Thanks for the feedback, man..

I SHOULD get more veggies in there, though I'd disagree that I'm not getting enough fruit (I down quite alot of apples, grapes, oranges, and *frozen blueberries)..

Once it gets to where I can do some BBQing (BBQ currently under 4" of snow, and I hate pan-fried steak) I'll be able to get my steak on more, and the side dishes will be veggies (asparagus, etc). I DO do stir fry with steak, and eat alot of ground beef (on my a bit more than once a week cheat days - tacos).

The milk I drink is 1%..

I thought bran, brown rice, and oatmeal were complex carbs? Eating plenty of that stuff..

And I thought nuts were the fats that I was supposed to be eating?

Alot of the meals I don't mention here are those that I can't quantify (the aforementioned chicken cacciatore, with green peppers, wholewheat spagetti, tomatoes)..

And those that I CAN quantify I eat whenever I can so that I can try to accurately hit my calorie mark, and get as close to 40-40-20 as possible..

THAT'S all I'm trying to do, really, diet wise..

Not thinking about the cutting or gaining part..

As I said before, I'd rather stay at 230 but get my fat content down than get to 250 but have a body fat content of 24-25%..

That's why I'm adding the cardio..

So yeah, I'm trying to cut..

What ratios of fat, carbs, and protein would you suggest to "cut"?

What else should I be doing besides that and the cardio?

Is the 2950 suggested (by Halo, wasn't it? Or you?) what I need to cut? More, less?

The variables on the measurements were FAIRLY constant.. Time was about the same, it was an hour after I'd eaten, and it was before I worked out..

Thanks again for the input..

I know alot of guys are getting pissed at all the spoon feeding they catch themselves doing, and clam up.. LOL

But I'm doing my best with the time I have..

Oh, and I must be doing something right, as I crap after just about every meal, sometimes (like I say, lots of bran)..

Like I say, alot of veggies and stuff that I don't list here as they are parts of meals that I can't put a number on, so it screws up my whole tally for the day, and are frequently meals that I consider cheat meals (pasta with meatballs and tons of parmesan, wholewheat blueberry pancakes with eggs, tacos, meatloaf, turkey sandwiches on wholewheat with mayo, chicken or steak stir fry over brown rice, etc. etc.).

There's the occasional cookie and beer in there, too, of course.. LOL