Ripping off the bandaid
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Yes it is!
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So, if you want to know where I've been....Here I am.
The weight was coming off slow. I panicked. Jumped around from low to med cals and workouts sporadic. Stress is at an all time high (my husband is due for surgery soon) and overall just tanked.
So, weight jumped up to 207 Which freaked be out because I was 178 last year. So dropped lower and got to 200. Now, of course, I can't eat that low 'cuz I will have no joy in life. LOL So, I remember ...I've been here before. Dopey. If I had continued doing what I was doing....since September, I'd be 10-14 lbs lighter than the 191 I was. Instead of heavier.
So, kids, don't do what I did. Stay the course. Have patience. So I'm back, anyway. I'll update
weekly here. Just to keep me accountable.
The struggle is real.
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Sorry to hear about it. When other stresses are going on, the desire to include eating in there and logging as an additional one just is difficult.
Various ways of dealing with it depending on what makes the meals fall apart in the first place.
Hope surgery is successful, and quick recovery as possible, and you get a breather it sounds like.0 -
So, if you want to know where I've been....Here I am.
The weight was coming off slow. I panicked. Jumped around from low to med cals and workouts sporadic. Stress is at an all time high (my husband is due for surgery soon) and overall just tanked.
So, weight jumped up to 207 Which freaked be out because I was 178 last year. So dropped lower and got to 200. Now, of course, I can't eat that low 'cuz I will have no joy in life. LOL So, I remember ...I've been here before. Dopey. If I had continued doing what I was doing....since September, I'd be 10-14 lbs lighter than the 191 I was. Instead of heavier.
So, kids, don't do what I did. Stay the course. Have patience. So I'm back, anyway. I'll update
weekly here. Just to keep me accountable.
The struggle is real.
I hear you on the stress factor. My husband has been in and out of ER/hospital these past few months. We also did a trip to Costa Rica, land of rice and beans with pizza and pasta on the side. I had started a cut around the same time you did and shifted back to maintenance and stopped caring about gains/losses. I added 7 lbs. which isn't surprising since I have lowered my activity level due to not being able to keep fitness appts. etc. But he is better now and I am arranging more sessions with my PT. My good news is I am still fitting in all the clothes from before that gain. But weight wise I feel like I have lost a year of progress, but I have learned a lot about my body, my relationship with food, my stress levels, and how to be healthier even if I don't fit perfectly into the insurance industry's chart. I know I am stronger and healthier than last year eating at 1200+50% exercise calories.
Wishing your husband the best of health results.
Keep posting, I had been watching for updates from you. I need to check in more often here too.0 -
Thank you both! Day 3 back on track and I feel good!0
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I've not been a good, consistent girl. I am back, however and will be updating this thread as I log data. It was the most consistent I've been so I know that's where I need to be. Summer has been busy and hectic.1
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Welcome back!0
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@kmac1196 welcome back! Everything changes a bit i. The summer, that's for sure! We are waiting to hear mire from your updates!
Tereza
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Morning all! I'm reopening this thread to add more data to it. I reread all my old posts and replies and it's important data here. For me and others, really. I'll be adding new data here. I don't wear the body media armband currently but I do have my fit bit flex (which I manually add my lifting in) so I'll be adding that data.
Currently weighing in at 197 (yesterday morning). Size 14 Old navy jeans (Sadly my 10's do not fit).
Reset for a looooong time so I'm ready to cut.
Plan based on previous data is 2300 seems to be TDEE while cutting. So 15% from that is 1955. So that is my target cals. Protein @140 grams fat @ 70 and carbs the rest.
Will be reporting data here in the same fashion as before. I still weigh daily. And I will be accurately tracking. I'm going to practice consistency this time around.0 -
Great to read your update.
Look forward to reading more.
Ichel
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looking forward to seeing how things go.
My only advice would be, to not take a 15% cut. Make it 10%
It is easier to take more cals off as you go, but as you know from resetting, its not so easy to add extra cals back in once you remove them, so give yourself a cut, but still give yourself as much food as possible to enjoy.
