Cutting diary

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TJU91

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Male, 26, 5'8", 165lb

Extremely little lifting experience, been in a battle with my weight since 2010 when I peaked out at ~260lb. Lightest I've been is 153lb about 2 months ago. I know the tools necessary to get my goal achieved, it's all about consistency and I have the right frame of mind to get the job done.

Goal of this cut: get as close as possible to 10% body fat before starting my lean bulk. This could mean getting as low as ~130lb however I will evaluate every 5lb lost under 150lb. I could see myself starting to reverse diet around the 140lb mark.

Rough estimate of my TDEE is 2600 calories per day, based on online calculators and personal experience.
Lifting 6x a week following a Push/Pull/Legs routine, work is 5 days a week, 8 hours a day being on my feet, getting anywhere between 100-150g of protein per day and averaging ~2100 calories per day.

I'll be updating this diary every Sunday, logging my weight and calories averaged per day.
 
Congrats on the amazing weight loss and new focus on cutting/weightlifting. I'm looking forward to your updates.

Your 6x a week weightlifting plan does look a little intense. Have you planned/discussed it with a coach or a friend that's been weightlifting for a while?
 
feelinggooder said:
Congrats on the amazing weight loss and new focus on cutting/weightlifting. I'm looking forward to your updates.

Your 6x a week weightlifting plan does look a little intense. Have you planned/discussed it with a coach or a friend that's been weightlifting for a while?
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I've been on and off the BB forums since 2012, first starting off with a 3x fullbody workout ala Starting Strength.

There is so much information being thrown around that I could never come to a conclusion of what is the best way to approach a lifting regime.
I've seen so many people make progress on fullbody routines and many people make progress on "bro" splits. The one common trend between both of these training programs is each muscle group is getting stimulated at least twice a week.
I'm much more happier doing a PPL routine over something like Starting Strength.
At the moment I'm starting off with (almost) an empty barbell and the lightest dumbbells at the gym. I've got a progression scheme in place so right now with the light weights I'm concentrating on getting my form spot on and by the time the reverse diet comes into effect the weight should start becoming heavier which will go hand in hand with the extra calories I'll be taking in.
 
Welcome to the forum. there are many approaches which will work, but they are not all optimal for your individual goals.
 
Thanks @cate and @Trusylver

Micro update; day 4, average calories are ~2300. Weighing out foods and for any condiments such as sauce/sugar/milk for tea/coffee I always round up to the nearest 100.
 
feelinggooder said:
Congrats on the loss, how are the lifting sessions going so far?
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Thanks, so far so good. Just nailing my form at the moment, especially with the deadlift, squats and RDLs. At the latest, I will start reverse dieting at the end of February. Any more weight loss in the coming month will just be a bonus.
 
28/1/18

Weight: 159.8lb

Difference: -1.4lb

Averaged ~2300 calories per day. I'd be happy to average 1-2lb per week till end of February
 
11/2/18

Weight: 159lb

Difference: -0.4lb

Two days I ate 1800 calories to allow for a birthday party on friday night. Was expecting to go full ham but kept it very sensible. Had 1500 calories in the day and probably went up to 3000 by the end of the night. Stuck to the XXXX golds, these days I can't drink as much as I used to anyway, really felt it after 4 beers, had another one and called it quits.
 
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