Metabolism Reset - Eating at TDEE Support Thread
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Day 7 of the reset for me and when I weighed in this morning I had a .2 loss
I know that is not a lot, but it's exciting for me because I have seen the same numbers on that scale for several months now and seeing it go a little bit lower gave me hope that this reset is what I really need. Can't wait to see what week 2 brings me :bigsmile:
I know the feeling exactly! I lost a half pound the first week. It's a great feeling!0 -
Bah - the past two days have been rough. Yesterday I had a "not hungry" sort of day. I didn't make it all the way to TDEE - I was a couple of hundred short. Today I'm struggling also. It's nearly 7:30 and I still have 600 calories to go. I'm racking my brain trying to figure out if I forgot to add stuff because I just feel full!0
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I promise you, we are doing the right thing for our bodies. This is a repost from my status today, it was something that really shocked me and totally brought the need to fuel our bodies into focus:
Reading New Rules of Lifting for Women tonight (and actually working too, I promise!) We all know that it takes 3500 calories to make a pound of fat. But did you know it also takes 2800 calories to build a pound of muscle? Or 454 grams of protein? If you are cutting calories drastically and only eating 20% of that in protein there is no way you are going to build the muscle we all want to replace our fat with! Another check mark in the "Eat More to Lose Weight" category.0 -
Is it just me or is eating at TDEE a lot of food?! I've eaten like 1600 cals today and I feel stuffed but I'm not even at my BMR yet. Should I eat my TDEE even if it means eating when I'm not hungry?0
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Is it just me or is eating at TDEE a lot of food?! I've eaten like 1600 cals today and I feel stuffed but I'm not even at my BMR yet. Should I eat my TDEE even if it means eating when I'm not hungry?
It is so hard in the beginning. What helps is eating small meals consisting of prot/carb/fat 6 times a day at 2-3hr intervals, it helps to also pre plan your meals in the morning, so you set your timer and eat at the appointed time. Once your body adjusts you will wonder how you ate less...that is where I am today...how did I ever eat 1500 much less 1200 daily...lol
Oh and eating more calorie dense foods...there is a good sticky with good items, but I even resorted to drinking a tbs of coconut oil for a while there, while trying to get cals in. Also nut butters, nuts, avocado, greek yogurts, regular cheeses, olive oil....
Hope this helps!
Lucia0 -
Horrible! I went to the zoo today, walked a lot, now I have to eat more? What if I don't want to eat, say 2000/ day for the rest of my life! Without junk food, it's really not so fun to eat that much! Did I say that? And can I say my avocados aren't ripe enough to eat !Not that I want to eat an avacado at 10pm0
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Awesome I'll have to go buy me some nuts I guess 'cause all I have in the house seems to be low calorie stuff. I actually looked at my plain greek yogurt and said "ugh only 120 calories?" lol Kind of a fun issue to have I guess. Today I netted 1400 so I guess it's progress.0
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I have a strong feeling this will be my last week of eating at TDEE.
I think I've gained way too much too soon compared to others doing this. I joined MFP in June 2011 (I had already been on Weight Watchers since January 2011). I just skimmed through my calorie intake from 6/4/11 - 9/30/11 and I rarely consumed less than 1800 cals; I even consumed 2000+ almost once a week. I'll take a look at my intake from Oct 2011-Dec 2011 tomorrow, and on and on through the last month, but so far it seems I was not one of those people who weren't eating enough.
What led me to eating more/eating at TDEE was that I didn't have my period since January 2012, but then got it again this past Sunday (June 3rd). I also had a lot of hair falling out, felt cold all the time, etc., but yesterday I finally considered non-dietary causes, and I emailed my doctor to ask him for some lab tests. I told him I wanted to be tested for Cushing's syndrome and PCOS. I felt silly that it didn't occur to me sooner, because I'm an RN(!), but I guess it's hard to see the picture when you're inside the frame.
If I wake up early enough on Friday, I'll do my tests that morning, or on the weekend (they need to check cortisol levels at 7-8am). If I find out I have one of those conditions (or some other hormonal issue), I'm not going to eat at TDEE anymore, and will go back to lower cals and exercise as I was doing before (3x/week of weight training and 2-3x/week of cardio, because I really miss cardio and I felt healthy back in those days).
If all the tests turn out normal then I might continue with eating at TDEE.
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Completed day 4 and honestly I feel fat lol I haven't gotten on the scale this week but my clothes are tight and I'm a little uncomfortable. But I can say that eating this way is liberating and I know that there is a purpose. I've been travelling for 2 days which was a slight challenge but I tried to bring lots of healthy snacks.
