Back to the strict diet today. If I follow my diet/gym program for one month I should be down to 250lbs, just by putting in an 85 to 90% effort (like I did last year). I realize now that I don’t have to be 100% perfect in my diet and gym — missing a workout isn’t going to matter if I diet properly. Then one more month of dieting and I should easily be down to my goal weight of 240.
I think the reason my diet last year was such a success was because I was working out at the gym in the morning on an empty stomach for at least an hour and fifteen minutes (sometimes an hour and a half) doing about 45 minutes of weights followed by 25 minutes of regular cardio, and then in the evening I did 25 minutes of higher-intensity cardio (and not eating food after, so my body is forced to dip into my fat for energy). My metabolism was revved up from all the exercise.
DIET: Good. Post-workout meal ate 1/3 cup of canned beans in tomato sauce (sugar!) and one tsp of tartar sauce (sugar!) with my fish, other than that I ate clean today.
GYM: 30 minutes of chest (225lbs x 6 reps max set, smith bench press) + 1 set abs; followed by:
CARDIO: 25 minutes (with 5 x 1 minute faster breaks) — did cardio at gym right after weights
Yes, you don’t have to be 100% prefect in your diet and gym. I think you are right that working out on an empty stomach burns your fat efficiently. Hope you don’t eat too much after exercises.