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It's annoying, you sort of just fiddle with the percentages and hit the update button, and it'll spit out grams on the side. You just have to keep tweaking the percentages to get the right amount of grams. That said, be aware that this is not weight loss advice - the right macros are not going to help you lose weight. They…

I mix ON Gold Standard Banana Cream flavor and water, probably about 4oz water per scoop of protein, and I think it's delicious. It's by far the best tasting protein powder I've had, and I've tried several.

You're better off looking at grams, not percentages. Personally I would recommend 120ish grams (at least 100+) of protein along with weight lifting to encourage retention of lean body mass. You're going to be very upset with your weight loss progress if half of it ends up being muscle. Your metabolism will slow, making it…

Doesn't matter for weight loss. This is bad for numerous reasons, but doesn't matter for weight loss. Eating more will not magically cause weight loss. There's really no such thing as eating "too little", at least not in terms of weight loss. Starvation mode does not exist.

Similar situation. Haven't lost 100+, but still nearly 60 pounds in the past 6-7 months. Have approximately 25 to go and have hit a brick wall with my weight loss. Previously I wasn't even very strict, would have one huge cheat meal a week, never measured anything, and still lost weight at a decent and predictable pace.…

I don't understand. If you were losing 1.5 pounds a week, you were a net weekly caloric deficit of 5250 calories. If you add in 125 a day, you are now at a weekly deficit of 4375, or 1.25 pounds a week. Only losing .4 lbs in a single week isn't a big deal, water weight fluctuations can completely mask a week's progress. I…

I'm not a fan of catch-all "don't eat less than this". It can often conflict with your recommendation of eating at a level that allows you to drop 1-2 lbs per week. I am a 24 year old 5'11" male that weighs 183. I have been cutting for ~6-7 months. For the past month I ate 1600 calories a day and did lifting/cardio 4x a…

Is 1500 calories "enough" for you? I can't answer that, only you can - based on how you feel. If you feel sick/tired/underfed, then it sounds like it's not enough. If you otherwise feel fine, there's nothing wrong with it. My question to you is, what difference do you think it makes? Not eating "enough" calories will not…

Water weight from increased activity. Inaccurate calorie counting. Inaccurate TDEE. Any number of reasons your weight hasn't changed. That said, you need at least 1 month at a given caloric intake before deciding whether or not it works for you. If after 1 month your weight loss is not going as planned, make adjustments to…

I'm pretty sure he's saying he's bringing his scale to compare the body fat readings, not weight...

You should be looking to calculate your TDEE and then subtract 10-20% of it for weight loss. Bottom line is no matter what calculator you use, you will almost certainly have to make adjustments to actually hit your desired weight loss rate.

Sorry for the delay, but what's your suggestion then? I'm more or less maintaining at 1600 a day or less. Actually according to MFP my net average calories per day is 1400ish, and yes I do weigh everything on a kitchen scale and I log everything down to my vitamins and the seasoning I use on my rice. You're saying I should…

My calculated TDEE is 2500, and that's with conservative estimates of height, exercise, etc. If that were remotely accurate, I'd be losing nearly 2 pounds a week. Based on my diet and actual weight, my calculated TDEE is off by at LEAST 500 calories. I did see initial strength gains, but now 6 months into my exercise…

I lift heavy and run 5k 4 days a week. No strength gains because I'm in a deficit or at maintenance but I hit all the major compound lifts. I do an occasional carb refeed while trying to not exceed maintenance. No extended diet breaks, and no bulking periods because at 23% body fat I'm very prone to putting on too much fat…

I'm happy for you, genuinely. But not everybody has that same experience. I maintain at around 1800 calories at a weight of 185 after 55 pounds of weight loss. I want to lose at least 20 more but I can't because the caloric requirements for it have become basically undoable. I feel sick and weak at 1400.

Well then you'll be happy to read the study I linked (actual study, not broscience) that corroborated all my claims. Or you can continue to pretend I'm speaking out of emotion or being willfully ignorant.

It's not just calorie counting. It's calorie counting at much lower than any calculator will tell you to. I'm nearing maintenance at 1600 calories a day. You really think it's OK or sustainable for me to drop another 500 off that as a 6 ft male to keep losing? My body will fight back

Your understanding is flawed. Adaptive thermogenesis is brought on by weight loss, NOT level of deficit. I agree with the idea that high deficits do not elicit metabolic slowdown. Weight loss in general, however, does, and it goes far beyond just the lower energy requirement of being a teacher a lower weight. See linked…

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3673773/

Well, for starters, adaptive thermogenesis isn't something you're 'in' - it happens gradually as someone loses weight. The study I read that showed a 30% lower metabolic rate was testing a person who had only lost 50 pounds and was still large. The two subjects compared were a person who was 200 pounds but started at 250,…

The point is everyone claims that metabolic adaptation can't neutralize a deficit, while studies are showing that it can do exactly that. The most common weight loss target recommended is TDEE - 20%, and metabolic adaptation can cause you to burn 20-30% less calories.

I'm inclined to believe that starvation mode is a myth, but aren't there quite a few scientific studies that lend themselves to the existence of adaptive thermogenesis? At least one study I read saw an energy expenditure of a full 30% less in a formerly obese person than a person who was the same weight but had never been…

String cheese - 70 to 80 calories Edamame - 130 calories for a quarter cup Kosher dill pickle spears - 5 calories per Baby carrot "snack packs" - 25 calories

A plateau is essentially one of two things: 1) You are retaining additional water that is masking your fat loss on the scale. Given time, this will resolve itself. Drink plenty of fluids, keep sodium intake low, maybe take a few days off from exercising. These are things that can speed up flushing the excess water. 2)…

My personal opinion would be that you need to cut. At a high body fat %, you will be more prone to gaining fat while bulking. You're essentially creating extra work for yourself.

In short, no. There is such a thing as a weight "set point", a weight that your body tries to maintain, but it is subject to the laws of physics just like anything else. If you eat less calories than your body burns, you will lose weight, regardless of any "set point".

Yes, the two containers of gum in one day is correct. I actually went through all 36 pieces in about 2-3 hours this morning. A habit I formed when I quit smoking a year or two ago. Usually do that twice a week.

Are you stalling? You say you were already losing 2 pounds per week eating 1800 calories a day. If that hasn't stopped, the simplest answer is to continue doing what has worked for you. That said, if you are using a calculator that doesn't factor in your body fat percentage, it's going to be inaccurate. Calculators will…

I've read both of those articles previously, and they make clear that the adaptive function of metabolism is not enough to completely halt weight loss in a person on a low calorie diet. The article also insinuates that a lot of people seem to omit their binges - I can confidently say this isn't the case for me. All that…

Yes, I'm basing all my TDEE calculations on my current weight of 188 lbs, and I use conservative numbers for everything. I'm closer to 6 foot than 5'11" but I use 5'11". I work out 4 days a week but use 3 on the calculator, and I use the lean mass formula because I know my body fat % (which I round up). With these numbers,…