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  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    I can't remember EXACTLY but I think around 3 weeks at TDEE 30% Maybe 2 at 20%? I've been doing 1000 to 1200 for at least 4 weeks. I was doing 800- 1000 for a year before doing the reset :/

    Wow, no wonder you reset! That's a very long time on such a restricted diet. I definitely feel you there... Eating low-low calorie was damaging for me too. As for the other times... 2-3 weeks is not a lot of time to give yourself to notice a weight loss before you change tack, especially when you're measuring in pounds rather than inches or body fat... If you are storing 4-5lbs of water weight over the course of a few weeks, you won't notice if you've lost *actual fat* during that time.

    1400 calories isn't a really bad place to be; you won't starve yourself, but at the same time, there are very few people who can't lose weight on 1400 calories a day. I bet you just need to be more patient with yourself.
  • lcallbaugh
    lcallbaugh Posts: 33
    Keep going with EM2WL. It can take months before everything evens out and the pounds start to drop. Before the scale, focus on your measurements and BF%. Even this can take a few months to change. Don't cut more that 20% below TDEE, especially if you are doing lots of cardio.
    And as others have said on this thread, Lift heavy!!!! You will get great body recomposition and look amazing.
    I am currently doing these things. I have not lost more than a couple pounds over the last few MONTHS, but inches and BF are now coming off. And my body is looking better every week!
    Be patient. Trust the process. And know that this may take a long time, but it's not a race. Make it do-able for you and your lifestyle.
  • mjj79
    mjj79 Posts: 415 Member
    Second day of eating more and finding im hungrier. Is that normal? Thank you all again for your insight.
  • amnsetie
    amnsetie Posts: 666 Member
    Good to see you changed your target cals.
    You need to move some of your protein to earlier in the day.

    and despite your time issues eat fresh, ditch the bars.

    Boiled eggs are good, boil a few at the same time and keep them in the fridge for quick snackies.
    or nuts, not nut bars, nuts,

    that should help with the hunger pangs

    sugars make me hungrier.
  • kareinlib
    kareinlib Posts: 98
    The Zoloft may be messing with your system, so that's definitely something to ask your doctor next time you visit them. But yeah, as others have been saying you need to be eating a healthier amount. I don't know if you're exercising or not, but maybe you could do the opposite of what you're doing now calorie wise (as in, if you're eating all your exercise calories back, then try not eating them back, or vice versa).

    Your body may be just storing all of the food you're eating and that might be why you're gaining weight if you aren't eating enough. Different bodies need a different amount of calories. Maybe yours isn't getting enough of them.
  • geekyjock76
    geekyjock76 Posts: 2,720 Member
    I'm going to quote a study on fat and lean mass redeposition during weight recovery:
    Evidence is presented here suggesting that (i) human variability in the pattern of lean and fat tissue deposition during weight recovery is to a large extent determined by individual variations in the control of energy-partitioning, for which the initial % body fat is the most important predictor and (ii) the disproportionate gain in fat relative to lean tissue during weight recovery is contributed by a reduction in thermogenesis (i.e. increased efficiency of food utilization) for accelerating specifically the replenishment of the fat stores.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8696417

    So if you initially had a high body fat percentage when you started chronic calorie restriction, chances are you're going to regain a fair amount of fat back. It may suck, but if you want to recorrect your metabolic functioning as best as you can, you'll just have to accept it and move on by continuing the refeeding process.
  • Rileyrules
    Rileyrules Posts: 1 Member
    I am new to MFP (a few days) so maybe I should not give advice. But I think this is important to restate.

    I would recommend - as a few others have - stop eating processed prepackaged stuff (drinks, bars, things in boxes, frozen meals etc.) Instead eat clean, eat whole foods ... cook it yourself and you know what's in it. The thing about eating clean is that you can eat more food w/in your daily cal goal and your body loves it. Yes it means you have to plan/prepare and cook but it is so worth it if you really want to be healthy.

    Hang in there - you can do it! :happy:
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