PLUMSGRL wrote: »

I live in Georgia, so kinda know about this fella and his research:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KGB/is_6_5/ai_n6110816/

http://www.oxygenmag.com/Community/Expert-Q-A/How-does-starvation-versus-eating-fewer-calories-affect-fat-loss.aspx

The second link addresses the 300 v. 500 calorie deficit~

The second link doesn't seem to have the article. Do you have another link to this article? I would love to read it. Thanks

tj0861 wrote: »

Soooo, still hanging out here and doing my EM2WL thing. Scale still stuck. Stayed at 1800 calories for a month or so, and since the little bit up wasn't coming back down, I thought I'd try a tiny cut. No changes. So should I stay at the cut for a while and see what happens, or do you think I cut too soon?

@tj0861

Is 1800 your estimated tdee?

bump to read later

As Ichel said, Im guessing you arent at tdee yet and need to increase. One month is not really a lot of time to truly be in a reset and to know exactly where your number should be.

Kelly
EM2WL Ambassador and Moderator

The comments are that 1800 was not truly your potential TDEE - so you did no reset. You ate at suppressed TDEE.

And while you'd think a deficit would mean some weight loss that entire time - not if your body suppressed your daily burn by making you move less and workout weaker.

When you lowered calories, your body just slowed down your daily burn to match because of under stress.

Now - if measurements went down slightly during reset and slight deficit from potential times, it could be you lost some fat while your body increased stress water weight - which just proves out body is still stressed out.

TerezaToledo wrote: »

@ibtmas, how's the calorie increase working for you?
@perk1960 how about you?

This journey needs patience and takes time for sure, but it's very rewarding. It's not a quick fix but it means not spinning wheels again and achieving ongoing results for life. Check the EM2WL site (www.eatmore2weighless.com) for support, inspiration and answers related to this journey. Also keep an eye on the Periscope live videos broadcast links that we have been posting on the forums.

Thanx for your concern! Was bit busy lately but stayed consistent on my strength workouts. I've stepped on 1600-1700 cals since last week but hav not seen much significant changes yet. After almost 20 to 25 days 1/2 inches go down but are back after few days. Weight has been stuck at 4lbs gain.i'm doing 4 strength workouts 40-45 mins alternating upper/ lower body using 8/10/20 lb weights and reps are 8/10/12 wherever feel challanging. One day is Hiit. I'm a mom at home with three kids and sometimes the workload exhausts me up. Somedays I feel feeble training hard while doing strength although i'm increasing my cals and some days are so overwhelming that i want to over do it. What are these energy burts?i'm trusting the process and sticking to it. U guys r amazingly helpfull!

Good to hear back from you and that you are having such a positive attitude, @intmas!
The truth is that with 3 kids and working out, you are still below your TDEE with 1600-1700 calories. Energy burts are amazing, you do need those to keep up with life.

Eats g more can be hard, physically and mentally. Keep increasing slowly, be consistent with your intake and workouts, you are doing an excellent job!

Tereza
Team EM2WL

rissaroo689 wrote: »

Two weeks ago I increased from 1400 to 2000 daily and woke up yesterday with 2 lb loss. And another 1 lb today! Never going back.

That's awesome @rissaroo689

That's not what happened to me, which is a bummer (lol)- but life is still enjoyable with more food and more energy!

by all means!

thanks for starting this group!

Ok. Another question. Should i do a cardio or Hiit session once/twice a week while i'm increasing calories(doing a metabolic reset )or just stick with strength?