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Please estimate my BF% and should I continue bulking or start cutting?
Hello everyone. I have absolutely no idea what my body fat percentage is so if you could please estimate it for me, I would greatly appreciate it. Also, at this point do you think I should continue bulking or start cutting? For reference, my height is about 6 ft 0.5 inches and my weight is around 180 pounds (a little bit…
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Complete Beginner-Can I really gain on a deficit?
Hi everyone! So I've been reading quite a bit of posts and threads and I've seen it mentioned quite frequently that you absolutely cannot gain muscle on a deficit.....that is, unless you are a beginner. Is this true? If so, would the gains be appreciable or just marginal? How different would the gains be for a complete…
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Am I ready to bulk? Can you estimate my BF%?
Hello everyone! I've been maintaining for about a month after coming off of a cut for approximately a year in which I lost about 80 pounds (235 lbs to 157 lbs). I am 6 ft, male, 20 y-o, and weigh around 157 pounds. I would like to know if I'm ready to bulk yet, or if I should continue cutting for a little bit longer. Also,…
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Need help with getting in protein
Hi everyone! I'm trying to bulk and I've realized that the protein macro goal for bulking is pretty high. So I was hoping you could help me by listing some sources of protein dense foods. The only things I've come up with so far are eggs and chicken breast. What else can I consume to help me meet these goals? Also, does…
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Completely new to bulking- Need advice
Hi everyone. I know most people don't like to read long posts so I'll try to keep this short. I'm ready to end a year long cut (started at 235 lbs and now in the 155-160 lb range) and start bulking. I am going to join a gym, and will be free to spend extensive periods of time there daily. I have never set foot in a gym…
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What can I do to help thighs?
Hello everyone! So I've been using MFP since January and I've lost about 75 pounds to date. Most of the weight has come off of my upper body (neck, arms, face, abdomen, etc.) however my thighs seem to be stubborn in my opinion. Everywhere else has slimmed down nicely but I think my thighs could stand to lose a bit more…
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What can I do to help loose skin?
Hello everyone. I have what I believe to probably be a bit of loose skin around my inner thighs and on my arms (near my arm pit). I was wondering, apart from just waiting approximately 1-2 years for it to tighten up, is there anything I can do to hasten the process or make the process more likely to happen? I've read that…
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What should my goal weight be?
Hello everyone, I am a 5'11" male and I'm wondering what should my goal weight be? I am currently at 184 pounds, after starting MFP at 235 pounds, so I've lost 51 pounds so far. I originally had planned to go to somewhere around 135-140 pounds because that would have put me at the lower end of the healthy weight spectrum…
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Lift while dieting or after?
Hello everyone! I wanted to know, would it be better to: a) lift weights in conjunction with dieting OR b) focus on dieting first, until a desirable body fat percentage is achieved, then focus solely on lifting weights thereafter (to bulk up). Or is it that it doesn't matter and both routes will end up with the same (or…
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How to kick-start (restart) weight loss?
Hello everyone. So my weight loss was pretty steady until Monday (I started a month ago). On Monday, I became so dehydrated that my saliva ceased to be fluid and rather became very thick and mucous like, and my fingers started to have a moderate tingling sensation (felt like electricity running through them). As soon as I…
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Does dehydration stop weight loss?
Hello. So my weight loss was pretty fine and steady until Monday. On Monday, I became so dehydrated that my saliva ceased to be fluid and rather became very thick and mucous like, and my fingers started to have a moderate tingling sensation (felt like electricity running through them). As soon as I got home, I made sure to…
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Help! Overwhelmed re: Metabolic slowing, Dieting, BMR, etc.
Hi everyone. So, my background is that I am a 6' 0" male. I started dieting on Tuesday (started counting calories on Wednesday), and have been trying to read up as much information on weight loss everyday since Tuesday (when I joined). On Tuesday, I weighed 235 pounds. Today, I weigh 229 pounds (though from what I've read…
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Is T25/Insanity good for getting lean but not very muscular?
Hi everyone. I was thinking about starting either Insanity or Focus T25. I have a few questions that I didn't receive answers to in searching this forum. 1) Is it possible to do either Focus T25 or Insanity and get lean but not bulky (i.e. like 20% in the attached picture below)? I ask this because I've noticed from…
