MickyCrispDipper Member

Thanks guys appreciate the comment, in all honesty, I think I do have body dysmorphia, as I’m never happy, I’ve started lean bulking, let’s see how it goes

Big help! Thanks everyone!!

Ok thanks for the help guys, as I’ve mentioned before I bike to the gym and back, and I’m constantly running around with my little boy, so maybe I’m burning more calories than I realise. I’m going to up the Cals and see how I get on

Jan 26th body weight was 74.1kg Today was 74.9kg

26th Jan my muscle mass was 60.8kg Today it’s 61.4kg that is up, but it’s gone up to 64.7 in early June

Since the end of January

I use a machine at the gym called Boditrax, I realise that they are not massively accurate, but it’s the only thing I use to try and keep a record.

This is after 1 year, this time I really focused on my nutrition

I’m doing Push Pull Legs, I’d say I’m intermediate/advanced, been lifting for a few years. I think it’s taking what Boditrax says too literally is my problem. I think I am getting stronger, possibly having high expectations. My main concern is that maybe I’m a lot more active than I realise, every gym session I bike it (20…

I use the Boditrax machine once a week, and I’m tracking my weight every morning, it’s slowing rising, but don’t feel like I’m getting stronger in the gym, it could possibly be in my head

You’re human, put it behind you, smash your next training session and forget it! Realistically you can eat your daily calorie goal in biscuits, as long as you hit the goal it’s irrelevant, obviously it’s best to get proper minerals and micros in and biscuits wouldn’t keep you full anyway, but calories are calories. Maybe…

I found intermittent fasting great, when I was cutting it helped, I would fast for 16 hours and it strangely made me more alert and energised. Literally all I had whilst fasting was water or black coffee. As long as you track your calories it’s not essential, but if you lower calories to try and lose body fat, then…

I find most protein bars are quite fatty, but as long as it fits your macros. The musclefood lemon flavour or peanut and choc flavour ones are great. If you’re in the UK go in the pound shop they do them

I'd say around 15-18% Keep going dude, abs are coming through nice

Cheating on your calorie goal, I don't look at any food being good or bad, it's purely how much you have of one thing, technically as long as you hit your calorie deficit, you could lose weight eating donuts, it just wouldn't very nutritious, and you'd be hungry within minutes of eating the last donut. My point is, don't…

Greek yogurt, with chocolate protein powder, blueberries, mixed nuts and a bit of ground cinnamon, it tastes so good you'll think you're cheating!

At first it seems like food is going to be boring and bland, but it can still be great, some of my favourites for snacks - Greek yogurt with choc protein powder, blueberries, mixed nuts and a bit of ground cinnamon, it's amazing - Cracker breads with red pepper humous and spinach try and keep to your macros, in the end…

Thank you very much, I appreciate your comment, yeah I think it's time for maintenance for a bit

One says cut one says bulk, confused.com

This is where I'm at. I determined 19% through Boditrax machine at the gym

I'm using a food scale for everything, I've been counting macros for just under a month, maybe I'm just being too impatient, my lifting is getting stronger. I'm losing weight. I think from your questions I've just got to ride it out.

Ok, forgive all the questions I'm fairly new to this. I've read that the fat should be dietary fat i.e. Nuts avacado olive oil, so if for example I had my daily calls in biscuits I'd still lose weight?

Because if you can have a bigger portion of fat then surely I could have a pizza instead of chicken salad, or do I have to keep food clean

So bigger meals in a shorter amount of space right? Secondly I know this might be obvious but realistically I could eat slightly worse food due being bigger portions, as long as my calls don't go over??

Thank you so much for your help much appreciated!!

So stick to weights 4 x week and HIIT 1 x week I assume I still eat the same on rest days. I'm currently eating 215 g Carbs 222g Protein 75g Fats

I'm Moderately active, I have a 2 year old son and I don't work in the week so I'm constantly on the move with him, so what does that mean?

Got to be honest don't know what NEAT is and how I would work it out