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That's pretty much what I've been considering, good to know I'm on to something here. :)

And there is no way to decrease it, at all? Well, *kitten*, that complicates things. I'm a very small person (5', 102~ lbs) and, 'scuse the imagery, filled up bowels really show on my frame. >_<

The perception of cold and how well someone tolerates uncomfortable temperatures differs greatly from person to person. Entirely possible the people you see are just naturally less bothered by it.

Started wearing one myself fairly recently as well. Can't say I've noticed a huge difference on deadlifts, but it certainly makes both my OHP and squats feel better. The belt I am using is just one of many that my gym stocks for members…

Ho hum, initially I was slightly apprehensive about posting, since my more distant background is dreadfully boring and has pretty much nothing in common with you lot. But hell, might as well! I have no history of previous weight loss attempts, and I've never had any weight problems. The heaviest I've ever been was just…

Stalled out. Who'd have guessed that stress and mental fatigue is really bad for adherence. >.> So I've decided to give 6:1 a shot, somehow a full day of fasting is hell of a lot more manageable from purely psychological PoV for me. Just need to find a good fast day placement within my weekly schedule so it doesn't impact…

Anywhere from 70 to 100 minutes in total, depending on which lift I am doing and the assistance work I pick for the day.

The lack of concrete goals and metrics might very well be spot on, indeed. Considering that I've adjusted my goal weight twice already due to not being entirely satisfied with the outcome, the end line does feel rather vague at this point.

That's the easiest way to describe it. It feels and "behaves" a bit binge-y in a very irrational, temporary total lapse of judgment kind of way. And of course the fairly predictable "oh for fook's sake, now I've set myself back again" irritability follows. The only difference being that the actual severity of it tends to…

My training adherence's been almost spotless. Can't say I struggle particularly much with getting my *kitten* in gear as far as gym's concerned. I'm somewhere around 22-23% body fat, judging by my eyeballing plus measurements. It is the leanest I've been, but then again I've never been above what could be roughly 28-29%~,…

Sorry for such a late reply, life's gotten kinda hectic the last week. Last planned break would be last December, during X-Mas. 5 days total. It was a full logging break, with a fairly loose eating pattern. Before that, sometime in May 2013 for a whole week.

3:15 am. In the gym at 5 am sharp. I take a while to wake up proper, the gym is around 40~ minutes away one way on foot and I do not own a car. Yep. If it's of any relevance, I tend to go to bed at around 10 pm.

I swear by copper IUDs, personally. Always tolerated hormone-based contraceptives rather poorly, and the occasional irregular cycle and spotting the copper can cause is a small price to pay. Never experienced the stronger cramping or flow that some women seem to get from it, so it's definitely not a guaranteed side-effect.

Hullo, people. Been lurking for a few weeks, and while I am not going on a bulk just yet, I figured I might already introduce myself. Starting weight: Currently 110 lbs, cutting down to 100~ before embarking on the bulk. Yeah, I'm tiny. :< Bulk goal weight: 115ish or whenever my wardrobe will start complaining. I can't…

This. So much this.

Nope, I've also noticed that my appetite has increased lately. Guess we're getting ready to hibernate.

Height: 154 cm, weight: 49 kg. 'Scuse the disheveled appearance, taking pictures at 4:30 am is apparently tiring as feck. Co-starring my fridge and a kitchen chair. Both side pictures unflexed, the remaining four are rather easy to tell apart.

I do employ some of those methods, to be sure, but I still find keeping an accurate log to be more than helpful. I'm also fully aware that all the labels are estimates, but I don't see why that should prevent me from being accurate on my end. If anything, eliminating as many random factors as possible can only be a net…

The amount of spices I use while cooking can easily add up to 50-60 kcal out of my 200~ daily deficit. I'd say that very much warrants logging.

If someone is small and working with a very small deficit (last 2-3 kg as is my case, for example), the tiny little details DO add up a lot, to be honest.

I tend to weigh the spice container itself, before and after adding the powder to the food. If your scale is accurate enough it will register the decrease in weight, gram by gram. If I don't see the value change, I just log it as 1 g and call it a day.

The aftertaste is specific to whey isolates and hydrolysates for the most part, regular whey concentrate tends to be devoid of it. So, just look into getting the latter rather than the former.

I pre-plan all my meals a day ahead and stick with that. Quite likely that your friends do that.