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Finally hit 120 5x5 on the OHP so I guess that food is going somewhere.

Yup.

It's about 4 weeks at this point: * I have a temporary crown in, so chewing is a real nightmare. Actually it's okay most of the time but sometimes the thought of eating is a real drag, so I'm leaning heavily on the blender to hit my calories. * I had a massive, massive overage on the weekend -- and then followed that up…

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That's an interesting theory.

I've been throwing some PB&J into the mix, but I'm a sucker for free office snacks. Next time someone brings bagels, I'ma eat those bagels.

There's no fixing nutrigrain bars – although the pop tart sandwiches sound incredible

This. If you get down to losing .5 lb a week, and not weighing food introduces an error equivalent to .25 pounds a week, then you may see some verrrrrrry slow progress vs. what's expected.

I'll have my wife check the next time we're at the gym. I just feel like my back is getting hit hard at every workout and it just isn't getting time to recover.

@ovidnine What program did you switch to?

I think "nutrient dense" is the key. If you eat a lot of things that keep you full -- satiated -- then you'll have an easier time hitting your calorie goal. And if you do it regularly you'll find you probably do have room for pizza and ice cream when they come up.

Cottage cheese - especially the nonfat. I want to say it has around 15g per serving. I'd also like to second making batches of hard-boiled eggs, and then of course for you personally whey protein is always an option.

Birthday dinners are the worst. If you don't partake, you feel like you're violating some grand social ritual. If you do, then without the most meticulous planning you blow your calorie goal. Just acknowledge that it happened -- which you've done -- and start again. Understand that those 1400 calories will get absorbed and…

I'm a big fan of the rolling average.But it's going to take two or three weeks of data to see if anything is happening.

This is half true and half kind of a *kitten* thing to say. You have to at least be a little strategic about it and still count calories to some degree.

That all makes sense. @Brolympus I use the calories fed in from my FitBit Charge HR, which aren't going to be 100% accurate but should provide some measure of consistency. So a rest day where I go home and read is going to look different than a rest day where I wake up, mow the lawn, and run errands. I eat a surplus based…

Yeah duh, chocolate ice cream. Or if you're trying to scorch belly fat, vanilla for breakfast.

I think you're better suited for slim/thick (curvy[curvy/slim]) thick. If I can summarize the thread, you should: * Hip Thrusts * Testosterone Injections * Sling mud on message boards * No upper body work * Hip Thrusts * Spot reduce * Spot increase Then I think you'll be well on your way. Oh and don't forget to cut out…

I've been suffering through some dental work lately. Throw some buttery crackers (or just flat out cookies) in a blender with milk and peanut butter. And cottage cheese/yogurt. That *kitten* is delicious and becomes an easy, high-calorie meal very quickly. And of course, ice and whey.

From what I understand, it's better to partition your calories by grams of macronutrients. Relying on a ratio, like 50/30/20, would yield drastically different results for someone eating 1200 calories a day or someone eating 3500 calories a day. Usually it's something like .8g protein per pound of body weight, .6g fat per…

I'm reminded of this comic: People will never fail to find ways to classify things.

If you guys get too strong in the upper body then everyone has to worry about societal upheaval and the end of the world as we know it. Pretty sure it's science.

I'm just thrilled to see that this thread is continuing onward and upward.

How much is "a lot". It's probably less than you think and, clearly, less than your surplus number.

I got Enzyme 13 from nature's bounty. It's got enzymes for protein, fats, starches and dairy. Also make sure you're getting enough water and not overdoing the fiber. Think white rice and russet potatoes instead of wild rice and sweet potatoes

My dentist may hate me. They drilled out my fillings and said "Oh oops, there's not enough left here to fill. You needs crown$." Happily they're both on the same side. It's really just today with the super-temporary filling that I can't really chew. Tomorrow, hopefully, I'll be able to eat real food a few hours after the…

You're doing deadlifts 1x5 right?

Good ideas folks. Many thanks.

Eggs! How could I forget!? Eggs have yet to steer me wrong. Soft scrambled I bet.

I had been been doing them 1st, 1x5 (or 5x1 if it's really rough). Lately though, after the 1x5 in totally gassed for the rest of the workout. I was trying to conserve strength for the DL.