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This is a strange rule. In fact, I wouldn't call it a rule at all.

Put all of your details into MFP, set it to lose 1lb per week, log any exercise you do each day, and then eat the amount of calories it says to. Consume what you want to, and log the food/drink into the food section of the website. Try to consume enough macro- and micronutrients. Don't just consume the same things every…

Put your activity level as low, and then add all of your exercise in the exercise log. If you log all of your food and exercise as accurately as possible and your weight change doesn't match the figures, then you can change your activity level to fit what it should be.

Ah, fair enough. Yeah, I find that too.

You should be able to put on a few pounds per month of muscle for the first 6 months or so, if you do things right and stick with it, and there will always be a little fat too. Yes, you will probably burn off more calories while awake than asleep. Sleeping is important for repairing/building muscle properly - if you don't…

My alarm went off at 3am to go to the gym. I switched it back off and slept until 8.30am. That means I had almost 12 hours sleep last night. And it felt good.

As many as I can - usually between 200g-400g.

It's not.

If you want to put on size then get a beginners bodybuilding program, one which has a good reputation which lots of people have used successfully. It'll probably be best if you start with a full-body workout three or four times per week. You'll have to join a gym or buy a lot of equipment, as there is only so much you can…

Sex.

If you are using flaxseed as your source of omega 3 then you may want to think about getting your omega 3 elsewhere.

I'd have cravings and over-eat too if I were on 1500-1800 calories. I usually consume around 2000-2600. Try consuming more calories, and exercise a little more if you need to. You may not be getting enough of particular macro- or micronutrients either, which may cause you to be more hungry or to crave certain things.

This, and people not putting weights away/removing their plates from the barbells. I always want to go up to them and say: 'Are you finished with the squat rack? Well then why the hell didn't you take the plates off?! Is it my job to do it for you, eh?! Too special to do it yourself, are you?! You lazy, selfish...'

Eat more calories. Set your weight loss to either 0.5lb or 1lbs per week, and exercise regularly, eating back your exercise calories.

1200 calories is too low, especially if you are active. I'd say 20-30mins cardio 3 times a week, but if that is too much for you then there's no point forcing it. You will become fitter and stronger with time and be able to do more and more as time passes, so there is no rush to do it all straight away.

I'm calling fake on this one. That's definitely two different people!

1) Yes, the amount of calories you eat matters. 2) You will be losing muscle mass if you are only consuming 800-900 calories per day. 3) I don't know how many carbs per hour you should eat to stay in ketosis as the whole thing seems like silly nonsense to me, let alone individual statements.

Neither will probably make much difference in terms of arm definition. The amount of calories you will burn off depends on the settings and how much effort you put into it. I'd go with a treadmill as it uses your whole body and doesn't impact your joints.

Putting on weight happens when you eat more calories then you burn off. There is nothing special about protein powder that will make this happen, as any food will. Protein powder can be a cheap and convenient source of protein, but that's about all it offers. If you are already getting more than enough protein from other…

You probably won't be able to eat enough calories or get enough rest to sustain it. You may be able to do it for a while, but in the end you will end up demotivated, tired, and with injuries, whilst lacking any real progress. There isn't really any benefit to training that much unless you are trying to become some sort of…

Losing 14lbs since October is great! You shouldn't feel disheartened, you're doing things right!

There shouldn't be any rush to lose as much weight as possible as quickly as possible, so although MFP often ends up suggesting low calorie diets, in reality dropping calories really low is usually unnecessary. As long as you are losing weight then you are moving in the right direction, and the higher you can keep your…

If I were you I would set myself as sedentary, set it to lose 1lb per week, and then add in all exercise (including walking etc.) and eat back all the exercise calories. The amount you are consuming now seems far too low to me.

How many calories are you consuming? Are you at a healthy weight?

Wait, what? You're saying that at midday you weight 5lb more than you do in the morning, but by the next morning that 5lbs has gone again?

It should be fixed fairly quickly and easily if you reverse diet. If you take in more calories then you will be consuming more macros anyway. You only need to worry about increasing a specific one a specific amount if you aren't consuming enough of it. You may put on a little weight when you reverse diet. It isn't possible…

Around 3am so I can get to the gym for 4am.

I wouldn't use percentages. If I were to do 40/30/30 then on my rest days where I am sitting around doing nothing and only consuming 2000 calories I would be consuming 200g carbs, 150g protein, and 66g fat, which isn't too bad but it's about 15g+ more protein than I need. Then on my very active days where I may be…

Intolerances to peanuts seem to be fairly common, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was to do with that.

Splenda is just sucralose, and there are some sucralose based fizzy diet drinks available in the UK. I can't really remember off the top of my head, but I think the Marks & Spencer one might be. It's easy enough to check the label any time you are in a shop though, but I don't think there is really much difference between…