Mazintrov13 Member

Yes that’s what I meant 😊

Pretty sure I’ll get disagrees here as well but the OP did mention earlier they are wanting a way of eating that will work long term, of course that involves eating less calories than your body needs to maintain and then at maintenance without gaining which is easier said than done and I actually those points mentioned by…

To build muscle you ideally need to follow a weightlifting program utilising progressive overload. I would highly recommend checking out Bret Contreras on Instagram. You can find his program Strongcurves through google. Body weight excersises are fine to start with but you will need to add weight eventually. Also remember…

I find the TDEE method works best for me and is less confusing. I remember years ago when I first started on MFP many people had told me the app gives everyone calories that are way too low and to use a calorie calculator instead to create my own goals and adjust from there whether I lose/gain so that’s what I did, but…

I think walking down health food isles can be really confusing with all the different products like muesli, granola, chia seeds, almond milks, random health seeds and powders etc all advertising these different health claims where clearly someone is making profits off. Whereas you don’t have the claims jumping out at you…

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I will second the recomp suggestion, I am currently at the highest weight I have ever been and look the best I’ve ever looked, plus can eat more than I used to! This is due to lifting using progressive overload. I think whether you should eat intuitively or strictly track is up to you and your personality. Some people can…

I lift weights 5 times a week, am 5’4 (164 cm) and 56kg 124 pounds and eat on average 210 grams of carbs a day. I will eat more on intense training days less on others. I will reduce them slightly if I I am cutting

Reading this makes me wonder if when signing up to MFP there should be more instructions on how the app should be used? ie. using a food scale, using correct entries, eating back excersise calories etc. as I agree these questions get asked all the time

This makes me feel better I hope I never have to eat less than 1500 to maintain 😂 I do think a lot of people who report eating such low calorie are underestimating/not weighing or tracking everything they eat or not including cheat days so are probably eating more than they think. I see it a lot online.

This makes sense. I am 26, have a somewhat active job and lift weights 5 x a week so that would explain my maintenance calories. Do you find you naturally eat less or don’t get quite as hungry?

My boyfriend and I eat very different diets so we both cook our own seperate meals. We buy our groceries separately as well. We both work full time so there is no way I would want to be coming home and cooking 2 separate meals, from the start of our relationship it was obvious we had different tastes so this is what we…

It always blows my mind when I read posts about people eating 1200 (or less!) a day, I guess I often assume people are underestimating what they are eating because I just couldn’t do it! I am female 5’4 around 125 pounds and don’t think I could do less than 1500. I am currently doing a mini cut on 1850 and maintain on…

Agree protein should be fairly easy to hit with a few adjustments. I am at 1850 calories today with 160 grams of protein. I am currently averaging 1900 calories a day (slow cut) with 150 grams of protein. I am 5’4 125 pound female

*known not none

I log absolutely everything to the gram even spinach leaves and salt but you absolutely do not have to! Do what works for you, I’ve none plenty of people who’ve lost weight simply by eating less and moving more without tracking or logging anything. I find it super helpful and love collecting the data but it’s not for…

I do about 500-650 breakfast, 300-400 lunch and 800 dinner and 100 for a snack when maintaining

Sometimes on this site I feel like people pushing calorie counting and “everything in moderation” can come across being a bit cultish or or like a religion in the way some keto/vegan/IF people are. Not everyone of course and I have actually learnt SO much since being here and also count calories and eat in moderation…

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I am exactly the same, my TDEE is between 2000-2100 and I could EASILY eat 2500 a day. I usually eat between 2200-2700 on weekends and less during the week, that way I know I can look forward to higher calorie days! Diet wise I stick to lots of protein and high volume, I don’t snack as I prefer bigger meals but everyone is…

What is your carb goal? MFP sets to 50% of total cals I believe, I changed mine to 40/30/30 carbs/protein/fat to better suit my goals

I tried keto a few years ago when I was already fairly lean but wanted to cut some extra fat just like 3-4 kilos and I hated it! I had been reading all this stuff about it online, claims that it burns fat faster due to being “fat adapted” so gave it go, probably lasted about a month but it was such a struggle. I didn’t…

Have you been steadily losing weight?

I totally agree, calorie counting is not an exact science anyway! In my opinion it should be about portion control, whether it’s measured exactly or a ball park estimate that depends on the individual. I prefer to weigh everything to the gram as I like the data and am a perfectionist, but to be honest most people I know in…

This is my fairly high volume lunch. Could be more by increasing veggies and decreasing avocado etc. 200g pumpkin 150g capsicum 150g eggplant 50g red onion 50g cottage cheese Can of tuna 40g avocado 20g relish About 380-400 calories

How are you tracking your intake? Are you using a food scale? Asking because a lot of people underestimate the amount they actually consume, very easy to do. This would actually be a good thing in this case

I feel like I’m more likely to be low on fat when volume eating definitely not protein

I would highly recommend you start lifting weights now if you want to retain your muscle mass as you lose the fat, otherwise you will lose some muscle along with fat which will make it harder to achieve the aesthetic you are after!

Breakfast- fruit bowl with pineapple, blueberrys, raspberries, apple, natural yoghurt, chia seeds, protein powder, walnuts and cashews Lunch- cooked capsicum, red onion, eggplant, pumpkin, can of tuna, avocado, cottage cheese, relish Dinner- homemade freezer meal- broccoli and sweet potato soup with bacon and shredded…