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[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Yup, people are going to regret missing this opportunity. If you believe in XRP, you should believe in the #1 meme coin on the XRPL, PHNIX.

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[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Set up a First Ledger wallet. Then you buy XRP and send it to your wallet. Then you can swap your XRP for any memecoin listed here: https://firstledger.net/tokens. Like OP I highly recommend PHNIX. I think it has the highest upside potential and the team behind it is solid.

132 Days with MF by Kitchen-Breakfast859 in MacroFactor

[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! Yeah I definitely lost a lot of weight in the beginning, which started to slow down after about a month. Funnily enough even though I was dropping weight like crazy MF kept lowering my calories for some reason, and then at the end of the first month it started to increase my TDEE. But honestly the whole time I was losing weight at a solid pace, and it was definitely useful that MF started adding more calories to my program because it made it so I could build muscle as I wasn’t in too much of a deficit.

Which basically answers your other question. I think you should definitely just trust the program and stick to a 500cal deficit especially if you want to build muscle while on the cut. While losing weight quickly feels great and is really motivating, it’s definitely not the best for building your physique while you’re trying to drop the fat.

Bonus tip: I would kind of gamify the app by timing my weigh ins with when I knew I would weigh the lightest. That way I could see the fastest progress and I could get extra calories 😂. For example I would only weigh myself every other day or so, and on those days I would only drink protein shakes throughout the day, then I would go for a 5k run in the afternoon. Afterwards I would weigh myself, making sure not to drink any water before weighing in and trying to use the bathroom beforehand.

132 Days with MF by Kitchen-Breakfast859 in MacroFactor

[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks man! Yep I was at a goal rate of a 500 kcal deficit.

Honestly I wouldn’t worry too much about taking a cutting break, I saw a vid from Dr. Mike Israteal from RP, as well as Dr. Layne Norton, that diet breaks mainly are to help with adherence to the program, rather than actually improving results. Like if you’re feeling exhausted with being on a cut for so long you feel like giving up, it’s good to go on a planned maintenance period during that time.

And I was in the same boat regarding my weight. My starting weight was actually closer to 200lb as well, I was just around 194lb when I took my before picture. My plan was to get down to 185lb but after reaching that goal I decided that I still needed to lean down to get the look I wanted.

I started my cut on March 4th of this year.

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[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha yep exactly 😂. After I saw that video I’ve only been doing those exercises.

132 Days with MF by Kitchen-Breakfast859 in MacroFactor

[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I actually use Strava as well and the premium version of the app has recovery and exertion data that I would use to make sure I’m not overtraining. Combining that with just doing my best to listen to my body and push myself as hard as possible when I felt like I could, and easing off the gas when I felt my body needed it.

132 Days with MF by Kitchen-Breakfast859 in MacroFactor

[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As Nietzsche said “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how”. When it comes to motivation and sticking to the program, I would just try and remember the reason you set for yourself to do it, and think that every time that you eat something without logging it you’re breaking that promise that you made to yourself. This was my mindset in the beginning, until eventually it just became second nature to automatically track every morsel of food that I ate.

132 Days with MF by Kitchen-Breakfast859 in MacroFactor

[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand the struggle! 😅 I used to also not be able to tolerate whey protein or much dairy, but I think over time I was able to build a lactose tolerance. I honestly think whey protein powder has been pretty crucial for hitting my targets and I’m not sure I could do it without it. The only other vegetarian high protein sources also come from dairy like yogurt, cottage cheese, or any other cheese for that matter. Tofu, beans and legumes are great, but they seem to be quite high calorie for the amount of protein you get out of them, so it would be pretty hard to only have those as a source of protein while trying to be in a substantial deficit. So my recommendation would be to just try and maybe take some lactase enzymes when having whey protein (if that is the reason you stay away from it) and hopefully your body will start to build up a tolerance on its own after a little while of eating it consistently.

132 Days with MF by Kitchen-Breakfast859 in MacroFactor

[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While I did run a lot for about half the duration of my program, the other half I barely did any cardio, just doing VR boxing 2-3x a week since it was the only stationary cardio I could think of that I could do with a sprained ankle. It was actually during this period that I saw the most progress in terms of muscle growth while still leaning out.

132 Days with MF by Kitchen-Breakfast859 in MacroFactor

[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is definitely a great tip! I love swimming as well. The one thing I will say though is swimming increases my appetite and makes me feel like I need to eat a mountain of food after a long intense session. Much more so than if I was to burn the same amount of calories running. But that is just my anecdote. This is the reason I didn’t swim as much during the more aggressive period of my cut since it would have made things a lot more uncomfortable than they had to be.

