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Freaking out.......... 6lbs on after 24 lbs lost :(
Hey Guys, Looking for a bit of help/support as have now put on 6 lbs. after 6 month long plateau and then starting again based on EMTWL principles: I work in a sedentary desk job and last October decided to get more active as I had a reached a high of 240 LBS at 5'4"! I reduced my food intake to around 1800-2000 kcals,…
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Favorite Dinner Meals?
Hi all - Had the best dinner last night, 8 oz of 93% taco meat, 1/2 cup shredded cheese, a tortilla that I baked to make for the bowl, 4 tb of sour cream, lettuce, and 1/4 cup salsa. A little over 800 cals, more food than I could comfortable eat, and LOVE mexican food :-) The tortilla shell came out crunchy and was SO good…
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Are Macros important for success??
I'm just starting out on my EM2WL journey and it's unnerving to say the least. I got the following from Scooby: BMR 1766 TDEE 2738 Cut value 2190 I put in 3-5 hrs/week for my activity but with my exercise I only burn an average of 300 calories a day on 6 days of the week doing cardio. (I'm 5'3", 29yrs old, female, 220 lbs)…
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Feeling so discouraged, frustrated and fat....
I woke up this morning and been bowling my eyes out after stepping on the scale. Told DH that I was done with all of "this". This is actually my status update on MFP from this morning: "VERY frustrated! Weight before Insanity: 162.4, weight after Insanity: 164.7, weight after not being able to work out for couple of weeks:…
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Bodymedia fit and eating at TDEE for reset
Hi, I have been using a bodymedia fit for the last month. My daily average TDEE for the month according to the device is about 2600. Those of you who have BMF or bodybuggs, would you trust this number and eat at "2600" for your reset? I ask because I have read that there is an error of up to 10%. I am not sure whether it…
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Thoughts on Paleo and Intermittent Fasting?
SO I've been hearing alot about Intermittent fasting and paleo eating lately...seems like the two tend to be discussed alongside one another. I've looked into IF in the past and was totally against it, but I'm experiencing some open-mindedness. I am wondering how these principles fit into the EM2WL lifestyle, and also…
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friends
just joined emtwl couple of days ago, and looking forward to losing more weight---hit me up if anyone would like to share stories or recipes---send me a friend request---stevepapapump good luck everyone
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"Bulking" "Cutting" "Maintenance" What's the diff?
OK, So I've seen these terms used here in the group in various posts. What does each mean in the scale of EM2WL?
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Bump??
Hey all! Sorry - little new to the boards and need to get the hang of the lingo..when you guys 'bump' something - what does it mean/do?!?! Thanks :blushing: Tails
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Feeling kind of gross, need a little support!
This is my third day of EM2WL, or I guess you would say my "cut". I didn't do a reset, as I don't feel I was very low-cal to begin with. Even so, I'm not used to eating so much and I'm feeling kind of bloated and nasty. I'm eating 1800 cals, which is my 15% cut as calculated by Scooby. It's hard to believe I can lose…
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how long after a cut...
How long after you started a cut did you start to lose? I know everyone is different, but I'm just curious as I'm almost a week into my first cut AND upping my exercise and strength training.
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Eating while prepping meals?
Does anyone else have this issue? I frequently make 'overnight oats' - so I mix rolled oats, yogurt, milk, and chia seeds, and let it sit overnight. I eat it in the morning, rinse the bowl out, and then make my 'batch' for the next day right after. Today I made my bowl for tomorrow and ended up eating the whole thing! I'm…
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weight gain at first
ANYone else gain when they first increased cals? For over a year i was doing 900 to 1000 (medifast). Plateued (sp?) big time . Doing P90x, which burns a lot of calories, so increased cals to 1400 to 1600 (when i exercise) and 1200 to 1300 when i don't. I'ved been steadily gaining over past 2 weeks. (Up 2 lbs altogether.)…
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I need your input!
