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Sedentary can mean actually being sedentary or just being pretty inactive, so the number it spits out would be close to your BMR. In this case, yes... a lot of "incidental exercise" would be something you have to "eat back" calories for, as well as intended exercise calories. You not only have to fuel your workouts but you…

Use it in exactly the same way as you'd use a regular oven or grill, just reduce the cooking time a little bit.

I don't know what your other post was about, but manual scales are the best, in my opinion. They should have a knob or a dial you can turn to "zero" it before you step on it. I always give it a quick push with my foot and allow it to settle, then make any adjustments, before I step on.

I follow the Starting Strength template with additional accessory work on Mon, Wed & Fri. Every morning after getting back from walking the dog (~3mi) I do some "prehab" work using yoga. I usually use the Melissa McLeod videos from doyogawithme.com I find them easy to follow and they don't interfere with recovery. I do…

If he's hiding the evidence of his food binges, sounds like he might need some one-on-one time with a counsellor.

Blend it into your usual shake. Better if it's silken, but not completely necessary.

This. I don't suppose I need to read much more of the thread. You can't make people care by being rude. You were basically indirectly calling them fat and unhealthy. That's their cross to bear, not yours... and if the recipes look tempting, either exercise the willpower that got you where you are today, or block the posts.

Thanks for sharing your story, Sloth. You're an interesting case study :tongue:

Were you ever counselled? I saw you say your doctor didn't really take you seriously, but did you seek help from someone specialising in behavioural medicine? I ask because quite often binging in that manner is psychiatric. And I'd probably agree it's the same for a lot of people who are overweight and binge on "bad"…

I was just elaborating on "what happens when you lack protein", being overly literal for smirks after the post that simply said "you die"... PEM came to mind. Although, I'm not actually aware of any specific number that implies protein deficiency. Obviously what is "adequate" or "optimal" is discussed all the time, but…

In addition to the above, dry skin is a lack-of-dietary-protein thing. You're also at greater risk of fatty liver disease if you're protein deficient. Eventually severe protein deficiency, even in the face of adequate calorie consumption, turns into a condition known as kwashiorkor. 30-70g per day should be enough to avoid…

If you're that close to your goal, parroting the above, a loss like that is great progress.

Alcohol lowers inhibitions, so it's no surprise a lot of people find themselves in the "one more won't hurt" camp. I'm the same. But if your willpower is already diminished I can imagine binge drinking comes quite easily. Should be noted you also don't have to drink every day to be an alcoholic. In psychiatry and medicine…

In my experience these high-volume bodyweight exercise DVDs will lead to this one way or another. If it's not the shoulders it's the elbows, ankles or knees.

The squat is 4 phases; setting up, walking out, squatting and re-racking the bar. Each phase sets up the next and if you do the preceding phase improperly, you increase your chances of injury or impinging your progress. Run the same system every single time you squat, no matter the weight and you'll be fine. Phase 1; Set…

I manage to get by with a squat rack, Oly bar & plates, and a flat bench. Some cardio equipment is nice. A rower, and a stationary cycle.

All good advice above. Pull ups when overweight are much, much too difficult for most people. Either wait until you're a lot lighter, or start with assisted reps for now. Then, as you get lighter, you'll be much more likely to be able to complete a full, unassisted, rep. Here's another thought. The closer your hands are…

This. Caloric density is the key to fixing your problems.

I'm from the UK and I eat my version of "clean". I believe my diary is open.

People say urine, it isn't excreted solely through urine. If you get the trots, it could be symptomatic of ingesting too much vit C... we all have varying upper tolerable limits. You're looking at a couple or few grams (2000mg = 2g) though. Also, if you're sick, you want more vit D than C. RDI is 40mg in the UK, 45mg from…

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/78/3/517S.full?maxtosh%2520ow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=apples&searchid=1%2520&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=HWCIT "We believe that the evidence suggests that antioxidants are best acquired through whole-food consumption, not as a pill or an extract."…

Obviously biased "sources" of information are not to be trusted. Do some medical and scientific research on ghrelin. Fructose has no special effect on it whatsoever. Ghrelin levels are elevated before meals and depleted after meals, regardless of their size and regardless of their content. It is not leptin, which possibly…

Are you sure you haven't accidentally used male values on the calculator? (if it doesn't have an option to choose male/female, it's going to be waaaaaaay overestimating for you, anyway)

Aim for 0.8g-1g per lb of body weight, and don't worry about being 30g under, or whatever. It's an insurance to "overeat" on protein, not a necessity. 208g for a female is a lot. I rarely go above 150 on my highest days.

"Slow" increases, for me, are 100-200 calories extra a week. Some people just jump right in, eat a gnarly amount of food to hit their maintenance goal, or some people do the Leigh Peele cyclical thing. It doesn't really matter, I don't think, how you increase your calories aside from the hunger association/ability to eat x…

When I first start cutting calories, every 2 weeks to make sure my calorie allotment is correct. I don't have a digital bathroom scale, so this makes it easier for me to see a loss of 1kg rather than 1lb. Then, a cursory check every time I remember or I'm curious how my loss is going. Once I reach 10lbs, I go back to every…

The pedantism that comes from the usage of language on these forums is maddening. Two variables occurring at the same time does not prove cause and effect, though if you wish to you can extrapolate cause and effect from their correlation. It doesn't imply causation, it allows you to infer it if you want to.

Well, first of all - yes you can fix it. Studies suggest 12-13 weeks is sufficient to reverse metabolic damage that hasn't been chronic for years. Slowly increasing your intake over this period of time and then sitting at "maintenance" until your weight no longer fluctuates is indeed the best way. You don't have to stop…

You should open your diary for good advice. One thing I can say for sure is, if you're eating 1000 calories a day, it's way too low for good health.

I'd say if you're really desperate to join, give yourself two or three months, train hard and sensibly... eat sensibly, with enough of a deficit to help you lose weight but nothing so drastic you won't recover from the training, and take whatever drop in weight it gives you. Probably somewhere around 10-15lbs. They operate…