navyrigger46 Member

When I was cutting I weighed every day, but only logged it on Friday, now that I'm bulking I only weigh on Friday. Rigger

Carbs only make you fat if you're in a calorie surplus and only eat carbs. Regardless of your personal (unscientific) opinion, it really is calories in vs. Calories out, where those calories come from is completely irrelevant in terms of weight loss. To the extent that you actually believe that carbs make you fat, it's…

Don't listen to a single word of this ignorant nonsense. OP, eat back between 25-50% of your exercise calories, MFP's calculations for exercise are a bit high, and listen to your body when it tells you it needs more fuel. Rigger

The most efficient diet is not to diet at all. Diet's are temporary, they are intended to be so in order to maximize profits through return customers. The best solution is to avoid diets all together, count calories and maintain a modest deficit while eating all the foodz. It's free, and it works. Rigger

Couldn't be said better. People need to find what fuels their body best, it's all individual. You wouldn't run jet fuel in a pinto. Personally, I like more carbs on heavy lifting days, and more protein on rest days, and I leave my fats fairly consistent. Rigger

Protein is a little low, calories are too low, and more water wouldn't kill you. Eat more food though, a goal is something you strive to achieve, not miss, you missed every day. Rigger

Why wouldn't you lift when losing weight? BMI is a poor measurement, but given your height a little cutting wouldn't hurt, but I would start lifting regardless of what you decide. The one thing that is consistent in my fitness regimen is heavy lifting. Rigger

This, with one exception, the bulk and cut process takes years, not just months. Rigger

Why are you at 1200 daily? MFP shouldn't have put you that low as a man, and no, what you're suggesting is a bad idea, just move on, it's 500 calories, one day is not going to make you fat, just like one day is not going to make you skinny. Just log it and move on. Rigger

Compression sleeves, they're neoprene, the bar should just slide right up without catching or bunching. I would recommend you take a look at your form though, if you're digging in that hard you're doing something wrong, the bar should not act as leverage against your body. Rigger

Do you weigh your food? Do you know what your TDEE is? Rigger

Try getting more fiber and protein to balance out your fats a bit more. Fat is good, but in a disproportionate amount can leave your stomach in knots. Rigger

Mean people provide a public service. The fact is that some people are just really bad at the whole internet thing, and in extreme cases the most humane thing to do is force a rage quit. It's kind of like putting down a lame horse, we're compassionate and don't want these poor souls to suffer. Rigger (a mean MFP Peep)

Dietary cholesterol has a very limited effect on the cholesterol in your body, I wouldn't even bother tracking it if I were you. Rigger

No. Rigger

The irony is strong with this one. OP, your hypocrisy is glaring. Rigger

First of all, fire your trainer, because he is a moron. Second, the raspberry ketones did nothing for you other than lighten your wallet and stimulate the placebo effect. The calorie deficit and working out did all the work. Rigger

And eat more, lifting is only about ten percent of this equation, the other 90 is food and rest. Rigger

I go through about two dozen eggs a week, I also like to have steak for breakfast. I can grill a steak and fry two eggs in about 10 minutes depending on the thickness of the steak, 4-5 minutes per side, and basted eggs take about 2 minutes. Rigger

I'd keep bulking, you're not looking soft yet so you still have a bit more gaining to do. Looking great though, keep it up. Rigger

Drop the rowing, lift heavy three days a week, and get your calorie intake up to 2500 every day, and don't be worried about going over that, be more scared to go under it. What you're doing currently is treading the line between cutting and maintaining, if you want to build mass you need to eat big and lift big, forget the…

That's not low carb, that's high carb. You're eating more than you think, log all your food, and you'll see. ETA: Weigh your food, if you're not weighing, you're guessing. Rigger

How tall are you, how much do you weigh, and what is your weekly lifting and cardio regimen? ETA: You don't need to add whole wheat pasta for a day, you need to add a meal every day, like pizza, or a bacon cheeseburger with onion rings. Rigger

Why is that not good advice? What's wrong with butter? Or coconut oil, or olive oil? Fat is an essential macro, and butter is a great way to hit that macro. Rigger

That's serious recommendation, and not a bad one at that. Rigger

Walk up to one of those big intimidating guys in between sets and ask him for tips, tell him you're a newbie, he'll probably be one of the nicest, most accommodating people you have ever met. No one in that gym is going to rack your skull with a barbell, or scream at you for being new (unless you come to my gym and don't…

Counting calories is free, and regardless of whether you count points or calories, fruits and veggies do in fact have calories. Don't get me wrong, WW is not a bad system, and it works in the short term for a lot of folks who are less than dedicated, but counting calories is better in my opinion. Keep in mind though, it's…

I as thinking the same thing. :blushing: Rigger

You could wake up at midnight and eat your entire days worth of food and go back to sleep and it would make no appreciable difference. Rigger

I just want to know what toxins were cleansed, and how brown rice accomplished this feat. Rigger