CUT Progress After RESET-Tell us your ups/downs!
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Terri, do what's easiest to stick with for you for the cut.
For me since I have a similar workout schedule weekly, I pick a static number to cut to rather than daily BMF data, but some like it better the other way.
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Hi everyone! I'll be joining you all over here on the cut thread, as I am starting my cut TOMORROW.
So... I've done a 7 week reset, and I've gained about 4-5lbs... I've basically gained an inch on every part of my body, except for my thighs, where I have gained about 2.
I was fine in the first 4 weeks, and in about week 5 the fatigue hit me, I was near TOM and my hormones just went nuts... so I had a pretty rough week or so after that. I really started to see the gain when I noticed that I don't fit into my favorite pair of jeans anymore. That was a pretty hard blow.
But, I feel completely ready to cut now: my weight has stabilized, I can eat like a pig and not feel overly bloated and the fatigue has left me. The last few days I have been absolutely mindless about what I eat... I guess I keep thinking that "I'm starting cut soon, I'm gonna eat whatever I want while I still can!!" lol. Not sure if this is the best way to think... Anyway, I've decided to sort of slide into my cut... I'm gonna do a 5-7% cut for the next few days, and on Sunday I'll start eating 1900 calories per day: a 300 calorie deficit from my TDEE of 2200, which should put me somewhere between the 10% & 15% cut.
I'll weigh myself not this weekend but the weekend after, and then post my results here.
Hope you're all going well!
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So happy to read many of you are having success! This road is a bumpy one with lots of ups and downs....just like our weight:ohwell:
@HealthyEllie, the same thing happened with me during reset. I was doing so well then TOM came and it screwed me all up and by the end of cut I had gained 10lbs! Then around 7wks I had it in my head that I might as well enjoy the extra calories while I can! I knew it wasn't the best way to think but at the same time....I also then eased into my cut and it really helped. I didn't even notice the lowered calories much. Then TOM came and screwed with my cut and over a wk later I am still struggling with feeling bloated and just plain fat :grumble:
I have decided to wait 4 wks and not weigh/measure until I jump up to TDEE for a week. I liked seeing the small changes and wanted to see what my "trend" is but after last week and still feeling awful this week, I don't want to see those numbers right now. I did measure around my belly button and I was slightly up and I am hoping its more of a sodium/bloated thing but that was enough for me. Maybe its just best I measure once per month!
I have had a break from running/HIIT but feel like I am ready to add HIIT back to my routine, 2x a week. Basically this will put me at about 6 1/2hrs of exercise per week. 1 1/2 hrs lifting, 4 hrs walking, 1 hr HIIT. Would this put me into strenuous? I know hour wise it does, but my walks are more about just getting out of the house since I work from home and my 3yr old comes along, the first half hour she usually walks so you can imagine the pace.....opposite of strenuous. But so worth it because every time she passes out in the stroller and stays out :bigsmile:
I would love the extra calories, it puts me at just over 2400 which is very comfortable for me, but my goal is to see a loss so I don't want to convince myself the high cals is the right answer just because I miss having that extra room to play with.
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Right now I am thinking of replacing two of my walks with 30min HIIT but keep my cals the same and see how that works first.0 -
TripleJ- I take walks with my daycare kiddos on a regular basis as well as my own kiddo. I've never counted them. Honestly, I know what you mean by pace. I think I can get a better workout just by taking a shower or loading my dishwasher. :P Ultimately you'll have to decide what seems right. That being said, I have taken a walk with my four year old riding his bike and then I was able to walk faster - that's a walk I would count. But if he's walking, forget it!0
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Hi all!
Still not weighing/measuring, but my imagination is telling me that my clothes are getting looser! Watch out September, here I come!!!
@ TripleJ3, I walk my dog at least once a day for about 20 minutes (2x day for 4 days). He makes MANY stops for pee mail, but I continue to walk in place when he does. I'm currently using Moderate activity (also do NROLFW 3x25 min week) total of 5-6 hrs/wk. I have a BM core, and it's very close to the Scooby numbers (50-75 cals).
So, maybe don't count the part that your daughter walks with you, but do count when she's out in the stroller, pushing should give you a little extra burn!0 -
Sigh.. I honestly feel like Im taking one step forward and two steps back. Just when things finally start going the right way, I get hit somehow and the scale jumps back up. I am actually heavier now than I was when I ended my reset over three weeks ago! I was down 4 pounds within the first week of Cut, and since then between a week vacation and then getting back on track, the scale went down a bit and then climbed right back up again!! How the hell is that possible???
