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Newbie who can't quite get her head around this :)
Hi guys and girls, I'm very new to this idea of eating more to weigh less, and i love the sound of it! I'm 20 years old, currently weight 195.4ibs and I'm 5ft 8" and i exercise 2-3 times a week. Ive been on a low cal diet of 1200-1400 for, the past 4 weeks perhaps and it just feels like as the days go by, i just feel…
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New to this
I just found this group yesterday and I am very interested in trying this. I have some questions I was hoping someone could answer for me. the calculator says my bmr is 1513 my tdee 2345 and my 15% value is 1993 so I should be eating the 1993? I have previously been eating about 1200 to 1400 calories and lost 6 pounds in a…
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Advice re: sister?
This Sunday, we'll be heading 'home' to visit family and I'm wondering about talking to my almost-20 year old sister about losing weight. Part of me says 'no way, she won't want to hear it, you should just not broach the subject in case you hurt her feelings' but part of me says 'I care about her and want her to be…
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I know I'm the one millionth person to ask this - but
since everyone in this group seems so nice and supportive - I'm going to ask it again :happy: I am also curious about this whole EM2WL deal. I am currently farily new (like two week-ish) out here and on a 1200 calorie diet. After working out (and eating the workout cals) I average around 1800 cals per day. So - if I were…
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Cardio Question
I've avoided asking this question but I need some direction. I have grown to really love cardio. I also lift three times a week, as heavy as I can. So in a none recovery week I work out between 9 - 10 hours. This month I've put away the scale and upped my calories. As I've read through the posts it's my understanding that…
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What does it mean if your BMR is higher than calculators?
Hi all, Was just wondering what it means if your actual BMR/RMR through measurement is higher than calculators such as scooby's and fat2fit. Does it mean that you have a higher than average BMR and how would that apply to figuring out what your TDEE is?
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Exercise 3hrs/wk - light or mod active for Scooby's wkshop?
Hello. I am getting frustrated with my plateau since January where I was around 148-150. I have upped my calories for a while now (mid March I believe) and have been consistently eating at my TDEE -15% (1768) since May 31st (previously I was too inconsistent w/ calorie intake). I am trying to be patient but getting tired…
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I think I may have messed up.....
I posted this in the new forum on the EM2WL.com site as well....sorry if you read it twice. :) Okay, I first discovered EM2WL back in April. At that time, I decided to go for the TDEE - 250. I have a BodyMediaFit so for me it was easiest to go for a flat 250 off to equal a 1/2 pound a week. I made this change on April 11,…
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Question on manually changing MFP goals
hi there, newbie here to eating more...I'm manually changing my MFP calorie and macros goals, but I'm unsure if I should change it to my TDEE amount (2194) or to my BMR amount (1665)? I understand now (thanks to the wonderful people on this site), that I should eat at least 2194 cals (this includes my 15% cut) every day,…
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Probably a really repetitive question
Hey guys, So this morning I burned 662 calories from running and I intend to do another 30 minutes of strength training later this afternoon, which burns about 80 calories. If I have my goal set to eat 2000 calories every day at a cut, that means I am netting 1258. So.. This means I need to eat extra to meet my BMR of…
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NRWL4W??
I tired to Google and search the forums, but I cannot really get a good grip on what this is and how I go about starting it. I know it is lifting for women, but can anyone tell me more? I have lost all my weight eating well and doing cardio, but I wish I had lifted all along. This is, I currently really dislike lifting,…
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Macros!
Hey all! I am starting on this amazing journey to eat more and am starting to feel much more energized and good! I'm wondering what my macros need to be? I am 5'2, around 104 lbs, and am aiming to tone my stomache and eventually get abs ;) I am shooting for 1600-1700 net calories per day. I try to watch my carb and sugar…
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More calories, fewer carbs?
I've been doing the reset for exactly 1 week today. I'm getting better at it but I'm really struggling to get enough calories without getting to many carbs. There is only so much lunchmeat and PB a person can eat. I'm diabetic so this is really important. I've read through alot of posts but haven't found this so if its…
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Why the huge difference between calcs?
So....like most everyone else here, I use Scooby to get my numbers. http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ So why are the numbers on this one so different? http://www.health-calc.com/diet/energy-expenditure-advanced If I used the numbers on this second one, my BMR would be lower and my TDEE (holy. crap.) is way…
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Been EMtLW for a bit, but need some help please!
