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Am I doing this properly?
After a month of using ShapeUp Club (a terrible app!) i started using MFP, and am into my second week of tracking here. I first used MFP's projections of 1330 calories a day, I think, but then happened across the EM2WL group and thought I'd give this a try. I just want to check if what I have calculated sounds correct to…
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help with BMR / TDEE & calorie consumption please
Can somebody please help with BMR / TDEE and how many calories I should be eating?ood the day before back to work!) and I wondered if I could ask for some help please. My stats are: Height: 5ft 6 inches Current weight: 137.2lbs Goal weight: 130lbs 27 Female I have taken up spinning (quite addicted) so do that 2-3 times a…
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Strength Training Problem
I notice that on certain exercises....ie, single leg squat and standard bicep curl....the left side of my body is reverting. I am actually doing one less rep on these to exercises than the last time I did them. This is not the first time this has happened. I landed up just say, WHATEVER, and didn't even attempt the…
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Getting frustrated......
I've been eating around 1600-1700 calories since around the beginning of July.....I haven't lost anything!!! The way my clothes fit hasn't changed much either. I keep reading all these posts about people losing....what am I doing wrong??? Should I eat more? Am I eating too much? MFP had me at 1330. I excercise 5-6 days a…
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Activity Level reconfiguration ...
Hola everyone! So, I moved back to the U.S. from Spain and of course, my activity level has plummeted. As a grad student that spends most of the day in front of the computer, I don't walk around as much as I used to. As far as exercising goes, I work out about 5-6 days a week from 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours (the longer time is…
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can anyone explain please
i decided to go to maintenance cals 1630 as was curious to see if i could maintain my weight at this i have a thyroid problem which means i dont burn so many calories i had been on 1200 cals for a long time and hadnt lost much weight so i am amazed to find out that on 1630cals i have actually lost weight i have decreased…
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Keeping a 300 cal deficit?
I just completed a 8 week reset. From reading the boards, it looks like people approach the cut differently. I'm trying to find out the best option for me and lean towards keeping a 300 cal deficit (whether I burn 2500 cal or 1900 cal). Is anyone cutting this particular way?
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Stuffing my Face
Well I have reading and gathering info on whether I needed to do a calorie reset after 8+ months of the scale holding and eating net 1550. My TDEE would be 2450 calories and TDEE-15% =2083. with EMTWL philosophy. This week I have decided to throw dieting out the window out of frustration but still tracking my food just for…
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What would you do?
Female Age: 37 Height: 5'4" Weight: 167 TDEE: 2329 BMR: 1502 No weight loss in the last 8 months. Have tried (all for 2 months at a time) 1500, 1700, 1800 calories. Did a metabolism reset over the summer @2000 calories for 8 weeks. Gained 3 lbs. I thought maybe I could shock my system after the metabolism reset and dropped…
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Monthly check in
Weight slightly up by 0.4kg but I did a 13mile run yesterday & experience tells me I retain fluid after a long run ESP when it's a jump from precious long run was only 7m & we ate tea very late last night @ 10pm again I've noticed this does affect a weigh in (back in the days when I weighed myself obsessively) But overall…
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Need Guidance!
I joined this group a while ago but I have no idea how these "groups" work! I've flipped through some of the posts but I can't find any references about where to find out how much I'm supposed to be eating... I know, I'm a newbie when it comes to certain things... please bear with me :happy: Some background on me so you…
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A smattering of NSVs
1. So, I've been feeling frustrated that the scale hasn't budged for the last, oh, month or so, and that I didn't seem to losing any inches around my waist. However, there are really *two* waist measurements women are supposed to take--just below the last rib (the minimum girth), and just above the navel (maximum girth).…
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Trying To Stay Positive
So I may be in the minority of those who are venting. Weight loss doesn't seem to be my problem now. I'm trending down at a slow and steady rate. So that's not my issue. I'm in cut - I believe I'm on week 6 of cut after reset. I've been doing well with my half marathon training mostly. July was rough because of the heat.…
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60 minute planks 0_o yeah I said 60 minutes!! Challenge
Dont panic I can barely do a plank for 1 minute let alone 60. :cry: If you are like me my core is the worse and training it is dreadful. Thats why I want to do a challenge for the month of September, 60 minutes of planks starting September 1. Break them up however you like, if you can do more GO FOR IT! If you are a core…
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Newbie Help please
Hi everyone I'm new here, I have been following weight watchers since November last year and have lost 61.5lbs so far. I am 14lbs away from my goal weight and a healthy BMI (25). Generally WW has been good but I have concerns about maintenance now that I am so close, I can't see myself counting ProPoints for the rest of my…
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Should I do a reset?
