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The most important thing, by a long shot, is caloric deficit.

IF can help with the deficit, by restricting your intake to a shorter time period, thus creating a further barrier to overeating....

TL;DR When going from Starting Strength to PHUL, should I reset core lifts down 10% to ease into PHUL?

I got back into the gym on July 19th of 2017 after 5 years off. I started at 340lbs, 45%+...

Should not be a problem. Listen to your body when you try new things like working out in a fasted state.

Why can't you eat beforehand? Plenty of things you can eat quick right before working out.

It depends on what your goals are. Also how long you have been down in weight. I've heard some recommendations about staying at maintenance for a while at the reduced weight, as a former fat boy. The...

Start a weight lifting program as soon as possible. You can lift during a cut or during a bulk. Also, read the stickies, especially Don't Look Past the Basics. They explain everything.

2500, like BecomingSmaller said above.

As to the issue of being hungry, work on eating more satiating foods. Higher fat works for that, higher fiber, higher protein. Or change the size of your...

Keep the same calories.

Find a gym in the area to work out. Call them, tell them you'll pay for a week and that you are travelling.

If you can't find a gym, consider treating the week as a...

Heya Stan. I have some suggestions:

1. Don't weigh yourself daily. Choose a day of the week and weigh on that day, preferably at the same time of day. Your bodyweight fluctuates due to a number of...

It decreases linearly.

TDEE is calculated by determining the BMR and adjusting for activity level. Activity Level ranges from Sedentary (1.2) to Very Active (1.9).

BMR = 66 + (13.7 * weight in...

Good work on the progress, I checked out your progress pic, impressive changes.

You do not look like you have 211 lbs of LBM. 211lbs is a helluva lot of muscle. From your pic you are still over...

This is wrong.

While IF is not some sort of magical secret to melting fat, saying that it does NOTHING for fat loss is not true. For many people, especially those starting from an obese state and...

Figure out the eating aspect of this and you will have control over losing fat.

https://youtu.be/WTq87JB3YFM

Buff Dudes video on cheap grocery shopping.

This is a gross oversimplification. Perhaps that is the point, to respond to true beginners with information like this so as to not overwhelm them with intricate timing/macro splits/carb cycling etc....

That fear seems to be a common issue. People that cut down from skinny fat to just plain skinny get worried about the scale going back up, and ending back where they were. Work at getting over that...

You have 3 years till 40. Most people see 40 as the beginning of the end, the gut has grown, dad body has fully set in and the acceptance of being an average (fat) man has set in. You have taken the...

As said already, you can't make your bones bigger. You are stuck with those wrists and ankles. You can make use of them in developing your physique. Smaller ankles will make calves look bigger,...

Weight watchers is a good way to learn about food, create accountability and keep consistent. The points system is simple and it preps you for more 'advanced' methods like counting calories/macros....

I have always had trouble knowing whether I am hitting my back hard enough, specifically lats.

I have not done a tremendous amount of isolated back work (I am on SS now, with bent over barbell...

I look forward to responding in two years to your thread titled "How do I lose weight I gained after bypass surgery"