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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…
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Weight Training without weights? Noob question!
Hi there! I'm sorta new to this...about one and a half weeks in the full Mebabolism Reset, and pretty much am a cardioholic through and through. Running and kickboxing are my workouts of choice, although mostly because I have no access, funds, or space to devote to weights equipment. I recently found a website that offers…
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New and totally confuzzed
Hey there! I'm new to the group. I like the idea of not starving yourself and getting back in shape... I'm hear for health not to be skinny so I joined the group and I guess I figured some guidelines would show up or something once I was part of the group... anyways.. Is there a plan that you guys follow.. I've read some…
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Cut at 6 wks or 8 wks?!?!
Should I do my cut at 6 wks or 8 wks? I was eating at -15% TDEE for about 15 weeks before going to full TDEE. I decided to go to TDEE bc after about 4 weeks of eating at -15% I wasn't seeing any results at all. I thought that maybe with the lifting I was doing and such that maybe my body just needed more food so I went to…
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Gaining and speculating about activity level...
Any options on what my activity level should be? I am currently staying inbetween moderate and strenous and eat 2000 per day. Sometimes more if I have a high burn day. Below are my stats and routine. I never go below BMR. :) SW: 174 CW: 143 GW: 135 5'4" BMR is 1435 TDEE @ strenous is 2476 -15% CUT 2104 Mon cardio am 30-45…
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I'm on the verge...
seriously....someone want to stop me? I'm on the verge of cutting calories b/c this is ridiculous! I finished the 8wk reset, did everything by the book as we are told here in this group and now I'm on to week 4 of my cut and I'm at the point of giving up. Yes, I feel better, lost the bloat from the reset and am fitting…
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Weight training included in TDEE?
So i set my TDEE at light activity (I work out four times a week for 45 mins) and then log and eat back any additional calories burned. I'm waiting for my new resistance bands to come in the post, which I intend to use for an hour a week in total. Should I up my calories once I start using these? I imagine it to be a…
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getting back on track?
Since Friday, I have gone over my TDEE by anywhere between 1000-2000 calories - I am going through some hard times and apparently am an emotional eater. I was supposed to weigh in this weekend (it'll be 4 weeks into NROLFW), but I'm afraid to with how 'bad' this week has been (and I hate using those words - 'good' and…
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Maintenance Update
I thought of doing updates on how I am doing in maintaining while eating at TDEE. Here is a comparison I did of my back but you can see pretty much entire body. Top one is from April when I was still losing weight. In fact I was around 114 in the last week of April/Beginning of May. Bottom one is from yesterday. I started…
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I Think I'm Overtraining
It all started way back a few weeks into P90X - my legs would stiffen and swell. I've gone through all sorts of ideas about what may be causing it, but nothing else had really changed. I make sure I get all my protein. I drink plenty of water. My sodium intake isn't any more than normal. Yet, at least once a week, from…
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Three weeks in at cut- Before and After Picture
I started EMTWL on August 6. I went from eating 1300-1400 calories to 1500-1600 calories. I am of short stature so this seemed like a lot of calories to me. My weight has gone up and down the same 1-2 lbs since I started EMTWL. I'm not even surprised at seeing the numbers on the scale go up one week and down the next week.…
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Workout tops/camis for the erm, fuller figure
Can anyone recommend a good supportive workout top, preferably with built in support, for moderate activiites, eg. yoga, barre, mat exercises. I have a couple of Lululemon tops, but they are just cut a bit too low, and too sexypants for a class.
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Noob help!
hi everyone! I've been doing mfp for a couple weeks now, started off with the recommended 1200cals, thrn read Dans roadmap and upped to 1450, i just found this and wondered if you could check my digits. I'm 5ft3, and at present weigh 207lbs. i have a desk job but tend to try and do at least 20 mins of rowing/shredding a…
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Vegan EM2WL
Well folks it's about that time. I am going Vegan Bodybuilder. I am on day 2 today - wish me luck!
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PLEASE HELP!
I have been reading the stickies and everything makes since but I still need help. MFP set me at 1350 calories. I've been doing this for 10 days and lost 6 pounds. I am starting to feel bad though. I have had a headache for 3 days now and I just can't imagine this is right for a 245 pound 5'10 person. I have done Zumba…
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2 week result pics!
I thought I should post these pics for those of you who may be getting discouraged! The first pic is from two weeks ago (14th) and the second pic is from today. First pic i weighed 62.3kg, second pic i weighed in today at 60.2kg. I havent taken my body fat or measurements again yet. I have been eating at 15% cut, lifting…
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last week of reset, still gaining
Im in my last week of reset, and i was always under the impression that at some point you need to stop gaining weight cause your body is happy. Im still gaining a little every time i weigh in. Does that mean my calories are too high, or my reset isnt done, or its just normal. Anyone?
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Some numbers showing EM2WL is working!!!
I posted this on my blog, but I wanted to share this here for anyone frustrated that the scale isn't moving down: I have been fortunate enough to have four DEXA scans in the last year. Though I did not start actively trying to lose weight until February, they still tell a very interesting story. I think they also champion…
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Need advice please! Using my HRM while on cut.
Hey lovely people, So today is day 2 of cut for me, and since I'm eating at a lower calorie level (2180 versus 2480 which is my TDEE), I'm paying more attention to calories burned during my workouts to ensure that I don't net below my BMR of 1600. So essentially, I understand that if I burn more than 580 calories in my…
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Cardio & Lifting on same days?
I'm finding that I am not having enough days in the week to get all the lifitng and cardio in that I want AND incorporate some rest days. I am training for a 5K obstacle race, so I can't let go of the 3 days per week that I am running. I do a kickboxing class once a week (which I can't decide is supposed to be a cardio…
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50 days
Hello all! I've been struggling quite a bit. After reviewing the past 50 days in my food diary and exercise diary and seeing WAY more inconsistency than I'd like ... I've decided I'm going to do two things: be super consistent with both of these and stop stepping on the scale every day. In fact, I'm going to commit to…
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ChaLean Extreme recommends such low calories!
I am doing ChaLea Extreme and love it. The one thing that really bothers me is that they guidebook says I should eat 1200 calories a day. Why are her suggestions so low, even when she states in her blog, etc., that you should make sure to eat enough and not create too large of a deficit? I have a fitbit. Including…
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Back...
Well i have tried this EM2WL more times then i can remember lol (okay twice). I have really struggled over the last 6 months...after losing 180 pounds pretty effortlessly this last 20 pounds just doesnt seem to move unless i workout like crazy (which i kinda do anyway) and eat 1200-1300 cals...but like so many of you I…
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Nursing Moms - Measurements
Okay, so do you even bother to do a chest measurement? Seriously I can be up or down by an inch depending on whether or not my little one has nursed lately. I'm thinking about doing under bust measurement instead as that might be more telling until I'm done nursing. Thoughts?
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I think I'm doing it wrong...
ok, so my cut value is 2194, my BMR is 1665. When I first started this, someone so very kindly explained how to get to these numbers and that I should only eat back my exercise calories if I went below my BMR on the NET side. For whatever reason, I think this advice just flew right out of my head and I've been trying to…
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Constantly freezing
Since I started losing weight 3 years ago I've been getting really cold, almost to the point where it hurts me.. Thing is, last month I ate 2500 calories per day and all of a sudden I stopped freezing. Right now I'm eating at 1800-1900 calories but I've started to really freeze again - does this mean I need to up my intake…
