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Trader joe's has some nice cuts of filet mignon as well as eye of round beef. I also like their 96% fat-free ground beef patties.

When you first start working out, your muscles will hold onto water in response to their increased use. Some of your weight-loss might have been netted out by this water-weight. Also, right now you've targeted your protein levels to be 15% of total calories. I would consider increasing that a little bit.

I have one. She is without a doubt, the sweetest gal on MFP. But we are both taken and I'm sure she doesn't feel the same about me! Argh!

It gets even more complicated when you put environment into the picture. I think today's environment magnifies genetic differences. As an example, for a person with severe insulin resistance growing up in the South in today's society, being highly overweight at some point in his/her life is virtually guaranteed. However,…

You look really good in your photo! Either way, you've done a phenomenal job. How about losing just one or two pounds at a time and seeing how it goes? Also, do you want to look good wearing everyday clothes or wearing a swimsuit?.... because there is a small level of disconnect in making that evaluation.

Some gyms will estimate your BF% for you. I'm currently around 13-14% and weigh 154. My goal is to be around 12% and 150. At that point, I will evaluate how I feel and decide if I want to go further.

Regarding the juice fasts, quoted directly from the article: “These juice fasts and cleanses could have a similar effect to caloric restriction,” he says. “In animal studies, reducing the amount of daily calories by 40% to 50% has a benefit on your heart, but it is not as strong of a benefit as [water-only] fasting,” he…

Interesting article on LDS people who fast once a month. Improved health markers were seen even while adjusting for their low rate of smoking and drinking. I say that as long as you don't suffer from any conditions that would make fasting risky....go for it!…

They should call it the low starch diet....or the starch-free diet.

Just curious... but why would a properly done Atkins plan be at risk for potassium deficiency? Red meat, salmon, fruits and veggies are loaded with potassium.

OK, here's the money post...straight from the Alan Aragon himself. Sounds like total daily macros are king....and PWO nutrition can be followed if he were FORCED to draw up some guidelines. ************ "Big picture is to hit your macros by the end of the day. As it's been mentioned, I just did an article in my research…

I'm not a huge post-workout protein type of person, but this is really interesting. Has Lyle changed his position on post workout nutrition? http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/muscle-growth-and-pos-workout-nutrition.html In the comments section, he states, "I generally advocate splitting up the total around…

Good post. Following a heavy workout, your body is undergoing two processes. Protein synthesis and protein breakdown. Certainly, an insulin response following training will reverse the post-workout catabolic state that your body is in. Hence, an ideal post-workout shake would include both carbs AND protein to help direct…

Repeated from above: "All I'm trying to say is that setting the upper bound of protein consumption is not as straight forward as many might assume." Yes, it's nice to see that some people here can make a coherent argument that actually relates to what we are talking about. And that is all I'm trying to say as well... The…

This is exactly why I asked you for your definitions of "need" and how much is too much. The one gram per lb/bodyweight is typically given for someone who wants to maximize their lean body-mass....and I think there is plenty of evidence to suggest the body-recomp benefits of one gram per lb or bodyweigth (or lean…

I was just responding to your post... Since you disagreed with something I was saying, I wanted to gain some clarity about what it is you were talking about. No need to get so defensive. And it isn't anecdotal data I'm referring to. I'm pretty sure that hundreds of thousands of bodybuilders and fitness professionals around…

That is very sad news. This reminds me of the South Korean man who died after playing Starcraft for 50 hours straight at an internet cafe a few years ago.

Well the debate between people within the US RDA camp vs. people who are more active and swear by the benefits of an increase protein intake has been going on for about 3 decades now, so talking about it now really isn't going to settle anything. However, I must point out some seriously flawed logic to your post. If the…

And what medical evidence would you be referring to? And my original question stands..... what do you mean by "need"?

Define need. Need for what? Wouldn't protein requirements depend on a person's goals, training regimen, sensitivity to carbs, body structure, etc? I personally think excess refined carb is a much bigger problem for Americans. BTW, love your avatar.

These kinds of self-reported studies with very little control do not add much to the scientific community. In fact, they just set us back as they are the favorite type of studies for voo-doo scientists like Taubes who can make outlandish claims like insulin playing a larger role in weight loss than calories.

Yes, among other things...

After carefully tracking my carb intake and actually weighing all my food for a while, I can't help but to think that people will grossly underestimate the amount of calories they consume when on a moderate to high carb eating plan. It takes a small amount of starchy carbs to get an alarmingly high amount of calories.…

You walk into a store, you see 8 minute abs sittin there, there's 7-minute abs right next to it. Which one are you gonna pick man???

Normally I never delete, but I HAD to delete one person because he was following my posts around and whenever I said anything about protein, he would respond by putting up videos on the evils of meat consumption or other anti-meat material. I gave him a lot of chances to give it a rest, but enough was enough. It wasn't a…

Perhaps when he comes out with his long awaited book. :smile: Who knows... 10 years from now when IFing becomes more mainstream, he may be viewed as a genius. I definitely appreciate Berkhan, but quite honestly, Lyle McD and others have been doing similar strategies to manipulate nutrient partitioning well in advance of…

Lyle McDonald, Alan Aragon, Tom Venuto.... Making note to myself to add Stroutman to that list. Fantastic stuff!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/240487-trader-joe-s-favorites-what-are-yours

Cool... thanks for the link!