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Where it says "Eat calorie dense foods", I think you mean "eat nutrient-dense foods". Calorie-dense to me means more calories with less volume...that'd be foods like white breads, microwave meals,...

I actually find that it's easier to fit regular ice cream into my diet...there's a better ratio of fat/carbs/protein in it than this stuff imo.

Breyer's Chocolate ice cream:
Serving size: 1/2 cup...

Yeah, it's BS. Sure, eating carrots raises insulin...so does eating protein. Neither will promote fat storage unless you eat them in ridiculous amounts.

IMO, it's not going to matter. Unless your workout is extremely long and intense (like 3 hours or something), you don't need to worry about the absorption rate.

Just don't go low-carb then. I'm able to cut on more than 300g of carbs in a day. It's the calorie deficit that's really important, not the number of carbs.

If you feel like crap on the low-carb...

Right. I can't stomach a lot of fast food anymore...at least not in huge quantities.

Plus, you don't have to eat 100% clean all the time either. You can fit almost anything into your...

Exactly right.

Will you lose weight eating 1500 cals of pure sugar if your maintenance level is 2000? Yes, but only over a very short period...1-2 days maybe. After that, your maintenance level...

Wrong. If the caloric deficit is the same, it doesn't matter what you're burning for fuel during exercise. Increasing the deficit can increase fat loss, but decreasing carbs won't.

In moderate amounts, HFCS should be ok though. I think we have to assume that the person doesn't completely rely on chocolate milk nor whey for their protein.

The only key difference I can think of is milk has more carbs than a whey/water shake.

Unless it's painful when you have a bowel movement, you're probably fine. Some people have them every day, and some people have them every few days. Mine varies greatly depending on the types of...

I also like the 20-30% range for fat intake. I had recently dropped to 15% for a few weeks, and I was feeling hungry all the time. I raised it back up to 20% a couple days ago, and I feel much better.

peanut butter and veggies

Lots of cals in the pb, but a little bit goes a long way. If you eat it with broccoli or celery, you should feel full pretty quickly due to the fat & sheer volume of food.

If you're mainly concerned with fat loss, it's the calories you need to pay strict attention to, not carbs. Carbs don't help or hinder fat loss imo.

Yea that's pretty consistent with the rate I see too...1/4 inch per lb lost. However since I got to around 34", it's been slower.

I think we all have the tendency to focus on other people's weaknesses/problems rather than our own, especially when we don't share those same weaknesses/problems. So now that I'm not extremely...

When you attempted a refeed, what were the calories/macros? Maybe it just wasn't a large enough refeed. If it was, maybe change the lifting/cardio routine.

Well since it's only been 3 weeks, and you feel your pants are looser, then maybe just wait another 2-3 weeks and see what happens. If you're on the right calorie intake, your weight will start to...

Whether it works or not is irrelevant to the ED part. I don't think it works, but the fact that a person tries to purge like that is what leads to the ED.

It's possible you're putting on some muscle right now if you haven't been lifting for that long, but it's unlikely you're gaining THAT much muscle where it's causing your weight to stay the same.
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