Need guidance/advice on cutting! PICS!!

[cjmcguire90]

I have decided I am tired of being so heavy and looking in the mirror and being fat. I was not planning to cut until early next year but realized i need to NOW. My biggest problem is that I have been in denial telling myself "gotta keep bulking, your not fat". I feel like I have a decent base of muscle under all this fat, but it doesn't show in these pics! I would greatly appreciate help on how to develop a meal plan to fit my needs. I've been training consistently now since January and feel like I am making progress but need to really dial in my diet....Obviously lol. Thanks for any help.

I am 5'6'' 199 lb as of today.

I train 5 days a week. Back, Chest, Legs, Shoulders, Arms.

[vanderr]

I have decided I am tired of being so heavy and looking in the mirror and being fat. I was not planning to cut until early next year but realized i need to NOW. My biggest problem is that I have been in denial telling myself "gotta keep bulking, your not fat". I feel like I have a decent base of muscle under all this fat, but it doesn't show in these pics! I would greatly appreciate help on how to develop a meal plan to fit my needs. I've been training consistently now since January and feel like I am making progress but need to really dial in my diet....Obviously lol. Thanks for any help.

I am 5'6'' 199 lb as of today.

I train 5 days a week. Back, Chest, Legs, Shoulders, Arms.

Perhaps you should try carb cycling, this way you can keep adding muscle and shed a bit of fat..

[cjmcguire90]

Perhaps you should try carb cycling, this way you can keep adding muscle and shed a bit of fat..

Can you explain this some possibly or should I just Google it? I have never counted calories. Only tried to consume lots of protein. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks vanderr!

[srsapples]

No homo, but im jelly of your tiny nips.

Anyway, carb cycling involves eating way more carbs on training days than rest days. Usually paired with calorie cycling, eating a good amount less on rest days. Eating high carbs on training days supposedly helps shuttle glycogen to muscle stores to help recovery, while eating less on off days prevents spill over into fat stores. It seems to be popular in the IF (intermittent fasting) circle, so check out http://rippedbody.jp or http://leangains.com .

In all honesty, you look pretty solid for 5' 6" 200lbs. Of course you have some fat on you but its not lard ass status.

[bruceprice]

I think you should add a separate nipple day. They're lagging a bit.

[cjmcguire90]

No homo, but im jelly of your tiny nips.


In all honesty, you look pretty solid for 5' 6" 200lbs. Of course you have some fat on you but its not lard ass status.

Thank you for those links. I will have to do some research and come up with a diet to follow. I am interested in creating a whole meal plan. I take my lifting pretty seriously and am trying to get my nutrition on track. Ha ha sometimes I feel like a lard ass looking at some of the lean people on here! I think I have just been scared to cut and lose muscle mass.

Thanks again for your answers, time to start reading!

[ace2735]

I think you should add a separate nipple day. They're lagging a bit.

Hahahahahahahaha

[dreamer88]

try Keto diet,, go to nutrition section and read stickies

[nickbutterz]

I think you should add a separate nipple day. They're lagging a bit.

haha +rep

As for OP your def looking solid, when you start counting calories and eating at a deficit, I'm sure you'll have no problem cutting, def wanna see what you achieve!

[cjmcguire90]

try Keto diet,, go to nutrition section and read stickies

Dreamer,

Thanks for the advice I will have to go do some more reading. I appreciate all the help!

[cjmcguire90]

haha +rep

As for OP your def looking solid, when you start counting calories and eating at a deficit, I'm sure you'll have no problem cutting, def wanna see what you achieve!

Nick,

Thanks for the kind words man, motivates me to keep going! I am very motivated to count calories and cut down just trying to do it right because for some reason I am so scared to do it wrong and like shrivel up lol.