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Results of research on this is actually mixed - there are definitely studies that suggest that timing of supplementation is important to muscle protein synthesis, but there are also a few that have found no differences. I don't study protein synthesis, but I am an exercise physiologist, and I made a jerk of myself arguing…

Do it, if just for progress pics! I took mine in my underwear and when I shared them, I wished I would have worn a bikini.

I'm the same - I'm lifting heavy and eating at a small deficit. I want to lose fat, but every time the scale moves down I still shed a proverbial tear because I know at least a bit of that was some of my hard earned muscle (despite all the protein I'm eating)!

I think he's given you good advice. I am 5'6" and 152 lbs. When I started working with a trainer I had a similar background as you - eating extremely low cal, having low energy and highs and lows related to that, plus binges occasionally. Now I'm doing heavy lifting, eating 1800 net calories a day (if I exercise I eat even…

Nice work! I can really tell the difference in your waist and hips, and you look so athletic!

BTW, you can probably sub more of the flour with protein powder. I was just afraid to do too much!

I have one I LOVE. It's basically a modified Nigella Lawson recipe and it also has ricotta, which ups the protein even more. Here's the nutrition info up front - it still has a decent amount of carbs which you may or may not want. Half a recipe will give you a good sized pile of pancakes Servings: 2 Nutrition Info per…

I like to refer to them as Chocolate Peanut Butter Häagen-Dazs calories.

I follow the MFP method of eating back my exercise calories. This works well for me because there are some meals/treats I like to have that don't fit into my 1800 a day limit and still won't fit under the limit if I spread my exercise calories out over the week (or if they do, I always end up hungry at the end of the day…

Did you log any exercise? MFP has you eat back your exercise calories, so if you logged that you burned 351 calories, it would have you eating 1551 if your base was set to 1200.

Here's a video of her deadlifting 380 lbs at 150 lb bodyweight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZdsRlH2bxQ

I had some disordered eating habits when I was younger and thought I had permanently screwed up my metabolism. I felt like if I ate enough to have the energy to exercise, I would gain weight, so I always just dieted and had very little energy. I finally got sick of having so little energy so I decided to start a exercising…

Height: 5'6" Weight: 154 lbs Size: 10ish Bust - Waist - Hips: 38 - 29.5 - 40.5 Hmm... My measurements make it sound like I am more of a pear than I actually am, I think. I do a lot of squats/deadlifts/hip thrusts so I think I've gained muscle in my backside that makes the measurement a little bigger without making me wider…

I get bored with steady state cardio as well (like the elliptical or treadmill), so I never do it. I am good with weights, so I like to set up circuits for myself that I do at high intensity with short breaks in between. For example, yesterday I did 3 sets of a circuit that started with 10 wood choppers on each side, 10…

Do you mean how would you add it to your exercise diary? One option might be to just use and entry that represent your average speed. If you search for "Walking, 3.5 mph, brisk pace" in the cardio exercises there should be an option for that. Or if you know how fast/how long you doing the walk and run parts, you could…

I admit this at the risk of being bludgeoned - It sounds like I have a similar response to sweets as you, and I cut out most processed sugars for a week and it did help me reset things. I'm now able to get the same "rush" with smaller amounts of sugar. I didn't worry about fruit sugars etc., as long as I ate them in a form…

Was it a binge, where you consumed a bunch of calories in one sitting? Or did they just add up here an there over the course of the day? I've had pretty serious problems with binging in the past and I've found two things that have helped me stop doing them. The first is that I eat at a really small deficit and take my time…

She says in some of her previous post that doctors have not taken her seriously because her BMI is not low enough to be classified as anorexic, even though her behaviours fits the bill. I was just like this when I was younger, and sadly I experienced the same thing. My family practitioner actually chided me when I gained…

I'm a similar height, and some years ago I was eating about the same calories as you and weighed the same. I found that even a small increase would make me balloon and my metabolism never seemed to recover. I thought I had done so much damage to my metabolism that my only options were starve myself to be "normal sized" or…

Hi Monaco, I'm vegetarian as well (lacto-ovo). If you eat eggs and dairy, you should be able to get around 100 grams of protein a day with just a little bit of focus on it. Ideally I'd get more, but I find eating pretty monotonous if I'm trying to getting to much more than that because I haven't found a large enough range…

I've been working on my deadlift form with my personal trainer. When we first started, he would hold a PVC pipe against my lower back/between my shoulder blades/back of my head to help me get the feeling of keeping my back aligned properly. We started with stiff legs, and once I got that movement down without having to…

This Red Quinoa and Black Bean Vegetable Salad is one of my faves. I've made it with regular quinoa as well, and a mix, and both are great. It'll last several days so sometimes I make a batch on Sunday and bring it for lunch all week. From http://ohsheglows.com/2011/01/21/red-quinoa-and-black-bean-vegetable-salad/ Yield:…

I'm going to second this. If I eat too many carbs, especially sugar, I have mad cravings and feel low energy even with relatively high calorie intake. If I focus on making carbs no more than ~40% of my calories, and getting at least 100g of protein I feel content eating a lot less. I sometimes have to force myself to eat…