Im really struggling. Ive been doing really well, or so I thought and was very honestly expecting to be at least DOWN by this point.. and Im UP! Its taking everything in me right now not to slash my cals. I didnt do a frigging reset for 8 weeks just to be in no better position than I was 4 months ago. This is ridiculous!
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Hi all! It's been about 6 weeks since I last checked-in to this thread. Since then I have been on vacation and when I got back I was focused on hitting my cut. I haven't lost any weight. I haven't lost any inches either. I was feeling really down.:sad: :sad: BUT.... and this is a huge ego booster for me, I went shopping this past weekend and was able to fit into clothes that were 2 sizes smaller than I thought I was... like what the heck????? No weight loss, no inches loss, yet a smaller clothes size??? I am absolutely thrilled though!!! I haven't been able to fit into that size since I was in high school and training everyday with the swim team (which **cough cough** i won't say how long ago that was-hahaah
). I have no idea the reasoning, but I'll take it! :bigsmile: 0 -
Sigh.. I honestly feel like Im taking one step forward and two steps back. Just when things finally start going the right way, I get hit somehow and the scale jumps back up. I am actually heavier now than I was when I ended my reset over three weeks ago! I was down 4 pounds within the first week of Cut, and since then between a week vacation and then getting back on track, the scale went down a bit and then climbed right back up again!! How the hell is that possible???
Im really struggling. Ive been doing really well, or so I thought and was very honestly expecting to be at least DOWN by this point.. and Im UP! Its taking everything in me right now not to slash my cals. I didnt do a frigging reset for 8 weeks just to be in no better position than I was 4 months ago. This is ridiculous!
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I soooooo feel your pain. My reset dragged out to about 10 weeks, due to vacation thrown in. I'm up about 10-13 pounds since starting EM2WL about 5 months ago. It is beyond frustrating that a couple dresses I bought in spring to wear at summer weddings can't even be zipped up! UGHHHHH! What happened to just maintaining my losss??? Instead I'm now that much further from my goal, because of this stupid program. I can't really support it's theory, since I know it takes just as long to take off the weight that I regained. So, basically I'm back to where I was last winter, and have to re-lose the 10ish pounds, plus then lose the additional weight I still wanted to lose. I'm off to an out of town wedding this weekend, and I'm not stressing about tracking, so I figure I'll be at or above TDEE through Sunday. I will re-start cut next Monday, and hopefully get back on track w/ my exercise routine, too. After kids get back to school, I'm starting NROLFW. That better work, darn it!
Note: I was never VLC to begin with, I ate around 1400-1500, plus ate exercise calories back, so I was basically eating what my cut is now, so the whole EM2WL is seemingly NOT working for me.0 -
Sigh.. I honestly feel like Im taking one step forward and two steps back. Just when things finally start going the right way, I get hit somehow and the scale jumps back up. I am actually heavier now than I was when I ended my reset over three weeks ago! I was down 4 pounds within the first week of Cut, and since then between a week vacation and then getting back on track, the scale went down a bit and then climbed right back up again!! How the hell is that possible???
Im really struggling. Ive been doing really well, or so I thought and was very honestly expecting to be at least DOWN by this point.. and Im UP! Its taking everything in me right now not to slash my cals. I didnt do a frigging reset for 8 weeks just to be in no better position than I was 4 months ago. This is ridiculous!
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I sooooo feel for you....dammmm. Is it possible you're not eating enough? Sounds like your body is just totally confused. I'm no expert by any means. Just trying to give some thoughts. Stay strong!!!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: You CAN do this!!!! :flowerforyou:0 -
Raynn - Hang in there! Easier said than done though. You are likely retaining a lot of water from your weight training. But I completely get what you said - I think in the other forum - about not caring what the scale says on one hand, but knowing that the amount of weight you're carrying is hard on your body and unhealthy. I completely get that sentiment. I don't have an easy answer for you at all, but I know you're doing everything right and your body will respond.
Terrigrace - Was it you that suggested the hackersdiet software for tracking trends? I'm too lazy to look back in the thread right now. :P Anyways, I already use it to track my trend. I LOVE it!
