In 2008, I was 35, 5'7", 170 and I looked good. I could get 7 reps of 225 and do about 18 pull ups. Then it got to the point where I wasn't making gains, I didn't know where to get any gear, so I decided that not going to the gym and eating whatever I wanted wasn't such a bad way to live.
5 years later, I'm 225, and whenever I run into someone I haven't seen in a while, they look at me like "WTF happened?"
Back then, I watched what I ate at every meal but dinner, because my wife cooks what she and my daughter like (she's Asian, so it's lots of white rice and fried fish; sometimes she makes Italian because my daughter loves it), not what's best for my fitness regimen, and I think it's important to eat dinner as a family. I got good results from it, so that's what I've gone back to doing.
On a typical day I'll eat something like this:
Breakfast: A smoothie with skim milk, protein powder, a spoon full of peanut butter and a banana.
Lunch: Salad with chicken and veggies, non fat dressing.
Mid-day snack: Sandwich on whole grain bread with lean meat and mustard.
Dinner: Whatever my wife makes.
Evening snack: protein powder and skim milk.
I'm also hitting the gym 5x a week and doing 45 min of cardio.
The good news is I haven't lost as much strength as I thought I would. My first day back in the gym I got 165 up for 10 reps. After one month, I can do 180 x 10. Not bad for 5 years off. The problem is, during that month, I've only lost 5 pounds. At this rate, it will take more than a year to get back where I was. If that's what it takes, so be it, but I would love to know of a way to get results faster as far as fat loss.
Also, I've decided that this time I am going to try cycling. I'm not sure when I should start my first cycle, though. I am thinking I should start it once I am almost at my desired weight. If my goal is to get back to 170, maybe I should start my first cycle at 185?
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Originally Posted by 2144bill
