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Sorry, I don't buy a 38 yr old male that's 5' 11" 240 has a sedentary TDEE of only 1500 calories. I'm 37 5' 7", less than 200 and can set to lose 1lb per week at nearly 2000 without exercise.

You don't know how this tool works, do you.....?

^^^This... And you cut 10lbs per month while already at a healthy weight, that's not really the best thing. You're probably sacrificing muscle as part of that weight loss (remember the heart is a muscle), so even though you lost 10lbs it's possible that your BF% didn't change a whole heck of a lot. Being in a healthy…

So you're actually aiming for 1600 calories total? I agree with everyone else that you're probably having a tough time with only 6 hours sleep. That's about what I get in per night if I go to the gym the next day, but almost always find a day in the middle where I can sleep in an extra 45 min's or so.

Increased strength doesn't mean increased muscle mass. You can get stronger without building muscle. Also, when you uncover muscle, it can "look" larger when really it isn't. Odds are that you probably gained a little when you started, but the muscle that you preserved started to "look" bigger as the fat came off. Pretty…

This^^^ And are you talking 1200 net, or gross?

At your ht/age/wt, a recomp is the way to go. Just talk to your doctor about the resistance you can do. Recomping isn't magical, it just has a really small window for inaccuracies. Your defict needs to be razor thin (like 5-10% at most). That's a big reason it takes a long time, you're not giving your body massive blocks…

I suppose you can't expound.

Agreed, this is really my one and only.....probably mainly to do with the gym I'm pretty much stuck at now is terrible, just kitten terrible for putting weights away. That and they have "classes" in a common area of the gym so you can't use any of the equipment around it. They were doing circuits and were set up about a 6"…

......and those crazy people that actually ask you to prove what you claim...........for shame.

And if the bodybuilder or RD agrees with Kayla?? Snickers is a go to for quick energy. It's basically a goo packet w/ better protein numbers. If you think the calories in almonds are as good as the ones in a snickers for quick energy, you need to speak to a professional.

Agreed, you're not too far over weight. Lift heavy (overall body program), slight deficit, and don't expect changes over night.

Yep, exactly. I think I'll just go ahead and "bust out the screwdriver" rather than pay $10 for a $2 battery.....that and the nearest one looks like it's about 35 min away.

It's probably water weight, there's no way you're putting on appreciable muscle mass aiming for a 2lb per week loss and little resistance work (no matter what some people say). Let's look at it like this, you enter in all of your stats and MFP spits out a goal for you assuming you do no exercise. Let's use a hypothetical…

Am I the only one who's had a fitbit actually work like it's supposed to? ETA: OP, if you ever come back could you supply your stats and unlock your diary. If your numbers are right, you'd be losing weight.

The correct answer would be a virtual zero.

I may need a citation on that one.

I had to take the little detour out 5 instead of 212 on the way home yesterday to slowly roll past Paisley Park......sad day.

This^^^ And putting on muscle isn't as simple as just "working out".

Yep, what she said. Have you taken measurements to indicate you're actually gaining muscle, even then the water retention can make you "swolen" for a short time.

Yep...it's a petri dish, I though it was pretty commonly known honestly. I'm glad she doesn't get sick, but as pointed out above, the shot doesn't make you sick.

The bolded isn't necessarily true. You don't need to make your muscles bigger for better definition, you need to lower your BF%. Do as is said above, eat at a deficit, and lift heavy, but you won't necessarily build strength (outside of some noob gains), what you'll do is maintain muscle. In a deficit we lose water, fat,…

Wait...woah, woah, woah,....she got out of the petri dish of germs that is a school (or daycare) and now all of a sudden isn't getting sick? I didn't get the flu shot for about 10 years either and never missed a day of work, then I had a kid and started sending him to daycare, where conveniently enough he would bring…

You won't gain muscle by lifting alone (after some probable minute noob gains). You can lift in a slight deficit to maintain muscle as best you can while lowering your BF%, or you do basically the same progressive overload program in a surplus to add muscle. Then you need to do somewhat the same program in a deficit to…

^^^Yep.

Exactly, lowering your BF% reveals the muscle you have, making them more visible so you have "tone" or better definition. In order to "stimulate growth" or build new muscle the person needs to eat at a surplus to grow the muscle, so in essence they would be adding fat as well (a bulk) and not necessarily be lowering their…

Actually.....it (tone) means they want to lower their BF% so the underlying muscle they have can be more visible...aka toned.

What are your stats, what is your exercise routine, how many calories per day do you eat, does that include exercise cals, do you weigh and measure all your food. Have you changed anything in your exercise the past 4 weeks.

You can't spot reduce, it just comes down to lowering your overall BF%