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It never occurred to me that people didn't know the difference. I assumed autocorrect made a mistake and moved on.

I was 135 pounds at age 27, so good for you for doing this early. Here's my advice: * Pick a program and stick to it. Stronglifts is a good and popular one, and isn't going to make you live in the gym. I'm also a fan of adding pull-ups and dips for upper body mass. * Eating will be key. The cheapest way you'll be able to…

I got this one expecting to hate it (as I've hated every other scale I've bought). But it turns out to be accurate (at least, to itself) and consistent. Super easy to read, too. And it came with multiple avenues of support, including an email from the Amazon vendor should I need any help, which I haven't.

From the /misc/: Bulk until you're tired of being fat; cut until you're tired of being weak.

I have a sit/stand desk, and take a few minutes every day to walk the stairs (my work building is 5 floors). Just like everything else, if we want the results, we make the time.

I eat (mostly) the same things every weekday, and whatever I want on the weekends. This allows me to only count calories once every few months (just when I change things up a little). I'm still meeting my goals.

People actually care what others wear (or don't wear)? I thought this ended in middle school. This thread is bizarre and sad.

If God wanted us to be naked we'd have been born that way. Clothes are only for when it's too cold out to not wear them.

This. Unless you're one of the X-men and your superpower is defying physics, your numbers are off. Nothing we do is exact. If it's not working, you tweak it until it works (eat less, stop eating back exercise cals, weigh more carefully, etc.) Are you counting all your liquid calories?

No. Keto is a way of eating that keeps you from being hungry, allowing you to easily keep your calories low. The whole "keto changes the way the body fuels itself" is misleading. Yes, you're not burning dietary carbs (because there aren't all that many). But you're still using food calories for fuel. All weight loss is the…

Ridiculous. Many vegetables are full of nitrates, and even if nitrates were only found in lunchmeat, the science is still out on whether they're actually bad for you, and there's evidence that some can be good for you.

It's denser, and therefore weighs more by volume. Being deliberately obtuse doesn't help anyone, particularly yourself.

Truth. OP says there was no lifestyle change, when clearly there was. Small changes over a long time is a lifestyle change.

My cheat "day" starts Friday night and lasts until Monday morning. I keep my weekday calories very low so that I can eat whatever I want on weekends. Mostly that means beer.

Why are you copying and pasting lists from other sites without crediting them?

Eat less, lose weight. Eat more, gain weight. You can't change physics. Others will tell you that this isn't the case based on their own anecdata, but there is no science behind them.

It's not the "diet"; it's the person. Anything that restricts calories can succeed, but there's no point in trying if it's not part of a lifestyle change. And many (most?) people aren't willing to change their lifestyle.

The difference is negligible. It might be worth caring about if you're an elite bodybuilder, but it's irrelevant to everyone else.

Your husband is screwing up your gainz. Ignore him, and listen to people who actually lift.

I don't eat back my calories for 2 reasons: 1) If you're consistent in your workouts and your eating, there's no need to eat back your calories -- you'll already know by your weight loss/gain whether you should be eating more or less food. Having manipulated my weight for several years, I already know how much to eat on…

Eat fewer calories. It's not hard.

3-meat chili. High protein and high fat, and I can make 2-weeks' worth all at once.

No, she gained weight because she chose to eat more calories than she burned. Moderation and/or weight loss doesn't require "eating disorder behaviors."

My cheat day starts on Friday night and lasts until Monday morning. The rest of my week is structured to allow this.

There's no credible evidence that it's healthier to not eat meat. Most who believe that point to the China Study (made famous in the awful and famously unscientific "documentary" Forks Over Knives), which is garbage, literally taught in some universities as an example of terrible research. Of course, meat aside, you can…

Diet pills that actually work are illegal in the US. Everything available here is a placebo. Save your money. EC stack doesn't kill you if it's done wrong; it kills you if you have a pre-existing heart condition (which people may have and not realize it). 99% of people will have no problem with it, which is why it's still…

Fitness requires a fit lifestyle. If you elect not to continue the lifestyle, you become less fit.

This is best advice. Go to the shops and ask questions of knowledgeable people. There are way too many variables to find the answer online.

It's a life-long lifestyle change that people tend to see as a temporary thing. Anyone who's "going on a diet" will fail. Anyone who decides to make a drastic, non-sustainable change like cleanses or juice diets will fail. It's shockingly easy to live a fit lifestyle, to reach your goal weight, and to maintain it forever.…

Every diet work the same way: by limiting your calories. If you eat 1400 religiously and it doesn't work for you after 4-6 weeks, cut back a little and give it another 4-6 weeks. But I'd be willing to bet that 1400-1500 is pretty close to what you need, especially with going to the gym frequently.