CUT Progress After RESET-Tell us your ups/downs!
autumnk921
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I am starting Week 6 of the Reset and would love to hear how people are progressing now that they are doing CUT after the reset!!
I am sure that others would love to hear this as well and it seems that quite a few of you are starting about now or very soon...I can't wait to do cut!!! I love eating at TDEE and am kind of worried that I am going to be hungry once I start the cut but I am so excited to be almost there at the same time!!
Tell us your story of how you are doing after the reset is over...And how long did you do the reset? As many details as possible would be AWESOME!!! :happy:
Thanks to all of you for sharing and I can't wait to share my progress with you soon too!!!
I have heard others (and myself) saying that there should be a sticky for this - So once we get a few responses we will put this up with the other stickies for ALL to share...YAY!!
BEST OF LUCK TO YOU ALL!!! WE CAN DO THIS!!!!
I am sure that others would love to hear this as well and it seems that quite a few of you are starting about now or very soon...I can't wait to do cut!!! I love eating at TDEE and am kind of worried that I am going to be hungry once I start the cut but I am so excited to be almost there at the same time!!
Tell us your story of how you are doing after the reset is over...And how long did you do the reset? As many details as possible would be AWESOME!!! :happy:
Thanks to all of you for sharing and I can't wait to share my progress with you soon too!!!
I have heard others (and myself) saying that there should be a sticky for this - So once we get a few responses we will put this up with the other stickies for ALL to share...YAY!!
BEST OF LUCK TO YOU ALL!!! WE CAN DO THIS!!!!
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i only did a reset for 2 weeks but i completely cut exercise those whole 2 weeks and ate 2500 calories.
i gained 8 pounds in 3 days
i just started the cut a week ago and already lost 5 pounds.
only 3 pounds left till i beat my plateau weight
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Awesome girl!! Congrats to you on your loss so far!! I hear ya on being anxious - I want to just START my losing process and I cannot wait...I know I keep saying that everywhere but I am so ready NOW!!
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Bump! (I'm still in the early stage of my reset.) :-)0
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I started my reset on 4/30. I had to up it Mid May because it was too low. In fact the first week if it I was alternating my calories per NROLFW. I finished my reset on 6/24, but had lost 5.5 pounds during those 8 weeks. So it probably wasn't my full TDEE.
Last week I started my cut, I won't lie, I have struggled with it. I netted 135 over my weekly total. Which isn't much, but found myself wanting to eat more. I also added the HIIT after my workouts per NROLFW. Who knows what's going on with my body.
I will weigh in tomorrow.
I am wondering if I actually did a reset, since I lost weight.0 -
I am anxious to see some responses to this too.
I honestly didn't think doing the reset would affect me much since I had been eating at -15% TDEE for about 12 weeks prior to the reset. But I am feeling so fat and so bloated and just so yuck! I hate the way I feel and look. So I am anxious to hear how it went for others that stuck it out.0 -
Bump.
I'm starting cut today after 8 weeks of re-set, though I'm not sure if I reset enough, Certainly felt like it, the way my clothes got tight!
Gonna do 4 weeks cut, 1 week maintain cals, then 4 weeks cut again, Will report back in Aug
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@ji225 - I hear you on the clothes getting tight...Same here!! We will be waiting anxiously for any updates from you soon!! YAY!!
