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New and need some advice...
When I say new I mean I have never posted here before. Been a member of MFP since March 2012. I have lost only 12 pounds so far. I am wondering if maybe I too need to "eat more to weigh less'? My profile is open to anyone that wants to look. I eat things i should not, yes i know, but i typically stay under calories. I have…
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sheesh
So i've been eating at 1889 for like 2 weeks now and i'm doing good during the week if I can get there! Some days I'm doing good to eat my BMR. Like tonight, after I ate dinner I was under my BMR still and neede almost 200 cals to get over that. I wasn't exactly hungry, but I mixed up a protein shake so I hit atleast my…
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EMTWL haters
I've noticed a lot of EMTWL haters on the main forum board.... ....Are we that bad???!!
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Anyone done Bod Pod Test ?
I have an appointment next week to do the Bod Pod test. I am curious as to what it comes up with for my body fat and RMR. Then I want to do it again after finishing NROLFW to see if I really gained muscle mass. Anyone else done the Bod Pod and found it at all beneficial? The University does it for $40 and i didnt think…
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Is anyone's cut above 2500?
Other than going into a full reset, the only adjustment I can do right now (except for going down) is to eat at about 2700 calories a day. OMG! My TDEE average is a little under 3100. This would give me a smaller deficit. Workout 7 times in 5 days. Two days off. Am I a freak, or is ANYONE ELSE eating that high, seeing a…
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Endurance and stamina training, without losing muscle? How?
Good morning all. I'm training for a very intense physical coming up for a job, and the training following that will be equally intense. My cardio and conditioning has to be really good, so I'm running sprints and doing intervals along with keeping up my 3 to 4 mile runs. This, plus my regular schedule, has made it really…
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Intimidated...by 170 grams of protein....HELP!
What might 170 grams of protein per day look like? I am mind boggled at the thought of eating that much meat. There has to be an easier way to do it with out going over on my carbs/fats everyday (145 grams/75 grams). Any ideas of what 170 grams of protein a day COULD look like? (PS - my protein powder is 16g per 1/4 cup,…
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Stuck...Am I eating too much, to little or over training?
I have been stuck for over 8 weeks with no loss. So I have been netting my BMR each day and the scale has frozen. When I began this in January I did the 1200 cal./day for 2 months then upped it to my BMR and did not eat back my exercise cals and for the first 4 months I lost 16 lbs. Then I started netting my BMR by eating…
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Protein Confusion
I so thought I had this one down, but no! So my daily calories are 2300, I do 40/30/30 so that puts me at 174g of protein. I thought I was doing well because I weigh about 167 so 1g per pound. Well now I keep reading that it is 1g per LBM, so that would put me at about 115g. If I do that my macros would be shot to heck. If…
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Activity Level
I have been doing a lot of reading on the idea of eating more and have decided to take the plunge. However, I'm not really sure about the activity level. I tend to only do about 2 hours of actual cardio a week and am slowly getting into weight training. According to my FitBit, I only average around 8700 steps so should I…
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trying to understand, eating more to weigh less.
Never in my life would i think that eating more could help me lose weight. As a matter of fact, I have always been of the belief that I need to eat a restricted amount of calories, and burn as much as i can at the gym to create a deficit to lose weight, but even in typing that last sentence I can feel the negativity in my…
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My name is Lola, and I am trying to mae a change.
This is my first post on this site, and I will start by saying that posting about having bulimia on a public forum is like giving a speech in front of a large crowd while wearing nothing but a bright pink feather boa. My insecurities are not a new sensation though, and I have become so used to feeling displaced that I…
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body fat % question
what does the body fat percentage mean exactly? the reason I ask is because they reccomended for me since I have so much weight I need to lose to do 20% body fat. I am very happy about the results with. even though I have no idea or understand body fat percentage. does that mean like half my size or something?
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Calories Burned
Hey everyone!! I am sorry if this has already been asked- there are a LOT of posts in this group! I should start to say first, I LOVE THIS GROUP!! Seriously, HOW can people be full eating 1200 calories *shake my head* Okay so here's my question: I'm 5'4, 132 lbs, looking to get around 120. I sit on my bum all day @ work. I…
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Scooby calculator vs. Owen?
What would the reason be for these numbers being drastically different? I am reading NROLFW, and my TDEE according to Owen is around 2400, with an RMR of about 1624. Scooby says these numbers are more like 2900 and 1900. I decided against doing a reset at 2900 because I just can't eat that much, but a 20% cut from Scooby…
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Anybody do this through diet alone?
