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5'6" 142lbs....um...maybe a size 8? I don't wear dresses though.

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I never said anything about my beliefs. I simply asked a question and you supplied me with no numbers. Just n=1. But congrats! :)

Surprised this thread went so far! This morning the threads were spammed by a member who had a phone number up saying: Remedy for black magic Remedy for exorcisms Remedy for this Remedy for that Lol

This. Some of my girls eat 3k a day to lose fat and lift them barbells.

Watch the vlogs at www.biolayne.com He talks about reverse dieting and it's benefits.

Educate yourself on energy balance https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/healthy-weight-basics/balance.htm Also see Adipose tissue: Adipose tissue, or fat, is an anatomical term for loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. Its main role is to store energy in the form of fat, although it also…

How much lean muscle have you lost and how much stronger are you now?

You aren't a slave to your genetics. Only a slave to your beliefs! ;D

Sorry about your husband. A few things to note: 1) Track your food using this program and create a habit of doing so. 2) Get your macros straightened out. The Protein and fats should be around 30-40%, carbs around 30%. even if you are vegan you can still balance out protein intake and still get the "essential amino acids".…

First 3 things I check are: Sleeping 7-9 hours? Vitamin D? Low libido? Or hormonal imbalance, Also can you quantify what "Eating Right" means?

If you do MFPs way, yes. If you do it as a TDEE +/- method, no. So you have BMR, the amount of calories needed if comatose. You have TDEE or the apps amount of calories to maintain. A person with a BMR of 1550 who trains with high intensity 3x a week and walks a bit.... 1550x1.6=2480 2480 is an appx maintenance calorie. So…

Stef covered most of the info. My 2 cents would have you look at scale weight every 2 weeks but measure every week. It can take up to 3 days for your body to digest certain meals. Also post workout you'll be dealing with higher levels of inflammation, causing scale weight to increase. The muscular water retention or…

I saw the name of this post and reflexes made me punch myself in the face! Then I saw it was Bales!!!!!

Take a calendar and mark how many days you eat below your maintenance. then mark how many cheat days. If the cheat days, the ones you eat well above maintenance, are more than the low days.... You get my point. BTW the negative feelings you have towards food can actually alter the way your body processes it. If you decide…

In my experience 1700-1900 is a good caloric focus. Higher numbers on lift days and lower on cardio/HIIT. Dont change everything at once and take your time losing the fat, you'll maintain easier if you was into this now.

Good idea! Also understand that maintenance is a week to week like any other diet! You'll see ebbs and floes in weight fluctuations. So long as you are the same weight within 3-5lbs, you'll do great!

Sensible? I'm sensible to the data that suggests that macronutrients are far more important than overall caloric intake. I have a client on here named Jfrankic: 40s 165# lifts 3x a week with zero cardio. Sleeps 8hours a night. Eats 3k a day to lose fat. On a calculator she should be gaining fat. Stef you can't just stick…

You'll also find similar results in Suzanne Devkotas study on using the USDA food pyramid vs Zone dieting for fat loss. Following USDA recommendations of the pyramid and MyPlate resulted in fat gain. Using Zone style dieting resulted in fat loss. Both groups ate the same calories per day.

Heres a study from as far back as 1956 talking about Macronutrients over actual calories. Yes the calories were low in the study, but you'll find that the group that ate the high protein or high fat, lost significantly more fat than the group that ate the high carb diet. Kind of throws the calories in/out theory out the…

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974889-in-place-of-a-road-map-short-n-sweet

This Brozone is strong in here. I'd like to see a study that supports this nonsense. They discovered that a pound of fat contains 3500 calories, yet you'll never find a study to support it. If we were bomb calorimeters it would be a different story. The human body has 10,000+ metabolic processes happening every second and…

What are you talking about? Your body doesn't count calories BTW. Take the day off and don't sweat it.

At your height 140s is still within normal range. Look at losing fat instead of weight and it will come off much easier.

A stronger organism lives longer. ;D

Invest $30 in the book Convict conditioning by Paul Wade. Within you'll find 6 different exercises broken into 10 steps each. As you follow the exercise progression, you'll become stronger and naturally lean out. That first 10lbs you've lost in 2 weeks, thats normal for most people starting this journey. Fat loss is rarely…

Muscular adaptations happen when protein synthesis is higher due to energy in. If you stimulate protein synthesis and the building blocks are available, you'll build muscle. strength happens when the CNS is stimulated causing adaptations in CNS output to the muscle. If you are eating correctly i.e.: proper protein for…

Lift 75% of the time and do cardio 25%. I've had the best results with clients that way.

Homeostasis By saying the body doesn't adapt to calories flies in the face of your physiology and one of the reasons why you gain fat, muscle etc. Basic physiology btw.

Outliers. For the vast majority this applies. Congrats on the genetics though. On periodization in training. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3438871/ Homeostasis: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/homeostasis I've broken many plateaus using my methods BTW. But congrats on your success!