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Look on the brightside. We're fortunate to at least have the 20% who don't need to be warned.

I say OK to GMO. It's not something that concerns me. And really I would question how anything could be called non-GMO. Some things are GMO by humans, but everything is GMO by nature. I could be ignoring official definitions of GMO, but when the backbone of biology is millions of years of genetic mutations (yes,…

I incorporate alcohol into my diet the same way I incorporate anything else: I just add the calories. Of course, alcohol has some unique concerns compared to other food, so keeping it reasonable is important.

I would be another in the camp of "if it's difficult to eat 3 times a day, don't." Your meal timing and schedule is a preference and you should do what is most convenient for you. I easily get away with not eating my first meal until afternoon, and I usually only eat twice daily. For a long time we've all heard we're…

I guess if it fits your macros...

Ripped anything is all about the body fat %.

There are many, many supplements that are a waste of your time and money. There are a few, however that could be useful. And that is completely subjective based on your goals. For me, the ones I've found useful, or believe to be useful are: Multivitamin Omega 3 Vitamin D Creatine Ever looked at Examine.com? They do a…

In that situation I usually just leave it alone. I'm sure I'll have no trouble filling it in within the next few days.

I would say don't stress out much about the timing, as it doesn't end up mattering much if at all. Eat when you want to eat, and aim for a weekly total of calories, getting plenty of protein along the way, and you'll be fine.

Maybe a higher temp, and definitely a shorter time. As soon as the meat is "done" and no longer, get it out of there.

I might not need a multi, but I also have no idea if or where I am deficient. So the easiest solution for me is to just take a multi as insurance.

Didn't watch the video, but regardless, I can tell you with 100% confidence that a calorie is a calorie.

Interesting. I guess if I was starving or hard-pressed for a protein source, I'd reach for the cricket and other creepy-crawlies. Until then, give me meat and dairy.

#1 is completely true. That means #2 is only partially true. 1200 isn't a hard and fast rule for absolutely everyone, but you are probably better off with a moderate deficit instead of an extreme one (slow and steady wins the race). There are lots of reasons for this, but personally I don't consider "starvation mode" to be…

You could go over on some days and under on the others. I prefer to look at my weekly total to have a bigger picture of where I am at.

Then, happy buttday. But(t) when you do cool compound lifts like squat and deadlift, it can be butt day nearly every day.

I think that making pizza "healthy" is a waste of effort and good pizza. Make some room for calories and enjoy real pizza. There's nothing inherently "unhealthy" about pizza, just keep it within your goals.

I am also a "volume eater" as you defined. How I deal with it is I eat only twice a day. Bigger meals.

I think this is a great point.

I am of the opinion that they would be enough. What is your reasoning or evidence to the contrary?

Although I have never read it, Eat Stop Eat is about IF. You can also find lots of IF and training related information on the blog posts on leangains.com. I've been doing IF for a while now and that is where I first became exposed to the idea.

A little bit from everywhere, but some places more than others. Where it takes the fat from is a genetic thing and there is nothing you can do to influence it. So the strategy is losing weight overall and being patient enough to see it come from the stubborn places.

I usually look for the meat and veggies (think protein and fiber). The less sauce, the better. I tend not to go very noodle-heavy. One option I like to look for is the chicken broccori (yes, I've seen it labeled as such).

Sunlight is great if you are able to get enough, but depending on where you live, that could be difficult. Your best bet is to supplement D3. I take a 1000iu tablet and plus however much is in my multivitamin. But if you are trying to play catch-up with levels, you may want quite a bit more than that for a while.

The T word is kind of a bad word around here :) To help us understand your question, could you re-frame what your goals are without using that word?

I have nothing against IF (I do it too), but I think my personal rationale is that it is overall more convenient and satisfying for me, which helps me stay on track and focused with my routine. If there are benefits over other schedules, then that is an added bonus, but I'm not banking too hard on that. Hopefully there…

Alcohol metabolism is an interesting thing. From my understanding, you are correct, it would prioritize alcohol first in the stack of what it's going to use up. But there's no beating the system, really. There's the inevitable energy equation, and whatever energy is provided by the alcohol offsets the need for energy from…

I figured you meant something closer to that, but I couldn't resist joking around about it.

Yeah, you never know about those black-out trips you take to the gym or elsewheres. Yikes. :)

Calories are energy. You'll have many different sources of that energy coming in. Since you can't really analyze every molecule coming in and how much energy is yielded, you have to generalize based on categories (macronutrients). A gram of fat is about 9 kcal. A gram of carbohydrate is about 4. A gram of protein is about…