Many people think that they will get slim and aesthetic with just lifting weights and cardio. They couldn't be any more wrong. Diet is, if not more, just as important as working out. In order to get slim and lose that fat you hate, you have to eat at a calorie deficiency. Let's say you are 250 lbs and you are eating 3500-4000 calories a day. In order to lose that fat you will have to eat any amount of calories less than that. Let's say you want to lose weight quickly and efficiently. You should, let's say, eat 2500 calories a day. This will take your calorie intake down 1000 every single day, and on top of exercising that could be 1000 more. That's 2000 less calories a day, in a sense. Each pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories. If you are eating losing 2000 calories a day, then you are pretty much losing .57 pounds a day. You might not think that is a lot, but it will add up. And you could just exercise more and cut your calories even more. Either way, hard work and dedication will get you to your goal.
On the other side of that, in order to gain size and muscle you will need to intake a surplus of calories and protein. Your muscles are made of protein and when you work out your muscle fibers tear and if you intake more protein it only makes sense that they will heal faster and better. Let's say you are 165 lbs and you are eating 2000 calories a day. If you want to gain size you should eat at a surplus of that. I would recommend 3500 calories a day and 150+ grams of protein. You can add more calories to that or decrease it. It kind of just matters how your body reacts to it. Listen to your body, it never lies.
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