Wolffeathers

If you have an active day, eat a bit more. Excersise increases your metabolism while your working out. There is conflicting data on how much there is a "after burn" for the cool down period. Also, muscle uses more calories than fat (the reason someone that has a lot of muscle can seem to eat anything they want, and not…

Part of it is how much weight you use. Adding muscle mass means using weights that you can only do between 3 and 12 reps per set. More than 12 is really cardo, less than three is going to be mainly strenght. I've found webMD has a lot of useful articles on weight lifting, both to tone and to add. Check there, they may even…

There's various articles out there about how BAD a high protein, low carb diet is. Carbs are one of the things that give you energy. To much protein is just as bad for you as to little. The same for high carb, low protein diets. You need a balanced amount of both. Most of those losing weight on the high something, lower…

Various articles I've read say you should eat before hand, and after (something with Carbs and Protein). Also, remember, breakfast should be your BIGGEST meal of the day, as it gives you the calories to get through the day.

Also keep in mind that you might be gaining muscle to replace that fat. A smaller amount of muscle weighs a pound than fat. That's why it's said that the best way to tell if your losing fat is to measure yourself every two to four weeks.

What I do when I screw up, is forget about it. There is nothing you can do to change the past. Work on, not today, but right now. Think about the future, and the way you want to look/feel.

Part of it is that your body is used to getting more calories. From what I've read, it can take a month or more for your body to get used to less food than you would normally eat. The other part, is 1300 calories is unhealthy. 1600 for a woman, 1800 for a man is considered the MINIMUM that you should have in a day. Your…