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Check out this article and calculator. https://legionathletics.com/how-many-calories-should-i-eat/ What helps me is to just keep my calories flat and use this to get my TDEE lined out. I try to stay at about a 20% deficit when I'm cutting. I don't want to have to move my stuff around all the time based on more exercise one…

You know I think my generation is pretty damned fun!!

Few things, One I save most of my calories for evening eating, because that is when I tend to eat more. Second you mention 1 or two servings of things, but what is that? Do you weigh your food? There can be a huge difference in a serving, depending on what you are doing. Lastly carbs are very satiating. I wouldn't cut them…

Leg day today! squats, Split leg squats, butt lifts, Leg press.

I weigh every day in the morning after I pee, I then keep a 7 day running average. Your daily weight will fluctuate quite a bit. The only problem I see with weekly is if you weigh on a high day or a low day you may not see the total picture. I graph my 7 day running average so you don't get too hung up on the daily swings.

I get motivated by seeing changes over time with my body, the weights I lift, etc. It also helps to have someone doing it with me. My wife and I lift together, cook together, etc. If you can get your hubby on it, it will help.

If you like lifting, take a look at Mike Matthews book Bigger, Leaner, Stronger. It's a great guide and I used it and the basic process to lose 40 pounds overall and about 50 pounds of fat. I started at about 240 and got down to 191. I'm up some after my honeymoon to St. Martin :) Feel free to add me, I log regularly.

You absolutely want to take your exercise calories into account for you total diet. Your total burn is important and you want to stay within 20% or so on your deficit.

Mine and my wife's are open and we log regularly. Feel free to add us or just her. I love Artic Zero ice cream and a pint is 150 calories with some good protein. Give it a look.

Leg day is always a killer!

Weigh every day but track it with a 7 day average.. It's perfectly normal to jump around and you want to watch your trend over time.

Agree with the other posters.. Alcohol is loaded with calories. Substitute something else so you don't drink much. You can have some alcohol, but fit it in your calorie counts.

So long as you fit it into your calories no it's not bad at all.

So you can do this and get where you want. You have to start tracking your food and how much you take in. You can eat significant calories and still lose weight. While I would encourage exercise any exercise it's not necessary for you to lose weight. You have to get your self to a point where you want this more than…

I think Yoga is probably great and definitely helps you. I don't think you get the progressive overload you need to build much muscle. You can certainly benefit from it. So will you get the same things from it, no I don't think so. If it works for you use it. A lot may depend on what you actual end goal is.

I think MityMax has given you really good advice. I'm 5'8" 190 and about 16% body fat. I do 1.2 grams protein per pound, 1 gram carbs and .25 fat and lift about an hour a day 5 days a week. This keeps me in a deficit. I've dropped 50 pounds of fat and added about 10 pounds of muscle. You can adjust your stuff around after…

Tyler, You need to figure out what your daily calorie burn is and then eat under that. It's really that simple you will lose weight. Do you exercise at all?

If you are not losing weight you are not undereating. If you were you would lose.

Danny Glover

Well said!

You are more than welcome to look at my diary I eat lots of protein and while I do eat protein enriched foods like protein chips, protein shakes, etc. I get most of mine from lean meats, low fat beef, chicken, turkey, egg whites, fat free cheeses. I take in about 1.2 grams per pound so I use and need help getting there.

So there isn't any reason you can't look amazing, age is nothing as far as I'm concerned. I'm 48 and have worked really hard to lose fat and reshape my body with muscle. You have to decide it is something you really want to do and it takes priority over other things. That said you don't have to give up any type of specific…

Being in a calorie deficit impacts the protein synthesis and the way muscles are built and maintained. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20164371

When you are in a calorie deficit your body will not only metabolize fat but muscle. You can limit muscle loss and in some cases even build muscle while you lose weight. I'd recommend you take a look at Mike Matthews books or site. My fiancé and I have both lost fat and added muscle overtime on it. He uses lots of…

Well Ian you are wrong. You do only need to be in a calorie deficit and there is so much scientific study to prove it I think siting the studies is silly.

The only thing that matters is to eat when it fits your schedule and you can stick to it. The dieting has no impact on timing of eating. Set your calories and stick to it.

This is good advice but I would actually work the calculator at this link or the MFP calculator and figure out where you should be. Weighing everything and tracking what you eat is the real key to losing and staying on track. https://legionathletics.com/how-many-calories-should-i-eat/

Just measure and weigh your food!

You don't have limit yourself on any kind of food, or stick to the same thing over and over. Get your calorie levels figured out, put yourself in a deficit and you will lose. You can enjoy some good food and lose. It seems like you are doing something you can never stick with.

Quest protein bars are great in my opinion.