My pattern is to bounce around while trending down, but the last two weeks had me either flatlined or trending up. That being said, the last two days I might be heading back into a downward trend. I'm really really hoping for a drop soon. I also know that I have not been as consistent with my workouts. I've been getting my long run in on the weekends, but weekday runs have been hit or miss. I've decided to switch back to running in the evenings. I really tried to do 5:00am runs and they seemed to work for awhile, but I just can't get out of bed at all lately. I try to go to bed early and that is really hard for me a lot of the time. Either I'm not tired enough or my 1 year old decides it's time to giggle and play while I'm putting him down for the night! Truth be told, I'm going to have to switch to evenings when I start strength training in October anyways because of the hours of our gym. So might as well get used to it. I just prefer early morning because it doesn't cut into making dinner and kiddos bedtime routines. But we may just have to go back to dinner being late and getting to bed late on my run nights. *sigh*
Anyways, I'm really hoping that the next drop happens within a few days. I think it might if I can just keep my head in the game and not blow off my runs this week.0 -
Bump I would like to see all the responses as well. Thanks for posting:)0
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Raynn - Hang in there! Easier said than done though. You are likely retaining a lot of water from your weight training. But I completely get what you said - I think in the other forum - about not caring what the scale says on one hand, but knowing that the amount of weight you're carrying is hard on your body and unhealthy. I completely get that sentiment. I don't have an easy answer for you at all, but I know you're doing everything right and your body will respond.
Thanks Crystal. I know due to my overindulgence of Amaretto on the weekend, weight lifting and a run yesterday, water retention is definitely at play... Part of me is getting tired of that being the "excuse", you know? Yes there is water retention, but things should still be trending downwards and its not.. driving me bonkers!!
Giving it another few weeks before I decide what my next option is... not sure what to do if I get to that point though...0 -
5 weeks into the cut and i have finally stopped losing. i lost 8 pounds (5 from the reset and an extra 3 after that) last month.
2 weeks into august the scale wont move, i just came off of tom about 4 days ago. i have also lost my appetite, and im very bloated also. i hope i lose a pound by the end of this week.0 -
Hi everyone! I'm at the end of my 6th cut week. Technically, I've only lost 2 pounds of the 4 that I gained during reset. But my waist has come back to its pre-reset measurement. However, my belly and hips have not! I have to say, however, that I am beginning not to look at the number on the scale as a "FAIL". It was a recent post of Kiki's, The Evolution of a Bicep http://forums.eatmore2weighless.com/showthread.php?tid=196 (I don't know if you need to be a registered member of the EM2WL forums to see this post or not) that has me very encouraged to focus on how I look and how my clothes fit. For me, I'm already within my ideal weight range but would like to shed the belly fat. I think it can be done, but it's going to take a while. Perhaps until next summer. But I'm not going to give up on this and will put in the hard work to do it.
I've noticed from my graphs that despite the constant fluctuations, there IS a downward trend happening, albeit slight. Of course I have to throw a few wrenches into the plan, like knowing I'm supposed to take a diet break starting this weekend. I really should, just to give my body some rest, so I'm taking my calories up from the 1900-2000 range (a 15-20% cut) to approx. 2200 (I'm not going my full weekly average TDEE of 2400) and will just eat carefree with caution for at least one week. LOL! Another wrench is that I can't go to the gym to lift heavy weights until all my kids are back in school, which is the 2nd week of September. I am resigned to do Bob Harper DVD workouts every other day in my basement, and that's ok. I've been a disciple of Jillian Michaels for a long time, but her workouts had destroyed my deltoids and shoulders. After lots of rest and rehab, I have found that doing Bob Harper workouts have helped bring my range of motion back, almost pain-free. And his workouts are HARD. I thought I was sweating it up with Jillian, but I am literally dripping with sweat within 10 minutes of a Bob workout. I think my body appreciates the change of exercise.
Ok, that's it for now. Gotta get the rugrats into the bathtub!0 -
Somehow I managed to avoid having a blowout with food yesterday, and my macros are pretty damn perfect if you ask me:)
Im doing a little bit better today but still pretty upset that the scale is not cooperating one bit right now. Its beyond frustrating and I am trying to just concentrate on the things I can control right now. My diary could use a little bit of cleanup, getting in a bit more fruit and veg instead of protein bars and such, so that is what I am going to work on for the next little bit. Im trying to quell the urge to cut my cals drastically and just make it through the next 3 weeks or so before I decide what my next step is. Hopefully by then there is a drop in the scale to make me know this is all worth it.
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Thanks for your thoughts on activity level. For now I am staying at the same moderate level. This way I feel I should be at the high end of moderate which hopefully gives me some wiggle room. After Thursdays HIIT I was hungry and had gone over about 100 or so, so I am hoping that it will work out if I eat cut then on HIIT days if I am extra hungry then I can afford to eat a tad extra.
