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LDL number from the basic blood test is not reliable, they just calculate it from some formula. Ask your doctor for a more comprehensive test where they actually measure the number of LDL particles and also the size of the particles.

It almost doesn't matter, unless you have liver problems your body will make cholesterol if you aren't eating enough.

Tried restarting?

When you are down to 180

Protein powder + water + bottle + shaking motion. Repeat as many times as you need to hit your protein goals.

I can maintain 12-15% bodyfat without tracking, but if I need to go lower yes I have to track, and the lower I go the more anal I need to be.

Cheat days tend to turn into cheat week(s), it's much better to have one high calorie meal then eat "clean" the rest of the day.

Dairy and egg whites

BMI is fine for most people unless they weight train.

At least in animal models, autophagy was observed after prolonged fasting (mice equivalent of 4 human days), which is the process your body "recycles" damaged and diseased cells.

Maybe they are very physically active, eg. Erik the Electric. People don't get fat from acute overeating once/twice a month, they get fat from overeating on a daily basis.

Michael Greger is a militant vegan who has an agenda to push.

IIFYM

Just remember what each serving of some vegetable looks like (take a photo if you have to) and then you can use that as a basis to estimate.

Plain fat free greek yogurt.

Kirkland (Costco house brand) bars are cheap and similar macros to Quest. But they only have 2 flavors. If you want more variety try Combat Crunch.

Yes it won't matter in the long run.

Sounds like low blood pressure, try taking some salt. Disclaimer: I'm no doctor.

Are you saying 25.6% is too high or too low? Since you are a woman 25.6 based on your pics is fairly reasonable.

Are you doing low carb or IF?

Sleep.

Caffeine pills, they are super cheap

If it's helping you sleep then it can, with a caloric deficit, help you with fat loss indirectly.

Mfp gives me less than 2100 as my tdee, I know from experience that's cutting calories for me. Fitbit tend to hover between 2300 and 2800, so in my case fitbit is more accurate. Ymmv

Once you've been tracking for a while you'd have a good idea what a serving of rice/beef/whatever looks like and that is usually good enough for maintaining a normal weight. But if you want to be shredded you gonna have to track every single Calorie.

I just ate less.

Yes. If that's their honest opinion they should feel free to voice it.

Probably something that will give me horribly smelling gas.

You can get the patch.

Don't get bored, work on something that requires deep concentration. If you can't, just go take a walk, do some house work, heck, take a nap