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Even with a medical condition you cannot gain weight while in a deficit. It is physically impossible. However, your medical condition can decrease your BMR which would make the typical BMR and TDEE formulas inaccurate for you. Since you do have a medical condition, I recommend working with a professional dietician.…

Uh...Ooooh....I see what you did there!!!

Burning more Calories than you take in. Lifting heavy weights (no you won't get bulky). Doing some cardio. Getting enough protein and fat. Also, 35 lbs in 5 months is a pretty significant amount of weight. You COULD have some loose skin. It will take time for it to adjust to your leaner body. Since you are only 21, it…

OK you are right (sort of). But eh whatever...just trying to give a starting point. Yes it is complicated. However, in practice, beginners get overwhelmed when you go into all the complex details. Better to start out simple and make adjustments as you progress and learn.

This. Rapid weight loss rarely ends well. Most people that are successful in losing weight will tell you that the slow and steady approach is best. However, 7000 Calories equals roughly 2 lbs of fat, so as rabbitjb said, eat TDEE - 1000 Calories a day.

Yes. Calories burned depend of sex, age, height, weight and body composition. MyFitnessPal does factor all that in except for body composition as they use a formula that does not take it into consideration.

Why don't you eat what you like while maintaining a moderate calorie deficit and meeting macro and fiber goals? Cleanses are BS and a waste of time and money.

Weight fluctuations are normal. You need to look at the long term trend.

Right. If a woman has specific preferences she is being an independent and strong woman. If a man has preferences he is being a misogynist shallow sexist pig.

WOW. Glad I never went on a date with a person like you. Number 7 is especially sexist. Imagine if a man said the same thing about a women. Just wow.

Eat whatever the **** you want! Seriously? (I just read the OP. Looking forward to going through the responses. Got my popcorn ready!)

Squats and deadlifts with heavy weights while in a 15% calorie deficit.

The original P90X and Insanity are good programs for home use. The pros are they are good calorie burns and are easy to follow and stick with. The cons are you need to buy a lot of your own equipment (for P90X at least), is gimmicky and you get upsold constantly by Beachbody. Also, you can get the original programs on sale…

6 miles is the sweet spot for me.

From what I've read there is a serious debate about this in the scientific community. Interested in hearing what people have to say.

I like to grill up a bunch of chicken on Sunday night. I grill it using McCormick spice blends, chop it up and mix it with some rice. I then store it in individual containers and all I have to do is throw one in the microwave and I have a quick meal when needed. Sometimes I'll throw some veges in there as well although I…

Great points.

As a recovering orthorexic, I can relate. I remember having fear about eating "toxins" or "unclean" food. Also, I would feel guilty about eating a fast food burger or drinking a Coke. I can definitely see it as being a real eating disorder. There is nothing wrong with wanting to eat whole nutrient dense food. However, it…

OK. What about the Calorie expenditure? How did they control that?

Water retention. Did you have a lot of sodium recently? Did you jump right into a strenuous exercise routine? Did you drink alcohol? Are you on your period? Are you on a medication? All these (plus many other factors) can cause your body to lose it's fluid balance. Everyone goes through this. Look at the long term trend of…

Sorry to hear that. I am terrified of getting Lyme. I live in Connecticut right next to the town it was named after. I found 2 ticks on me the other day and the summer didn't even start yet. They are saying this will be the worst tick season in years.

The terrorists have truly won.

Haven't done Body Beast myself but what you would be doing is basically be a cut. You will maximize muscle retention while burning fat.

You lost weight because you burned more calories than you took in. It is the only scientifically accurate explanation. Coffee had nothing to do with it.

Considering that a cup of coffee has about 5 total Calories, I highly doubt it will have a negative effect on your weight loss. Maybe if you drink 400 cups a day or add about 1000 calories of sugar, cream and flavoring it will. There is nothing inherently "bad" about coffee except if you have a medical condition that…

Brah!

A reality that people need to accept is that you are the only one who really cares about your success. People might say they care, but they really don't. In fact, most people secretly want to see you fail to make themselves feel better about their shortcomings. Maybe your mom cares a little...maybe. It sounds harsh, but I…

Really? I've never seen the big green check. However, there is an asterisk next to the user submitted items. My point is if you search for "Orville Redenbacher popcorn" all that should show up is 1 verified item for each flavor/type of Orville Redenbacher popcorn. Not 50 of the same item all with different portion sizes…

If they did get rid of the free service and went to a paid service the only way I would join is if they had a department dedicated to maintaining an accurate food database. Also, I would be fine with keeping the user food database, but it should be made separate from the "official" database. It does suck trying to weed…

So. Many. LOLZ. Today.