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Try eating 10k calories a day and see if stops your weight loss.

Is it making you hungry?

Exactly. That's the thing with sound bites, they're just that. Absolutist statements are never correct (usually :))

So since you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about and can't be bothered to argue civilly, you resort to petty insults? Why even bother posting at all if you have nothing to contribute? Please grow up.

What a wonderful rebuttal. Keep up the good work! I agree completely, and that just proves my point. Folks need to be explained that it does NOT mean eating over maintenance to lose weight, just as it is important in most cases not to create too steep of a deficit. The former will not allow you to lose weight and the…

Do you know any athletes that eat 50k calories? What a fun game.

Exhibit A.

I'm vegetarian. Not because I love animals though ... I just really hate plants.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/604651-protein-how-much-is-enough

The above is horrible advice. Don't worry about kidney problems and protein unless you already have pre-existing kidney issues. Protein requirements would depend on the individual and his or her situation. Two important factors to consider would be what your current training routine looks like, along with how overfat you…

And you say this based on what reasoning?

I would not get worked up over a small shift in weight - water weight fluctuates. I've dropped and gained 8 lbs in 1 day - it's just water weight. You should look for trends over time, forget about day to day differences. That being said, just go for a modest caloric deficit (10-15%, assuming you don't "eat back your…

Yes but adding muscle will not burn a significant amount of extra calories.

Without defining how much cardio, at what intensity, etc., (and also looking at the rest of the training/diet/individual variance) the debate is meaningless . Cardio can even benefits when you are trying to gain muscle.

Which study shows this?

How are you working out your other muscles?

Don't worry about it. One day does not mean anything. If you want to ensure that it does not continue to happen, buy this book and read it. http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/a-guide-to-flexible-dieting

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To everyone in this thread who is talking about "lifting heavy" and "lifting light": your statements are meaningless without some actual definitions on what that means. The problems are usually not in the study themselves, it's in the people who misinterpret them (usually because they like to read only the abstracts, if…

This is overly-simplistic and wrong.

That link is misleading with it's title and claims. All that link describes is a very concise and poorly written version of a cyclical ketogenic diet. Of course you can transition between mass building and fat loss phases throughout the span of a week or two, but that does not mean you are gaining mass/losing fat at the…

Don't believe everything you hear - that's misleading. The muscle that you will gain won't help you burn fat, it will burn a negligible amount of calories (about 6 calories per lb of muscle you gain).

Congrats, you've proven to me that you can actually read and you're not all just looks :drinker: Yes, you will have to pick a goal and likely cycle between bulking and cutting phases, and yes it will take patience, assuming you don't have the best genes (but if you did you probably would not be on here in the first place).…

Without knowing more about you (i.e. stats, calories/macros, specifics of your training, dieting/training history, etc.), no one can really answer your question in good conscience.

Yes, but telling people to go buy and read a book usually does not work :P

What I said was pointless was trying to explain what BF% means to you. Your post claiming that you cannot lower your BF% without losing fat is nonsense. You still cannot seem to grasp the concept of what bodyfat percentage means despite having it explained multiple times in the other thread. So I'm just going to link you…

Generally speaking, it won't matter how the deficit is created (although it's not actually this clear-cut). But in most cases you should just create the deficit through your diet. Relatively speaking, exercise generally has a small effect on the rate of weight loss. Unless you're capable of literally hours upon hours of…

Oh dear god... this is pointless.

If you want practical recommendations on whether you should bulk or cut, read this: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/initial-body-fat-and-body-composition-changes.html Also, note that simply being in a deficit is not all that is required in order to lose fat while preserving muscle mass (in most cases).

Your questions were already answered in this thread. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/600953-are-good-fats-good-for-losing-fat