chuckanderson

Yeah do that if you want to lose all your muscle and end up skinny fat. Or take the advice of every bodybuilder and eat 150g of protein (judging by your size) and enough fat (60gish)on cuts. And sodium? Unless you're eating 5000mg a day don't even worry about it. Who cares if you are holding an extra 1 lb of water..... If…

I think Mayo did a study where they estimate it takes between 600-650 calories to replenish the blood you lost!

A is not a ridiculous statement. Of course, you can't spell ridiculous so I doubt there has been a formal education in this regard. There a huge number of physiological responses to exercise stress. And, guess what, you can only take so much of it (especially when resources are scarce). In fact, there have been plenty of…

BMR is NOT including all those things like getting around.... BMR is how much it would take to lay in your bed in a coma. Hence even the least active people (who can stand) have a multiplier of like 1.125 or so

Yeah but your BMR is how much it would take you to literally lay in your bed and not move... this is where your theory breaks down. If you at least have a job you get up for you burn an easy 400 extra calories if not more just getting ready, sitting up straight, and functioning at a higher level than laying on your belly.…

Oh yeah, I have a weight gain shake we used to use. I'd do it after your class sipping on it throughout the night. Basically you just throw everything that seems good into a blender.... my favorite went something like this: 3 scoops whey 2-4 tbps peanut butter cocoa, vanilla, whatever flavor you want a scoop of ice cream…

RMinVA - You shouldn't definitely give! The discomfort only lasts about 30 minutes and I think we can all be grown ups for that long :) There's no pain.... so don't worry about that. I've never tried to lift so soon afterwards is the only thing so I was a little shocked how much it took out of me, but I would trade that…

Just realized you were new....... but yes this was a combination of aggressiveness and probably fat shortage. You need plenty of fats and cholesterol to maintain proper steroid/hormone/marker levels. I would also suggest lifting a little weights if you were just doing cardio and consuming ~100g of protein.

Can I see your diary?

Get the $4 accumeasure calipers and call it good. More accurate anyways. Edit: just don't use the 3 point it comes with.... a 5 or a 7 is much better

Your gym can probably give you a little more info but you're going to need a diet very similar to a college back sort of diet. Basically just think of everything you eat now and double it........ 2 chicken breasts, three pieces of toast, cornbread, potatoes, anything. I'd also suggest ~200-250g of protein. The leanness…

Yeah I expected a little but I mean I'm losing like 25% on my lifts... that's like a year or two of work!

I think the moral of this story is don't count your exercise twice. Either put in Active if you KNOW you will workout constantly and have a very active job and DON'T record this in MFP "exercise".... Or put in Sedentary and DO record in MFP "exercise". Make sense? In the first case... you don't eat your exercise calories…

You probably are over and still aren't eating enough :p You really should consume 1g of protein per lb of lean bodyweight. 150 lb person with 20% bodyfat = 120g per day. It is the part I hate most about MFP...... such a small requirement for protein will only leave you small and possibly even skinny fat when you lose all…

Actually... it doesn't. But whatever.

Not to be left out I'm a Sigep from Missouri :p

Hiya! If you need any tips just let me know :) I cut to 11% bodyfat, bulked to 179 @ 19%, and am on my way back down- hopefully to 8 this time :)

What are you eating before bed? Lemme see your diary. Edit: I'm an idiot I can already see it. Eat more protein girl! First off you need to to keep that muscle! Second it will keep you full longer.... to be honest I'm not even hungry till lunch the next day because I eat a chicken breast or so at about 8pm....... and it's…

General consensus is 1g per lb lean body mass on a cut to preserve muscle. If you are 20% fat at 150, then you need ~ 120g daily.

Optimum 100% Whey Gold is the number one seller on bodybuilding.com for a reason.... just sayin.

Protein will be used as calories. If you eat too much, you won't lose weight. That's not the point. The point is to eat enough protein throughout the day so that the nitrogen index of your blood is high enough to stay in the anabolic range. Not enough protein = catabolic response to tissue damage So yes, if you eat 220…

I won't lie, I do it every morning. But you just have to stop and do the math..... you're only going to lose .33 lb's per day at the best (unless you're huge). So only expect it every 3-4 days....... do it first thing in the morning after you pee and it's relatively stable and I play the game of guessing what day it will…

How low are you? If you are down to flat abs you're going to need to eat clean and just take it .5 lb at a time. You can't go too fast at this point.

Sorry kiddo, as someone who has cut into many a colon it's not gonna help. Your body does a pretty darn good job cleaning itself out and there's not much in there in a healthy person. Willpower is all you need :) Stop eating that crap!

The cholesterol thing is out the door. It is accepted in the scientific community that eggs have no contribution to cholesterol levels.

Above poster is correct. Also - make sure you're eating a TON of protein. I didn't check to see if your diary is open or how much you weigh - but I weigh 170 @ 14% and I'm trying to cut to 8% and I'm eating around 190g a day.

How long have you been on this?

I stand by my original guess :)

Kaity is a smart lady. She said what I couldn't put into words clearly :)

Hard to tell but just judging by your shoulder-frame size I'd say you need about 8-10 to be completely flat and about 15-18 to see abs. Just a guess though :)