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Love Actually. At the end, when the boy is running through the airport, gets the girl, and then runs back to his "dad" (Liam Neeson) triumphant.

Agreed.

Simple sugars are what causes the spike in triglycerides.

Dietary cholesterol has a marginal impact on blood cholesterol. In fact, egg (whole) have been found to actually decrease LDL.

Gaining muscle and gaining strength aren't necessarily the same thing. You CAN gain strength while losing fat.

Strawberries are decent at about 0.7 net carbs per medium strawberry. Blackberries are also another option. Outside of that, with 30 grams a day you are limited. Later, as you increase carbs you can add in blueberries, melons, peaches.

Not if they're being taught something different. Wouldn't it be better to let the data speak for itself rather than say things like: "Way to make things up" "And in your nutrition courses did you learn anything about not talking in absolute terms, like "I am here to tell you that breakfast is an essential meal for…

I admittedly haven't read all 3000+ of your quotes but the last 20 or so have been quite condescending. You obviously have interest and knowledge, but you need to tone it down, dude. As to the topic, I agree with the consensus here. The importance of breakfast is greatly overstated.

It is quite impossible outside of using performance enhancing drugs to gain 72 pounds of muscle in 5 months. Also, I think you need to learn up on what body fat percentage is.

Troll city. This guy has started several threads now trying to validate himself and prove everyone wrong with an extreme black and white stand point. In a different thread a few weeks ago he said that all fat was bad and eating fat makes you fat. He's a new vegan, which is right on if he wants to be, but he continually…

I don't buy this "you do it everyday so your body is used to it" idea. I mean, by that logic: I excercise everyday so why should I log that...isn't my body used to it?

The elliptical gives you the low impact advantage. If you're running on a treadmill why not just go run on the sidewalk?

Treadmill= how fast the ground is moving beneath you. Walking= how fast you are moving over the ground. I'm guessing there's a discrepancy.

Where did I say anything about ketosis or Atkins? You are apparently living in an all or nothing world. Examples you've used: You either sit in front of a computer all day and need no protein or you are a body builder and need a lot. You either eat primarily carbs or go into ketosis. Your numbers on the amount of fat we…

I suppose you CAN make a generalization but its simply wrong. We absolutely do need fat. And what does that even mean: "our body uses 10% of fat"? Again, EVERYONE needs more than a little protein. Again, if you want to have normal functioning cells and repair tissue then you need protein. If you want to stave off the…

Are you being serious? All fat is bad fat? Not only are you wrong, your post should be deleted for its amount of misinformation. If you want: Normal cell growth Nutrient absorption Normal cell function Normal hormone function Feeling of being satiated Then eat fat. Of ALL kinds. Animal fats are a very important part of our…

Its simple fact. Strength training can increase your metabolism thus increasing the amount of calories you burn "just laying there"...so that could be what made the difference.

You can't really gain lean muscle mass while losing fat...its about as close to physiologically impossible as you can get. At best you can maintain muscle mass while losing fat, which is optimum. It seems to me you are simply burning more calories when doing your strength training.

No.

To be quite honest your muscles can't grow when eating at a caloric deficit. Aside from that you are going to want to increase protein. In particular, if you are looking to gain muscle mass you should be eating around 1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass.

I'm guessing alongside with animal fats you dropped processed foods including high sugar items as well. I eat primarily animal fats and I am at my peak physical condition.

Science shows that dietary cholesterol has a pretty minor impact on blood cholesterol. Body fat, too much sugar, and nutrient defiiciency affect cholesterol much more. So if eggs help you lose weight you are much better off eating them than having high body fat % without eating them. I eat 10-12 whole eggs and another 5-6…

The notion that dietary cholesterol has any significant affect on blood cholesterol is going the way of the dodo...you need to update your research.

Why lean meats? That's just lean...not clean. Organic grass fed meats that are high in fats are proven to lower triglycerides and promote cell growth.

There's a very good chance its water weight. Weight fluctuates not only week to week but day to day and hour by hour. Keep eating at or around your maintenance...keep excercising, etc. If I were you, I would spend the next couple of weeks not counting anything and see how it goes. Don't weigh yourself for two weeks, just…

I make home-made chicken nuggets. Its really easy and can be very healthy. I use things like oatmeal, sunflower seeds, and whole wheat flour for the breading. As an alternative to frying you can spray them with some Pam and bake them...they still get pretty crispy.

This. More lean protein.

Yes, eat beef jerky...I also eat turkey jerky. As the above posters stated, they are very high in sodium so drink some extra water.

Whey protein is a natural derivative of milk. Its pure protein and a great way to not only meet your protein goals but to also recover after a workout. Not all whey is created equally though. Usually, the more expensive a product is the more natural it is.

Now you're talking. You should eat carbs, fat, and protein at EVERY meal.