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So I checked my weight after a week, and this is the week where I made changes to my diet. I basically cut my "pre-workout" meals on off-days, plus, I cut down on the carbs in my home-made meal. On cardio days I did the same. On the workout days I kept it the same. You can read up my diet, http://www.bodybuilding.net/training...bulk-3056.html

I added 0.5 lbs. So I guess that's good right? I think I'm going to stick to this the next time I'm going to bulk.

Well, I'm going to STOP bulking because Ramadan (a religious thing) is here next week so I won't be able to eat between 4 am to 6.30 pm so it's impossible to bulk. I'm going to use these 30 days as an opportunity to cut and reduce my bodyfat levels. I can't and won't be able to lift weights so i'll be doing cardio around 3-4 times a week for 20 mins. I'm assuming I should stick to the same diet, as it is on my cardio days.

You're a deeply religion muslim, that sucks you can't lift. Minus well cut you'll probably lose muscle in those 30 days from not working out anyways.

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I don't mind losing muscle honestly. 'Coz I don't have a great deal of muscle at the moment anyway. I just began bulking 3 months back. With that out of the question. I just want to use this as an opportunity to shed the extra bodyfat I have to put on.

as long as you stay active you'll be good to go.. It's when you become a bum and sit around while doing nothing that becomes a problem.

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Phobia, u pm'ed me on bb.com and i'll respond to it right here: as long as u eat well u will preserve ur muscles.

i from Mumbai, India and i have a LOT of muslim friends, but whenever they have Ramzan or Ramadan they contnue to workout - just a little later in that day....howver, its your choice and best of luck to you

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Thing is that I'm going to start working for the first time during Ramadan + I have university in the evening. It's my last term so I can't risk not giving it enough time. So I decided to concentrate more on studies and work, and during that time do cardio to get rid of the extra body fat.

1. Is my diet for cutting ok?
2. How do I time my meals then if I cannot eat between 4am to 6.30 pm?
3. Is it ok if do cardio later in the night?

thanks!

Here's my diet plan for *cutting* with timings. These are the only possible timings, since I cannot eat between 4.30am to 6.30 pm.

Sehri (4 am)
4 whole eggs fried
2 glasses of skimmed milk
1 cup oatmeal
Cottage Cheese
2tbsps of Peanut Butter

Iftar (6.30 pm)
1/2 cup oatmeal
1 serving whey protein
Apple/Banana

POST-WORKOUT (7.45 pm)
2 servings whey protein
46 g Dextrose

MEAL 1 (8.30 pm)
Home-made meal
Handful of Almonds

MEAL 2 (12 pm) - sleep
4 slices of chicken in brown bread
1 glass of skimmed milk

All this comes upto roughly 2870 calories, with 34% proteins, 32% carbs and 34% fats.

I thought it would be a good idea to eat big at 4 am rather than 12 because I probably won't go for sleep at 12... even if I do it'll only be for an hour or two. It'll be from 4 am to 6.30 pm that I'll be starving or sleeping on weekends. So I thought that would be a good idea to have cottage cheese and peanut butter then... what say?

I measured my weight today at the same time as last week when it showed 82.9 kgs (shot upto 82.9 from 80). So I checked it today and it showed 81.1 kgs and I think it's a good sign. However, the bodyfat % went up by around by .5%. Should I be worrying about it? But the loss in weight is good for sure yeah?

Anyways, Ramadan is coming to an end in a week's time and I have decided that I want to cut down my bodyfat levels to atleast 10-15% before I even think of bulking because I don't want to give up a decent looking body while I bulk. I intend on bulking with low bodyfat levels. Unlike last time when I had an above average bodyfat level and thanks to my try at bulking it just ended up making me look a bit fat.

Anyways, my question(s) are:
1. Am I right with my approach?
2. Should I re-start Rippetoe's program once Ramadan ends with a cutting diet so that I cut down on my fat? Basically, should I lift while I intend on cutting?

P.S: I just realised I never mentioned this before so I'll do it now. I'm aiming for a decent physique at the moment. Nothing that great. Something like a model's physique for starters - low bodyfat, decent chest and biceps, etc. Once I'm there I can progress depending on my desire to progress... Something that wuld motivate me to work on it further!