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Op, I dont know your height, but by assuming 5'10" (177 cm) at your weight (93 kg, 205 lb) your BMR is around 2000 calories - that's how many calories you need if you were lying down the entire day with no activities! When you severely restrict your intake, your body has to adapt in one way or another. Undereating your BMR…

* Kitchen Scale * Measuring cups and spoons

Gaining muscles while on a deficit is difficult. Once your deficit is more than 7% of your maintenance calories - you practically will gain no muscles. If you lost the 60 lb with the help of MFP, then you should be able to use your actual data to figure out your actual TDEE - start there. Reduce your calorie intake from…

+1 what Brian said. HR is useless for weightlifting - only good for steady cardio. I feel the general entry in Exercises->Cardiovascular->Strength training (weight lifting, weight training) is sufficient enough. The precision of burnt calories, especially via weightlifting, is very hard to approximate but in the big…

Packaging lists uncooked values. If package contains uncooked food - then values for uncooked; and the other way around. Edible parts only (that's for meat, fish, apples, peaches, etc. - bones dont count) If you are thinking that accurately "measure" your food with the use of a measuring cup, you're kidding yourself. Buy a…

ON THE DOT! :smiley:

Many confuse interval training with HIIT. Doing high intensity followed by lower intensity exercises is not HIIT. You got to get your HR above 80% of your max - then you're doing HIIT. Only in anaerobic zone your body starts using ATP without the use of oxygen, which is the main purpose of HIIT - to create an oxygen debt…

Totally agree! My bathroom scale along with scales of 2 of my friends consistently clock me at 22-24% body fat, which I know was wrong as I've had abs showing for a while. I did a DEXA scan yesterday - 13% body fat.

NIce! Thanks for the link and info

"Hit the gym on empty stomach with strength training - I guess some can do it, I read about it on the Internet, but I have yet to meet one in person who can put a decent weight lifting session in a fasted state. Cardio fasted for weight loss is excellent. "always put your cardio at the end" - that just depends on your…

I dont. I feel cheat meals are counterproductive to what I'm after - to learn portion control. A cheat meal could easily negate a week of deficit, especially if you are close to your goal. What I'm working on, instead of cheat meals, is to eat everything I like by planning it into my day. If I get an urge for a burger,…

Mine is open to friends

Wadayaknow! I still have the membership and the trainer promptly re-racks his and his clients weights....

Great job! Keep it up

I'm in Miami, B1tch. Oops, sorry, Miami Beach

"I kinda think you stooped to his level by calling him a b*tch" - yeah. I know! I feel damn terrible about it! Cant stop thinking about it. "But, you can't undo it. so you just move one. Continue to make it clear to this trainer that you don't appreciate his douchery, but be netural about it" - that's what I'm planning to…

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Of course. But do you think that most of us here using MFP to lose/maintain weight belong to "Some people control their weight without it just fine"? :smile:

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An extra walk is, obviously, an option of that extra measure but isn't a kitchen scale is more effective and useful tool for that? Weight loss process is inherently not very precise - everything is estimated: food calories, exercise calories, BMR, TDEE and those estimations stack up pretty quickly. Isn't just logical and…

:smile: agree that SM is not free weights but isolation equipment and not substitution for barbell or dumbbell bench, which many do, but it has its place and purpose But what ticked me is not the weight - the behaviour. I like thisidea!!!! :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

Hmmm.... butter, beans, broccoli, cabbage, flour, protein powder, cheese, chicken, meats, fish, etc. etc Additionally, scales can help you determine by how much different foods change in weight after you cook it the way you cook so you either create your own "cooked" versions of foods or adjust the existing ones. This…

The duche is a freelancer. The manager just works there, not an owner, he's a good guy but ..... In theory, the manager should kick either me or the trainer out because otherwise why take the risk of possible future confrontation which could result in possible legal actions. The right business move would be to kick me out…

A kitchen food scale is an absolutely indispensable tool and will aid greatly one's way to success. A fact.

@Kristie354, I would disagree. You might say something without lying honestly believing of what you're saying, if by facts I can substantiate that what you're saying is incorrect (OP's log), I would say "I dont believe you" which does not mean "you're lying". It's just incorrect. No one ever said "I think you're lying"

Well, I did mentioned it to the manager last week, he said that he knows and posted a few more posters (to dozens of existing) that "your mother does not work here, please clean up coffee cups and empty water bottles after yourself and re-rack the weights"

In the bigger picture, consistency is more important - pick a source or a method and use those numbers consistently. Then, adjust your budget according with your actual progress

"not need comment" - you post in a public forum - you'll get replies, whether they are needed or not needed, liked by you or not. "didn't have any advise" - he did provide an a advice, a very good one, I might add. There is nothing wrong for validating doctor's opinion, but when you post on a public forum, you got to be…

I was wondering the exact same thing. Gaining that much WHILE being on a deficit is impossible. Exactly! Here is a pretty detailed article about how muscle gained and time needed: The Truth About Bulking. Is bulking up to gain muscle a good idea? Additionally, it doesnt appear that you consume even remotely enough protein…

What made it for me is to realize that weight loss is just part, actually just the first step. I've lost weight before, twice. But then went back to "eating as before". Only realizing that there cant be going back to "eating as before" because that "eating as before" got me overweight - always. So, instead of a diet, a…