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1690 is what you're burning by just wandering around and living your life. The deficit set for you is 490 meaning that if you eat up to your goal, you will be eating 490 fewer calories than you would be if you wanted to maintain your weight. Just eat to the goal MFP sets you. This includes eating workout calories back if…

My grandma says this one to me a lot. I sent her this and she doesn't complain so much any more (although the weights I use are admittedly larger).

Like most things (e.g. shellfish, milk) it's possible to be allergic or intolerant to Quorn. It affects a small portion of the population and those that are suffer particularly bad stomach complaints. You will KNOW if you are allergic, trust me! Secondly: it's an extract from a fungus (mycoprotein), but even if it's not…

I usually have a browse through foodgawker to decide on recipes before I make my list, so that I'm inspired to try new things. It makes the task of planning and shopping much less tedious. If the recipe is 'unhealthy', whatever you take that to mean, you can always make some crafty substitutions or additions (e.g. 0% greek…

I get this. "You're so pale! Are you eating?" YES, I'M JUST GINGER YOU IDIOT

Processed =/= bad, and processed =/= bad for weight loss. The Quorn nutrition balance is pretty decent. I've only ever had the chicken pieces but they've always been really good and they also reduce the calories of a dish. Slightly softer texture than chicken, but that is by no means a bad thing. ETA: the thing I make most…

Unrelated to your shoes, but tiger balm really helps me with DOMS

I agree with this method. What I have posted above is just a correction of your own nutrition plan. The one quoted will probably lead to slower loss but more sustained loss.

Brackets. (1280+128+400) - 500 = 1308kcals net. NOT 900! Also, 1lb per day is incredibly unlikely. More like 1lb per week, less if you're small. :)

"Are you resting? You don't need to work out. Take some rest." I get this for studying too. Family don't seem to understand that achieving my goals is what satisfies me and that I take enough rest for me. In a similar vein: "Are you eating enough? Are you eating? Have a treat. Have a snack." Used to have an ED so I…

Those little tiny loaves. You still get your bread but the slices are about half the size. This is provided you don't eat twice as much, of course...

Increase your fat intake - fats are calorie-dense so a couple of tablespoons of peanut butter or extra oil on the grill will add substantial calories. Drinking your calories can also help to increase your intake.

Eat sufficient protein and lift now - you'll help to preserve the muscle mass you already have, which will make building muscle after your loss less of a challenge.

6 weeks?! is that all?! dang girl, I don't know what you've been doing but it works

That happened to me when I was running a lot simply because I'd retain water/have slightly swollen legs after every workout. It got less intense as the running got easier, but I'd still see a change, especially right after my run (always depressingly puffy in the post-workout shower...). If you want to test if it IS water,…

No, calories do matter - but try increasing them by 200-300 or so. You'll likely still be in a deficit hence lose...and won't be so hungry.

Chia pudding is filling but in my experience it is like eating frogspawn.

It's spelled shiitake...isn't it?

The presence of a 'fat gene' is always a bit of a dodgy statement - better to put it as a 'mutation that exists in some people that may contribute to appetite/weight gain' than a 'fat gene' because the latter statement implies that genetics is the sole contributing factor and overstates its importance in the general…

Why not freeze your food in portions? Then you can have a few meals on hand when you need them and won't be eating the same thing for 4 days straight.

This is technically true, but the burn is so ridiculously low that the effects are negligible. Wish someone had told 15-year-old me that before I ended up shivering for an entire evening after downing several litres of ice water...

Just another person looking for the 'magic bullet' for weight loss. If you find that wheat 'sabotages' your diet by causing binges, by all means limit it - but I think that exercising portion control and leading an active lifestyle is really what's going to cause the loss, wheat or no wheat.

Sorry, are you being paid by Freelee the Banana Girl or something? I see you spouting this kind of nonsense everywhere with precisely nothing to back it up.

If you have a particular desire to target your quads in particular, leg press is best for that (although you can utilise your glutes and hamstrings more by putting your feet higher on the pad and pushing through the heels). Squats activate a bit more of the posterior chain, I think (someone tell me if I'm wrong!). So I'd…

Completed up to day 6 - glad to have a rest day!

"I feel disgusting" Then yes, I would call it a 'binge' - eating an unusual amount of food at once and experiencing feelings of guilt/loss of control. If it's once in a while, it's pretty normal to have the occasional face-stuffing session. If it is on a regular basis and you're feeling guilty and awful about your intake…

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Your genetics might make it easier for you (some people may put on muscle a little more readily), but I think you'll probably reach a point where you stall and will have to eventually eat at a surplus. It's no bad thing. If you're sure you're building right now, keep doing what you're doing and then eat at a surplus when…

You could be experiencing muscle swelling (water) from the lifting, which makes your muscles feel 'tighter'. Or when people are new to lifting, it's far more possible to obtain muscle in a deficit than when one is an experienced lifter. I think it's to do with keeping your body in the fed state? I'm not certain about this…

no. Ketones are dangerous in high levels (as are most things if you have enough of them) but serve as fuel for your brain when you don't have any glucose left. Ketones being associated with a disease state was debunked in the 1960s by Cahill et al. I know because I'm doing a biochem degree and I had to write an essay on…