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With a BMR of 1500 calories, that may not be very far off. I'm 23, much shorter and a bit lighter, and that's roughly about what calculators suggest my BMR is. Depending on the rest of his lifestyle and whether there is any cardio involved, his TDEE might not be much more than 2000. I'm pretty sure I would gain at around…

Yeah, I think you could take out the protein powder and replace that with more carbs/another carb source.

While I generally do more than 5 reps per set, I stop before I would get to the point of needing help.

For me, cashews first, peanuts second. However, my body doesn't digest cashews very well (and I do find it hard to eat them in moderation), so stick to just peanuts now. Occasionally I'll have some walnuts.

I gained some upper body strength by primarily doing the chest press and lat pulldown exercises on the machine. It was easy the first few times I used it to progress in weight, and then it did become a lot harder.

Yes, I agree with that.

Ok, understood.

Some in this thread are saying that they eat that amount. In that situation, my response was more so in agreement to this post: There's nothing scientifically to justify why anyone would need anywhere near the protein amounts some in this thread are eating. I do understand that many here are doing it for the satiating…

Lol, I've done the same as well.

Lol, mine would too.

Yes, but some of what I'm seeing in this thread is well beyond what's actually needed for that. 150+ grams of protein for someone who has ~100-115 lbs of LBM is overkill IMO.

Wow! That is an insane amount of protein.

I see no issue with increasing fats.

If you have the time to make some high carb sweets like cake, that would help in avoiding foods with artificial ingredients.

It is true that past the early 20s, anabolic hormones like HGH decline unless one maintains an active lifestyle. So lower HGH levels can partly explain that situation.

I consider myself a naturally thin person, and am on the far low end of the healthy BMI range. I look at it as being "natural" in the sense that I have always been thin this since early childhood. Unlike a lot of other naturally thin people, however, I certainly do enjoy eating and think about food probably more often than…

I do about 8,000 steps a day.

Back when I posted 6 months ago I hadn't been logging and was mostly estimating. But with more accurate tracking now, 2100-2300 is about maintenance for me at 120 lbs. I have a desk job and do 2-3 hours of cardio a week plus some lifting.

I'm wondering why she would need more than 0.8 grams per lb of LBM? Given that she's not eating in a deficit or planning on doing intense strength training, I don't see why she would need more. At her size, that would equate to around 75 grams assuming she has around 90 lbs of LBM.

How intense is the exercise you were doing? It is possible that your Fitbit may be overestimating your calories burned while exercising.

Without knowing the height of his parents, and more importantly the details of his growth rate, that doesn't mean anything in relation to my point that "I'm talking about very minor effects. Such as, a small fraction of an inch difference." BTW, the whole idea of eating once per day and an extremely low carb intake has…

I agree with this part of your post. While somatotypes don't really exist in the way they are generally described, not everyone has the same bone structure/natural muscle mass. Anyone can gain weight if they exeed their TDEE, which is what the OP is being advised to do in combination with an appropriate strength training…

I agree with most here that most kids are not experiencing stunted growth from excess carbs and sugar. However, on a minuscule level, I think there could be some truth to it for some. Again, I'm talking about very minor effects. Such as, a small fraction of an inch difference. We do know that the largest HGH secretion…

I think I had around 600 in my dinner, although it's hard to tell with some of the ingredients.

I misread the part that she said she was trying to maintain weight, not gain.

Adding more healthy fats from sources like nuts and olive oil can help.

At your size, 120g of protein a day is plenty enough. Once you go beyond 1g/lb of LBM, additional protein won't do much in regards to synthesizing new muscle mass.

I wasn't saying that diabetics should only be in the fat burning zone, but rather having an awareness of the fat burn vs cardio zone is relevant to them. But certainly, with regards to weight loss, I do agree that there is no importance there.

Ok, here is someone with diabetes who talks about the fat burning zone (along with other zones) in relation to his condition. This is still related to the OP, as the question didn't explicitly state whether for weight loss.

From this article that shows varying carb amounts people diabetics should eat in relation to exercise intensity, here is just one comment: