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The slim fast and salad approach will enable you to lose weight, but most likely you lost a significant amount of muscle at the same time. The human body doesn't seem to prefer losing one over the other, unless you are causing muscle growth through weight training and high protein diet as you attempt to lose weight.

Considering the fact that you are well below the danger zone in your weight, I'd let the mirror be your judge. What fat to muscle ratio are you happy with?

If feasible, I'd increase the resistance training significantly. That many pushups and situps are good, but to build real muscle you'll need to decrease the reps and increase the intensity. Instead of push-ups, try bench press or dips. Add in some leg exercises - lunges or squats. Be sure and do pull-ups for your back and biceps. Keep the cardiovascular work going.

It may be that you don't need to weigh 170 to be happy with how you look.

Keep your protein intake at about .8 to 1 gram per pound of bodyweight. No less than 140-150 grams per day. Keep the carbs low, and get them from vegetables as you are doing.

Last coupla weeks I took a holiday from salad and ate cheese instead. I guess I better get back to salad greens. I bet that alone makes a difference. I sometimes do leg circuit at the gym. I have strong legs and I like doing legs. I don't like back and arms as much. I play guitar and any sort of bulk at all in my arms bothers me. I like to be lean and tight. My chest is pretty good. I don't want bulk. Just the good shape, with chest and shoulders tapering to abs. I have a little dough around the middle, and the neck, but not too much. I just want to be tip top. I am goal driven, and 170 is the goal. I will up the water, ,lose the cheese, eat more greens, and see what happens.