The one thing that really did help was I'm packing a lot of the calories in at breakfast, 600 calories at breakfast makes the rest of the day easier.
I feel like I've been asleep most of my life and I'm so grateful to finally have this information!!0 -
One of my "friends" from another site recommended this group. As I am reading your posting, I am getting excited about the concept of eat more weigh less...I truly have been on a yo-yo the past few years...I can never get past a 10lb. plateau. My diet doesn't change much and I have been trying to eat about 1200-1500 calories. I did a TDEE calculator and my calories were at 2327. Do I have to eat this many calories? Sorry, I haven't had time to watch the videos. Thanks!:flowerforyou:0
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IM IN!
Why?
I've got nothing to lose here! (Figuratively speaking of course.)
My hair is dry, brittle, splitting, and falling out.
My skin is breaking out and dull.
My nails flake and break.
I'm always tired.
I'm losing energy, strength, and stamina.
I'm always thinking about food, because I'm always so starving!
So hopefully I see some positive changes soon, and can update all of you!
I started yesterday - June 6, 2012
I have just recently been reading up on EM2WL, and have decided to start properly with the metabolism reset.
Female.
Age: 22
Height - 5'7"
CW - 157lbs
BF% - around 22%?
GW - I'd rather be focusing on losing BF%, than lbs - as I want to be putting on MUSCLEEEE :happy:
So lets say Goal BF% - 18%
BMR: 1543
TDEE: 1852 (sedentary, I work a desk job and my workouts are inconsistent due to my rotating night/day shift work schedule, so I would rather just log them when I do them!)
I plan on doing the reset for the full 8 weeks. Just because I know it will be worth it.
Reasons - I have been trying to lose body fat for a while, and MFP set me at 1200 cal/day. I was struggling in the gym, losing strength, or not even making it to the gym because I would lay down for a 20 minute nap after work, and end up sleeping the entire night away! Being on MFP's SUPER restrictive calorie intake, I found myself binging out on junk food, and feeling horrible for it afterward when my calories were way over. Now I realize that I should have trusted my body. It was trying to tell me to feed it more! Summary of reason: I've been killing my metabolism for a year or so, and have been at a plateau for about 2 years (Even when i was eating 1000-1200 Cal/day!)
Yesterday was my first day, and HOLY SMOKES. Trying to get to 1852 calories felt impossible compared to the 1000-1200cal I was eating before now, and I didn't even do any cardio! It was such a relief though, being able to put nutella/PB on my ricecakes!
I didn't quite eat all my calories so hopefully tomorrow is better!
P.S. (Please add me if you have similar stats/goals - or even if you don't - I need MFP Journals to creep :blushing: )
Good luck everyone! Keep in touch! I want success stories and progress reports, STAT! Hehehe :laugh:
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:blushing: OH ... P.P.S. ( I've been reading that Macros are supposed to be at 40%C - 30%P - 30%F ... but I was wanting to change mine to
40%C - %40P - 20%F
or even
30%C - %40P - 30%F
Would either of these be a huge no-no?
I workout really hard and lift heavy weights. For this reason, I want my protein higher than 30%..
Im going to keep my sodium at the reccomemded 2500g and fiber at the reccommended 30g.
Here is what I look like now - And here is what I want to look like! Maybe even more muscular in the arms. (My head on Jennifer Nicole Lee's body) :blushing:
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Hi everyone!
Just a quick question - the more that I've been reading around the Metabolism Reset stuff, the more confused I am about whether or not I should be eating back my workout calories while I'm on my Reset. I'm currently eating at my TDEE and have been eating back my calories after I workout, mostly trying to make sure I get a lot of protein after my workouts.
Is that wrong? Should I just be eating at my full TDEE and not eating back the workout calories? Eating back obviously puts my net above TDEE. I set my TDEE with "light" activity and I'm just doing 30mins of the 30 Day Shred every day. I have a desk job so I'm not super active during the day.
So far I feel great on my reset. It's been a little hard to hit my macros, but eating at TDEE has had wonderful IMMEDIATE effects on me and I'm really happy about it. It feels so freeing to not worry anymore about "going over" my calorie limit.
Any advice would be appreciated!0 -
Hi everyone!
