Jingram2b

You'll need to provide more information for anyone to be able to help with any specific recommendations. But consider that you haven't been at this long. Five weeks is not a long time; you may not actually be stalled. You say you weight 157 now (130+27). What is your body fat? Perhaps 130 lbs is an unrealistic goal. Why…

Gross. The activity from lifting and from your job are factored in.*** Your mention of the deficit confirms what I was thinking. You're getting closer to your goal and/or LBM and are stalling a bit because of a deficit that's likely too large (easy to do with all the cardio you were doing in addition to your weights and…

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With those numbers in mind and a guess by me about your body fat range, your calories are in a good range to lose weight at a steady rate of around a pound a week. Try this for a couple of weeks: 1. Stop doing the extra cardio work. 2. Keep doing the intense weight training 3. Eat in a consistent way (I have a meal plan…

A few things (without knowing how much you weigh -- that matters when you're talking about how many calories you're consuming and your activity level): 1. 2.5lbs isn't a lot. - that can be water retention. Be sure to weigh yourself at a consistent time (morning, afternoon, night, etc.) when you weigh yourself. If you feel…

^^^This. And if you aren't already, lift weights.

A few comments: 1. 1200 calories as a daily goal is probably too low. You didn't provide your current weight in the post, but 1200 calories is the BMR for a person who weighs about 100 pounds. If you continue to eat that way, you'll lose weight, but you won't like the end results. You'll be "skinny-fat" 2. Lift heavier…

Vibram Five Fingers - start slowly and forget everything else.

No, it will not make it more difficult...unless you're eating 500g and weight 100 lbs. MFP tends to recommend a LOW protein level. Protein is your friend. Invite it over for dinner...and lunch...and snack time...

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Eat more protein. It will help with hunger. Carbs won't (generally). The spacing of meals probably isn't helping your hunger either and, further, it's not necessary. Since meal spacing it doesn't seem to be working for you on a psychological level, you should consider stopping the 5-6 meal a day thing. Edit: I just read…

You definitely need to eat more - especially at your exercise level. Up your protein, for starters. The P90x/Insanity hybrid will help your cardiovascular endurance, but it may not be the best way to help with a weight loss/body recomposition goal. I would also recommend that you don't focus on the scale and focus on how…

This. Although each person should figure out their own g/lb of lbm for each. You can eat much more protein than 1g/lb of lbm. I'd suggest increasing protein instead of eating the balance in carbs. Protein helps satiety and helps build muscle -- two things sure to have a positive impact on the composition of your body.

This is very true (on a macro level). Calories in vs. calories out. To be more specific, we'd need a lot more information. But chances are that you're not in any danger of taking in too much protein. In fact, the opposite is probably true.

Physiology is the only thing that matters in this case because we're talking about physiology vs. psychology. That was the question posed in the thread. If you change the question, then the answer may change. I think you answered your own question by trying to parse my words. Psychology and physiology are not the same…

I certainly wouldn't assume the physiological needs of everyone are the same, but that doesn't change the fact that the timing of your meals is largely irrelevant or that people are confusing psychological consumption tools with science.

It seems as though there are two different conversations going on in this thread: physiological and psychological. People seem to be confusing things that, for them, are psychologically effective as scientific fact. It may be true that eating small meals throughout the day helps you stay on course with your calorie needs.…

Only if you eat once per day :)

When you eat is largely irrelevant, despite popular sentiment. The post above me is spot on. However, when you eat does tend to help folks mentally -- which is half the battle for a lot of people. If it makes you feel better to eat a meal early in the day, do it. If not, don't. It's much more important to eat quality food…

This is a very informative thread about macronutrients. http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?p=436716771

There are different types of sugar. Sugar that you find in fruits, like bananas and apples, are broken down by the body more slowly than table sugar or other processed sugars. From another board for its good explanation: "In short the reason why Fruit sugar is better for you than table sugar is that by eating table sugar…

Try this: http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/heart-rate-based-calorie-burn-calculator.aspx You need to know your average heart rate and length of exercise.

The best advice for losing weight: be honest with yourself. If you eat it, track it and don't overestimate your calories burned during exercise. Quick food tips: Eat natural foods: vegetables (green ones, especially), fruit (but not too much), chicken, fish, etc.; Remove processed foods, don't drink soda (or pop, depending…

"EAT THEM" -- ditto It's true that calories out > calories in = weight loss...but if you're not close to your BMR (several factors influence what you actually need before your body starts storing extra fat, i.e. "starvation mode") you can lose lean muscle, which helps drive fat loss. Know your BMR, figure out your…

I didn't look at your diary, but...Have you adjusted your calories with your weight? You don't need the same amounts of calories to maintain your weight as you lose pounds. For instance, if you calculated your maintenance calories to be 2,000 (daily) when you weighed 150 lbs (making these numbers up for illustrative…