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Yeah, I prepare it as directed with 2% milk and a little butter so I guess it's just a matter of next time I make it I can weigh everything just portion it out that way. Just a little bit more of a pain in the butt, but I guess once I do it once for each flavor combination they have I'll have it set up in MFP and it will…

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Also, pushups. Google pushup variations and you'll be amazed at what you can find. These will help with definition on your entire upper body, no equipment needed.

I don't really believe any of that "Ectomorph, Hard-Gainer, etc." body type stuff. Maybe once you get into a more professional athlete type situation these actually become true, but for people like us, I don't really believe that they matter. For people like us (general public on sites like these), the more important thing…

This absolutely all day long! Are you weighing your food? If not, how do you know you are only eating 1400 calories? 15 miles a day walking would be pretty spectacular, but if you're trying to do that on 1400 calories a day, something is not adding up...

You are seeing a lot of sodium because you are eating a lot of high sodium foods (i.e. processed foods), plain and simple. Ham and lunch meat have a ton of sodium in them and to be honest are not the best sources of protein. High sodium means excess water weight because the salt will absorb the water, plain and simple. How…

You are perfectly fine eating less than your BMR in my opinion, I do and it is working for me without any side effects (although I fell off the wagon there for a bit during the holidays!). Sometimes it takes your body a bit to get used to what you are doing to it. Sometimes the weight doesn't come off as easy as you would…

Not a fan of this workout at all...not even once... For starters, your "butt workout" should be incorporated in your "leg workout" since that should include squats and dead lifts...You don't even touch your shoulders or back in this. Remember (I'm going to assume you are a female), you will not get "bulky" overnight by…

You just said the exact same thing a different way...If his response was useless then so is yours...

This is the key right here. Do you want to see the scale number go down, or see the mirror look better and better? If you want the scale to go down, then just don't lift...ever... If you want to see results in the mirror, get in the gym and start lifting now. If you're not lifting you will be losing a good amount of LBM…

Anyway, it depends on how you set up your profile. Did you set it up with a "sedentary" lifestyle or with one of the more active ones? The more active ones take into account your workouts and therefore you wouldn't want to eat back any calories unless you are still under the calorie goal for the day (you also wouldn't want…

Yup, lifting weights is very important if you want to keep your lean mass. Otherwise you'll end up looking "skinny-fat" or sickly.

Google Starting Strength and Strong Lifts 5x5. Those will be your best bets for gaining strength. Some people like 1 of those more than the other, I don't really have a preference, they both work really quite well for most people who use them. Just make sure to follow the program, otherwise you won't see the gains you hope.

I drop 2 scoops of it into a blender bottle with about 8oz of 2% milk in the morning (along with 5g of creatine) and that is my breakfast. Some of the protein powders taste ok, best I have found so far are Optimum Nutrition and Muscle Pharm, but everyone has their favorites. It's an easy, fast 380 calorie breakfast with…

Use this equation: 10 x weight (kg) + 6.25 x height (cm) - 5 x age (y) - 161 It is the Mifflin - St. Jeor equation and that will tell you what your BMR is. Once you have that, multiply by an activity factor: If you are sedentary (little or no exercise) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.2 If you are lightly active (light…

If you are that hungry 2 hours after eating breakfast, then I would venture a guess (without looking into it) that you might not be eating all that filling of food for breakfast. I do a protein shake with milk in the morning for breakfast around 7a.m. and that holds me over until around noon at least normally, but everyone…

I've used MP Assault, ON Pre and Super Pump Max. I would recommend the MP and ON, stay away from the Super Pump (it's referred to as "Super Dump Max" for a reason). MP has creatine in it, ON does not. If you really want one of these to work for you though, you are going to have to drop the caffeine from your diet for at…

Smith machine is cool and all, but I wouldn't use it. I've seen to many studies about the extra stress that thing puts on your joints due to the limited motion. As for your question, I would suggest as others here have. If it's a power rack, use the safety bars. If it's not, there must at least be someone at the gym you go…

So you won't be able to just spot reduce the fat from your stomach, it will go as you lose more weight. Your specific body will lose weight from where it chooses first (usually the belly and chest are the last place to go for guys). So my suggestion would be to keep on track with your weight loss (great job losing 33lbs by…

This right here all day long! You cannot just lose fat from a specific spot on your body. Lower your calorie intake, or increase your calorie output and you'll start to see those saddlebags start shrinking. That's about the only way to do it is to lose the fat. There is no such thing as "toning" only fat loss and muscle…

So let me put it this way, lifting weights will be the easiest way to become stronger. You will not "Hulk Out" over night, so you can tailor this to your means. Some people want to keep lifting bigger weights and therefore will add on more muscle. Once you get to a certain level of fitness that you would like, you can just…

I would say that running was more efficient as you can burn more calories over a shorter time. But really as long as you are getting out there and doing something, it will be better than sitting on the couch. If you can run 1 minute, then walk 1 minute, then run 1 minute, etc. you'll burn more calories than just walking…

You are most likely hungry so much because of the amount of carbs that you eat. Obviously I'm just some dumb guy off the street, but I would be willing to bet that if you used more of your calories on protein, you would feel fuller longer.

Are you weighing your food? If not, I would guess that you are drastically under estimating what you are actually eating. Get yourself a food scale and weigh everything out. Don't forget to count what you drink (pop, alcohol, gatorade, etc) and if you really want to get down to it, condiments on your food as well.…

Just eat more protein, chances are you could use more anyway. I personally consider those more of guidelines than anything else, especially when losing as much weight as I'm trying to.

I would say start there around 1400-1500 and eat back your cardio calories. To show you the math, lets take a look here, we'll make it a story problem: Katie eats an average of 1400 calories per day for a week. This means that she has eaten 9800 calories in those 7 days. Katie also runs 2 miles 6 days a week where she…

If your BMR is at 1640 (I'm guessing you put an extra zero in your post since I'm going to assume that you are not a giant or professional athelete) that means if you calculate your TDEE at an activity factor of 1.2 you get TDEE: 1968 Cal Now, your BMR is what your body uses through a normal day if you did nothing but lay…

You can weigh yourself as often as you would like, but it might drive you absolutely crazy as your weight can fluctuate up to 5lbs or more just in a day. What I do is weigh myself every day I go to the gym, but I try to keep it in the morning after my workout just because that's when I started weighing myself and it keeps…

The math is simple, I posted the exact math about 5 posts above yours along with how to do it all! If you can't do it, PM me and I can walk you through it and get you on the right track.

The more important thing is to make sure you're not over 7 * 1700 = 11,900cal at the end of the week. As for increasing your calories, I would do it slowly and keep an eye on your weight for a few weeks/months and find where you're true maintenance is at since everyone's body is different, you may still be losing a slight…