Originally Posted by Ego Tripping

Really just depends on your body type though.

I find that the best way to get healthy is take note of what your body really likes to what it doesn't. Helps to know your blood type too, since it might explain why you crave certain types of foods (which your body wants/needs). I find I really need starches; rice, potato, wheat, barley (*sips beer*), etc.. but not so much meat for my personal sustenance.

Following a diet or a regimen is great if you take what they teach you and apply it your own way. I feel the reason most diets or trainings don't work is because they are taken too literally...what is great for one body type is horrible for another.

Either way, just decide on what you really want to be; leaner or muscular, since they are very different paths.