Hi MeDoula,
Thanks for sharing your experience, I have noticed that I feel hungry more often too, sometimes in the morning. I have never felt hungry in the morning before, even before I started trying to lose my weight. Usually breakfast turned me off. Strange indeed.

Now just after I posted that my weight has been stable for a week, today it gone up to....102.5lb. :noway: :brokenheart: I suppose all those fat, carb and sugar have been slowly accumulate for a week before inside my body then. :indifferent:

BTW, I am forget to add this but ever since I start to do a reset, my waist has gain a few inches back. *sighs* I am quite afraid to meet people now. A week before I start eating more, I just got told by people that I looked different and now I start gaining again in a short time.

I am heading into week 3 of my reset. I have not gained or lost any weight (well, technically I have been gaining/losing the same 2 lbs, but I weigh every day so i can fluctuate 4 lbs easily so I don't consider it a loss/gain). I am having a hard time getting in 2100 calories day in and day out on the foods I eat (a lot of chicken, veggies, etc) but I'm learning to balance out my meals more and eating more calories at breakfast when I didn't do that before. Still working out - walking 5-7 miles per day and doing some kind of other workout (30DS, Bodyrock, etc) for some strength. I plan on hopefully joining a gym this winter and starting NROL then when I can dedicate to it fully. Still too deep into dog show season, so I am away a lot of 3 day weekends.

I planned on doing 3 weeks of reset then do a 15% cut. I have a huge Mexico vacation at the beginning of October, so hoping the month of September will be a good one! Does 3 weeks sound like enough? I wasn't on VLC before and was doing the same types of workouts. Here is my info: (per scooby/accurate calorie calculator and K-M calculation)

5'4.5"
age 41
23.6% Body Fat tested 7/21/12
150 lbs
BMR 1445
TDEE 2180 at moderate / 1934 at light
Intake 1853 for 15% cut

Can someone please help me? I am considering doing a reset but trying to figure out if I'm doing this right

height 65 inches
weight 132
age 32
activity: moderate category

Using Scooby calculator, my TDEE is 2135 so I eat this for 8 weeks (still working out since that's the activity multiplier I accounted for?). And this is total calories consumed (not NET)? Do I not worry about net calories anymore (unless my NET is below BMR?)

Then after 8 weeks, I cut 15% (which based on scooby was 1815. And again, this is total cals? Not NET? The whole calories in vs NET calories always confuses the heck outta me. :grumble:

Sounds like you got it! You go by TOTAL cals, unless your NET drops below BMR due to exercise.

There is a post around here somewhere regarding when you know you're body is ready to finally "cut" when doing a reset, because it can be longer or shorter than the 8 weeks, depending on the person...let me see if I can find it...

Ah-ha! Found it...

Note: From Kiki: "4-6 weeks is minimum, 8-12 is even better. I did take 3+ months, because most research that I'd done showed that it could take up 6 months, and I didn't wanna chance it, & quit early. It's personal, which is why there is no definite time given. The whole point of the reset is for the individual to get in touch with their own body and understand it better. Most people will rush the process, which is fine, because, they feel overly bloated and full (& again, it's personal) The only thing to consider with that is that there is a high probability that if you're still feeling stuffed, you haven't fully reset. So as far as signs to look for, that was mine. When I went to cut, I had completely "plateaued." Meaning, I was no longer gaining and did not feel overly stuffed. I didn't have any more bloating, & was completely comfortable eating that amount of food. When people are feeling "relieved" at the thought of cutting, because they are looking forward to less food, it's kind of a red flag for me, that things aren't *completely* fixed. But, at the very least, they've eaten at higher cals long enough to give the metabolism a little boost, & if they take diet breaks every 6-10 wks, it can typically still work out fine."

Hope this helps! And welcome to the party! :drinker:

Ok, Day 3 of my reset and I made the mistake of stepping on the scale. 3 days in and up 3 pounds. The same 3 pounds it's taken me 6 months to lose. I took a deep breath and told my husband to hide the scale for 4 weeks. I expected this, but actually seeing the number on the scale is so scary! I am hitting my TDEE of 2230 pretty well, but struggling to get all the protein. I have yet to find a protein powder I can drink that doesn't make my tummy hurt. Tried all types/brands/etc. Anways, will keep working on hitting it and continue my deep breathing!

Ok, Day 3 of my reset and I made the mistake of stepping on the scale. 3 days in and up 3 pounds. The same 3 pounds it's taken me 6 months to lose. I took a deep breath and told my husband to hide the scale for 4 weeks. I expected this, but actually seeing the number on the scale is so scary! I am hitting my TDEE of 2230 pretty well, but struggling to get all the protein. I have yet to find a protein powder I can drink that doesn't make my tummy hurt. Tried all types/brands/etc. Anways, will keep working on hitting it and continue my deep breathing!

I was never able to find a type of protein powder I could stomach, even the Vegan Brown Rice powder didn't work for me. However, I did discover that I like Brewer's Yeast. It has 16g of protein for 2T and you can add it to pancake/waffle batter, oatmeal, rice, quinoa, beans...and you usually won't notice! You CAN drink it too, but I wouldn't.

Brewer's Yeast?? What is that and where do you find it? Does it have a taste to it? Thanks for the suggestion! I have given up on protein powder. It's just not worth it to me!