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Eat whenever the hell you want to. You don't have to eat breakfast if you don't want to, but if you prefer to, then go for it. There's zero time limit on breakfast and zero constraints on when you should eat.

Perfect post. *MEAL TIMING MEANS NOTHING - YOUR BODY DOES NOT CARE WHEN YOU EAT* The end.

Snacks are my worst enemy. They never make me feel full; they always leave me wanting more. I eat 1-3 meals per day, depending on how I'm feeling and whether it's a workout day. Never hungry, and I get to have big meals. You keep your snacks, I'll keep my 1,800 calorie meals :D

Nothing wrong with cheese if you don't have an intolerance to dairy. You can eat as much as you want so long as you are within your caloric limit and still getting ample protein.

No. Rice does not have some special property that would make it increase your weight for a few days. Perhaps you're insulin resistant and don't respond well to carbs. Do you notice the same thing happening with other carbohydrates?

Consider intermittent fasting. The premise is you eat all your calories in an 8 hour window each day. You can adjust your satiety-related hormones, like ghrelin, to become active based on your eating habits. That is, you can literally train your body to not be hungry in the morning. Personally, I can easily go 18-24 hours…

1) Eat 10 - 20% above your caloric maintenance. So take your caloric maintenance and multiply it by 1.1 - 1.2. 2) Eat 1g protein per pound lean body mass. Usually this will be enough, but some "hard gainers" find they often need more. 3) Try to aim for .5 - 1g fat per pound lean body mass, as dietary fat has a strong role…

Marksdailyapple is one of the most irresponsible sources of "information" I have ever said. After all, this coming from the guy who claimed 150+g carbs per day = insidious, steady weight gain. I try to be polite, but let me be clear when I say that guy's IQ is below room temperature. He has absolutely zero idea what he's…

False. Doesn't matter when you eat your carbs.

In terms of body composition and weight gain/loss, there is NO difference between the sugar in fruit or added sugar. Fruit, however, has more vitamins/minerals which are relevant for general health.

Nothing wrong with carbs assuming: 1) You stay in your caloric deficit. 2) You eat ample protein. 3) You don't have a condition like insulin resistance.

Starvation mode in the most common sense is a myth. It would take extended periods of drastically low caloric intakes to see any serious effects on BMR.

Nothing is bad in moderation. Some things just ought to be moderated higher than most. Nothing inherently wrong with protein, fat, or carbs. Unless you have some sort of intolerate/resistance, like insulin resistance.

Of course. Which is why many people would tell you that in hypocaloric settings, it may require MORE protein to spare lean body mass. Protein is a greater requirement in losing fat than gaining muscle for its muscle sparing effects.

There's not enough evidence to suggest that IF'ing is universally superior in any way to eating more meals per day. Fasting, for the most part, is utilized for convenience and hunger control. Here's what I'm trying to tell you as someone who has participated in research studies and is qualified to work for research…

Please explain how nutrient timing is important. And cite your evidence. I have just cited evidence showing BETTER results by eating less meals per day. Please refute that. Thank you.

Scientists are not infallible. I can promise you she did not lose weight BECAUSE she reduced carbs at night. She lost weight because she ate a hypocaloric diet. The basis for distinguishing fact from opinion is scientific literature. Not the opinion of a scientist, not what your doctor tells you. Where do you think they…

Let me make something clear. You can't have an opinion on whether carbs at night are beneficial or detrimental, or whether eating 6 meals per day is better compared to eating 2 meals per day OUTSIDE OF PEOPLE who have some sort of clinical condition such as insulin resistance or people who are trying to accomplish…

Here are some fun things you can read: "The study was a randomized crossover design with two treatment periods. During the treatment periods, subjects consumed all of the calories needed for weight maintenance in either 3 meals/d or 1 meal/d. Subjects who completed the study maintained their body weight within 2 kg of…

It's 1g per pound LBM. A study referencing 2.5g per kg would be pretty similar. "These results indicate that approximately 2.3g x kg was significantly superior to approximately 1.0g x kg protein for maintenance of lean body mass in young healthy athletes during short-term hypoenergetic weight loss." -Mettler S, Mitchell N,…

Scientific research. How about you? Men's Health? Supplement ads? Okay, here are some people that eat all their calories in an 8 hour window per day: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2wFoFwS-A3o/TeFQUHIkFxI/AAAAAAAABJc/s29MVzoun6c/s1600/Leangains+Success+Story+Spencer+After.JPG…

Why are you doing circuit training to cut? Maintain high weight, low reps for your cutting routine. If you feel you gain too much fat bulking, then bulk slower to minimize fat gains (slower than you were). If you felt scrawny after your cut, then cut slower to maximize fat loss and minimize muscle loss. I would say upping…

Yeah I saw it when he posted it on the bodybuilding.com forums :]

You really can't change your body composition without gaining or losing weight. Gain weight to add muscle, lose weight to burn fat. If your body isn't changing in weight, then you're not doing either of those things. Just something to consider.

You're welcome for the reference, and I apologize to you and the environment for the extreme use of ink and paper.

No. Your body works at BMR rates while sleeping. It does not shut down. If you eat 2,000 calories in the morning vs. 2,000 calories right before sleep, you will see the SAME net fat loss (assuming you're at a caloric deficit and assuming macronutrients are balanced). False. Your BMR along with NEAT will keep your…

Sorry, all I read was: "As an aside, I subscribed to AA's Research Review and his analysis of EVERYTHING IN NUTRITION AND LIFE from EVERY EDITION EVER is fantastic."

Only if you're training after extended periods of fasting, or performing multiple glycogen-depleting exercises per day.

I agree. I was just asking. Being insulin resistant can definitely change the way you eat/balance macronutrients than someone who is more insulin sensitive. For those who don't have any sort of metabolic issues/clinical conditions such as insulin resistance, I would say coupling macronutrients for each meal has no bearing…

My ex tried to get be into BBT, but I just couldn't do it. I've seen a few episodes of Archer online, and they all made me laugh. I should probably finish out those episodes... You girls and your shows about adults posing as high school students who break out into song. One of my guy friends is obsessed with that show,…