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My trainer has set me 40% carbs and 30% protein and fat. I am not trying to lose weight but lose fat and gain muscle.

Congrats you look fantastic. Just shows how consistency and being motivated pays off.

One day.

No I don't have a link as it was done on a UK tv special which I watched a few months ago in Australia.

The manufactured aspartame is not the same as the natural one in our body. I saw an experiment between aspartame and stevia, and while The aspartame altered the gut bacteria among other things, the stevia made no changes at all. I will stick with the natural stevia.

My trainer set me the same 40, 30, 30 and 1400 cal to lose fat and gain the same amount of muscle as fat loss.

I usually enter my food in the morning, that way I can look at the macros and calories and make adjustments to get them right. I found entering it late in the day was useless as there was no room to correct either the Calories or macros.

I don't think the calories are very accurate as mine always shows well over 2000 cal even when I don't have a very active day and my BMR is only around 1100 cal.

A DEXA is the only real way to get an accurate measurement I have two scales and they show a 10% variation in fat.

Your program looks good, I was advised to leave my bicep and tricep exercises till last as they support other lifts and tire easily. Doing them first would impact on other compound exercises.

I have had 2 different weight watchers scales and was not happy with either one. My dietitian recommended Tanita as I wanted to be able to measure fat and muscle as well as weight. The body com scales are not cheap but if you want that type of info they are great. My body fat reading was almost the same a the results from…

I don't know about the US but in Australia the gyms owned by large clubs such as the one I go to has the latest equipment and lots of it, great staff an the change facilities are good and clean with plenty of showers. It also has a cafe. They can do this as the club has poker machines ( I think you call them slot machines)…

I am trying to lose fat and gain the same amount of muscle and have been advised by a professional to have 40% carb 30% protein and fat.

The medical people in Australia are now saying waist measurement is the best guide and women should be less than 80 cm. I am still not convinced about any of it as my BMI is 20.8 my waist is less than 80 cm, Iam 166cm tall weigh 57kg about 126 lbs and a DEXA showed that I need to lose 5kg of body fat so go figure, I sure…

The experts all seam to say. To gaini muscle high weight lose reps and work to fatigue muscles. For toning high reps low weights. It all depends on what you want to achieve. I am trying to gain muscle and lose fat so have been told low reps high weights.

I just substituted plain mineral water for wine one night and felt much better the next day. It does take a few days of not drinking to be able to get to sleep when you go to bed but you soon get over it. I had not had a drink for 3 years and had a mouthful of wine at a function recently and it tasted like vinegar. I also…

Yes I do most days while I am having breakfast, that way I can play around with foods to make sure my calorie and macro count is as close as possible to my goal. I can then take that nights meat or fish out of the freezer to defrost for dinner.

You seem to be doing all the right things, so it must be the calories, try dropping to 1500 for a few weeks and see if that works for you.

You need to do both upper and lower body. I do split days one upper and one lower as I am aiming to gain muscle. I have been told that if I wanted to lose weight then doing both in one session was the way to go. You will not always feel like going to the gym, but you have to remind yourself of your goals and just do it. I…

Also dont copy others as I see a lit of equipment at my gym being used incorrectly

I dont know about the US but in Australia when you join a gym you book an appointment with a trainer for an assessment and they give you a program an show you how to use the equipment. At my gym you can do that every 12 weeks with no extra charge. Enjoy your gym its great fun.

I have a charge hr and think it over estimstes the calories i burn. It also over estimates steps as it can record arm movements as steps. One time it showed that I burned about 180 cslories while i was sitting in a train for 1 hour it must have rehistered the trains movement. Another time I spent over an hour sawing timber…

I am 166 cm and weigh 126 lbs but after having a DEXA was advised to have 1400 cal 40% carb 30% protein and fat. I am aiming to lose 5kg fat and build muscle. I workout 4-5 days a week at the gym plus a couple of walks a week. This was designed for me by an exercise physiologist so I trust the advice. Depending on your…

Try using smaller plates, I recently changed to 10" plates and was surprised that what I was putting on a large plate completely filled the smaller one, rim an all. It was a real eye opener for me.

The training program I have been given is all upper body twice a week and all lower body twice a week, but sometimes I throw in an extra day when I have time. I can't see why you can't train just your lower body.

Full body workout if you only have 2 days and you want to lose weight. I am trying to build muscle an have a split program but I workout with weights 4 o 5 days a week.

I have a Fitbit charge HR and love it. The only time it is off my wrist is the night when it is on charge.

You have to be careful with creative as it has the potential to affect your kidneys if there is a problem there. It was suggested to me that I take it but with a family history of kidney problems I was advised by a dietitian not to take it.

6 glasses of water is not really enough, it should be a minimum of 8 so it would no be fluid retention. You won't gain muscle working out on a treadmill so if that is your goal you need to lift weights which will build muscle and also increase your metabolism which will help with weight loss . Good luck you will achieve it…

Charge HR it keeps me motivated I love it. It is also linked to mfp.