Due to injuries and the time commitment lawschool requires I had been an organge belt in Tae Kwon Do for almost a year.  I finally was able to test for Green Belt this past Friday. 

I have been trying to attend both Tae Kwon Do and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes regularly (sometimes both in one day), only taking a day off if I am too sore or in pain to go. 

As for the Japanese style of JuJutsu I take in Staten Island, I have been going there once every two weeks to prepare to take my Green Belt Exam which I hope to take very soon.

Now with my significant drop in weight, my cardio and speed has increased tremendously which has created a very noticable improvement in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  It feels great to be in shape and working steadily towards real phsyical goals

Since the second week of June, I have cut my weight by over 15 lbs.  I did this with NO exercise.  During the first week of June I had an emergency appendectomy which prevented me from exercising for a month.  The weight loss was done on pure diet alone.  My diet consisted of:

Breakfast:

A protein shake every morning (1 cup 1% organic milk, 1 tablespoon of flaxseed oil, 1 tablespoon of amino acids, 1 scoop of protein powder, and 1 serving of mixed fruit which always included blueberries)

Mid-Morning Snack:

A serving of fruit

Lunch:

A serving of protein (turkey, chicken, or lean steak), a generous amount of vegetables, and a serving of brown rice that was cooked using my own spices (this eliminated all the sodium and other junk that is in pre-flavored rice).

Mid-Afternoon Snack:

A serving of fruit and dairy (yogurt, cottage cheese, or Polly-o string cheese)

Dinner:

A serving of protein (turkey, chicken, or lean steak) and a generous serving of vegetables

So as you can see I kept away from carbs in the evening and kept a high protein diet to maintain as much lean muscle as possible while burning as much fat as possible.  The basic principle = eat less calories than I burn to create a calorie deficit and do it clean (as healthy as possible).  I did have ONE cheat day a week every Friday where I indulged whatever I wanted.  However, I do this through ordering in.  My apartment is 100% bare of any unhealthy food.

I have just recently begun exercising again but won’t be back to a definite routine until a week and a half from now after I take the New York Bar Exam.

I plan on cutting down maybe another 15 lbs or whenever I naturally stop losing weight from my current diet.  When my body fat gets low enough I will then do a clean bulk to add about 10 lbs of muscle.

Edit: By the way, I failed to mention my current weight to put things into context: 199.4