CUT Progress After RESET-Tell us your ups/downs!
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Sounds like a good plan Crystal. Ive been making my own protein bars, but I have been using powders in them. But you could do them without and make them like lara bars.. a little low on protein rather than adding powder, but still a good snack and filling.. Nuts have been my staple for travelling. I always have a little bag in my diaper bag and car for emergencies.
Im glad to see you have started NROL. I hope you enjoy it!
AFM - nothing much here. The scale has been up about a pound and a half since my lowest recorded weight last Thursday. I did a lift session on Friday and low and behold, the scale jumped that day, and still hasnt settled back down. I dont think my food intake has been out of the normal either, so I can only assume water is still holding on. today is another weights session so I guess I wont see a change in the scale this week. TOM should arrive by the weekend, and then my retention cycle starts all over, so I probably wont see any changes for a few weeks. So next week is usually the week I start freaking out and hating the process:)
Im starting STS next week on my own. this week will be going through my 1RM exercises and preparing for it. Then ill print off the cards and give it a shot on my own. I figure its better than trying to find something else to do:)
Hope everyone is doing well.. Nicole, I hope you had a great trip!!0 -
Kelly - I'm curious to hear how you like STS. I'll need something after NROL of course!
AFM - So far I really like it. The workouts in Stage 1 are so short and I think that's perfect for just starting out. Also, I'm working on acclimating my toddler to the childcare room at the Y (he's not a fan of being left), so the timing is great for us. Also, after two weight workouts I think I've joined the water retention club. I know I SAID I wasn't going to step on the scale for a month. It's just such a morning habit. I've done it for the past two days. My weight immediately shot up by 2 pounds after my first lifting session and has stayed there! Why I'm looking at it is beyond me. Ugh! I did get my measurements done and I need to get some pics taken - hopefully today! I do feel like I'm getting back to the frame of mind and energy levels that I had earlier this year. Meds and supplementation make a difference for me! I hope that this will be it for me dosage wise. It feels so nice to be mentally and physically ready to live the healthy lifestyle that I want.0 -
Its amazing how much weight the retention gives you.. mine went up 1.5 and has stayed there.. then I added another weight session yesterday and IM sure it went up even further.. I dont think there will show a loss for my weekly weigh in tomorrow, and I am a bit sad about it, but I know why the scale is up, and Im trying to let it all go.
I found NROL a great way to start weight training. I eased me in to weights without making it really hard to understand. I would have liked a little bit more on the squats and full deadlifts though. And I have a love/hate on with the step ups:) But I definitely enjoyed the program and was glad I did it. Unfortunately there wasnt much in terms of results for me because I was resetting, figuring out cut and my body wasnt letting go.. SO I am hoping doing STS on my own will give me way better results on the scale and inches..0 -
Raynn - I agree with you on NROL as being a way to ease into weights. It was intense, but a good amount for just getting into it. Workout B with the lunges - Oy! Lunges are sooo hard!0
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Raynn - I agree with you on NROL as being a way to ease into weights. It was intense, but a good amount for just getting into it. Workout B with the lunges - Oy! Lunges are sooo hard!
JUst wait until you get to the Bulgarian Split Squats:) Definitely go easy on the weights for those ones.. I almost blew out my knee for improper form too..
It feels like it should be a Friday today..Bah!!
Nothing much here.. TOM is due anytime so the scale is going the wrong way.. so Im not looking at it anymore:) Finished up STS 1RM testing for Back and Tris, and hopefully this weekend I can get legs finished up. I really want to begin it all next week. Im a little nervous about it, especially since Im doing it on my own and dont quite know the pacing, but I am really looking forward to it as well. Hopefully it will net me some results, even if its not exactly as the discs are:)0 -
4 months after reset. Feeling energetic and good as I did before starting MFP. Have completely stopped dieting and counting calories. My urge to binge is finally gone. It`s been tested with lots of good foods and I haven`t drank too much wine (my binge maker) in weeks. Even though I had the chance I didn`t feel like it.
I kept up with my exercising, logging more than 10-15 miles a week of brisk walking. In addition to my twice weekly hardcore strength training. Plus my dancing for fun. My lifestyle easily revolves around this schedule. I could do it for life and I will. I`d like to add a yoga class on sat. I do everything at home because as a busy mom I don`t have time to go to the gym.
In weight loss maybe .1 kg in 5 months. still in the overweight bmi category. Inches well, I fit into one size smaller pants and am down about .5 inch overall. Like from my thighs and waist and gut from 2 months ago.
