Dieting results in long term changes to hormones and muscle fibers.

[GaYellowDawg]

95. Thanks, and I completely agree with you

I completely agree that it's about calories rather than fat. But even a little honey mustard takes up SO MUCH of my calorie budget that I've said good-bye to it. Hot wings dipped in honey mustard are one of the things I love the best, but they're just too high calorie for me to continue eating. When I hit my goal weight, I'll be slim enough to run off a very occasional indulgence in it.

I eat my veggies on the protein - each 93/7 burger I eat has a good half cup of spinach on it. Also, there's a local Tex-Mex place that makes incredible wraps. I get their marinated flank steak with double spinach, double salsa, cilantro, a scattering of fresh jalapeno, and have a lime squeezed over it. No beans because I hate them, and no rice or cheese because of the calories. It is FABULOUS and very filling, and it only costs me 554 calories. I get about a cup of spinach and a cup of salsa (tomatoes, onions, cilantro, lime juice, lightly salted, and something else I can't pin down) on each wrap. I'm getting 83 g protein a day, which is enough to sustain a 180 pound man. I think between the protein, the supplements, and the exercise, I'm keeping my body from going into starvation mode, because my weight loss has really picked up lately.