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Water weight from carbs/salt. Every gram of carbs will be holding around 3g of water and if you were heavily dieted/depleted the body often hyper compensates with water. You'll find that if you keep to your plan (if you were dieting before) that the water weight will drop in 4-6 days and in 7 days you'll either be exactly…

If you are gaining lots of water very quickly for no reason, and you know you are not eating more than you should you need to see a Dr and ask for blood tests. Large increases in water for no reason, can be an indication of many issues and so needs a medical professional, not a forum.

Working out will increase intracellular water in the muscle which will add some weight to the scale. This is how your body repairs itself. For example my wife competes but had surgery, took 8 weeks off to recover. She started training after the 8 weeks were over and thumbs up from Dr and went from 57kg/125.6lb to…

In short you are eating more than your body needs. Strip 100 calories from your diet (thats around 25g carbs, or around 11-12g fat) and monitor for the next 7-14 days. If this does not work, repeat. Essentially if you are maintaining you are taking in as many calories as you are burning off. Your body has to be in a…

The chance of adding muscle whilst dieting is somewhat slim. Some studies have shown it is possible (see below) the chances are low. Aim to use lifting to maintain muscle mass (remember use it or lose it!) and use diet and cardio to control your calorie deficit. This is the study that showed that a small gain is possible.…

Did you read my study above? I don't think you did. 382 days WITHOUT eating. Nothing you claimed happened, and the studied man got to a normal weight. The claims you make are not backed by science. Starvation mode literally DOES NOT exist because there is not an organ/body part that goes into this mode. Unless you'd like…

Its very simple - if you are not losing after 7-10 days, you are eating more than you are burning off. You need to drop 100-150 calories, and check over 7 to 10 days.

A change in diet can often increase sebum production for various reasons. It'll settle once your body gets used to it.

1200 is low, but not terribly low. It really depends on the individual and their individual goals. Can you give us an example day including food weights, please? Starvation mode does not exist, otherwise this chap who went on a medically supervised fast of 382 days WITHOUT eating, would not have been possible - and lost…

I live in Romania. All local food is organic. Tastes better but thats it - no changes in health markers.

Protein is food, just the same as any food. As long as you are hitting your targets, be it chicken, shakes, eggs or whatever - it'll work. I prefer my clients to have egg whites as its a little more filling when dieting, and gives you something to masticate over which is one thing people when dieting down.

What does the mirror show? What time period? Your body will lose fat from reproductive and organ areas usually last. Limbs usually first as they need less protection. You can also experience what is known as whooshing - where the fat cell depletes of fat but however retains water. This then can suddenly drop and "whoosh"…

You can lose weight on ANYTHING. I've lost 5kg/12lb before eating ice cream and cakes because I monitored my intake to prove it can be done. The reality is however eating mainly junk will drop fat, and improve many health markers. However, inflammatory response to damage inside the body may not be repair as well and give…

The body follows the laws of physics and this is simple - energy cannot be created, only transferred. You are transferring energy into you, which is stored as fat as you are eating in excess. Only explanation outside this would be if you've started birth control or that you are on meds with oedema as a side effect such as…

You are not losing weight because you are not in a calorie deficit. Its as simple as that. CICO.

Fully depends on my goals. I eat for my needs.

Actually in all seriousness me and my wife run a transformation service, this is our job and this is literally all we do :)

Possibly complete co-coherent sentences? Everything and more so, if that keeps you happy :)

Thanks very much everyone :o)) This was taken a day or two back - bulking in the off season :)

Thats the one ninerbuff. He actually competed at the Olympia 3 times, highest placing being 5th (in the world). He also coaches Branch Warren, Frank McGrath, Peter Putnam, Jon Delorosa, Big Ramy and many others too :smile:

Change your mindet. At the moment you probably see the food as what you cannot have. See the food as food you can have, but choose not to have because you have a goal in mind and wish to achieve it. Restricting your view and thinking you cannot have anything, makes you want it more. Its normal human perception. Once or…

Buy in bulk. I get through 10kg chicken a week, 1.5kg beef, 50 eggs, 560g hydro whey and have to buy in bulk to make it affordable. Carbs I use even more - silly amounts. So I buy in 10kg packs to bring the cost right down. Use a local butcher. Find a local indian shop with rice on offer, same for oats etc. If you are…

Its very very very simple. You aren't gaining weight? Protein around 1g/lb at least? You simply need to push extra calories in. Monitor and adjust. Add in 100 calories extra this week to your daily eating plans. See where you are in a week. No change? Push in another 100 calories. Rinse and repeat. No more complicated than…

I'm 260lb, and I am aiming for 290-300lb. Going the opposite way I guess to most of you! :smiley:

Its personal based on genetically how well you put on muscle and conversely, how much you put on fat. Also, it depends on how well you've got your diet set up and how you respond to it. Of course everyone here will tell you all foods are equal, but it also depends on how you respond to the different foods you eat and which…

With my fiancee, Yo Lazarov. She is just... wow! :bigsmile: :heart: :flowerforyou:

Weight lifting is catabolic. It breaks down muscle. Period. Food we eat is anabolic. We eat food to recover. This makes the muscle grow back slightly bigger next time. Just how it is.

BCAA EAA Creatine Glutamine Taurine Preworkout Whey Omega 3 Primrose Oil Vitc C That about covers my use. Sometimes use digestive aids as well.

"Why are you eating that? Why don't you eat XYZ? Why don't you have some cake, go on, just a slice or two?" Usually a couple of months later when body fat is gone it changes to "how do you look like that? What do I need to eat? What supplements do I need to take?". My response? Normally: "I don't tell you what to eat, what…

All I'd be bothered by based on the OP's quote would be how does the blood work come back over a long period of time, when related to cholesterol levels, plus kidney, liver, thyroid etc function. No change? Rock on, eat what you want! The body is a clever thing and a short while means nothing. I'd like to see a study done…