I`m eating healthy every day. Have a handle on my portions and don`t snack. I probably will never lose the weight. I am good enough and active enough and healthy enough just as I am. If I could look like my insides feel under my flab blanket it would be ideal. If I push through the fat my stomach muscles are hard as a rock. My thighs are tight. I had a lot of fat to lose. It isn`t going anywhere fast. Wish I could lost .5lbs a week. Or even .1 as there are so many weeks where I lose nothing. Atleast I am not gaining.0 -
4 months after reset. Feeling energetic and good as I did before starting MFP. Have completely stopped dieting and counting calories. My urge to binge is finally gone. It`s been tested with lots of good foods and I haven`t drank too much wine (my binge maker) in weeks. Even though I had the chance I didn`t feel like it.
I kept up with my exercising, logging more than 10-15 miles a week of brisk walking. In addition to my twice weekly hardcore strength training. Plus my dancing for fun. My lifestyle easily revolves around this schedule. I could do it for life and I will. I`d like to add a yoga class on sat. I do everything at home because as a busy mom I don`t have time to go to the gym.
In weight loss maybe .1 kg in 5 months. still in the overweight bmi category. Inches well, I fit into one size smaller pants and am down about .5 inch overall. Like from my thighs and waist and gut from 2 months ago.
I`m eating healthy every day. Have a handle on my portions and don`t snack. I probably will never lose the weight. I am good enough and active enough and healthy enough just as I am. If I could look like my insides feel under my flab blanket it would be ideal. If I push through the fat my stomach muscles are hard as a rock. My thighs are tight. I had a lot of fat to lose. It isn`t going anywhere fast. Wish I could lost .5lbs a week. Or even .1 as there are so many weeks where I lose nothing. Atleast I am not gaining.
I saw a quote once and I'm going to screw it up, but it was something to the effect of "Live the healthy, active lifestyle that you want and the body will follow." I.e. you can't go for years being active and eating well without it showing in your body. I think it's awesome that you have a lifestyle that you will be able to sustain and that is enjoyable for you.
Are you taking pictures? If so, do you notice any changes there?0 -
It sounds like you are in a much better head space Jess, and thats a great thing. I think the inches are starting to change for you and in time the weight will follow. This process is definitely a lot slower and more methodical than the crash diets we all used to be on. As Crystal said, in time the progress will show through and you will be rewarded for all your hard work. You are doing wonderfully!!0
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I've stayed the same for the last couple of weeks which I'm fine about because I've eaten cake/biscuits instead of eating cleanly as normal, and also I've also noticed that although I've eaten above my BMR I've not eaten as close to my cut % as I should have. It's given me a good kick up the bum so I'll be making some changes over the next few weeks and getting back on track.
I've also recalculated my figures on Scooby too which I've not done since I started EM2LW so hopefully everything will work together
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Been quiet lately...
Im managing.. I was doing really well a few weeks ago.. got down to my lowest since I started Reset and was finally seeing some change.. then TOM hit and its been downhill on the retention ever since. I know I havent "gained" any weight, but it still bothers me to see the scale up almost 4 pounds from where it was just two weeks ago, you know?
I started STS and I am loving it. Even though Im working off of the cards only, Ive been finding it soo great of a workout. I hope there is some great results at the end of it for me.
Im just plugging along and going with the flow. I think its almost time for a diet break too, so that might help things as well. trying to decide if I should wait until I take my rest week too, or leave that alone so I can see what my results are like on the tape measure and scale then..0 -
Starting my cut at 15% today. Ate 2500 calories for the past 7 weeks and few days. Scale said 209 today, I started at 204. Guess I have some water retention and sodium there due to Christmas food.
So as for today, I'm eating 2160 calories with 40/30/30 macros. I'll be doing this for some weeks and then surely take a "break" and get back to TDEE.
I may have a new job working 60 hours/week starting in january. I really hope it won't get too much in the way of training, but I really think this may not help me losing and keeping goog track of my diary. I'll have to be really commited at this to achiev my goal. Exercising may be the difficult part !
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How's everyone doing now that we're through the holiday craziness?
For me the last month was terrible. My back hurt all month so I put NROL and running on the backburner. I was gifted some $$ from a departing daycare family at the end of December and used some $ to see an Eastern massage therapist that I saw years ago when my back flared up. That woman has magic hands...lol! Anyways, I used some X-mas $ I had to get some new running shoes. Yay! I've gone for two run/walks since having my back worked on and so far so good. I would like to resume NROL. I hadn't gotten very far since my back pooped out on me so I will likely repeat the first two weeks rather than sstarting with week three.
