Originally Posted by exnihilo
Truth be told bro at your bodyfat percentage you should have a pretty easy time dropping weight as long as you exercise portion control and exercise frequently.
If I were you, to get started, I would just eat whenever I was hungry (or every 4 hours, whichever is sooner). Eat as much as you want, but jack the protein and fiber content of your diet up through the roof. Don't eat refined sugars or fats at all, and limit your intake of fat in general. Also, spicy foods have been shown to be more effective at blunting hunger, so add salsa/chili powder/peppers to your meals if you like eating that sort of food.
What I'm trying to get at here bro is that we really need to get you on a lifestyle change and get it to stick before we take things to the next level. I'm 100% positive you can get to about 18% bodyfat (probably 205-210ish since I doubt you're carrying much in the way of muscle) without you ever counting a calorie, just by adopting a generally healthier lifestyle of diet and activity. Once you get there, and the lifestyle has "stuck" we can talk about fine tuning things with exact macronutrient ratios, calorie counting and specialized workout plans to take you to the next level.
Best of luck bro.
By eating a meal high in protein and fiber your body will send you the signal that it is full more rapidly. Capsaicin (the chemical in chilis and other spicy things) also causes you to feel full sooner - getting cans of pickled jalapenos, crushed red pepper or habaneros and putting them in food is a good idea, though be careful with the habaneros, they are potent. The idea is that by focusing on foods that make you feel full rapidly you can eat as much as you want while consuming fewer calories, which will lead to weight loss. Some people also eat out of boredom or negative emotions, you need to figure something out if you do this.
