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Absolutely, fast until dinner - I do it all the time when I know i'll be eating crap. I fast for 16hrs every single day but I extend it to 24hrs on those kinds of days. I also recommend this to my clients will great success. Intermittent fasting - ftw.

I second this - not that I'm a cyclist, nor do I condone extended periods of endurance in anyway. But the concept is somewhat correct. Also - suggesting diabetics to be in ketosis for fat loss is absurd. A diabetic (1, 2) is highly prone to ketoacidosis which can be life threatening. You cannot believe everything you read…

It does not matter.

Not sure where you found this but that is complete nonsense... 300g carbs is insidious weight gain??? carbs don't make people fat... calories do. I eat well over 400g of carbs on training days 3x per week - no metabolic syndrome to speak of.

http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

Minimum at TDEE... i would highly recommend 200 above... yes you may gain some weight... but it's very likely that you will upregulate your thyroid and in turn drop some fat and water in the process.... in the long-run you'll be better off... after about 2 weeks eating TDEE+200 or so you can resume dieting at -20% - about…

I wrote an article about fixing skinny-fat here: http://liftstuff.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-skinny-fat-annihilation-protocol.html

Get a good pair of shoes for overpronation... ideally I would recommend orthotic insoles to correct the problem

Skip breakfast - in case you haven't already tried that. http://liftstuff.blogspot.com/2012/09/your-intermittent-fasting-questions.html

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Yes - do a hard reset of your metabolism... general guidelines for this would be eating 200-300kCal surplus for 2 weeks... then carry on with a -20% deficit.

Sounds like you've been low calorie eating for far too long... how are your cheat days? They should be well above maintenance with low fat and very high carb (starchy carbs specifically). For someone of your weight, I would recommend a solid refeed day in the 3-4000kCal range for 1 to 2 days... TDEE for your weight is…

Don't eat back your calories - that concept is of fitness is flawed. If you are training strength and moderately cutting calories while keeping protein high then you will be successful. I don't care what anyone tells you, the heartrate monitor on your treadmil/elliptical/HRM-watch is incredibly inaccurate... you're better…

40%P/10%F/50%C and 40%P/40%F/10%C will both yield the same fat loss results if you are in a deficit... it's more about high protein and lower calories regardless of %'s of macros... I personally tend to have high carbs on training days, high fat on rest-days... and 1g/kg is a good level of fat as an average throughout the…

The remedy is not to eat 1200kcal per day... eat more... feel less hungry... 1200 will get you weight loss for a a little while after which you will crash and rebound by binging... you only have to eat 20% below maintenance to lose weight... not sure why everyone here things 1200 is the magic number???

I train all my clients with Leangains or ESE style intermittent fasting. I have used it myself each and everyday for 3 years. Works like a charm!

Sugar is fine - but best consumed post-workout. Don't worry about the MFP recommendations of Protein/Carb/Fat/Sugar/Fibre....

Pasta is fine... whote wheat or white makes almost no difference - preferably consumed after a workout only. Disregard the protein content in pasta.

You are in too deep of a deficit - 1200 is way too low for a 175lb male. Try eating closer to 1900-2000 kCal per day - don't be in a rush lest you lose any lean body mass. It's not about the scale - it's about the mirror.

Keep it high - re-evaluate every month as weight drops. 180g is a lot and is tough to do at first - you may have a hard time getting there but you'll thank me for it in a few weeks. In fact, most people on a low-protein diet switching to a higher protein diet see almost immediate changes in physique (almost overnight).…

You're most welcome. I personally do not know who does the certifying, nor do I particularly care... and you may well be right - I simply do my best to avoid heavily corn-based or soy-based products and I recommend this to my clients as well based on what I know. You've decided to point out genetic outliers in the fitness…

For a number of reasons - high protein diets are far better for fat loss... satiety for one... protein synthesis for muscle retention is another... and thermic effect of food - meaning digesting protein takes extra energy that you are, in turn, burning just by consuming more protein.

You're entitled to your opinion - I'm just stating the facts. You also couldn't pay me to not eat meat. But the sad reality is that for physique enhancement vegetarians/vegans rarely achieve the goals that omnivores are capable of. References in the article itself:…

1000kcal deficit won't get you very far for very long... keep it moderate around -30%... Protein should be around 180-190g for you each and every day regardless of whether you exercise or not. The rest can come from clean carbs and fats.

But this is the biggest flaw - creating a deficit by exercise is a very poor investment in time. I would rather sit for 3 hrs and watch tv or spend time with family *while not eating* than walk on a treadmill for an hour boring myself - both result in the same weight loss. Exercise should be used as a "repartitioning…

To add to this point - heart rate doesn't mean much at all - you could sit still with your HRM and burn close to 100 calories in an hour. The other thing is that activities like weight-lifting elevate your heart-rate well into the next day. Not to mention they elevate protein synthesis for muscle retention and growth which…

Protein is too low - calories are too low. Protein 14g/st.... calories for your bodyweight for fast weight loss should be around 1900.

Cottage cheese and berries.

Just eat 2300 - 460 each day - regardless of exercise or not. About 1800 each day.

The idea that you need liquid protein within 15 mins is completely false. More like 3-5 hours... protein synthesis peaks at 24hrs post exercise and declines to baseline at 36hrs post exercise. If you consume only liquid protein within 15 mins of exercise it will be converted entirely to sugar via gluconeogenesis (if your…