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  • I've done this before. 300/day for 30 days. Personally, I am a powerlifter and it made my glutes more sore than I'd like them to be before squatting and deadlifting and I definitely saw no carryover for strength. But it made my butt perkier. I still will occasionally throw in 300 hundred swings with a 35# Bell just for the…
  • Personally can't stand it when men are cheapskates. Some men don't like spending money on a date and that's cool, but if that's the case, research the place you're going and if the majority of entrees are out of your range, then pick another place. So...in the early stages of dating, I find it very tacky to talk about…
  • If you want to move from Smith to free weights and aren't 100% comfortable with barbell squatting, you can also try dumbbell variations. In fact, using goblet squats with a heavy-ish dumbbell can help you feel out free weight squatting, allows for great depth, and you don't need a spotter. Otherwise if you are truly ready…
  • The IIFYM calculator may be a good tool for orienting a newb towards their goal, but ultimately you act as your own calculator by observing your successes and failures with dieting. It seems like your body was changing in accordance with your goals on the lower protein, so I like your idea to go back to that.
  • Why do you think the protein HAS to be that high? Just go for 1g/lb. IIFYM calculator isn't the secret to weight loss, calorie deficit is. The protein macros I use are similar, but I'm 163lbs, powerlift, and cut on about 500 cal/day more. I have no problem meeting my #'s and they could be lower, as in 163g, but I also…
  • There is a possibility that she could be really eating 1300/day and not losing because her metabolism has down-regulated itself from an extended period of dieting. In reality, a person doing the activities OP described should be able to eat at least 1800 calories per day and lose weight at 80kg. I'm 70 kg and lose weight…
  • Lol. To make the Speedos see-through...? Haha. I don't care. I have to look at fat chicks in bikini's at the beach and they're only slightly less gross than guys' crotches. I really only care about how I look at the beach.
  • If I'm starving and want a HUGE amount of food for low calories, I eat two cups of liquid egg whites, cooked with salt and pepper, with one ounce of reduced fat cheese on top. That's 320 calories (240 for the egg whites, 80 for the cheese) and you'll be lucky to fit it all on one plate. If you still feel like binging after…
  • If I'm in keto,(like right now) then I get less meat :( since I have to eat meat with a higher fat content and obv the cals are higher. However, when I'm cutting and eating high protein with medium-lowish fats and carbs, I usually use intermittent fasting and 1.5 lbs of chicken (so 24 ounces) breast along with a pound of…
  • These comparisons really show what a difference a muscled body makes! This will show you even more: I'm 5'5.5" Before lifting 2009- 178 lbs, pants size 12-14 Spring 2010- 155 lbs, pants size 10 lost weight through cardio alone via walking or elliptical Fall 2010- 148 lbs, pants size 8 after doing more cardio, but in the…
  • Oh my god! Everyone responding here eats horribly, horribly low calories! I totally understand why most people gain all of their weight back. It isn't sustainable if you have to eat BELOW your BMR to lose weight, That said, I've lost through lifting weights and diet while trying to get very lean. So zero cardio. I am 65.5…
  • That's just a matter of losing overall bodyfat, nothing is going to magically melt it off your arms and stomach. So do that through dieting with an appropriate calorie deficit. A good place to start is 3 sets of 8-12 reps. Just stick to basic moves: squat, deadlift, bench, curl, overhead press, pull ups. You can look up…
  • Why don't you want muscles? They give your body shape. A round butt is round because of muscle. Wider shoulders make your waist look smaller. Muscular calves look hot when you walk in heels. Additionally, more muscle means your body burns more calories even at rest, so you can eat more without gaining weight. It also…
  • Sometimes being hungry is part of dieting depending on your total calories and how you're fulfilling your macros, but losing weight has nothing to do with whether you eat before going to bed. My advice-- find a daily calorie allotment based on RMR and activity level, then track all calories by weighing everything eaten…
  • I only do about 20-30 minutes of cardio a week, if that. Every now and then I get the notion to run a few miles and will do 40 min cardio at one time, but its only happened once in the past 6 weeks. I primarily I do HIIT on the treadmill with intervals of :45 seconds running between 8.5-9.5 mph and :30 recovery standing on…
  • Agree. I'm a girl, I eat that much and lose nearly 2 lbs per week. WAY TOO LOW for a guy your size. YOU ARE RUINING YOUR METABOLISM. You look flabby because probably 60% of your weight loss at that great of a deficit is from muscle loss. Slowly increase calories, by about 150 calories per week. You will continue losing…
  • Lift heavier. It'll be easier to do this if you eat more carbs. You should be adding weight to the bar every workout or doing more reps with the same weight every workout. If your focus is your butt and thighs (guessing based on your saying that you squat and deadlift) then you should maybe add in dumbbell lunges, good…
  • I'm obsessed with Bistro Sensations Chicken sausages, also put turkey sausage and bacon on everything. Not a huge sammich person though. But no reason processed meats should prevent dem gainz.
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