The best diet!

Me, too. That is to say, I'm also 'a slender guy' who works out to build, and to maintain, my body. You offer some good advice for people to follow, especially about doing cardiovascular exercise following some kind of resistance training (which is a whole other topic).

For various reasons having to do with the 'Krebs cycle,' that seems to have the most positive effect on fat loss than doing cardio by itself. And better still than simply doing half-an-hour of cardio at a steady pace, as many so-called 'experts' recommend (after you've done no more than 45 minutes to an hour of resistance training, again for complicated 'hormonal' reasons), is to do 'interval training' of as many minutes of all-out cardio work as you safely can stand, alternating with similar periods of low to moderate work.

The one exception to that is if you are able to do an additional cardio workout first thing in the morning. Then, you should do the same interval training on an ‘empty’ stomach; i.e., without eating solid food (again because of the 'Krebs cycle'), though it helps if you do drink coffee first (caffeine is a 'thermogenic,' i.e., 'fat-burning,' agent). You can also do these additional, morning cardio workouts on alternate days when you don’t do the combination resistance/cardio training.

If your goal is to maximise fat loss, it's also a good idea to eat many smaller meals throughout the day than three large ones. That helps keep your metabolism up, so you avoid spikes of insulin (yet another 'hormonal' reaction it's best, for many reasons, to avoid, but which, in general, just adds fat). Still, always wait to work out at least two hours after you’ve eaten anything. And, it’s been determined (again for complicated 'hormonal' reasons), the best time of day to work out is late afternoon.

Good blog entry, Alexanddan. BTW, you can 'delete altogether' your duplicate 'Main' entry, by using the 'edit' function. Cheers!