J72FIT Member

I would not go that far. BMI is not the be all end all but it is certainly not BS. It is a marker, one of many...

IMO, I would not split. What I would do is drop the overall volume. Keep the intensity the same...

The point really is that no matter what you eat, if you eat too much you will gain weight...

What's the problem?

Lol, when my Grandmother grabbed me by the love handle and asked, "what's this?" I said, "Grandma, it's skin!" She said, "That's some thick skin..." And there you have it...

You can and you will. Stay the course and trust the process.

Until people accept that it is an excess of calories that makes one overweight they will continue to struggle. Debating this nonsense is majoring in the minors. It makes for interesting conversation (sometimes) but that is about it...

Sometimes it's a matter of reframing the time we think we need to get in shape. How much time are you looking for?

IMO you are majoring in the minors...

Variety helps me with joint pain. As does reduction in overall volume...

Like you, I looked at the bmi chart. I feel better on the heavier side of my range (174). Anything under that and I look too skinny.

5'10", working out an hour a day 5 days a week, 1350 is not enough food. 3 weeks is a dorp in the bucket. Patience...

One day, one hour, one moment at a time...

Pull-up bar, parallettes, rings, jump rope, yoga mat and bands...

Neither will eating the "right" kind of calories. I know plenty of people who can't lose weight eating "clean"...

CI<CO for fat loss. Put together a plan that gets you there safely with the least amount of pain and suffering. If that means counting then count. If that means low carb go for it. If that means low fat so be it. And on and on and on. In the end it's all very individual...

IMO, counting calories is merely a tool to get from point A to point B...

If I had to pick one over the other it would be strength training...

IMO diets work, extreme diet's do not, at least not in the long term. Eat a wide variety of foods, at a (slight) deficit. Small enough that you elicit the response you want (fat loss) but not big enough that your body compensates making you obsess about food. Train with a focus on improving strength, flexibility, mobility…

Love mine. Use it every day...

Agree. I also question wanting to lose 30lbs and train for a marathon at the same time. I feel like you need to pick one over the other. Training for a marathon and dieting IMO, will not play nice with one another. Personally I would choose the performance goal...

Turkey, ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes, old fashioned's, wine, espresso and pumpkin pie...

I know it's not the popular belief on here but I agree 100%...

Agree! We need to exercise to replace all the activity that used to be "baked" into our lives in general. Our caveman ancestors had expend energy (calories) in order to get energy (calories). Our super convenient lives have taken the energy expense out of the equation...

If starvation mode existed in the context that it is thrown around in the diet world our species would have become extinct long ago...

“Early pain for long term gain…” -Matthew McConaughey

take your crusts and weigh them. Look at what the weight is (in grams) for a slice of bread. Do the math and you'll have your answer...

Patience and compassion...

IMO it can be a slippery slope. If you have established solid habits around food then I would say go for it. If not, then I would say don't. That said, if you do give in and get it, do not beat yourself up. Just move on...

At the end of the day you have to make yourself happy. If someone else thinks that's weird that's not your problem, that's their problem...