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tulipgrl7
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I have looked around the boards and the website.
History- I have been overweight my whole life. I had my thyroid totally removed in 2009. In 2010, I had my daughter and after having her I joined weight watchers and did couch 2 5k. Over the course of the next year I lost 60 pounds. I "maintained" that for about 2 months, then my endocrinologist changed my medicine and I started gaining. All of 2012 was me trying different things and programs to try and lose weight all the while my weight went in the wrong direction.
I started crossfit in Dec last year and did that for 3 months. I didn't do any low calorie in that time. I had to stop crossfit in March due to finances, but found an online strength program that I have done for 4 weeks now. They really push clean eating and 6 meals a day which I struggle to do. I would say I average 1500 calories a day. But I am not seeing any results. In fact since Jan I have put on 10 pounds. From test results, my thyroid is operating properly.
In Feb, I had a water body test and they told me I was 26% and my rmr was 1716.
I am not sure whether to say light activity or moderate- I do 4 days of 30 min strength training and *most* weeks 4 days of either incline walking or jogging for about 30 min (with one being a longer one no more than an hour). My kids lost my heart rate monitor.
Using Scooby I will give the ranges
BMR- 1564 (this doesn't change whether moderate or light)
TDEE- 2151- 2425
TDEE-20%= 1721-1940
So my first question is I don't feel as though I need to do a reset or should I? I have been hitting at least 1500 on exercise days or more if I got too hungry.
Two- How do you hit 1700 or 1900 calories on a clean diet? I also struggle with protein with falling to protein powders or bars. I work outside of the home with 2 kids.
Even if there is weight gain the beginning are you losing inches in the beginning. At this point I feel I so far from my low that I don't really care what the scale says because I know I have been putting back on muscle, but I really would like to fit into my clothes.
History- I have been overweight my whole life. I had my thyroid totally removed in 2009. In 2010, I had my daughter and after having her I joined weight watchers and did couch 2 5k. Over the course of the next year I lost 60 pounds. I "maintained" that for about 2 months, then my endocrinologist changed my medicine and I started gaining. All of 2012 was me trying different things and programs to try and lose weight all the while my weight went in the wrong direction.
I started crossfit in Dec last year and did that for 3 months. I didn't do any low calorie in that time. I had to stop crossfit in March due to finances, but found an online strength program that I have done for 4 weeks now. They really push clean eating and 6 meals a day which I struggle to do. I would say I average 1500 calories a day. But I am not seeing any results. In fact since Jan I have put on 10 pounds. From test results, my thyroid is operating properly.
In Feb, I had a water body test and they told me I was 26% and my rmr was 1716.
I am not sure whether to say light activity or moderate- I do 4 days of 30 min strength training and *most* weeks 4 days of either incline walking or jogging for about 30 min (with one being a longer one no more than an hour). My kids lost my heart rate monitor.
Using Scooby I will give the ranges
BMR- 1564 (this doesn't change whether moderate or light)
TDEE- 2151- 2425
TDEE-20%= 1721-1940
So my first question is I don't feel as though I need to do a reset or should I? I have been hitting at least 1500 on exercise days or more if I got too hungry.
Two- How do you hit 1700 or 1900 calories on a clean diet? I also struggle with protein with falling to protein powders or bars. I work outside of the home with 2 kids.
Even if there is weight gain the beginning are you losing inches in the beginning. At this point I feel I so far from my low that I don't really care what the scale says because I know I have been putting back on muscle, but I really would like to fit into my clothes.
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Since you know your rmr I'd say dont eat less than 1700. But you should definitely eat more. Try tdee for 1 week then a 15% cut0
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So on Scooby, did you use the most accurate option where you could enter your tested bodyfat % and select Katch BMR method?
Do that, since tested BF%.
RMR is merely estimate from that, but BMR based on it will be great too.
And for that workout routine, if your other daily activity is a 40 hr sedentary desk job, I'd say your Katch BMR multiplier is 1.49 to get your TDEE.
Then take your 15% deficit.
As to eating, try at least 80% clean if that is goal, allow some fun with 20%. Wine, regular dessert, ect.0
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