So you just added more food to your diet. If you're still under maintenance, you'll lose weight. Otherwise not. You're going to have to calculate that out for yourself.
I got some of this stuff a while back and couldn't stand it. I just couldn't get rid of the grainy texture. Have you noticed this, and how are you avoiding that problem?
Ah, so flexed. Or perhaps you have loose stool? If you've got a weak anal sphincter, you might be laying down massive sh!ts 24/7, in which case I really don't blame you.
I'd recommend a cut first, but at 5'6" 140 I'm not sure what you'd look like really at a lower BF%. I'd say drop maybe 10-15 lbs, reevaluate and then transition to a bulk. Length of time is based...
A maybe-kinda-sorta attitude is going to get you maybe-kinda-sorta results. You hear in sports about players having to "buy-in" to the system for it to work, right? You need to buy-in to the notion...
I'd be fine with letting people report weights for another couple days, but I think it's only fair to have the comp start September 1st and end December 1st, like originally stated.
Then I suspect you didn't follow the guidelines properly. Did you lift? Did you consume enough protein? I don't care that you're not concerned with size. If you want to know why you ended up with...
I'm sorry to hear about your back pain and IBS; I understand IBS can be an uncomfortable and frustrating syndrome. The good news is none of your concerns have to prevent you from your fat loss...
Strength is a simple (albeit not always accurate) way of gauging muscle gain/loss. If your lifts are steady/increasing as you cut, you're at the very least unlikely to have lost much if any muscle. ...
Who says you need shakes? For many (myself included) they offer a convenient way to hit your protein macros. If that's not a problem for you, there's no reason you HAVE to use a shake...
