^^ So do I!
It's actually become a GOOD thing that I've been so sick. It's given me a slight loss of appetite to where I'm not eating a ton of food every 2 hours like before. So for the past 3 days, I've been practicing eating very restrictive diet. Three days of high protein, figerous carbs, low/moderate fats every day. I've also dropped all the olive oil out of my protein shakes between meals which really helps lower my overall cals per day. Of course this is only for OFF days, as when I have a training day, I'll be eating A LOT more carbs/fats, especially around working out. I'm sure after these three days my stomach shrank enough to where it shouldn't be a problem sticking to this.
I think we've all seen the "fat powerlifter" myth die out with the way powerlifters look today. The Dave Tate's have all but died out IMO. Just look at the Dave Tate Project, and how massive he looks now. Same about Dave Guelledge. Granted I'm nowhere close to how overweight they were, but it'll be nice to shed some weight and open up a little definition in my muscles. Nothing major because I have a way too aggressive training regieme to start overhauling my diet and cardio! But small changes in my diet that I've done, and changing my training schedule around to fit a 30 minute gpp session in between ME workouts won't drain my cns, and actually INCREASE my overall strength with enhancing my blood flow for recovery. Possibly adding in an EC stack since I'm so big wouldn't be a bad idea either later down the line.
But like I said, increasing strength IS and always will be the priority. The gradual fat loss, even a pound a week, will add up.
