take in alot of water or crystal light

 

[Protobuilder]

how much cardio are you doing. Do early AM cardio on an empty stomach if you wanna get rid of some fat.
also might wanna look into taking some off days of lifting and do atleast 40 misn of cardio a day. I would change the groups your working out together personally but thats just me.
back/bis
chest/tris
shoulders
legs

the oatmeal is wholeweats right? not the instant ones in the pkg with crap added? I do 1 cup of oatmeal in the am with some blueberries or rasberries and a scoop of whey.

I would add like one cup broccoli to your diet since it keeps test. levals high
also I think asparagis is good to help cut some of the water
before the gym I would do 30-40gs protien and a orange or bannana or something. after the gym you need to drink your protien shake with like 40gs protien then a little later get in 40 carbs (baked potato or something) this will help build the muscle and the cardio should burn off the carbs your taking in.

take in alot of water or crystal light

Congratulations on cramming in more BB'ing voodoo into one post then I've seen in awhile.

 

[dshiznit00]

dont know if thats a good thing or bad thing lol

 

[iggy]

instant oatmeal is bad for you?
the abs diet praises it......
do you really think lifting less would make it easier to cut?
i was also thinking of getting some Clen; Winn-50; and Tren 75.

 

[s8nlilhlpr]

Uhm, not to nitpick or anything. You said your in HIGHSCHOOL, drinking 2-3 times a week, and considering 'roids as the answer.......

Your diet sucks....you need meat, vegetables, and water...thats it. Stop eating "instant" oatmeal, cereal, fazoli's, etc. Don't get lazy and think a sandwich counts as a meal. Start walking/running EVERYDAY. DON'T do it on an empty stomach, eat a piece of fruit before you go.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

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[SgtSlaughter]

ok...

if you swear not to buy any SHIT from the r o i d store, I will help you out.

But don't waste my time if I take time out of my day to help you out...

so tell me if you want a plan, let me know... but if you don't do it, don't post up here in a month or two and say nothing happend.

 

[iggy]

i'm just confused. that's all i will say. i went two weeks without drinking or eating fast food and following the abs diet for the past 3 months which praises instant oatmeal. I've read a few books too but the truth is i really dont know much at all about cutting or nutrition at all. I would be very greatful for any advice. I've been trying for months to cut with different techniques. Just trying not to sound like a dumbass because i'm a straight up powerlifter and know nothing about cutting weight except how my wrestling friends do it. which will slow down my metabolism anyway. I've been trying to eat throughout the day at school even though its hard because you'll get a detention if they catch you. Maybe the problem is i'm eating too much with around 8 meals a day. 200-250gs of protein a day for the past 3 months too. Any help would be much obliged.