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A day here or there at maintenance or even above is not going to hurt you in the long run. In fact, it will likely help avoid plateaus. Even a week or so is not going to hurt you, but might slow you just a bit. Read this - http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/the-full-diet-break.html/

So it sounds like you are probably pretty close on the logging. Any time you change routines it can make you a little tired. Who are these people? Are they your trainer at the fitness place or just random people in your life? Do they have any experience - like maybe they are health nuts or have lost weight in the past? So,…

I understand BMR. However, energy is energy whether you get it from food or fat stores. You said that you think that if you don't EAT enough energy, that you would drop below the BMR energy requirement and that is unhealthy/dangerous. That implies that the energy from fat stores would not be used to make up the difference.…

How do you feel? Do you feel like you need more calories or are you just worried? That is a very low net, but I would guess your exercise burn might be a little off and possibly the logging too. If you feel fine, I would give it a few weeks and see what your results vs expected are and go from there to maintain a good loss…

While I don't recommend anyone to go sub 1200 for very long if they can lose weight other ways, I don't think these statements are correct. If you are truly getting sufficient essential nutrients and micro nutrients, the entire purpose of fat deposits are to supply energy. These statements are implying that for some…

that number just came from the fact that most people have a difficult time getting proper nutrients with less calories. It can be done, but you have to be very careful what you eat. The other reason is that unless you are very small framed, most people would lose weight too quickly on less than 1200 calories. Losing weight…

get the Jefit app. It has a ton of workouts you can choose from and each exercise has pictures and proper form technique written out. Youtube is also great for seeing technique videos once you know what you want to do.

Better than juice, but not as good a milk. You want the dairy proteins - Whey and Casein specifically. Soy milk has soy protein, which is good also, but not quite as good as milk. Plus, it has phytoestrogen if you care about that. Here is a good article if you want more info on the types of protein -…

1) Other than personal preference, there is no benefit of exercising during a certain time of day. Do it when you can/want. 2) Your metabolism doesn't "need" exercise. Although I recommend exercise, you don't need exercise to lose weight, you just need a proper caloric deficit. If you don't lose weight without exercise,…

Your doctor actually sounds like she is giving pretty good nutritional advice. That's great, as it isn't always the case! So, stick with the plan she laid out for you. As for sticking to the diet, that is all preference, so I doubt anyone is going to be able to tell you what to eat that you will like. However, just…

None of them are great for meal replacements. Is there some reason you don't want to or can't eat food?

Convict training only takes about 30 minutes to get through and is easy to do at home. Depending on what equipment you have available, if you work out 4-5 times a week, you could just focus on one body part per session and try to choose a compound movement. That would likely just take bout 30 minutes. Like maybe: Day 1 -…

I've never done it for any length of time, but I can't possibly see how spinning would make your legs much bigger if any. The point is lighter resistance where you can maintain 80 rpm for long periods of time. Even while eating at a surplus, I don't think it would be conducive to size gains. The muscle might get denser,…

what did you tell MFP was your lb/wk weight loss goal? If you chose 2 lbs/wk, that is why it is so low. aside from pre-prepared foods, protein is going to be your most expensive food. Next up is fresh veggies and fruit. Just a quick rule of thumb, about 1g/lb of lean body mass of protein, 0.35g fat/lb body weight, and the…

Between this post and your other one, it really seems like you are making this a lot harder than you need to. There are a ton of things out there that people make claims about that are really only effective at one thing - taking your money. Honestly, if you want to lose weight, you need to figure out how many calories you…

What I have found is if you want to get rid of the water weight quickly and it is from eating a lot of carbs and sodium, drink a lot of water. It sounds counterintuitive, but drinking water will help you normalize the water balance within your body. You can also do some cardio (nothing too intense) to use some of the…

More than likely, yes ^ I would almost bet that you will lose some more water over the next week or so But also, another thing that could have been going on as well is if you were dieting for a few months and really sticking to your deficit every day, your hormone levels likely dropped. By going off your diet and eating at…

As long as it doesn't cause sleep issues, there is no reason not to eat past a certain time. IMO, the sleep issues are typically more about the food choice instead of time, as well, so you could just eat a different type of food and likely be OK. In the bodybuilding world, many people drink a slow digesting protein shake…

I'd do it now so you can set your calories more accurately. You can always pay for another later on if you are so inclined, but what use is the data after the fact? You would just be confirming your BF% once you hit your goal. I would rather have data that is usable than data that verifies what I already know.

I have a set of those. They are OK. They seem to be build pretty well, but you do have to be somewhat careful with them - you don't want to drop them. Also, they are bulky, so some exercises I find to be awkward because of the length of them. The 552's are not hardly heavy enough for me either. I think if I had it to do…

Sounds like you are on the right track. Don't give up with the doctors trying o figure out the pain. Maybe it would help to quit/reduce exercising until you figure the calf out. You can lose the weight just from dietary restriction. You can even increase that deficit (double it) to get the weight off quicker, then worry…

You nailed it. If you want to eat 1400 calories and that averages you 0.6 lb/wk, your only option to lose quicker is exercise. I would probably shoot for 1 lb/wk, which is a 0.4 lb/wk increase. Basically, you would just need to increase your activity to burn an extra 1400 calories a week. Obviously, don't eat back those…

57 g raw would be underestimating (pretty severely) a cooked weight of 80g. Unless you are talking about with sauce, cheese, and toppings... Cooked food weighs less than raw food.

What kind of calf pain? You can do quite a bit of exercise that limits calf activity. What is your deficit that you are shooting for that you can't stick to a diet? How are you weighing yourself? That isn't all that much weight that you are trying to lose. Weighing errors and water retention could make it seem like the…

Unless you weighed the entire pizza dough cooked, then your 80 g is not going to be much help. At this point you basically have 2 options - 1) estimate how much of the whole thing you ate then adjust the servings. So if you estimate that you ate 1/4 of the pizza and the package says it serves 8, you ate 2 servings. 2)…

I always log my strength workouts as cardio just so I have a record, but I never eat them back unless I am trying to gain. Too many variables to reliably count those calories.

Build more muscle mass. Semantics, but your metabolism doesn't speed up or slow down - it uses energy. The amount it uses is primarily based on the amount of muscle mass you have and the number of processes you have that are going on. If your metabolism "slows down" it is because you lost muscle mass or your body is saving…

Do you have any back injuries? That can happen with nerve damage. I have to ask, though... how do you shake out a glute?!

Stronglifts only has 2 workouts - A & B. What is "Day 3"? When I was doing it, the only thing I changed was I worked out every other day instead of 3x a week. That gives you 7 workouts every 2 weeks instead of 6. Aside from some active recovery on my off-days, that is all I did. Once you add in the warmup sets, that is a…

I take a multivitamin and fish oil (omegas) daily. The multivitamin is just easy, cheap insurance. The fish oil, also cheap, is about the only supplement that has really seen much supporting evidence of being worthwhile. However, you have to take 5-10g/day (total, so that includes whatever you eat) to really see much…