What is the best way to go about getting cut before heading home?

[Nicholas01]

I have been trying to get cut before heading home to the states. I have been running twice a day and going to high reps on my workouts. I am also taking MELTDOWN to help. Are there any suggestions?

[A_Hard_Rain]

diet is very important too, be sure you're eating clean.

[Opies]

go back to low reps on your workout. If you can do a 2 day split type of deal with heavy compounds. and the other 5 days of the week, go for a run once or twice a day. take 1 day off per week if necessary. The real key is eating clean and below your needs. diet is 75 or 80% of weight loss

[Nick1971]

You could try the Velocity Diet, or make a similar one by studying it. You should also read the stickies in the Losing Fat forum, and then ask questions based on whatever gameplan you are doing.

[Nicholas01]

Thanks guys for the advice I am trying with the diet but I have a sweet tooth that will never come loose...LOL. I am trying just to eat salads with grilled chicken and try to maintain a few small meals throughout the day. I did check out the Velocity Diet, so he went to a pure liquid protien diet??? What kind of draw backs are there from doing this to yourself?

[SuffolkPunch]

Log your diet on fitday.com or http://headsupeating.com/Login.php

Reduce calories until you are losing 1-2lbs / week

Foods for satiety: anything high in fibre and protien: salads, beans, lean meat, wholegrain bread, boiled potatos etc.

Make sure you get AT LEAST 1gramme of protien per lb of bodyweight per day

Do 3 x weight workouts per week with big compound exercises. You must include squat and deadlift in this. High reps don't do anything special by the way.

Fill in any remaining workout time with cardio. Elliptical machines burn off lots of calories / hour. You can also look up HIIT.

[Nick1971]

It wasn't a pure liquid protein diet - but it was high in protein. He made sure he had enough Essential Fatty Acids and otherwise had enough macronutrients to essentially a heavy diet. The main drawback of a liquid diet is that you are missing out on solid food, but the main strength is that the portions can be strictly controlled. He also did weight training and some cardio to ensure minimal muscle loss, and to help with the fat burning.

Regarding your sweet tooth - fool it by using artificial sweeteners. I personally can't stand soda without sugar, so I drink alternatives where that doesn't bother me. Trust me, I know how hard it is to come off sodas and junk food.