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Hello all!
First of all, a bit of introduction, I'm currently weighing in at about 196 pounds and measure at 6'3" (89kg and 190cm). I used to weigh almost 260 pounds, which was really excessive and I lost that by drinking a lot of water, riding a bike around and generally eating a bit less. Losing that much was really an improvement in all aspects of my life.
I have quite some muscle mass (I find muscle mass not that hard to gain) and some definition is already showing in my upper body.
But I'm figuring if I've lost this much, I could go the whole 9 yards, really get in shape. Be fit. Like I said, I see quite some definition in my upper body and such, but I still have a not so perfect fat percentage. I'd say around 16 - 18% but I'm really not sure.
Here's what I'm doing weekly in activities:
Monday: 1 hour playing drums
Tuesday: 1 and a half hour of boxing training (bag, sparring, speedrope), 1/2 hour playing drums
Wednesday: 1/2 hour playing drums
Thursday: 1/2 hour playing drums, 1/2 hour running
Friday: 1 and a half hour of boxing training, drums
Saturday: drums, 1/2 hour running
Sunday: drums, 1/2 hour running
(the drumming intensity varies, but generally I'd say it burns calories like if you were walking fast, maybe a bit more if I'm focusing on double bass)
I've started running now that it's warm, I think I got the activities pretty well covered if I keep it up with the running, which I will.
Diet:
This is probably where I'm weakest, because I don't have a set diet as such, I just have foods I prefer over others and try to eat as best as I can. Here's what I normally eat.
Breakfast: Either whole grain cereal, some scrambled eggs or tuna
Noon-ish: Tuna (I freaking love tuna)
Lunch: Usually some lean meat, salad, brown rice/eggs or some pasta stuff.
Evening-sih: Tuna usually, or some corn or something
I munch on apples in between. But sometimes (like 2 days out of 7) I replace a meal from above with a turkey sandwich thingy (something more indulging shall I say) because student food is really cheap here and I grab something with my mates.
I drink water (around 2-3 litres per day) and on weekends and the occasional evening beer and vodka.
So, what do you guys suggest for improvement in my routine? Especially the diet. I'm mainly looking to cut fat, like I said, I haven't had problems building muscles and such, but I sure wouldn't like to lose any.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
First of all, a bit of introduction, I'm currently weighing in at about 196 pounds and measure at 6'3" (89kg and 190cm). I used to weigh almost 260 pounds, which was really excessive and I lost that by drinking a lot of water, riding a bike around and generally eating a bit less. Losing that much was really an improvement in all aspects of my life.
I have quite some muscle mass (I find muscle mass not that hard to gain) and some definition is already showing in my upper body.
But I'm figuring if I've lost this much, I could go the whole 9 yards, really get in shape. Be fit. Like I said, I see quite some definition in my upper body and such, but I still have a not so perfect fat percentage. I'd say around 16 - 18% but I'm really not sure.
Here's what I'm doing weekly in activities:
Monday: 1 hour playing drums
Tuesday: 1 and a half hour of boxing training (bag, sparring, speedrope), 1/2 hour playing drums
Wednesday: 1/2 hour playing drums
Thursday: 1/2 hour playing drums, 1/2 hour running
Friday: 1 and a half hour of boxing training, drums
Saturday: drums, 1/2 hour running
Sunday: drums, 1/2 hour running
(the drumming intensity varies, but generally I'd say it burns calories like if you were walking fast, maybe a bit more if I'm focusing on double bass)
I've started running now that it's warm, I think I got the activities pretty well covered if I keep it up with the running, which I will.
Diet:
This is probably where I'm weakest, because I don't have a set diet as such, I just have foods I prefer over others and try to eat as best as I can. Here's what I normally eat.
Breakfast: Either whole grain cereal, some scrambled eggs or tuna
Noon-ish: Tuna (I freaking love tuna)
Lunch: Usually some lean meat, salad, brown rice/eggs or some pasta stuff.
Evening-sih: Tuna usually, or some corn or something
I munch on apples in between. But sometimes (like 2 days out of 7) I replace a meal from above with a turkey sandwich thingy (something more indulging shall I say) because student food is really cheap here and I grab something with my mates.
I drink water (around 2-3 litres per day) and on weekends and the occasional evening beer and vodka.
So, what do you guys suggest for improvement in my routine? Especially the diet. I'm mainly looking to cut fat, like I said, I haven't had problems building muscles and such, but I sure wouldn't like to lose any.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
