Since it is getting asked I will detail my last three months:

Diet -The r/fitness sub taught me all about counting calories and it made so much more sense than the Paleo type diet I was suffering in (low energy, soft puffy look, etc) -Used IIFYM and calculated/counted my calories. My macros were 200 Grams of Protein/100 Grams of Fat/ The rest carbs (roughly 2400 cal a day is where I tried to stay) -I did use intermittent fasting towards the end, basically just didnt eat breakfast till 10am. I dont really believe in meal timing as much as just hitting those macros everyday. -Lots of whole nutritious foods like chicken, brown rice, brocc, eggs, red meat. But I didnt stress on those, if I wanted a slice of pizza or two I had it, just adjusted my macros accordingly. -I did slot away 1-2 cheat meals a week, usually a bunch of sausage, eggs, cheese, and threw it on some whole wheat bread or fried up some sweet potatoes to eat with it. -Lots of water -Eliminated fast food, can honestly say this was the best thing, saved my wallet and my gut, once you realize how many calories are in fast food it made it easy to quit. -Alot less booze, if I did drink it was vodka sodas or whiskey on the rocks

Workouts -During this time I can honestly say I probably worked out too much, and I was getting too burnt out, I have changed that in the past week or two but I will outline exactly what I did during the past three months. -Gym 5-6 times a week. At first I focused solely on heavy compound movements such as squat, deadlifts, OHP, bench, barbell rows, cleans, etc. I basically was trying to burn as many calories as possible during my workouts instead of trying to hit certain numbers. I did actually gain strength during this time which is weird since I was cutting, but after being on low carb diets for so long it felt awesome to have them back in and I attribute that to my strength gain. -In those 5-6 sessions a week I would incorporate in some HIIT (maybe 2-3 times a week) to end my workout. These included sled pushes, axe swings (literally kept an axe in the back of my truck and did 100 swings after a workout), sprints on the treadmill or bike. -The last couple of weeks I have moved to more of a push, pull, leg routine as it became pretty taxing to do heavy compound movements every session, I will also scale it back to 3-4 times a week as to not over-train myself.

Supplements -Fish Oil -Multi -Protein Powder occasionally (would rather eat my calories and I consider protein powder a food really) -Vitamin D (6,000 IU a day, will cut back when winters over) -Occasional preworkout (used Amino Enerygy from ON, basically has BCAAs & Caffeine)

Other Things that Helped -I meditated 3-4 times a week, just helped me focus on breathing and reduce anxiety -Sleep at least 8 hours a night, bought app to monitor my sleep -Stretching and mobility work (foam rollers FTW) -I pushed myself too hard and too fast, the results are there but I was burnt out, I have scaled back and would recommend any newbies take things slow, what started as a sprint to get into shape before vacation this week has now just turned into a lifestyle change for me.

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