@tlhorsley - I know how you feel (of course I whine to you almost daily...lol) I know we are both anxious to start cut and hear how others have done with it as well...Can't wait!!! :happy:
@zukkiz - At first I was losing on the Reset as well and I ended up upping my calories to an average of light & moderate b/c I wasn't at either one of those levels...You may want to give yourself a couple of weeks on cut to see if the hunger lessens b/c I know once I do cut I will definitely want those extra calories for awhile until my body adjust to the new calories...See how it goes and if you are still having issues maybe you should try to give the reset a few more weeks and make sure you use the correct activity level or maybe you are in between two levels like I was...Best of luck to you and let us know how it goes for you!!! :flowerforyou:0 -
Sounds like a plan. I have also been just plain exhausted. I have enough energy for my workouts, but I am wiped out afterwards. I am thinking that the heat, the adding of HIIT, using the clothesline for drying, and kids out of school has started taking it's toll. LOL0
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I did an 8-week reset and gained 23 pounds going from 213 to 236. I am in week 3 of my cut. The first week I did a 15 percent cut and saw a four pound drop on the scale. The second week, I did a 20 percent cut, no exercise, and maintained the 4 pound drop. Over the weekend, I ate above TDEE just about every day (it was my birthday, geeze!) and I saw 238 on the scale on Sunday. My pants are tighter than ever this week, so I'm focusing on eating that 20 percent cut, working out, drinking plenty of water and attempting to eat cleaner. It's one heck of a ride!0
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I did a 3 weeks reset since I never really did VLCD. I ate at maintenance and went over regularly and I didn't gained any weight. After 3 weeks I went to TDEE minus 15%. I only weight once a cycle the week after my period but last time I lost about 2.5 pounds. It was nice to see after a plateau of 6 months. I have one more pound until next goal then maybe 3 more pounds until my next bulk cycle.0
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I did an 8-week reset and gained 23 pounds going from 213 to 236. I am in week 3 of my cut. The first week I did a 15 percent cut and saw a four pound drop on the scale. The second week, I did a 20 percent cut, no exercise, and maintained the 4 pound drop. Over the weekend, I ate above TDEE just about every day (it was my birthday, geeze!) and I saw 238 on the scale on Sunday. My pants are tighter than ever this week, so I'm focusing on eating that 20 percent cut, working out, drinking plenty of water and attempting to eat cleaner. It's one heck of a ride!
I'm curious as to why you went from 15 - 20% for your cut? 15% would give you more wiggle room as far as including things you love.
Stickied - I'll be here in several weeks with my spectacular cut results!0 -
Just started my 10% cut today. Increased cals 4 months ago, did full reset for 8 weeks (put on 10 lbs!)...fingers crossed that this works for me.0
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This is exactly the topic I had been wondering about! I keep seeing people halfway through their resets, but no one having completed their reset! Awesome! 0 -
I'll start my cut in 6 days, after a 6-week reset. SO looking forward to it and will report back soon! :happy:0
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I started my reset on 4/30. I had to up it Mid May because it was too low. In fact the first week if it I was alternating my calories per NROLFW. I finished my reset on 6/24, but had lost 5.5 pounds during those 8 weeks. So it probably wasn't my full TDEE.
Last week I started my cut, I won't lie, I have struggled with it. I netted 135 over my weekly total. Which isn't much, but found myself wanting to eat more. I also added the HIIT after my workouts per NROLFW. Who knows what's going on with my body.
I will weigh in tomorrow.
I am wondering if I actually did a reset, since I lost weight.
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Maybe someone can explain this to me. Do you have to do a reset then do the cut? Then what? Do you still eat at your cut forever or go down to your BMR. I started this EMWL since I have been plateauing for a few months.
Here are my stats.
47 Female
CW 139
GW 130
BMR 1329
TDEE - 15% cut 1750
I have been eating my TDEE - 15% cut for 2 weeks. I haven't gained anything or lost. I usually do walking videos and recently bought an elliptical. Try to burn 300-400 cals or more a day working out 4-5 days a week.0 -
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Maybe someone can explain this to me. Do you have to do a reset then do the cut? Then what? Do you still eat at your cut forever or go down to your BMR. I started this EMWL since I have been plateauing for a few months.
Here are my stats.
47 Female
CW 139
GW 130
BMR 1329
TDEE - 15% cut 1750
I have been eating my TDEE - 15% cut for 2 weeks. I haven't gained anything or lost. I usually do walking videos and recently bought an elliptical. Try to burn 300-400 cals or more a day working out 4-5 days a week.
Every 6-8 weeks you go back at maintenance then go back down until you are at goal weight.0 -
I started my reset on 4/30. I had to up it Mid May because it was too low. In fact the first week if it I was alternating my calories per NROLFW. I finished my reset on 6/24, but had lost 5.5 pounds during those 8 weeks. So it probably wasn't my full TDEE.
