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Cutting
I'm an EM2WL vet. Very thankful for finding this group!! It took me out of the 1200-calorie hole to being able to maintain on about 2200 calories. Eight months ago, I had a baby. Through my whole pregnancy, I was able to maintain my weight and not gain. After I had her ... the lack of sleep, the depression, less time to…
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I'm stuck
I am told I can only eat 1200 calories a day because of my height. If I burn say 80 calories in exercise can I then eat those additional 80 calories? Confused. Dgeigley
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Priorities...Sleep or exercise???
I have another question too. I always read about how important sleep is yet there are some days I cannot fit exercise into my schedule unless I force myself to get up super early and lack some sleep. Just curious what people think here. Is it better to sleep 7.5 to 8 hours and forego exercise, or sleep less (6.5 to 7…
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TDEE when exercise amount heavily varies????
HI All, So I'm trying to figure out how best to calculate my TDEE. But the issue I have is that depending on work, kids schedules, sicknesses etc. I feel like I can vary from little/no activity to some weeks where I am moderate to highly active other weeks. I do have a FitBit that calculates heartrate, although I'm…
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how accurate the average daily calories burned on Fitbit Alta is/what to do with that info?
I have a Fitbit Alta and the weekly summary it says that on average I burn 2400 calories a day. I usually eat 1000 calories less but sometimes more than that in a day. I know that I can't be overestimating it by very much because my diet mostly consists of chicken, vegetables, and carbs in moderation and I measure/track…
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increasing my caloric intake 700 calories?
I'm an 18-year-old girl who has been told to eat 1400 calories a day to lose weight with moderate exercise. I'm also 5 ft 8' and 145 lb. I've been following that method for a year now and I can honestly say it has gotten nowhere. websites say it's from miscalculating my caloric intake but I was very strict with…
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"If every day were like today"
So I've been a part of EM2WL for just a week but I'm wondering does anyone else get disheartened by the "if every day were like today" statement when you complete your diary? Every time I see that it makes me feel like I'm eating waaay to much because according to that I'm never going to lose weight and may even gain. How…
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When is it time to listen to my body?
So I have been eating the EM2WL plan for over a month now with 35/35/30 macro setting and increasing my calories weekly. I am pretty close to eating at (possibly a little over) TDEE. So up until yesterday I felt like I was doing great, my appetite has been back for a couple of weeks now, I know when its time to eat and so…
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Loss of appitite whe upset
Am I the only one who loses her appetite when upset. I react too stress with a very upset stomach and eating is the last thing on my mind.
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Need advice please...
Okay so my name is Faith and I have lost at total of 54 lbs since starting a weight lost journey in 2007. My lowest weight was couple of years ago when I was 132 lbs in 2014. I was losing and losing and losing. I was going to Curves for about 5 years until they closed and in 2014 I started Planet Fitness. Since then I have…
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Posted in reg board and want to see your answers
So I've done this before without much success. Had a baby 8 months ago and ready to get serious but confused about some things. MFP says my calorie goal should be 1490 based on sedentary lifestyle. (I'm still trying to get into a workout routine.) my BMR , based on diff calculators, is around 1990 (TDEE is around 2300 .) I…
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Exercise cals
Since the cals your calculator recommends are so much higher than MFP, do you NOT eat back exercise cals? Thanks!
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How many calories
How do I figure out how many calories to eat? I have over 100 to lose, don't get much activity (disabled) and eat 1600 calories a day. My daughter has 50 lbs to lose, works at a school and gets about 10,000 steps each day, and eats 1200 calories a day. I don't think she is eating enough. Where can I calculate how much we…
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Committing to Eat More
Hello everyone ! After struggling with ED for years & perpetually dieting and spinning my wheels , I've finally decided to commit to eating at TDEE and maybe even try to push my calories higher. In the past I've tried to eat at TDEE but always resort back to restriction and wanting to get lean, but my goal for this year is…
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Total Gym will this work?
I can not stand and lift weights or I lose my balance, and I can not lift anything over my head or I can't breath. So I decided to sit on my Total Gym and use the pulleys instead of weights. That way, I am pulling my entire weight (146 lbs) forward with each rep. At 74, I'm not interested in getting ripped, just building…
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Metabolism Temperature being cold question
Another post had me thinking. I have never heard of the low temp connection. I am always freezing. I am 220 lbs so it's weird. My temp usually runs 97ish. I've resetting for ages and even took a chill break from November to January. Didn't go hog wild but was on vacation and with the holidays i didn't do any lifting. I'm…
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After finding my TDEE, I'm considering a slow cut - thoughts/feedback?
