BenjaminMFP88 Member

Weight loss comes and goes. The most important two things are overall CI vs CO and then it's consistency. You'll have weeks you lose, weeks you gain, and weeks you stay the same but overall, you will lose over time. Give it time and remember, you didn't gain all that weight in 3 weeks, and it's certainly not going to fly…

I went from gaining weight to maintenance doing nothing but cutting soda. To lose weight I had to cut back a bit more on the pizza.

Lean meats and possibly certain protein powders are going to be your friend/enemy. I hit 230 grams about a day and without those two things, I'm not sure I could make it regularly.

If it has water in it, count it... nothing needs to be needlessly complicated ;)

...have you tasted poison before?

Instead of living in cardio, why not try some good weight training. I'm not talking about throwing around 5lb db's. I'm talking about heavy squats, deadlifts and the like. I detest cardio and rarely do it anymore, but I could lift weights all day if I didn't have other obligations. Check out 5 by 5 or stronglifts, great…

You could always just ask jeeves...

Well generally, if you're fat you cut if you're not you don't. Fat being defined solely by your preference as to what you should look like.

You can do just fine getting started working out at home. You'll just miss out heavy squats and deadlifts which really should be the core of anyone's routine.

Pretty much this. Eat natural protein sources or powder and save your money. For soreness, I stick to protein powder and stretching. After a few months of working out, you won't get as sore, I almost never do anymore.

Depends on the run. Unless you're giving it 100% of all you got, I doubt it warrants a PWO. Eat what you want.

The term "clean" when referring to food and/or its products can not be defined as it is subjective. I tend to buy the cheapest kind of protein I can find that doesn't contain a bunch of ingredients I don't recognize. Typically I lean to Muscle Tech from Sams Club or the cheap star stuff from Wal Mart.

Carbs are carbs, whether it's from fruit/veggies or candy and pasta. Your body will not notice the difference in the carb portion of the food and it will process them accordingly. If you eat it, count it.

You're over thinking weightless too much. Eat at a deficit, eat enough fat and protein and you'll lose. If you don't, then you failed at measuring a deficit.

The selling point of this product is that it will prevent your body from going into "starvation mode" once you go on a low calorie diet........ Save your time and money and just eat less and workout more

If you are an athlete or highly active person currently attempting to lose body fat while preserving lean muscle mass, a daily intake of 1.5-2.2g/kg bodyweight (0.68-1g/lb bodyweight) would be a good target. If you are an athlete or highly active person, or you are attempting to lose body fat while preserving lean mass,…

I don't skip any foods really, just smaller portions.

Generally, calorie timing isn't going to have enough of an effect to make any significant difference in your outcome.

I do the same thing, ignore my sarcastic remark, I get snarky when I'm tired :) "debating" with more knowledgeable people in the field is a fun passtime for me.

Easy, 26.3 tablespoons of peanut butter

*Oh you graduated school with a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics? Let me test everything you "learned" with my superior non-degree googling knowledge Fixed it for ya :) And it's dietetics :)

I haven't found many RD's to be that unreliable unless they are of course paid by some big corp.

While it is possible to achieve at the same time, it's stupid over complicated to get it right and not worth the effort. I'd say just go with the 99% of the rest of the world and split it into two phases, bulking and cutting.

I rotate between two splits depending on if I'm on a highly active day or a lazy day. My active days look alot like 40c40p20f and my lazy days tend to be 25c50p25f. I feel as though this gives me the best balance and forces me to focus on my intake when I choose to take a lazy day.

The general rule lies in your activity level. The more active you are the greater percentage of carbs you could benefit from. On my highly active days, I tend to stick to about 35-40% carbs. On lazy days I drop that down to about 20% focusing on few sugar's... Granted, this is what I have found works best for me.

I mix 1 cup of milk with 1-2 cups water, 2 scoops vanilla protein and half a serving of BCAA's with caffeine. This is my go to quick hit that's full of protein, sustaining energy and is very satiating. And you can easily change the flavors of the protein and BCAA's to your liking.

oh GAWD YES!!!

Since you don't really run for very long/far at the mudder, try this. For 12 miles, Run/jog for a mile followed immediately by a quick 5-10 minute full body circuit focusing on pullups, push ups etc. Go straight to the next mile and continue. Depending on how many rotations you can do is a good indicator of about where…

Never done P90X but I will say that the toughest part for me was pushing myself to run 10+ miles in the heat, and time and time again having to lift/pull myself up. I'd say most 5X5 programs with pull ups accessory lifts would be perfect for training but this is just my opinion. Good luck, the mud is addicting!!!

You beat me to it!