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Yes cadential's are totally meaningless! Man you are a real piece of work. can you just get off my thread please? And I already answered that question above but you completely disregarded the graph showing at a steady deficit decreasing each week you could steadily gain fat. If you want to figure out how Harvard came to…

Yeah you guys are off your rocker. I'm talking to my friend who's a nutritionalist and certified personal trainer and she's laughing at all of you guys right now with what you wrote.. :/

Uh yes there is its knows by many names. Super Accumulation of Fat or AKA survival mode or AKA the dreaded plateau that you just can't break through, or a metabolic shift, or lowering of your metabolism, or my favorite fat storage mode or starvation mode. MacLean at the University of Colorado describes this general…

Sure I will just re-post what I posted elsewhere.... You can easily gain on a deficit if you are not careful by not getting enough sleep, being at a deficit for a long period of time, eating the wrong macro’s for your body type/activity type/activity level, and doing the same exercises over and over. Also stress is a huge…

You can easily gain on a deficit if you are not careful by not getting enough sleep, being at a deficit for a long period of time, eating the wrong macro’s for your body type/activity type/activity level, and doing the same exercises over and over. Also stress is a huge reason for a weight gain on a deficit. Or how about…

Thank you!! That was really nice! You are a wealth of knowledge! Yes you are right. I was thinking of adding in some more weights on the weekend for right now. When I am done with t25 I am going to switch back to a 3 days weights and 3 days cardio. By then the 115 degree heat should be down to like 100 and I can run. I…

Sounds like you did amazing work! 100 pounds is huge! Where were you thinking of starting with the mini cut? How are you going to go about your mini cut? I am not sure which solution is best. In all we are both in it for the long haul so in the end it won't matter but it would be nice to get there faster.

Thank you! I keep getting blasted on here and was just looking for feedback on the calorie intake and where I should go from here. Kinda feeling beat up.

If I have to explain that then you really have no business being on a fitness thread talking about nutrition.

"The gist is that everyone falls, though not altogether neatly, into the three categories below. Keep in mind that these are generalizations, and that most of us have characteristics of two or even all three somatotypes" Exactly what I stated. You use it as a basis and tweek to find your perfect combo of your perfect…

I understand what you are saying but they are not a myth. You have people who genetically gain muscle fast, you have people that genetically gain fat fast. All you did was add a name to those people. That doesn’t make it false just because it now has a name, lol. Without a name those people still exist right? ;) Then the…

You are not making any sense since they are not debunked.

With 6 kids I am just doing t25 at work M-S for 25 min a day. In the beta phase they add in resistance weights and so on. They have a bazillion pushups, situps, squats, lunges, jumping, and so on. Nothing big as I am not lifting right now other than the occasional Saturday.

Yes they are very individual! You are correct however they do apply. You have to have some sort of a starting point. Then you go from there. That is a pretty good starting point above. Then you factor in activity type, goals, and how you feel, how are your workouts go and so on. Then you tweak it every month or so to get…

Very simple. There are 3 different body styles. Everyone is not 100% on one body type. Just as there are 7 personality colors on a personality test, not one person is 100% “red” if you will or at least I hope not! This is obvious common knowledge since you have varying body types all across the world. I build muscle fast,…

Explain what you mean since they are not arbitrary I am lost. Each is specific for a certain body type. For example, an endomorph has a low carb tolerance and turns carbs to fat where I have a high carb tolerance and burn carbs as energy. That is not arbitrary its smart.

A deficit in calories is very important and equally important are macros. Even on a deficit you can hit a plateau and add on fat because of your macros. Please note that everyone’s macro's are different and you can't take someone else's macro's and use them and expect the same results. First I would start off by knowing…

Fitbit... enough said. I wouldn't have it any other way.

Personally, I set my fitbit to a 1 pound a week loss and have it tell me daily where I am at and what I can eat. It adjusts by the minute and automatically takes into account how much I have burned. I never put myself on an I can only eat 1400 calorie budget. With an office job and 6 kids I could be stuck at my desk all…

Chicken Fajitas & Chicken Fajita Salad!!! OMG GOOD! Get some chicken breast and either cube or cut into strips. Soak the strips in half beer half worcestershire sauce. Marinade OVERNIGHT OR 24 HOURS in a zip lock bag. I used about 1 cup of each for 5lbs of chicken but eye ball it. You want them covered. Drain and cook on…

I have a fitbit which tracks what I am burning and takes the calories out through myfitnesspal automatically. I have used for 5 years now and just upgraded to the new one. I have used it if I am looking to loose after a baby or to maintain my weight. I used it with my heart rate monitor and the monitor on the elliptical…

My pleasure! The 3rd one is so much worse, lol. I eat chocolate every day however I am not good at the moderation thing. :) Its my fault though. I think I was more motivated with my 2nd because I knew we were going to try for another fast (got pregnant at 8 months post partum) so I had to get back into shape fast. This one…

My pleasure and thanks! They looked soooo much better after my 2nd one. Wish I had a picture of those bad boys, lol. Kinda making me mad its taking so long this time but that is how it goes. :) Plus I have been pretty lazy compared to before.

Let me explain how this happens. Think of it as a seam in clothing. Let say a tight seam like an empire waste dress with a tight seam across the belly. Above it goes out because of your chest and possibly below it if you have a belly. It makes your boobs look bigger and your belly look bigger . If you get rid of the fat on…

I have had 3 :) I have to get below 18% body fat to get it to go away. I am almost there. I am only 5'1 and I am at about 108 pounds. Its all about your body's fat distribution and body fat %. How tall are you?

I locked by diary for this very reason. I am almost at my pre-c-section#3 body however, I am barely 5’1 and about 108lbs and 19% body fat. If I didn’t work out at my sitting job I only burn 1450-1550 calories a day meaning a 1200 calorie diet with a -250 to -350 deficit would take forever to get there. I usually take in…

Your stomach and 6 pack are made in the kitchen meaning your diet. Eat at a deficit. It has to come off eventually from your stomach. It just might come off other areas first and your stomach last. Keep doing weights they are important to keeping your muscle tone and will help hold everything together so you see results…

What she said. Get a body fat tester. I have had alot of kids and every time I get back to my old body I notice that the lower abs are the last to show for me and to be firm as well as my love handles. At under 20% I can start seeing my upper abs. At around 18% I can see a 4 pack, 17% a 6 pack and at 16% body fat usually I…

I build muscle on a deficit all the time and I eat a ton of carbs with little protein as well. I also work my freakin butt off on cardio and weights. I am also on a strict -750 deficit and still gaining muscle. How do I know this and how do I know its not just my current muscle that is showing through? How do I know I am…

I don’t really believe in plateaus as well. They are man created. I have only plateaued for a week or 2 during my girly time. Every week either my body fat% and or my weight decreases. Something is wrong if you are in a plateau longer then a couple of weeks. Another poster said weigh your food. This is true. So many things…