DAY 6

So far I still haven't got myself to the gym, tomorrow night i will be 100% as i have renewed my membership, so I'm kind of looking forward to getting back into it now I'm down a bit of weight. This first week has been a little relaxed with my main focus on controlling my hunger, eating times and portion sizes which I have succeeded well with, the chicken and rice meals help suppress hunger and they make me full but they are sooo boring without a sauce or something, so for now I'm adding whatever I want as long as i don't exceed 500 calories per meal, every 3 hours. I have had some good success this week I'm down to 244 lbs, a total loss of 6lbs, considering that's only through diet I'm happy enough, but i know I can do more once I get back to the gym.

Day 6 - 244lbs

Mentally I feel a little better, I don't have that feeling of sloppiness or insecurity when i wear shirts and i can feel my body pushing out of it or feeling too tight, they're hanging off a little with a more relaxed fit so that's a big confidence boost, having to always move up a notch to the next belt hole also made me smile. The plan for the next week is to see 235 or anywhere below it, I want rid
of the 240's for good, and now my diet has adapted the gym and fitting in workouts is the next big thing to get nailed. I have family coming down on the 1st July, 22 days so by that time i want to find a nice fitted shirt and jeans to go out with, just like some women picture their perfect bikini body I'm picturing the fit of that shirt which by that time i want to be dipping below the 220 mark or be below 100kgs (222lbs) at least.

Still working full time hours 6 days a week, takes it out of you and the stress that comes with it almost all the time makes you want to reach for a takeaway and beers and just think fuck it tomorrows a new day, but I'm over that craving and the thought of buying a takeaway is starting to disgust me a little. I still have been drinking alcohol but nowhere near as much! I can see my skin is looking better and less discoloured around certain areas due to the quantity of water I'm drinking also.


CURRENT WEIGHT: 244.2lbs                 -5.8lbs

DAY 1

Last night i had a hell of a work shift! I usually work days in a 24 hour store in the city centre but just to shake things up i was on a 9pm-7am shift, so unfortunately today most of my time has been spent sleeping. About to put in some rice and chicken to get me through the night, one thing that sucks about been fat is chaffing so bad, it is so embarrassing i never used to have this problem at all, but the inside of my thighs feel like barbed wire. The gym is a no go tonight as ill only make it worse and i have work tomorrow also, so just gonna eat clean for tonight and see the numbers drop a little tomorrow. Irregular shift patterns are always a big factor in people's weight loss so I've seen from countless documentaries and actually heard from people saying, they get stuck in a rut, finish work, eat junk and drink which i am guilty of having been stuck in for the past year.

Full moon on the
night shift!

Rice rice Baby!

Could not make it through the day
without a few of these
bad boys still

CURRENT WEIGHT: 249.6 lbs                   -0.4lbs

MY CUTTING DIET (Day 0)

So you've probably heard you phrase you cant out-train a bad diet, and it couldnt be more right. I'd give it a strong 80% diet, 20% Working out split as when you workout thats only a few hours max of your day, the rest of them hours all depends on your nutrition and willpower, if you want some more information on macronutrients flick back to the posts on them below.



So my basic diet will consist of 4 meals, a complex carb, protein source per serving, plenty of water and vitamin supplements, for the time being i wont be taking any workout supplemets or protein shakes as i am squeezing around 140g of protein into the diet as it is which is exactly what my intake was during my first cut and i was happy enough with the results. I will be consuming on average 2000-2200 calories per day, around 1300 calories from plain rice, 450 calories from protein sources (chicken/turkey etc) and an additional 250-450 calories from full fat milk.........Dont panic, I know theres a lot of skeptics out there saying these ratios are all wrong, there are too many carbs, too many fats, But dont just go off what you read, this diet would be unhealthy if i was consuming more than my BMR + exercise output, but this is way below with additional low level cardio included also, fats and carbs are essential for every single metabolic and function in your body. These numbers will adjust slghtly and protein intake will take over the rice as i approach my goal weight of 195lbs as well as increased workout intensity.

My workout routine for the time being will be very little, i wont have the energy to bench 100kg for sets on end but i will be doing resistance training to maintain muscle mass and low level cardio for 30 mins per day, this worked for me like a treat the first time round even though everyone said i was wrong and i would never lose the weight, so you need to just find out what works for you. I'll also be working a full time job soemtimes with irrregular hours, so this will be a huge test of my mental strength especially with a takeaway next door! Day 0 begins now, im more intrigued to see how my mental health changes with this cut, so i will be emphasising a lot on how im thinking and feeling also with posts.

SUMMER 2015

Hey guys, it's been a while since ive used this blog as i have been extremely busy and distracted with that annoying thing we call life. If theres any fellow Students out there at university big shout out to you i know you feel my pain too, ive treated the past few months as a BIIIG bulking period, my current stats are 250lbs and approximately 20% BF. Now Summer in the UK is coming at me faster than a bullet, so for now im making my short term goal for september when all the students return to the city and i begin my final year of study. Sometimes life throwas all sorts of curveballs at us that disrupts routines, mindsets and physically causes you to slump and go down a downard spiral and thats exactly what happened to me.

Alcohol..........Alcohol..........Alcohol! I really do drink way too much, and the saying goes something like it is just happiness borrowed from the next day which i totally agree with! I feel horrible, im a lot more moody, down, depressed, less energetic and just not motivated to be social or even go out of my room, i used to make excuses to leave the house just because i felt great, you really do become your worst enemy when weight gain and lifestyle changes occur. So for anyone who is new to reading my blog i had some success with my physical appearance and mindset but soon was thrown off it, if you need a good read please check out my previous posts below even i was learing as i was typing them up it was great! 

So there's my excuses. out and open i know i need to change it up and this was my biggest motivation to smash it, so thank you again for reading this and all i can say is here we go!