Just a quick question - the more that I've been reading around the Metabolism Reset stuff, the more confused I am about whether or not I should be eating back my workout calories while I'm on my Reset. I'm currently eating at my TDEE and have been eating back my calories after I workout, mostly trying to make sure I get a lot of protein after my workouts.
Is that wrong? Should I just be eating at my full TDEE and not eating back the workout calories? Eating back obviously puts my net above TDEE. I set my TDEE with "light" activity and I'm just doing 30mins of the 30 Day Shred every day. I have a desk job so I'm not super active during the day.
So far I feel great on my reset. It's been a little hard to hit my macros, but eating at TDEE has had wonderful IMMEDIATE effects on me and I'm really happy about it. It feels so freeing to not worry anymore about "going over" my calorie limit.
Any advice would be appreciated!
Hi there your TDEE has activity factored in already so no need to eat back exercise calories. If you selected the appropriate activity level you shouldnt have to eat back. The only time is if your cardio burn bring you under net of BMR. If that happens you eat a bit more until you get to net of your bmr.
Lucia:flowerforyou:0 -
:blushing: OH ... P.P.S. ( I've been reading that Macros are supposed to be at 40%C - 30%P - 30%F ... but I was wanting to change mine to
40%C - %40P - 20%F
or even
30%C - %40P - 30%F
Would either of these be a huge no-no?
I workout really hard and lift heavy weights. For this reason, I want my protein higher than 30%..
Im going to keep my sodium at the reccomemded 2500g and fiber at the reccommended 30g.
Here is what I look like now - And here is what I want to look like! Maybe even more muscular in the arms. (My head on Jennifer Nicole Lee's body) :blushing:
Hi there,
The 30/40/30 is fine...good fat is so important. Think about taking MCT oils...coconut oil is high in good fats and isn't usually stored as fat but used for energy...just a thought:flowerforyou:
Lucia0 -
Hi everyone!
Just a quick question - the more that I've been reading around the Metabolism Reset stuff, the more confused I am about whether or not I should be eating back my workout calories while I'm on my Reset. I'm currently eating at my TDEE and have been eating back my calories after I workout, mostly trying to make sure I get a lot of protein after my workouts.
Is that wrong? Should I just be eating at my full TDEE and not eating back the workout calories? Eating back obviously puts my net above TDEE. I set my TDEE with "light" activity and I'm just doing 30mins of the 30 Day Shred every day. I have a desk job so I'm not super active during the day.
So far I feel great on my reset. It's been a little hard to hit my macros, but eating at TDEE has had wonderful IMMEDIATE effects on me and I'm really happy about it. It feels so freeing to not worry anymore about "going over" my calorie limit.
Any advice would be appreciated!
Hi there your TDEE has activity factored in already so no need to eat back exercise calories. If you selected the appropriate activity level you shouldnt have to eat back. The only time is if your cardio burn bring you under net of BMR. If that happens you eat a bit more until you get to net of your bmr.
Lucia:flowerforyou:
Thanks Lucia! I was having a really hard time trying to figure out what to do to eat back those calories, hahah... this makes things a bit easier. 0 -
Thanks! That's what I'm going to do then and I'm getting some coconut oil ASAP! you sold me on your shrimp dinner 0
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Thanks! That's what I'm going to do then and I'm getting some coconut oil ASAP! you sold me on your shrimp dinner
No kidding, I think I am going to have to make a curry this weekend too, WITH coconut oil, a match made in heaven!0 -
Check in:
I started the repair/reset a week and a half ago. As I said before, I ate between 1100-1300 for a couple of months then I started the EMTWL mentality and upped to 1400 for a wk, then decided to do reset and eat at tdee.1700.
I haven't gained or lost weight so far, I have been coasting at the usual 120-121lbs (depending on water and leftover food on my stomach from previous night).
So now, I'm just concerned if I have the right numbers for my TDEE. I have been using the "light exercise" for calculating it.
I only started working out about a month ago I think, and only go to to the gym a few times a week. Although the last couple of weeks, I feel I'm more active than I was before. Even if I don't go to the gym, I may still be busy with cleaning, gardening and recently trying to do some workout at home if I cant make it to the gym.
I don't feel it warrants moderate exercise though but I was expecting some gain from eating at tdee and 1.5 wks later, nothing.
Should I be concerned or just keep at 1700 for the remainder or the "reset/repair"?
Wish I had a bodymedia/bodybugg to see what I am really burning but all I have is a hrm. =(
Not sure if anyone answered your questions so I will take a stab.
Some people don't gain weight on a reset, so don't worry too much.
