tomcustombuilder Member

A "lull" of a week or 2 can just be water retention, 4 weeks and it means you're at your new maintenance calories and you need to go lower or step up your activity level.

You need medical attention. Rotator cuff pain needs to be looked at. In the meantime try not to do activities that aggravate it.

Abs are made in the gym and exposed in the kitchen

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You said you haven't lost weight since March so I'm not exactly sure you're trying to achieve by reverse dieting. If anything you should be lowering weekly calories if fatloss is the goal. It's possible you've done some recomping however from a fatloss perspective it's very unlikely that muscle has replaced fat at the same…

2 lbs? What is your height and weight?

There are too many variables to go with a fixed equation.

Fatloss is a product of a consistent weekly calorie deficit. No fatloss = too many weekly calories. Abs are a product of having developed abs and very low bodyfat.

they may very well be closer to 1,800 in reality. Calorie counting is a very inaccurate way of deciphering true caloric intake.

you may be undercounting weekly calories.

Inches going down is a positive. When you weighed recently it’s possible that that day it was after eating all day, holding water or full bladder. All those can contribute to a bad scale reading so always weigh first thing in the morning after peeing and not after a night of a high carb meal. If you still need to lose fat…

Training is a very general term. What are your goals?

Yes they are real. Your brain and stomach work together to totally derail any attempts you make to get below that weight, so you have your work cut out for you to go lower from there. Sometimes your homeostatic system will retain water to balance out Fatloss to maintain bodyweight and at some point you’ll get that whoosh…

ok! You’re not that far off base so losses shouldn’t be aggressive. A half a pond a week at the most is probably going to be about right. At this point your goal should be to also maintain muscle mass.

Still need your height and weight

If 1,600 has been good for weightloss and now your maintenance calories are lower since you're lighter so to keep moving downward at the same rate you need to lower weekly calories however remember as you lean out you don't want to lose too fast. It's best to list your height and weight. Don't go off what worked a few…

But how will all the companies that make detox supplements, juices, books, etc make money?

Figure macros in grams and not percent

You don’t need that much protein. Muscle is built fine with 1g of protein or even a little less. You can have more if you want however extra carbs before training is going to be more beneficial due to the energy bump. Enough protein and a slight calorie surplus and a proper weight train program are the ingredients for…

it was just info and nothing more for those that were unaware.

80 calories and 11G of sugar in 1 cup FYI

Start at something reasonable and review in 4-6 weeks and adjust calories at that point depending on your progress or lack of it. The best way if your weight has been fairly stable for a few months is to take a week and track your overall calorie intake and that calorie amount is your maintenance amount. For a pound a week…

It doesn’t work like that

it is about storing water. It’s the homeostatic system trying to counterbalance Fatloss with water retention. When the body understands that the Fatloss is the new norm it releases the water and this can come after a prolonged deficit when the person has a period of increased calories.

There are a TON of calories in a glass of watermelon juice so be careful.

The only way to lose weight is to be in a weekly calorie deficit consistently over time. There are no other options so you need to focus on that rather than something that is a waste of time.

Probably better to just eat watermelon rather than juicing it 🤷🏼‍♂️

Better food choices. More lean protein and veggies and less highly processed foods and don’t drink calories.

If no loss after 4-6 weeks you’re taking in too many weekly calories no matter what the app says. You also have to look at the accuracy of your calorie counting and tracking and no, more calories won’t cause weightloss.

Just weigh cooked. Proper cooked rice really won’t vary much weight wise.