Hi, I’m a 24 y.o. male and I’ve been training naturally for 3 years now. I’m 104 kg’s (230 lbs) and 188 cm (6’2) with %23-24 percent body fat. Currently, I’m happy with my overall size and strength, but I’ve never looked good with my clothes off. I’ve had couple of attempts of getting leaner, all re…

Keep it simple. One less than optimal meal doesn’t have a huge impact, just get back on track right away. Don’t overthink it. Don’t self-sabotage. And as @TrainForPain eluded to - your diet will only work if you do. Find what works for you and your life and roll with it. If you have specific questi…

[image] Corleone1907: all resulted in failure since the diet revealed way less muscle than I expected. This is unfortunately true for most of us. We can either be big but pretty soft, or we lose that layer and end up defined but on the small side. What is your end game ? what are you train…

Where I fail is mostly consistency, I mean converting this all stuff into a long-term sustainable lifestyle (considering it’s not just a 6 week circuit as mentioned by someone else before me). I have friends and relatives that I’ve had a workout with, who are fairly lean, we lift about the same, but…

It doesn’t sound like you’ve really decided you want to lose the weight; you’re still kind of considering it. Once you decide, you’ll get there.

[image] simo74: Be specific with your goal (and try to pick only one). I am quoting myself now, that’s like talking to yourself. One goal. In that last post, you want to be big, you want to have abs and be lean, you want to be able to eat what ever, you want to eat big portions. Time for s…

[image] simo74: tough self love Oh you

I need help from you experienced lifters to help me to decide. “What would you do if you were me?”

Have you considered “mini-cuts”? Periods of aggressive dieting where at your bodyfat you could lose 10lbs in a month, lose no muscle, and then get right back to putting on muscle for 3-4 months. It’s not a quick way to get lean, but in a 3:1 ratio of bulk to cut, each time you end a mini-cut you wil…

Yes, I’ve tried this kind of well structured “shock” diets. They were surprisingly the most beneficial for me.

If it fits your mentality, that’s great. A few other posters here and I have found success in limiting the calories drastically in the day (just high-protein shakes and small snacks) and then eating pretty freely in the evening. It’s nice to know you have the evening to look forward to where you can…

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