How is Everyone Doing?
3furballs
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Are you trying a reset? A cut? Maintenance? How's it going for you?
I'm trying a reset, think I may have found my TDEE if so I'm going to sit at 2200 calories until the new year and then start a cut.
I'm trying a reset, think I may have found my TDEE if so I'm going to sit at 2200 calories until the new year and then start a cut.
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Lots of training and races lately and no logging, maintained weight.
Now the not-so fun of winter lifting and reduced average TDEE. If I can figure out a workout schedule that appears like I'll keep it - I'll do avg weekly TDEE method.
If the few cardio days are too iffy but possible, I'll do the mixed deficit method - rest days none, lifting days little, cardio days bigger.0 -
Cutting at 1800 a day, there or thereabouts. I'm on week 6 now. I have good days and bad days. Not food-wise, but mood/thought wise. I go through phases where I think I'm doing terribly and I'm giganto and overweight, because I haven't dropped a dress-size in a day. I've lost 50lbs already or so eating 1,300 a day so it's hard for me not to go back to that. The last two weeks have been much more positive for me though - I'm not over-thinking my food decisions, and finding that my thoughts about it are much more natural now. Tough going sometimes but everyone here is so helpful and supportive!0
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I too am in process of reset, just upped the calories from 2400 to 2600 yesterday. Never in a million years did I think I could EVER eat this much nor have that high of a tdee. Lol thinking the same as you 3furballs, keep going with reset and start cut at new year. That way all the holidays are out of the way and I can enjoy them!0
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getting back into the gym routine. I gained 5-10lbs in october because i was out of the gym due to a knee injury and i stopped logging/caring. So back to cutting at 5% and trying to up my calories and eat better.0
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Cutting here. On 2100. We'll see in 2 weeks how the number works.0
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It's nice to see updates altogether like this0
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It's a nice quick way to see how everyone is doing on here0
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@heybales how does the average weekly TDEE methods work?
Oh, that's the normal TDEE method with spreadsheet - estimate weekly activity planned - but in my case based on Fitbit and it being corrected for whatever workouts are constant for about 2 weeks - then take even deficit amount off that.
At least that way allows for bigger average eating daily .... usually, if enough cardio done.
But a Planet Fitness is opening about 1.5 miles away - so I think I have winter cardio covered now, can hit that after the lifting at home.0 -
I have stayed within 3 lbs of the lowest weight before my reset that I started in June. The attitude was the biggest change for me. I am getting ready to see some scale results, the measurements, etc have now stalled and with winter hitting here early, my exercise opportunities are taking a hit. I don't want to eat below my BMR again, so am trying to tighten up my logging etc. so I can hopefully see some more results.
Happy Hollies everyone
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I'm still increasing here. I've had some quick scale increases overtime. Now at 1830
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Which is a bummer. Looking forward to cutting, but I know that won't happen at the beginning of new year like I was planning or hoping.0
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I'm eating at what may be my tdee, lifting, and loving it. I'm looking forward to a cut but not sure when!0
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Counting down the days to the cut. I feel like a boxer waiting for the bell to ring...0
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I keep seeing the scale increase, getting discouraged with this whole tdee. Trying to be patient. Just feeling fat, fat and more fat. Clothes are snug and I just look terrible in anything other than a sweatshirt and jeans. UGH!!! I'm afraid I haven't given it all time (finding tdee, eating at tdee and preparing for cut) how do people keep trudging along, staying
Motivated during the metabolism reset that they don't give up?0 -
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Oops.
What i was saying is getting in the gym and lifting is what is motivating me. Before i had no energy to lift and i personally love lifting.0 -
I keep seeing the scale increase, getting discouraged with this whole tdee. Trying to be patient. Just feeling fat, fat and more fat. Clothes are snug and I just look terrible in anything other than a sweatshirt and jeans. UGH!!! I'm afraid I haven't given it all time (finding tdee, eating at tdee and preparing for cut) how do people keep trudging along, staying
Motivated during the metabolism reset that they don't give up?
No big seasonal change of activity level, such that TDEE may indeed be lower?