If you feel you are more active, just try to count up the hours per week that you are working out and replug your numbers into scooby.
You could try to add 100 calories and do that for a week to see how you end up. And then, maybe another 100 per day the next week. See how high you can get and then stabilize there for a while. It is better to be a little over than under, even if you do end up gaining a few.0 -
Horrible! I went to the zoo today, walked a lot, now I have to eat more? What if I don't want to eat, say 2000/ day for the rest of my life! Without junk food, it's really not so fun to eat that much! Did I say that? And can I say my avocados aren't ripe enough to eat !Not that I want to eat an avacado at 10pm
If I am under at the end of the day, I like to treat myself to a little chocolate or wine. It may not fit into my macros perfectly, but I don't see this as a 100% plan. More like 80/20 so I can live a little. I figure it is better to hit my calorie goal and be off on the macros a little than under eat and have perfect macros.
Not sure this is how others think, but just my opinion 0 -
One of my "friends" from another site recommended this group. As I am reading your posting, I am getting excited about the concept of eat more weigh less...I truly have been on a yo-yo the past few years...I can never get past a 10lb. plateau. My diet doesn't change much and I have been trying to eat about 1200-1500 calories. I did a TDEE calculator and my calories were at 2327. Do I have to eat this many calories? Sorry, I haven't had time to watch the videos. Thanks!:flowerforyou:
Yes, you should eat that much, enjoy! And do watch the videos, read through the linked threads and all of the stickies you can. It really helps to understand the why and what of it all. Good luck!0 -
I've finally decided to take the plunge and try this. I'm extremely nervous about the potential weight gain though, but after reading posts and listening to my body lately, I don't think I have a choice.
I lost over 40 pounds in about 2 years by simply restricting my diet to 1200 calories. I'm 5'2" and 28 years old.
I then started exercising a little bit here and there, went vegetarian, and reached my lowest weight of 108 pounds. I felt great. So, why not go even farther? Long story short, I think I have become obsessed with the exercise part and gaining any weight. I'm lucky if I eat a total of 1200 calories a day and I work out an average of 1 1/2 hours at the gym, 30 minutes of weights at home and walk the dog for 30 minutes EVERY DAY, NO breaks. The problem is, I've now gained weight and my clothes are fitting tighter. How can this be?! I'm currently 121 pounds and am devastated that the more I do exercise-wise, the more I seem to gain.
So, I'm going to give this a shot, but it is very difficult knowing that I'm going to gain even more potentially. According to the Scooby Calculator, my BMR is 1339, TDEE is 2545 and -15% is 2163.
Question now is, do I go back to what I first did and had success, no gym at all and just eat 1200 calories a day? Or, do I just cut back on the gym and eat at 1339 to ease into it? Or, don't go so hard at the gym, maybe an hour each day, a few days a week and eat closer to 1900?
I really just want to get back to my goal weight of 110, not worrying so much about not being able to make it to the gym, and actually being healthy!0 -
Thanks! That's what I'm going to do then and I'm getting some coconut oil ASAP! you sold me on your shrimp dinner
No kidding, I think I am going to have to make a curry this weekend too, WITH coconut oil, a match made in heaven!
Coconut oil is AWESOME in a curry. nummmmy. I will use green curry, cocconut oil ( or sometimes coconut manna) , thai chili garlic sauce, sugar snap peas and sometimes a bit of cut up sweet potato and quinoa... makes kind of a soup, add protein, either shrimp or chicken...and I add dried basil...because I add it to everything...SOOOO tasty!!!!0 -
I've finally decided to take the plunge and try this. I'm extremely nervous about the potential weight gain though, but after reading posts and listening to my body lately, I don't think I have a choice.
I lost over 40 pounds in about 2 years by simply restricting my diet to 1200 calories. I'm 5'2" and 28 years old.
I then started exercising a little bit here and there, went vegetarian, and reached my lowest weight of 108 pounds. I felt great. So, why not go even farther? Long story short, I think I have become obsessed with the exercise part and gaining any weight. I'm lucky if I eat a total of 1200 calories a day and I work out an average of 1 1/2 hours at the gym, 30 minutes of weights at home and walk the dog for 30 minutes EVERY DAY, NO breaks. The problem is, I've now gained weight and my clothes are fitting tighter. How can this be?! I'm currently 121 pounds and am devastated that the more I do exercise-wise, the more I seem to gain.
So, I'm going to give this a shot, but it is very difficult knowing that I'm going to gain even more potentially. According to the Scooby Calculator, my BMR is 1339, TDEE is 2545 and -15% is 2163.
