It's been a fair few years since I posted in this thread (page 2, if anyone cares), and lots has happened in my life since then. I'm now around the 83kg mark (182 lbs) and I've joined a new gym after having moved house.
Over the time since that post I made I've started working full time which really cuts down on the amount of exercise I can do, as opposed to then when I had all the time I wanted. Looking back, I can see I've focused a little too heavily on weights and lifting as much as I can for as many reps possible, and I've neglected cardio a little too much. My arms, shoulders, chest and legs are a bit tanked, and probably a little too big for my liking when I look at myself today, and I think I need to shed some overall body fat.
Never really been one to get into the whole science of it though. Never measured percentages or anything like that. Since moving house and joining this new gym I've been doing boxing and step classes as part of a plan to focus more on cardio to slim down a bit and get rid of the slight man-boobs I've got going. You wouldn't look at me and call me fat, but I'm 6"3 and solidly built with about 3 years of consistent weights behind me so I'd like to be more slim and streamline. The plan is to shed those kilos as much as possible.
Gotta cut back on all the pastas, breads and rice, it's not doing me any favors at the moment. I need to build up my stamina so I'll try to run more as well. Snacking on vegetables during the day is better than just eating whatever's available at the time.
I think my problem is that I don't plan it enough. Like Xan mentioned above, it's all very haphazard, but lots of it (I can be pretty extreme when I set my mind to something) and whatever I feel like at the time. It also falls under the "eat a little better" umbrella at the moment.
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