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No Dose (200mg Caffeine). Huel Black + plant-based protein supplement (490 KCal)....I miss carbs lol

Huel has many benefits. I've used it on and off for years. On top of being nutritionally complete, it has many other benefits. Immune support, low glycemic index, satiety, variety of flavors, convienience, micronutrients, helps the body kick sugar cravings, improved digestion, and a host of other benefits. Huel consists of…

Thank you all for your incite and wisdom. There's a ton of misinformation out there, dedicated to scamming you out of your hard earned money.....and time. I'm 38 y/o now (or level 38. It just sounds better) and have been lifting since I was 13. @ninerbuff , I feel you buddy. I was a card carrying member of the Upper Bod…

I just recently got back into HIT. The Mike Mentzer way though. Not the Arthur Jones way (even though I've done that too...in my 20s). Mike Mentzer, through training numerous clients, realized that training on a Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday kind of spit worked really well at helping his clients grow faster and get…

The goal has never been about "weight" loss. It's about "fat" loss. My metabolism got wrecked towards the end of the 6 week diet. But, the diet was very effective at helping me lose fat quickly. It certainly is not sustainable for an extended period of time. Since returning to maintenance, I have been able to lose fat…

Update: As of my last post I have gradually increased my calories to maintenance and will continue to do so for another 3 weeks. I have been much more generous with carbs too. Nothing excessive. Pretty much, I just focus on getting at least 180g of protein and the rest is whatever fits. It's been much less stressful. I…

It's nice to see that someone else uses scholar.google ( insert thumbs up emoji) @neanderthin. I love that resource. Tons of scientific clinical research.

Update: Another week has gone by. Lets see how I did. Mar22- W 201.2lbs, SM 80.9lbs, FM 52.8, BF 26.2%, BMI 31.5, BW 108.9, BMR 1823 -0.6 -0.4 = = -0.1 -0.4 -6 Ouch... not good. Lost a little muscle and 0 fat. Small change for this coming week. I'll go to bed and wake up 30 minutes earlier to allow myself time to increase…

Carnivore is very satisfying. It takes a while for your body to adapt to it though. You will lose a bunch of water weight initially. A food scale is essential! You can easily eat way more calories than you need if you just try to eyeball it. I used to follow a strict carnivore diet. Bullet-proof coffee in the morning…

I've been tracking my weight, skeletal muscle, fat mass, body fat%, BMI, body water, and BMR over the past 3 weeks to see any trends that can help indicate my real results. I figure 3 weeks of data will be able to show a better assessment. Here is what I found: Weight (W), Skeletal Muscle (SM), Fat Mass (FM), Body Fat %…

I drink over 100oz of water a day (+-24oz). My urine is only yellow first thing in the morning. With the high amount of potassium (5000mg) and moderate sodium (1845mg) I get, water is important to flush my kidneys out. Plus, water is neccessary for all functions in the body to take place. The amount of water an individual…

Thank you for this simple recipe. I tried making it on Saturday. I didn't have any flour though :( . I made them with just 2 eggs and 2 bananas. Made 9 small pancakes. My wife and kid loved them. Definitely adding this to my Saturday morning family breakfast from now on. *note* Cook on low heat. Banana pancakes will burn…

Would you mind sharing independent research showing that this works? Thus research not done by those people or their associates? There's masses of research indicating this theory is tosh.[/quote] I can't. It doesn't exist, to my knowledge. I never said it works. I just think the history of blood origins is facinating. THAT…

It's research done by Dr. Peter D'adamo and his father before that. He has chronicled the history and spread of each blood type and the diet/environments that brough on the evolutionary change from the original (O) blood type. Look up the book Eat Right For Your Type. That was his first book. His research and material has…

First. Good job setting yourself a high-bar goal. 1200 calories is torture. Been there. Loss that (get it). I commend you. Something I wish I did when I was on a 1200 calorie diet was, add a cheat day. One where I would go back up to my maintinence calories, while still eating healthy foods. In theory, it should help reset…

"Weight loss experiment with possibly unrealistic expectations lol" @merekins It's all in the title. *pop* Update: Yup. Weight loss has slowed down. I've increased my morning fasting cardio to 30-40 minutes (5min warmup, 20-30min cardio, 5 min cooldown). Weight training 4 days a week. Nothing too crazy. Upper/lower body…

:D Yeah for sure. I've almost always been very fit/muscular/lean. I'd share what I looked like back in my early 20's to early 30's, but I might get banned because I was only in my undies for most of the pics (ladies love the undies :D ). As I've stated before, this is my last real experiment. I have 2 kids that are…

@MelodyandBarbells For sure. I will share my before and after panels. It's been a battle since 2019 for me. Back then, when I first found out about my high cholesterol, I ate a bunch of Cheerios and Fiber One cereal everyday and in 2 months my total cholesterol dropped 20 points. I wasn't exercising at that time either. I…

@AnnPT77 You're awesome. I appreciate your posts. You gave me something new to research. I was only tracking on soluble and insoluble fiber. Now, thanks to you, I need to research and understand the different types and what specific roles they play. This is my first time using Daily Greens. I can not say if they are…

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/604539 Even the study done back in 1984 is worrysome. Look at how many people dropped from the study before it was complete, " for reasons related to drug treatment."

@kshama2001 Oh my God! Did you have any complications with it? The effects sound amazing, but the side effects sound terrible.

Been a member since 2017. I recently found out about this community. Otherwise, I would have been sharing my experiments and theories earlier. I'll send you a friend request @ninerbuff. You can keep me honest. I would honestly appreciate it. Maybe you're right. Maybe I'll get fat again. But my days of bulking and cutting…

ouch... that cut me deep :D The reason hunger isn't an issue is, like I stated way earlier, ghrelin is a hormone response. A response that I have greatly dampened over the past 1-2 weeks. My will power prevailed. True, my diet is not sustainable. That was never in question. I enjoy the breakfast that I have every day. When…

@PAV8888 you're right. The Rollercoaster needs to come to an end. Attaining and maintaining a healthy weight is the goal. I'm happy with the muscle I put on over the years. I'm close to 40 and just want to live healthy and maintain a healthy BF% of <30%. This is my last gauntlet. Once it's done, I will do a gradual calorie…

Black coffee, 81mg aspirin, and 5mg yohimbine. Followed closely by #2. Then it's time for fasted cardio. I could probably use a little extra caffeine before 1pm though. I like the staker2 bottles for that. It's like a cup of coffee mixed with vitamins b, and some taurine, but it tastes better and only costs about $0.88.

Tomcustombuilder - Funny, I was thinking the same thing. But not from me. I'm literally sharing my UNREALISTIC GOAL and am hoping for the best. I've received very little constructive comments, and mostly trolls that have the general message of, "nope. Fake news. You're wrong. Can't be happening." I tell you what though.…

I know. It's off my Galaxy watch. We talked about it way earlier in this thread.

Chickenkillerpuppy - before my 1600 calorie diet, and before my gradual weight loss since December 8th, I maintained at 2200-2300 calories a day. I keep a food journal when I'm trying something new (bulking or cutting). My eating habits are almost habitually predictable and constant. Tomcustombuilder -Dude, don't play coy.…

Shyt. Most of that loss was muscle. No more fasting days on this reduced calorie diet. Gaining previously obtained muscle isn't that difficult though. After this is over, I'll do a heavy negative routine and the muscle will shoot back up. The fibers are there, they just atrophied a bit. Experiment, see what works and what…

Totally forgot to mention this. As of this morning. I'm down to 200.8lbs