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Yes, you will gain the weight of the fluid you just drank! 1 litre = 1 kilogram... same with water, or green tea, or black coffee !! But if you are asking if you will gain fat... then no... there's only really one thing that can do that... being in a caloric surplus.
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Losing or gaining 'weight' is 100% to do with diet... where that weight comes from (water, fat or muscle) can be influenced by both diet and exercise. If you simply want to lose 25lbs.... yes diet alone can do it... but you should have certain minimums for protein and fat intake. If you can happily eat at a deficit without…
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Daily, weekly, monthly.. annually?!?!... where does it stop LOL!... Its about OVERALL whats happening in your body... you dont gain fat / muscle in a day thats for sure... Its about monitoring whats happening over a period of time. Both are good to know. You can still eat iceream, chips, cookies... you can eat them…
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Although MFP can only deal in ratios of C/P/F... you should ideally work with absolute figures and tinker the ratios so they equal that roughly... ideally you should get around 0.8x your bodyweight in lbs of dietary protein in grams... and 0.4x your bodyweight in lbs of dietary fat in grams... So if you weight 150lbs...…
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Its all just a number... ultimately, what is important is a) accurately tracking your intake and b) tracking your weight loss every 2-3 weeks. Its MUCH better to start with a higher... So do this... start at 1600cals Track for 3 weeks... if your weight is dropping by 1-3lbs the first 3 weeks, continue... track your weight…
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You dont lose weight because of a 5:2 diet... you dont lose weight because you dont eat carbs...you dont lose weight because you only eat low GI foods...you dont lose weight because you only eat at certain times... you dont lose weight because you eat x amount of times a day... you dont lose weight because you do p90x....…
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Ok, im a bloke.. but anyway... 1)... its not that simple... if it were, we'd all be walking hulks of muscle... and if you are on a calorie deficit, you will NOT build any muscles... takes like 10,000cals EXTRA (above your maintenance) to build 1lb of muscle. 2)... guys will coz they are pervs LOL... and wanna look macho…
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The latter.
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A hormone released in times of stress... both physical and emotional.
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Diet is 90% of losing weight. Calorie deficit is 100% of losing weight. Where that weight comes from (water, muscle, fat) will depend on stimulous and adequate protein & fat. No real such things as a bad time or a good time.... or 'junk food' or 'dirty food' or 'clean food' or 'healthy food'...... its all just FOOD...…
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Whatever you prefer / likely to stick with... it doesnt matter...
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Have a week eating about 1800-2000 cals a day... yes your weight WILL go up, but will be mostly just water... having a refeed will help. Do not do more exercise to counteract the extra calories during this time. Afterwards, continue your defecit. I also think your cals are a bit low... after the refeed, eat at 1600 cals...…
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You wont build any muscle on a defecit... but weight training is recommended to PRESERVE any existing muscle... why?... not just because of the reason above (which is almost always blown out of proportion)... but because your body will break up muscle tissue if its not needed rather than use fat... ESPECIALLY if you are…
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This of course is COMPLETE nonsense....
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What do you do in the gym?... stop all steady cardio (eg treadmill for 1hr) immediatly, that sh1t is no good for anyone but ESPECIALLY for women... heavy weights (3-6 rep range) or interval training ONLY... join a spin class maybe... 30mins is plenty. Doubt that is your TDEE, most likely about 2100cals per day at most...…
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Its totally irrelevant... nutrient timing is just a personal preference... calorific deficit, adequate protein and adequate dietary fat is all that matter... 1 meal, 3, meals, 5 meals, 27 meals... eating large brekky and small dinner, not eating after 7pm... not eating hi GI carbs... its all irrelevant... its ALL about…
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use your arm!!!... lose more kcals that way :tongue:
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SIGH...... unfortunately, its really not as simple as what general public think is common science... unfortunately, things just fall under umbrellas.... a calorie ISNT just a calorie, not all proteins are created equal, not all transfats are bad and all not sugars are created equally.... so people just confuse propaganda…
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true, but no-ones really said that?... have they?.... just to be smart about what you are eating to make sure you are getting the full spectrum.... but certainly eating at the same time might be alot easier... just because you dont have to eat at the same time to get a complete protein doesnt mean you cant eat it all at…
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Dont get too caught up in Protein/Carb/Fat ratios this site gives... its just a general equation... this site is all about calorie counting. There is a really really long answer I can give, but the bottom line is NO, its fine.... in fact, I would prob recommend increasing the protein requirement suggested on this site and…
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Firstly, kudos to "ilovedeadlift" for pointing out the tofu thing... small amounts is OK though.. as long as its processed thoroughly though... would expect most people simply dismiss an EliteFTS article though LOL.... meatheadz?... danger danger... steroid alert LOL... ANYWAY.... Secondly, it is very important to…
