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I"m picturing how keto macros before vacation plays out at an All Inclusive. Glycogen and water after day 1 = Cinderella's coach at 12:01am lol. OP realistically at your height and weight the most you'll lose is 1.5lbs of fat/week. Just adjust your expectations and stick to it AFTER Jamaica too

Pizza is the perfect bulking food. It has a balance of all the macros and is relatively calorie dense not to mention delicious. I can definitely cut on pizza but it takes a lot more effort than bulking on it lol

I re-gained 10lbs in 5 years. Why? I ate too much and didn't track for months. I'm okay with having to lose 10lbs instead of 80 and let's be honest, a few are just increased glycogen stores because that first week back you drop 3 haha. Not terrible even still

I just read Taubes and Fung. Slowly backing out of this thread lol

I skip breakfast and don't eat until 1pm because I prefer to eat at 11pm so I still call it Intermittent Fasting but some might argue it is not; frankly I don't care lol

isn't that the same journal that published vaccines causing autism? lol

My favourite "Not losing and I barely eat " video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA9AdlhB18o

You do not have to count calories to lose fat; you DO need to consume less than it requires to maintain. If you're eating more than you ever have and still losing my guess is you're more active also. I eat more now than when I was 240lbs and (still losing) but nonetheless you can meet your diet half way with activity. The…

It's one year later since I replied to this thread and I've lost 5lbs lol i cri

Generally BW x 10 is a good place to start so I'd eat no less than 1700 calories and then see your rate of loss in terms of how you want to adjust.

Not even steroids will help you build much muscle in a deficit but what you will find is by strength training while you lose fat allowing your body to keep lean mass vs lose an unnecessarily disproportionate amount; you may not have to "build" muscle.

I will still toast a bagel and eat it with 4tbsp of mayo. That is legit af lol

Can you open up your diary?

It's really just a shot of espresso in the egg mixture to flavour it (cause the 3tbs of sugar just isn't enough lol) It's more of a thick dessert you eat with a spoon or old bread not really "drinkable" like that Vietnamese coffee. http://www.misya.info/ricetta/zabaione.htm

I practice IF but I call it skipping breakfast. By the time I gym and get home I'm regularly eating dinner at 10pm If you prefer larger meals then try and delay your first meal but don't stress about eating later than usual; calories are king.

It's one of the main ingredients mixed with mascarpone of a tiramisu; it's not that bad! haha

I don't mind speaking to people in the gym; the regulars I see all the time are like my second family I'm there so often. I especially like to chat the noobies; a smile and a few words at the drinking fountain go a long way. I was super intimidated the first time I went to the gym and I'm glad someone had the decency to…

I find not wearing matching crop sweaters and tights helps. Also say no to pink Beats. Should do it!

Nothing really unhealthy but definitely short on protein lol Used to eat pasta with butter and parmesan cheese. Still do it's kinda amazing haha Maybe less healthy a raw egg yolk and 3tbsp sugar beaten fluffy with an espresso (I'm 5 at this point mindyou) and then dipped yesterday's dinner bread. Also still eat it because…

I think it depends too. I had the DUO60 before upgrading it to the Ultra and I would have to pull them out at 2:30 with the DUO sometimes or I'd get mostly cooked yolks.

I did and then re-started. I quit as recently as last October and re-started in January lol.

Another vote for don't mention it. No one knows if I'm cutting, bulking or maintaining and I've done all of those things in the last 5 years. My physique goals are not anyone's business

I used to take my coffee 2 creams 2 sugar; then I switched to splenda to save cals; later I switched to milk to save cals too. Now if I have cream in my coffee my tongue feels nasty cause it's too thick. I also used to despise diet pop vs regular but again, same preference 180... you couldn't pay me to drink regular now.…

I guess I could do better as I have rice with my lunch every.single.day vs something like potatoes that would give me more and I hate to "waste" ice cream calories on nuts. Admittedly I probably sub a little more nutrient dense foods for less nutrient dense options. Even when I try and "eat clean" I do it wrong and can't…

@saragd012 I manually pressure cook them on high for 3 mins then quick release and into a bath of cold water for about 30 sec-1 minute. They come out perfect every time

Also I add in some ice cream and cookies after dinner usually so if I have to be "flexible" at work I have to skip my treat at night. Again, it's usually not worth it as I like to have something sweet before bed and I usually come to work with a lunch already prepared.

I'm flexible where I feel it's important. If my BF and I want to spontaneously go for dinner I have no problem but when I get an email from a co-worker asking if I want in on a pizza I'm pretty okay with saying nah. It's not that I'm inflexible it's that it's not worth it for me. Maybe it isn't for you either. Nothing…

Also noticed I was short on Vit E actually now that I went back. All other minerals were at or obscenely above RDA

I should mention it was about 2100 calories too. I don't know how the hell anyone cutting on 1300 could hit them all

Sorry, I meant with the rest of my food haha. I usually have oreos or a little ice cream after dinner but instead I ate a cantaloupe to make up the potassium with the least calories I could. It topped me up in all micros and I managed to get them all with the exception of D and Omega 3 which I supplement. Anyways, I'm…