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The "reason" for setting it on "sedentary" is so you won't "Double Dip". Example: If you set you exercise 3x a week, some people will consider this lightly active. MFP will automatically account for this and add more calories to your diet. If you then add-in exercise activity it will give you more calories to eat but, it…

Lifting weight does not make a women look bulky. It's probably eating over your TDEE that is making you look bulky. You are getting some ridiculous advice. Your trainer shouldn't tell you to stop heavy weights, He should tell you to reduce your calories. Cardio in optional. LOL @ Pilates lengthening the muscles.

Years ago, I've tried the "clean eating" for around 6 months (Mediterranean diet) and didn't really notice a difference. I use to eat a lot of olive oil(as the diet suggest). Maybe if I did everything else and omitted the olive oil I might have lost some weight instead of staying the same weight. I suspect that Eating…

looks like a good thread. However, tldr can some one post some cliffs?

If he were dead, he can't cheat on you anymore. nomesayin?

Haters gonna hate. People are much more comfortable being overweight when everyone else around them are the same. 2/3 of adult Americans are overweight or obese. This group acceptance of everyone being fat is now sustaining our overweight nation. Good to see you are willing to break away.

It doesn't look like you are accurately logging in your food. You have a lot of missed entries in your diary. Are you just estimating your food intake? If I had to take a guess, I would say your are under estimating how much you are eating. Also, switching to "Healthy" food does not equal weight loss. You can still gain…

8 grams of fat = 72 calories 2 grams of carb = 8 calories 5 grams of protein = 20 calories Total is 100 calories a serving. You should edit your post b4 ppl makes this recipe and eats all 12 servings thinking they "only" ate 240 calories.

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5x5 is friken awesome. Good Choice.

30/40/30 will be OK. But,if you want really good advice, I would suggest you go to bodybuilding.com This is a good place to start: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=121703981 Bodybuilding.com has 100x better advice for lifting weights than this site has to offer.

Not at all. My advice was to eat 10% above TDEE and get at least 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight. How is that complicated?

Are you looking to go on a bulking cycle? If so, 10% over TDEE everyday sounds pretty good. Make sure you get your 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight. You mention about going on a 10% surplus on workout days, what do you plan on doing on the non-workout days. Are you thinking of doing the "Leangains" protocol by…

To OP, here is a very high protein omelet. Once you eat this, you probably won't have to worry about getting protein for the rest of the day. One carton of the Kirkland signature real egg product (Or you can get egg beaters) 4 slices of Jarlsberg Lite Swiss Cheese. 6 pieces of Canadian Bacon. Feel free to add in other…

Did you attend the university of Bro Science? Not sure if you are srs or just a troll.

Surprised that nobody mentioned this but, are you accurately measuring your food. This is usually the #1 thing on the troubleshooting list. Do you have a food scale? If you are "eye balling" food portions, I can guarantee this is your problem.

^^ Pretty much this

Do you deadlift? Like it was pointed out earlier, this is an accessory exercise. Deadlifting would be 10x more important for your body. If you have trouble with good form on deadlifting, you can try "Sumo" style which keep your back more upright through out the movement.

Mirin the dead-lifting.

Damn, Mistake on the leptin hormone thing. Actually it is the hormone ghrelin. Ghrelin will trigger your appetite when it rises. ghrelin will rise when your body is expecting to get a meal at a specific time. Your ghrelin level will adapt to new meal timing but it takes a few day. I will try to find a link to the study.

Whether you do I.F. or eat six meals a day, It' still comes down to calories in vs calories out. It's pretty much a preference thing. Since I've never been a big breakfast eater, I.F. is working very well for me without even trying. Also, keeping track of calories is much easier if you only have to do it a couple times a…

Losing Weight is 90% diet. So, excersing isn't absolutely essential. I would recommend weight lifting, primarly to retain muscle while you are dieting. Cardio imo is optional. It can help but, if your diet is rock solid, it's not neccessary. Don't want to sound too anti-Cardio because there is a lot of health benifits. I…

That's not too bad at all. Just my opinion but, I think a female looks best at around 18%. So you not that far from that. Here are some examples of what various bf% looks on a female: http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages

Bump, Nice recipes you got there. Definetly going to try them.

There are lots of site that estimate body fat on measurment of: Waist, Neck, and Hips. Here is one of them: http://www.dietandfitnesstoday.com/body-fat-percentage-calculator.php

Good for you :) Weight training is an awesome step to take. Your Calories variation looks good. At the very least it's a pretty good starting point. You can adjust it later on if needed. One thing you definetly want to do is to take body measurements. Since lifting weight will increase your muscle size and overall weight…

Maybe I am reading this wrong but, going from 47% bf to 30% bf in a few months is not possible. (unless you doing liposuction or something)

^^This

Wouldn't worry about it. It's almost all water weight.

Lyle is my favorite. I also like Martin Berkhan - http://www.leangains.com/ Intermittent fasting is one of the biggest recent breakthrough in dieting.