JSHIH’s BodyBlog

so now ive been dieting for almost 7 wks and im happy to say taht my body and mind has responded well to it. it hasnt always been a walk in the park, but for the most part, it has been tolerable. as of 4 wks out ive made some changes: protein is still kept at around 300g, carbs at 200g or a little less and of course with minimal fats. ive cut condiments and all artificial sweetners this week as well in an effort to naturally lose a bit of water weight. in accordance with that, ive upped my water from a gallon a day to 1.5. my vascularity has increased significantly; i am now able to see veins along my obliques and serratus as well as my lower abs (veins ON my abs are yet to come). triceps are beaded and delts have vascularity as well. im still holding some fat and water along my lowest abs and mid back…though you can start to see a faint christmas tree in my lower back. cross striations are starting to appear in my lower quads though hamstrings and glutes are still watery. ONWARDS!

so as of today, im exactly 7 wks out from my first contest. no complaints really so far since ive managed to decrease a bit of bodyfat and still maintain my prediet weight. i can attribute the fat loss to my clean diet and just a bit of cardio. i can see that in order to get down to competition bf%, i’ll need to step it up in the cardio department. i’ll admit, up to this point, ive allowed myself a cheat meal per week, but this is usually still relatively clean (subway sandwich, no mayo) or at a steak house (sirloin with dry sweet potato and salad, no dressing). within these 3 wks of dieting (i started 10 wks out), i can say that im still holding water (of course), and there is still bodyfat to be lost around the bottom abs and back. cuts are starting to appear in the upper legs, and i have some faint striations in my delts, pecs, and lower quads. this is exciting!