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Unsure of the proper TDEE calculator to follow for my calorie reset..
I'am starting to worry I may not be eating at my TDEE maintenance level, because I did not gain any weight yet as I have read on here(..Impatient to gain weight, amazing huh?) Before I started, my weight fluctuated between 162-164lbs. I started eating at my supposed maintenance calorie level since the TDEE calculators I…
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I need like minded friends. Please add me - kind of new, sort of, not really.
hello! I have been a member of MFP off an on for, well, for ages. I discovered EM2WL a few years ago and was on a roll. Last year I was working out 4 days a week, lifting heavy, HIIT and boxing, and eating well and loving my body. Then the *kitten* hit the fan, essentially. I went through a very tough divorce (married to a…
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How should you feel during the cut?
Just curious whether there's a way to know whether your cut is effective or not, besides checking scale weight over time. I ask because I'm wrapping up week 3 of my cut. The first week, I felt fairly normal, eating around 2200 calories and losing about 0.5lb. I was extremely hungry this week and had from some pretty…
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Newbie progress :-)
Compare to a lot of you, I am only just starting but I've just completed my first week and in that week I have increased my calories from 1200 to 1400 daily. The big difference however is I have paid very close attention to my macros. Protein being the hardest one to hit, however for the last four days I have hit my…
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How long at TDEE should I aim for?
I've been cutting since January 1 and I've stalled this past 5 weeks or so. I started at 151lbs and have gotten to 147 (though the 151 was the high weight after finding TDEE). I think it's time to go back to TDEE, I was really hoping to get to 145 before doing that, but it doesn't seem it's going to happen. How long should…
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Food ideas?
I just started cutting again and exercising more and eating healthier after a while of just slacking off. Tricky thing is, I'm a kidney patient, so I need to eat low sodium and low protein. I'm not a vegetarian, but try not to eat too much animal protein, but really, all protein needs to be limited to a max of 15%,…
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Starting Over & Looking for More Friends
Hi all! I've been a member of MFP and EM2WL for a few years now, but haven't been very active. I had started eating healthy and exercising in 2011/2012, and a year later, found myself 70 pounds lighter. And then, I let it all go... worst decision I've ever made. I've spent the last several years moaning and groaning about…
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I don't want to look like Lindsay Lohan, just Marilyn Monroe, no skin and bones here.
I don't want to look like Lindsay Lohan, more Marilyn Monroe, no skin and bones here. Energetic, strong and healthy. size 10 or 12. my goal is 30 pounds. that it! I will love to share recipes.
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For those of you that have been there...
Hi Everyone! Looking for some reassurance as I'm about 5 weeks in to eating more than I ever have (consistently) in my entire life. Prior to those 5 weeks, my life consisted of eating about 1500-1900 calories a day and working out probably about an hour 6 days a week (either intense Pilates sessions, P90x workouts,…
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Another TDEE post
A little background on myself. Im 32 year old female CW is 197 Waist at naval - 39.5 Hips - 42.5 BF - 43.2 (fat2fit military calculator) I have been basically pregnant or nursing for the past 3 years or so. During this time I did not track what I ate. I pretty much at what I wanted when I wanted. I gained 30 lbs with each…
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Planning my cut - feedback appreciated!
Hi all, Coming to the end of week 6 of my TDEE reset and looking to start a cut at the end of week 8. I know it's early, but I want to get the details sorted out before I get started to minimise the guesswork, and I'd love some feedback from anyone with experience! A bit of background: I'm 5'5", 25 years old, approximately…
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Macros
Hi do I need to be hitting my macros or can I just aim to hit my calorie goal?
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How am I doing..
sort of thread, since I see one of my buddies doing this, I think it's a great idea. I'm logging my foods, and exercise, but posting here will be fun, and maybe easier to get ongoing feedback. I now have this page bookmarked so I don't miss posts or replies (I mean the forum page, not this post). It's the second thing I…
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Advice Please
I would like some advice on how I am doing. I am using Heybales Excel Sheet and tracking measurements. I have seen success in measurements, but not weight. I have MFP set at sedentary even though I do 90 minutes strength training and approx. 237 minutes cardio (usually walking) per week. That is conservative. I have a…
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Having depression:( can't think of why, but I'm having it:(
Now that I'm doing all the things I think I'm supposed to be doing, I am having some pretty, major depression. I don't really know where else to talk about this, but talking with you guys may help. The reason I say that is because if I am not doing anything, just sitting around, no wonder I might be depressed, right? Well…
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So I Ate More, Way More, and Now I'm stuck!
