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There is a little formula some people use. Take your age, -7 then x2 and that is the oldest.

I started when I was 18 and in college. It's a great time to start because you tend to have more free time and flexible time than you ever will in full time work. 78 lb sounds like a lot, maybe you can do it but don't be disheartened if you don't. I usually hear 1lb a week is a good target, that would be like 40lb or…

I once bought an entire chocolate cake just for myself and ate it for breakfast. I just wanted to prove to myself I was an adult and I could do whatever I wanted and also fulfill the dreams of kid me.

My dad is from Northern Ireland, my mum is from England.

Calories and macros are most important. If I can meet my daily goal for these things while eating something, then that food is never a 'cheat' food. A cheat meal would be if I disregarded my macros and calories and just ate whatever I wanted for taste. This has no consideration for whether what I am eating is 'clean' or…

I use the gym scale every time I go, it's just part of my routine. So 4 times a week at the moment. I only make note of the number every 7 days though.

BMR = Base Metabolic Rate. This is the calories your body uses just to carry out normal functions throughout the day. It varies between people, height and weight can change it for example. TDEE = Total Daily Energy Expenditure. This is the total amount of calories you use in a day, so it would include the BMR and also the…

I'm very dubious about that movie because Morgan Spurlock refuses to release the diary of what he actually ate. I seem to remember people calculating that he must have been eating a lot more than he claimed to gain the amount of weight he did. Eating McDonalds every day is not healthy by any means, you will miss out on a…

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That is absolutely nothing in terms of the big picture.

Is that necessarily a bad thing? Would the world really be a better place where there was no competition to look good and everyone felt complacent all the time? I'm not so sure. I personally like the motivation, it sets the bar high.

Hey, I eat 2100kcal a day at the moment. I try to find a balance between interesting/tasty meals and absolutely nailing my macros. Nothing is off limits, I'll eat whatever I want if I can make it fit what calories/macros I have left. I really like cooking, all self taught stuff so far but might grab a few recipe books to…

Of course it matters somewhat, it's just negligible. A day in terms of diet is a human construct, it is only a guideline. If I ate all my 2000 calories at 11:59pm and then at 12:01am I ate another 2000 calories because the day was over and the next had begun. Of course it would be different to eating 4000 spaced out over 2…

It is a fact that caffeine causes anxiety, but it has to be a pretty high dose to do so. 200-300mg and you're fine, this should give you a strong buzz though. Anything over 500mg and you risk anxiety and jitters. Over 1000mg and you should see severe anxiety. Above 2g you are getting into the risk area for toxicity and…

Has to be Ariel.