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Doesn't really matter. Just weigh yourself on the same day, at the same time (like first thing in the morning when you get up) every week (assuming that you are fasting on the same days every week). So, either always weigh fasted or always weigh unfasted. Just be consistent so the measurements are comparable.
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0.25-0.5 lbs a week is what is normally recommended for women. Also, 0.5 x 4 weeks (1 month) = 2 lbs. (?) OP I don't think you need to worry too much about that initial jump. Anyone going from dieting to eating a surplus (or even maintenance) is likely to experience about 3-5 lbs of water gain from glycogen replenishment…
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I made pasta last night. The box had 8 portions. I wanted to eat 2. I cooked the whole thing, weighed all the cooked noodles together, divided by 8 to get the weight of 1 portion, then had 2 of those portions. Simples.
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I got called a "beast" at the gym a couple of weeks ago. I was all like *swoon* :love:
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Crazy idea: how about we just let people achieve/work towards the body aesthetic that they desire for their own bodies - without imposing our own aesthetic preferences or cultural ideals of gender normativity on other people's bodies.
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Omigosh, THANK you guys for all these great comments! I read them last night and implemented them during my workout this morning and WOW. Squat felt much better to balance and way easier on my upper body (I was feeling a lot of strain in the shoulders before). Bench felt WAY stronger with the bar positioned in the right…
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^This. I failed every. other. time I tried to lose weight. Why? Because I thought I "had" to cut all the yummy stuff I loved out. Totally not sustainable for me in the long run. Now I enjoy my food AND have control over my weight. It's a pretty awesome win-win situation, tbh. Bulking just means you get to eat MOAR of the…
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Are you actually weighing your food with a digital scale?
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Unless you're really new to lifting you won't gain any appreciable muscle while trying to lose fat. To lose fat, you have to eat below maintenance. To build muscle, you need to eat ABOVE maintenance - to put on weight (some of which will be muscle and some will be fat). You can get stronger by lifting while eating at a…
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I'm hoping you guys can offer some more input on updated, and heavier form videos. I took into consideration the advice I was given last time so hopefully there's some improvement. I also recorded some other lifts, for a check. These were recorded on my "test" day (I'm doing All Pro) - highest weight and highest reps: 12…
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Bump for my FL because awesome.
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In for baked goods and good sense.
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If your weight isn't budging, changing WHAT you eat won't do much. You need to focus on how MUCH you eat. Your weight will stay the same only if you are eating at maintenance: eating the same as what you're burning. You're not creating a deficit. You didn't answer the question as to whether or not you are weighing your…
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The man boobs are caused by fat. Lose weight - drop body fat, and the man boobs will disappear, revealing the pecs underneath. There's no specific exercise you can do to remove fat from that one body region, it has to come off everywhere, and that happens by eating at a caloric deficit. Lift weights and eat protein while…
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She has very low body fat, that's all. 80-100g of protein is actually pretty good depending on how much lean body mass you have. The reason lifting and protein are recommended is because very often people get to a "goal" weight and find that they don't have the aesthetic look they were hoping for. What often happens is…
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Is there a reason you want "clean" foods? That kinda flies in the face of IIFYM. IIFYM means "eat whatever you like as long as you hit your calorie target and macros" . Of course, you want to aim to get a lot of whole foods like fruits, veg, meat, grain products, etc., but there's no reason why you can't enjoy everything…
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It's probably WAY too high. This is why I don't recommend %-based macro plans - it's better to set your macros based on body weight. Good general rules: aim for at least 1 g of protein /lb lean body mass (you'll need an estimate of your body fat% for this- there are tools online to help with this). When you're cutting, and…
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You're on the home stretch ! Almost there!! You can do it!!!! Once I hit the "one month left" mark, it became mentally much easier to deal with the "omgfat" part. You rock!!!
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Not that I know of. This is the part where you do some planning and learning. Once you have your goals entered in you diary, start adding food that you plan to eat for the day. Start paying attention to the macros in your food choices, and see which ones help you reach your macro targets. Protein too low? Drop something…
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Doesn't sound excessive to me. I did pretty much the same routine while cutting (3 days lifting, 2-3 days of 15-30 minutes cardio). If you're worried about retaining lbm, make sure you're getting plenty of protein, at least 1 g per lb lean body mass every day, preferably more. ETA: oops, misread. Maybe just do cardio every…
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This might be the case for the OP but it might not. Until she knows what she's eating she shouldn't make any drastic changes to her intake. Also, FWIW, I got down to 130 from 140 eating between 1800 and 2300/day. It's very individual.
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Start here. Unless you weigh (solids) and measure (liquids) everything you eat, there is no way to know for 100% sure how much you're taking in. You could easily be eating at maintenance since your deficit is (appropriately, for your current weight and goals) small. It is extraordinarily easy to underestimate your calories…
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Do you weigh everything with a food scale and log absolutely everything you eat?
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Are you using a food scale to weight your food? Do you log everything that you eat? Is 1500 what you eat every day regardless or exercise, or do you account for calories burned at eat them back to net 1500?
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A standard rule of thumb is 1g/lb of lean body mass. However, the newest research shows that a person who is dieting, and already pretty lean, benefits more from something more like 1.1-1.5g/lb lbm.
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My guess is that the 5 lbs you see on the scale is mostly water weight. To have gained 5 lbs of fat, you would have had to eating ABOVE your maintenance level by 17500 calories, which I doubt you did. Most of that is probably water weight. Go back to your normal intake (don't try to compensate by restricting your intake or…
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I think you misunderstand how MFP sets your goals. The exercise you tell MFP you're going to do every week when you set up your profile is NOT included in your daily intake goal. It's just there as a goal for you to reach. The intake goal MFP gives you is what you should eat if you do NO exercise. The system is designed so…
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Many people would argue that 1200 calories IS undereating. Most people can lose weight quite effectively (and at a reasonable - not crash diet - pace) on much much more than 1200/day.
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It's just a supplement (same with protein bars, etc.); it's useful if you're having trouble hitting your protein goal, but if you're getting adequate protein just through regular food then there's no need for it.
