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2lbs a week is good speed. You're likely to lose more than that in the initial two-three weeks anyway if this will be a drastic change.

Didn't you get the memo? Everything is about America.

Thank ye. I wonder to what degree the range is influenced by LBM, HGH, testosterone, insulin and so forth. For myself that would be between 1500~ and 2200~ deficit a day, tops. I'm currently working on an estimated 1.5k a day deficit (to later be assessed by weightloss versus calorie intake) and I've seen good results in…

That's actually second on mine, heh. Coming for you Ed Coan. Mine is to publish a best seller.

Because fat metabolism only happens so quickly. If you exceed your body's ability to metabolise fat, the deficit has to be taken from other sources of energy; muscle, bone, connective tissues etc. I'm not sure of the actual maximal rate of fat metabolism, and haven't found any literature on the numbers, though.

If your gym has barbells available, I really recommend you look into New Rules of Lifting for Women, or the newer Bret Contrera's Strong Curves. Good luck :)

You don't have a lot to lose so 1lb a week is about as much as you can hope to maintain without going to extremes. And anyway, I'm sure you look great as you do have so little to lose. What do you have access to in regards to strength training? Gym? Dumbbells at home? Monkey bars at a park? Nothing at all? There's methods…

I had it for a couple of weeks. Swallowed an anti-histamine every day and packed some tissues. Went to the bathroom to cough up anything needed as appropriate. Still got everything done. But then, I am an idiot.

Pretty much the same as now, but more chocolate and crisps (american: chips), and 3-4 500ml bottles of Dr. Pepper a day.

If you start with maintainable, reasonable habits, most people tend to see their largest losses the first few weeks anyway. Just eat at a sensible deficit and exercise. There's no point going nuts or obsessing over it for a specific event.

A lot of Papa Roach, Blue Stahli and Halestorm on my playlists.

I don't really understand trophy hunting. Good job - you murdered an animal to decorate your home. You're so cool. Hunting for food, and population control, I have no issue with.

A mix of powerlifting and hypertrophy training, and some walking post-training. I eat food. All the food.

Oh, this looks fun.

It's called discussion. Believe it or not, you can say things other than "I agree!"

It's very simple really. How much should you be lifting? More than before.

I'm gonna be honest with you. I saw the thread title, then your profile pic and my first thought was that this had to be a joke, because you're a long way from needing to worry about fat comments.

If you need to ask, probably not.

Toning IS the myth of spot reduction; localised fat loss is influenced at such a miniscule rate by exercising a particular part of your body, that it's just not worth worrying about. Overall fat loss is what will firm up your arms - along with everything else. And don't do high rep, light weight stuff. It's genuinely a…

220kg beltless, 230kg belted. Very close to a 230kg beltless now, as 220kg isn't too much of a grind any more.

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idk, I don't think I would call them that if they were in my vicinity :P

lol She just has runners legs. Humans aren't ACTUALLY supposed to be devoid of muscle you know.

Favourite by far is Deadlift. My least favourite exercise is the bench press, but that's because I'm terrible at it, lol. I don't actually mind direct ab work - I quite like weighted decline sit ups.

Grinding a 1000 calorie burn of cardio daily while consuming less than 1000 most days will do precisely the opposite of increase your metabolism. A lot of gyms just want to gratify their customers so they'll continue to do business. The majority of their clients don't realise how daft it is.

Yup. That's a good rate of loss for someone WITHOUT all the complications you have. Congrats, keep going.

No. It is masochism.

Try to get more. One skinless chicken breast is about 35-45g of protein, and about 200 cals.

I borrowed this from the Eat, Train, Progress group; originally posted by Chief_Rocka All the links are peer reviewed studies that prove the importance of high protein intake for athletes and dieters. People like to throw out the idea that you only need a very low amount of protein. The problem with that is that need and…