My weight loss has been slow since I have joined MFP, mostly because I have hit plateaus what seems like every other month. When I started out on here I was eating (not netting, but totaling) around 1,500 calories a day, and then I upped it a bit, and then I found EMTWL, and did a calculator which put me at needing to eat…
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Insanity and nutrition.
Since I started Month 2 of insanity and I've a really big problem! I burn tons of calories and I end up with Low net calories! Idk what to do. I eat alot and track every single bite but my calories aren't high enough cause I always burn 400-600 calories and some times 800. if any one could help me. I'd really be so…
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Help with TDEE week
I will try to make this as short as possible while still giving as much info, so if something doesn't make sense, just ask and I will try to elaborate more :wink: Sunday is the start of my rest week and was going to be my full TDEE week also. This past week was TOM and normally I am ravenous the week after. Well of course…
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This girl could use some help!
HELLO! :flowerforyou: I'm VERY new to this eat more to weigh less site and could use some guidance on what I should be doing. Presently, I weigh in at 164.8 lbs, I'm 5'7" tall, I have a desk job, but I work out on average 3.5 hours a week, including running/kettlebells/some lifting. I've been averaging 1750 calories a day…
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Anyone an expert in what body fat % looks like?
According to the US Navy Body Fat % Calculator, I have 31.2% body fat. (Yikes.) According to a seven-site skin caliper measurement that I did this morning (with the aid of my boyfriend to reach the various sites that I certainly couldn't, like shoulder blade, tricep, and chest), my body fat % is 21.8%. I feel like I am…
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30 Day Shred opinions
Now I know this topic is a dead horse on these forums, but I'm gonna ask anyway... I know a lot of you ladies (and gents) are heavy lifters in addition to eating more. I've been eating more for about 2 weeks now and lost 1.5 kilos, which I'm VERY satisfied with :happy: I don't have access to a gym with heavy weights, and…
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When should I take a rest week (esp from strength training)?
I know I'm supposed to take a 'break' from eat at TDEE after eating at about 4-6 weeks at cut (I've decided that I'll do my TDEE break after 6 weeks at cut - but that might change, I'm only on day 4 of week 1 :laugh: ). I'm apprehensive about 'double shocking' my body by increasing to TDEE after 6 weeks and taking a full…
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Bulk and Cut
Can someone explain bulk and cut to me? I mean I get that bulk would be putting on muscle and cut would be cutting back on calories (I think), but exactly what is the procedure? Is that the same as reset and TDEE cut? Thanks in advance!
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Is it possible to lose weight eating at CUT w/ no exercise??
I recalculated my numbers last week and have been eating my CUT value, for the most part, daily. Some days I'm just not that hungry. I've not been exercising this week as it's my daughter's first week of school and she is homeschooled, so I needed to get her schedule established. I have no idea if I've lost anything mainly…
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Could use some support and new friends
Hi all, I have been a member of EM2WL since it started,but i was still fighting the mental battle in upping my calories.I have been slowly increasing my calories and i now arrived at my Tdee. :) A little background about my weightloss journey-i was 190lbs at my heaviest ,i ate an 800 calories diet and got down to 145.But…
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Question About Eating a Surplus
Hi all, I have what is probably a really dumb question, lol. I know when a person eats in a surplus to build muscle they also gain a little fat along with it. Do their measurements get bigger, stay the same, or get smaller? I've always wondered because muscle takes up less space but if their gaining a little fat then how…
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WEEKLY calorie goal v. DAILY?
so I have a question....what if a person strives for a weekly goal in calories as opposed to a daily? for example, if my daily cut value is let's say 2150 but I want to eat more like 1900 Monday - Saturday and then on Sundays I splurge and go way over my 2150 wouldn't I technically still be ok as long as i didn't go more…
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MY NSV
Up a pound since starting P90X/Turbo hybrid. But Oh My Word! I am starting to get biceps that I can see. So I think that is a NSV :) I am sore everywhere, but to be honest, I will take the pain over the results!! Have a great day!
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Quick Question - Please Clarify, thx.
I calculated my TDEE and BMR, and understand that I should not eat below my BMR. All good there, no problem. The issue is ... my TDEE is only ~400 calories above my BMR. So, if I don't eat below my BMR the best I can hope for is to cut 2800 calories per week, equating to less than 1 lb lost per week. Is that right? I have…
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When Did The Scale Start Going Down? HELP!
First off...Hi! Second, I would just like to get some feeback from those who have upped their calories. How long did it take before your body responded and the scale started to go down? I have been stuck at the exact same weight for more than a month and decided to try increasing my calories. I eat pretty clean and I…