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you remind me of myself, when you can eat so much more then everyone else by a disgusting amount (multiple pizzas). i have a crazy appetite also, like crazy enough to eat a stack of pancakes, a whole...

passively track in the head when not counting macros in the off season

obsessively OCD track when cutting and dieting down

This is true, water weight aside, your deficit may be larger then you think, or your activity level may be really high and intense.

Maybe you are really eating the deficit you say, but you are...

Sad story to you... to me, no. It is a conscious decision of how I chose to approach my fitness and nutrition. It has taken me places, opened new doors for me, done wonders in terms of my self-image,...

after 1 pm I only have 1 caffeine tab / 8mg ephedrine / large green tea...

that wouldn't be so bad to cut out, but I have all of that before an evening cardio session (brisk walking for 40min).
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I'm going to switch to half tabs, then down size the large green tea/coffee to a small, then go cold turkey with a week off from lifting (will still do light cardio). Planning for this the first week...

you remind me of myself when I was 16, you are a smart person. Applaud yourself for doing research and looking into the reality of tracking macro's, and experiencing the the commitment it takes,...

Great work, and its awesome that your willing to push through the crappy feeling because you are motivated. It takes discipline, don't lose sight of your goals... it will be worth it!

This just...

hash a go go

400 mg (2 tabs daily)
Large coffee
Large green tea
All of this is daily ^

I also take ephedrine.

You guys who went cold turkey, how were your workouts, did you get a headache? Appetite? I...

For the past five years I've been consistently, for 99.999% of the days, had a cup of coffee and or caffeine pill or pills.

For the past 3 years of lifting, I've used caffeine tabs pre workout,...

ground beef , cottage cheese or greek yogurt , some peanut butter or almond butter

You earned it, and it was well deserved :)

Looks like your common sense didn't work too well

10-12% bf is a great level of BF to be at. Add in another 300 calories and start putting on some mass while you are young. 300 cal should have you feeling full.

If you want to take your time with...

i like frozen yogurt or low fat ice cream

always fit it into my calories easily

take note of what you eat (how many carbs), and how much salt is in your food, and your water intake.

The days you wake up looking bad, look back on the notes you kept of your food/water/salt...

1800 calories is suitable for someone who's been cutting for 6 months in order to get into competition shape, slowly adding in cardio and reducing cals, gradually from beginning at 2600 cal 0 mins...

when I was 16 I was like you too,

don't be afraid to eat big, put on muscle, and workout. 16 is a great age to get into weightlifting , make use of your time and put on mass, don't obsess over...

i'd eat a pint of ice cream everynight before bed and I still lost 2lbs a week. total intake is what matters. a deficit is a deficit regardless.

I just try to work with what she wants ~ she clearly doesn't want to gain more, so I tailor my response to suit what she's looking for, regardless of what I think she should really be doing. I'll...