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I think you have to keep experimenting on yourself to find what works best. For me I find 100 calories of porridge about 1-2 hours before means I have energy to work out, but don't feel stuffed. For this reason I keep some oats at work which I mix in a cup with water and have about 1 hour before I go home (and I workout…

I remember I was on that thread, but can't find it. Anyway, the above formula will give you the calories expended on the weight that was lifted (i.e. the work that the weight felt was done on it - if weights had feelings). Your body will use a lot more energy though because it isn't a 100% efficient machine, a lot of…

Hi, Welcome to these forums, hope you stick around. Don't be put off by all the 'a calorie is a calorie' pedants - I do agree with them in principal, but I'm happy to listen to all views on the best balance of macros, low/high GI, and meal timings for optimum comfort in a calorie deficit. What does wind me up is reading…

"Eat the same breakfast everyday, nobody panics. Eat the same dinner everyday and everyone loses their minds" cereal - neither an egg nor a shake - bit of a no-brainer.

Have you checked out freelee on Youtube? She does a raw vegan diet and claims to have helped people with eating disorders. Not saying it's the right way for everyone, but maybe the lesser of two evils (obsessing about only eating vegan, has got to be better than obsessing about eating nothing).

Green tea - as with any tea - I find helpful in supressing hunger. Definitely better than plain water for me in this respect - although I've never tried drinking hot plain water.

I can't function in the morning until I've had breakfast. It might be cultural, Italians usually just have a coffee and maybe a biscuit, Scots have to have their porridge or fryup. :)

Really unhealthy, but i just eat Xmas goodies and try to keep the calories down by cutting back on healthy foods, I do work out a lot too over the period, and do a damage assessment on the 12th night.

In your case you could aim for a weekly calorie deficit rather than a daily one. Or just aim to eat maintenance calories the day after, and keep a deficit every other day. High fibre low gi foods, and high protein are good for keeping hunger under control.

I do daily in the morning, before breakfast, but after using the loo (to make it as low as possible :-). I average it over the week, so don't worry about daily fluctuations.

> Name one benefit of weight lifting that you can't get from bodyweight exercises. The sheer satisfaction of lifting a heavily loaded barbell from the floor to above your head - I just don't get the same feeling from increasing my reps in bodyweight exercises. I love doing chin-ups because there is no freeweight…

yeah, protein targets can be tough to hit, particularly in a calorie deficit. You need to have lean meat in two meals a day really. I'm not a big meat eater so rely very much on whey protein shakes - which are actually a fairly economic way of getting to your protein target if you do your research.

No, you should cut calories. We see this question almost every day here about cutting out bread and pasta. It seems to be a popular myth in the anglosphere that the only way to lose weight is by doing this. In reality some people get on better with a low carb diet (either because of some food intolerance, diabetes, or they…

I tried it but didn't like it. Two hours after a normal meal I find to be an optimum time for 30 minutes cardio - if I do it sooner then yes, stomach issues (although cycling is more forgiving than running on a full stomach). 3-4 hours after eating and I'll feel light-headed and dizzy, longer than that after eating and I…

Welcome to the UK! I'm not offended by your statement about boring, I've lived in many boring places around the world so know how it feels. I would try making my own flatbread in the oven. Feta cheese and olives are available in most medium sized supermarkets.

I do feel sorry for women sometimes, not only having to deal with pms, but worrying about these kind of things. I'm sure your husband will feel more than compensated having a healthier more energetic wife, and if he doesn't then screw him ( or rather don't)

yes, when I hit 6 reps I increase the weight.

I would define heavy as meaning in the 4-6 rep range, and just talking about myself, I've seen better muscle growth when working in this range as opposed to 10-12. Considering you have young children who might hurt themselves with dumbells/barbells/weight plates lying around your home, I would start with two exercises: 1.…

Spot on. One method I like is instead of 'dieting', just eat the maintenance calories for the weight you WANT to be. This way you'll get used to eating how you'll always have to eat if you want to remain your target weight, and will know if it's worth it or not.

I only count calories and protein, and let carbs and fat take care of themselves, this way I can consume the same food and drink I've enjoyed all my life.

I think if there was undisputable clinical evidence that diet soda ruins your health, you would have found it already. But the OP is talking about diet soda, which doesn't have any sugar. If they were drinking 2 litres of normal coke a day then yeah, that would be a problem. OP: I think if there was undisputable clinical…

An interesting topic, I've come to the conclusion that it's increased portion size that is the major factor behind rising obesity. I know Atkins/Paleo advocates are convinced 'low fat' foods are to blame - but in my observation, how many fat people actually eat low-fat alternatives? When I was a child in the 80s it was…

Thanks rabbit >Why have you modified stronglifts...are you an experienced lifter? Because I like doing chin ups and the incline bench press because I feel it hits the upper chest more than flat. I've been lifting on and off for 20 years > Are you eating adequate protein and progressing in your workouts ? 150g/day, yes,…

Thanks Lindsay, sounds like your husband has his own personal trainer too, lucky guy

which particular exercise is best for building the neck? I do a modified StrongLifts 5x5 programme, with incline press and chin-ups added. I've done shoulder-shrugs to try and build my traps in the past, but it's always been a slow/no growth area for me.

It's both funny and sad how dogmatic some people get. Agree that the more precise your body fat goal, the less room for error you have, and the more diligent you need to be in calorie counting. For most overweight people, I reckon simply cutting out snacking, having sensible meal portions, and drinking calorie free drinks…

yeah, I'm doing weight training, but there aren't that many muscles on the face you can build :( Hoping to get bigger shoulders and trapezius though.

not likely :D

classic, I got hounded out of an atkins diet forum for suggesting someone who was failing on atkins for checking how many calories they were getting from cream (they said they were having a lot of cream). I'm not logging my calories at the moment, I logged for one week, which gave my an idea of good portion sizes for my…

If all you ate was fruit, with a deliberate and determined effort I'm sure you could still get fat - although apparently freelee and durian rider (gofruityourself, carbthef**kup.com) are able to consume crazy amounts of fruit (50 bananas a day etc) - my theory is they just do a lot of exercise and are very active generally.