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So do you use a digital food scale at all? Like for the "half of a chicken" example...why didn't you just weigh it? Checked your diary as well and I see a lot of entries like the below. Are you actually weighing out these items? I've found that things like this still need to be weighed as they rarely come out to exactly…

Then go for it and stop logging. If you start gaining weight, cut back on your portion sizes or start logging again. Simple. When I am finished with my bulk/cut cycles and am finally happy with my body composition, I will also stop logging. But I can understand if people want to count calories for the rest of their lives.…

I would beg to differ. Just checking in to say my boy Nanierh85 looks awesome and so do all the other guys! Very inspiring, keep up the great work!

Everybody can do it. No full time dietician or personal trainer needed. It just takes time and a lot of dedication.

Currently I'm doing PHUL (Power Hypertrophy Upper Lower) with a bit of Strong Curves mixed in. I've done Stronglifts and Starting Strength which are both great for beginners. But after I mastered the basic lifts I was bored and needed more variety. I did PHUL for 12 weeks, then a round of Strong Curves for 12 weeks. Out of…

Then don't give advice on how to bulk. Thanks.

If he hits his calorie target, there's nothing wrong with eating all the things. Eating all the things does not mean go hog wild and eat 10,000 calories a day. It just means that you can basically eat whatever you want as long as you hit your protein and fat goals and lift the *kitten* out of everything.

So much QFT I can't even stand it.

*Just youtube'd full pistol squats* *Will never think badly about bodyweight exercises ever again* So thank you for this!

YAAAAAAAAY! Congrats! :heart:

If you start to gain, you're eating too much. Just scale down 100 calories. Repeat until you continue to maintain. It's all trial and error and we're all different. So just do you and don't worry about what others are doing. :wink:

QFT all day long.

I do them in the ladies bathroom at work and check my form in the mirror. Shhhhh..don't tell anyone. :wink:

I'm sorry if I made you feel stupid - that was not my intention. Also I did not mean my comments as a "backlash" to the OP. See, I was just trying to help as well. :flowerforyou:

The only thing that will give your muscles "definition" other than growing them is losing the fat around them and making them stand out. None of the exercises above will help with that.

Sorry to say but none of those things will "tone" your muscles. Might give you a good stretch, but none of that will actually make your muscles grow.

In order to preserve muscle while losing weight you need to consume enough protein (about .8 grams per lb of body weight is fine), eat at a slight deficit (aim to lose 1/2 a pound a week which usually works out to be TDEE - 10%) and lift weights progressively. I don't know much about P90X products, but look into a beginner…

I get what you're saying OP and I agree. I try to be nice to people that are obviously new to this. But to the posters who ask a question and get great advice, and then openly disregard said advice and say everyone is mean and unsupportive....that's when kitten gifs are entirely warranted.

As long as you're making up for the calories burned while doing cardio and still eating at a surplus you should be fine. At least you get to eat more foodz, right?

http://health.usnews.com/best-diet/17-day-diet Makes me hungry already. No thanks.

This is from one of the links above (stengthunbound): If you only have a surplus one day a week (or a binge), you're not going to be very efficient in terms of building muscle. Most of the surplus will go towards fat gain.

I prefer the hole in the wall places in East LA. But I'm just a food snob. :wink:

This. Everyone in real life thinks I'm crazy. Because why would a female want to build muscle? Cuz she's crazy of course! :wink:

I never drink anyways. :drinker:

Sounds like a load of BS. Keep doing what you're doing. If it ain't broke, why fix it?

Hi Sinful Moon and Lynx! So the only thing I would point out is your bulk calories. When I joined this lovely group, my goal was to eat 200 over maintenance. A few people suggested that I should increase that amount if I wanted to see real gains. The reason is calorie counting is not an exact science, so it's always better…

What are your goals? Are you trying to lose weight, maintain, or bulk? I took a look at your diary as well. Your calorie goal is set to1480 (without exercise) so I'm assuming you are trying to lose weight. I went through the month of June/end of May and can tell you straight away that you are not building muscle eating…

Agree. Comparing yourself to other people based on height/weight/pant size can be deceiving because they probably have a different body type and body composition. It's like comparing apples with oranges.

That is weird, cuz if I were to guess just looking at the pics, it seems like you lost fat and muscle. Super weird. Anybody's else have ideas?

Watch this (vismal's video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cc18wLJW3k&feature=youtu.be Fat and protein goals should be treated as minimums. Your fat minimum goal can be between 0.3-0.45 grams per lb of body weight. If you go over, no biggie.