My reset -- getting antsy to start my cut
fresh_start59
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I could not tell you how many calories I averaged in the year before my reset. Some days it was high due to fast food, other days it was low due to no hunger because I was basically not moving the majority of the day.
In the 2.5 months before I started my reset, I attempted to diet at about 1,600 calories a day. I lost about 10 pounds, with almost all the weight coming off in the first three weeks and nearly nothing after.
So, I came to MFP and found EM2WL and decided to jump right in with a reset.
I am 53, 5'4" and 237 pounds, though my calculations are based on the 238 pounds that i've weighed since the end of week one
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Using Scooby's basic calculator I come up with:
BMR: 1737
TDEE: 2084
15% cut: 1772 (a deficit of about 312 cals or .6 pound a week)
20% cut: 1667 (a deficit of about 417 or .8 pound a week)
Note: The 20% cut is about what I was eating in the two months before reset.
Note: I am considering the 15% cut and just increasing my activity, at least until I am able to work up to a "light activity" level. (yes, I am truly that sedentary)
Here is how my reset has gone:
Week 1:
Start Wt: 240.2 (new scale so no comparison to week before)
Ave Cals: 1,955 (average 129 short of daily TDEE)
End Wt: 238.2 (2 pound drop)
Week 2:
Ave Cals: 1,978 (106 short of TDEE)
End Wt: 237.4 (down .8 pound)
Week 3: (First week actually reaching TDEE consistently)
Ave. Cals: 2087 (just about right!)
End Wt: 237.8 (up .4 pound)
Week 4: (Week 2)
Ave. Cals: 2,135 (48 above TDEE)
End Wt: 238 (up .2 pound)
Week 5: (Week 3)
Ave Cals: 2089 (just about right!)
End Wt: 237 (down 1 pound)
As you can see, I'm staying fairly consistent with my weight, right about 237 to 238 while eat at TDEE, which surprises me because I had braced myself for a gain. While no gain is good, it makes me wonder if my body actually needed a reset at all.
With my numbers being what they've been for the past 5 weeks (3 weeks at TDEE), do you think it is safe to make the cut now? If not, do you think I need to go the entire 8 weeks (5 more weeks) at full TDEE, or do you think it will be safe to count those first two weeks where I was a bit shy on the calories and exercise?
In the 2.5 months before I started my reset, I attempted to diet at about 1,600 calories a day. I lost about 10 pounds, with almost all the weight coming off in the first three weeks and nearly nothing after.
So, I came to MFP and found EM2WL and decided to jump right in with a reset.
I am 53, 5'4" and 237 pounds, though my calculations are based on the 238 pounds that i've weighed since the end of week one
.
Using Scooby's basic calculator I come up with:
BMR: 1737
TDEE: 2084
15% cut: 1772 (a deficit of about 312 cals or .6 pound a week)
20% cut: 1667 (a deficit of about 417 or .8 pound a week)
Note: The 20% cut is about what I was eating in the two months before reset.
Note: I am considering the 15% cut and just increasing my activity, at least until I am able to work up to a "light activity" level. (yes, I am truly that sedentary)
Here is how my reset has gone:
Week 1:
Start Wt: 240.2 (new scale so no comparison to week before)
Ave Cals: 1,955 (average 129 short of daily TDEE)
End Wt: 238.2 (2 pound drop)
Week 2:
Ave Cals: 1,978 (106 short of TDEE)
End Wt: 237.4 (down .8 pound)
Week 3: (First week actually reaching TDEE consistently)
Ave. Cals: 2087 (just about right!)
End Wt: 237.8 (up .4 pound)
Week 4: (Week 2)
Ave. Cals: 2,135 (48 above TDEE)
End Wt: 238 (up .2 pound)
Week 5: (Week 3)
Ave Cals: 2089 (just about right!)
End Wt: 237 (down 1 pound)
As you can see, I'm staying fairly consistent with my weight, right about 237 to 238 while eat at TDEE, which surprises me because I had braced myself for a gain. While no gain is good, it makes me wonder if my body actually needed a reset at all.
With my numbers being what they've been for the past 5 weeks (3 weeks at TDEE), do you think it is safe to make the cut now? If not, do you think I need to go the entire 8 weeks (5 more weeks) at full TDEE, or do you think it will be safe to count those first two weeks where I was a bit shy on the calories and exercise?
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Well, if I were you and didn't gain eating at TDEE these last few weeks here's what my plan would be:
Starting now, cut at 20% (the level you were loosing on before you plateaued) for 4-6 weeks
Take a scheduled diet break to eat at TDEE every 4 weeks
Resume the 20% cut
Repeat
But that's just my .02
Don't worry about formal exercise at all. When your body drops weight you will naturally feel like moving more and you can cross that bridge when you get to it!
Good luck to you!0 -
Well, if I were you and didn't gain eating at TDEE these last few weeks here's what my plan would be:
Starting now, cut at 20% (the level you were loosing on before you plateaued) for 4-6 weeks
Take a scheduled diet break to eat at TDEE every 4 weeks
Resume the 20% cut
Repeat
But that's just my .02
Don't worry about formal exercise at all. When your body drops weight you will naturally feel like moving more and you can cross that bridge when you get to it!
Good luck to you!
Just to emphasize what Amanda said. Once you complete your reset ( and I could not tell you from experience how long to stay at reset) and that is to take a break every 4 weeks and go back to maintenance for a week. I just completed week 1 of my rest and weight gain for me. Like you I was not a VLCD'er either so I may take the short side of the 8-12 weeks recommended too). Good luck. PS what scale did you get?0 -
I bought this one from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Eatsmart-Precision-Bathroom-Technology-440-Pounds/dp/B0032TNPOE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1359228691&sr=8-2&keywords=Eat+Smart+scale
It is the Eatsmart Precision Plus scale with an ultra wide platform. It weighs up to 400 pounds, but that's not why I got it. I wanted something that was accurate and affordable. This one has great big numbers and excellent reviews. So far, I love it!
I love that it shows my weight in 2/10th of a pound increments. My old scale was digital, but you either got 101 or 102, not 101.2 or 102.8. I know that weight fluctuates from day to day, even hour to hour, but there's something psychological about seeing the scale at 238.2 and knowing that you are almost ready to slide into that next number. LOL
What I like best is that this scale is consistent. I can step on, step off, step on, step off and it consistently logs me in at the same weight (which is should!). My old scale, which only showed whole pounds, would vary by three pounds depending on how I placed my feet. (Discouraging for someone trying to lose weight)0
