chuckanderson

Yeah don't do anything crazy. You're on the right path but I'd like to see a little more protein. If you have 8-12 oz of chicken, turkey, lean ham, shrimp, fish you'd be able to hit 90g with would make your macros WAY better. That being said, just keep doing this and you will lose weight, it will just take a week or two to…

It doesn't really matter until you get into the low body fat range - that being said make sure you get enough protein and are working out or you will lose muscle (and won't be happy with your body no matter how small your are). Once you are in the 18-20% and lower range its probably time to start eating clean

I would say about 10 more grams of fat and 10 more of protein - BUT that being said you will see weight loss at your current level :) Realize that you are getting down to a much different range than you were... things will be much slower now. You could probably do 1.5 a week until you hit about 140 then go down to 1.0.

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Well you can make it public by going to settings in food > you can make it friends only and add me as a friend... whatever your fancy is

Let me see your diary if it's pretty accurate.... I'm pretty sure you're seeing noob gains but I'll be able to tell if you're doing something wrong or if you just need to be patient for the scale :)

Have you ever heard of a protein sludge? It is delicious (almost like a frozen milkshake) and amazingly easy. You can blend them on Sunday, freeze, and take one to work every day. I can find the exact recipe if you want... just friend me. But it's pretty much whey protein - peanut butter - a banana if you want - cocoa -…

If you friend me you can check out my diary..... I'm not saying I eat perfect but it will at least give you some ideas :)

If it's your first time really going to the gym/lifting/ (even intense cardio) you're probably just seeing noob gains :) It'll be about 5 lbs and then you'll plateau for about two weeks then you'll start to see the scale go down - but don't worry, the fat loss is there the whole time :)

I also really like the above tray - but be careful it's sometimes DOUSED in herbs. (some kind of minty taste?)

I would say: first consult this chart: http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.htm If you don't fall into the upper range of intermediate/advanced- you don't have enough muscle to ignore the BMI system. Edit: and just my personal opinion now that I look at it..... you probably better be advanced. I'm…

To be honest.... if you have the willpower, just forget about it as a one day lax. I do this maybe once every 2-3 weeks and as long as you don't let it ruin your normal system it's not going to hurt you at all. Think about it..... if you are REALLY 'binging' you might eat 1500-2000 calories there? That's 2 days of your…

That's not exactly true. They accounted for a LOT of things that typically increase the risk of CVD. They missed one or two (I didn't see family history anywhere in the paper) but it definitely wasn't obesity, exercise, or the more obvious ones. They don't have a clue what caused it. This is the very, very early stages of…

geez are you single??? :p

I plan my day out in the morning.... like the first thing I do after I check my email. Then I force myself to eat everything on that list (and don't eat anything that isn't). Once you do it for 2 weeks or so you'll know how hungry you will be when and what foods satisfy you.

If you don't eat them back you may lose faster but you will probably lose muscle instead of just more fat. If you go too low for too long, you may go into starvation and hinder loss all together. Eat them and stick to your goal loss per week and don't try to do it faster.

You should eat your exercise calories back. MFP has already built in a weight loss to the calories of your goal. If you picked 2 lbs, it tells you how many calories to eat to achieve that. Eat your exercise ones back (and be honest about them), and just try to stay +-150 or 200 and you won't have a problem :)

It's one day. I'm assuming this isn't going to be a common thing.... just eat enough to be satiated and don't make a habit of it.

If you're a college student you can get Amazon Prime for free - free 2 day shipping on anything Amazon keeps in their warehouse. They have the Accu-measure calipers for 3.99. The UPS man hates me.

Most bodybuilders take a mix of protein and (the ONLY time) simple carbs. Protein to raise amino acids levels and simple sugars to raise blood glucose levels to stop muscle degredation. I eat a protein shake with a Bananna if I'm on a cut and add a scoop of peanut butter if i'm looking to clean bulk.

You need fat. This is documented, known, proved, accepted. You actually need quite a bit to maintain proper hormone (steroid, cholesterol, markers, etc) levels. I think most people aim for .5 g / lb lean body weight (NOT total body weight). You do not need a moderate level of carbs. Your brain can only burn glucose but…

That new Bud Light beer with 55 calories ain't bad. It's not good, but if you're like me in college I just drank a case of natty a night anyways so who's to complain about beer? Anyways.... yeah it might slow you down but you can still do it. FYI the thermogenic effect of ethanol is pretty high so it's really not that many…

Does 1500 and male count?

First off, fruits really aren't that great of a food group. You do need some- but it is definitely not as important as protein sources, fat sources, and finally veggies. Eat some chicken, fish, shrimp, turkey, ham for leaner meats. Nuts (peanut butter) and fish are especially good for fats. Veggies are a must for the…

Pyro: I plan to start the 'advanced' stuff soon :) I'm going to get to 8% and then recomp for a few months for 8-10 lbs muscle and see what happens then. I don't think I have any sort of desire to get into contest shape but who knows.

Pthompson: That looks great! I would try to get more protein, especially as you start to hit the weights. The whole idea is to make it as easy as possible for your body to keep the muscle you have by providing the stimulus that it needs it and the nutrients for it to rebuild. Otherwise you'll end up weighing nothing with…

Scagneti- It's based off of lean body mass - I'm not going to take a critical look at your stats but if I GUESSED your body fat was 20% you're looking at more like 116g of protein.

Not to be rude or anything but she is pretty small. Her BMR will be in the 1300-1400 range. I did forget to clarify whether you were eating your exercise calories or not - you should be. If you aren't, that is the reason :) A side note: be careful about those treadmill counts. They're a guess at best.

Could be... or could be you're eatnig more than you think you are. You seem like a smaller girl so even an extra 300-400 calories could cut your weight loss by 60-70% I'd get a scale from Target for $15 and see if you're eating as much as you think you are before you try to do anything crazy.

I'd like to be in as well. I was 172 on 2/1/11 and this week I am 170. Thanks!