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Yes, however there are multiple entries for any food you are looking for. When you search for food when entering your meal, you should be wary of the serving sizes, and its nutrients. Some can be completely inaccurate, while most of the verified ones are spot on. If you use a phone, you can push the barcode button in the…

If you have it set to a low number to be in a deficit, you have wiggle room. For instance, a loss of 1 lb per week will reduce calorie intake by 500 calories a day. If you are in the red by 100 calories on a given day, you are still under your daily energy expenditure, and therefore still on track. The mind perceives red…

I agree. Active people expel sodium like no tomorrow, and 2000-4000 mg sodium is just fine. If you are older, and have a significantly slower metabolism, for instance, then you need to watch it. Balance it out with potassium, they work hand in hand because potassium helps expel sodium from the body. Potatoes, meats, green…

Sprouts unconventionally puts produce smack dab in the middle of the store, and all the box stuff to the corner. I like to shop there, as they have a lot of organic choices. Except decently-priced organic potatoes. I am still on the hunt for those.

Fried meats (potassium, iron, protein) Fried potatoes (at home- potassium, starches) stir fry vegetables (any nutrient that is in any vegetable), ooh fried cheese (although that one might be different lol) (calcium, protein) There are a lot of foods that can be made fried, and can be very nutritious. Olive oil can be used…

Don't fix what ain't broke, my friend.

This is the most common place you find produce, meats, dairy. Obviously, they cant put a deli in the middle of the store, so it is assumed you would avoid the bakeries and deli's

RIP Harambe

This thread is hillaaaaarious! How did we go from "is a pound a pound," to quoting (non?)scientific studies on obesity predisposition (and their critiques)? Derailment successful!

160 is in the "ideal" range for most men. All bodies are different, but if you have hit that wall in the ideal weigh range, and have a good body fat %, your physique will not let you lose more weight without losing muscle. Whether you have actually reached that point, I don't know. Of course, it is worth noting that the…

As long as you are getting sufficient protein and are eating </= your calorie goals each day, fat/carbs don't really matter too much.

sauteed vegetables (any variety) are awesome, in my opinion. A lot of the carbs are fiber, so its not all bad. Fried taters, zucchini, fried in butter, with melted mozzarella cheese and a hint of buttermilk ranch...tasty! Potatoes don't have fiber, but they provide a ton of potassium, so it evens out. I also like spinach…

I f#$%ing hate doing burpees!

oy vey. Have a nice day, folks.

For the record, I haven't lost weight overall since I have been on here, but I haven't focused on it enough. I enjoy learning about nutrition as a hobby, and like discussing it in a non-negative matter. I am a bit of a contrarian but I also enjoy learning new things. I generally don't respond to irrational people (you…

Everyone fasts around and within sleep times :-) regardless of diet. I am talking about waking hours. I have breakfast at 8, and I don't have to eat again until 4 or 5. I do not become hungry or get the shakes. No snack, no drink. While I consume about 1000 calories, I burn just as much in that span. The same thing cannot…

Well sure. I do agree with you. What about the person that has a hard time with the meal timing, or feels they want to eat more because they aren't full. A lot of people come across the problem of: oh shoot, its 4pm and I am out of calories...what do I do? This explanation might help them moderate themselves better through…

If you are snacking, you are not fasting. I am not sure what you mean by "fasted." Also, you are bulking, correct?

Do you eat one or two meals per day? I am genuinely curious. What do you eat to go 16 hours fasted?

You are missing my point though. Yes, you are in the minority considering most people are overweight and not doing anything about it. If you say "calorie deficit overall," what do you think makes up that "overall"? In your case, you ate more, and then ate less, and it balanced out into a deficit. That is a sum, and the…

Fats have actually been shown to take longer to digest and increase that time between meals due to the non-release of grehlin, if the nutrition is appropriate. When combined with carbs (i.e. hamburgers and hotdogs), the effects are reduced. Lipids cannot be utilized by the red blood cells for energy. They require glucose.…

Sugar is easily and readily metabolized into oxidizable energy. the fuel window for that is about 3-4 hours. Chances are (based on 2/3 of the US being overweight), a person has not used the amount of calories they just ate, so when the person's brain is sent signals from the stomach that it needs food again, the person…

OP...what have you had that you are tired of? Knowing what you have regularly will give us a more targeted recommendation. Also, what are your carbohydrate goals?

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I am not sure about the fats thing. However, calories don't "change." A calorie from fat is still a calorie from fat until it gets metabolized into something different. 240 calories from oil will still be 240 calories from fat when you heat it up.

On a side note...why not eat all of the butter? Butter is delicious!

Weight/measure the mass/volume that goes into the pan....weigh/measure the mass/volume that is left in the pan after cooking (ensuring no solids are present). The difference is in your food. After you do this a few times, you should be able to estimate. I make skillet meals all the time (it is all I really do), so I am…

Hello! I am new to crossfitting (if that can be a verb, akin to hiking or rucking). Truth be told, I grabbed this groupon for 3 reasons: 1. I hate waking up to an alarm clock for some self-manifested reason. Most times I wake up to do something on my own, I don't complete it. This class obliges me; if I am a no-show too…