"I just moved here from Florida."
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
LOSING Muscle on a diet? Oh NOes??? But..
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"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
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It applies to anyone. There is no way to avoid losing muscle while cutting calories, unless you are taking steroids, but you can minimize it.
-1g protein per pound of bodyweight daily
-lift relatively heavy in terms of weight. Lower reps, more weight
-walking ONLY for cardio activities
-prioritize 8 hours of sleep per night
-fasting for 24 hours 1-2x per week is muscle sparing due to influx of GH released(up to 700% normal) and will burn almost pure fat.
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Needed to shed some belly fat and have lost quite abit of excess weight around the belly.
In regards to muscle loss, I don't seem to has lost much. Have been eating one high protein meal a day, and maybe one little snack.
Been lifting consistently throughout, heavier weights.
Also cardio wise, no intense running, just walk in the treadmill.
I may need to slightly increase my calories now, as I want to gain some more muscle mass considering I have lost the belly.
However my concern is, the belly will come back soon as I up the calories.
I don't think I can sustain one meal a day long term, the heavier I lift, the more my body is starving for calories.
I think I need to be realistic, at age 47 it's highly unlikely I can sustain a flat stomach at all times lol