I've been reading on these forums for a while now and thanks to the advice I've read I have decreased my weight from 191lbs to 150lbs today. However i've been stuck at this point for a few weeks. I do not seem to be able to lose the belly anymore even though i've went from 36 inch waist to a 32. I've been training muay thai for 6 months and have changed my diet to get where I am today.

sample diet would be

choose 1 from each category.

breakfast kashi go lean, kashi waffles with sugar free syrup, turkey bacon and eggs, protein shake with yogurt. usually with egg beaters.

snack zone perfect protein bar, shake, or yogurt

lunch lean pocket ultra, ham turkey or chicken sandwhich with baked chips, grilled chicken sandwhich, grilled fish, subway 6inch under 6 grams fat, 99% fat free can of ravioli

snack shake, sandwhich, cottage cheese, yogurt

dinner steak, chicken, fish, whole wheat homemade burrito with black beans salsa fat free sour and fat free cheese, turkey burger.

sometimes before bed i have a snack of some kind being sandwhich, cottage cheese, shake, yogurt

I have a problem with acid reflux so eating up to 3 hours before bed can be a problem.

I go to muay thai 3 times a week intense cardio from 730 to 10ish pm

on the other days I do one day for legs, one for arms and shoulders, one day for back and chest. usually about 1 hour per session and sometimes i'll run on the treadmill a few miles after i'm done.

My problem is this. I was stuck at 165 for a long time then boom dropped to 150 and now I stay there. I'm taking creatine, bcaa's, designer whey protein shakes, and efa. As you can see I need more muscle but I want to lose the belly. It is embarrising to fight when your bellys bouncing around for everyone to see lol...

I'm thinking about getting muscle milk for a higher calorie shake should I be looking into any other supplements?

Sorry for the bad grammar any input would be appreciated.

oh yes i should mention i eat broccoli like a mad man so that should have been on my diet foods. and for working out I've been doing 3 sets of 10-15 and recently changed to 5 sets of 5-8 with higher weight.

anyone?

anyone?

I didn't respond at first because I think others might have better advice. I am the worst guy here on diet. But I will respond here just to let you know that you will get a response. It's "Father's Day" in the US so things might be slow. Trust me - there are lots of people that know diet here.

Congratulations on the weight loss. I was a lot heavier to start, so I share your feeling of accomplishment.

I don't know whether you are trying to put weight back on? It's not clear from your post whether dropping from 165 to 150 was good or bad?

I will say one thing about fighting while looking like you are in worse shape that you are. I have done that a lot - not muay thai, but fencing. The stereotype good fencer is lean. I haven't been lean in decades, although I am in much better shape that it looks - and have been like that for a long time. It is useful as a deception - the opponent does not realize just how fast he will get in trouble if he thinks he will control the distance when in fact you will. He's betting his legs against yours. A lot of guys don't work legs anywhere near as hard as they could. An elite fencer of my generation would do footwork for hours, five days a week. I don't think they still do that sort of volume, but it just goes to show that your legs can take quite a bit of punishment.

Now you don't want the belly bouncing around - it can help him see what you are doing without looking at your legs. All that leg work could be wasted. One way to treat this is to improve your core and abdominal strength. You want to be able to prevent your footwork from having any reflection above your waist - it should look like you are floating on a cloud, even when you legs are pounding away at maximum amplitude footwork. This makes it possible for the opponent to screw up by watching your head, shoulders, or hands, instead of keeping your thighs in their field of vision. It's good for you for them to screw up that way. And if you have a bit of a belly, it can act as camouflage for your thighs if you can keep the belly still. That just comes from footwork exercise in front of a full length mirror.