JonnyQwest Member

Do you WANT to be skinny fat? Your diet is telling me you do....your body will catabolize muscle (along with fat and whatever else it can use for fuel) if you are eating at the kind of deficits you are talking about. The drinking is a whole different issue than the skipping meals,etc. If you don't care what you look like…

Open up the food and exercise diaries of fellow MFP friends that are where you want to be.....are you doing what they are doing? Honestly are you putting in the blood, sweat and tears they are putting in day after day? I can tell you one thing right now, successful MFPer's don't whine on these forums about how hard it is…

I respect your well thought out response.....I have to admit I did the diet when I was younger and not as knowledgeable about general health and diet.... I did the diet hardcore, pretty much NOTHING but meat....did the keto strips and I can assure you I was in ketosis nonstop....I was also eating low calorie 1200 to 1400…

You should expect to feel like crap in about 2 to 4 months based on my experience.....that's what happened to me, after 2 months I was pumped up! Lost a boatload of weight, had great mental clarity, etc....then about 2 months later the bottom finally started to drop out.....I felt and looked like hell-skinny fat, drawn…

I actually did it for quite awhile and several times over a few years....each time I did it, it got progressively worse (the symptoms I mentioned).....I have to admit that I have a very negative view of this type of diet because I lump it in with a lot of the uneducated diets, pills and quick fixes I stupidly tried when I…

Yes this is one of the side effects of eating very low carb.....sure you will lose the weight but after awhile you will feel like total crap, eating becomes no fun anymore because as great as it sounded at first to be able to eat all the meat you want, you can no longer stand the sight of it.....oh and just try working out…

Yep, she is on my FL as a matter of fact....we have been together since we were teenagers (I am 41 now) so we both know neither of us are going anywhere! In her case, I am pretty sure she knows I hit it waaaaaay out of the park landing her so isn't worried, LOLOL!

Your sisters boyfriend is talking out of his *kitten* because he feels self conscious about not working out......so he says some nonsense like "protein shakes make you fat" to sound like he knows what he is talking about. Next time he gives advice, ask him "Do you even lift bro?" LOL!

Gold Standard Whey IMHO is the best tasting and easiest to mix.

Glad you are feeling better.....I am experiencing the same issue of muscle imbalance except for me its with my shoulder. Started experiencing extreme shoulder pain after working out continuously.....to the point that I had to quit all upper body workouts. I freaked out and researched everything it could possibly be…

I don't take muscle soreness as a sign of needing to take a rest day.....when you need a rest day there won't be a question, your body will literally not allow you to workout. Typically happens to me about the 10th day in a row without rest. Muscle soreness is good....genuine pain in your joints or an injury is different.

My chiropractor started selling the drops and selling the diet to his patients.....that was when I changed doctors. LOL!

Red wine....if that counts as food.

A body to match the smile, good job.

Everyone is different, for me personally I realize that wine is the difference between me just doing alright and really doing well.....I have cut back considerably and only drink once a week now....I am going to try to quit completely next week (after the 4th of July weekend) and see if I can take it to the next level…

You cannot put a price tag on health....if it gives you the motivation to get it done and you can afford it then do it. It costs about 100 bucks to eat at a nice restaurant these days on a date night so for a little more than that you can have a month unlimited at a gym you enjoy that caters to your fitness needs....no…

Its great for cutting weight but its a temporary thing, ask yourself with any "diet": Can I see myself doing this in 30 years? If the answer is no, then you need to realize that its temporary and what you really need is a sustainable way of eating/living for the rest of your life. Intermittent Fasting is a tool to be used…

Depends on what you mean by "body builder" and what you mean by "Calvin Klein model" but probably somewhere in between......I want to look good, not like a steroid ingesting freak and not a weenie skinny jean wearing girly man either.....strong but lean.

Google "pictures of body fat percentages for women" or something like that and it will show you what women look like at various levels of body fat.....compare to yourself and that will be as accurate as most of the tests you have to pay for and waste money on....will certainly get you within a few percentage points and…

Starting on Monday (July 7th)....there is a FB group all starting on Monday and the creator Sagi Kalev himself just became a member, pretty cool!

I did something like it for awhile and loved it but could not keep up with it because it was tearing up my joints too much. Give it a try, definitely good for switching it up for awhile.

Wow, you got HOT! Good job! ;-)

WTG! I have realized getting that lean takes as much if not more commitment as losing a great deal of weight.

WTG and great job laying out the path for others.

Wow, good job!

I love the stretch day (Sunday) workout for T25....its very yoga-like but strenuous as well.....for my body it is anyway, after a week in the weight room, its just what the Dr ordered...and its only 25 minutes so you get it done quickly. Feels great.

Yep, you are a badass! Congrats.

I use protein powder daily at various times but ALWAYS right after a workout since that is the time your body best absorbs/most needs it....Gold Standard Whey is the best by far IMHO because you can easily mix it in a little water and down it......you don't have to guzzle a bunch of unnecessary calories making a big…