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Short answer is that macro's being 4c 4p 9f are close estimates, but estimates nonetheless. Some labels (like atkins products for example) reduce the reported calories by the amount of dietary fiber in the product. Some don't. Gotta weigh/measure everything even if it comes out of a package. And absolutely give it more…

This is a complicated question and an easy one at the same time. The easy answer is that if you want to get bigger (bulk) you increase your calories and continue your training program. Wanting "lean bulk" is complicated because different people have different definitions. Some just consider this to mean looking big and…

If only we could choose where to reduce our size... dream a little dream. You can build up the muscles in that area to make it look better/different. You would be looking for oblique abdominal focused exercises. Again, this won't make the fat go away any faster, but it will make the area look better once it does.

You used the correct wording; fitness journey. There will be fast losses, inexplicable gains, frustration, and jubilation. Weight loss will never be a straight line. I wouldn't worry too much about the day to day weigh-ins or even week to week. Takes a lot of will power to not tinker with things. For example: I'm supposed…

Hard to say without seeing it live, but I'd probably say the trainer isn't training you as much as they are making you work hard. There is a very large difference between the two, and no, just because you sweat and fail doesn't mean it was a good workout. Scam artist trainers just throw random routines at people to get…

So the bottom line is you still feel hungry after eating your meals. Right? Sub out the rice for other forms of carbs like broccoli or cauliflower. Get to eat waaaaaaay more for the same numbers. Sub out even more carbs in general for more protein/fat as those are more satiating for most people. Make sure you are eating…

I'm a pretty solid chef, my wife is a pretty solid baker. We have been together for 7 years and still have the same issue. I make something yummy for lunch/dinner and I want to share it with her. SHe bakes something delicious and wants to share it with me. You can't tell someone they are not allowed to love you in a way…

I would say that your mindset is the issue. If alcohol doesn't count as junk, but chips do, that's just inherently wrong. If reaching your caloric goal for the day is difficult due to appetite, try and space your meals out a bit more, or try adding in some of the "healthy fats" that will ease your mind and increase your…

Common recommendations found all over the interwebs is never fall below 1200 net cals. MFP uses this as its floor. Regardless of what you set your goal to, it will never go below that. It assumes you are going to eat back calories to hit your number that equates to your goal. Yes, you could go below that number and "lose…

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For anything with a good amount of solids, I would highly suggest weighing instead of measuring. One cup one day could be all juice and the next day all meat...not going to be accurate at all. Weigh it all, add it all, divide it by how much you want each to be.

Eat the food you can commit to for the long haul, have a goal in mind, and ensure you are eating to achieve that. If that happens to be buckets of oil and butter with some veggie vitamins, great. If it is nothing but Oreos, great. It is as simple as CICO for weight loss. How you feel, and what that weight looks like will…

Their interpretation is incredibly wrong in terms of weight loss. Eating 50000 calories in 6 hours is just as damaging as 50000 calories in 18 hrs. There is no magic window where eating counts for more or less. IF is simply a means of calorie intake control as it is harder to overeat if you only have a small amount of time…

The previous two commenters pretty much nailed it. Your progress is good. Healthy long term weight management takes a healthy long term commitment. I was at one time a 295lb man, there were weeks where I would gain weight even though I was at my appropriate deficit. I couldn't understand it, and it was extremely…

It was drilled in your head due to all the fad diets of the times being low carb. Caloric deficit is all that matters in weight loss. How you achieve that is completely up to you. You could continue to eat cookies and still lose weight if at a deficit. You could melt butter and drink it and still lose weight if at a…

Calorie counts, even when posted by the restaurant, can vary quite a bit. Did the person making it get heavy/light handed with the turkey or mayo? What type of bread and who made it? Any other seasonings or oil? Can't really be accurate when there are that many variables. As was stated above, if accuracy is what you want…

There are newbie threads pinned that give you the gist. Here's my short version: Your stats will give you a rough BMR (what you burn by existing), your activity level will add to that (more than likely sedentary or lightly active at most), you select how much you want to lose per week (MFP will not allow you to go higher…

Slightly different story for myself, but same cause. It takes hard work to real it back in and really push yourself. I was putting in minimal effort (just accepting that my meal bars were actually what they said they were instead of weighing, sneaking a bite of the treat of the night and not counting it, etc.) I've decided…

I'm assuming you are male, apologies if not. Men tend to hold weight in their gut. It is the first to gain and last to go. It is just a thing we get to deal with. As mentioned "spot weight loss" isn't a thing. Can't do it. You could do a million crunches, run 1000 miles, and not eat a thing, and still have a belly until…

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Cookies and beer. Now I count the number of cookies and beer and exercise the needed amount to earn them.

To make maintaining your weight while reconfiguring your appearance extremely simple: Exercise more (weight training!!!) Eat back all of those extra burned calories May need to increase protein intake, but that depends on current macro breakdown Biggest thing by far in body recomp is weight training.

This is how you do what you are trying to do. Just to clarify, "lean muscle" isn't really a thing. Toned/lean muscle is simply muscle without fat over it. https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/the-muscle-building-workout-routine/ Explains everything pretty well.

I don't think the if is in question. There is nothing wrong with seeing a therapist. At the very least check out a group session. I have, many others have, many are currently. Your posts and responses raise a few flags.

Has been covered in previous responses so I'll just give my anecdotal opinion. Lost over 60 lbs (290-230) while drinking beer, eating wings, having bbq's at the pool, taking shots, drunk eating entire pizzas on "cheat days". These cheat days are almost entirely earned by doing heavy cardio that day if not banked throughout…

I'd suggest re-posting with a title that doesn't include "leaky gut". While I don't disagree with the responses in this thread so far, most people are going to focus on whether or not leaky gut is a thing or not and not actually answer your food list question. People love to put their opinion out there even if it wasn't…

I haven't watched, and have no interest in doing so. Any diet can work, and if it interests you then please look into it. However..... : If at any point the videos mention ketosis as a magic calorie burning state then just turn them off. If at any point they tell you you can eat as much protein and fat as you want and not…

Highly suggest reading some of the stickies in the forums, and general internet searching about counting calories. -You can get fat with high protein and low carb just like you can high carb low protein. For weight gain/loss calories are what matter. If you ate 3000 calories it would be the same as 3000 calories in butter.…

Personally, I'd like everyone to take their fitbits and toss them in the trash. Bolded equation is pretty accurate for a majority of folks. I've seen it as 0.35 just as much out in the fitness website world, so maybe a happy medium of 0.325 would be the best.

As this thread is about personal preferences, let me share mine: I think it is annoying as hell to be trying to fit extra exercise into everyday life when you could just take that time and knock out a 30minute workout. Doesn't have to be a gym. A walk, some yoga, buy some $5 resistance bands...w/e. The time spent walking…