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Help me critique my plan to escape skinny fatness!
I've been dieting and doing cardio for a little over a week now and after doing some reading, I've realized that that's not the route I should take to get the body I want (at least I don't think). I'm interested in looking muscular, but not bulky. Maybe "skinny muscular" would be the right term. By dieting and doing…
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22 year old, 165 lb. male @ 1,220 calories per day - safe?
So after a week of trying out only eating ~1,220 calories per day, I'd say I feel pretty good. My energy levels are normal and I'm only hungry for a little while at the end of the day leading up to dinner, and sometimes just before going to bed. Besides that small and tolerable amount of physical hunger, I've been craving…
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Eating the same meals every day w/ multivitamin?
After planning my meals for a few days, I've come up with a set of meals that works really well to keep me right at my daily caloric intake and macro needs, so I'm wondering if there's any reason I shouldn't eat these same meals every day while taking a multivitamin to make sure I get my micronutrients. Thoughts are…
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The "900 cals a day post" really blew up -- what about me?
I live a fairly sedentary lifestyle, I work a desk job, and hang out on the couch at night. I run three times a week though for 30 - 45 minutes. I'm looking to lose a bit of weight and MFP suggested 1220 for the daily calorie count for me. What are your opinions on this? I can eat 1220 calories a day and only feel a little…