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No need to manipulate it that way. Your energy intake/expenditure doesn't have some weird clock that resets on a daily basis. Some days you'll eat more, some days less. If you're logging it, be accurate with the when and what.

There are plenty of studies out there. Not that it would matter to you, given your dogmatic stance on the topic. If you can remove your head from the sand long enough, here are just a couple of things to start with: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20071648?dopt=AbstractPlus…

The easiest thing for me to sustain is to not try to plan all my meals down to separate components (for the most part). I keep several types of protein on hand, and also a standard, but regularly rotating, set of veggies. Most of what I eat consists of stir-fry meals where I pick a protein and a range of veggies. Just…

Those are all extremely healthy fats. The only one that might be suspect is bacon fat, but that has more to do with source, since you have to keep an eye on bacon processing and additives.

It's a new-ish label being used to avoid using the terms vegetarian/vegan. I follow a whole foods based diet myself, and I would certainly offer that it is plant-based. I eat plenty of animal-based protein as well, but my plate is filled with well more veg than meat. WFPB is actually WFPE (Whole Foods Plant-Exclusive).

Do a Google search for LeanGains. Pretty much the go to resource for IF and training.

Again, the issue is that you are creating a narrative to argue. I didn't once say that it's necessary. I said that it works for me. It's not restrictive, and I'm not missing out on anything. To the contrary, I get to enjoy the foods the give me energy and that I enjoy eating. I think this makes the whole point. If people…

As I knew you probably would, you have perfectly illustrated the issue with your perspective. I made a single, very general statement about my WOE, and you turned that into several assumptions to drive a smug declarative conclusion. No curiosity, no want to understand. You're attempting to take the high road by doing the…

Irony alert. This is why you don't see many posts from people experimenting with or who have fully embraced things such as paleo or keto, etc. The vast majority of responding participants aren't interested in genuine discussion and understanding of the OPs situation. They just want to bash it, in most cases because they…

What janejellyroll said. It's best to assume it's overestimated, since it's all a guesstimate anyway. Short of expensive analysis, you'll never really know exactly how much you're burning. Just log, pay attention, and tweak as needed.

I think the issue is more with the complete lack of curiosity about circumstance. The obvious implication is that it's not going to work, no matter what, so why try?

Carbs are fine, dependent on source. If you replace carbs with grains in your post, I agree. There are no nutritionally essential grains.

Agreed. I'm 6'3" and 200lbs for me is a hard floor. Short of a serious illness, that is. I get that there are differing body types, but I don't buy that they vary that dramatically. At 6'2", I'd think 170lbs or so would be pretty close to the bottom end. If you subscribe to BMI as a good measure, remember that even just…

I completely agree, but the point is that the ranges are inadequate the further away from "average" height you get. While I could lose a couple of pounds and still be fine, the fact is that being categorized as "overweight" at 6'3" and 205lbs with a healthy BF% is laughable. I don't sweat it at all. BMI is a relic that…

This is me at 6lbs OVER the very tip top of my "healthy" BMI range: Being overly muscular is not a prerequisite for there being variations in the applicability of BMI. At the outer edges of height distribution, there are similar, documented issues to those that are constantly pointed out for athletes and bodybuilders.

That was an odd choice to anchor this article on. Very bad example of the wider "clean" eating cohort.

In a nutshell, many people believe that labeling foods as good (healthy) or bad (unhealthy) would somehow reflect on those consuming those foods (themselves), which causes distress for them. Some people have no issues with considering foods by their inherent nutritional values, and don't think that consuming them is a…

Vegetarian seems to be an established term for that already. Is it not?

Point taken. I was simply providing a list of things that it could fall under, from a purely technical standpoint. I know vegans who have taken up the WFPB banner, since it doesn't carry the same baggage as 'vegan'. Those are also what I would not consider strictly 'ethical' vegans, either. They do avoid all animal…

They all start at 12:00am and end at 11:59pm. I try not to schedule much past that.

Your metabolism is a fluid process that changes over the course of your life, depending on many factors. Meal timing has almost nothing to do with that process, however.

I agree with you. I'm a big guy (6'3", 225), so I have the luxury of eating a ton, especially when I'm staying active. Even at 2000, I certainly don't feel lethargic though, even with some activity. OP, I'd experiment with your ratios, right off the bat. Up the protein at fat just a bit and see if that works better for…

That's why I didn't limit to the term vegan, and included vegetarian, etc. as well. I'm not here to make a comprehensive list. Plant-based as a WOE term is disingenuous, because it's not plant-based, it's plant-exclusive. It has nothing to do with preference.

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It's all relative. Based on pure numbers, I'd lose over a pound and a half a week, with no added exercise, on 2000kcal/day. Way more information needed, as usual.

I clicked on the title with completely different expectations as well! That top one is likely pretty hefty, calorie-wise. The simpler, the better, generally speaking. Find a pairing of a spirit (gin, vodka, rum, etc.) and a mixer (tonic, juice, etc.) that you enjoy, and try to stick with that for consistency. Easier to…

Plenty of vegan, vegetarian, and related eaters around here. I'll echo the comments on the term "plant-based", however. It's misleading and actually quite condescending when you break it down. The implication is that if your diet doesn't match, it's lacking in plants, and therefore not as healthy, which is patently false.…

My face and feet tend to be the first places I lose... Takes a bit longer to notice other areas. Keep at it.

I shudder to think what I spend on groceries. The things that really get me are the grass-fed beef and my penchant for wild-caught Red Snapper.

No, YOU can't eat that way for life. Plenty of people have eaten low carb for a very long time, which is very simple to do by just avoiding grains and associated carb sources, which have no unique nutritional value, meaning that almost all carbs come from fruits and vegetables.