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What’s your personal normal serving? For arguments sake let’s just say you normally would have weighed out 1/2 cup uncooked Rice for yourself. Do it one time and see what the weight is cooked. Then, going forward when you make a big pot of rice you will know what 1 serving is for yourself.

If you are trying to maintain then just focus on calories and for macros just keep in a good range. For instance my protein goal is set a little bit higher, but I know as long as I get .8 grams x body weight, I’m good. Same with fat - around .4 grams x body weight. Then fill the rest with carbs....or more protein and fat.…

Slight calorie deficit about 200 calories below maintenance and continue to exercise, especially weight training. You can’t lose from a specific area but slowly you’ll burn that last bit of fat you are looking to lose. You look great though so nice job!

You’re pretty lean now bro, so you shouldn’t have more than like 250 calorie deficit. I know you said you’re eating like 2300-2400 calories which seems ok. Next I’d make sure you’re getting enough fat, which at your current weight I’d say to get minimum 67 grams (.4 times your body weight.) Nice job though man...good luck!

Refeed days are for when you’re pretty lean to begin with. So maybe when you are like 10lbs within your goal. Not sure how big your calorie defect is? If it’s more than 500 calories then maybe reduce it one day a week to just like 100 or 200 calories?

Congrats on your success! 👏

First of all, THANK YOU for your commitment to your job and helping to keep us healthy and safe! Things must be crazy for you now so I’d recommend just packing things that are easy to eat on the go. Protein bars, protein shakes, cut up fruit/veggies, nuts, etc.

It definitely seems like the last area to go on men. Normally we have to lose a bit more weight than we originally thought, which makes it a little harder mentally as well. Just stay consistent and keep at it brother!

Nothing to add, except to stick up for caffeine!! 😜 I’d DIE without my coffee in the morning and it curbs my appetite, allowing me to save my calories for the afternoon and night....and this makes it very easy for me to stay within my calorie goal.

I’d select lightly active in your scenario

Whether you practice intermittent fasting or you are on whole 30 diet or keto diet or anything else....it comes down to calories. You need to be in a calorie deficit to lose weight. I do intermittent fasting only because it helps me with my calorie deficit. I wake up and drink black coffee and I’m not hungry until…

I used to weigh everything on my food scale when I was really focusing on weight loss. After losing weight and now being in maintenance, I’m not as strict. Plus having used a scale for so long I can eyeball portions really well. Once in a while I’ll eat like crap for a few days and to get “locked back in” I’ll use the food…

Whether you pick sedentary or lightly active, the Fitbit will balance the calories out for you. If you pick lightly active but weren’t really active, it will subtract calories. If you picked sedentary and were busier, it will add calories in. Just let the Fitbit do the work....and you are correct that you DO NOT add in any…

I just drink black coffee but anything with zero calories is probably ok. And it really depends on what you are doing it for. Honestly, I know there are a host of health claims...but I do it because after I drink black coffee I can go hours without eating, which then saves my calories for the afternoon. I can then eat a…

Not so much a volume eater as you describe it, but I save my calories for later in the day, then eat a lot. I’ll drink black coffee in the morning which curbs my appetite, and don’t normally eat anything until about 1:00 or so, giving me more calories for late afternoon/night.

If you have 64 lbs you are looking to lose then I would not recommend a refeed for a while. Try not to have too big a calorie deficit and you’ll be ok without the refeed.

Same for me....been on here a while just tracking calories but been a little more interactive and adding friends recently. I think having friends prevents me from being lazy 😆 Friend request sent and anyone else feel free to add me

Vanilla greek yogurt (cold) mixed with mashed sweet potato (hot)....heaven on earth!!

Whether it’s 18/6 or 16/8 wouldn’t matter. The longer the fast the more the supposed benefits. For me, I do it because I can drink black coffee in the morning and then can go a while without feeling hungry at all, including working out in the fasted state. And by doing so I have more calories to eat later in the day and at…

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Been on here for a bit just to track my meals but have been interacting more. Please add me if you’d like.

Coffee does the opposite for me. I drink a few cups of coffee in the morning and don’t eat my first meal until around 1:00pm. I’m never hungry after drinking coffee.

I’m also a snacker and knowing this I save a lot of calories for dinner and a late night snack.

Eat dinner....staying within your calorie goal is what matters most. Tomorrow just try to do a bit better.