Loochy, I bet you’re ripped.
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I'm trying to get there. I've been cutting since early February, so that's 13 weeks. I've been on a calorie controlled diet at approxmiately 2,200 calories (some days a bit more because I get snacky). Protein is high, but I'm not really counting macros, just "lots of protein" while keeping calories in check. I'm eating 4 meals a day from a prep meal service and the other meal is up to me, plus a couple of snacks. My extra meal is usually anabolic french toast or 8 egg whites and oatmeal. Snacks are diet soda, smart pop popcorn, and sugar free jello.





I've made good progress - I'm down from a high of 227 lbs on Feb 2nd to 192 lbs yesterday. This is taking longer (and more weight lost) than I expected to get to the BF% I'd like to be at. However, I've kept a majority of my strength and I still get good pumps in the gym.


The best part, though, is that I've done this all through diet. That's right - I've done ZERO cardio. I've kept lifting the same as I did before, which is a 5 day split lifting generally heavy-ish (6-8 rep range on compounds). I've been taking ECA twice a day for energy and appetite suppression. I'm saving the cardio and some other fat burners for when the fat gets REALLY stubborn (it's looking like my love handles and lower outside chest will be the last to go). So far it's going well and steady, but I may start some cardio soon.


Sorry about the potato camera pic. Dark lighting + small mirror = potato pic.

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Damn you sexy for some reason I thought you were fat. Good work dude
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Loochy ain’t.

That’s your mirror, bro. Get on it Billay. Calories 2200-2400.
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That's what I'm doing daddy
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One of the things that has really helped me is that I've found several substitutes for my soft drink habit. Finding a variety of low call drinks is essential. I'd be lying if I said any of them are as good as Dr. Pepper, but they are good enough to get the job done.

I keep my fridge stocked with Mt. Dew Zero, Crystal Light tea, Tampico zero sugar citrus punch, and Powerade Zero. Wal Mart carries a generic brand of protein shakes that I like; they aren't low cal but they are filling and have almost no sugar in them.
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Sugar free jello brah! You can fill your stomach for very few calories and it tastes good too.



Also, I make these Greg Doucete protein ice cream shakes. They are really good tasting and they will fill you up like crazy due to the guar gum "poofing and whipping" properties....the stuff expands to fill up my entire blender but only has 300ish calories.

• 1 or 2 cups frozen strawberries (I prefer strawberries because they are tasty yet have low calorie density but you can use blueberries or whatever frozen fruit you want). Quantity of fruit depends on how large you want the shake.
  
• 1 or 2 cups of ice. Quantity of ice depends on how large you want the shake.
• 1 scoop of protein powder (I prefer Ryse chocolate peanut butter cup flavor - it actually tastes good and not protein-ish)
  
• 1/2 tsp of guar gum powder
• 1/2c of unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 2 tbsp Walden Farms strawberry syrup

Pour in the liquid first, then the powder, then the ice and berries (it mixes better that way. Blend (you'll have to stop and scrape junk off the sides a couple of times) for 3 or 4 minutes or until all of the ice and berries are crushed and the whole thing takes on a milkshake kind of poofy texture. It should be blended well enough that you can take the cover off of the blender cup and turn it upside down over your head without anything falling out. Eat it with a spoon or extra large smoothie/boba tea kind of straw. This WILL fill you up and you may not be able to finish the whole thing. You definitely won't want to eat for a few hours after this.
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It's funny how we all have our vices.

Personally, I don't give a damn about soda. I used to drink soda, Kool-Aid, juice, etc. growing up because that's what we had in the house. I remember the summer before 9th grade I started hitting puberty hardcore, at least I assume that was my issue. I had the most insane thirst that just could not be quenched. I switched over to drinking water out of necessity and never looked back.

But I'm a sucker for sweets. Cookies, cake, ice cream, brownies, etc. Love them all. I used to buy the family size pack of Chips Ahoy chocolate chip cookies and eat half the container in one sitting (dipped in milk, of course). I could easily eat a half gallon of ice cream after dinner if I didn't force myself to stop.
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Cool. My dad is an ice cream junkie and I'm sure he'd love that.


Another positive with this diet is it gives me an excuse to try new recipes that I might have otherwise overlooked.
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My wife calls it my "gutbuster". I'll down one before we go to a party or family gathering. It's a good way to ensure I don't gorge on junk.


If you want recipies, try Greg Doucette's cookbook. It's expensive, but the stuff in it really is tasty.
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Greg Doucette's french toast is the tits
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Yup! It's so quick and easy - I'll make a large batch of the egg mixture and I keep it in the fridge so I can make french toast for about 4 days.
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I havent worked out in 4 days :-)
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I still haven't been able to share the awesomely equipped home gym with anyone that would appreciate it, so I'll share here. Never again will I miss a gym day - not for a holiday, not because I had to do something with the family during the day, not because of work, not because of a stupid virus...


-Rubber tile floor for good grip and tossing things on the floor
-Mirrored walls to check form
-Titan rack with tons of attachments
-Plenty of weight plates to do even max deadlifts
-Ironmaster dumbbells that go up to 120lbs each
-Awesome treadmill



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