Eating wise I had taken time off from logging food, so I've started logging again. By last weigh-in I was up 13 pounds from where I left off at the end of November. I don't think that's all real weight, but I'm sure some of it is. It's time for me to get back into the game. I have zombies to run from in April in the Run for Your Lives obstacle 5k. I need to build some muscle to help with that!
My goals coming into this year are to continue to build muscle and lose fat. I'd like to drop four sizes this year. I know that might sound like a lot, but I dropped two last year and had quite a few "off" months. So I know that if I'm more consistent I can do this. I'd like to successfully complete my zombie run, run the local 5k (which hubby is going to train for!!), run the Bix7 (a 7 mile race that I ran last year) and beat last year's time, and complete NROL4W!0 -
I did reset last spring. My weight was varying between 229-232 just before that. It hasn't come off fast with a 15% cut. I am now down to 222.2. It seems I lose best when my general activity is up. I typically exercise 1 hour a day 6 days a week but it is having active jobs that has helped me lose the best. So recently I got a Fitbit to monitor my general activity. I have had a few weeks resting from a deficit. I gained just a bit over the holidays but am back down and then some. Some knee injuries from weight training kept me from my running as much as I wanted. But I will be starting back adding intervals to my walks soon. Maybe some weight training soon too.0
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sigh...doing a caloric revamp ("reset)...really really really super super nervous...desk job, but workout out at least 5...but usually 7 times a week...atleast an hour...my HRM says i burn 500+ cals a session...had dropped my caloric intake to 1400 (not eating exercise calories nor reducing exercise intensity)...was including some surplus days..but now i bumped it up to 2200 until this saturday...and will drop it 100cals/week (maybe 200) until i get to 1800..wish me luck (and no ripped pants
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I see myself in a lot of the members here...being good, scale not moving but body is changing though my fat monitor isn't. Guess I need to implement the principles of this "program". My question is how to best measure myself? I tend not to take measurements because there's no guarantee I'm measuring the same exact area I measured previously to ensure accuracy of my results.0
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I see myself in a lot of the members here...being good, scale not moving but body is changing though my fat monitor isn't. Guess I need to implement the principles of this "program". My question is how to best measure myself? I tend not to take measurements because there's no guarantee I'm measuring the same exact area I measured previously to ensure accuracy of my results.
The best way to measure yourself is the same way all time. Consistency is key. While those body fat monitors are not the most accurate, if you use the same one at the same time all the time, you will see an over all trend.
The other best way is to just go by how you feel and how your clothes are fitting. Those are tangible results that you can't argue with. They just take a bit longer to notice.
IMO if you are feeling better and your clothes are starting to look and fit better, then you are on the right track and you should keep doing what you're doing.0 -
weight before reset 149
after reset 155
current weight 150-152
I started cutting the end of November 10% .....lost about 5 pounds... I stopped losing so I decided to start a 15% cut the beginning of this month and the scale hasn't moved and I actually feel more bloated.
I am wondering is that normal?
Should I do another quick reset ?
Did I cut too soon? Not enough? Too much??
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated !0 -
weight before reset 149
after reset 155
current weight 150-152
I started cutting the end of November 10% .....lost about 5 pounds... I stopped losing so I decided to start a 15% cut the beginning of this month and the scale hasn't moved and I actually feel more bloated.
I am wondering is that normal?
Should I do another quick reset ?
Did I cut too soon? Not enough? Too much??
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated !
Were you still gaining at the end of the reset, meaning you were actually eating above TDEE?
Because that's not a lot of gain, it would seem you nailed the TDEE probably.
If your body is stressed from a mere 10% deficit and slows down enough to remove the deficit, then your body is too stressed.
How much exercise and what type are you doing?
And are you actually measuring, because with that little of a deficit and depending on your workouts, you could be trading fat for LBM right now. And LBM, even if no muscle, increases your metabolism.
That result also means you are likely lifting, and if you want the fat AND weight gone and not gain LBM, you can take bigger deficit.0 -
weight before reset 149
after reset 155
current weight 150-152
I started cutting the end of November 10% .....lost about 5 pounds... I stopped losing so I decided to start a 15% cut the beginning of this month and the scale hasn't moved and I actually feel more bloated.
I am wondering is that normal?
Should I do another quick reset ?
Did I cut too soon? Not enough? Too much??
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated !
Were you still gaining at the end of the reset, meaning you were actually eating above TDEE?
Because that's not a lot of gain, it would seem you nailed the TDEE probably.
If your body is stressed from a mere 10% deficit and slows down enough to remove the deficit, then your body is too stressed.
How much exercise and what type are you doing?
