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I read many articles about the importance of doing a low fat diet. I also read some articles along with calculators to try and determine how many calories I should put in a day. I also used a book called The Abs Diet by David Zinczenko which I used to get the foods I should be eating that are...

Exactly, I don't claim the number is correct. However, as I lost weight the fat % consistently went down and stayed down. Now that I've changed diets it is slowly going back up. I need someone to explain to me why it would go back up after all this time, if it is "wrong". I'm not asking if...

Please give some more detail on why the fat scale thing is terrible. For my example, 5 years ago I was 190lbs. The fat scale read up in the 20s. As I lost weight over two years it slowly went down to 16.5-17% and stayed there. I don't dispute that the number could be wrong but there is no...

For a quick background I am 32, 5'9" and for the past 2-3 years I have been 143-145 pounds. I have done a low calorie diet, like 1400-1600 a day, along with 5-6 days a week of cardio and 3-4 days a week of weights and abs. My body fat, according to a scale, is 16.5-17%. I have not gained any...

Thanks for the replies. I don't eat white bread and I'm allergic to dairy! I feel like I already do a low fat low carbide but probably don't eat enough. Maybe I can get some help with these questions: How many calories a day should I eat? If I don't go to the gym and burn 300 calories...

I'm 5'9", 142-144 lbs. I hit the gym 5-6 days a week for 60-90 minutes. I do a mix of 30-45 minutes cardio and then various weight routine. I do a wide range of ab exercises twice a week. An example of what I ate today is: Banana(morning) Turkey, tomato, onion, wheat bread (45cal a slice)...