burntoutphilosopher Member

Just stopped in to say you have the best profile photo I've ever seen.

I'd recommend you don't try to lose weight just yet. Just log ... meticulously log ... weigh on a food scale EVERY single thing that goes in your mouth. Do that for two weeks ... then assess (I can help) your caloric intake . ... and we can discuss what foods you are willing to cut out. Small changes... baby steps.

What part of Cali and where did you move from ? Maybe try some of the great trails of active things loke that in your new location... more fun than a gym... and depending where you live... it might be a real adventure! You'll meet locals too

I'm a failing attempt at keto ... but if love any new friends !

+1 for a liquid multi. I use "Source of Life" by Natures Plus in whole food liquid form ... it's the best but it's expensive (about 50$/month)

If yiu are over your calorie goal ... Yes you should cut back on the fruit... ... if your under your calorie goal ... dig in!

Msg is absolutely harmless The highest concentration of msg you can get is an aged steak. Msg allergy is a myth. Proven false over and over. Msg is in no way harmful. ... though it does cause you to retain water.

I don't smoke ... but beer and cheese are my 2 biggest weaknesses.

I have also been on a horrible run since memorial weight... feel bad... look bad... desperate to get back dedicated

After 13 hours on your feet ... I'd say you've burned plenty of calories can deserve to Netflix and chill

I'm always looking for friend and love macro tracking.

I just wanted to say for the record ... ... what I'm doing is in no way more physical than the months of training that body builders go through. There are literally three tryout days ... then a match bracket... it is designed for amateurs... not "aspiring boxers" or anything. All respect to everyone's chosen endeavor.

From a favorite song: "If I don't like my life I'll gut it, rebuild it fvk it... keep nothing but God and my children. I kill the devil, wherever he resides... so even if he's hiding in me... he gotta die. ... one half of all the two legged on the scene are too timid to dream...cause failure is far too depressing so it…

I don't go out much since I've been cutting ... ... so when I do . ... I don't base my decisions on calories. You can't be 100% on all the time.

It can be hard to interpret tone online... ... heck sometimes it's hard in person lol

Does an amateur boxing match in August count ? Lol

Im always looking for good supportive motivation friends.

I wasn't speaking about you personally at all. ... just pointing out the scientifically substantiated fact that type of macro does influence body compisition. For example if you eat ten grams of protein a day ... it will be harder to build muscle as synthesis is less efficient... and protein breakdown (and bcaa's) are…

That was a really aggressive response. First time I've experienced that on here.

I've been poor so I dont say this flippantly ... ... but you will have to spend more to eat healthy. I'm sorry, it's the truth. But a ton ... but more than junk food : /

I don't generally log lettuce etc. (No experience with sweeteners)

And as others said ... invest 20$ ... get a scale. No way to guess. Just no way.

I think this is true if your metric is a number on a scale. ... but if you're interested in recomp, etc . ... then the tyoe of calorie is hugely important. One person will loose more muscle than another person at the same caloric deficit with differebt macros ... but they will both lose the same amount of weight.

Thank you all so much for the feedback . ... even the feedback that is hard to hear is good ... i want to be solution focussed. I'm going to dive deeply into diet change options. I did want to ask ... I thought EPIC meat bars were the best of the best ... do they still count as "pre packaged" junk foods? ...honestly it's…

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I know it was time to get in shape when my cousins started a pickup football game and all I could think was "Jesus I hope I'm on shirts not skins" ... then ... ... completely gassed after about 25 minutes... like, could NOT cover the receiver at all.

No excuses... but I was vigilant and hitting all my numbers including macro ratios until the long weekend ... my weight loss goal was 160 (started 188.6) ... when I hit it the Thursday before the long weekend I said "this weekend anything goes" ... thus cheese curds... bacon... beer ... ... but it's like it sent me into a…

Treece... it was like something out of a comedy ... my friend and I are running and he's like "man running barefoot is dangerous" and I'm like "been doing it since 2012... never once hurt my foot" ... and like 5 minutes later I stepped on the remnants of bottle ... I live in a nice neighborhood... no idea where that glass…

I don't know your stats / weight ... and I hate the state the obvious but ... You don't need to workout at all to lose weight... you just need to eat less calories. You can lose weight while bed-bound ... ... get a food scale ... weigh every single thing that goes in your mouth. If it's a tub of ice cream weigh it before…

Best advice I can give is ... force yourself to move. Excersize really does fight depression ... I find I cannot get the motivation for treadmill time etc when I'm down ... but if I can just go do 20 minutes of weight lifting ... it'll spark my motivation. Lifting heavy weights has a far more pronounced effect on my mood…