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Thx. I think you're right about the iOS

Thanks! Not sure how to send a friend request via this board, tho...(?)

Haven't seen one yet. I've been looking for a local nutritionist/trainer (i.e., one person who is both) to help. Thx!

Goals: why wouldn't 8-10% body fat be realistic? Are there no 6' 53 yo who are? We ALL likely know people (aliens) who are or who have made themselves that way. If I'm willing to do the work (as well as find/follow the credible advice/adviser) WHY NOT? I tend to believe the adage, "You get muscular in the gym and lean in…

Thx! I sure will (update) and have (received good advice).

Thanks. Still, I *think* it has to do with my macros, as "eating more" is too generic of advice, begging the question, "Eat more broccoli or French fries?" which are identical (according to SOME folks in the MFP community). I wonder: is there an app where I type in my desired calories target & macros and it generates a…

So, say, you find a 28-minute circuit of "To Failure Reps" in "The Challenge" consisting of 2 sets each of: -- wide pull ups, standard pushups, chin ups, military push ups, chin ups, close-grip pull ups, wide pushups, vaulter pull ups (right), staggered push up (right), vaulter pull up (left), staggered push up (left) --to…

Haha! Yeah..."only a 30 minute workout." Have you done, say, MMX? It's wicked good, scalable, and as interesting/challenging a cardio I've done. ("Insanity" looks to be a few notches more intense for me right now.) But I take your meaning. I adjust cals a bit lower to, say 200 (when workout isn't as intense). Often, I'll…

Whew! Thanks! I panicked. Yeah... MAYBE my HCG weight loss is a factor, but that's obviously conjecture. And I don't know how to rule that out/compensate for that after the fact.

Well, 1) what calorie burn numbers would you use for a P90x3 workout? Say, the MMX workout (which is my "go-to")? Plus, 2) 5 1-minute/rest :30 heavy-bag martial arts (kicking/punching) workout? No blood work ups recently. Why do you ask?

Wait. WHAT? Eat, like 750-900 calories/day? No way. REALLY? That. Sounds. Ridiculous. I'm not bee-atch-slapping you, Auddii! It just sounds like a crazy, drastic move, given my level of (granted, self-assessed, but honest) vigorous workouts and my eating regimen. I've mentioned it before, but I did a 500 c/day (HCG) diet…

Preach it, brother. Previously, I was doing P90x3 (daily 6x/week) + martial arts heavy bag work every other day (5 1-minute rounds with :30 rest between) and eating (roughly) 2000 c/day... gained or maintained 229. That SUCKED. I did this for six months. I (seriously) thought I'd be, like, '300' ripped/lean after half a…

This may be answered elsewhere in the community, but if my GOAL = 1500 FOOD = 1500 EXERCISE = 200 REMAINDER = 200 (something like below): Does this mean I ought to "eat up to" 1700 calories? Or is that "200" considered my deficit?

So, you've only "touched on" this but it's all about calories:fat? :-) I know this is going to come across as snarky, but what you said is (in this case) anecdotal. Even though I don't mean to sound jaded or dubious, nonetheless, I am. I would suppose many of us have a collection of books by (seemingly?) credible authors,…

So, given the same (let's call it 45-day) vigorous workout routine, you're saying that my weight loss/body composition/bmi, etc. will be IDENTICAL whether I eat 1000 calories/day of deep fried fish & chips or I eat 1000 calories/day of lean chicken/broccoli/quinoa, right? You genuinely believe that? Can you point me to any…

I'm already muscular, gold. What I've said is that my goal is to be a trim/fit 190 lbs. That means 30 lbs lighter. I assume that not all of 30 lbs is fat, HOWEVER, even if I'm building muscle, MAINTAINING muscle (so we're sold) requires fat, right? So, the more muscle I (allegedly) build, the more fat my body uses to…

Thanks for the vote of confidence, bokaba. I'd have to be POUNDING handfuls of, say, nuts or chips/crisps to be this far off. But it simply MUST be my food intake. I sure as hell ain't building THAT much muscle. STILL... Don't anyone panic, I'll log more faithfully/accurately. FTR: I did the HCG Diet...and, even though…

Thanks. Will do. New # is 1500, which seems low to me. But 1700-2000 ain't working at all, *IF* MFP calorie counts (and my entries) can be trusted. You're awesome, chic!

Thx! Great insights. I've been [<~~>] this close to hiring a PT, but the fitness test may give me more helpful facts. I Especially appreciate the part about it sucking. :-/ ;-)

I'm 100% certain my composition has changed, so yes. But I'd forego that (i.e., I WILL forgo that) to be lighter. I'm eating too damn much, that MUST be it. Thanks for your input!

Great stuff, RNGRZulu. Thx. I think you're right about the HRM. And, I'll log more fiercely — despite tantruming like a GD baby. So... If my "target" cals is 1500, and I "exercise" 100, I still need to eat 1500, right? IOW, MFP offsets the daily calories by that 100 amount, so I've often compensated for that by "eating up…

Thanks, Pretty. I (almost completely) avoid refined sugars and junk carbs. No soda, no (well...very, very few "chips/crisps" — although I'll eat — and log — a serving or two of Garden of Eatin blue corn chips occasionally). Close to zero pasta or other noodles. I know how evil that stuff is and am painfully aware and…

Thanks! I'll look those up.

No, maidentl. I don't. I know it may look like I'm going "off the reservation" on no-log days (and I get that those may throw a red flag) but I'm OBSESSED with dropping my weight via healthy diet & exercise, so (FWIW) I'm staying w/in (or below) my target cals....definitely-no-way-in-hell above 2000 MAX on ANY day, and…

Also: segacs: Why do *i* have to lighten up. Why don't YOU lighten up? I'm not being defensive. YOU'RE being defensive. (Nathan Thurm/Martin Short skit...look it up) Thanks, SaySumThing. Never said I was awesome. Made it clear I was not flaming and that I was behaving like a tantruming child over this...which I am. Also…

Thanks for all the great (and blunt) input! Overall, I'm now certain it's a food intake issue. I simply MUST be consuming too much food...which kind of sucks because I feel just under "satisfied" most days. Too, I probably need to drink more water. FWIW: I know the difference between 1 "medium" tomato and 1 Roma or grape…

Thanks for your input on my ongoing saga. I'll share my diary to see if others can make sense of it. I'm exercising enough; it HAS to be my food/intake. I rarely "need" to measure as i usually have, say, "2 eggs," "1 tomato," "1/2 avocado," etc. Some foods I never measure, like lettuce or cucumbers — you couldn't eat…

If you can't stop thinking about it, then don't stop trying to achieve it. You are nowhere NEAR as impatient as me (!!) so you better keep to your plan! You can do it. Rabbit is right: keep the maintenance/long term view in mind. You can do this!

Thanks for the quick reply, Robback! I suspected MFP was lying or off... I'm definitely doing the physical aspect of a healthy lifestyle. You'd think I would know how to freakin' EAT by now. You and I MIGHT have the same macros, but react completely differently, right? Are the fat/carb/protein breakdowns in MFP accurate in…