And are you actually measuring, because with that little of a deficit and depending on your workouts, you could be trading fat for LBM right now. And LBM, even if no muscle, increases your metabolism.
That result also means you are likely lifting, and if you want the fat AND weight gone and not gain LBM, you can take bigger deficit.
No I stopped gaining for about 3 weeks before I reset. I was eating 1912 . it 10% I was eating 1751 and now at 15% I am eating at 1625.
I am not exercising as much as I should with the weather being so cold. But when I do I usually eat most of my calories back but not always.
i have measured my waist and stomach and they are both at times 1 inch smaller and at others 1 inch more. depending on how bloated I feel.
You can have a look at my diary. if you like,,,,I know I need to reduce my sodium.
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No I stopped gaining for about 3 weeks before I reset. I was eating 1912 . it 10% I was eating 1751 and now at 15% I am eating at 1625.
I am not exercising as much as I should with the weather being so cold. But when I do I usually eat most of my calories back but not always.
i have measured my waist and stomach and they are both at times 1 inch smaller and at others 1 inch more. depending on how bloated I feel.
You can have a look at my diary. if you like,,,,I know I need to reduce my sodium.
Thanks for the reply
When you do exercise you eat most of your calories back?
But you are doing a total TDEE with deficit method. Does that TDEE not include any exercise in the estimate?
If it actually does, you aren't supposed to eat exercise calories back.
If that TDEE is non-exercise, then yes, you eat exercise calories back. That have the same deficit taken off. After you've also removed the already account calories of TDEE for that time.
And they should be very accurate calorie burn info. If HRM, totally tweaked.0 -
I did my TDEE without exercise accounted for because I am so random with exercising.
I did just change gym from Planet Fitness to World Gym....I am really excited about it because I love the classes they order (RIPPED) and because its a mile from my work so I can go there for lunch on the days I dont have time after work!
I am going to start lifting again so I relize that the scale will not move much.
Thanks for all the replies.No I stopped gaining for about 3 weeks before I reset. I was eating 1912 . it 10% I was eating 1751 and now at 15% I am eating at 1625.
I am not exercising as much as I should with the weather being so cold. But when I do I usually eat most of my calories back but not always.
i have measured my waist and stomach and they are both at times 1 inch smaller and at others 1 inch more. depending on how bloated I feel.
You can have a look at my diary. if you like,,,,I know I need to reduce my sodium.
Thanks for the reply
When you do exercise you eat most of your calories back?
But you are doing a total TDEE with deficit method. Does that TDEE not include any exercise in the estimate?
If it actually does, you aren't supposed to eat exercise calories back.
If that TDEE is non-exercise, then yes, you eat exercise calories back. That have the same deficit taken off. After you've also removed the already account calories of TDEE for that time.
And they should be very accurate calorie burn info. If HRM, totally tweaked.0 -
Well, I have yet to start NROL. However, I have found a few ladies who might be interested in going through the program at the same time. That would obviously be awesome in terms of support and accountability. So it might mean waiting a few more weeks to start while they look over the book, but it's really worth it to me to wait if it means having people doing it with me!
I lowered my activity level to lightly active because my workouts can be so hit or miss right now. That being said, I will eat more as needed if I workout more. When I'm consistently working out more I'll increase them back to the moderately active level.
Right now the scale has gone back and forth and back and forth this week. It's frustrating because I've been back on track with logging and that's usually enough for me to see a downward trend. I've had a ton of sodium this week. I am trying to work on it, but our lives are so busy that it's really hard to cut out boxed, bagged, canned stuff. Anyways, I will keep working on it.
The good news is that my thyroid health is improving. My last labs were good and I'm not surprised. The one weird thing about my thyroid is that when it's underfunctioning I have no desire to be social and make plans. When it's working correctly, I start making plans and getting together with friends. I've been more social in the last month, so I knew it was functioning better. That being said I'm still tired all the time. Come to find out that despite supplementing iron and vitamin D since September, both levels have continued to drop. Dr. is having me double dose my vitamin D for two months. I'm continuing with the iron until my next appt. February 18th. So??? I'm hoping we can get these levels up where they need to be. It sure would help me function and continue with my journey to health!0 -
Crystal, so glad to hear the thyroid problems are working themselves out:) Glad to see you back at it!
I havent posted in a long time. Still plugging along. I had some advice about my diary from kiki and lucia, and I have been working hard to lowering my carb intake and increasing protein higher. Ive been near damn perfect for the past three weeks and loving it. Its not as hard as I thought it would be to lower my carbs a bit. I have become more aware of what kind of carbs I choose, and when I have it, I damn well enjoy it:)
Just completing Meso 2 with STS and looking forward to a rest week this weekend. I have to shorten it a bit due to holidays Im taking at the end of Feb and I want to make sure I can complete Meso 3 in time. So I will give it at least 4 days on rest, maybe 5 and then back in again.. Im hoping for some nice inches lost this round, but I thought the same with Meso one and was a bit disappointed..
