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Your muscle tissue contains glycogen which is used to fire your muscles and produce energy. Glycogen is glucose storage. If you are trying to lose fat, then you want to use more fat for energy than glucose. If you exercise fasted you will have less glucose running around and have used up some of the glycogen in the muscle…

I can guarantee you your body doesn't hate water. Go for a hard run in the summer and your body will want one thing...water. The carbonated water is acidic, not that that is horrendous, but good to know. Just grab a small 8oz cup of water here and there and down it quickly, your body will be happy with you.

I think your mind is telling you it is time to be self-accountable which is great. Take some time to learn how the body reacts to all foods. Learn about each type of carbohydrate, learn about fatty acids, amino acids, maybe pick up some fish oil pills once you learn a bit more about the omega3's. Play with some…

Only you can answer that question...Eat a diverse set of vegetables and you are good to go. Eat beautifully colored foods to crank up those polyphenols. If you are worried about the stigma of the starch, I wouldn't be too concerned unless you need/want to really dial in your blood glucose levels, then find a lower glycemic…

Justin, First...that % of protein could be correct for you, but you may consider trying less...more on that later. The macros set in mfp are in the goals tab. If you are finding it tough to hit the protein then track your protein intake for 4 days and see what % of the calories you are eating from protein are. For…

I'm not sure what you want to do...research people your age/weight/size/goals and see what macros you want....I am 6'1 and 207 right now and I should be 185 pounds. I mix up the following MACROS by going into 'goals' in the app. Edit the macros for the %'s you want. Think about keeping carbs higher than the others as that…

Sorry for you, but there is a need to call you out for ignorantly copying and pasting 37 grams vs 99 grams as a comparison. I'm sorry but you can't rationally defend your post. There's only so much protein you need, any clear minded person can see the values for both are so close superiority is a non-issue. I eat the Whey…

Dude, you just don't get it and you never will. You are showing your *kitten* by saying it is superior. You really showed your *kitten* when you posted 37 grams of hemp vs 99 grams of Isolate as a direct comparision. Good job on the copy and paste, well researched, pat yourself on the back for a post well done on the 37…

Get the extra virgin olive oil for drizzling....don't cook that b/c you will ruin the polyphenols in the oil that are healthy. Olive oil has mono fats(oleic acid/Omega 9) which is not a criminal fat. For home cooking you can use some type of refined oleic acid for cooking or 2nd use saturated fat like butter or coconut oil…

A protein shake that helps you consume 10-20 grams of protein depending on your end day macros would be good for lunch along with a cucumber or two and some carrots drizzled with balsalmic. I used to work in an office for 5 yrs with normal hours and I wish I'd have done this than eaten fries and a steak sandwich 2x a week…

Alex, Heart is correct in that it is a calorie eaten game, treat is as such.....play with your meals in the app before you eat them to see what you can eat to achieve the calorie goal. I typically mock run my entire eating day over morning coffee. I ran and swam heavily for a year and lost 3 pounds. I scientifically…

I saw the last three days you didn't hit the carbs so I was wondering if the goals are set up correctly for what you are trying to accomplish.

Deceived...decent diet you are rocking there...pretty simple. What are your macro goal? Here is what I see from your site:

Jesse, Quick question for you on the long term working out....great job btw! I used to run a ton and swim a ton and it did nothing for me on the weight loss. Diet is where it is at, I am completely convinced... Now, I eliminated the running and only swim a mile 3x per week. I love swimming, it is the only exercise that I…

Just look up fructose metabolism there is enough to keep you busy for a week. I posted a link to a video if you want to sit back and relax. The sugar source she is eating is in a way meaningless as it is broken down to basically 50% glucose and 50% fructose. It his the blood the same regardless if it is honey, table sugar,…

Emilia, I'm not sure you understood what we were saying to her. We were saying that her over consumption of sugar 'could' be a reason for fatigue. Over 100g of sugar is most likely not healthy, that is over 50grams of fructose. If you think that eating 50 grams of fructose is healthy than I would encourage you to read…

Charlie, Well long story...I wrestled in high school and lived next to wrestlers in college. I always have a massive respect for the active wrestler b/c of the weight cut they must maintain. Now, I really enjoy watching MMA...yes they beat themselves up and I can see how people see it is a bit much, but they MMA fighters…

I did the math the other day for a college kid asking me why I quit beer this year.....Told him I drank 4 beers easy per day from age 20-35. That is around 24,000 beers. Let's just say 20K. At a modest 100 cal per beer that is 2,000,000 calories. Of course they replaced some food, but 2mm calories of beer, omg.