My tdee is like 2500 cals, my bmr is 1674, so I took my base cals per day to 1750. If I burn 500 working out...that brings my total cals for the day to around 2200, should I only eat around 2000 calories and not consume all the exercise cals? I dont want to eat under my bmr because I want to build muscle and lose fat. I…
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bad day
week 5 of reset. woke up today feeling bloated and disgusting. pants were tighter than they've ever been. my diary says 30 over on calories but that does not include the 500-600ish i just ate on top of that. it's just so unmotivating to count calories when i feel so disgusting all the time. i looked in the mirror today and…
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Starting my cut- changed body chemistry
I have two weeks before my cut is scheduled but I think I'm going to begin it early. The last few days I've noticed a huge shift in my body...hard to explain, but it feels like the chemistry is different. I've been doing high intensity circuit training 5x a week and even my rest days feel like stuff is happening! Eating at…
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Help with Activity Level
Good Morning :) I think I get how this works and I do believe in it, but I would like a little help if possible. I'm using Scooby to determin how many calories I should eat etc. I really am struggling to decide what activity level I am at. I'm not working as I'm a carer for my husband. I spend a large amount of time doing…
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Anyone else REALLY, reeeeally scared....?
Is anyone else starting to get a little bit of anxiety over their cut? I'm ending week 5 of my reset (and having a miserable couple of days by the way....eating garbage, feeling emotional, fat, gross when I WAS doing just fine for the first 5 weeks of my reset) and thinking ahead to the next 3 weeks about entering my cut…
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Hungry all the time!
OK...I need some sensible advice here. This seems to be the most sensible area to be on MFP, so hopefully someone can help. I am stepping up my training for a mountain bike race in September. I have been riding 1 30 mile round trip on my road bike a week along a pretty hilly route (I live in Yorkshire UK, not many flat…
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One of the most awesome things I've ever seen!
Does everyone know about Kiki's facebook push-up challenge? 109 push-ups - 1 for every like her challenge got. She did it. I watched the video. It was amazing. Just think, maybe someday as I lose fat and build muscle, I could be up for my own challenge. Nowhere near that yet. I can't even do one real push-up right now.…
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bloating after starting cut
anyone else experience bloating after doing their cut? I did cut very slow....still not all the way at cut b/c I am still hungry LOL but I'm experiencing a lot of bloat the past 2 weeks. My pants are so tight. I seriously want to cry.
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Some advice
Hey everyone I am hoping to get some better answers here than in the forums. So I have been reading up a lot on weight loss plateaus. I've been stuck for over 5 months now and can't get below 150lbs. I have read that you are supposed to increase your calories by 10%, but have also heard that if you weight less your body…
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Protein?
I am still trying to increase my calories to reach 2216. I am thinking about adding protein shakes after I workout. Does anyone else follow a workout with a protein shake? If so, what would you recommend? Thanks! :)
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Eating at TDEE between cuts
My question is about activity while eating at TDEE. I have been eating at TDEE-15% during April, May and June so I decided to eat at TDEE for the first week in July (I had seen something before about taking a "diet" break every 8-12 weeks). Should I maintain my regular workout schedule as well? I did take my morning walk…
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Carbs and cardio
Hi all... So I'm having issues with the 40/30/30 macro. Basically, I go way over on carbs daily, make protein pretty well, but am always under on fat. But- I don't do much strength training (I know, I know, I should, but I don't) and do 5-6 hours of strenuous cardio a week. Don't you need more carbs to do cardio....or is…
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What motivated you to lose weight?
I've been having some high calorie, low exercise days (weeks?) lately, and I've gotten lazy when it comes to my commitment to a healthier lifestyle. I've always been a self-motivator, but for some reason, this whole weight loss thing has never really grabbed my attention like so many other things I've wanted to accomplish.…
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Hmmmm so who get to
be my 100th friend for my "collection"? *chuckle* I am at 99 right now. EDIT: *evidently I cannot type today.
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New with question
Okay, I'm new to the site (fairly) and brand-new to this group! Have done a lot of research, and think a reset is in order. Figured out that I should be eating 1767 calories per day, and figured out too how to change my goal settings here. But my next question is this...how do I know how much protein, fat, etc I should be…
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Ding dong... Macros....
I read ALOT of stuff today on Mfp. Biggest bell ringer was to get your macros in line, just worry about protein, everything else will fall into place. Wow! Rang my bell, stinks that I'm 5 wks into my reset but better late than never !!!!!
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New website up yet?
Kiki mentioned a new website upcoming, anyone have the details?
