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I don't get full anymore. Yesterday I ate 4500 cals in a two hour window as part of my carb cycling and I could go on if I wanted to. Thankfully for me, I have discipline and I'm able to stick to my goal and not over do it. I think I can be a professional competitive eater if I tried lol. But that's not my goal. Just…

That's pretty good progress. I dropped my weight from 230 to 171 in 5 months time. So 59 lbs total. Got down to ~14 bf % and then I did a reverse diet to get back to maintenance and have started a lean bulk. So far I'm up 4 lbs, while still reducing my waist measurement. I did it like you. Just eating whatever I wanted as…

In my opinion you have a good circuit strength training routine going on. I would do 3 sets of 10 instead of 2. Only do the cardio in between if it doesn't affect your form for the next set. Since your goal is to gain strength, you will have to change it up each time you go back to the gym by adding more weight. However,…

It's just bloating. Happens to me when I eat a lot of carbs, which I'm OK with because I need the energy for strength training. It may also seem like it's getting bigger because you are loosing fat from everywhere else and it's making your belly look out of proportion. Just give it time and be patient, eventually you'll…

Welcome. I'm from the DFW area myself (Arlington).

I would not resist the free food. Just simply log it and try to meet your daily macro goals. If you happen to go over, just make time for some exercise to bring you back to your daily goal.

Can't say enough good things about IF. Personally I don't have the time and patience to stop what I'm doing just to eat a small meal every 3-4 hours only to continually feel hungry. While calories in vs calories out is the main reason weight loss occurs, we can't ignore that hormones play a very important role in that…

The way I do it is focus on my protein requirements first and foremost and the carbs and fats will fall in place automatically. Since I like my meats I'll eat lots of chicken, red meat, pork, and fish in addition to eggs and dairy. If you are mostly vegetarian you'll have to focus on nuts, legumes, and avocados.

Each has its purpose I suppose. When I want to squeeze in a bowl of cereal I use almond milk because of how low the calories are. Also, when you are on a low carb diet, almond milk has very little carbs. Most of it is fat.

I'm going to bulk for about 3-4 months, depending on my progress. And then cut for about a month. I'm not interested in a really long bulk because I was obese less than 5 months ago and I don't want to get too much fat on me. The ultimate purpose is to gain mass in muscle.

IF all the way!

Just ate 5505 calories yesterday in a 4 hr window. I had to bring in the chips and ice cream to get me there. Bulking is expensive. Can't wait to start cutting!

I would have done it when I had a lot of fat to loose, right now I'm at a clean bulk phase. How do people deal with the fiber part of the equation. I know what high protein low carb feels like when I use the restroom and I don't like it one bit. And that's with fiber supplements.

Just read through the whole post. There is a guy on youtube who decided to be a guinea pig in regards to fasting 7+ days while lifting heavy. He wanted to know if you actually loose LBM and strength as it's preached by the mainstream crowd. He actually broke some of his personal records and posted vlogs of his journey.…

I have days where I'm eating 5000+ calories in a 4 hr window. Plus 1.25 gals of water through out the day. I'm not going to lie it gets tough, but drinking whole milk helps a lot.

Can you elaborate on your method for putting on lean mass without all the fat that comes along with bulking? Did you just eat a little above maintenance and then do mini cuts? I'm down 55 lbs from 230 lbs and I am looking to increase my LBM because I'm lacking muscle. I don't really want to bulk/cut because of the reason…

just checked mine. 47

I haven't tried the cauliflower crust yet as mentioned by someone else, but I did make me an "oopsie bread" pizza with beef, bacon, and mozzarella the other day. It had a total of 9g carbs. It was delicious. You can always substitute the toppings to lower the fat content if you wish. I'm going to make me chicken pizza next…

I've just incorporated eating more paleo style lately. Personally, reducing my overall carbs reduces my bloating feeling. Recently, I baked me a nice big 14" pizza with total carbs of 9g using oopsie "bread".

I use milk/water jugs filled with sand. The ones with the screw on cap! And then I'll put them inside a back pack for extra resistance doing elevated push ups or long slow paced jogs. I do mostly body weight exercises so they come in handy when I need to add some resistance.

It means that it will put this post at the top of the message boards again, making it current for everyone to see in case they missed it. It also helps tracking your topics.

I'm about to be 30 in six more days.

This is what I have done since beginning in Sept 2013: -Wake up 1 hr earlier -Calisthenics in circuit mode. Anywhere between 20-40 mins 3/week -Alternating days, HIIT. Usually 20 mins including 5 min warm up and 5 min cool down w/stretching. -Sunday rest I have lost 50 lbs in 4 months. I'm down to 16% body fat. But all…

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Thank you for the compliments.

Am I the only one who likes to use eggs in a smoothie? 4 eggs 2 bananas 1 gala apple 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 cups of milk (skim, whole, or 2%) it depends on how it fits on my macros

I'm being told I'm bonny even though I'm sitting at 18% body fat. I lost all my fat from my arms and the last place left for me to loose the remaining 20 lbs of fat is in my belly and love handles. People don't see that though. I take those remarks as signs that I'm doing something right.

8300 calories between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I don't regret any of it. Had a ton of compliments on my weight loss. -42 lbs since September. I'm at the healthy recommended weight currently.

I will go above and beyond maintenance by about 2500 calories, but it's OK because I will still finish at my target for the week. I did the same thing on Thanksgiving week.