Anyways, still here, still plugging along, still reading:)0 -
Raynn I've been thinking about you! Lowering my carbs/upping proteins made a massive difference with me. Same with sugars...which were hiding in the massive amounts of greek yogurt I was consuming. Oops! I hope you start seeing the change soon! You're a beast!!Crystal, so glad to hear the thyroid problems are working themselves out:) Glad to see you back at it!
I havent posted in a long time. Still plugging along. I had some advice about my diary from kiki and lucia, and I have been working hard to lowering my carb intake and increasing protein higher. Ive been near damn perfect for the past three weeks and loving it. Its not as hard as I thought it would be to lower my carbs a bit. I have become more aware of what kind of carbs I choose, and when I have it, I damn well enjoy it:)
Just completing Meso 2 with STS and looking forward to a rest week this weekend. I have to shorten it a bit due to holidays Im taking at the end of Feb and I want to make sure I can complete Meso 3 in time. So I will give it at least 4 days on rest, maybe 5 and then back in again.. Im hoping for some nice inches lost this round, but I thought the same with Meso one and was a bit disappointed..
Anyways, still here, still plugging along, still reading:)
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what do u lower ur carbs to? im down to the last 10 pounds and its gettng very hard. i havent lost anything in months0
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Nothing nutty. I try and keep it around 100-150g most days....more importantly making them carbs from veggies etc. Then I'll have the occasional meal where I eat whatever I want. :-)0
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Raynn I've been thinking about you! Lowering my carbs/upping proteins made a massive difference with me. Same with sugars...which were hiding in the massive amounts of greek yogurt I was consuming. Oops! I hope you start seeing the change soon! You're a beast!!Crystal, so glad to hear the thyroid problems are working themselves out:) Glad to see you back at it!
I havent posted in a long time. Still plugging along. I had some advice about my diary from kiki and lucia, and I have been working hard to lowering my carb intake and increasing protein higher. Ive been near damn perfect for the past three weeks and loving it. Its not as hard as I thought it would be to lower my carbs a bit. I have become more aware of what kind of carbs I choose, and when I have it, I damn well enjoy it:)
Just completing Meso 2 with STS and looking forward to a rest week this weekend. I have to shorten it a bit due to holidays Im taking at the end of Feb and I want to make sure I can complete Meso 3 in time. So I will give it at least 4 days on rest, maybe 5 and then back in again.. Im hoping for some nice inches lost this round, but I thought the same with Meso one and was a bit disappointed..
Anyways, still here, still plugging along, still reading:)
Thanks:).. I dont feel like it today and having some issues on the mind, but still here:)..
Yeah I found the same with the greek yogurt,., i switched to plain and dropped about 15g of carbs from my servings:).. I havent been eating much bread either.. My carb allowance is still higher, simply because Im heavier, but I have been keeping in under the 40% mark consistently, and getting the protein above the 30% consistently... so thats a start..0 -
Hello everyone. I will begin my cut tomorrow. TDEE - 15%. That puts me at 2000 calories. I did a 9 week reset. I'm excited to see the results of the cut. Glad to have you here to help me through it.0
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I am taking pictures next week. But I started my cut around Jan 2nd. That is when I started MFP and within days found out about TDEE and changed right away.
Since then I have lost:
2.5in on my waist
1in on my neck
1.5 in on my hips
1.5 in on my right thigh
and .28in on my left arm
I have lots of self doubt. I have NOT seen the scale move so I get hings like "maybe I am over compensating on measuring"..."maybe I am measuring wrong", "maybe this is all in my head"...etc. But I am WORKING on my issues. I wont quit and I am seeing progress on tape. Just not what I am use to and what society beats into our head on scale. Hopefully when I take pictures in a week, I can see the change for myself. I am 5 1, 131, my BMR is 1393 I believe and I am eating 1600 daily.0 -
Upped my cals after eating way below BMR for the last couple of years. (I lost 87 pounds eating very low), then got off track logging, had a knee injury that kept me from the gym for 4 months and gained almost 20 back. Couldnt lose on 1200 and finally came to my senses reading these posts. Upped my cals to average 1800, Im back at the gym, and just ordered NROLFW. Im sure I will have to tweek this more, perhaps do a nice long reset... But feeling better already, stopped gaining weight and it sure is nice to eat more!0
