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One month in and.........
Totally bummed! 2 kg weight gain and no inches lost.....started the gym around the same time. 4-6 days a week, 30 mins cardio and 20 mins weight training..... Feeling like this is not working for me, my eating has not been great for the last week but other than that I try to eat clean. Any help out there ??
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My first EM2WL Victory
So today I decided would be the day I shopped for new short sleeve shirts I went to Cato and for the first time started on the right side of the store. Sizes 2-16, vs 14w-26w. So I chose some XL shirts and was surprised by my waist line...I could actually see it, lol. Well I looked at the back of the shirt and noticed it…
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Is this possible? {reset related}
I'm wondering if anyone has lost during the reset? I checked my exercise last week and was at 2.5 hours, fitting into what I put for scooby. I'm just down a little bit today....not complaining, but my body just feels different, in a good way which is why I decided to jump on the scale (I used to do jump on the scale every…
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Which numbers to follow?
This'll be my third week doing the whole eat more thing. Good times! However, recently there was a post about which formula to use to determine one's cut, and now I'm a little confused. On the default version of scooby's calculator (scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/, I believe I was first linked to this), I got a BMR…
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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…
