This is my first post, so please bear with me.
I am a 25 year old male. I am 6’2 and my current weight is 280 with 39% body fat. I started dieting about a month ago where my initial weight was 305.
I worked out almost religiously in high school, being an offensive lineman,and have retained a lot of the muscle, despite being very lazy for the past 7 years.
The only problem is that I am noticeably fat. I have rock hard abs…but they are hidden under all my belly fat. I have huge biceps and pecs, but again, they are hidden under fat.
About two weeks ago, I started going to a gym. I do about 25 min cardio everyday, along with a few reps each of bench press, curls…etc, mostly upper body. (my legs are cut like a Greek god for some strange reason). I take protein shakes before and after each work out.
My diet consist of: whole wheat bagel and protein shake for breakfast, tuna and veggies or salad for lunch, baked chicken with veggies for dinner, and a few snacks of granola or yogurt in between each. This diet worked for me to lose 25 lbs. before I started exercising, but I am sure it probably needs to change now.
So what am I doing right and what am I doing wrong? My main goal is to cut away the fat to show the muscle that is already there.