Depends if valid weigh-ins are going up slowly or fast water weight.0 -
I'm in the process of testing my TDEE. I have been eating around 1900-2000 calories/day and maintaining for the past few weeks, planning to add between 100-200 calories/day each week. I've been eating more for about 6-8 weeks (up from an average of 1600 calories plus 1/2 my exercise calories). I've lost almost 10 inches since I started tracking Oct 28th (mostly hips/butt/chest/ribs).
Last week I went a bit crazy with the chocolates at work and was probably eating 2200-2400 calories/day and put on a quick 4 lbs in the last 7 days so I' know it's just water weight, especially with some extra sodium as well. Going to get back to normal eating along with my regular workouts (lifting heavy 4x week) Mon-Thurs this week and then loosen up a bit on Christmas Day and Boxing Day to see how my weight does but I'll continue to log as much as I can. My measurements maintained this week over last.
I plan on working my way up to my TDEE into the New Year and don't plan on cutting (5-10%) until Feb or Mar. That should give me 3-4 months to0 -
@heybales -activity has been the same. Still working out 6x week and continuing everything usual. Nothing has changed. I weigh everyday to see changes in the scale. EVERY single gain has been a bigger gain (1-2lbs) overnight. If water weight then it just keeps increasing.0
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Does a reset start when you begin increasing calories or when you start eating at tdee when you finally find it? I started increasing calories in October...0
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@ambsnic17 The reset begins once you find your TDEE and start eating there. You need to eat at that level for the duration (usually 2-3 months).0
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I feel like I'm never going to get to cut!0
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I am using the program to loose weight. I eat 15% less than TDEE however, this holiday season I have gained 5+ pounds. Working hard to keep going. However, its already a SLOW weight loss. Feeling discouraged.
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I was trying to cut but seem to be maintaining at too high a weight...but lifting is going great and my body is changing so there's that. I don't care today though...but I'm bipolar about my weight so.....today's a good day. LOL0
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@heybales -activity has been the same. Still working out 6x week and continuing everything usual. Nothing has changed. I weigh everyday to see changes in the scale. EVERY single gain has been a bigger gain (1-2lbs) overnight. If water weight then it just keeps increasing.
Only because you mentioned exercise specifically, I want to make sure you include daily life in that examination.
Going to park with kids as much perhaps, errands, ect.
Since heavy lifting style workout only burns about 3.5 x resting metabolism - same as walking 3.3 mph level - it's not hard to lose non-exercise (NEAT) activity level when winter comes.
In fact I'm contemplating putting a reminder topic up for this fact for all those in northern hemisphere away from the equator and the nice sunny warm days I need to stop thinking about ..... ahhhhh.... anyway.
If you think of it that way for calorie burn, even an hour of weight lifting could easily be offset by missing out on some hour's worth of decent walking through the day, leaving you with smaller or no deficit if the lifting is 3 x weekly but the missing walking is 7 x weekly.0 -
I keep drifting between thinking I'm doing ok, to saying "to hell with all of this"
Definitely on a break now though. 0 -
feeling a little "fluffy" after a two week break. Scale jumps between a a 4-7 pound gain in that time. Not letting the numbers bother me. Debating if I should eat 2600/day (as was my previous plan) or eat what MFP tells me is my numbers to eat to not gain/lose and add in fitbit exercise calories. For now I'm just eating and logging with no specific goal in mind. Waiting to see what shakes out on the scale.0
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I cut calories back lil. I was tired of feeling fat and fluffy too @justsayinisall. I just feel frustrated because I wanted to find my tdee because I was ready to lose my flipping mind/sanity with all the gains. I cut back about 200 so nothing drastic. Still eating 2000+ cal0
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This was the first time I have seen any real gain. I started upping my calories REALLY slowly. I won't believe it's a true gain until it stays on me for a few weeks.
I am NOT giving up. I am in this one for the long haul. I really need to find my TDEE. I want to eat like a normal person (once I find my TDEE and then cut and lose these last 20 or so pounds). I have messed around with cutting my calories (too drastically so it seems) for years and years. I can certainly stick this out for as long as it takes. I am just SO tired of the lose weight, gain weight, lose weight, gain weight cycle that I just have to do this.
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