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As a child, I was felt it was a deep injustice that on hot summer days boys could walk around with no shirts on and I had to wear one because I was a girl. In fact, I still feel that way. My breasts are part of my body, and they aren't a sex organ. Other than hurting like hell if I run without a bra on, I see little reason…

While you can't really gain muscle on a deficit, you can improve your strength and keep the muscle you do have with strength training. I have no idea what Chalaen extreme is, but if you're lifting heavy things while doing it, it's good. If not, switch to something that involves you lifting heavy things.

Cheat days don't work for YOU, but they do work for some people. Diets are very individual, what works well for one person might be a disaster for another. Cheat days work well for me, but I only eat 400 over my goal at the very most. Usually I do this by having one item I might not normally have, a larger portion of…

I will say that when I'm not trying to lose weight I think it makes sense to eat less protein (in the 30-60g range), but while eating at a caloric deficit I think there is some benefit to increased protein - eating more protein and lifting will help you maintain as much muscle mass as possible, meaning your loss will be…

In a single day I've seen mine do an 8 pound change. Usually it varies by more like 4 pounds in a day.

The above 1g per pound of lean mass is the way I'm doing it. To figure that out you need to know your body fat percentage, there are loads of online measurement calculators that will give you a general idea of your body fat percentage. Multiply your weight by the percentage to get the poundage of your body fat. For example…

I don't log my exercise but I am eating really close to maintenance on my non-exercise days (I think I'm within a hundred). I let my exercise create my deficit, and it's just easier to not see the # change. On days when I am super active I eat an additional 100-300 calories, depending on how hungry I am. I've been thinking…

I meant that chicken is now the meat we eat the most of, as opposed to beef or pork. Mainly because organic/local chicken is usually cheaper than organic/local beef/pork.

It's attitudes like that which help make America the 2nd largest consumer of energy on the planet. Also, large amounts of the stuff being made in India and China wind up here. If we stopped buying their stuff or insisted on better regulations they would have to clean up their act. We keep our heat as low as we can bear…

Most of our fruits and veggies come from our CSA share, so they're both local and organic (though as another poster noted, they can't afford to actually be certified). We only eat antibiotic free meat, and most of it is also organic/local/free range/allowed to graze. Yes it's more expensive, so we eat less meat than we…

They are the same thing, and as a poster above said they should be ground to receive all the nutritional benefits. If you're just using them for extra fiber I don't think it matters though.

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I try not to be over/under by more than 100. I have my calories set at just slightly below maintenance (like 100 below, I think) and let my exercise create any extra deficit I do this because my activity level varies so much from day to day and I was finding it really irritating to be eating at a different calorie level…

Depends on what I'm making, either regular refined sugar, turbinado sugar, or sucanat. Sometimes I'll use honey, but only for very specific things (like banana bread... mmmmm).

MFP definitely had my # too low, I was getting results but also having terrible headaches nearly every day and I think my immune system was suffering as well (seemed to get a lot of colds). I used about 15 different TDEE calculators and BMR calculators and chose a number somewhere on the higher end of the scale that showed…

In circles. also, BWAHAHAHAHAHHAAA

OMG STFU, this thread is still going? What are you, a bunch of 12 year olds? Disagreements, they happen. No one is changing anyone else's mind here, so just move on! Your penises are all the same size as they were before this thread started, I promise.

I also meant to say that most 'diet' foods aren't worth the $. Get REAL foods, I personally don't eat anything low-fat/sugar free/diet. I eat less of the real stuff. I make exceptions for things where fat/sugar is removed and NOT replaced with highly processed garbledy gook (things like fat free yogurt, for example).

Stock up on meat when it's on sale and freeze it, things like chicken breast go really low sometimes and freeze really well. I portion them out into 3 breasts in a ziplock so I can thaw enough for a few days at a time, or a big family meal. Frozen vegetables are both healthy and economical, also frequently go on sale.…

I would be concerned that travel would damage my scale (MY scale, the one my weight loss is measured on. Even if it's not accurate, the amount lost is accurate). Also, just not something I would personally do.

Milk is currently burning my nose. I blame you, bro!

I joined my local Y about 6 weeks ago and so far I'm loving it. I did it for the same reasons you listed, not a 'serious' gym and it has a pool! Also, it's way cheaper (and closer!) than the other local option and my membership travels to several other local Y's. I just started the 12 week Y personal fitness program and…

I love saag paneer, all the dals, aloo gobi, and rogonjosh. Also, the Indian place we go to has an excellent chicken liver dish, but I don't see it at most other Indian places.

Seriously rude! I was in a store the other day and the guy behind the counter kept saying something I didn't quite understand (English is clearly not his first language), but I eventually made out he was asking me if it was a boy or a girl. First off, I didn't look pregnant AT ALL, maybe my jacket was a little poofy, but…

When I first started with MFP I was eating 1360, what it set me at for 1 pound a week. Even with eating exercise calories, I was finding it incredibly hard to meet my macro nutritional requirements (fat/carb/protein) and I felt like crap a lot of the time - headaches and irritability. So I recently used about 15 different…

There are numerous studies that show meal timing/breakdown of calorie consumption has no effect on metabolism. Eat when you want as long as you're able to stay within your calorie allotment. As long as you aren't going over, you'll be fine! I eat at different times nearly every single day, just because of the way my work…

He was asking whether or not he should expect an increase in muscle size and strength while eating at a deficit. He states that he realizes building muscle on a deficit is practically impossible (I won't say totally impossible, but to do so would take an enormous amount of fine tuning for both training and diet). And to…

I just LOVE when a simple question on MFP turns into a pissing contest between people who completely ignore the original question.

Oh, and I also go to yoga at least once a week, but usually twice. I don't really think of it as exercise, even though it is.

I swim two or three days a week and lift weights three days a week, sometimes I do both on the same day. Also, treading water is a great work out, I alternate 30 seconds with my arms and legs, 30 seconds with just arms, 30 seconds with just legs (arms over my head, or at least out of the water) and try to keep my shoulders…