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Is EMWL only for people lifting weights? Advice wanted : )

Tontus94
Tontus94 Posts: 22
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I see a lot of people that are lifting weights upping their calorie intake but was wondering if this works for everyone(I am not lifting but I am doing cardio)?

I started MFP in Jan. and have lost 34lbs but the last month or so my weight has been bouncing up and down(the same couple of lbs). I have my MFP set at 1200 and I eat my exercise calories back, so I have been eating about 1600-1800 calorie. I started out do Sweatin' to the oldies but about 4 weeks ago I switched to Zumba(from youtube videos). My weight loss started bouncing around about the same time I started Zumba and at first I thought it was just my muscles holding water from a higher intensity workout. According to the Scooby site I should be eating 2321 calories. That seems so scary to me.

Here are my stats in case anyone wants to give me advice...

38yr old female
SW 261
CW 227.4
GW 150
Ht 64in

PS I wear a bodymedia fit, yesterday's calorie burn was 3260, I ate 1230(only had time to grab a sandwich for dinner) and had a calorie deficit of 2030. It typically shows 1000-1500 deficit daily.

Thanks!

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  • gemiwing
    gemiwing Posts: 1,525 Member
    Eating more to weigh less is, at it's heart, about math. However much you burn from whatever you do- take 15% off and eat the remainder. It's about eating to fuel your body, your life and to live without hyper-restrictive diets that harm us in the long run.

    Take 15% off your BMF reading- not a flat calorie amount- and eat what's left.

    Example-
    BMF says you burned 2500 calories
    Take 15% (375) off the 2500= 2125 is what you eat that day.

    Whether you weight lift, Zumba your heart out or do nothing but play video games- this simple equation is where you start. :)
  • 31prvrbs
    31prvrbs Posts: 687 Member
    Gemiwing is right.

    EM2WL is for everyone. Lifting is just a "highly recommended" suggestion. We only recommend it because it helps you look the way that most people hope to look when they arrive at their goal. cardio alone leaves you kinda "soft" whereas tw weights will keep everything "tight" :wink:

    But it's not a "requirement" by any means.

    We try our best to stress individual choices and preferences in every sense, & that includes choice of exercise :flowerforyou:


    ~Kiki

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