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I did just find this online: http://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20833995

I want a banging body. I turn 40 in a little over a year and I only have a little control over how my face ages. However, I can have amazing abs and a great butt! I've never really been overweight either, but I've never been super fit either. I also have hobbies that require me to be pretty strong, and I want to avoid…

You can get your metabolism tested if you're concerned. The dietitian at one of our local grocery stores offers testing for $45. There's a device called a MedGem that measures resting metabolic rate.

We have similar stats (although I'm almost twice your age). You are eating at a deficit most of the time by eating 1600 calories. I lose on this amount even if I eat 2500 2x a week. My maintenance is close to 2300 calories per day. Now, I usually try to eat at a deficit M-Th because I like to eat (and drink) more on…

Thanks! It's such a pain since all the estimates are so different, and I definitely don't want to be doing more damage by undereating. The scale finally dropped back down to 128 on Saturday. Unfortunately I had 3 good solid days with decent surpluses, so I expect to have maintained instead of dropped any more weight. In…

Sounds great! Thanks!

Rum has essentially the same calories as vodka. I don't know where this myth that vodka is lower cal than everything else originated. A rum and diet should be about 100 calories. Same as a vodka diet

Except that a standard bar pour is 1.5 ounces. So more like 90-100 calories. Pretty much all the hard alcohols are 65-70 calories per ounce. But again, a standard pour is 1.5 ounces. Malibu is lower Cal at 50 or so calories per ounce. Also lower alcohol, so that isn't such a bad thing, imo. Flavored vodkas are usually…

I was going to say glute ham raises. They really hit the hammies and are deceptively hard. I also do Good Mornings, single leg romanian dead lifts, glute bridges, cable pull-throughs... I was actually having a lot of pain in my hip flexors and realized it was a weak posterior chain. Since I've started targeting more…

I don't know my 1RM, and these aren't necessarily sets of 5, but I can squeeze out 5 on some and 3 on others. I never have a spotter so I don't push. I'm also fairly new to deads. Squat: 160# (1.2x body weight) Bench: 90# (0.7x BW) Dead: 185# (1.4x BW)

Bump! I'm a huge fan of single serving desserts

I started with pole several years ago and that led me to other aerial arts. I just recently got back to it, though I'm more of a circus type poler than a sexy poler. All the aerial stuff is a pretty great workout. It does tend to neglect your lower half, so you might want to add in some lower body work.

Agree with JoRocka on all of this. 1200-1600 certainly isn't too much, OP. I don't know how active you are, but we are the same height. I'm 38 years old and 130 lbs. I burn around 1800 calories on a sedentary day. My weight most definitely fluctuates on a daily basis. Mostly due to salt, I'm sure.

This.

Unlikely. The human body cannot digest fiber. There are, however, fat soluble vitamins: A, D, E, and K.

Use a misto. 10 calories per spray

I agree that the defining the diet as "Paleo" is probably the biggest reason it gets so much flack. That and eliminating legumes. I think that freaks people out too. I get why they chose that definition, but it gives people a reason to snark. Considering I was once a carb queen, I don't know that I'm that shocked people…

I think that's what I'll have to do! I'd love to say I'm going to change my lifestyle, but honestly, I don't see that happening any time soon.

This is all pretty interesting stuff! I'm planning my first bulk starting Nov. 1st and am somewhat nervous about it. The way I normally maintain is to eat at a deficit M-Th to allow myself to have fun weekends. Sunday I try to eat at maintenance. This has worked well for me for a long time. When bulking, I assume I really…

Easy! Cook the meat and potatoes! Weigh your portion. If you want veggies and no one else does, just make some for yourself. This is exactly how I eat and stay plenty lean. In fact, I think it's easier to watch calories when it's a meat/potato/veggie meal as opposed to a pasta or bread based meal.

I was an anti-morning person until I went to New Orleans back in July. I knew I'd be drinking and eating all weekend, so I busted my butt to get myself to the gym before I hopped on the plane. I now do most of my workouts in the morning. It does kinda become habit. Now, I also work out over lunch sometimes or after work or…

I'm really lucky because we have a kitchen at work. But I went ahead and bought a George Foreman for the kitchen, so I usually have a chicken thigh (cooked from frozen) and some veggies.

Bump, because I have always experienced this. I'm on a mini-cut and know I'm at a deficit. I've been tracking, and maintaining for over a year, so I'm pretty confident with my numbers. I'm also pretty lean (<19% BF, and I'm female). From everything I've read, this is a common phenomenon for women bodybuilding competitors…

In the past when I've tried to lose weight, I always have a "whoosh" effect. Where I don't lose, don't lose, and then suddenly drop four lbs. This article explains it, though I'm sure there are other theories out there as well: http://www.muscleforlife.com/water-retention-and-weight-loss/ At any rate, I'm doing a mini-cut…

If you love the sausage, eat the sausage! Worry less about calories and fat (which are fine if accounted for) and more about all that salt and the nitrates. Actually, I rarely worry about that either. Well, the salt, mostly because it causes me to retain a ton of water.

Focusing on strengthening the glutes has helped by hip pain tremendously. Glutes can be hard to target. I've added barbell flute bridges, cable pull through, kneeling squats, good mornings, and a few others. I still get some hip pain, but its diminished.

Cold brew is the easiest thing in the world to make. Coffee, water, let it overnight, strain, voilà! Cold brew coffee. Trader Joes has good stuff too. I add in my own mixers

Depends on where the tightness stems from Tight hip flexors can give you low back pain. I wouldn't hesitate to lift then. A bulging or herniated disc might be a different story.

How tiny is tiny? And can you keep/use a George Foreman at work? I'm not very good at prepping food ahead of time, so I cook at work. Chicken thighs and veggies (or fruit which I did today) make a great, low calorie lunch. Every once in a while I mix it up and have fish or sausages or something.

^^this too. I'm an aerialist so I need to rehearse, practice, etc. That's enjoyment with a little exercise benefit thrown in. I also like hiking and mountain biking. I enjoy weight lifting too, but I'm doing it to build muscle and strength. I enjoy riding my beach cruiser around town, preferably to a bar, lol. OTOH, I…