Last week I started my cut, I won't lie, I have struggled with it. I netted 135 over my weekly total. Which isn't much, but found myself wanting to eat more. I also added the HIIT after my workouts per NROLFW. Who knows what's going on with my body.
I will weigh in tomorrow.
I am wondering if I actually did a reset, since I lost weight.
What is NROLFW?
NROLFW = New Rules of Lifting For Women, it's a book/workout plan for lifting heavy weights. Many women on here are following it.0 -
Thank youI started my reset on 4/30. I had to up it Mid May because it was too low. In fact the first week if it I was alternating my calories per NROLFW. I finished my reset on 6/24, but had lost 5.5 pounds during those 8 weeks. So it probably wasn't my full TDEE.
Last week I started my cut, I won't lie, I have struggled with it. I netted 135 over my weekly total. Which isn't much, but found myself wanting to eat more. I also added the HIIT after my workouts per NROLFW. Who knows what's going on with my body.
I will weigh in tomorrow.
I am wondering if I actually did a reset, since I lost weight.
What is NROLFW?
NROLFW = New Rules of Lifting For Women, it's a book/workout plan for lifting heavy weights. Many women on here are following it. 0 -
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THANK YOU OP for creating this thread -and thank you admins for making it a sticky!
I had been eating at cut for 2 weeks (from 18 June). Saw the same half kilo come and go. Although I wasn't sure if I'd lose weight if I stuck with it, I got inspired to just do a full TDEE reset anyway. So as of Monday this week, I'm now eating TDEE (although Tues and Wed I consistently went WAY over TDEE thanks to impending TOM). I keep chickening out and literally going into my MFP app and changing my daily calorie goal back to cut. But no. I need to fully commit. It's terrifying though!
I'm so looking forward to hearing all of your successes! Please keep us all posted!0 -
THANK YOU OP for creating this thread -and thank you admins for making it a sticky!
I had been eating at cut for 2 weeks (from 18 June). Saw the same half kilo come and go. Although I wasn't sure if I'd lose weight if I stuck with it, I got inspired to just do a full TDEE reset anyway. So as of Monday this week, I'm now eating TDEE (although Tues and Wed I consistently went WAY over TDEE thanks to impending TOM). I keep chickening out and literally going into my MFP app and changing my daily calorie goal back to cut. But no. I need to fully commit. It's terrifying though!
I'm so looking forward to hearing all of your successes! Please keep us all posted!
Haha about changing your calorie goal. I can relate! Come over to the reset thread. You'll have a ton of support there!0 -
Well, after 5.5 weeks doing the reset, I am starting my 10% cut today. Kiki had said that 4-6 weeks was the minimum and had listed signs to look for that meant your body was ready to cut. My weight gain had stabilized for a few weeks and I no longer felt stuffed or bloated. I could easily get in all my TDEE calories and even felt a little hungry once they were all used up.
I definitely increased in inches all over (will measure tonight after work) and went up a total of 10 lb. However, 5 of those pounds I had just lost from the time I joined MFP in April-mid May. So, I regained those 5 plus another 5 = 10lb total. The first few weeks were HARD!!! But, by the end of week 3, I finally felt okay mentally. Even with the weight/inches gained, I still fit into my size 12 pants. They are just snug now where they had been a little loose before.
I will be checking in here to update how things are going. Hubby and I are trying to make sure we still get in our exercising 4x/week (1x cardio and 3x lifting).
We are all about to see great things happening in our bodies!!! Yeah for all who are making positive health changes while still eating more!!:flowerforyou: EM2WL ROCKS!0 -
I have completed my 12 week reset, (was on VLCD for years) and am just dropping to a 15% cut this week. I gained 9lbs but lost inches because I am doing NROL4W. I will let you know...0
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Just finished 8 weeks of reset and I will start my cut on Monday. I will also start to add in a little more cardio which I had reduced during my cut to give my body a break from the beating I had given it for the last year and a half. Because I will be working out a little more than I did during my cut, I will probably eat at a 10% cut instead of 15% and the extra cardio should make up for that other 5%. Hopefully I will start losing at that! Fingers crossed!0
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started my 10% cut today.. will see!!0
