When do I know my reset is over...

britvb22

So I am just in my first week of the metabolism reset, but I just want to know how I will know when my metabolism is back to normal? I don't want to end up eating more than my TDEE and gaining "actual" weight, if that makes sense...

And how many times do you suggest I weigh myself throughout this process?

heybales

One sign is your mind is made over about what is really being sought.

Weight or fat loss. They may or may not be the same.

Like gaining, what if it's water weight, good 'ole normal water weight because you are storing normal glucose levels that attach with water?
Will it stress you out?

Then not long enough.

Stress isn't going to help the fat loss at all.

So if you are starting with a suppressed metabolism and TDEE because of prior eating level deficit and length of time, it may take a while to get it up to full burning mode.
And each time you increase you will indeed be eating over your real TDEE at that point. Not your potential, but your literal right then. Possibly.

If you are eating at some low level right now and not losing or gaining - you are eating at real TDEE right now. What that actual number is depends on your accuracy of logging, so it could be a 1400 bad logging, 1600 accurate logging - no matter, it's TDEE.

And if you are eating at some low level and not gaining or losing - you've seen the effect that you can be NOT at potential TDEE, and not gain or lose.
So after you increase to some level, you may still not gain or lose - but is that potential TDEE, or still suppressed?

You can only tell by testing, 250 calories more daily for 2 weeks should only cause 1 lb of gain. If lifting, it'll be muscle mostly at least.
If no gain or fast water weight, that prior level was not potential TDEE then. Up again.

So to know that, you must be weighing on valid days, at least once a week isn't bad.
Valid is morning after rest day eating normal sodium levels, not sore from last workout - to minimize false water weight gain/loss.

If you have a problem with the scale and being realistic with it, either go nuts and discover just how variable it is, like several times a day until you realize how useless it is normally, or once a week along with measurements.

britvb22

Okay thanks. But what if I just jumped right up to my TDEE that I calculated on Scooby's? (2265 with 3-5hours/week exercise) That is what I have been eating so far? Then will I know my metabolism is reset once I stay at a neutral weight? Or how does that work?

heybales

You don't provide enough info to answer. What level are you eating at now gross, and are you losing or maintenance?

I explained the concepts that would apply, you'd have to decide on your own info how much they apply.

Reread my comments as to what no weight change may and may not mean.

britvb22

I'm eating my maintenance level TDEE (the 2265 calculated on scooby's) and have gained about 3lbs so far from eating that amount this week. And I have incorporated lifting weights too. So yeah I'm expecting to gain because of water retention and the extra glycogen. Since I'm eating at my maintenance TDEE, how will I know when I need to cut once my metabolism speeds up/is fixed.

I'm sorry, I'm just still a little confused as what to do :embarassed:

heybales

And what were you eating before, and were you losing or maintenance.

The part of my reply that applies.

If you were not losing or gaining at a lower eating level - you were eating at TDEE.

If you are eating 700-800 more, then you are eating at 700-800 daily over TDEE until such time as your metabolism recovers.

How long will that take? Tell me when the weight gain stops and then you'll know.

Hence the suggestion to add slowly.

Reread my post, you missed some important points.