Need help tweaking my diet... (its not working)

[Jandy]

milk postworkout sucks because it slows down the absorbtion rate of the protein, you want simple sugars and protein postworkout, not milk or any lactose product

I believe I have a read an article saying this is a myth... but I could be wrong, can you provide any articles that prove that whey absorbtion is in fact slowed by milk/lactose?

 

[youlikeadajuice?]

I really don't see that 5g of lactose is really a concern.

 

[the guy on the couch]

2000-2500 is a good caloric range for optimal fat burning AND conserving muscle, especially if you're also doing cardio

I dropped mine to 1600 and lost (so far) 19 lbs in 5 weeks. I'm in the same boat as this guy: originally 6'1", 200 (now 181), 23% (now ~16%). I haven't noticed much muscle loss. It's all there, although my strength gains have gone down very slightly. I'm even doing cardio 3x/week (400-500 cal sessions).

I think 2000-2500 cals might be a little high.

 

[youlikeadajuice?]

I think its too high as well, b/c when I tried it for about 3 months... I put on about 15 pounds of fat.

I cut the cals for 2 months and back down to normal weight