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05-13-2024, 01:04 PM | #2 |
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It's lunch time and im tired of eating lean proteins.
Jack N the Box Ultimate Bacon Cheeseburger claims 57grams of Protein....and 900 calories. It's totally worth it right, because of the protein? Right? RIIIIIGHT????? |
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05-13-2024, 01:13 PM | #3 | |
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So many of the nutrients you need from the food you eat also need fat to aid in absorption. Fat also is very important if you do any heavy weightlifting as it helps lubricate the joints. |
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05-13-2024, 01:17 PM | #4 |
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You know what it is? It's 57 grams of protein and 900 calories. Don't get fries. Plan the rest of the you day accordingly.
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It's also ****in' free on this App too, soooo..... |
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05-13-2024, 05:31 PM | #6 |
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Really though, that double burger would be much much better with no bacon, cheese or mayo. That's a little shortcut for you to save 300 calories while only losing about 10g or so of protein. And of course, like I said earlier, don't get fries - it's kind of worthless nutrition-wise. There are a lot of little tricks like that you can do to make fast food not actually so bad.
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05-13-2024, 01:49 PM | #7 |
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05-15-2024, 01:17 PM | #8 | |
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I use to go long periods of avoiding fast food/really unhealthy foods but inevitably I would start craving it more and more and then just have weeks at a time of eating all the things I missed. It’s just not sustainable long term if you like those foods. Of course in weight loss pretty much shy one bad meal can ruin a week of work. But for just sustaining and good balance what has worked for me is mostly just cutting out the soda when I eat something bad. So I allow something not so great for a meal once every 7 days or so but avoid the giant soda they provide. Soda is obviously super bad on its own but the other negative it creates for me is craving even more soda/carbs. Now I like it so I can’t cut it out completely but I’ve moved to the 7 oz cans for when I want to add it to my burgers, pizza, etc which I’ve gotten to the point I don’t automatically need it. |
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05-13-2024, 09:29 PM | #9 |
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You boys are looking good! (no homo)
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05-14-2024, 06:53 AM | #10 |
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I’m not giving up Saturday beer and pizza but I’m inspired now.
1700 calories yesterday and no reason I can’t be solidly clean during week. |
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05-14-2024, 07:09 AM | #11 |
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05-14-2024, 08:33 AM | #12 |
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05-14-2024, 09:30 AM | #13 |
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05-14-2024, 08:36 AM | #14 | |
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I don't monitor anything I eat other than making sure I get enough protein and fat. Carbs for the most part of 'free' calories. |
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05-14-2024, 09:29 AM | #15 |
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I was never able to be lean until I decided to count EVERYTHING. once I did that, I got a real feel for portion size, estimating what is actually in a meal, and, most importantly, knowing my base calories for a day. If you want to get reasonably lean and keep muscle, you're going to have to count and track because it's damn near impossible to stay in a slight deficit otherwise. You'll end up overeating and not leaning out, or you'll undereat and drop too much muscle. You want a slight deficit (300-500 calories) per day.
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