Hi! It has been a while since I've been here but I'm back and need some help, maybe motivation, reassurance, advice. Long story short back in august I upped my cals fro 1350 to 2100 trying to find maintenance. Logged for about 12 weeks ( a little lax on weekends) and determined that my maintenance calories were somewhere…
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Reset and can't lift because of injury
Almost at tdee. Hurt middle back a few weeks ago lifting and finally admit I need to take a few weeks break to recover.I'm pretty close to tdee if not at it so disgusted I'm changing another variable. For the next few weeks I plan on walking the same amount of time I would have lifted. Should I reduce my calories or stay…
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My goal is to lose fat & gain muscle
I don't have much fat left, maybe 5-10 lbs, which would put me at 115. I am not "stuck" on that 115, because as I gain muscle, I may weigh differently, but be shaped better, and more what I hope for. I just need to get set on how many calories I need to eat per day (that's easier for me to figure, then a whole week) in…
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Finally got started at the gym..
..yesterday. I went into a bit of a depression last Wednesday, because that was the day I had planned to join, after getting payed. I met one of the people that do maintenance on my building (where I have an apt.) and they invited me to join their "group" at another gym. I could save 13 bucks a month if I'd have done that.…
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Am I getting enough workout doing these machines for upper body?
I started organizing, and getting the name of the machines/exercises so that I could keep track on my exercise diary. The pic shows what I am doing so far. I am low on the weights, but I have to start out slow naturally, but also watch out for my rotator cuff I had an injury in. So far so good, I feel stronger, way less…
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Help: 49YO frmr WW, Paleo, VLCD wants to change
After having spent recent weeks reading everything I can find about EM2WL, I'm ready to commit to making changes, but would appreciate advice from the subject matter experts. About me: 49 year old female, 5'3" currently at 158 lb but with long history of weight management issues dating back to young childhood. Three of the…
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What's for breakfast?
Thought this might add some fun to our typical posts, and also give ideas on what to fix for breakfast, which seems to be my fave meal;) I'll post photos once in awhile, and if you want to know the whole story (recipe) you can check my food diary. I hope it doesn't back-fire and gross someone out, I'm not a top-notch…
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My Workout Shirt
Thought I would share my workout shirt
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open diaries
any of you wonderful eaters wish to share their diary with eating TDEE so that I can learn how this really works
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Just changed by Diary Settings/Goals UP! Bulking or Reset??
I've been leaning in to upping my calories and in the meantime watching lots of videos and reading info. I'm wondering if I should have just made the jump since it has taken me 10 months! However, I wanted to check in here since I know how I felt in the beginning. Like somehow I was special and it wouldn't work for me. So…
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Checking I will be doing this right
History: Gallbladder removed 2013 48 Years old - peri menopausal - I have for the last 3 months come off all BC to let my hormones sort themselves out. Always battled weight - always used low fat diets tried them all! July 2015 SW when I joined MFP was around 190lb down from over 200 at Xmas 2014 (from my pictures I was…
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Continue maintenance or start the cut?
A little while ago, I decided to start eating at maintenance, increasing my intake over a few months (not quite sure how long it took). I've had several health issues over the last few months, and I thought perhaps it would be best to go into maintenance until everything else got sorted out. As some background, I was…
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Looking for Friends!
Hey all! I'm looking for more EM2WL friends. Anybody want to be buddies? :D
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Anyone able to "build" and not gain fat-stores, but..
..eat things like breads, pastas, rice? I'm thinking I will be ok if I am burning. But I lost 24 lbs, gained back 4 from being sedentary for 2 weeks. I don't want to work my buns off at the gym, and not lose because I'm eating those for-mentioned foods in my daily intake? Any help appreciated. I did get some help from I…
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Completing diaries
Hi all, While following the EM2WL plan do you carry on clicking the "complete diary" button? I ask because mine will now tell me that in so many weeks I will have gained so many pounds and psychologically I find that very discouraging. What do you do about this?
