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BMR/TDEE and Obesity
Hello! I am new so please bear with me. I have read your stickies and am very intrigued by this idea! However, I have a question. I have read that when someone is obese (as I am) the numbers that are calculated for your BMR aren't truly accurate and in fact you do not need to eat as much as it says. For example, I am 5'2,…
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Activity level help?
What really counts as exercise? I keep changing my workout routine based on my work schedule, but I'm thinking of keeping my workouts to the weekend as I can fit them in and longer. During the week, I was only working out 20-30 minutes a day but my joints were becoming sore so I stopped. I'm thinking about working out 3…
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Rest week and eating at TDEE week?
So every 4-6 weeks you take a rest week and eat at TDEE. My question is, do you do both on the same week or different weeks? My rest and TDEE week are both going to be around the same time and I am unsure what to do.. I was thinking a rest week for week 5 and eat at TDEE for week 6? Thoughts?
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Help? Want to make sure I'm getting this right!
First, thanks in advance b/c I'm sure there are other posts like this and I just want to make sure I'm getting this right.... Situation - Upped my calories to 1850 sans working out b/c of a broken toe. Lost about 3 pounds in 5 days. Yay! However, I sucked it up and got out of the house today - My total cals today are 1897…
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Questions?
hi everyone! i need help...basically i've lost a lot of weight over the past couple of years (around 80lbs)...and at the beginning i cut back on food (calories) really hard...so NOW, as i struggle to get these last 15lbs off, it just doesn't seem to be working. I'm stuck at 145-147 (for the past like 3 months or more). So…
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What should I do?
Hello! I've been in the process of losing weight since january 2009 when I weighed 230lbs. Currently at 155lbs and standing at 5'2''. I'm 19 years old and a girl. For the past year I've only managed to lose 8lbs and I figured that I've been undereating + binging and put my metabolism through hell and back. I've eaten…
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activity level
I'm still having trouble figuring my out my activity level. I walk about 5 miles at a decent clip, 5 days a week. I also do some other exercise - yoga, tai chi, stretch/weights/ or light aerobics - 5 days a week (only one, sometimes 2 classes a day. ) These classes are all kind of light, designed for active seniors. My…
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How to get enough protein???
I've read the stickys, adjusted my numbers per the Scooby site and checked the New Lifting Rules for Women out of the library. According to the numbers I should be getting 151g of protein a day. I've always had a problem with getting enough. Enough so that I was using protein powder when I was pregnant. Are there certain…
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Incredible.
Hi All For the past two weeks I've been eating 700 calories more a day than I was for the previous 6 months. I've worked out 9 or 10 times over that period. 20 minutes to half hour gentle cardio and about an hour weights and resistance plus stretching. My weight has stayed exactly the same but my body fat is down 0.5% IN…
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Getting depressed
I need help starting off, I thought I was doing it right the first two weeks but I'm not sure now. I started of on 1200 calorie/day and increased to 1390 & 1490 the same week- Last week I increased to 1590 & 1690. Even though I eat that many calories my NET is somewhere around 1200 cal/day. I'm 18 5'7" 150 lbs I had lost…
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Cathe's STS series - questions
I have been mildly obsessed with getting Cathe's STS series, but even buying them 1 set at a time it is incredibly, possibly to the point of being irresponsible, expensive for me. So, I'm wondering if the series can be repeated with heavier weights (since obviously your 1RM would increase)? If I could just keep using them…
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Headed to first day at gym in a long time - intimidating :)
Ok, my goal is more weights than cardio. I'm making an appt with an Active Start trainer to help me get on the right choices, but I don't want to wait for the appt, I want to get started today. Sooooo, pray for me at 4:30 :) Wooohooo!!! Catherine
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Do I need a reset?
I have no idea where I'm at - except confused! (kinda long - sorry!) A bit of background - my starting weight Jan, 2011 was 165lbs - I'm 5'7" - GW 140 lbs. I took MFPs recommendation of 2lbs a week and ate 1200 cals for the first three months. That wasn't nearly enough food so I upped to 1350 for a couple of months. It…
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Okay I'm a believer...
Finally decided to get my head on straight and subscribe to the EM2WL mentality, because lets face it, I love food. Here comes my newb question: So I have my TDEE, BMR, & cut value....but now what? Do i just jump up from 1550 to the 2000+ i'm supposed to eat? or should i increase this slowly over days or weeks? Keep in…
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What do you do for rest week with exercise?
