I am in my fifth week and up 2 kg's ! No inches lost yet............

Hi guys.I started day before yesterday and took measurements today so here we go--

Start 6/20/12 Weight 112 (up a little due to AF I think)
Measurements--
neck 12.5
waist 26.5 at narrowest
waist at naval 28
hip 33 at widest with buttocks
left calf 12.5
right calf 12.5
left bicep 10
right bicep 10
left thigh 19.25
right thigh 19.5

I have been eating at 1660 for a while now and eating back exercise calories as well. I'm at my goal weight (from 142 a year and 1/2 ago) but would REALLY like to get my body fat % down and build some real muscle so my scooby TDEE is 2150. I'm set at 2000 per day and we'll see what happens. I do strength (JW pyramid DVD) a few times a week and cardio (bike) on off days. I typically workout 6 days a week though I might scale back to 5 and see how my body feels about that.

*UPDATE*
end of week 8 of TDEE-15%

weight: +500g (1lb)
measurements:
-0.5cm in thighs and calves
+0.5cm in waist
+1cm in neck and arms
+/-0 in bust measurement

Positive changes: I have tons of energy and sleep well
Negative: none other than no loss

Exercise routine: NROLFW - week 3.
If Dr gives me the ok, I think i'll go back to Chalean Extreme again 'cause that routine motivates me more.Do you think that's a good idea?

Any ideas as to what I could be doing differently/what I could change to improve things?
Thanks!

Hey folks, I'm new here and just posting some starting stats after struggling with low calories for a long time and falling on and off the wagon for 7 years figured had to change something!

Starting Weight - 215.6lbs
Height - 5'4"
Neck - 15"
Waist - 43"
Bicep - 14.5"
Forearm - 11.5"
Chest - 40"
Hips - 44"
Thigh - 23.5"
Calf - 17"
Wrist - 7"

I upped my calories from 1600 to 1800 nearly 2 weeks ago and have had a great fat loss. I have also increased my lean mass (due to NROLFW). Only downside is that I have gained 2 pounds that I lost during the 2 weeks doing this but at least its not fat! Hopefully this will help with my skinny fat issue I have :-) Overall I have still lost though.

14/06/2012

Weight 141.4 lbs
Lean Mass 103.4 lbs
Fat Mass 38 lbs



28/06/2012

Weight 140.8 lbs
Lean Mass 106.1 lbs
Fat Mass 34.7 lbs

Will be doing my measurements this weekend.

I finally made it over that HUGE hump! I joined EM2WL a few weeks ago because I was gaining/losing the same weight. I upped my calories and dropped to 200.4. Then the next week it was 200.2 and I thought "are you kidding me?!" I'm so close. Today I weighed and I am at 199.8lbs. I am so excited. Thank you for helping me

Ok, after week 1 here we go....
I think I went through every "stage" they listed for EM2LW in 1 week lol. Here are my stats after 1 week.....

up 2 lbs.
lost 1/2 - 1" off all measurements except my arms. (which is good.. I'm lifting lol) (1" off my waist)

So, I'm happy I'm over the feeling "bloated" thing, love getting to eat more, and although I'm up 2 lbs.. I will trust the inches more! I have been losing/gaining the same 3 lbs for months now, so I didn't go crazy over the scale gain. Actually happy that it was only 2. Loving that the measurements moved!!

Ready for week 2!!

I finally made it over that HUGE hump! I joined EM2WL a few weeks ago because I was gaining/losing the same weight. I upped my calories and dropped to 200.4. Then the next week it was 200.2 and I thought "are you kidding me?!" I'm so close. Today I weighed and I am at 199.8lbs. I am so excited. Thank you for helping me

WOO HOOOOO!!!! Great job!!!:drinker:

I put this in another thread but thought I would add it here for motivation.

I am down another 2 inches overall in the last week but the scale is still the same. I can see a viable difference though and that is what matters, not the scale.

Hi ya folks ... I'm pretty happy to report that lose approx 1.5-2.5 cm a week

Lost 1.9kg (4.3 pounds) in the last 2 months

That is 10.5cm (4.1 inches) so far in last 2 months

yay!!!!!!!!!!!

Amazing! Great work.

I posted in May that after initially losing after upping my calories and then with a 15% cut I was gaining but did have a loss of a half inch in my waist. I had upped my exercise finally after a knee injury but even after weeks my weight didn't come down again. Since I haven't been able to make any progress until now I haven't posted on here. I have had a busy June with job interviews and my daughters graduation. I recently have a new part-time job and have started back into an exercise routine but am being careful not to reinjure my knee. I actually was eating more this week except for the day before I lost. So I am wondering if the cut was too much. I wish I knew why I am losing now finally. I will probably measure soon but with my weight up haven't measured in a while.
3/26/12: SW: 232
4/7/12: 230.2 2200 calories (assumed maintenance with eating back exercise calories)
4/18/12: 229 2200 calories
4/23/12: 229 (cut by 15% from assumed maintenance calories - 1870 with eating back exercise calories)
4/30/12: 228.8 (I have been dealing with a knee injury and went on a small trip so I will be slowly upping my exercise this week)
5/7/12: 228 Still having some knee pain so I won't include inches until I have been able to increase my exercise. I have started to slowly start to exercise but am limited right now.
5/22/12: 232 (1/2 inch loss from waist)
7/8/12: 227.2 finally a loss after fluctuating around 230

I put this in another thread but thought I would add it here for motivation.

I am down another 2 inches overall in the last week but the scale is still the same. I can see a viable difference though and that is what matters, not the scale.

That is fantastic and motivational!

Week 2 and another 2lbs down! Will post measurements after week 4.

SW: 395
07/13/12: 339.9