Hi Everyone! I've been on the EM2WL forums for over 3 years and have been following it for the last 3 months after reading through all of the stickies and all of recent posts over the last 4 months. After 3 months of figuring out my TDEE, maintaining/recomping, upping calories and gaining, I think I'm (not) ready to start…
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Having A Tough Time
Hi All, I've been increasing my calories since starting the reset road and it's been months. I've increased slowly. I was at 136-138 when I miscarried last March/April and that was up from my pre-pregnancy weight by at least 6 pounds. Some of you might recall I had the RMR test done over the summer in July and was…
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Trusting the Process
After much internal debate and typing and deleting, I am going to share my thoughts and concerns with EM2WL. I love the thought of being able to eat enough to satisfy my hunger and also be healthy. I also like the idea of not looking like a pear on a couple of pretzel sticks. To give you and idea, I am 46 years old, weight…
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TDEE question
I'm just getting back into trying to lose weight, logged back onto mfp just a few weeks ago after a couple years and then stumbled onto this group but didn't have much time to read up on it until the last couple days. I had some previous knowledge of brm and tdee but not the overall eat more to weigh less way of doing…
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Why is this group so slow lately?
As a newbie here (and finding so much of the other stuff on the MFP boards to be just ridiculous crud...) I am sad there is almost no activity here. I am excited and love to read posts by people eating this way. 24,000 members and only around 4 or 5 people posting is sad, I guess most of them are no longer visiting here! I…
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Tracking - 40/30/30
Hi everyone. Does anyone have any advice on how best to approach the 40/30/30. I started increasing my calories in the middle of last week and tomorrow I'm starting my strength training in the gym before work. I've used the calculator and my BMR is 3126, my TDEE is 3751 and my calories are 3188. I use MFP to add all food…
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Updated Starter Kit
I purchased the updated starter kit Saturday. It opened, but did not download. I've sent 2 emails but didn't get a reply. Should I just put in for a refund through PayPal?
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Tracking
Stats - will be 44 in a few weeks. 5'6.5" tall. Desk job, walk to and from work mostdays (about 3.5mph). Cardio Kickboxing (on the heavy hanging bags) 1 hour class (15 min warm up/stretch, 15 min resistance, bag and core work) Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, sometimes Fridays, 45 minute kettlebell (includes 15 min stretch…
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Warm Water Strength Training
Hello, Has anyone every tried this or have any thoughts on how this might fit into the em2wl program?
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Hmmmm think I screwed up!
All advice welcome! I was maintaining on 1200 a day when I found this group last autumn, and I gradually managed to increase my calories to 1500 a day and maintain my weight! I was very happy!!! In December I was put on HRT patches for premature menopause, maintained for a few weeks....and then Christmas happened! :-( I…
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Cardio
Good afternoon! I have been looking at Eat More 2 Weigh Less for a few weeks now, but I have a couple reservations regarding cardio exercise. I have lots of fitness goals, but most of them are cardio-related. Long-term, I want to complete a full marathon and an Olympic triathlon within the next three years. Currently, I am…
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Too much going on at once
Here goes... Last Tuesday I increased by calories to around 1900. By Saturday, I was down 1.8. Sunday was my lazy day so I only ate in the 1600 calorie range. However, I did do some light upper body weight training. Monday morning I'm up a 1lb. On Monday I also started T-25. It's been a struggle to eat more the last few…
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Ripping off the bandaid
So, in all the threads I'm reading, and the what to expects, they all are about slow increases over time to reset. Is there any on what to expect when you just jump right to expected TDEE and how long to stay at first guess and rebound weight gain before true weight gain comes into play? I'd like to read them if there are.…
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Join the Crushing The Diet Mentality Workshop - not much time left!
For everyone who is in our Facebook community, you probably already know about the upcoming Crushing The Diet Mentality Workshop, for those who are not, two more days to sign up and know what it is all about. The Beta Test taken last August was incredible! We had an awesome group of like minded ladies who crushed it! It…