Vince,you look much improved...............b ut pick a later show to do...........not enough time bud.
This 100%
Give an example. I have dropped 15lbs from late fall(250 to 235). In roughly 17 weeks it will be my 48th birthday. If I stay on course I will be in good/decent shape , I have no doubt about that,
HOWEVER BEING IN GOOD/DECENT SHAPE AND BEING IN CONTEST SHAPE IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 17 WEEKS AND 52 WEEKS.
That is what I assume Wes was alluding to.Like myself, you need another 6 months to a year before considering being in contest shape, I think you should just take it down slow and let your body adapt to being lighter rather than "contest diet for 16 weeks" only to weight 280lbs again a month later