The 'Hemp' is hemp 70 powder and the 'Seeds' are Hemp Hearts....also you don't need to have ice or use a blender....I swim in the ocean a mile a few times a week and clobber one of these guys after the swim with just shaking it. As you probably know the hemp shakes very easily into water. I think the hemp 50 or hemp fiber…

I've played with this recipe a dozen times...here is my excel sheet removing the whey(dairy). You can remove the maca to eliminate more carbs if you want...I also once or twice a week toss in a banana which would of course increase the carbs a lot. I toss 50 grams of this in a blender with 2 cups water and a large handful…

Auntie, I just looked at your last 3 days and concur with Shawsan that you have too much sugar. Let's examine sugar for a second....sugar is 50% glucose and 50% fructose. Fructose is not healthy for you unless it is coupled with solid fiber. A banana has 14 grams of sugar so you are consuming 7 grams of fructose, but at…

20 grams of amino acids is 20 grams of amino acids...just eat 3 more grams of hemp. It's not rocket science....3 grams of hemp powder is a tsp....why are we discussing such small amounts....better yet just mix them 50-50 and be done with it. You are taking side on an issue that doesn't have a winner. If you are dialing in…

Attached is the products I use in my shake and I put the recipe in one of my earlier posts. I just started with the seeds b/c I wasn't eating enough fats. The seeds you see are composed of 50% fat. If you don't want that much fat then just remove them. I may dial them back in the near future, but I can tell you this recipe…

Makepeas, Fair enough on your points, but let me add something to what you said. If you had to eat 5 times the amount of hemp powder than whey then I don't care how you slice it Whey would be a winner. This guy posted his answer to quality by posting 37 grams of hemp vs 99 grams of isolate. That would be like me saying you…

I'm done talking with you and I think people can see the truth here, if they can't see who is speaking the truth then like I said you can't fix stupid. -For those that want a side-by-side comparison of ingesting 18.5 grams of whey isolate vs 18.5 grams of hemp 70, I've again attached the excel sheet for you to look at. -To…

5 minutes.... -Turn stove on, put pan on it -Put two slices of bread in toaster -Grab butter and eggs from fridge -Crack 4 eggs and remove yolks -Butter pan, toss in egg whites -Eggs done in 45 seconds -Dump eggs on plate -Grab toast and butter. Inhale food and enjoy! -Wash dishes Even if this took 20 minutes you are worth…

Mama, MrM posted some completely misleading info and then tried to defend it. He is stating Whey is superior. It is not. It's a great protein just as Hemp is. I posted the profile breakdown above given 18.5 grams of protein ingested for each. It is accurate enough to evaluate the data. Let's talk calories for a second.…

I called you stupid b/c you are not listening. Life is tough, sometimes you need to be talked to. Good job finding that label...that is 30 grams of powder for 21 grams of protein just like I said. ~67% vs your ignorant post of 37% protein profile. Your gold coin formula comes in at 30 grams of powder and 24 grams of…

A scoop of Hemp 70 to get 20 grams of AMINO ACIDS into your body REQUIRES you to eat 30 grams. A scoop of Whey Jarrow Isolate to get 20 grams of Aminos into your body REQUIRES you to eat 25.6 grams. To get the SAME amount of aminos from these two different products you need to eat 1 level tsp of more hemp or 4.4 grams. So…

Mr M...your analysis is using a substrate that is 37% protein vs one that is 99%. My analysis is based on two real world products. I ingest 30 more calories for a scoop of my hemp vs whey, that is not material bc it is from the extra 3 grams of fats I am eating in the hemp which my body uses and I will not eat that…