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It's not the best advice in the world, but you just have to make yourself do it for the first few sessions even if your hearts not in it properly. Soon you will get back in to the routine and eventually it will feel strange when you skip exercise. I've just got back off holiday, so in a similar position. I will just make…

Yeah, I agree with what everyone else has said. Many different people use it for many different reasons but ultimately it's a relatively cheap, convienient way of hitting protein requirements that also happens to mix well with certain other foods. On a side note, I have noticed that because I drink a Chocolate shake…

Maybe it's because your taking an active interest in weight loss/nutrition now and are being over critical of yourself because your pushing towards your goals. At 299lbs you might not have been bothered or even cared? It's more of a phycological game now because the numbers on the scale don't lie. Well done. Keep going.

Chicken sandwiches/toasties. (Carbs (bread)/protein (Chicken)/veg (salad etc).

Hi. I hope your well. Just a hint (I'm not trying to be rude), but people might not want to make friends with someone just because their bored. (even though I know that your probably just joking).

Some foods are mainly carb dominant (such as oats/porridge). By adding protein powder you can have a more balanced meal hitting several macro requirements quick and easily. Porridge (for example) is a great tasty breakfast with slow digesting carbs (energy), but poor for protein requirement. Adding a scoop of protein…

Logging food for me is like a serial killer returning to the scene of the crime. It just isn't worth it.

This is my own personal view, as I know it works for lots of people. But logging is not sustainable for me. I have never logged in my life even though I calorie count (roughly) and macro count (roughly). Tediously logging everything would take all of the joy out of food for me. I see a lot of people just enter numbers and…

Good luck mate. I hope you achieve your goals.

Wow, just found this thread. Amazing transformations. Keep working hard everybody.

I would love to grant you your wish, but it will take some patients, effort and dedication. Learn as much as you can on here about nutrition/exercise and try to put it into practice. you will do it. Good luck.

The last vacation (holiday) I went on was all inclusive to Disneyland (Florida). They had a beautiful gym in the hotel that I used most mornings. I walked loads around the theme parks and sight seeing. I went swimming in the pool, played tennis with my brother. I ate loads at the Buffets everyday and drank a lot too and…

I hate long goodbye's.

Hi and welcome. Am I right in thinking your looking for Poles with Goals? :)

Turkish Delight.

Your plan seems solid and it's good that you have been honest with yourself and identified certain habits/pitfuls that you need to avoid. If you stick with it you will make great progress towards your goals.

It is obviously possible to train everyday without necessarily feeling any ill effects, but exercise/lifestyle change should be about consistency over a long period of time. I guarantee someone training seven days a week for months on end will eventually either burnout physically or mentally as it's not sustainable. I…

Everybody has days when they just cant be bothered and the easier option is far more appealing. That's fine, it's human nature to want to do things that are instantly more gratifying and comfortable. However, if in general you really are hating the gym and not enjoying lifting then maybe consider another means of exercise…

Fast food is what it is. Don't demonise it. Everybody knows it's crap for you (nutrition bang for your Buck), but it's fun, convienient, social etc. Don't be surprised if it effects your goals if you eat the stuff all the time. It can be enjoyed in moderation as long as CICO is being applied and it fits your Macros. Enjoy…

That is true. I eat a kebab every Friday. Meat, bread, salad. However I'm under no illusion it optimal. The one I eat (in the UK) has all the Macros represented, but it's over 1000 cals for only about 30g protein and way over anybody's recommended fat requirement for the day. I have lamb meat, but to be quite honest it…

I'm pale and interesting. Well, I'm pale. But here is something interesting. I saw a documentary in the UK where a guy ate lots of carrots for two weeks and the before and after picture showed he was noticeably more tanned looking. I also heard that drinking loads of Sunny Delight used to turn kids yellow/orange in the…

Hi mate, Any chance you can try those Mass Gainer shakes (1000 calories or so in a drink) or food like peanut butter which will pack on the calories but shouldn't fill you up to much?

Yes please. Sounds great. :)

Well done. Keep on looking after yourself.

Oh and just to add to try to help you trust the "bulking" process. You wont gain loads of muscle and look "manly" and if you just eat in a small surplus you will not get fat. You have to trust the process even though it probably goes against a lot of the things you have been taught to believe by the diet industry/media.…

I'm not qualified to give advice to someone in recovery. But, I can offer a few words of encouragement to help put your mind at ease a bit. As long as you are only eating in a slight calorie surplus (250-500 cals a day over TDEE-even on days you don't lift) and keep lifting you will grow stronger and will not get "fat" in…

Hi and welcome. Try to learn as much as you can on this site and gradually put it in to practice each day. You will get there. Good luck.

Maybe you're stomach has shrunk a bit since you have been watching your calories so your appetite is now not as ravenous. The problem is that eating such low calories is not sustainable and takes a huge amount of discipline (even though you seem to be doing it with ease currently) which will likely result in…

Thanks for this. Well written.

Please don't talk about yourself like that. Please use this forum or other parts of the internet to learn as much as you can about nutrition/health. Please take small steps and keep moving forward. You will change physically and without noticing it your mindset will change.