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Disheartening!
I could use a bit of encouragement. I'm a big guy; 6'1 and 280ish, to be exact. I've gotten back into working out and eating well recently, and I've had a good two weeks. I started out two weeks ago at 286. I've worked out regularly since then, alternating weight training and C25K. I own a nice food scale, and I weigh and…
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Supplement advice
So I've been lifting regularly for a while now, and I take creatine pre- and post-workout, and drink a daily whey protein shake. I'm getting a nice new squat rack for Xmas, and just for fun, I'm wanting to go through an intensive 6-week size building "camp" beginning in January. I've been on Bodybuilding.com, reading up on…
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Calculating calories for Homemade Stuffing
My wife makes an incredible turkey stuffing for both Thanksgiving and Christmas, and I've tried to calculate the calories for a serving, but would love to have some outside input. The X-factor is the turkey grease, as she actually stuffs the bird and lets the stuffing cook in the bird for 5+ hours. My base calorie…
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Another minimum daily calorie question
I've read quite a bit about the effects of getting too few calories (muscle loss, hair loss, etc.), but my question is about the most common form of calculating a reasonable minimum. I'm a big guy (6'1" and about 275 lbs), and I've been working out and dieting for about five weeks now (lost about 12 lbs, too). I just got a…
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The belt test
Just a bit of self-congratulations here. I've been back on a healthy-eating program for four weeks now, and started lifting again about two weeks ago. Because I take creatine when I lift, I retain a lot of water weight, and the scales don't always move how I would like them to. However, I have had the feeling that my…
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Lifting all day?
So I'm a graduate student right now, and spend all day in my basement studying. I've just got back into lifting (the last three weeks or so, after an eight-year break). I do an upper body routine three days a week, and do squats two days a week. On my upper body days, I'll knock out three or four sets of the same exercise…
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Why am I not losing weight? I'm doing everything right.
I'll start with a bit of backstory. Ten years ago, when I was 30ish, I was in the shape of my life. I lifted religiously, ran the trails of eastern Kentucky on a daily basis, ate well, etc. I never got the six-pack that I worked so hard for, but I chalk that up to my body/genetics. Then two things happened: 1) I developed…
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Consensus on BF% scales' consistency?
Given the threads I've read here on MFP, as well as reviews of top-dollar "smart scales" like the Fitbit Aria and the Under Armour Healthbox, it seems that the consensus is that BF% measurements on most floor scales are wildly inaccurate. My question is, are they consistent? In other words, I wouldn't mind if the scale…
