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Hi people, I have been a member for some time but hardly posted just looked at threads for advice. I just wanted some advice on my weight loss regime.

I am 175 pounds and 5ft 7in tall and looking to shed some pounds.

I am looking to get lean with some muscle definition, don't want to have big muscles as such.

DIET:

Eggs, wholeweat bread, porridge, lean chicken, salad, tuna, salmon, dried apricots, prunes, bananas, almonds, sunflower seeds, oatmeal, white coffee (semi-skimmed).

I take whey protein post-workouts only.

(I am just listing the things that I eat, I don't eat all of that in one day lol, I vary them day-to-day in small portions throughout the day.)

WORKOUT:

Monday: Full body workout (weights)

Tuesday: HIIT, 10sec sprint, 50sec jog (15-20mins).

Wednesday: Full body workout (weights)

Thursday: HIIT, 10sec sprint, 50sec jog (15-20mins).

Friday: Full body workout (weights)

Saturday: HIIT, 10sec sprint, 50sec jog (15-20mins).

Sunday: Rest

I used to do 40 mins jogging but switched to HIIT.
 
Off the bat I can tell you you're probably not eating adequate amounts of veggies and you have too much high intensity (CNS dependent) work in your routine.

The idea is not to murder your body into submission. Recovery ability is gimped while in a calorie deficit so the intensity of your training needs to reflect that.
 
And that's fine. If not counting calories works for you... that's great. I don't count either. I simply adjust my food volume while ensuring adequate amounts of the essentials based on what my body is doing. It's indirect calorie manipulation, if you will.

But like I said, you're trying to beat your body into submission which flies in the face of what we know about recovery ability when dieting. Not saying it won't work. It's just not optimal and a good way of getting yourself hurt or overtrained.
 
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