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There's nothing wrong with it, but it sounds pretty awful to me. This will only work if you genuinely aren't hungry throughout the day. Like people who skip breakfast because they're not hungry in the morning - to each their own, nothing wrong with it. However, if you stay hungry all day and only eat once, you're setting…

I've been known to prelog several weeks in advance. I've been slacking lately and haven't even finished pre-logging for next week. It works for my lifestyle because I rarely have things come up that prevents me from eating the meals I pre-log. I make adjustments as necessary, but I usually end up sticking to the plan. I'm…

1. People are stupid. Stop listening to them. 2. You don't have to do hours of exercise. It's calories in vs. calories out. Each gram of carbs has 4 calories, each gram of protein has 4 calories, and each gram of fat has 9 calories. A calorie is a calorie. Eat all the carbs you want, as long as you're within your calorie…

Why do you "need" to lose 44 lbs by the end of March? Calories in vs. calories out. The only reason the weight comes back after you lose it is because you revert back to overeating.

I am sitting on my butt from 7:30am - 6:15pm, either commuting or working, Monday-Friday. I eat at my desk by choice. I have no desire to work out when I get home from work - all I want to do is eat, relax, and go to bed early. But I don't FIND time to work out, I MAKE the time. I go to bed at 9:00 every night so I can get…

Nope. The only thing that's different when I'm on my period is that I have to hide a tampon in my clothes when I go to the bathroom at work. And no sex for 5 days, but that's a personal choice. Otherwise, I hardly notice it. I've been lucky enough to not have bad cramps, cravings, mood swings, etc. No more so than any…

I support the message, but 3,657 calories? Yeah, before lunch. If I was below 5500 calories from December 24-26, I'd be shocked. Luckily, I gave up on logging around 4000ish. No regrets.

As little as possible. At the moment all I do is three 10-minute HIIT sessions a week. And that's enough for me. If I never step on a cardio machine ever again, it'll be too soon.

So much misinformation here. I can't even... Your problem is simple: inconsistency. It's quite clear that you're doing a lot of estimating and your logging likely isn't all that accurate. Another issue is that you're focusing way too much on your exercise. Weight loss happens in the kitchen. Eating back some exercise…

You're overthinking it. It's an estimate either way and there's no way around that. If you have a set exercise routine (TDEE goes by hours of activity per week), TDEE is the most hassle-free way to do it. Of course it's also an estimate, but it's certainly not less accurate than estimating each workout. The error from day…

Since when does "medium" mean normal/healthy/etc. It's the medium size - bigger than small, smaller than large. No reason to give the word more meaning than that. And as others said, it depends on your build. Size 8 can be a healthy size for some women.

Gently. And use protection. Serious Answer: Both are probably overestimations. If you're dong steady state cardio, a HRM would probably be more accurate, but who knows? This is why I started using the TDEE method - no need to log exercise when it's already worked into your calorie goal.

I agree that bagel thins are good, but they're just not bagels. If I really want a bagel, I'd much rather fit a real one into my macros if I can. Same with bread - I want a sandwich on actual bread, not that cardboard they call sandwich thins. I bought those exactly once and the entire bag ended up in the trash. If you do…

Seriously though, who actually hates carbs? Even if you do low carb (WHY WHY WHY?!), that doesn't mean you don't enjoy eating them. Carbs = good. Calorie = calorie.

I usually just take my egg and egg white mixture (or just one or the other), whisk it up in a small circular tupperware container, microwave for a minute, stir, then microwave for another minute until it's cooked and in one egg "patty" that fits perfectly on an English muffin. I recently discovered that you can crack eggs…

3000 calories? Weak.

A serving is whatever the nutrition label says is a serving. That doesn't mean I always eat exactly one serving. Sometimes I have half a serving (15-17g) of peanut butter on top of a Quest bar. Sometimes I eat exactly one serving (40g) of oats. Sometimes I have two servings (175g) of broccoli with dinner. It depends on my…

There's no substitute for nuts, but nuts aren't a requirement for a healthy diet. I think the serving size for nuts is sad and I don't find them the least bit filling, so I very rarely eat them. No big deal. I do eat plenty of nut butter, which is also calorie dense, but definitely worth it to me because it's so delicious.…

Back when I was doing nothing but cardio, I absolutely dreaded exercise. The feeling of accomplishment afterward was simply not worth the torture I had to endure to get there. Now that I've been lifting for a little over a year and a half, I can honestly say I look forward to working out pretty much every time. Most days…

If it were easy, no one would have any weight to lose. Of course it can be hard - nothing easy is worth doing. Step #1 is to stop thinking there are "good foods" vs. "bad foods." Eat what you want, track the macros/calories, stay within your limits, and lose weight. Voila! No, it won't be a piece of cake, pun intended, but…

I'm 5'5" 120 lbs. Maintaining on 240 carb / 65 fat / 130 protein. At 2050 calories/day, that's not an even ratio - it's 46% C/29% F/25% P.

I'm not trying to gain weight, but this was a pretty amazing breakfast. If I were bulking, I'd double it. :smile:

Why oh WHY do so many women default to 1200 calories? Unless you're lying in a coma all day, you can almost certainly eat more than that and lose weight, and without being miserable and hungry all the time. I had 35 lbs to lose and lost it all eating more than 1200 calories per day. The lowest my calorie intake got was…

Recomp takes a lot of time and patience, so let's not get ahead of ourselves. Take pictures and measurements monthly, because the changes will happen, but they'll be slow.

No. I tried doing this in the past, but it never stuck. It's hard to out-exercise a bad diet. And by "bad diet," I mean eating more calories than your body burns. Most people think they're burning more calories during exercise than they actually are.

^ This. I'll take 5g less protein for 6g less carbs any day. I never have a problem hitting my protein macro anyway. I don't really care about artificial sweeteners AND L&F comes in a ton of amazing flavors. I've never seen the Triple Zero yogurt in my local grocery store, now that I think of it.

I rarely eat dinner after 7, but I always eat ice cream after 7. Late dinner can result in excess fat gains. Late dessert actually helps you lose weight...but only if it's ice cream. I kid. Meal timing doesn't matter, as the others said. Is what a word? Eaten? Of course it is.

Indeed, so...bye. I automatically expect at least one condescending *kitten* to come forward in each forum thread. You've served your purpose, sir. Thanks to everyone else for actual answers/suggestions minus the obnoxious snark.

Yeah, I'm starting to suspect that more time off is what it's going to take. But I still want to seek advice from a medical professional before I admit defeat. :) Thanks for the insight!

Yeah, I'm the person seeking advice on what type of specialist to see for a lifting injury… On a fitness forum of all places. The nerve! So yeah, that's me. And who are you? The guy that continues to post on a thread and yet hasn't said a single useful thing thus far? But hey, you keep doing you, bro.