I normally eat about 2000-2300 calories a day, but ate a bunch

>>38595093
If you're remaking your diet all you'll need to worry about is shitting weird stool for a little while since there's going to be a change in diet.
You can work out, but by no means are you required to do it if you're aim is to lose weight. Though this goes without saying that working out will help you lose fat and gain muscle at the same time.

>>38595093
You would get tired of the harsh life style and eat fast food every weekend to keep your mood up. I guess you would not loose any muscles and gain another 20 pounds

Incorporate the caloric demands of your cardio endeavors into your calorie calculations. If you burn 500 calories cycling increase your 1400 target to 1900. Try to keep your protein intake high to avoid loss of muscle.

>>38595093

First off, it's obvious you haven't read the sticky, so do that.

Second, if you're an adult male and were gaining weight, you were eating way more than 2000-2300 calories a day to gain 40 pounds in a year. How 'healthy' the food is doesn't matter. Weight gain is a matter of calories-in, calories out.

But cardio and diet is a good idea. Lifting would also be a good idea. If you haven't lifted before, you probably don't have a lot of muscle to lose in the first place, but in that case, you can probably manage noob gainz even while losing weight and have a better body comp to work with once you decide you want to get /fit/.

If you don't use it, you lose it anon. I'm in the exact same boat as you, blimped up 50lbs since exactly one year ago. Barely got back on the cut train a week ago but I've been lifting for two months. Even if you don't think it'll help, just do it.

I've been up and down these fifty lbs three fucking times because shit happens and I'm a little bitch. The first time, I was lifting and I felt great, and I did cardio as well. Second time, I wasn't lifting but I was working 70hrs a week construction in the hot sun + cardio. I slimmed down much more but I could see how weak I was, and I ended up getting injured last fall when I picked up lifting. Today? I'm lifting 20lbs heavier on all my lifts than ever before and I want to at least maintain them so I can gain mass correctly once I've cut to my target weight.

Tl;dr just fucking lift dude. You'll feel a lot better than if you don't. I know.

>>38595288
Doesn't protein make you fat though?

>>38595338
I will!

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>>38595428
> Doesn't protein make you fat though?

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>>38595093
This is what you will end up looking like.
No hate, I absolutely love cycling and cycle about 4 times a week but I also lift at least 3 days a week because I want to avoid looking like Mr skeltal over here

>>38595093
What are you, like 4 feet tall or something?

>>38595278
>harsh lifestyle
>limiting food intake and exercising

Pick one. He's not joining the French foreign legion or some shit.

Opie, I went from 310 to 222 by basically just doing what you are saying you should do. If you limit intake and exercise, you WILL lose it. I lifted before losing most of the fat and didn't lose pretty much any noticeable gains, just make sure you are eating enough protein and still lifting. You probably won't gain mass but you won't lose it either.

The only reason your plan wouldn't work is if you sabotage yourself. Cheat days, not counting right, slacking off on your exercising etc. It all adds up.

I don't know your stats, but there are BMR calculators all over that can tell you your BMR (rate at which you burn calories while doing nothing). Find that and subtract 500. You will burn one pound a week. Compound this with 45 minutes of medium intensity cardio and you will lose it quick senpai.

>>38596375
I'm 6 foot tall

>>38595093
Seems like a fantastic plan anon.

Stupid fat shits like you never fail when running a -1500 calorie deficit and adding in cardio.

Unrealistic goals are the best!

>>38598466
I've been eating 1500 calories for a week already.

>>38598477
A week! Almost there!

>>38598486
Oh you want me to fail and hang myself and never make it I assume.

Nah I'm comfortable with my eating habits. I can go a whole day without eating and not give a shit.

>>38598502
Honestly I doubt you could hang yourself without the rope snapping.

>>38598520
Kek, I'm only 177pounds chill the fuck out.

>>38598528
Numale or female?

>>38598541
If I was a female I wouldn't be browsing this site.

>>38598560
Are you under 5'4"?

>>38598577
I just said I was 6 foot

>>38598584
6 foot, 137lb. The fuck.

>>38598598
I wanna be a stick