Just curious for those of you that take a rest week every 4-6 weeks, what do you do on your rest week? Cut back on weights? Just do cardio?
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Lifting/Stretching routines??
Posted this on the main fitness board too but then realized I might get more constructive help from my EM2WL friends :) I've been looking online and can't seem to find an explicitly written stretching or lifting routine anywhere. There are lots of articles about ideas to try, but nothing that gives a good schedule to…
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Heavy lifting and initial water weight
Hi all, So, I started my TDEE reset back in June and did the full 8 weeks. During those weeks, I moved from Spain back to the United States (gained about 6 pounds) and so my exercising was sporadic. I finally am hitting my cut and have started heavy lifting. I've noticed that I'm bloated and holding onto water like crazy.…
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TICKER HELP!!
I want to customize my ticker, but I can't get the picture to fit. How do you do this? thank you!!
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Need more EM2WL friends!
I need some more friends! I've been doing EM2WL for almost 3 months now......just looking to expand my support network with like minded people. :flowerforyou:
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Another BMR test results thread....
SIGH (BIG sigh) So I had my BMR tested with a naturopath. The results were great for that, BMR is 1607 which is almost exactly what the online calculators said. BUT my metabolism is apparently very slow...she said the levels are consistent with hypothyroidism, and my thyroid glands have excess tissue on them. She said that…
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Moved and having a hard time with food :(
Hello! I just came out to Paris from the US for the next six months. I started the reset 4 weeks ago exactly and I was planning on going for six weeks at least. I've been sure to hit at least my TDEE calorie requirement (sometimes going over!) every day for the past four weeks. The past few days have been really confusing…
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Ok..am i doing this right?
I am so confused :( Background... I am a Rover at my work in a periodontist office.This means my day is spent with me running to front desk to help, sterilizing surgical instruments, answering the phone, taking xrays,and occasionally sitting and helping with a surgery as an assistant. I am on my feet most of the day, and…
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Underestimate TDEE....should I up my cal again?
Hello, I post this in the metabolic reset thread already but seeing it is quite quiet there, so I figure I'd create another thread here too. I finally got Fitbit this week and have been using it since Monday, it's Thursday afternoon where I am now. Fitbit usually give me 200kcal higher than the result scooby sites shows.…
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Help me get started?
Alright, I thought I had this whole thing down, but after reading through a few topics, I wonder if I'm doing something wrong. If somebody who has a good grasp on EM2WL could take a few minutes to put me on the right track, I'd be VERY appreciative. I'm 18-years-old, 5'8, and I currently weigh 180.6 pounds. I am in…
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The results are getting INSANE
Hey everyone. As a lot of you already know I have been on EM2WL for almost 4 months. In that time I have had some huge ups and downs but the constant has been my energy levels - higher than ever before in my life. Something has happened in the last 2 weeks that has been getting crazy. I am starting to shed weight quickly,…
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help again I'm plateaued again
I am about 40 pounds from goal This is my info from fat2fit website : Daily Calories Sedentary (little or no exercise, desk job) 1692 Lightly Active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk) 1939 Moderately Active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk) 2186 Very Active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk) 2432 Extremely Active…
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The Scale Lies!
I just started a blog to chat about my experiences of c25k and EM2WL. I wrote a post today all about how the scale lies and how I'm not a slave to it anymore. I thought some of you, especially if you are new to EM2WL, might be interested in reading some facts about why I've stopped obsessing over what the scale says.…
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Thinking of changing the workout routine. . .
Okay so JUST started my college days. Very, very stressful! This initial cost is ridiculous! Anyways. I am a avid gym user Workout schedule: Mon-Fri 60min total workout • Mon-Thur: 30 min stair master (while wearing ankle weights) 30 min upper body strength (still wearing ankle weights) * strength usually consists of hand…
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Hairy Dieters
Apologies if this has been discussed & I've missed it, but 2 weeks away with work & only just catching up on TV. I am shocked & stunned and to be honest even pre EM2WL I would have been at them only being allowed 1300 cal/day!!! For the fact they are blokes & esp Si being so tall surely that's not a recommended amount of…
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For those of you on cut and weighing in
How much weight are you losing on average a week? I am losing about 1/2 a pound. Just curious what others are losing!