Most men are trying to burn fat while feeding their body something easier to burn. Here's what I'd change first, and what it's worth to you.
It runs on two fuels. There's the petrol, which is the carbs you eat, and there's the battery, which is the fat you're already carrying.
Your body will always take the easy one. Every time you top up the petrol, it never has a reason to touch the battery. That's why a man can train hard for months, feel knackered, and still look exactly the same.
Bread, rice, pasta, sugar, beer. Quick to burn, easy to top up, and the moment it's in you your body stops looking anywhere else.
The fat round your middle. Every kilo of it is stored energy your body already paid for. It only gets used when the petrol runs low.
Protein is the other half of it. It keeps you full, so you're not raiding the cupboard at nine o'clock. And it protects your muscle while the fat comes off, which matters, because losing weight and losing fat are two different things. Anyone can lose weight. You want to lose the fat and keep what's underneath.
That's it. That's the whole philosophy. Carbs down, protein up, let the body eat itself lean.
Two pictures and three boxes. No scales of judgement, and I'm not asking for your email.
Go with your gut. Tap the closest.
Pick the shape you're chasing.
Cutting the carbs is simple to say and hard to hold. When you drop them, your body has to switch over, and while it's switching most men feel flat, sleep badly, and pack it in by week three. That's not weak will. That's usually being short of the stuff your body needs to run properly in the first place.
So here's what I've put together, and what comes with it.