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I just ate a bunch of broccoli, and I'm definitely feeling the need to cleanse my body of those vitamins and other toxins. These, or maybe some Little Debbie cakes, should do the trick.

You'll get the same answer a hundred times from other people, and that's a good thing because it sounds like you could use a consensus. The short answer to your question is: yes, you can and will lose weight eating anything if you are in a deficit. Look up the Pyramid of Nutrition Priorities. It tells you to focus on…

I'm not from Canada, but I love it there, and I grew up in New Hampshire only a few hours from Montreal. That counts, right?

1. Sure. Nutrient timing can play a part in one's nutrition, but it should only be considered well after calories, macronutrients, and micronutrients have been prioritized. 2. Cookies and Cream was my favorite, though several of the flavors were good. Heat in a microwave either for 7 seconds on high or 15 seconds at 50%…

You're not listening to the best possible advice. You need to seek professional help to address your disordered thinking, because that's the core issue and it's the reason you're in this position of unhealthy behavior and uncertainty. The specifics of your training, nutrition, and fitness devices comes after you have a…

You're doing far too much. I gained muscle all the way to "advanced" levels in all my lifts just training 3x per week, and not any ridiculous amounts of volume (Wendler 5/3/1 program). If OCD prevents you from scaling back then you need to seek professional help because you're harming yourself.

I have averaged 11,000 steps a day for the past 18 months, and I lift weights 3-4 times per week. My lifts are all at the early stages of the "advanced" category based on common metrics. But, I'm only 5'7 and weigh 150 pounds at about 12% fat. I carefully weigh and measure my food, and I only lose a pound a week if I eat…

I have a Fitbit Surge (which has HR) and it overestimates my calories burned by 1000-1500 per day. It's so incredibly wrong that I simply ignore that aspect of it. My TDEE is more around 2200, and I verified that by steadily losing a pound a week eating 1700 calories per day. The Surge, however, says I burn anywhere from…

I was at UC Davis for two years getting my master's degree. I really, really miss it. I never intended to leave northern California. I've lived in many other states now and nowhere else objectively comes close.

I recommend the two books: Bigger Leaner Stronger, and Starting Strength. They have everything you need to know (what to do, and how to do it, respectively) for probably two years. Then you can move on to other things.

But how many slices are in the whole thing?

Someone post the flow chart.

Look up the Pyramid of Nutrition Priorities. Concern yourself with calories first, and nothing else, for weight loss. Once you have your calories under control, take macronutrients (protein, fat, carbohydrates) into account. Then, take micronutrients into account. In your example, you have more calories left to eat.…

You can only guess unless you prepare the food yourself. If you do, you can measure the ingredients it took to make the sauce (or plug in the whole container you used if it's from a jar) and then divide over the number of servings you made. Sure, some servings may have more sauce than others, but this method (using the…

To be under 10% body fat, which I've never had. I'm currently 12-13% I'm guessing, as my lower abs are starting to become visible. Another 5-10 pounds and I should hopefully be there. Then maybe I can bring my perma-cut to an end.

Then why am I even here?

You're generally not going to get favorable feedback on this topic on the Internet. I say do it! Be open, and after the session discern whether or not the information you receive is of use to you.

I'm guessing you've been reading magazines or something that promise losing 30 pounds a month or 8 pounds in 5 days or something. The reason you're confused and frustrated (where the diet and fitness industry generally wants you to be) is for two reasons: * You have unrealistic expectations about the rate of weight loss.…

Weight loss is about calories first. Most of us are here to lose weight, and so most of us are going to pay attention to calories. Most are also probably paying attention to protein, and then I assume filling in the rest of their calories with reasonable amounts of both fat and carbs. But, that's not your question.

Gonna stop you right there. The explanation is that's not enough time. If the scale hasn't budged in six weeks, come back and I'll post the flow chart.

Bollocks is a polite way of putting it. It syncs with my Fitbit, which overestimates my calories burned by about 1500 per day. MFP then says hey if you keep this up you'll lose like a hundred pounds by Thursday! Yet somehow that doesn't happen and I lose about a pound a week.

If you have a 2500 calorie deficit over the course of 6 days, then a 500 calorie surplus on the 7th, that's the same as having a 2000 calorie deficit over those 7 days. In such a scenario, going over calories is fine that one day because you're ahead overall. If you only have a 300 calorie deficit over the 6 days, then go…

You have much to learn, and that's fine. We all started somewhere. What does "clean eating" mean for you? I ask not to start the old MFP clean food fight (there's no good definition for it) but to get a sense of what you're eating and more importantly what you're restricting from your diet. Are you saying that you're…

I consume way over my TDEE with bleach, soap, and other household cleaning products, yet I'm still losing belly fat and toning, because with the right clean foods it's not a matter of "CICO" like everybody says. That term is as manufactured as the foods you should be avoiding, which is almost everything in the grocery…

As others have said, there's no such thing as a bad food, just bad diets. If your diet is pretty good, most of the time, and your general trend is the direction you want, then no individual food or choice will have notable consequences. My personal anecdotal "proof" of this is that I've successfully lost weight but…

It's either increased water weight, or you consumed 24,500 surplus calories. I'm thinking the latter is more likely, there's no way it's extra water retained from all the high sodium food.

Welcome! There are many who are in the same boat. The good news is, weight loss or gain is a matter of calories, and that's it. Once you dial in your calories, no matter what foods make them up, you'll lose weight. Do that for a little while. Prepare yourself to lose a ton of weight right away, only for all of it to…

I have very broad shoulders, and fairly wide hips. I basically have the aesthetic appeal of a Kenmore Elite refrigerator. Those proportions have remained after losing 30 pounds, too. Some people are, in fact, more broad than others.

Our foraging ancestors weren't fat, and we're not meant to be fat either. When we are, problems occur. Avoiding those problems (or reducing their effects) is a good idea, so it would behoove us to be healthy and fit.

Great for him! For anybody else reading, if you have some sort of medical condition, allergy, sensitivity, etc., please disregard every single darn thing you see on MFP and go see a doctor. Better yet, also see a registered dietitian. A dietitian is a certified professional (a nutritionist is not - I could claim to be a…