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Bro date in the weight room

Ambition is priceless. That's what's in your veins.

In a nutshell: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1216925-confessions-of-a-former-yo-yo-dieter

Currently cutting on sub 1800 calories with no regard to meal timing or frequency.

This. Of the 3 macro nutrients (protein/carbs/fats), protein is the most satiating for both long and short term. Fiber keeps you feeling full too.

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I copy pasted from the first link I posted. I figured some of you may be too lazy to click my sources lol. Thanks though

Highly unlikely that she only went over her calories by this little, seeing as a typical slice of pizza from the food court at Costco is 600+ calories. OP: I wouldn't stress about it (also because too much cortisol probably isn't good for you lol). Everyone has cheat days. Just go back to eating like normal!

I'm not a woman, but I think building tha booty is one of the reasons.

MyFitnessPal is just a general set of guidelines. There are too many variables to consider with respect to whether or not you'll get your results -- such as activity level and how precise you are with measuring and tracking everything you eat/drink. Try to hit a certain amount of calories as accurately and consistently as…

In my opinion, your carbs and fats are a bit too low. Indeed that is a lot of protein as well. What was your fiber intake? I'm currently losing weight on 250g+ carbs.

You can track calories daily... or weekly.. or monthly. Calories can actually carry over. But I wouldn't suggest restricting yourself and doing anything like having close to no carbs the next day to balance it out (I did this in the past). You'll form a poor relationship with food and start a binge & restrict cycle. We all…

Aside from being beneficial to your cardiovascular health, doing cardio only puts you in a calorie deficit. You can achieve weight loss without doing any cardio by simply eating in a calorie deficit (consistently). I've personally seen and worked with a few clients that in the past, did nothing but cardio whenever they…

This. But in all seriousness, coffee has 0 calories so you don't have to count it. Unless of course you add sugar. Sugar is a form of carbohydrate. And as we all know, carbohydrates have 4 calories per gram.

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The BMI doesn't take into account lean body mass (LBM). Being 5'5" and weighing 130lbs may be considered having a "healthy" body mass index, but if your fat-to-muscle ratio is poor (more fat than muscle) then you are what's considered "skinny fat". On the opposite end, if you're 5'5" and weigh 145lbs, but you do a lot of…

I like to think I'm married to food.

Cookies 'n Cream didn't exactly live up to the hype. I expected a lot more since everyone was raving about it. It is good though. I also love White Chocolate Raspberry, Double Chocolate Chunk, and Strawberry Shortcake. Microwave on high for 17-20 seconds and you are in HEAVEN.

lol subtle attempt to be an e-pimp... not so subtle

Honestly there's no real way to tell exactly how many calories you should be consuming to achieve your goals -- there are too many factors at play like hormones, protein synthesis, your activity level... the list goes on. What I'd suggest is experimentation. Stay at a certain amount of calories for 2 weeks or so. Weigh…

I was skeptical at first but I'm the type of person that's generally willing to try new things. I've supplemented with a bunch of whey protein in the past from other companies before using Herbalife. Long story short: the products are of much better quality and they do work, provided you know what you're doing and the…

It seems like your metabolism may have adapted from the chronic (and severe) calorie deficit. I wouldn't advise continuing to eat just 1,000 calories a day for much longer. What you should look into is reverse dieting -- slowly re-adding calories into your diet and letting your metabolism catch up. That's what I did when I…

I'M SALIVATING AS I TYPE THIS

Feel free to add me, my food log is open. But be warned: you'll often see things like pizza and other junk. The idea isn't to completely remove these types of food from your diet. It's to have anything you want in moderation. Portion control is key. Cutting out certain foods just to try and "get faster results" may be…

I hit my protein target and keep fats around 25-35g. Carbs are often 250g+ for workout days and quite frankly... carbs are the best

Not anymore. I plan ahead. If I want two slices of pizza, I'll fit it into my calories and macro nutrient allotment. Cheat days in the past often put me in a guilt mentality followed by restrictions the following days to try and compensate

The goal is never to see how little you can eat a day. It's instead to be able to eat as much as possible while still being able to get desirable results (i.e drop body fat or add muscle -- not that either of these can be done simultaneously either)

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