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The ten commandments of Calorie Counting...
First and foremost, this is my own personal opinion, as someone recovering from an ED this has helped me a great deal, I hope it helps others as well... 1) Thou shalt not allow food to govern thine life. 2) Thou shalt not be overly excessive about calorie counting, (refusing to eat dinner at family members houses due to…
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Bloating... How long to get rid of it?! >.<
So past couple days I've been spending time experimenting with baking, found a old family recipe for some fibrous sourdough bread ^_^ Its delicious however, I've managed to hit some serious fiber intake up to 75g! Anywhoosers, lots of salt and fiber equates to a bloated and discouraged me... How long should it take for me…
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Change in activity...
So I recently started school, typical HS life, walk here sit for 90 mins walk there... However my backpack weighs 44.3lbs :S I also have weight training (school offered elective) I do my best here and try at it (unlike most there) how many calories should I be eating? I consider myself sedentary as I am only walking for…
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Why are gym jocks so mean?
So I guess I classify as "that scrawny kid who struggles with what seems like light weight." Anyways this guy comes up to me, looks like a total roid monkey and says "having a hard time with the girly weights huh pretty boy?" really been bothering me today, I've been lifting 3 months, squat and deadlift more than my body…
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To be over, or to not be over...
Past few weeks I've been failing at bulking. only like 100-300 cals over for an entire week. I read a post not too long ago by someone on here saying "eat at around maintenance and body re-composition will take over." Granted I'm perfectly fine being "skinny" as long as I'm not skinny-fat, which I see alot of guys trying…
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Abs are nastayyyyyyyyyy
Why do you humans (particularly of the feminine variety) wish to see no protective visceral fat that surrounds the puny weak abdominal muscles that offer little protection to your vital internal organs?! This is something I shall never understand -_-
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Sex drive caloric intake ratio....
Okedokes here goes. Ever since bumping up my calories to maintenance my "drive" has gone insanely wild... Is this normal? I used to be in a deficit and am at a relatively light weight (skinny-fat)
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Anyone else doing this cleanse/diet?
Looking for friends to join me on my ice cream every night/whole milk product/hash-brown casserole diet. It's been working wonders for me! :D
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Do I just have a overly effecient metabolism?
I'm not super tall (5'11) Have next to no muscle (136.5lbs) and only workout 3 days a week, granted I spend a lot of time on my feet. But is it weird that I've maintained my weight on 2,500 calories rest days and 2,700 workout days?
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Am I doing it right?
I've been doing Mehdi's "Stronglifts 5x5" for about 2 1/2 months now, never missed a workout. Yet my squat has only gone up 5lbs in the entirety of the time I've been doing it. Granted my bench has increased significantly due to "newbie gains." My dead lift is also pretty pathetic for a guy of my height: (5'11@137lbs) I'm…
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Bulking intake
I'm on day two of my bulk: 150 cals over maintenance """note""" (recovering anorexic not looking to cut, I could use another 15-20lbs on my frame) Provide your stats (height/weight/age/bodyfat% if you know it/etc) 5'11/136.5lbs/17/~10% (Could be lower) What's your current gross intake of calories, on average? 2,550 rest…
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Friends who lift heavy or looking to gain weight? :D
Any MFP'ers out there in void that is the interwebs with similar goals as mine? (Gain musclez) :D
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Starting Ketosis!!!
Hi guys I'm starting a ketogenic diet first thing tomarrow morning :D Feel free to check out my diary!! I hope I can stick with it, I typically love carbs xD I'm shooting for at least 60 days in Keto :3
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How many days do YOU lift?
5 days for me
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TDEE Question (Bulking)
Had a cardiologist appointment today. He told me to eat 3,000 calories on days that I lift, and 2500 on days that I don't... alot of the TDEE calculators say 2,300 to maintain, 2600-2800 for bulking. Based on my height age and weight, should I follow his advice or stick with the calculator? Age: 17 Height 5'11 Weight…
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TDEE Contradiction.
