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Am I doing it right?
queenie09
Posts: 25
Hello Everyone,
I have been dieting for two years now. I was 104kg. Now 79kg.
I started out on the low calorie wagon.. about three weeks ago I decided to
Try EM2WL.
I'm eat at TDEE - 20% which is 1900/2000 calories. I don't eat back exercise calories because I have calculated this into my TDEE on the Scooby site.
I'm 168cm
79.2kg
48 years young
Exercise consists of:
6 days curves strength training (hydraulic machines) - 1 hour.
6 days - 30 brisk walk (morning).
+ 3 days a week.- 45 minute weights lifting.
+ 3 days week - 30 minute treadmill, incline 3 speed 5.5 kms.
(after weight lifting)
Hula hooping for aprox 20 mins..all up (3 mins at a time).
Sunday - rest day.
In the first week I lost a kilo. 2 weeks on, I gained a kilo.
Measurements same as a month ago.
Am I doing this right. Or do I eat more or eat a little less.
Getting disheartened.
I have been dieting for two years now. I was 104kg. Now 79kg.
I started out on the low calorie wagon.. about three weeks ago I decided to
Try EM2WL.
I'm eat at TDEE - 20% which is 1900/2000 calories. I don't eat back exercise calories because I have calculated this into my TDEE on the Scooby site.
I'm 168cm
79.2kg
48 years young
Exercise consists of:
6 days curves strength training (hydraulic machines) - 1 hour.
6 days - 30 brisk walk (morning).
+ 3 days a week.- 45 minute weights lifting.
+ 3 days week - 30 minute treadmill, incline 3 speed 5.5 kms.
(after weight lifting)
Hula hooping for aprox 20 mins..all up (3 mins at a time).
Sunday - rest day.
In the first week I lost a kilo. 2 weeks on, I gained a kilo.
Measurements same as a month ago.
Am I doing this right. Or do I eat more or eat a little less.
Getting disheartened.
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OK, I get you at Strenuous, which looks to be where you have put yourself. However, I would jump up to 15% Cut instead of 20%.
So that would get you:
BMR - 1492
TDEE - 2573
TDEE-15% - 2187
Depending on how long you were on the low cal bandwagon, you might benefit from a metabolism reset. But if you want to stick to Cut for now, give it a few more weeks and then reevaluate. It can take a little while for your body to trust you again. Keep feeding it and plugging along. Change can take a little while.
You are doing great:)0 -
OK, I get you at Strenuous, which looks to be where you have put yourself. However, I would jump up to 15% Cut instead of 20%.
So that would get you:
BMR - 1492
TDEE - 2573
TDEE-15% - 2187
Depending on how long you were on the low cal bandwagon, you might benefit from a metabolism reset. But if you want to stick to Cut for now, give it a few more weeks and then reevaluate. It can take a little while for your body to trust you again. Keep feeding it and plugging along. Change can take a little while.
You are doing great:)
Thank you. I did 1200 calories for the first 7 months. I have gone up and down between 1300 and 1600 for the rest, except for the past month I have been eating between 1800-1950. I will try to keep going and not think about the scale but it is really hard to do that..lol
Thanks for the support
It's a mind battle. My mind tells me eating more will make me gain...I have to get my head around that0 -
I totally get it. Am wondering if I am doing this right too. Think I am going to stick with the calories but minimize the carbs a whole lot more and see how that works. Also going to lift consistently. Your numbers look about right to me but I am new to this . . . I would agree that you are definitely working at strenuous.0
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