3 months at TDEE compared to 7 months at caloric deficit (weight and inches compared)
MandaLeigh123
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I have been taking measurements since I started loosing weight back in August of 2014. I take them around the beginning of the month. I decided to skip April 1st measurements because I was doing a full-rest with EM2WL and I was worried that if I saw my measurements increase, I wouldn't stick with it. So I skipped April... and recorded May, then on to June. I actually hadn't gone back to compare my measurements until today, and I wanted to share them with you all. I will share three measurements with you.
You'll notice that in all most areas, except neck and wrist, I have lost inches. The thing that is most shocking is how many inches I have decreased from March-June. I have not been eating at a caloric cut. I'm eating at maintenance. Look closely at the numbers. I've lost almost the same amount of inches in 3 months as I did in the 7 months prior to that.
I am going with a starting weight of 147 in March. I was saying 145 but looking back a better average is 147. So March weight 147lbs current weight 150.5lbs. Weight has increased, inches decreased.
September 1: my one month in measurements
March 1: two weeks before I switched to a full metabolism reset and began eating TDEE
June 1: approximately 8-9 weeks into eating at TDEE
Bust (over nipple)
September: 40.5
March: 38
June: 36
Chest (under bust)
September :37
March: 34
June: 31.25
Waist (natural)
September: 34
March: 31
June: 29
Hips (I started taking three measurements because my hips are all kinds of curvy!)
Abdomen/Hip Crest (even at belly button)
May: 39 (first time taking this measurement)
June: 36
Hip Dip (in the absolute middle of hip dip )
May: 41 (first time taking this measurement)
June: 39
Widest Point (bottom of butt/top of pubic hair)
September: 43
March 39.5:
June: 40.25
Thigh ( widest point)
September: 26.25
March: 24.25
June: 23
Knee (directly above knee cap)
September: 17.5
March: 16
June: 15
Calf (widest point)
September: 15.5
March: 15.5
June: 14
Upper Arm (kimono)
September: 13
March:13
June: 11.25
Forearm (right below elbow)
September: 11
March: 10.5
June 9.25
Wrist: 6 (always the same)
Neck: 12.25 (always the same)
Sweet! I am definitely patting myself on the back.
You'll notice that in all most areas, except neck and wrist, I have lost inches. The thing that is most shocking is how many inches I have decreased from March-June. I have not been eating at a caloric cut. I'm eating at maintenance. Look closely at the numbers. I've lost almost the same amount of inches in 3 months as I did in the 7 months prior to that.
I am going with a starting weight of 147 in March. I was saying 145 but looking back a better average is 147. So March weight 147lbs current weight 150.5lbs. Weight has increased, inches decreased.
September 1: my one month in measurements
March 1: two weeks before I switched to a full metabolism reset and began eating TDEE
June 1: approximately 8-9 weeks into eating at TDEE
Bust (over nipple)
September: 40.5
March: 38
June: 36
Chest (under bust)
September :37
March: 34
June: 31.25
Waist (natural)
September: 34
March: 31
June: 29
Hips (I started taking three measurements because my hips are all kinds of curvy!)
Abdomen/Hip Crest (even at belly button)
May: 39 (first time taking this measurement)
June: 36
Hip Dip (in the absolute middle of hip dip )
May: 41 (first time taking this measurement)
June: 39
Widest Point (bottom of butt/top of pubic hair)
September: 43
March 39.5:
June: 40.25
Thigh ( widest point)
September: 26.25
March: 24.25
June: 23
Knee (directly above knee cap)
September: 17.5
March: 16
June: 15
Calf (widest point)
September: 15.5
March: 15.5
June: 14
Upper Arm (kimono)
September: 13
March:13
June: 11.25
Forearm (right below elbow)
September: 11
March: 10.5
June 9.25
Wrist: 6 (always the same)
Neck: 12.25 (always the same)
Sweet! I am definitely patting myself on the back.
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Congrats!! It is amazing how dense muscle is and how you can weigh more but take up less space.0
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Nice job! What kind of weights/exercises have you been doing?0
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I do different kinds of cardio exercises every week... Walking, elliptical machine, stairstepper, sometimes running, hiking, mowing my lawn with a reel pushmower… high intensity cardio usually 2-2.5 hours a week and low intensity cardio like walking or circuit training 2-3 hours a week. I have some anxiety issues that I worked through with my therapist but one of the best anxiety relievers for me is cardio
I also do heavy lifting 2-3x week for 45-75 minutes. I was alternating upper body and lower body but I've had a recent lower body injury and the last three weeks have been mainly training upper body. I deloaded my compound lifts about five weeks ago to work on my form but I'm still lifting much heavier than I was back in August.
I'm actually just headed into the gym now to try some lower body exercises because my injury seems like it's been healed for about a week.
Haven't been as active the last 2-3 weeks because I've been busy and because of the injury.
Throughout March & April in the beginning of May on top of my intentional exercise I also was in nursing school… So I had additional exercise walking to and from the bus from the bus to campus. Then 6-7 hours a day on my feet in a hospital.
My exercise is far from consistent or planned. It varies from week to week in type and intensity but I just try to make sure to get some form of movement every day, even if its just walking to help muscles recover from lifting.
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Great Job!
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wow @MandaLeigh123 - that is awesome!!0
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I think you are the poster child for the biggest potential positives to be had.
Need that little legalese caveat at the bottom that "your (viewer's) results may not match this transformation - but keep going anyway."
And always interesting, how water weight gained throughout the whole body along with any muscle does not take away from any fat loss inches in normal spots.0 -
Haha! It is seeming like that. I will start adding a disclaimer
I realized too that my post title is slightly misleading. I haven't been eating at TDEE for 3 months. I started increasing 3 months ago and have been at TDEE for just over 2 months.
Something else I just wanted to add.... I don't pay attention to my macros hardly at all. I mostly focus on my calories and things seem to be going well that way. Fussing over my macro's just make things too complicated for me personally.
RDA recommends 0.8g/kg of protein. So I weigh 68 kg so my goal is to get a minimum of 55g of protein a day. I usually get between 50-100g of protein a day. I eat a lot of carbs 0 -
Good for you and yeah for carbs!!!0
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