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First of all, Welcome to MFP....if you utilize it to its full capacity and are dedicated, you will succeed with your goal. Next, to answer your question: You should try to get as close as possible to 0 on all numbers per day. (Calories, Carbs, Fat, Protein) That being said, MFP has its flaws.....for example it does not…

You cant be serious lol.....Mexican food in Mexico is typically full of grease and butter....I'd say "Tex-Mex" is far healthier then traditional. As far as American Chinese versus Traditional Chinese, you have a more valid point...and while Traditional Chinese typically dont fry any of their proteins like American Chinese…

Dont listen to this rubbish, you can eat whenever you want. Your body has no idea what time it is.

The fact he is a 6 foot male that weighes 250-260 and eating only 1200 calories didn't stand out to you? hehe Exercise is not required for weight loss but will help you. But what you cant do for sustained weight loss is deprive your body. If you were a 5'0 female who weighed 100 pounds, 1200 would be ok....but for your…

Hmm my muscle usually gets bigger by watching Women lift heavy.

Calipers are about a 5% error which in a low BF% is huge....honestly when you get that low, Bodpod is your best bet. I think that one is till a 1-2% error rate, but its much more accurate.

This....I cant believe these stories are real.

bump for later....this is getting gooooood. And just to contribute. I eat meat, but my girlfriend is a vegetarian. Its hard to pick places to go eat lol...but I deal with it. She gives me a hard time sometimes because she is just a fanatical believer like I think most vegetarians are....but I'm very healthy, strong and…

Can you explain why you think counting calories is misguided?

So i was unable to re-check this thread until now because I'm not very active on here during the weekends, but if you entered your TDEE and took away 500 and got around 1200, its what you should be at....I can only assume you are about 5 foot and 100 pounds to get numbers that low however. Do you not exercise? If you dont,…

Scroll up and read my last post for a more detailed answer to your question but in short, no. You dont have a "net" when you are using exercise bulked into your TDEE. You have a net when you go by BMR. I always recommend entering Sedentary for TDEE. Again example would be: (These numbers are purely hypothetical to…

I highly recommend you just enter yourself as Sedentary for the TDEE calculations then subtract 500 from that number for your total daily goal and then eat back exercise calories. This will give you a steady average of 1 pound a week loss while accounting for variables such as times you cannot make it to the gym and such.…

3000? Are you looking to go into starvation mode? Come on man! Eat something! *inserts roadmap 2.0 link here*

Fanaticism at its finest is what it is. They believe so hard that it becomes the absolute truth, to them anyone who doesnt want a muscular body is wrong so why do things wrong? I've learned (the hard way by upseting my girlfriend) that there are different camps of thought and that some honestly find muscles…

The thing is, MFP has already built in a deficit to your total. so 1200 is WITH a deficit built in....working out is giving you an even FURTHER deficit. Those calories you need to eat back, hence why your values will go up after you enter your workout into MFP. You want calories to end at 0 every day perferably. So yes,…

Here is the thing....both groups in this argument have a point. I think the Eat More police is being a bit childish however. I agree with eating more, but that is because I find a body type that is muscular is more sexy then one that is very soft and squishy...it is a personal preference. I know many girls...my girlfriend…

I am Thirding Krav Maga. If Self-Defense is your goal along with a hell of a workout...I dont know of another style that can compete. Krav Maga is all the martial without the art. No disrespect to arts like TKD and BJJ, but they are built around a controlled environment. If you want self defense for modern everyday…

Do you think that when they put 3oz cooked they are trying to manipulate the numbers or that 4oz cooks down to 3oz? I know in red meat such as burgers, you will have a 1/2 pound patty reduce down to 1/4 pound or so, but I believe that is due to fat being cooked off...in chicken, there is very little fat, so what is…

Total Daily Energy Expenditure It is basically the amount of calories your body burns on a daily basis given your lifestyle.

Depends on your daily calories...if you put in a high activity level to account for your exercise, then no. If you have sedentary level but add the exercise ontop....then yes. You want the day to balance out at 0 for all macros as best as possible.

If you enter you age, weight, height into the machines and hold on to the heart rate sensor the whole time, you should get an accurate count of calories burned. An HRM is the perfect tool to tell. The figures on MFP were entered as an average but dont take in consideration your body stats or the intensity you did for the…

I have a spare tire around my mid section...but that is why I've come to MFP!

Trutein is my favorite....it is a mixture however. 40% whey, 40% casein, 20% egg white. Tastes amazing.

Not being hungry could be from different reasons depending on how your diet has changed. Are you drinking more water? This will give you the feeling of being full. Are you eating less carbs? Many people attribute extra hunger to eating alot of carbs. Are you eating less calorie dense foods? You can eat a whole garden for a…

Your protein number seems a bit high to be honest. Try to aim for 1g of protein per LBM. Also, 1800 calories if you are 5 foot and 113 pounds sounds high if you are trying to shed fat...but you also said you want to gain muscle...so you are doing two conflicting things. You eat at a deficit to shed weight(muscle + fat) and…

It is actually based on your cookies from sites you visit. For example, if you go look up trips to Vegas and "Vegas tips"....you will start seeing banner ads that reflect vegas casinos and things like that. Nothing to do with MFP

It is true that fatless chicken breast is mostly protein, but eating 100g of protein day in day out of just turkey or chicken is not really sustainable...people eat things like pasta, pizza, rice, cream based sauces....and the list goes on. This makes you unable to fit all your protein into your daily allowance at all…

You took 100g of required protein and multiplied that by 4 (amount of calories in 1g of protein) lol. You show me a food she can eat that is made of pure protein. Fact of the matter she is right...sometimes it is hard to fit in the required amount of protein into your day and still hit all macros. Protein powder helps…

The lack of education in this makes me frown.

Come make me meals please!!! *swoon*