Weight/Fat Loss Advice?

[snowtrax1]

I've been lifting since high school but after college things slowed down, and I'm getting myself back into it again. I have a good amount of muscle/strength but was never really lean, and I was always more into weights than cardio.

Got divorced last year, so now trying to get as lean as possible...haha!

Back in the day, I did a Primo/Winny cycle and it did get me a little more lean but mainly just made me a lot stronger.

Some current background/stat info:
Age: 38
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 245 lbs
Bodyfat: 25%-30% (guessing around here)

I was doing a caloric deficit which consisted of trying to avoid carbs and focus on more protein. I also supplemented one meal a day with a "protein meal replacement" shake. That ended up getting me down to 215 lbs just eating healthy without really getting back to the gym but wasn't really lean but now with the holidays / dating more (more food, alcohol) that brought me back to 245 lbs now.

Now I've been going back to the gym and getting back on a caloric deficit almost like intermittent fasting with low carbs/high protein. At the gym, I've been doing my regular lifting workouts (3-4 sets, 10-15 reps) and added doing 30 mins walking/jogging/running on the treadmill after lifting. I feel strong but I haven't noticed any real weight loss on the scale, not sure if it's because I'm lifting now.

My main goal is to try to get down to 215 lbs but be a lot leaner/lower bodyfat %.

I was thinking of doing a Test E cycle on a caloric deficit diet but now sure if this will help me go down in weight. I don't want to take a Test E cycle and just get up to 265 lbs; even though it would probably be more muscle I just don't want to get that weight.

Just looking for some advice/guide from someone who has been down this path before and what worked for them.

Thank you!

 

[EZ_E]

Train and diet consistently for a solid 12 months B4 thinking about AAS.

What are you eating in a typical day?

 

[SteveMobsterG]

Same as on Evo. Read my reply there.

 

[stevesmi]

steroids will not fix you here

you need to fix your entire diet lifestyle. why don't you hit me up for a consult and i will get you back on track

 

[dylangemelli]

your body fat is beyond too high for steroid use... steroids should not be in your vocabulary right now... you are 1/4 fat man... you need to focus only on consistent diet and training...

 

[Fella Finn]

With that high bf I wouldn't touch any steroid in your situation. Diet and exercise is all you need right now. Don't use drugs to compensate the work itself.
Are you tracking your calories on a daily basis? Do you even know what's your calorie maintenance level?
Once you know how much you calories you need to maintain your weight then subtract let's say 200 to maybe 500 calories from that and that's it. If you don't like cutting calories then you simply need to do more exercising/cardio.

 

[MasonicBodybuilder]

I wrote to you over at EVO. I am glad you are looking for he right advice. You will get there bud!