joshdann Member

unless you are diabetic, it's not bad for you.

Please do not spread this sort of thing around. It's simply not how weight loss works. You may have upped your calories *and* are losing weight, but you are not losing weight *because* you upped your calories. Some other change has caused the weight loss.

I have no problem staying within that same budget, and I'm 6'6", 280. You can do it, too :)

before everyone jumps on this... What foods are you talking about?

Are you sure you don't mean deadlift? When I was a teenager I squatted over 600 lbs and was tops in my division... till I blew out my knee. And that took a couple years of training to be able to accomplish. 800+ in a deadlift would have been doable for me then (not now) but I think it would have taken quite a bit more…

eating at maintenance occasionally, especially for someone with as little fat as you have, is a perfectly fine idea. I was more talking about those who have a chronic overeating problem resulting in them being very overweight or obese. "saving up" calories just gives them a way to justify the indulgence of bad habits. What…

we do... lots of it. Scientific studies. Lots of them. They're all over the internet, on reputable sites whose only purpose is to study and publish unbiased, factual information. not from a few random people on youtube. There are plenty of health benefits from eating lots of fruits and vegetables. There are plenty of…

they do get stored as fat, though. your deficit over the week is an average. You lose more on the days you are in a greater deficit. You lose less (or none, or even gain) on the days you "saved up" for. The average will be the same... but if you did not overeat on that weekend day, you would lose more. Weighing in once a…

I watched that youtube video. In part of it the guy actually says that you can go get a PhD in Nutrition and never learn what he knows. The guy is a whack-job. He also says that he eats 2500 Calories per day, not an unlimited number. He's still completely nuts. Good luck with this... but if you *do* eat an excess of…

wait, so you honestly believe that the stuff coming from fruit is somehow different? FWIW, I did look up some of those people. Some are not fruitarians. And I couldn't find anything anywhere that says they eat "thousands of calories of fruit" every day.

unless you eat a lot of other food *and* a lot of fruit. fruit calories are not magic.

I don't think anyone said to eat low fat. And yes, a higher protein content in your diet has been scientifically proven to help maintain more LBM. Avoiding "calorie dense" feeds as a rule doesn't mean you can't ever eat them. It means that for a given number of calories, more weight and more volume means feeling full…

yes, as long as you are at a caloric deficit, you will lose weight. Which foods you choose doesn't matter for overall weight loss. Choosing higher protein foods *will* help you lose more fat than muscle. And choosing less calorie dense foods will make it easier for you to stay on track, since they will make you more full…

sugar is perhaps the least important metric in your food diary, assuming you aren't diabetic. I recommend focusing far more on total calories and protein. And remember that the MFP measurement for protein puts you "in the red" if you go over, but it's fine... and using the basic settings generally does not give you enough…

well, like I said... if it keeps you sane, then go for it. But, IMO, this pattern of consistently overeating is not a good idea. Sure, people do it... I mean, who doesn't like overeating? It's the reason we all got fat in the first place. Humans will find a way to justify anything if they really want it. I just don't think…

if you really insist on following TDEE-20%, then take 20% off of what you're currently eating. Forget the online calculators, you've found your own TDEE and proven it to be accurate by maintaining for nearly 4 months ;)

It's pretty simple... you're eating too much. If you are maintaining your weight at your current level of intake and exercise, you are eating at your maintenance level. Lower your intake and you will start to lose weight.

your best bet is to go with the lower number. Try that for a month and see where you are. No calculator can be accurate without long-term tracking of your own data. Calculate the numbers yourself after a month and you will know what your average daily burn really is.

I've never really understood this concept. I know some people take comfort in "allowing themselves" to overeat... but doing all that hard work to just wipe most of it out a few days later doesn't jive for me. If it keeps you sane, then go for it. Just remember that the surplus you eat on those days will be stored as fat.

however often you can fit them into your caloric deficit and your macros.

be very careful with TDEE and your exercise net. It's common for people to overestimate their TDEE, especially when using online calculators that are extremely inaccurate for many people. It's also common for people to overestimate their caloric burn. Not everyone messes this up, but enough do that there are daily threads…

If you've been running for that long, you almost certainly aren't burning as many calories as you think you are while running. As muscles develop more (as you use them for the same exercises for a long time), they become stronger and more efficient at performing the work. It takes less fuel to that that work. I suggest…

HRMs are like that too. People often just add the exercise to their normal (resting) burn, but that's not the proper way to do it.

I don't see what that has to do with death.

slightly longer than a piece of yarn, but not as long as a piece of rope.

I deal with sweet temptations by walking to go get them. I burn more calories than I eat. Example: the 7-11 near me is almost exactly 2 miles away. I love their chocolate chunk cookies. A 2-pack of them is 420 calories. Walking there and back burns just over 800 calories according to my HRM. That number might be high (or…

Lifting heavy (for you) weights with some mild cardio is generally the best plan for body recomposition. Running is great if you enjoy it and/or are planning to run as a hobby. For pure weight loss though, heavy weights are more effective for many reasons that are detailed in many threads here on MFP. Really it's all about…

there are no exercises to reduce any particular part of your fat mass. You must burn it off as a whole. Also, forget about supplements unless you mean multivitamins. Possibly also protein shakes, if you have problems meeting that macro. Other than that... just eat less and move more. Rinse and repeat.

too much of any type of calorie will be stored as fat. Protein is not immune to that, but it also is not more prone to it. You should be getting about 1g of protein per lb of LBM. More is okay. While it is technically possible to get too much protein, you'd have to be eating a whole lot more than most people will be able…

you've been told wrong. Eating less does not prevent you from losing weight. It risks shorting you of nutrients, and possibly causing a bit of a metabolic slowdown... and potentially hurting your body composition, but it in no way stops you from losing weight. As long as you meet sensible macros and maintain a net deficit…