I feel for all of you struggling. I was doing okay then TOM came and has tripped me up. I also ate out 3 times in one week and had more cake than any person should consume in one sitting :noway: I am doing better this week but feel so fat and even my shorts were tight today. This is 2wks after TOM so I can't blame that.
@Raynn1, part of the reason I would like some more calorie room is because at about 2400 cals I could get all my macros in great, but since I dropped to 10% cut, I work so hard to get my protein in that I have been slacking on a good variety of vegetables for the 1st time ever. I make my own protein bars, brownies, snacks but they take place of vegetables. I even struggle with sodium which is usually the least of my problems.
I am just so ready to lose, over being ready that I have been getting discouraged and feel the same about thinking about cutting calories. I think about all these years of constant workouts and calorie counting and all the thought and time put into being slimmer and I am still heavy....I just don't understand why its so hard to lose when I work so hard at it!! :sad: :sad:
I am sure I am just having a bad few weeks and really, I need to just get over it. Some things happened recently to several people I am close to/family that are far more worse than my weight issues. I guess I look at it as many of the other more important stuff going on I don't have much control over, but I work so hard and try everyday to lose fat and I can't even do that!:explode:
Well thats my whine for the day...hopefully I can move past this quickly. I think its just the time of year, too.0 -
Kind of hit a stall the last two weeks (4 weeks into my cut). Re-figured my TDEE two days ago using my Body Media Fit. I was eating too low again. Had my TDEE figured at 2236. It's actually 2550. Ooops! What a difference. I increased my calories to a 15% cut two days ago (that sounds weird! increased to a 15% cut!) and have already dropped 0.4. Hope I keep heading this direction.
@ rayann . . . nope, I didn't suggest the hacker diet software. Though I did find some hacking software for the Body Media Fit. LOL0 -
Hello everyone! I read all of your posts with regularity and thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Christina but you can call me Chrissy or Love
I am thinking of doing a cut come sept 1st and continuing it for 6 weeks--maintenance for a week and then cutting again for another cycle. Only 6 weeks at a time and 2 sessions before a full 2-4 weeks off. I don't want to diet longer than 6 weeks. I have he knowledge to get to my ideal body but my hormones are completely screwed up.
I'm in the process of getting ALL of my hormones checked to rule out pcos, hypothyroidism, estrogen deficiency, and progesterone deficiency.
You are all doin so fabulously and I hope I get to know you better!!0 -
Has anyone calculated their calorie range based on sedintary and then added back exercise calories? My activity levels slacked way off during reset and I was way overeating. I feel more in control doing it this way but I don't want it to be "wrong."0
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Has anyone calculated their calorie range based on sedintary and then added back exercise calories? My activity levels slacked way off during reset and I was way overeating. I feel more in control doing it this way but I don't want it to be "wrong."
I definitely think you could do it this way and it's not "wrong" as long as you're sure to eat back those exercise calories so that you're not ending with too large of a deficit. There's not one set way to track this stuff - if it works for you and it sticks to keeping that deficit around 15% you're good to go!
I'm really really hoping for a drop sometime this weekend. After reflection I know that part of my problem is me right now. I've not been getting out for my weekday runs. I had a couple of weeks in a row where my only run was my long run on the weekend. Granted that burns somewhere between 1300-1400 calories in one go, but having my activity level set at moderate and only getting out the door one day a week is not cutting it! I had a run Tuesday and if I can get this baby to sleep I'm hopefully heading out the door within the hour for a run. Then I'll have my long run Saturday. I'll be doing 10 miles this Saturday. I can't believe it. If anyone had told me at the beginning of this year that I would run this much I think I would've laughed! I've always had a secret ambition to run a half marathon and now I'm so close to it. I feel lucky to have gotten this far. It's a little over a month until my half and I know I'm going to be ready. It's such a great feeling!0 -
Hi all! First time posting here although I've been a peeper for a little while just wanted to share my progress. I have slowly lost 8 lbs. with many stalls. Never really did vlcd but have had to increase many times. Finally stalling for good. I Finally did a 6 week reset eating 2100 and sometimes many more on the weekends. I have been cutting for a few weeks now. I started at about 10% but still ate more on the weekends so I'm assuming this is why I didn't lose anything. Just this week cut down to 15% and stepped on the scale this morning and I'm down about a pound from about a week and half ago! I tried to stay away from the scale and didn't want to weigh till the end of the month but I was feeling lighter this morning- I couldn't resist! 0
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Hi all! First time posting here although I've been a peeper for a little while just wanted to share my progress. I have slowly lost 8 lbs. with many stalls. Never really did vlcd but have had to increase many times. Finally stalling for good. I Finally did a 6 week reset eating 2100 and sometimes many more on the weekends. I have been cutting for a few weeks now. I started at about 10% but still ate more on the weekends so I'm assuming this is why I didn't lose anything. Just this week cut down to 15% and stepped on the scale this morning and I'm down about a pound from about a week and half ago! I tried to stay away from the scale and didn't want to weigh till the end of the month but I was feeling lighter this morning- I couldn't resist!
