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Well, I am 21..….with 30 years experience! Welcome to MFP. I am a former athlete myself. Totally get the competitive spirit and the drive from within. Good news to you - that *NEVER* goes away.

Welcome, aboard! Welcome aboard indeed!

Welcome aboard! I have to ask......are you following Keto? I am guessing yes....because of your screen name! Too funny!

Welcome, aboard! Following Keto as well. Been enjoying all that bacon and Blue Cheese Dressing since February, 2018. Love it. But, also trying to edumacate folks about Keto....there is a lot of bad information out there about it. I do this because of high A1C.....but am really glad as I really enjoy the food.

Welcome aboard! Very sorry to hear about the loss of your wife. Really sorry.... What are your goals? What are your current issues (if any)? What is your plan?

Welcome aboard, Shawn! Welcome aboard! Dude, looks like we have the Carolinas represented: I am in Winston-Salem, NC!

I am 51 and have boundless amounts of energy! What is going on with you? And, forgive me - where are my manors? Welcome to MFP and props to you for having the "cajones" to make a post. :-)

Welcome! Welcome! Been a beautiful day here in gorgeous Winston-Salem, North Carolina! 51 and have more energy and strength and stamina than when I was 31. It gets better, folks! It gets way better! But, mindset is a HUGE part of this game called life. Enjoy!

Well done, sir! For those of us on "this side of the pond" - 1 Stone = 14lbs. So, five stone equals 70lbs. Not too bad!

I think - if you do not mind the correction - that you mean Thomas DeLauer…….great dude, awesome content. I follow his youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTdelauer

Howdy! Howdy! I have been doing Keto since February of this year (so, five months) and love it. But, there are some things to know about Keto. First and foremost, you are changing the fuel source that you body uses. You are changing from glucose (from Carbs) over to ketones (from Fats). Super important. Secondly, you will…

If we are honest, we all know why Keto gets a lot of bad press. And, this is going to sound really negative but it is not...it is just very open dialog: most people do not "worry about the details". It seems to me that *most people* (okay....not sure that I can honestly say most people here...but whatever it is that number…

Amen! +1 to that. I put that in my BulletProof Coffee! Love it!

Just replied to the post that you started.....

I do Keto. Are you doing that or are you considering doing that? There are two groups that could help you....in the event that you are following Keto. Those two groups are the low carbs group and the keto group. There are always recipe exchanges going on that might help you. I mean, you don't know what you don't know until…

^^^what she says! Hitting your caloric intake should be first and foremost the goal. Do your best to hit them every day and your journey will be easier! Macros - at the end of the day - are indeed a preference. So, start with whatever you start with and see how those numbers work for you. if you need to change, do it. If…

Have you run into symptons of the "Keto Flu" yet? Likely about to.....key there is to increase your Electrolytes. AKA, sodium, magnesium and potassium.

Additionally, I would suggest that macros *could* be based on your body weight instead of a % of your caloric intake. Most people would suggest the following: Protein - 0.8g/lb - 1.2g/lb of body weight Fats - 0.25g/lb - 0.40g/lb of body weight Carbs - the rest If you are in a caloric deficit (aka, a cut.....aka, losing…

Awesome! Welcome to MFP. Are you using MFP to determine your caloric intake? Meaning, have you set MFP to help you with your weight loss journey? If you are not, that might be a good start! MFP will break down your macros, too (based on a fixed percentage for each of the three macros). Do you do any resistance training…

I look at things from the perspective of one week (so, seven days). So, if you are - to keep the math easy - budgeted for 2,000 calories a day then that equates to 14,000 calories a week. If you suspect that there might be some event on the weekend (or, any day for that matter.....shoot, your child might have a spaghetti…

I can sorta speak to this. Sorta.... I am 51. Male. Pretty danged good shape. I do receive lots of compliments on my physique. But let me tell you that, while the external validation is great and all (yes, a bit of an ego boast) I do this for me. Maybe I am just an odd-ball! But I really love the hard work in the gym....I…

Agree......100%.......assuming that OP has a complete picture of what is involved. That is why she posted this question....she is looking for help in painting that picture. Nuff said!

So, MFP is generally a pretty good place to be. But, with anything that is "public" you are going - generally speaking - to run into people with an agenda...people with their pre-determined talking points. I do the Keto Diet as I have high A1C and it really seems to work well for me. My point in bringing that up is coming,…

I respect your opinion and am glad that you expressed it. It is open, honest, good ole fashioned dialog like this that is healthy and helpful. We all look at things from different views....or, at least, different aspects of the same thing from different lenses. I do not claim to know every thing or to see everything, as I…

You are most welcome. Glad to help!

Yes, ma'am! Kara and "Shredded Jesus" are a great couple. I am subscribed to her youtube channel. Just watched her new video yesterday. She is a competitor and a coach and a registered dietician. She has a lot of amazing content and some 'common sense' things about this lifestyle. She is a class act (I would say). Great…

I agree - to a point. But very limited to that point. Let's not detract from her post, though, to argue! :-) If the OP has a really good coach, then that coach will have a strong idea of what the judges seek for that specific contest. That way they (coach and athlete) can prepare for that expected set of expectations (that…

Exactly......everyone is different and that is how you like to do things (I am the same way). I work abs in a very specific order....with no rest between. But, I am just starting abs. Still don't have everything set in stone at this point. The big thing about rest in between sets - depending on, naturally, what intensity…

So, that is what people were talking about in the other post..... So, using TDEE (a bit different from the way MFP does things) I get the following (based on 23yo female 5'5" @ 127lbs - I guessed your age): Basal Metabolic Rate 1,332 calories per day Sedentary 1,598 calories per day Light Exercise 1,831 calories per day…

For the imperialists......164cm is 64.6 inches...so, 5'4" - 5'5". 60.7kgs is 134lbs.