Unsure if there's anything I need to change from my current..

Hello, everyone. First time listener, first time caller. I'm after any friendly advice or hints/tips to help me on my weight loss journey.

A bit of backstory first - male, 36, 6' 4", broad shouldered, currently weighing in at 264.3lbs. This is the heaviest I've ever been. I gained around 20lbs in 3 months due to a change in job role to a position that was incredibly stressful - a job I have now left, which I'm sure will help.

Most of my fat seems to be concentrated around my abdomen and chest. I've always had nicely toned arms and legs as my last couple of jobs have been physically demanding, and I was good at keeping fit in my youth. But I'm now at a point where I'm VERY self-concious about the way I look, to the point where I refuse point-blank to go to the gym, and have setup a home gym instead.

Whenever I've dieted in the past, I go slow at the start and usually fall off the wagon, so this time I'm going all in. So far, I have cut out as much processed sugar and saturated fat as possible, and I've lowered my carb intake and upped my fibre and protein intake.

This is my current diet, which doesn't really change too much:

Breakfast - 60g granola, 150g low fat yoghurt, one apple

Mid-morning snack - protein cereal bar, one apple (only Monday-Friday, as I wake up at 5am for work and am usually hungry by 10am)

Lunch - tuna sandwich, carrot sticks and lentil crisps OR chicken pasta and salad

Dinner - salad, rice, and chicken OR green beans, corn, jacket potato, and steak

I drink between 3 to 4 litres of water per day (diluted with sugar free squash - juice, for the American audience)

This is my current exercise routine, all of which is done in my home gym:

Monday to Thursday - 15 minutes of moderate cycling in the morning before work, then another 15 minutes of cycling and 30 minutes of weights when I get home

Friday to Sunday - 15 minutes of cycling, followed by an hour of weights, followed by 15 minutes of rowing and another 30 minutes of cycling. If I haven't trained legs on a particular day, I may sometimes swap out the rowing for a 15 minute job before cycling

I try to vary muscle groups as much as I can, but I am limited in terms of what my multigym will enable me to do - chest-back-legs, chest-core-arms, back-arms-core, legs-core-back and legs-arms are my go-to. After I've completed the weights section of my routine, I'll have a protein shake.

My job also consists of several hours of walking every day, sometimes over moderately rough terrain.

Is there anything I could change? I'm trying to get down to around 220lbs or thereabouts, with a bit more muscle.

Any advice will be appreciated. Thank you, and apologies for the long post.

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