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Aside from "newbie gains" it's next to impossible to build any appreciable lean mass whilst in a calorie deficit. What people usually misconstrue as muscle gain is a drop in body fat and "the pump", where your muscles swell with a bunch of stuff in the few days after a heavy workout. You can hover at TDEE and "slow gain"…

Buy the book Starting Strength, and it'll teach you the mechanism of all the most important strength-training lifts, as well as give you a template for a 3x a week full-body workout. If you can't afford the book (even the Kindle/e-reader version is good, that's the one I have), the template (and a lot else) is available…

Like the studies on rats that have been given tumours, and then "scientists" stuff them full of GMOs, and nothing else, for weeks and then publish an alarmist weak correlation study that implies there's a connection between GMOs and the fact these rats exhibited tumour growth?

Almost every house in Britain has half a jar of Marmite tucked away in the back of the fridge or cupboard (incidentally, if you keep it in the fridge you're a weirdo). I think if we pool together and decant all of these half-jars into a vat and send it over to Canada, we can help with the Marmite struggle. This is today's…

Yes. Just weigh yourself at the same time (preferably in the morning), in the same clothes (or even in the buff), with the same routine (before/after you've pee'd or whatever - definitely before any breakfast/coffee/tea), either once a week or (preferably) once every two weeks. Make sure your weight is going down at a…

Unless you specifically account for the calories you say you're burning whilst breastfeeding, it's not part of your TDEE. With a natural BMR of 1670, plus 700 for breastfeeding, you're already at 2370.

Didn't say you can't do it, I really wasn't disagreeing with you. You definitely can... especially if your enthusiasm outweighs all else. I'd say it's inadvisable for people who don't know the mechanism because, at the onset of storing excess glycogen back in the muscles, liver (plus other internal organs) and blood…

If you cut out all processed carbs, when you inevitably add them back into your diet, you will gain a little bit of water weight which most people equate with gaining back the weight they lost. You don't need to temporarily completely alter your dietary habits. If you like bread and pasta, eat bread and pasta. Just…

That's because you use addiction as an excuse for lack of willpower.

The idea that a habit takes 21 days to break comes from a self-help book. It's not rooted in any scientific study. Studies have actually shown, depending on one's personality, it can actually take between 30 and 75 days for this to happen (breaking or building a new habit), with 66 days being the average. But even then,…

The thermic effect of eating is wildly over-exaggerated in pro-keto/paleo-type diet sources. You might enjoy reading this... http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/cellular-microscopic/fat-cell.htm

Don't be tempted to do too much too soon, or eat less than what you're being told to. 1lb/week Exercise It is possible, and you need to have that mindset before you begin.

Whilst it's true, your body can do this, it's an intense process for it to do. This is generally why I'm "against" paleo-type diets... supply doesn't keep up with demand, and therefore your glycogen stores (particularly in the muscles) are always seriously depleted. It doesn't matter if all you're doing is walking.

Weight loss achieves this more than low carb/high fat diets. Dietary intake of fats does almost nothing to your cholesterol levels.

MSG is fine for consumption. That site has an obvious agenda. Do some research elsewhere and make up your own mind with all the facts in place.

It is! it's Llyn y Fan Fach.

I have never taken medication for my condition(s), and I never will. People have varying experiences with gaining/losing weight on the combined pill, Met, Spiro, Yasmin, etc. and my symptoms are managed almost entirely by maintaining a healthy weight - and thus a healthy caloric intake - and exercising. I'm not a fan of…

I was just explaining why weight loss is black and white. Also, it's very easy to be blunt - which is what the majority of the people here are, not rude - towards people when large amounts of what they're being contrary to is already covered in the stickies in the Getting Started subforum. If you don't take the time to…

I have PCOS and insulin resistance. Calorie formulae and calories in vs. calories out works when it's applied properly, even when people say, "this a barrier to me losing weight." The only grey area is personal preference and tweaking once you've figured out what you should be eating.

The thing is, weight loss is very black and white. Special snowflake syndrome is rife here, but in reality it applies to a minuscule amount of people. BMRs and calorie formulae do apply to you. Calories in vs. calories out applies to you, too.

Your overall macro intake looks OK. Decent levels of protein and fats. Some days your carbs are quite low, so feel free to eat more of those to make up extra calories. 1200 calories seems a little low, but unless you've put that in as a custom goal yourself, it should be OK provided you keep an eye on your weight loss. If…

No, it doesn't. Open diary and more information about you (i.e. height, weight, what type of workouts you do) would help. Is 1200 your NET intake, or your total intake?

Yes, but this furore seems to have started over this post... Which, rightfully, questions the accuracy of that hour-long consultation with a board-certified nutritionist if it is based on incorrect information - which others who had the benefit of seeing her diary and exercise diary agreed was the case. Nobody appeared to…

Whatever fits into your calorie and macro allowance. I often eat a steak, prawns (shrimp) a baked potato and a bunch of vegetables when I go out to eat. There's no right or wrong choice. If it doesn't give calories & macros on the menu, use your better judgement.

Take it from someone who has been lurking in this forum for years. People will see a number of calories and think it's a magic number. The whole situation needs clarification. I'm still confused as to why a registered dietitian would encourage 2100 calories for weight loss when her maintenance calories are supposedly 3100…

Even if that's true, it's tailored to her.

Nobody is saying this isn't the case. There is obviously an upper limit to how much you can eat to continue to lose weight. Most people here are doubtful of what she's eating and what her progress will be like if she eats what has been "recommended".

Why does everyone who posts improper and perhaps hurtful information feel like they need to be coddled? Bottom line, you post here you are contributing to the knowledge pool - even if what you're saying is wrong. People reading these things will incline themselves most towards the point of view that closely resembles what…