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Sourdough let me down!
Look at these teeny slices. 92 grams of bread. MFP puts it at 450 calories?? Really???
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Yet more muscle building questions
Ok everyone. I’m full of questions about building muscle. 1. From what I’ve read, the general consensus is recomp is not possible on a serious calorie deficit. So what happens to your muscles if you lift weights in a caloric deficit? I’m stressing and challenging them, and I’m sore. Is hypertrophy not possible? 2. I lift…
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Ready to bulk?
So this is my journey from October until now with lifting heavy for the past 6 weeks. I feel like I’ve made zero progress. Right now I’m eating at a deficit but thinking I should start eating at maintenance in the hopes of putting on muscle. I know it’s a personal journey but WWYD? Keep trying to lose weight or start…
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Fitbit HR accuracy?
Anybody have any guesses as to the calorie count of the Fitbit HR? I’m 37F, 135, moderately active (walk 7000-10,000 steps everyday plus either weight lifting or HIIT 5 days/wk). My Fitbit is calculating between 1800-2000 calories.
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Recomp and calorie cycling
Reading a little more about recomp, and some sources say to eat at maintenance on lifting days, while others say to maintain a slight calorie deficit all the time. Anyone have more success with one strategy versus another?
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Where to add the clay?
37F and been back to lifting heavy for about 5 weeks. As you can see I’m built pretty blocky in my middle and store pretty much all my weight in my gut. I was reading about approaching weight training like sculpture: adding “clay” where you want to grow by focusing on training that part of your body. So, should I not train…
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Let’s talk macros
So is it an either/or tracking macros and calories? By that I mean if I track my net carbs, I met my goal and still have protein macros left. But I’m over on calories. So what do I do? Go with the calorie count or the macro count?
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Magically gained 4 pounds
Trying not to panic and my brain battles my heart. Brain: “there is NO frickin frackin way you can humanely possibly gain 4 lbs of fat in a week”. Heart: “PANIC!! PANIC!! ALERT ALERT ALERT!! “. Brain: “ you should be taking measurements. They are much more accurate a tool than the scale”. Heart: “HEEEEEELPPPP!!!! 4 POUNDS…
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Am I looking for a unicorn?
I have two questions. I want to gain muscle while decreasing body fat. Is it possible to do this simultaneously? Right now I’m eating at a caloric deficit. I’m female, 5’5, 135 lbs. I weight train or do HIIT or body weight workouts. Which brings me to my second question: can I build muscle doing body weight workouts? I…
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packing a lunch
I need ideas for lunches to pack that don't need to be warmed in the microwave and can be eaten in less than 15 minutes (so, not a big salad that takes forever to chew). I've been doing a lot of hummus and veggies, and half sandwiches. Getting bored, looking for high volume lower calorie ideas! Again, can't microwave these…
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dealing with hunger
MFP has me on roughly 1300 calories and I am HUNGRY ALL THE TIME. I don't think I've stuck with the diet even one day because I end up binging. All I think about is food! And it's not like I'm starting out with junk either. I eat whole foods, mostly plant based, until I get so hungry I cave and binge. Then it's junk food…
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New and wondering if there are groups
Hi, I'm new here but not new to dieting. I have been "on a diet" for the past 15 years. Recently I lost a bunch of weight due to nursing and serious illness. Now I'm gaining it all back and want to get back to where I was. For the first time in my life, I'm being truly honest with myself and logging EVERYTHING, even when I…
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juicing and recording calories
I have a juicer and frequently make fresh vegetable juice (kale, cucumber, carrot, mint, celery) and rarely but sometimes add an apple or a pear. how would you log this? Would you log all the fruits and vegetables that you use? FYI I *do* eat the pulp so all that good fiber is not going to waste. :-)