Had a cardiologist appointment today. He told me to eat 3000 calories on days that I lift, and 2500 on days that I don't... All the calculators say 2,300. Based on my height age and weight, should I follow his advice or stick with the calculator? Age: 18 Height: 5'11 Weight: 140lbs
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Hello ladies and gents! :D
I've been here about 120 days... >.> So I'm not new per say, but I never introduced myself officially! So hi! :D Feel free to add me, I'm a nerd... Star wars, star trek, you name it! I'm looking to maintain my weight so if you've got similar goals eh why not throw me an invite eh? Adios Muchacho's ;)
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Metabolic Reset Help
Hey I'm in a dilemma, first off I'm a dude 5ft 10.5in, 132.5lbs, at about 15% body fat and 17 1/3 years old, medium/smallish frame.... Ok here goes... I'm a former crash dieter, I lost pretty much +/-100lbs in the span of about 6.5-7 months, my Testosterone levels are low, my albumin is high and my Gamma is also low my…
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Should I do the reset?
Hi I'm 18 male 5ft 10.5in@131.5lbs with approx. 14% bf, I've been eating pretty low (1,300-1,600) cals a day... I'm sedentary mind you except for when I go out then I typically eat a little more those days. Do I need to do the reset? I've somehow gained 1lb over the course of a week eating about 1,550 calories a day.…
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What do you guys eat in a day?
I'm shooting for about 1550 calories a day with macros being (35/30/35) What do you guys eat to keep it interesting? (I'm a repetition eater and eat the same things over and over) Thanks!!!!!!
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Am I at risk for a metabolic slow down?
I've recently discovered my BMR is about 1400 and my total TDEE on most days is about 1650-1700... Would someone be so kind to take a look at my diary and honestly tell me if I'm at risk of a slowdown? I'm looking to start cycling as well as doing Reg Parks 5x5 routine and I just want to make sure that my eating habits are…
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TDEE Help? So confusing >.<
Ok my TDEE according to http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/ is 1698 calories a day.... While my TDEE according IIFYM.com is 2138 calories a day..... Which do I choose?! I'm sedentary 98% of the time... (Height: 5ft 10.51in Age 18 Weight 130lbs Body fat%: ~18.15% Gender: Male :P)
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Help regarding TDEE
Ok my TDEE according to http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/ is 1698 calories a day.... While my TDEE according IIFYM.com is 2138 calories a day..... Which do I choose?! I'm sedentary 98% of the time... (Height: 5ft 10.51in Age 18 Weight 130lbs Body fat%: ~18.15% Gender: Male :P)
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Best Macro ratio for sparing muscle
Hi I'm soon going to be going to the gym (Biking there approx ~6miles there and back) 5 days a week, doing Strong Lifts "5x5" routine.... What kind of caloric/macronutrient consumption am I going to need to prevent muscle loss? Height: 5ft 10.51in Weight: 131.5lbs Age 18 Body fat: ~15.35% according to Fat2Fitradio.com But…
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Caloric Cost of Growing (teenager stuff)
Hey what's the caloric cost of growth in absolescent's? Scooby's workshop said for ages 16-17 it was about ~60 calories and then at 18 it drops to about ~20... Any light on this subject? Thanks guys ;)
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Almost there! Time to increase my intake?
Ok guys so I'm 9lbs away from goal weight!!!! Most people say to slow your weight loss rate to 0.5lbs per week right?
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Upping my calories :S
I believe I've hit a plateu.... Not really losing much anymore, So I'm bumping up my calories ~150 more than usual. What do you guys think?
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Carbs/Glycemic Load and Weightloss...
I realize this has been beaten over the head a million times but here goes... I realize that if you eat nothing but sugar day in and day out yes you'll lose weight (if in caloric defecit) But won't your body fat levels increase? So my main question is: If you cut down to like 20 carbs a day (keto) would weight loss be any…
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Calories for toning and defining muscle...
Many people talk about bulking, doesn't seem like something I wanna do, I don't wanna get bulky I just want to be toned and lean. Should I still eat a calorie deficit? Or just eat maintenance calories? Also what would be the best macro ratio to get the muscles showin' I was thinking 30% carb 40% protein 30% fat at about…
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Nutrient timing and Muscle gaining...
Hey guys, I got my gym membership today! And I've read quite a bit about muscle gaining and macro timing and it's all Brosciencey... So to gain muscle I simply eat 10% over my TDEE on workout days?
