Overcome your addiction. I'm politely serious. As a matter of fact, I'll make a deal with you. I'm hooked on Diet Cokes right now. I need to stop, and I know it. You need to stop on the EC stack until you cut again months down the road, and you know it.
Set a date to stop, and we'll both quit cold turkey. Let me know...
You have asked an excellent question that is going to take some time to answer. I am about to take my lovely wife to our metal box (home, sweet home) for the evening, but I promise both you and Mermaid some detailed responses tomorrow. If you could help me today, let me know what your new workout program is going to be, and we'll tweak it and refine it (if needed!).