If you are interested in dieting, exercises, and overall fitness and have something to say, then continue reading if you'd like to give your .02. Otherwise, you'll fine it boring. (thanks to clikwir)

5' 7"

Weight trained for a few years, and then a little over a year ago i weighed in at 197lbs. By no means was i all muscle though, I was pretty damn overweight..obese even. I started an extremely harsh diet plan for myself, stuck to it, and got down to 150.

Over the thanksgiving/winter times i have put on some weight again and now I am about at 157. Considering I haven't touched weights since July 05', and have stopped my cardio since thanksgiving, I know I'm not in the best shape I can be in.

Now I've decided to start the second phase of my dieting to finally get to the body I've always wanted. Unforuntately, I don't feel comfortable doing cardio right now. I've always run during the night (11p.m. to 1:00a.m.) because I find it very peaceful. Since its pretty effing cold (even in socali) during the dead of night, I feel I cannot get a good exercise in. And no, I do not like treadmills either, and no, I don't want to run during the day because I don't have time (work) and its too noisy (i know, weird).

So what I've decided to do is cut my food intake pretty drastically, and control it by purely looking at it as just enough energy to get me by. I'm also trying to start up weight training again, but I just don't feel I need to put on much more muscle mass as I feel good in that realm.

I wanted to get your opinion/ideas on what I should do as of right now. Mostly I am looking for your thoughts on food intake and how you would personally manage it, given my situation.

Once it warms up again I'll be nice and happy doing my cardio. And I will defintely be able to put a plan for myself together again, to get some things actually down and concrete. Right now though I defintely need to start getting on the mindset of dieting.

My overall in the end by summer is to be about 135 to 140, and significanty cut.