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IMO, SOME Paleo people tend to make lots of spurious claims, like you don't need to count calories to lose weight on Paleo or that Paleo is the way we evolved to eat or that grain is bad for everyone. I'm sure one can be healthy eating Paleo, but it isn't the only way to go, and most of their superior health claims are…
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I'm addicted to sugar... ...threads.
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That Ice Cream one looks like Stronglifts with added accessory work. Many people find Stronglifts quite enough without adding anything to it, but if you want to do that (and have the extra half hour or so to spend in the gym), go for it!
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Personally, I don't worry too much about natural trans fats in beef etc, but I do limit my consumption of partially hydrogenated oils ("man made" trans fats). I think that is line with the WHO recommendation, and the second link Acg67 provided.
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Some good ideas, and it sounds like you have a sensible attitude, OP. Weight loss is all about calorie deficit. For most people, what you eat is a lot less important than how much of it you have. Move more and eat less. For fat loss and for muscle growth specifically however, which seems to be your goal, one needs to get a…
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If it is super frustrating, why do it? Don't overcomplicate it, and don't do something frustrating as you won't be able to keep to it. Eat at a reasonable deficit (that means eat more than 800 cal per day); eat foods you enjoy (in moderation); get your protein and fats; eat veggies and fruits for the micronutrients.…
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I am assuming this is just a verbal agreement between you (or your bf) and the child's mother? I am almost certain that something like this wouldn't be written into a divorce agreement. I understand that if there is a large income difference between one parent and the other then neither should make it seem as if they are…
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It has the same benefits and drawbacks of any cardio exercise. It burns calories and exercises your CV system, both of which are good. The downside is, if you are spending an hour a day on it. Which brings up the question: is that the most appropriate use of your time to meet your fitness goals? Could you spend that hour…
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OK, so I am divorced Dad, and I think it would be very sweet of you to help her get something to give to her Daddy. I know that I (and my kids) would appreciate it if my gf did that for me, and my ex would probably even be touched. It's not like I'm suggesting my kids get a gift for my new gf for mother's day... The one…
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Yes.
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Anytime you mix drugs (and if these things have ANY physiological action in anyway whatsoever, then they are drugs) in your body, there is a chance for adverse reactions. That's why you are supposed to tell your Dr about any medicines and supplements you are taking. Neither RK nor GC have been tested for adverse reactions.…
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So you wondered about them, presumably including considering trying them. Has anything that either side presented here swayed you one way or the other? Are you more or less likely to try them now?
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OK, so I'm quoting myself here to try and answer my own question... The average person eats 4.7 lb of food per day. [http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_pounds_of_food_does_the_average_person_eat_each_day?#slide=5] 1 % (taking the middle value) of 4.7 lb is 0.047 lb. or about 0.75 oz. 1 oz ~ 25 g, so 0.75 oz ~ 18 g. In…
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Yup. The rats were fed 0.5 - 2 % (by mass of total food intake) raspberry ketones. How many grams of RK would you need to eat to get 2% RK as part of your diet? How much is in one dose of pills?
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Depends on your definition of "healthy", and what your goals are. If you are looking to lose weight, go for the low cal options and don't add sugar or syrup.
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Losing weight is about eating at a calorie deficit. If you are not losing weight, then you are not in a calorie deficit. Most of the initial 10 lbs was probably water, and 5 lb fluctuations over the course of a week are not going to be fat either. It would take a 17,500 calorie deficit over a few days to lose 5 lb, and a…
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Lift heavy weights + eat! Basically, you can gain weight by adding fat and/or by adding muscle. If you don't want fat, then you want muscle. Eat at a slight surplus and get on a good progressive lifting program like Starting Strength or Stronglifts 5x5 if you are not already. Although it is very hard to just add muscle:…
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It is all but impossible to figure exactly how many calories you burn weightlifting, so you are really going to have to do it by trial and error. Go to an online TDEE calculator or 2, pick a number, and see what happens after a month. Adjust as necessary.
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This. All you've done is eat a lot. If it put you over maintenance calories, you may gain a pound or so this week. There might also be some water weight associated with those carbs, so the scale may go up a few more. Don't worry about it: just get back on track.
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I also doubt that one can lose significant fat and not lose some FFM (including muscle). That's why I'm interested in this as they do say right in the abstract: "A dietary restriction which exceeds the limited capability of the fat store to compensate for the energy deficiency results in an immediate decrease in the fat…
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But 15-20% of 24 kg is 4-7 kg FFM lost, along with 20-17 kg of fat. That isn't totally insignificant and seems to go against the premise of the paper (that a calorie deficit of less than ~30 cal per lb of FM is not FFM-depleting). How much does diet (i.e. eating enough protein) and resistance training play into this?
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Says the lady with a Tolkien quote on her profile :angry: BTW - there's been a new Hobbit movie out since you were a kid. That'd be the animated one.
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Read the books many times! Loved the LOTR movies, liked the first Hobbit one OK, hated Desolation of Smaug.
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Interesting, thanks! I thought that the transfer from fat was less than this, but I'm not sure where I got that from. I guess what this is saying to the obese is that they can have a large deficit and not be afraid of losing lean body mass. Not that they should have the maximal deficit possible to simply lose weight…
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If I'm reading this correctly, you were eating 2700 for 3 weeks and you lost 2 lb, so that's 2/3 of a pound per week. Meaning 0.666 * 3500 = 2331 calorie deficit per week, or 333 per day. Therefore (given this data) your TDEE would appear to be 2700 + 333 = 3033. Not sure where you are getting the 3632 from? And: losing 2…
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What you chose to take will depend on price, amount of protein per scoop, ratio of protein-to-carbs, taste, availability, whether you need the "extras" in either one etc. Check the labels and see what works best for you. But I think the Optimum Nutrition one is a better bang for the buck (more protein per dollar). Even on…
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No. Just no. A 200 lb person eating that little will burn through muscle. Eat the maximum number of calories possible to lose weight in a slow and controlled manner.
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I don't know that you have peaked yet - if you are changing all the time, you may well not have! Find a progressive program and follow it for at least 12 weeks, including the deloads, and see what happens. 5/3/1 might be a good choice, as it allows for higher volume accessory work ("Big But Boring"), but with a focus on…
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If you are in a calorie deficit, once you've peaked neuromusclular adaptation, you gains will slow. Basically, you've reached the point where your existing muscles are working just about as efficiently as they can, and the only way to get stronger now is to add more muscle mass. The fastest way to do that, is to eat at a…
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If it is that sore, I'd suggest not doing anything right now that makes it feel bad. Don't try and push through, or you'll make it worse (or get pinned under the barbell doing a bench press like I did)! Concentrate on squats for a while.
