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I’m convinced it stalls my weight loss. I’m trying to cut it out quickly, I don’t drink daily, very rarely during the week actually… but have had a few weddings & holidays recently & have noticed high weights on the Monday and then it flys off for a few days, basically just a waste of 4-5 days!
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I believe it can help with bloating but judging from 206 LBS your focus should be more on weight loss (fat loss) first. Then eventually when you get more towards your target you could try cutting dairy.
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I definitely feel flatter/smaller. If I was to take load it again now, would I see the benefits by next Friday (22nd) when I go on holiday?
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Make it 1000, I dare you. (Exercise inclusive).
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First of all, don't take any unhealthy snacks to work. So many people make this mistake, but it's the most obvious one. If you don't take unhealthy snacks to work, you can't eat unhealithly (Don't take any money to buy any either). After a few days, maybe a week, your body adapts and you don't feel as hungry during the…
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Mutant Mass works.
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Usually arms are the easier to bulk up, for me at least anyway! I vary it up, do whatever I fancy. Dumbbell curls, plenty of tricep rope exercises. You'll work your arms on rows a lot too!
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Carbs for energy
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Most definitely! Quite hard to add salt to the foods I eat, but I'm going to try! Cheers!
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In a calorie deficit, the idea of weight training to to maintain muscle mass. The diet will help you lose your fat to reveal your muscles, which sit underneath the layer of body fat. Reduce body fat = any muscles you have will eventually appear.
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I'd imagine most people DO want visible abs...
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Sometimes I feel weak, but wasn't sure if it was due to low calories rather than low carbs. I workout in the evening after work, around 6pm. By this point on my usual diet I've consumed about 1000 calories and about 90g carbs.
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Thanks for your replies! I meant are my carbs too low for energy in the gym? I train in the evening after work and try to eat most of my carbs in the afternoon before my workout! I understand the calorie deficit.
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Quickest and easiest way is to buy protein powder and then possibly add ingredients to your shakes. I used to have a scoop of banana whey protein, a hand full of blueberries and a banana mixed up in a blender with almond milk... AMAZING.
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I'm sorry but from the morning to 7:30pm, it would be illegal for you not to get some sort of break during the day...
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Your calories will always be more important than your macros. Why not track both?
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I had a knee op and couldn’t walk properly for 3-4 months. I’d lost pretty much all my muscle. Before my knee op I had big, toned legs. Get some crutches for a month… injury or no injury haha.
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Get some protein shakes - They WON’T bulk you up. Some taste great… Always found optimum nutrition whey protein is the best for flavour and tastes less like a typical protein shake.
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It's possible for sure, although not recommended; you'd lose a lot of muscle as well as body fat, but if it's just a slim look you want by end of sept then cool. In regards to the weight change, gaining 3 pounds is possible, pretty sure I've done that this weekend haha.
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Mix it up, do a bit of both. It Cardio is good for WEIGHT loss (Some fat loss & muscle loss). Weight training is good for muscle retention & fat loss (With the correct diet in place). 7.5LBS in a week is good for weight loss (some fat and some muscle lost), but not for health and in the long run not so good. PS: Do what…
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If you want to cut it out enough, you will... Sorry but it's as simple as that.
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Lifting heavy builds muscle, even if you want to tone up you should lift heavy. The more volume the more muscle… I promise you WON’T get ‘bulky’ by lifting heavy, you’ll burn more fat and build more muscle.
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Be strict, get rid of the cheat meal. Is fat coming off elsewhere? If so, just keep doing what you're doing and eventually you should notice a change.
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What you are essentially saying is that you’d like to build muscle without fat. I’m sorry to say, but that won’t be possible. You can add both at the same time & then cut to lose the fat (whilst trying to preserve the muscle). Figure out your maintenance calories by an online calculator AND test them out… Eat at this level…
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I'm sure most restaurants do low calorie meals, depending on what you select... i.e. a bunless burger could be a low calorie meal if you really wanted it to be.
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Sometimes 30 mins, sometimes 2 hours, however long I fancy. I can do my legs in 30 mins, whereas my back a like to take much longer.
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Your bench press seams low... A lot of people struggle with weak triceps as much as they do with a weak chest during the bench press movement. Try working both your chest and triceps a little more.
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You'll need to put some fat on, alongside the muscle gain. Calculate your maintenance calories online and add 250-500 calories on top of that figure.
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Literally just eat more than your maintenance, it doesn't matter if it's carbs, fats or proteins. Also... why isn't your 'Personal Trainer' answering these questions for you?
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3000-4000kcals is a way over the top, although better to eat 3000 than not enough! When skinny, a large calorie surplus isn’t the end of the world, as fat gains aren’t as noticeable!