If it helps:
I've been burning about 4000 calories a week with my workouts, sometimes even more than that, and I've been going down about 1-2 pounds a week ~ I am currently at 185 down from 235 (30 of which i lost from just dieting alone) and so far it looks like the fat is going to my breasts and butt... though right now its going more to my boobs than anything... my stomach keeps shrinking and shrinking and shrinking and because im doing little muscle training and LOTS of cardio, my muscle is reducing as per the cardio burning through my upper body muscle mass ~ in the last 4 months alone, ive gone down from a chest size of 45" to 38", and I highly doubt I'm anywhere near the point of hormones lowering muscle mass.. im only 4 months in and i think thats too soon to see any muscle mass reduction. I'm a size 10 in bottoms and over the last couple of months, every time i eat something "naughty" or when i have a little too much of a cheat day, my stomach remains flat (or at least as flat as it is now, i could afford to lose more) but my boobs have actually FINALLY become an A cup ^_^ or possibly an AA cup... not sure.
My secrets are the following:
- No carbs (maybe sometimes i will have a slice of whole grain bread in the morning, but thats it)
- Green Tea (organic green tea, whichever one you like, or really just tea in general is really good for you, as long as its organic)
- Black Coffee (not a whole lot, i drink maybe an espresso shot a every 1 or 2 days, i work in an office so its sometimes necessary in the early morning)
- LOTS of water and quite possibly ONLY water or water-based drinks, but i would suggest just plain water (boosts metabolism)
- One cheat day (or 2 cheat days on the off-weekend to help the fat go to the right places xD)
- Cayenne pepper!!! I put it on everything, it makes you feel full faster.. and if you like spicy, it adds a kick lol just don't go overboard, just a sprinkle will do.
I've only been hardcore training with cardio for only a month and 3/4, and when i started I was 199 now I'm 185... I lost 14 pounds in only 2 months. Im desperately trying to get rid of the little belly i have left before E starts slowing my fat burning capability, i think my T levels are still high enough that i burn fat easily. Oh, and i don't cut or count calories... i pretty much just use portion control and it seems to work well for me... even with the naughty foods, portion control is key... aint no shame in eating a decent slice of apple pie ^_^ or Lasagna, if I had to estimate, i would gather that I eat maybe 1000 calories a day and burn about 1500. I simply eat when I'm hungry and make sure I eat the right stuff, and the right amount
I assume that the reason i've lost so much weight so fast is because with my body size, back then i would need about 2000 calories to maintain my body where it was, and because i literally cut that in half (which btw, im not sure if recommend, i'm just mildly psychotic) its been effectively melting the fat away.
Also, protein is good if you're gonna be tearing muscle so you can regenerate, and if you're gonna eat fat, make sure its good fat ~ nuts, avocados, eggs (which also give you protein so its like killing 2 birds with one stone) nut butters and fatty fish like salmon, tuna, etc. fish that are pretty much oily.
