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I would take measurements too... it provides more evidence that you're progressing. I didn't really see it in myself until around 15-20 pounds down. People at work started commenting about that time too (I never told anyone I was trying to losing weight).

Yes, absolutely. Summer 2015.

Unfortunately, no... but everclear does.

My avatar change was zero cardio. People have good success with one, the other, or both... so whatever you prefer. The diet is really the main thing. You don't even have to work out actually, but strength training helps maintain the muscle you already have. If you think a bike would help... they can't be that expensive…

And now I know what body modification means.

I aim to meet protein and fat macros. If I'm a bit under on carbs... meh. That said, I'm usually pretty close on all of them, while being very slightly under or over on calories. Fiber, sodium, or any non-macro... I don't even look at. I would most definitely recommend changing the MFP defaults. The protein is incredibly…

I've thought about incorporating some cardio into my workouts (I haven't done cardio for about a year), and a stationary bike is my first thought. If you know you'd like it better, I'd go for it. Personally, I prefer a gym membership... they have all the different machines I could possible want, and I don't have to waste…

I completely agree, if anything, I would consider 80% low. They're both extremely important in my opinion, but exercise is near-worthless without the diet. You can't out train a bad diet. Consider how few calories you burn working out... vs how many calories multiple bad meals in a day could add.

I may be convinced if it was a 5 day ice cream fast...

If calories in vs calories out isn't true... then this whole physics thing is a lie.

12 pages, 5 unique gifs, 70 quoted gifs. Fail.

OP noticed huge broscience gains.

Here's an article that talks a bit about it... it cites a lot of sources. Also, it looks like it's 0.82 gram per pound of body weight. http://bayesianbodybuilding.com/the-myth-of-1glb-optimal-protein-intake-for-bodybuilders/

I think the OP is still finding examples of 125 pound women who eat more protein than he does. EDIT: Sorry, who "do" more protein.

I don't have time to work out either... it sucks, but I make time for it. I work a full time job and I'm trying to do another venture on the side too.

+1. I lost 30 pounds eating every few hours, but I was hungry a lot at the end. Next time I start trying to lose (bulking now)... I'm going to switch to 2 big meals a day (lunch and dinner).

I certainly wouldn't let it discourage weight loss though. Regardless of how much muscle is underneath, less fat will look better. However, during the weight loss... I would definitely suggest resistance training to help of maintain the muscle that is there.

I assume you mean 1500 mg. Anyway, I don't consider sodium extraordinarily bad. I don't add salt to anything, but it's not something I'm overly concerned with. It will lead to a temporary weight gain if you had a day full of it... but I've found that the weight "gain" from sodium comes off pretty quick on after one or two…

Again, I'm by no means an expert... but I don't think simply existing and walking around with extra weight amounts to much resistance. Real resistance training is pretty hard work, and even then... the muscle gains are extremely small and slow. My avatar picture is an example of a 30lb loss in weight (200 to 170). I did it…

Total guess, but I would say no. Without substantial resistance training during the weight gain, I don't think there's much reason for the body to add much muscle.

It just depends on your body weight. Anything more than around 0.85 grams per pound of body weight, per day... doesn't really help any more. It's not bad, but 0.85 is all you really need to not be "short" of protein. Besides, what kind of difference are you referring to? Gaining more muscle? Losing more fat? Are you trying…

+1.

Coming from snickers... yeah they taste bad. Coming from many meals of grilled chicken breast every day... they taste pretty good.

#3... ugh. Mondays are already annoying... I can't imagine how bad it will be in early January.

Calories are simply a unit of measurement... so of course they're equal. Otherwise, physics must be a huge hoax.

I lost 30 pounds in 4 months doing strength training only, while at a deficit. The point of strength training in a deficit is to try and preserve the muscle you have. Cardio can be beneficial, but I personally don't do any.

The first few times I tried changing my diet (unsuccessfully I might add), I tried to force myself to eat eggs and oats in the morning because I figured they were the "right" things to eat. Now I just eat what I want but track the macros... I've had good success. If you don't like them, I would just eat something else.…

In the past I used bodybuilding.com for all my purchases... now amazon just seems easier and cheaper.

I have it every once in a while too. I think it's related to the "valsalva maneuver." Long story short... try to breathe better while you're working out and it should prevent it.

If that were the case, diet sodas don't have any calories either... but I'm not sure I'd consider it "water." I'll admit that I do drink diet sodas every once in a while (one can every few days), but I mostly drink water. With that said, I never use the water tracker on MFP... I just try to drink a lot of water throughout…