Question now is, do I go back to what I first did and had success, no gym at all and just eat 1200 calories a day? Or, do I just cut back on the gym and eat at 1339 to ease into it? Or, don't go so hard at the gym, maybe an hour each day, a few days a week and eat closer to 1900?
I really just want to get back to my goal weight of 110, not worrying so much about not being able to make it to the gym, and actually being healthy!
Hi and Welcome to the group.
You did put your body into starving mode by eating that little calories and exercising that much. Are you eating your exercise calories back? Your body is holding on to everything you are putting in, and stores it, cause you are not providing sufficient fuel.
You should do a reset, meaning eating TDEE for 6-8 weeks. Yes, you probably will gain some weight, but your body will thank you for it. I have starved myself for a long time just eating that little. Now I can't even imagine any more how I could get through the day with that little.
After 6-8 weeks of TDEE you can reduce 15% from it to lose. Read through the stickies-there is a lot of valuable information there.0 -
Hey guys! Here I am checking in here. For the past two weeks, I've been eating at TDEE and debating doing another metabolism reset since the last one I did was a complete and utter fail. Ive been considering it, but leaving the back door open. Today I blogged about it so this is me committing to this for the next 6 weeks, for better or for worse.
https://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/momofmyfivekids/view/metabolism-reset-272433
This thread is so awesome! I will definitely be frequenting it!0 -
I've finally decided to take the plunge and try this. I'm extremely nervous about the potential weight gain though, but after reading posts and listening to my body lately, I don't think I have a choice.
I lost over 40 pounds in about 2 years by simply restricting my diet to 1200 calories. I'm 5'2" and 28 years old.
I then started exercising a little bit here and there, went vegetarian, and reached my lowest weight of 108 pounds. I felt great. So, why not go even farther? Long story short, I think I have become obsessed with the exercise part and gaining any weight. I'm lucky if I eat a total of 1200 calories a day and I work out an average of 1 1/2 hours at the gym, 30 minutes of weights at home and walk the dog for 30 minutes EVERY DAY, NO breaks. The problem is, I've now gained weight and my clothes are fitting tighter. How can this be?! I'm currently 121 pounds and am devastated that the more I do exercise-wise, the more I seem to gain.
So, I'm going to give this a shot, but it is very difficult knowing that I'm going to gain even more potentially. According to the Scooby Calculator, my BMR is 1339, TDEE is 2545 and -15% is 2163.
Question now is, do I go back to what I first did and had success, no gym at all and just eat 1200 calories a day? Or, do I just cut back on the gym and eat at 1339 to ease into it? Or, don't go so hard at the gym, maybe an hour each day, a few days a week and eat closer to 1900?
I really just want to get back to my goal weight of 110, not worrying so much about not being able to make it to the gym, and actually being healthy!
It sounds scary, doesn't it? I took the plunge about a month ago because I wanted to maintain and not lose anymore weight. I started eating at what I thought was my TDEE and the result almost a month later is drop in weight. Not what I wanted but I want to tell you that it is possible to lose weight and eat more.Here is where I posted about it.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/624019-trying-to-maintain-not-working-so-back-to-drawing-board0 -
Well, I am going to take the final TDEE plung...going to my Katch McArdle TDEE based off BF which is higher than what I am eating now...2420...BAM. I am up 5lbs from the when I started with the Mifflin St Joer TDEE of 2251, but I am not a drop bigger and have gone down 2% bodyfat...so I will see how it goes! Keep ya posted!
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Thanks for the welcome and replying to my post Noor13 and MariaMaria!
I am/was not eating my exercise calories back at all. So, I would finish the day eating around 1100 or so calories total plus I would exercise 2 hours on top of it. So, I was maybe netting 200-300 calories a day. I've been very irritable and every now and then if I got up too fast, I'd be light headed. I also haven't had a menstrual cycle in about a year. So, that's what I'm gathering I've done to my self.
The idea just really seems counter productive to me though. My body is already used to working out so much, I'm afraid if I cut back, then there is no possible way for me to get the short-term weight I will gain by increasing my calorie consumption. But, I also can't expect to have a life by spending every waking moment working out or worrying about it.
Thanks so much for your suggestions, I will take a look at them.0 -
Well after having a couple of days struggling to get to my TDEE, I've been hit with the black hunger today! I'm hoping this means that the reset is starting to rev my metabolism up some more. We shall see!0
