Super frustrated, almost about to give up. Need advice from you all

[nzkiwiguy]

Hey peeps,

I am really frustrated. I have been training really hardcore for 6-8 weeks now and I have not lost a single kg or pound. I can see some definition in my arms but no real weight loss or belly fat loss.

Background :
Always had a belly since I was 9 years old. Lowest bf I have had when I was 18 was 16%. My PT tells me I around 22% now ( i am 26 years old now).

I started on Kris G's plan but realised that I was taking in too much carbs, so stopped taking carbs and went to paleo diet for 4 weeks, and still no drop.

My workout :

45 mins cardio everyday. 20 minutes before doing weights and 20 minutes after.
Include interval training 2-3 days a week (20 mins max).
I go to the gym minimum 4 days a week.
I do weight training 2 days upper body and 2 days lower body.
I usually in the gym for almost 2 hours each time.

Diet
Morning - Oats 1/2 cup with water
snack - whey protein
Lunch - chicken breast (150-200g), spinach or 6 pc sushi or chicken breast + 1 cup veges
snack - whey protein + (banana or oats)
Dinner - chicken breast (150-200g), or tuna + veges (broccoli or green beans 1 cup)

once a week I have coffee with trim milk.

I don't take sugar at all, and only diary is from whey protein and that 1 cup of trim milk in my coffee.

I have been doing this for 6-8 weeks with no a single kg dropped. I am really desperate to lose this body as I have tried this previously for past 3 times in 3 years and never completed it due to similar problems. Any suggestions?

Also no matter how hard I try my chest muscles just won't grow (as you can see in the photo)

I have attached my photo, if that helps.

[ChodeWonder]

for all that exercise you are doing you are barely eating any food man.

[nzkiwiguy]

for all that exercise you are doing you are barely eating any food man.

Thanks mate, but when i did eat 6-7 full meals(chicken + veges or pasta), I still didn't see any difference.

[Insilicio]

How many kcal are you eating now and how are your macros devided? Like your food sources seem good, but do you really weight everything and know how many macros u get?

I used a calculator and estimated ur TDEE at 2800, so wonder how much u get.

[fade2green514]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=156380403

read this and the rest of the stickies. then make a post that isnt fully uninformed.

[sentinel3]

Thanks mate, but when i did eat 6-7 full meals(chicken + veges or pasta), I still didn't see any difference.

Cut the cardio to three intense workouts a week. Vary up your protein source more. And consume no more than 130 grams of protein per day at your weight. Eat fruits like dark grapes and oranges/satsumas. Theyre awesome for aiding the breakdown of fat stores.

And train with intensity shake the body up. Get serious. And the fat will melt away.

[Tommy W.]

You have to choose what you want to do, grow chest muscles or lose fat. You won't do both at the same time. If you want to lose fat you need to take in less calories.

This is the short story.

[sharpieblet]

Cut the cardio to three intense workouts a week. Vary up your protein source more. And consume no more than 130 grams of protein per day at your weight. Eat fruits like dark grapes and oranges/satsumas. Theyre awesome for aiding the breakdown of fat stores.

And train with intensity shake the body up. Get serious. And the fat will melt away.

you're an idiot. every post on every thread is terrible.

OP, track calories and eat at a deficit. you're obviously eating more than you think you are, even if you're avoiding carbs altogether, which isn't even close to necessary.

[Tommy W.]

every post on every thread is terrible.
.

Seconded

[KevinO541]

Seconded

I've seen him give the worst advice on every thread he comments on lol

[crupiea]

its your diet.

Eat balanced meals, balanced meals, not a bunch of shakes.

If you ate the lunch meal 5 times per day you would get results.

[sentinel3]

you're an idiot. every post on every thread is terrible.

OP, track calories and eat at a deficit. you're obviously eating more than you think you are, even if you're avoiding carbs altogether, which isn't even close to necessary.

Just a moment what makes your ADVICE better than mine? Yours is an opinion, from experience. As is mine. He can try both and judge for himself. This isnt a dictatorship you know. Or is it????

I will only offer advice from what has worked for me personally. Not something I read somewhere. So youre a lean man 150 odd pounds. Or have a super fast metabolism. At 20 years old. So you know better. Show me a young man with a six pack not impressed.

Show me a 50 plus year old man, now youre talking. Im on the way down. But I Have a wealth of experience at what has worked consistently for me.

Is it carved in stone for everyone? Of course not. But it may work for someone else. Understand?

[nzkiwiguy]

Thanks guys for replying. I will redo my food and workout program. I will put it up here as I progress.

[nzkiwiguy]

read this and the rest of the stickies. then make a post that isnt fully uninformed.

From this thread, it means I need 2500 cal per day.