Kelly
EM2WL Ambassador and Moderator
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Great! It would be exciting to know your updates as we r on the sane boat! How much did u gain during your reset? All eyes on ya;)0
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Either 5.8 or 9.8 LOL I had to beginning weights (one normal weight I was at for a long time and one right after a holiday gathering). On page 4 of this thread I go into the math of my reset if you care to read it.0
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Ok... a little random data from the weekend. Saturday weight 197. I lifted Saturday. Added some more volume (sets) to lifting session but no additional exercises or weight. Sunday weigh in was 200.4 Saturday food was 2166 so about where I've been. No eating out food...so not a sodium concern. Just how oddly I fluctuate. Weigh in today hasn't happened yet so we'll see where it's at.0
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Women tend to fluctuate a lot just with water. Thats why we recommend that if you are going to weigh at all, you choose the same day, same time, same circumstances as best as possible in order to determine true gains or losses. In a given day we can go up almost 10 pounds just from water gains. Add in TOM and you can really see high jumps..
Kelly
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Perfect example of why the morning after a workout day is really an invalid data point to base anything on.
Big cardio you probably would have lost water weight, big lifting you gained water weight.
But Sat weigh-in may have been after a rest day - at least minimizing known expected water weight changes.
As long as you didn't eat Chinese food on Fri night - unless you always do that is.0 -
I weigh daily. I only consider same day of week per month actual. Weight Monday was 198.8 and I had pizza the day before...so water weight from lifting for sure. Which I knew.
No weigh in yet for today (I weigh in at 9 am every morning). Lifting sessions are great! Data for cut week 1 will be Tues to Tues (today until next week).1 -
Wednesday morning weigh in was 197.4 Anniversary dinner yesterday (20th!!!!) but still finished with Cal target and macros decent. Good lifting session yesterday, too. Downward trend showing on the scale. Body is starting to show signs of reshaping back to where I was even though clothing is still the same size. Just keeping at consistency.0
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kmac1196- thanks so much for posting your journey. It's such a help and inspiration to us. I'm excited to see how your cut goes.
You are doing great!0 -
I just want to say-you don't look anywhere near the 190's!!!!! I'm 174ish and I definitely look way bigger than you. That's crazy! You wear it well dear!0
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My weight is 286 lbs how to lose weight help0
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yashpratap1548 wrote: »My weight is 286 lbs how to lose weight help
Best first step is to read the stickies at the top of the group regarding what to do and how to do it. Even the ads at the top of the group with link to external site will help get some better methods down then your grocery tabloids or spam emails will give.
Then best to open a new topic with any questions after your reading.
The how to lose weight is simple concept - you eat less than you burn by a reasonable amount.
The application of that concept has been confused by quick loss schemes and lack of understanding.1 -
yashpratap1548 wrote: »My weight is 286 lbs how to lose weight help
Check this
http://eatmore2weighless.com/the-metabolism-reset-guide/
Then use this
http://eatmore2weighless.com/weight-loss-calculator/
To make it all easier and step by step, get this!
http://eatmore2weighless.com/faqs/
Any questions after all of that, just ask!
Ichel
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Waves....still here. Weight WEds 196 Sat 199 LOL Lifting, on a deficit. Still hate the scale. Clothes the same.
New fitbit (charge 2) shows higher cals burned total then the flex. Had it about 2 weeks now. Days that I work (housecleaner) and lift show total burn of 2971 and only 7935 steps. Work and no lifting 2669 cals. No work or lifting 2077. Lifting no work 2298 So all over the place lol working on averages but trying to pay attention to hunger.0 -
Many have commented that they have lost weight at expected rate and maintained on some prior Fitbit model, gotten the Charge 2 - and saw higher calorie burns that obviously weren't true based on actual results.
Also, it does need to learn your HR to start giving more accurate calorie burns. 2-4 weeks for that.
Input any workouts it's not aware of, like the lifting, on Fitbit's site. The type and amount of time in weekly workouts is part of the formula for better HR-based calorie burn when working out - which doesn't apply to lifting anyway.
Once you figure out how much it could be off by - those rolling 4 wk averages (using normal weeks) works nice.
I say normal - no need to include a sick week, unusual busy only 1 workout week, or extra work no exercise week.1 -
Yeah, with the Fitbit , it's best to work from the weekly averages.
I've found a big difference in the stated calories burnt when I changed from a charge HR to an Alta. Apart from the no heart rate tracker, I think the Alta is just less sensitive and picks up less steps. Good or bad? Time will tell which is most accurate!
Ichel
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Yes, well, from my previous work, over the 12 weeks, 2300 was my TDEE so I'm still going with that but it just weird to see the number so high doing the same things. Heart health is good to very good so Im happy about that!
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