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What, no Small Wonder?

Ah, man, after like a year of eating badly and gaining about 40 lbs with a new job and everything... I really needed to reread this. MOTIVATION!

Dude, squats burn a crapton of calories.

I'm a male type dude, and I've been known to take high quality pre-natal vitamins. Why would I take vitamins intended for pregnant women instead of vitamins formulated for men, you ask? Well, you get REALLY noticeable hair growth and quality with those. Plus, your fingernails grow a bit faster and harder, in my experience.…

Also... scales lie. Don't try to measure your success by how many pounds or kilograms you weigh from one day to the next. Measure your body fat percentage in the most easily reproducible way you can and track that from week to week, month to month. I've gone from weighing 170 lbs at 26.5% body fat to weighing 175# at 19.5%…

Nope. Tons of Courage Wolf memes did though.

Second for bananas and natural peanut butter!

The darker the better! More good fat, less refined sugar. :D

I only know how to motivate people through Courage Wolf image macros, is that acceptable?

"eat less, move more" BAM. Want another one? "Eat. Not too much. Mostly plants." YOU'RE WELCOME. :D

This is really old news... and not a great scientific study anyway.

Wait, wut. Can you provide sources for that, Fattyman? Because everything I've ever found states quite the opposite. Carnivor0us has it right that a small amount of carbs a half hour to hour beforehand helps sprinting ability and "burst mode" fast twitch muscle fiber, but anyone absolutely CAN do HIIT and tabatas and stuff…

Well, you didn't like the help you got, which was to wait longer and eat more. If you're not gonna listen to people who have actually reduced their body fat and built muscle, then don't bother asking.

I've read research that goes both ways. Some studies show that you can reduce body fat percentage even in a mild caloric surplus (somewhere <10% over TDEE), especially with resistance training. I've also read some studies that seem to indicate that every calorie counts even in ketosis, and that you can gain body fat eating…

So you flushed 10-12 pounds of water weight, and you reduced your calorie intake by 700 to 1000 a day, resulting in burning 6-8 pounds of fat over a 30 day period? Good job!

Funny, that's why I eat an almost strictly carnivorous high-fat lifestyle. :)

Also, scales lie. Measure body fat percentage and how your clothes fit, and how much longer you can run, or how much more weight you can lift.

Umm... false.

You said everything.

This is the only answer the thread needs.

You've burned almost six thousand calories per day for five days? I find that hard to believe. It's just water flushing out of your muscles, most likely. 8 pounds x 3500 calories/pound = 28,000 calories 28,000 calories / 5 days = 5,800 calories/day Scales lie, don't go by scales. The big numbers are really motivating in…

SCALES LIE. Don't go by the numbers on the scale. Go by your body measurements. You could be retaining water but burning body fat, you could be building muscle but reducing body fat percentage (admittedly, extremely slowly for a woman in a deficit, but muscle growth means water retention too). Go by how your clothes fit…

Seriously. I've only gotten healthier by eating bacon-wrapped grass-fed sharp cheddar cheeseburgers fried in unrefined coconut oil or Kerrygold. Gotta have my Vanilla Smirnoff with Coke Zero, too. Or maybe it was the fish oil capsules I took for a couple months. Ahahahahaha. Not eating pizza and cake all the time and…

I only get this when I eat less than fully cooked meat. Huh. I have no idea.

Have you talked to a Registered Dietitian instead of random schmoes on the internet?

I have yet to see any credible sources proving that any chemical in diet soda is bad for you in normal quantities. They give rats enough artificial sweeteners to equal me drinking about a thousand liters of Coke Zero or whatever per day. You know what would happen if I drank a thousand liters of water a day? I'd die from…

Stop climbing so many stairs. Stop walking everywhere. Stop running. Actually, just get a motorized scooter and you'll have weak legs in no time. :)

Scales lie! Scales lie a LOT! Go onto mybodygallery and you'll see girls at the same height and weight but with drastically different fat% and fitness levels. THOSE are what matter. Go by the trend of how your clothes fit over time, and how much more physical exertion you can do without sweating or feeling fatigued. Fat…

Aw, hell if I know. Somewhere around 65/30/5 to 75/24/1, depending on day? I tend to eat the same stuff I have for 2 years now. I throw a lot of ethanol in there too. Vodka and diet root beer. That doesn't really fit under any macronutrient. :) I thought that was what was meant by "percentages don't matter", you can be in…

Definitely keep an eye on your micronutrients. Take a multivitamin if you have to, make sure you get enough electrolytes for muscle function (sodium, magnesium, potassium).