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My usual breakfast is a pre-made breakfast burrito [I make them in advance and freeze them for easy reheating], a mix of cottage cheese/fruit-flavored greek yogurt/lemon juice, a cup of watered down juice and a cup of raw fruit.

I try to do a mix of both. Three 700 calorie meals, but adjusting the other meals to compensate for any overages or deficits from other meals [like if I only have a 600 calorie breakfast, I'd adjust either lunch or dinner to be 800 calories instead, and vice versa].

I usually log those under strength training, then add it under cardiovascular under strength training. It doesn't matter how accurate it is to me, as I don't usually eat back what I burn through exercise anyways.

A local chinese buffet that's only a mile from home. Everything is way too greasy and there's a serious lack of healthy alternatives. At least the chinese buffet I go to twice a month has healthier options [steamed mushrooms and green beans, soups, sushi, fruit, etc].

Like I said, I also verify the amounts with a food scale [example: 1/2 cup cottage cheese is 113g, the greek yogurt is 150g, etc]. It's just hard to believe that it would be off so much that I'm eating 2800-8200 more calories than is being reported in the diary. I did recently switch from using resistance bands to…

I usually use cups for measurement because they're what the entries in the food database tend to go with. I do verify everything with a small food scale I have [an older mechanical scale that might be a bit off, but I'm usually at least 1000 calories below my TDEE [3250 on lift days, 2800 on more sedentary days] every day,…

I have to agree with the full thyroid panel if you're doing everything right and either at a plateau or actually gaining weight. I plan on getting one myself at my next doctor's visit, since even though I'm keeping calories down I'm actually gaining weight [yes, I'm weighing all my food and even keeping my calories below…

Anything that provides resistance to your muscles should work [dumbbells, resistance bands, body weight exercises]. The easiest to start with is resistance bands, since they're often used by physical therapists to rehabilitate patients with injuries or post-surgery.

I usually count my steps, but only because I get the majority of my exercise from elliptical/strength training and not walking [I live along a busy intersection so walking can get quite dangerous]. If I end up getting a lot of steps in a day, then it's for something I don't normally do [like I recently started a new job…

The average person has a maximum sweat rate of 47oz [2.93 pounds] of water per hour. To lose that much weight in water, you'd have to be sweating at your max rate for almost 2 hours.

I'm about 40 miles east of Knoxville [still in Eastern TN]

The only bad thing I see is how much you drink in a day [4 liters = 1 gallon]. Most people only need a max of 2 liters of fluid in a day. The only other issue is if you're on a phosphorous-restrictive diet, as all dark sodas [including diet coke] are made with phosphoric acid, thus having high amounts of phosphorous.

I had a feeling, but you can't be too sure these days :) Anyways, like she said, just have a high-calorie snack to finish the calories off, as long as it fits your macros. That or, if it's not too below your daily caloric needs, you can just skip it altogether.

It's after 9pm here too and I still have 1300 calories left, so it's possible. Though I tend to eat dinner late.

I usually do legs twice a week [one pure lifting day to raise strength, one pure cardio day to raise endurance], though recently suspended the lifting day due to a new job where the legs get a lot of lifting exercise anyways [several hours of lifting and moving 25+ pound boxes of product]. Removing the lifting day is…

Fish is your best bet. It has no carbs [unless you add breading] and 5 oz fish gives around 40g protein.

I usually do the same thing since I work day shifts [workout around 7:30pm, post-workout shake after the workout, dinner 1 1/2 to 2 hours later]. As long as it fits in your calories and macros it should be fine.

Using this calculator should give a fairly accurate estimate: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/body-fat-calculator/metric-body-fat-calculator.php I'm linking the metric version since it's more accurate than the imperial version.

How much water exactly? It's most likely water weight due to the increased water intake [1 liter = 2 pounds].

An extended stay in the hospital did it for me. It wasn't so much the "doctor talk" that prompted the change, but the painful procedures I had to go through to become stabilized. Not wanting to ever have to do procedures like that again is a very strong motivator.

It depends on the person and any health issues they have. The suggested maximum limit is around 2300mg/day though, with 1500mg/day being the recommended amount. In contrast, most Americans eat 3600-4000mg/day.

As long as it fits your calories and macros, whatever you eat should be fine. The exception is if you have a food allergy.

Too much sodium can cause water retention [increased water weight] and high blood pressure.

Try weighing after rest days. I've found that weight after a lifting day can shoot up due to water retention [I've gained six pounds after a lifting day before, only to have it drop off after a rest day].

Weight fluctuates for the oddest reasons sometimes, but in the end it's most likely water weight. My weight always goes up after a lifting day, then drops again on rest day.

It should be right there.

Go to Exercises --> Settings. There should be an option to turn on or off negative calorie adjustments.

I use EAS as well [EAS Whey + Casein Vanilla]. I like it because the vanilla flavoring isn't extremely overpowering, so it mixes well with water flavorings and juices.

Currently it's to get out of the severely obese range [250 pounds], but after that I'd like to try to get below 200 for the first time in my life.

I usually space mine out every six hours, but the time between meals varies from person to person. Just find something that fits and minimizes hunger.