andrew1989

Hello, I am Andrew, I am 19 years old, a freshman in college, and this is my first post. I am about 5' 9-10" and about 175-180 pounds, with what i would say is a medium to large build. I am by no means fat, but i could use some help losing those extra 10-15 pounds.

I heard of the carb cycling diet and did a good amount of research on it. I have already begun it i will post it at the end of the post. I have been doing 3 no carb days and 1 high carb day. I also do a fair amount of weight training, but I am pretty well versed in that. But, am also open to suggestions. I will also post my weight training schedule at the end of this post.

Is this diet really for me? My goals are to lose some of the unnecessary baggage i am currently carrying without sacrificing my muscle mass. I realize while dieting like this it will be difficult for me to gain muscle mass, but i don't want to lose any i have now.

Where should cardio fit into this? I have been doing 30 mins of cardio on my lifting days whether it's running or riding my exercise bike if the weather isn't pleasant.

High Carb day
meal 1- bowl of banana nut crunch w/skim smilk

meal 2- whey shake, oats, and a piece of fruit

meal 3- chicken breast, brown rice, type of green

meal 4- (after workout) whey shake and oats

meal 5- tuna or some type of fish with a salad

meal 6- some cottage cheese or a 15g protein bar

No Carb day
Meal 1- Whey shake

Meal 2- cottage cheese or 15g protein bar

Meal 3- chicken breast w/ green vegetable

Meal 4- (after workout) whey shake

Meal 5- tuna or type of fish, salad, vegetable medley

Meal 6- whatever wasn't eaten in meal 2

My lifting schedule looks like this. For each muscle group i do 3-4 different exercises.

Day 1: Chest/tris/abs
Day 2: Legs/calves
Day 3: OFF
Day 4: Shoulders/traps/abs
Day 5: Back/biceps/calves
Day 6: OFF
Day 7: Repeat Day 1

I would greatly appreciate any advice on ANYTHING i have previously stated