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Tip: Don't call it a diet. It's a lifestyle change. Don't make drastic changes - you'll more than likely fail no matter how good your intentions of how unwavering your will power is now. Make tiny baby steps. Start by going to the gym for a month. Don't even worry about your diet for now. Once you feel as if going to the gym is truly routine, start making changes. Do one change for 2 weeks at a time until it becomes a habit. I'd encourage you to read up on John Berardi. Since following his stuff, I've been in the best shape of my life and it's become a sustainable lifestyle. To get you started, some of his tips are this:
1. Have fish oil every day
2. Eat lean protein at every meal
3. Eat fruits or veggies at every meal
4. Eat slowly
5. Eat only until 75% full. (We tend to overeat, just look at all the fat Americans as evidence. You quickly realize you don't need as many calories as you are consuming
6. Save complex carb heavy meals until right after exercise.
7. Only consume 0 calorie/ sugar beverages such as water and green tea
These are just to name a handful. Ultimately, you want to pick whichever is easiest for you and stick with it for 2 weeks until it becomes part of your daily routine. Accept the fact that feeling hungry isn't bad, it just feels uncomfortable. I can shred to 7% body fat in 2 weeks because I sit at around 9-10% and can easily cut calories hard although I prefer to maintain a healthy weight and make sure I'm getting all my nutrition.
Feel free to PM with any questions, I love talking about this stuff. Again, check out John Berardi, he's amazing.
Complex carbs pre workout* you want simples for post for an expedited and readily available source of sugar for optimal protein delivery. Complex would be slower than ideal.