Braces help

EazyE said:
15, 16 in just over a month.
5ft 10
176lb.
25% bf according to bathroom scales.
43.6% muscle mass according to bathroom scales.
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Obviously you don't know how to count.

I put your stats into that calculator your provided and your maintenance comes out to be 2525, assuming exercise 3 times per week.

And wouldn't you know, 15 calories per pound would have given you 2640. Close enough since all of these are estimates anyhow.

Now stop arguing with me about what I am telling you. You have 2 extremly simple answers to your question of:

"How come I can't lose weight?"

A) Something is wrong, maybe with thyroid, causing you to have a metabolic slowdown. In this case, you should see a doctor.

B) You don't know how to count. I don't really blame you, when I was 15 I really didn't have enough patience to track calories, and thankfully I didn't care. I was having fun at that age.

At this stage in the game, seeing how much you need to be walked through this step by step and your refusal to except what maintenance should be for someone like you, I would bank on answer "B."
 
Well surely eating below 1500 since last Friday would produce some kind of results. My muscle mass hasnt even gone down since, so according to figures im still at maintenance.
And i am counting properly. There hasnt been much to count as most of my meals are liquid.
 
EazyE said:
Well surely eating below 1500 since last Friday would produce some kind of results. My muscle mass hasnt even gone down since, so according to figures im still at maintenance.
And i am counting properly. There hasnt been much to count as most of my meals are liquid.
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I gave you my answers above. Maybe someone else around here can help you. I have done all that I can. Best of luck to you.
 
Well today first thing in the morning i tried the BF% calculator again.
I'm confident its accurate as its given consistant results which dont change unrealistically quickly.
Anyway apparently im now 25% BF rather than the 25.2% ive been for ages. My Muscle mass is back up to 43.8%, up .2% from last time. Which is weird because i havnt lifted weights for the week.
Anyway i think i just need to do longer cardio sessions, and as its the easter holiday i have 2 weeks to do as much as i want.
Thanks for the help.
 
And sorry for being annoying to help, i just got into a negative way of thinking.

Today ive eaten clean, dont 20 minutes of HIIT first thing in the morning, lifted weights for half an hour and been on my bike. I didnt go on my bike long though because although its sunny, its also very cold and windy and riding head on into a strong wind isnt very motivating to carry on.

I could use some help for my weight lifting routine though. I want to do a full body one 3 days a week, rather than a split, just to maintain muscle while on a defecit. I only have a barbell and dumbells though.
I currently do the following:

3X8 squats
3X6 barbell curl
3X6 standing row
3X6 horizontal row
3X8 dumbell bench press
3X6 military press

Ive tried doing deadlifts (one of the most important exercises right?) but i find them difficult to get right. The barbell often hits my legs when trying to complete a rep.

IS this routine good for maintaining muscle?
 
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