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Try making some fresh salmon or tuna and feeding that. The problem with the canned is that the salt content will damage the kidneys further.

I have to count to make sure I eat enough too. I shoot for 1g protein per pound of body weight no matter what, 75ish g fat and 100g carbs on rest days, and 200 or so on lifting days, and maybe 150g on metcon days. Manipulating carbs is the easiest way to adjust calorie intake, IMO.

The Cacique/Marika front closure sports bras at Lane Bryant have worked very well for me with all activities. They are very sturdy, even though they say it's a medium impact.I can do whatever I want i them and they don't move at all. Pretty good bra for $40, and they frequently have buy 2 get 2 sales on them.

I've had mine for 2 weeks now. I like it, but have no idea how accurate it is. I'm thinking about maybe wearing my F4 for a day and see how the readings compare as far as calorie burns. I hated the F4, so I never used it. I like how easy to Loop is to wear, but I hate the Flow website. I don't want to have to click and…

I was 250, now 190. RMR is about 1600. I ate around 1800 fo a while with good luck, but it wasn't enough to fuel any body comp changes with exercises. Right now I am supposed to eat around 2300 on lift/crossfit days and 1900 or so on rest days, but I have a very hard time eating 2300 most of the time, but usually make…

You are potassium deficient, most likely. Eat some bananas.

I need 190g protein, that's about 2 pounds of meat. and I also need 200g carbs on WoD days. That's like 7 bananas. Really expensive on the meat side, and not particularly doable from the fruit side.

I'm not sure I will be able to consume enough carbs to fuel my workouts if I do it strict. kind of hate sweet potatoes a little bit. I can give up dairy, but I won't be able to meet my protein needs without it.

Pendlays seem to be average in width. I'd like a rounder toe box, but I feel like I have enough room in them for my toes to spread out enough, but not like they do in my NB Minimus. That's not an apples to apples comparison, obviously, as they are a completely different type of shoe. Just given as a point of reference. I…

I've gained and lost the same 5 pounds since April, but have lost a lot of fat. That 5 pounds is water and inflammation from the weight lifting and carb cycling. I don't care what I weight, I can move a lot more iron, I had to buy new clothes because my pants kept falling off, and I can run faster/longer.

Figure out what you should be eating to support that work, and eat that without a deficit for a couple months. Also, take a day or two off a week. If you are gaining belly fat, you are probably drenched in cortisol and keeping at it isn't going to make it go away. I'd take a whole week off, eat like a pig and get some…

Generally, under 100g carb a day is low. Your brain needs that many to function on sugar. If you exercise, you might want an additional 100g to fuel your muscles on those days. If you consume less than 100g, your body will run on fat, which is more difficult, thus forcing your body to work harder at making glycogen to fuel…

Yes, do this, otherwise you'll kill yourself trying to squat 150# in a week.

Eat to Perform FTW! I am a lab rat. It doesn't cost that much, like $40 for the year, and lots of advice in there. Eat More to Weigh Less is a similar group, and their spreadsheet meshes really well with the E2P calculator. I use them in combination, actually.

I just got the red Pendlay Do-Wins. They are pretty awesome. Made of leather, they'll last 10 years, I bet. The Innov-8s look good, and are super light, but they won't last very long, I don't think.

oh, yes. My scale is up 7 pounds from last week, simply because I was eating more carbohydrates than usual, which make the body retain water to process them, plus consuming extra sodium ( also holds water), and also did a few extra lifts. I do weigh every day , just because I like to watch my body do its thing. Don't…

That's a tough one... I am not a big one for eating before WODS, but I started loading white rice 2 hours before for some extra carbs, and it's like going in fasted for me. Normally if I would eat 4 hours or less before a WOD I'd feel like barfing. Maybe eat higher glycemic index or faster digesting lunches on WOD days, or…

Heybales, when you do the wrist measurement on the sheet, it says to use the smallest part of the wrist, but should that be taken above (towards the elbow) or below (towards the fingers) the the ulnar styloid process (bony round thing on the back of the wrist)?

I got the one in the bottom pic for $8 on Amazon. It does a fine job, I just suck balls at jumping rope.

Thanks. He thinks so, too.

60:40 no vest, jumping pullups, knee pushups. I'm 3 months out from shoulder sx, so I did the best I could to get it done.

yes, this. I started gaining a couple months ago. I decided that low carb paleo wasn't doing it for me anymore and now my weight is up 10 pounds with the extra water I need to use the carbs. I was never all that hungry before, but now I feel like my body is much better off. I eat closer to 2300 cal a day instead of…

Shoot for more starches, like potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash, pumpkin, taro... that sort of stuff, then. I guess quinoa is really a seed, and lots of people are starting to use that without issues. I added rice back in, mostly because I don't like sweet potatoes and I just need more carbs to fuel my activities, and it…

just eat that, no eating back exercise cal.

Eat close to your Lean body mass in protein. If you know your body fat%, it's easy, but if you don't, I would use your goal weight. So, I weigh 193 at 35 % BF, My goal weight is 150-160. so I try to get a minimum of 125g protein, but shoot for 150g. higher protein consumption will help you hang on to your muscle while you…

Also, My diary is open if you need some ideas. I am also 5'6".

LBM should be fine for a minimum. I weigh about 193, with LBM of 124. I try to hit 150g protein a day.

I manage to get 100g from meat/eggs/dairy every day pretty easily. I do find it tough to get up to my goal of 150g, though. Bigger meat portions than whatever is erroniously recommended as standard is the best way to get there. 3 or 4 eggs is pretty easy to eat, now too. I used to have to work at more than 2, but I'll have…

How about you eat 1g/ pound of body weight in protein or so, and 100g fat each day, and fill in the rest with carbohydrates to meet a calorie goal of TDEE-20%. You are exercising yourself into the ground if you don't eat enough to fuel your activity and your body's normal processes. Losing 2 pounds per week at the point…

Bring a bunch of supplements, like protein powders and such. Will be kind of icky, but you can get extra fuel the easiest that way.