DjangoAndDeadlifts Member

Torontonian mostly active on here for years now! (logging, anyways)

My friends have all kinda petered off over the year, I could definitely use a few more!

1. No, nothing works. When things work, they get abused, then they get banned. The most useful supplement is probably caffeine because it's an appetite suppressant (and a mild fat burner in the short term). 2. Even if they did exist/work, this attitude is going to make it impossible to have any sustainable weight loss. You…

Short answer: don't worry about it. Lots of people will try to give you lots of terrible advice though. Just smile and nod. Everything you need to know: http://examine.com/topics/Diet+Soda/

It's all about the Dolly Mix. Those perfect little pastel fondant ohhhhhh man. EDIT: In fact *edits ticker*

I probably averaged 2200 a day for most of my weightloss. My maintenance started at around 3400, and is currently 2800.

All things being equal, I wouldn't consume them either. It does feel good to be able to totally resist the sweetness... but sometimes I just get sick of water :)

If you can mentally handle fluctuations, measure often. I recommend tracking using trendweight.com so you worry less about those fluctuations. If you can't mentally handle it, weigh yourself less often.

And here's an article citing 11 studies that says this isn't true http://examine.com/faq/do-artificial-sweeteners-spike-insulin.html

There is no good science showing cons for consuming most artificial sweeteners, and anyone who tells you otherwise is repeating hearsay (caveat: some people cannot process aspartame properly, but this isn't very common). There are studies that show unhealthy people tend to drink more diet soda, but that's not the same as…

I've been logging long enough that no food on its own actually surprises me. However I am often surprised what I'm able to eat in a day. I've got a few 10000 calorie days logged.

This is new.

My current fave post workout meal is those Dempsters oven fresh sub buns with about 250g of chicken or turkey, lettuce, tomato, piles of jalapenos, honey mustard, and salt/pepper. Simple and delicious. I usually down two of them for ~1500kcal.

This is ridiculous if you care about accurate counting. Next time you're at the grocery store, compare the calories in a serving of precooked bacon to a serving of raw bacon. It's less than half. You wouldn't count the full tub of fat if you deep-fried something, would you? Chicken breast: 60000kcal

My last 4 pairs of jeans were at least a size too small (and each smaller than the previous). Then I got rid of the larger size once the smaller fit.

Immediately after the gym to tide over my hungry muscles while I cobble together some solid food. My shakes are usually just egg whites and whey though.

When I get hunger pangs that can't be fought with extra greenery, I rely on sugar-free jell-o. A serving is only 5 calories, so you can down an entire 2 boxes of the stuff for practically free. It takes up a ton of space, so it feels very filling.

Get a slow cooker (they're cheap as hell). Fill with cheap crappy cuts of meat and potatos or whatever cheap starchy veggies you can find.

If you can handle the shock of sometimes extreme daily fluctuations, weigh daily and record it so you can see the hopefully downward trend. If you get upset with fluctuations, weigh weekly or even less.

Everything CristinaL1983 said. Just about every stupid thing you hear about the dangers of diet soda (and artificial sweeteners in general) is unsubstantiated.

Assuming you're lifting heavy and getting plenty of protein, you should be able to maintain lean mass on a deficit (although you certainly won't be gaining!) I'm doing a very low calorie (1000/day plus weekly refeed) protein-sparing moderate fast and maintaining my lifts and lean mass. Not that I'd recommend eating that…

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On average tastes worse than their Whey counterparts, and mixes absolutely terrible (a blender goes a long way!) I recommend Cookies and Cream. I definitely do not recommend Chocolate Cake Batter.

It's not that precooked bacon is lower in calories, it's that the nutritional information doesn't include the fat that has already run off from cooking. Assuming you're not consuming the bacon fat from the pan, the nutritional information will be similar for normal bacon.

USDA has most basic foods in several varieties: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/list People have already entered a lot of this on MFP. I'll often search something like "boneless chicken breast usda" to find it on here.

I cut out the middleman and just take caffeine directly with water.

Make sure to take pictures. You'll be extra critical of yourself and not notice changes without a reference.

There are several different ways of calculating it, but the most accurate depend on having a decently accurate body fat measurement. In lieu of that, I recommend using the US Navy Circumference method to estimate your body fat, then plugging it into a Katch-Mcardle BMR calculator. Body fat:…

If you're frustrated with too much information, clear some of the major myths up here: http://examine.com/faq/ At the end of the day though, don't try to weight the pros and cons of 50 different lifestyles. Just pick something legit and recognized that you think you can manage, and stick to it. Motivation and adherence is…

Eating low carb may help with satiety, as well as improve fasting plasma glucose and insulin levels, cholesterol levels, blood triglycerides, preserve muscle mass during weight loss, and other health markers. But calorie for calorie weight loss, it won't have an appreciable affect.…