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Feeling Lost On What To Do Now
So in 2016 I was nearing in on 110kg, I've since lost a lot of weight and I'm currently sitting at 61kg with an estimate 20-22% body fat, it might be more I'm not really sure (male, 172cm, 27 years old) I have a body that can be described as skinny fat as you can probably see here. I hate my lower body fat, the belly, love…
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How Does Body Fat Percentage Effect TDEE?
So i'm 172cm tall, weight 70kg (male, 26) and I have what can be called a "skinny fat" body. I used the US navy body fat method (including an online calculator) to determine that my body fat percentage is around 27%-28%. Normally on TDEE calculators without a body fat % it will put me at around 1980 calories, but with the…
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Losing Fat and Gaining Muscle (Body Recomposition) Tips?
So I'm a 26 year old male, weigh 70kg (154lbs) with what i'd say is definitely a skinny fat body (skinny arms, legs and frame, but with undesired fat on my stomach and hips) i originally weighed around 100kg (220lbs) a few years back but lost it over time by using a basic caloric deficit. Now I've reached the point where i…
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Losing More LBM/Muscle Than Fat?
I know when you create a caloric deficit you will lose body fat along with muscle/lbm. The larger the deficit, the more muscle/lbm you potentially lose. But is it possible to lose more pounds of muscle & lbm than pounds of fat when losing each week? Or is your fat storage the body's primary source of backup energy?
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Diet Soda and Weight Loss
"Artificial sweeteners trigger insulin, which sends your body into fat storage mode and leads to weight gain." I've seen this phrase a few times in articles that discuss the effects of diet soda and weight loss. Is there actually any evidence or real science behind this statement?
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Weighing Ready Meal Woes
So i usually have a ready microwavable meal for lunch (WW, Lean Cuisine etc) and was wondering how I'd go about weighing them? Frozen with the plastic tray, they are usually 20-30 grams heavier than advertised with the tray itself weighing around 15-20 grams. So should I log these meals frozen with the tray, frozen with…
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When Did You First Notice Change?
I started MFP officially sometime in early March when my weight was around 209-211 pounds (I was a bit heavier than that in February, but it was due to water weight I believe) Now in May, the scale shows me at 198-200 pounds (unless my scale is slowing killing itself, showing me inaccurate readings as time goes on). Yet…
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Frozen Pizza
For frozen pizzas, does one weigh it frozen or cooked? The weight is quite a bit more when frozen versus when it's cooked.
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Digital or Mechanical Scale?
So I've been weighing myself on the same digital scale for a while now, showing the lowest I've been in a while. But, my weight on my older Mechanical scale can show a few KG's higher. Which one is more accurate?
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Eating All Of Your Calories In One Meal
This isn't something I'm planning on doing, more or less a theoretical. If you had one person eating a "Balanced" day's worth of 1500 calories vs. someone that consumed most/all of their calories in a single meal, would both people still lose at about the same rate? How does your body deal with a large calorie dense meal?
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Weighing Food
So i just weighed a thin crust pizza Frozen, then again Cooked. The packaging is 338g, Frozen it weighs 360g and Cooked it weighs 322 grams (closer to 338g). I guess my question is, how should I log it?
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Dumb Water Retention Question
People say that high Sodium intake can cause Water Retention, which could make your body weight stall or even rise on the scale. This maybe a dumb question, but I just wanted to know for sure. Does that mean Water Retention can PREVENT fat from being burned, or does it just make it difficult to notice progress? (even…
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Metabolism and Starvation Mode
Is it true eating too little calories can mess with your metabolism and cause Starvation Mode to occur? I eat slighly less than 1800 calories most days, but sometime drop around the 1200-1500 area from time to time. I'm not specifically eating less, I just have days where i really can't eat that much food (I'm very…
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Meal Timing and Portion Sizes
I guess a simple question, does Meal Timing and Portion Sizes matter if you're still in a deficit? Would someone that has well portioned, scheduled meals throughout the day lose any more weight than someone that banks most of their calories for one specific meal? If your deficit is 1800 and you're planning on having a big…
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Sugar & Weight Loss
Just a quick question about sugar (more specifically, soda and energy drinks) Can sugar content change how much weight someone could lose in a month versus cutting excess sugar? I drink these sort of beverages regularly (nothing crazy, my diary is open if you wanted to look. Though a few days are kind of all over the…
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Steak Calorie Accuracy
So here in Australia there's a specific steak brand that has no nutritional values written on the packaging. It's a 4-pack (0.810kg ÷ 4) and the only information posted on here that seems to be closest to being accurate is 490 calories. It's "Beef Scotch Fillet Steak" which is essentially Ribeye steak. After searching for…
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How Much Can Food & Water Shift The Scale?
So at the beginning of February this year, i started to weigh myself every day first thing in the morning before breakfast. The scale consistently showed around 98-99kg (216-218 Pounds) give or take. I stopped stepping on the scale and stuck to a 1800 calorie deficit through February-present. I started weighing myself…
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Inconsistent Eating & Weight Loss
So here's a question... Let's say someone had a calorie deficit of 1800, but instead decided to eat very inconsistently. During different days he eats 1000, 1700, 1200, 900 etc etc. But one thing never changes, he never goes over his deficit. Can this sort of flip flop eating cause someone to actually stop losing weight,…
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What About Carbs, Fat & Sugar?
I see a lot about counting calories in a deficit to lose weight, but should I also be counting in other factors like Fat, Carbs, Sugar and Sodium? Or is it generally all about the calorie deficit in the end? In my life at the moment I've cut out all soda, candy, chocolate, snacks and fast food. I also try to keep my frozen…
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Daily Calorie Intake
Just a quick question for losing weight with a calorie deficit. If you're trying to stick to your weekly calorie goal, does it matter if you have bigger days and smaller days? Would eating out (Chinese/pizza) one day out of the week occasionally be OK, if you still manage to stay within daily and weekly calorie goals? Is…
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Where do I begin?
Hey guys, I'm new here and looking for some advise to lose weight. I'm 20 years old, Male, weigh about 213 pounds and I'm 5ft7. I've been fairly skinny/little chubby through most of my school years, but over the last 5 years I've gained a fair amount of weight. The hardest part for me isn't even the dieting or the…