Hi all! I am 32, female, 5'1", around 32% BF (According to the hand-held thing-a-ma-jig my fitness instructor has) I started out (in November) eating MFP's standard short woman calorie goal of 1200. Yeah, great, had some success for awhile. Short plateau in February or so, and upped to 1400 cals. Now i am fluctuating in a…
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Anyone workout to Physique 57 dvd's and wear a BMF?
I got my BMF today and was super excited! I did read that it's not so great at picking up weight training,but the dvd's are more standing barre workout with lots of leg pulses,leg lifts,abs,pushups while holding on to the back of a chair, and about 8 mins of arms with weights. I love these workouts! I've never been…
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1 yr results, without netting below BMR
I posted this in the main forums, but also wanted to post here to show that you don't need to starve yourself to lose weight. I started this journey set on MFP at a 1lb/week loss, which gave me a net of around 1600. As I lost weight, that goal went down, but once it was under 1500, I felt I needed more, so I manually…
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Website technical question
Is there somewhere on the MFP website I can go to manually adjust my calories and the ratio for fat/protein/carbs to match my numbers for BMR and/or TDEE? I tried to look under settings and couldn't find anything. thanks
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HELLLLPPPP!!!! NEED HELP WITH DAILY CALORIES I NEED
Okay I thought I understood, but now I am questioning if I have been eating enough after reading a couple of posts this morning. I first of all, want to say I REALLY enjoy learning from the stickys. I've learned soooo much and I am grateful. My stats: Female 32 5'3" 128lbs I am currently doing Insanity 6 days a week, about…
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Might be a silly question but..
Is the "cut" value a net amount? Meaning do it eat back exercise calories? Sorry if this was already covered somewhere.
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Now can't fit in my work clothes
Awesome. Been on this EM2WL thing for about 4 weeks now. Clothes are now almost too tight to wear to work. I've gained 8 pounds and holding steady at 8 pounds.
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30 Day Shred-Because I trust y'alls opinions most. ;]
Sorry if this topic/question is already posted, is there a way to search within the group's forum? So, I got the idea today to do 30 Day Shred to boost up my endurance before I start weight lifting and to give me a little something extra to add to walking for an hour or so in the mornings (and trying to do pilates videos…
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MFP doctor recommended
After writing a quick email to my doctor explaining that I wasn't really losing weight, I was surprised to see that one recommendation she had for me was this website! But I am still discouraged because she mentioned trying this site but eating 1800 calories OR LESS. Her second thought was that I visit a bariatric center.…
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Rookie question
From a 4 year VLCD, I have been upping my calories and have been trying to aim for 1500 Net, to make sure I eat back all my exercise calories which for four years I rarely did and got onto a year long plateau. Can you tell me whether I should be looking at my NET or total calories? I'm 54 66 inches 179 pounds I do 5-6…
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Heavy weekend - still lost
I have been eating over my BMR for 4 weeks now and have had good losses. This weekend we went away and I ate out the whole time and didn't track. We had TGI Fridays (including a shared cheesecake!), fish & chips and Indian takeaway. Usually the weigh in following a weekend like that would show a 2lb gain on the scales.…
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RAVENOUS after upping cals to TDEE - 15%
Hi everyone I've been obsessively reading about eating more to weigh less for the past week, and I have NEVER been more convinced about any other health/weight loss approaches! A little background - I'm 26, 5'9", weighed 87.2kg in September 2010 and went down to 77/78kg a year later by following weight watchers and doing…
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New to group :D
Hello, I'm really sorry to ask all the questions that you probably answer constantly from new starters but I was just wondering if someone could please explain how to take measurements for this group and where to go from there... In layman's terms would be fab because I have no clue with all this nutrition stuff.…
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Weight wont budge!?
Hey there everyone, I've ran into kind of an issue with my weight. I started back in February going paleo, I started at 331lb and eventually dropped down to 276, I've recently changed back to a zone diet of 40% carb, 30%fat/protein. Now, I plateaued at 282 and found myself joining a group on myfitnesspal called "eat more…
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Bodybugg etc???
Hi! I'm new to the EMTWL group and I did my calculations through the scooby link that was provided, it gave me: BMR 1450 TDEE 2248 I was wondering if I should use a body bugg to try and track my actual calorie expenditure or if it is even worth it? I've been trying the lose the same 30+- pounds for years and I always fail…
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*****NEW UPDATED Tickers!!!!
We are so excited to have new tickers...big shout out to SteffieMark for hooking up the logo with .COM!!!! Please take a moment to update your current em2wl tickers so we can shell spread the word!!!! So here is the family greyscale ticker: http://i50.tinypic.com/303lsuh.png And moderator tickers:…