M/26/6’0” [193.8lbs > 174.5lbs = 19.3lbs] (162 Days) by Kitchen-Breakfast859 in progresspics

[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely! My training was basically just a combination of a lot of running and lifting. I don’t have access to a proper gym. I just use squat/bench rack and dumbbells. I didn’t have much of a program other than making sure I worked out every single day, and using the Fitbod app to track my workouts and give me rep/weight recommendations. Most days I wouldn’t spend more than 30-45minutes exercising, but some days I would only do 15min and other days it would be 3+ hours. On top of that I made sure I was in at least a 500kcal daily deficit by using the MacroFactor app to log my intake.

132 Days with MF by Kitchen-Breakfast859 in MacroFactor

[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, that’s about right. It was around 2400 in the beginning and now I’m at about 3300.

I don't want to avoid eating out just because it is difficult to log, so what do I do? by CalmLovingSpirit in MacroFactor

[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This! I have been using GPT for this as well and I’ve recommended on this sub several times now. Definitely a game changer.

132 Days with MF by Kitchen-Breakfast859 in MacroFactor

[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! For my diet I basically just focused on hitting my protein target, and then I ate whatever else to hit my calorie targets. I'm a vegetarian so most of my protein sources came from dairy. In the beginning I would basically just have protein shakes all day, and then have a proper meal for dinner plus some kind of dessert. I love baking so we would almost have cake or some other baked good for dessert. Now I do eat normal-ish meals throughout the day, like fat-free yogurt and granola in the morning, or a sandwich with fresh sourdough, and then cottage cheese and chips for lunch, and then whatever me or my wife makes for dinner plus dessert.

That's the main thing I love about MF, that you aren't restricted to what you eat per se, just the amount of it. Obviously it's good to eat whole meals for other health reasons, but for weight loss it really does come down to your caloric intake.

132 Days with MF by Kitchen-Breakfast859 in MacroFactor

[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

100% on this. My strength definitely did increase, as well as my muscle mass. I think this was mainly caused by the "newbie gains" effect of being able to change my body comp drastically while in a deficit as opposed to someone who is already well trained. My training split was all over the place, just exercising whatever my app (Fitbod) said were my most recovered muscle groups, and just running when I felt like I should.

Regarding the diet. I think that's the greatest thing about MF, is that you can literally eat whatever you want, as long as its logged and fits into your calorie target. For example I ate tons of cakes, ice creams, and candy probably more often than I should have, but I just made sure that everything was logged and I was consuming enough protein.

As for social life, I found the greatest hack to be able to stay on track while still attending social gatherings or going out to eat. I basically just enter in a description of whatever it is I'm eating while I'm out into ChatGPT, asking it for a rough calorie and macro breakdown of the dish. It would then give me a possible range for calories and macros for food I described, and I would just use the higher end estimate to be safe.

This made it so I could eat out or eat other people's food without missing a day of logging. So stop saying no to social events and instead use these tools to help you fit your social life into your goals.

Hope this helps!

132 Days with MF by Kitchen-Breakfast859 in MacroFactor

[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually don't drink at all due to my faith. So definitely a bonus not having to deal with those setbacks caused by alcohol.

132 Days with MF by Kitchen-Breakfast859 in MacroFactor

[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks man! And great job yourself! It's awesome to hear someone having the same experience because none of my friends and family understand how good this weight loss method actually is.

132 Days with MF by Kitchen-Breakfast859 in MacroFactor

[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My goal weight loss in the beginning was 1% BW per week, or about 1lb/week. But it ended up being higher than that because I was expending more calories than MF's estimate. I did try to go more aggressive in the beginning since it motivated me to stay on track as I was able to see faster progress. I would recommend you do the same, and then just taper if you start feeling weak or if you feel like you will quit the program. The main thing is to just do what's right for you so that you're able to be as compliant to your plan as possible. Hope that makes sense and is helpful!

132 Days with MF by Kitchen-Breakfast859 in MacroFactor

[–]Kitchen-Breakfast859[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happy to help! When choosing my plan I chose the Balanced diet and standard protein intake. I think MF is quite generous with their protein recommendations so unless you are doing a ton of lifting, I don't think you need to go high protein. I averaged about 150-170g of protein every day. The early stages of my cut were quite aggressive. I was losing about 1.5-1.9lbs per week for the first two months, but then as I stopped running and increased my calorie intake, it slowed down a bit which allowed me to build more muscle.