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@sweatpants that's exactly why I had to change my calorie intake. I was eating enough for 3-5 hours of activity, and barely performing one. I just feel way more in control.0
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Hi Everyone!
So I am still making way through my 10% cut - I am finishing my 3rd week and couldn't tell if you I have lost anything or not because I have decided to not step on the scale until the end of the month.
Then that week, I am going to up my calories to TDEE and possibly take a break from working out....I will decide that once I see how my numbers are.
Mentally - I am so-so. I slacked off on my workouts both yesterday and today - there is stuff going on that I have no control over and it is driving me a bit batty. But I think I just need to release it and "do me" - I can only control what I can control
right?
Eating - some days are better than others -- need to definitely get back in the planning mode. Protein & sodium continue to be a bit of an issue for me.
Does anyone have a go to site for quick dinners?0 -
Thanks everyone. This knowledge is exactly what I have been yearning for.
Best wishes to everyone in their weight loss journey. Cheers to you all. :drinker:0 -
carrie, this is one Ive had bookmarked since back in my WW days, but she has a ton of great recipes and low cal type of stuff.. pretty tasty:)
http://www.skinnytaste.com/
AFM - doing ok. the scale is moving back down the last day or two. Still not back to where I was in my first week of cut, but down is at least better than up. Heading to the gym this afternoon after I take my kids to the grandparents for the weekend. Got my GFs bridal shower tomorrow, which I am throwing and a baby shower on sunday to attend. So hopefully I can keep things in check and in control on the eating front. Least with the bridal shower, I know exactly what is on the menu and can work it for me:)
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Just an update:
Week 2 of Cut~ after looking at my exercise logs for the summer so far, I noticed that my "routine" has been really off due to caring for my parents and vacation, etc.
I decided to "go to Scooby" and redo my numbers based on "Desk Job sedentary" and will eat my exercise calories when I DO exercise. So feel good about that.:bigsmile:
Speaking of Exercise, I just started Stage 2 of NROL4W and boy, it's a lot MORE to do!! Getting through it though and today I did the Interval Training for the first time and I FREAKIN JOGGED!!!! Now it was only for 1 minute at a time at 4 MPH and I was sort of holding on BUT IT WAS A JOG!!! I burned an all time high 385 cals for today's workout!!:noway: :noway: :noway: :noway:
And last, I stepped on the scale this morning~ just HAD to see if I was as least MAYBE going in the right direction and I was DOWN 3 pounds! This was after breakfast too! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
So I am having a good day and I will refer back to this post often to remind myself of that!!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:0 -
Rosied--CONGRATS! That's awesome progress. I usually retain water when I lift so your loss might be even greater than that!0
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Just an update:
Week 2 of Cut~ after looking at my exercise logs for the summer so far, I noticed that my "routine" has been really off due to caring for my parents and vacation, etc.
I decided to "go to Scooby" and redo my numbers based on "Desk Job sedentary" and will eat my exercise calories when I DO exercise. So feel good about that.:bigsmile:
Speaking of Exercise, I just started Stage 2 of NROL4W and boy, it's a lot MORE to do!! Getting through it though and today I did the Interval Training for the first time and I FREAKIN JOGGED!!!! Now it was only for 1 minute at a time at 4 MPH and I was sort of holding on BUT IT WAS A JOG!!! I burned an all time high 385 cals for today's workout!!:noway: :noway: :noway: :noway:
And last, I stepped on the scale this morning~ just HAD to see if I was as least MAYBE going in the right direction and I was DOWN 3 pounds! This was after breakfast too! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
So I am having a good day and I will refer back to this post often to remind myself of that!!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
WOOHOO!!! This made my day to read about your loss! I've been struggling a bit lately with the scale not moving anymore but I know good things are happening. I just have to remind myself of this.0 -
I am with Raynn. I did a 6 week reset and gained 5 lbs, now have done 4 weeks on a 12% cut and have lost no inches and no weight. I exercise in the moderate range ( I strength train 3 days a week for upper body and 2 days for lower) and about 1-2 hours of cardio. My eating is mostly clean and macros pretty much meet with protein. I am at a loss and am about to call it quits.0
