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Once a week I have a high carb day and this doesn't seem to impact my results. I do this for a few reasons. One is so I can have a couple of meals that I love so I won't go crazy! Also to get all the potential vitamins I may be lacking from my high fibre diet and also to assist my body in refuelling my glycogen stores…

What are your goals? Are you strength training? Your intake requirements will vary. Personally I aim for around 1 grander pound of weight but this is due to the fact I need a high protein diet to assist with recovery from hours of resistance and Olympic lifting every week.

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Agree with the above. High fat foods will yield the greatest amount of calories per gram. Try some good fats! Surprising how many calories can be in such a small serving of high fat food. Salmon, organic peanut butter etc

Mate, ask a body builder if they count calories or a power lifter. Generally they dont. I have trained with many of both and almost all don't stress over precise calorie intake. Some do but once you know what you need to eat it gets easier. Overly processed foods will most definitely allow for weight gain, that is fat…

I never said 'don't count calories' I said it's not the definitive answer. It's a great guide but if you are really struggling to gain weight you simply need to eat more! Good foods = complex carbs, good fats, protein rich foods with limited processed low gi food

I agree with the above. I have been pre cooking meals for a long time as I am extremely lazy. Generally will cook Sunday and ensure everything is consumed by The end of Thursday. That has been applicable for all meats, veg, rice

Chewy vitamins? Are you in the U.S.? I'd ditch those first of all as they will most likely contain sugar of some refinement. Take a standard multivitamin that is reputable. Like any supplement its all about how well your body can absorb the nutritional value of the product. I'd look at a probiotic to ensure this is…

A lack of sodium in the body if possible for causing those symptoms but I doubt it's the cause. You may have simply ran out of energy.. Had you eaten core you prior to training? The body may have simply been depleted of glycogen (energy). Symptoms also match those of dehydration. Also, you just pushed your body to its…

Imo I wouldn't be so worried about counting calories and being so technical. Calorie counting and macros is a great guide but it's not the definitive solution, you'll just confuse yourself. Eat, eat and eat some more I guarantee you're not eating enough. If you were you'd gain wait, simple. You will get used to it over…

You can never expect to be too precise, if your goal is weight loss always slightly over estimate the calories. But I wouldn't get too technical. If you are counting ever gram of bread crumb and being too methodical this could push you to stop counting your calories as you will get sick of it. Keep it basic and you will…

All in the mind! Don't forget to train that muscle too! Just think.. Is all that time and work spent training and exercising worth that candy bar or extra bad meal? Make your self feel guilty before you eat those calories!

Don't just add a heap of calories.. Add a little extra each week and ease in to a calorie excess

Hey, the fact that you have made it this far, opening a myfitnesspal account says it all. Means that you are thinking seriously about your goals! You can only move forward now and you will find some great, supportive and inspirational people on here. This is good, because unfortunately we can't always rely on our friends…

Again, this depends completely on your needs. If you are trying to bulk up and gain muscle weight, eating crap or 'empty' calories such as icecream and sweets just to meet your macros is fine as long as you dont mind a little fat gain along the way. Personally, If I eat crap food I feel crap and don't have as much energy.…

Again, there's looking and then there is staring like an idiot.. I feel embarrassed for the girl having some one burn a hole through them from a long death type stare.. Sure she's hot as hell,..pull a sneaky look and get back to your *kitten*

Guys that rock up to the gym for their 60 minute 'workout' only to spend 4 minutes between sets texting and checking them selves out in the mirrors. Note: By the time you have left the gym, you haven't completed a workout, you completed 15 minutes of exercise and 45 minutes of rest, you haven't even come close to reaching…

Thanks for your in depth response. Everyone is now much more informed.

Really? Never seen it, been having this for years. Awesome tasting though right?

Processed foods, that being foods that have unnatural processes added, are never good for your body. The human body is designed to break down whole foods to get 100% of the nutrients from them without putting strain on the body. Any processed food is always going to have sodium added (a natural preservative) A diet high in…

You don't have to follow this recipe, this is just a guide. Feel free to add what ever and tweak to your liking but this has a heap of good fats, natural sugars, good protein and complex carbs.. far better than ice cream!.. depends what bulk you are going for, icecream will give you a dirty bulk. One scoop of whey - 20-30…

A sneaky way to get down those calories is by making a shake. Try milk, banana, add a couple teaspoons of peanut butter, a cup or more of oates and some protein powder.. Depending on how much of each you put in you can get an awesome tasting shake with heaps of the calories you need. My morning shake has around 50 grams of…

Good luck mate! Feel free to add me, More than happy to check over your diary every now and then if you like

If you're giving your body the right fuel, and are mixing up your weight training enough you should continue to have results but you gottta keep at it! Instead of changing around your rep range try drops sets and pyramid sets. These are 10 times harder but will really push you muscles to the limit. Sounds like you got…

Something to take into consideration is that these calculators give you ball park figures. Not everyone's body and metabolism is the same! So you may need to tweak your calories slightly. As far as your training, the body is clever and over time becomes adapts to the type of training you are performing unless you mix it up…

All the responses IMO are spot on! However, If you want to get technical, bread isn't so much as bad but very refined and hence not a natural form of food. So technically your body might have a bit of trouble trying to break down the processed grains and other additives. You best best is to have a wholemeal bread which has…

This is definitely over training.. How do you expect your muscles are going to recover if you hit them day after consecutive day.. Muscle tissue needs time to heal and grow, by cheating your body, you are not reaching your potential and in actual fact you can be counter productive. Ideally you want to train different…

Generally, this would be over training the muscles that have been worked as you have not given them adequate time to recover, heal and grow. Depending on your level of training though, you body may heal quicker. For example, a beginner-intermediate trainer who may have just recently started training is going to take longer…

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haha, a healthier and fitter you with a cocktail in your display pic! I love it, welcome aboard