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Hoping to get some guidance. I am 5'8, and weighed 152 pounds at the beginning of January. I dropped 9 pounds in a month, and am now approximately 143. During that time, I averaged around 1400...

Male/31. Again, I was on medicine that was affecting my appetite. It wasn't a weight loss by choice.

I wasn't eating 800 calories by choice. I was on a medication that had a side effect of suppressing my appetite. The doctor took me off it when she saw that I couldn't eat. I can eat normally now,...

I recently lost 20 lbs in about a month sticking to a diet of about 800 calories/day. I was 5'8, 156, and am now 136. I was never particularly overweight, but I was what I'd call "Skinny-fat." I...

So your conclusion is that I should just continue on WW until I get down to a low enough body fat to have a six pack (at least 5 more pounds). But at that point, I'm going to be 5'8 138 pounds. How...

I'm a 28 y/o male who started Weight Watchers back on 12/1/09 because I had put on a lot of body fat. At the start of the program, I was 5'8, 155 pounds, 36 inch waist, and 22% body fat. Though I...

What do you mean I'm not lean at the moment? I'm 5'8, 150, I wouldn't exactly call that fat.

Hi,

I'm three and a half weeks into a bulking diet and I've put on some fat. I'm wondering if it's possible to lose fat while still bulking, or would that be counterintuitive, since bulking...

I'm 5'8, 150, started a bulking diet about 3.5 weeks ago, fairly clean, taking in 2900 calories with a 40:40:20, P:C:F split. I lift 4x a week and do yoga 1x/wk.

I'm unhappy with my body fat...

Shouldn't I be cutting after I bulk to get the 6 pack, not the other way around? If I cut first, then I'll just put on fat when I bulk at the end of 6-12 weeks. My goal is to put on 10 pounds in 12...

So, by reading a nutrition label, how do I know which carbs are bad and which are good? For example, when I look at the Honey Nut Cheerios label, what should be a red flag?

How do you workout and keep your energy up if you eat less than 40% carbs. I already eat 280g of protein a day and only weigh 150. If I cut out any more carbs, this diet will become incredibly...

Sim,

I wish I had done a body fat measurement before I started bulking, that way I could accurately measure my progress. Unfortunately, I didn't, and now I'm just playing a guessing game. I have...

So sugar is basically a carb, but a bad carb, because even though it may fit into the 40:40:20, it turns into glucose not glycogen? Glucose is turned into fat?

Sim,

Thanks for the methodical advice. Your expertise is appreciated. I should add a couple points:

1) I don't eat the beef jerky daily, but I do consume creatine, which I believe adds water...

So I should keep 40:40:20, but I can't eat carbs with sugar? That's very limiting. From a nutritional standpoint, I should be putting on a ton of muscle if I'm eating 280g of protein and taking in...

Yes, I'm eating carbs, but only 40%. I can't eat much more protein, as I'm already taking in 280 grams per day (40%).

So is 40:40:20 macro incorrect? I was directed to using that ratio when I first started bulking. I don't understand why I'm now being told those are the best foods.

I am confused. I thought that if I ate ~500 calories above my BMR and kept a 40:40:20 diet, how I got there wouldn't matter. Sure, I have a bowl of honey nut cheerios, but it fits within the diet. ...

Bagels aren't ****-- they're complex carbs. And again, everything fits into the 40:40:20 P:C:F diet. Fat should only be happening if I'm over-eating. If you look throughout these forums, people...