Hi I get that many of the EM2WL people are big exercisers. I am handicapped and can barely walk (was in a wheelchair 2 years ago so grateful for what I can do now!) Anybody else out there on EM2WL that cannot or does exercise for whatever reason? I have lost 29 pounds since January and have at least 52 more pounds to lose.…
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Can you look at my diary?
I'm exercising regularly 4-6 times a week, tracking my calories and gaining weight. I can't tell if I should add more or less calories or what I should do. I'm working very hard and frustrated. Up 1.5 lbs in the last two weeks. With all the sweating, and all the things I've not been eating I should be going down. I just…
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Can't fall off the wagon...
Usually, when I start a campaign to lose weight, eat better, etc., I run smack dab into fatigue, drama and emotional eating. Immediately after, I enter into the "screw it" phase. (I'm pretty sure it's called that, technically.) Can you believe I haven't "emotionally eaten" once in 60 days? I find it crazy, myself. In…
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Nagging injuries
So I have a couple of little nagging injuries that are going to keep me off my running and weight training for the next 2 weeks while I try to let them heal. That being said I walk to work (40 minutes return trip) every M-F. My plan is to add in an extra 30-60 minutes per day of walking on top of that. My question is: If I…
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Correct activity setting
Just looking for other's opinions on my activity level.. Some background - started EM2WL 3 weeks ago, haven't gained a lb despite jumping calories from 1500 daily to 2400 which is my 20% cut. I lift 4 days a week for 35 min, do HIIT 2 days a weeks for 25 min, cardio 2 days a week for 45 min, and then a 5 mile run 2 days a…
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Workouts with emtwl
Hello- I eat over 1800 calories a day and I am doing Chalean Extreme currently. After I finish, I think I'm going to start doing strength without videos and 0-30 minutes of cardio 3 times a week. I would like to know what people are doing now while eating more calories? Thanks
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Advice please!
Hey all! I Need some advice/ encouragement... Over the past 2 months I have gained 4 lbs and held onto iti usually eat around 1700 / 1850 calories my tdee w 15% cut is 1850ish I was going to do the reset but with it being bathing suit season and having a pool I couldn't bear gaining a lot of weight and being bloated... But…
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I'm not sure which activity level to choose
I am using the scooby site and trying to figure out my numbers. I exercise 5 days a week for 40-50 mins. Right now I'm either running intervals, doing an insanity DVD, or doing CLX. I typically burn between 300-400 cals per workout (per hrm) Should I use light (1-3 hrs) or moderate (5 hrs)? Here are my stats Female Age 32…
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NSV!!!!
I just did my 1st workout 3 b today in NROLFW! While at the gym, I grabbed dumbells for my shoulder presses that were only 5 lbs under the weights a man just put down! HA HA! AND....I was able to deadlift 95 lbs again without my husband standing there harassing me about it. I actually did them 12 in a row too and didn't…
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1 week in to eating more
Well I am officially 1 week into upping my calories...the scale has me discouraged but I just did my measurements and they are going down which is what is good. I last measured on 5/25 and since then I have lost 1.5 inches in the waist 1.0 in the hips and .75 in the right thigh...the arms and left thigh have not changed...…
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I FINALLY DID IT!!
Today is the completion of 8 weeks of EM2WL for me. I am starting NROLFW tomorrow and thought this would be a good time to take some measurements and STEP ON THE SCALE!!:sad: So I did. I gained 8 pounds. I stared at it and thought "OK, this is where I am, this is what was supposed to happen." I wrote it down and came here…
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Summary
So, There is so much info to read and I have finals coming up. Could someone please give a brief summary of what this group is all about? And eat more to weigh less, does that refer to eat your BMR instead of the 1200 that MFP suggest or is it something else?
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Not losing....can someone help me!?!?!
I've been on this site since the end of July and am at 311 days logging in. For the first 6 months I did 1200 calories/day while eating back exercise calories and lost around 30 lbs. In those 6 months there was a total of 3 months worth of weeks that I lost nothing. So around Christmas I went from 2 lbs/wk weight loss to 1…
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Ok......I'm in......and scared`
I've read the sticky topics, I've done the research and my hubby is telling me the same things you all are. I need to up my calories and get my body burning and working the way it is supposed to. But I have some questions. Some of the reading is a little confusing so I'll just ask my questions and would love some answers.…
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Getting serious about lifting - my new setup!
So I just picked these up. 10-50lb Adjustable Weider Dumbbells: New Bench Gonna add in some heavier sets for chest, squats....and maybe a straight bar once I clean my man cave.