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Why did I even bother?
One of my best friends is currently doing a juice diet. The only thing she consumes is juice from her machine, water, coffee, and maybe a piece of fruit. I tried to explain the EM2WL concept and she just refused to hear it or listen. Even when I brought up the research, pulled her numbers, and put her juice in the recipe…
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Is it okay for my largest meal to be at dinner?
I eat about every two hours but all my meals/snacks before dinner tend to be pretty small. Ever since I was young, my main meal has always been at dinner time. It was the time where the whole family sat down together and just hashed out our day with each other. Right now, about half of my day's calories are at dinner time.…
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Interesting article...supports adequate protein intake
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2012/493.htm Effective weight loss takes more than cutting calories As spring heads into summer, thoughts often turn to losing weight to fit into that swimsuit again. Setting a reasonable weight loss goal, however, is more complex than most people realize. Question: Will cutting…
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Can the Minipill Stall Weight Loss?
I don't ask a lot of questions and pretty much just lurk mostly, but this is really, really bugging me. My searching also didn't turn up anything very useful for me, so here goes. :) My stats (according to Scooby and a bit of my own experimentation with intake): Age: 26 Height: 5'2" Current Weight: 152 lbs. BMR: 1300 TDEE:…
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Finally hopped on the scale
I hadn't weighed myself in over 6 weeks but felt that I needed to today. 160. Up 7lbs. Gained all the weight I lost after Christmas plus a couple. Inches are up...still haven't tried on my jeans. I don't need to. They won't fit. It feels like a big relief actually. I finally know the "damage". LOL. I talked with a trainer…
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Confused
I've read the topic and I'm ready to stick it out for another month if that is what it takes. I'm not looking for anything to just drop off over night, but I can't understand the math that goes into counting calories. I have never really had a firm grasp on my net or activity level and both have changed with summers…
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sodium intake patterns
this might be a "no duh!" comment but, i'm finding a direct correlation between how good/crappy i feel and my sodium intake. i eat out a lot so, i tend to eat a lot of high sodium foods. when i do cook, i cook a lot of korean food, which i didn't realize until recently is pretty high in sodium, also. i'm finding after i…
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Help with determining activity level
hey there let me first day i love this group! :smile: Lucia, Kiki and the moderators you guys are the best! So i work a job where I'm on my feet a majority of my 8 hour day and pack and move boxes for about 2 of those hours. (they aren't extremely heavy maybe 10-15 pounds) I also work out 3 to 4 days a week doing Jillian…
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question about calories
how many calories am I to burn off when exersizing? today i ate a 500 calorie breakfast. so far burned 150 calories off doing my 2 mile walking. do I need to add another exersize to it? thanks for any help on this.
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What should I do?
I think I have been underestimating my calorie burns. Thus causing me to possibly be under eating. I am going to not exercise until my new FT4 comes Tomorrow or Friday. So should I A: Eat at my cut 2290 or B: Eat at my BMR 1847 the next couple days with no exercise?
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I will not weigh myself for 4 weeks...
I am throwing out the scale (figuratively...my fiance would be quite upset if I tossed his uber fancy scale). Last Saturday (yes, I know, not even a week ago) I committed to EM2WL and upped my calories to 1800. As of today I am 2lbs heavier, but I realized if I freak out about this all I am going to do is slash my caloric…
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I hope this last
Well I think I may have busted through. After 4 months of trying to figure out how to break the plateau (lasting 5 months), the scale is shifting down (at least for now). Every week I was trying to make adjustments, eat more, exercise more, eat less, exercise less. In the mean time of not losing on the scale, I was losing…
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How many calories? I am so confused!
Okay, I've been losing weight for about a year and a half now. I have lost about 40 pounds, but only 5 since I started on MFP. I was doing 1200 calories per day (which was suggested to lose pounds per week), then eating back exercise calories. This usually left me consuming about 1700 calories per day. This worked at first…
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EM2WL & Pregnancy
Hey all! So I just started EM2WL about a week ago and LOVE it:) I've lost weight, I'm enjoying lifting, and I'm getting up there with my hitting my macros! My husband and I have started thinking we want a little one in the near future. Are there guidelines for practicing this while pregnant? Obviously I know I can't strain…
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THE BIG DAY~ FINALLY!
Hey all! Tomorrow I meet with a trainer to go over the NROL4W workouts and get familiar with the weight room. I am so excited to start this new adventure and I would have NEVER even dreamed of doing something like this if it weren't for ALL OF YOU inspiring me!!:heart: Look out boys, here comes Rosie!!!! :glasses:
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how to quench the carb monster?!
so trying to eat 40/30/30 has left me waaay over on carbs and way under on the others!! how do I get calories in without having so many carbs?!
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Help before I go nuts pease :)
I posted this to my friends for help and they were great but thought I'd put it out there I case someone else isin the same boat I'm trying to find my activity level...do you think I'm mod or active 39 yrs 146lb 5ft2 21%bf Typical week all weights are 12 rep 4 sets Twice a week -alternate with another set of diff weight…
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Getting started with lifting
I feel kind of intimidated about lifting because I really know very little about it. I don't know what's what as far as equipment, and I don't have much of a concept of where to start. Should I just buy NROLFW and jump in? Do you have other resources you can suggest? Maybe YouTube videos? I don't know why I'm so nervous…
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Lucia and Kiki!
Ladies, I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you. You have no idea how much you changed my life to the positive. I have been struggling for almost 15 years now, and within a few weeks everything turned around. I feel so liberated! Thank you so much, and keep up the great work! :flowerforyou: :heart:…
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Patterns emerging for hunger, satiety, energy and fatigue
While avoiding my lastest uni assignment I was researching the nature of hypermetabolic response (increased metabolism) due to increased calorie intake after a period of calorie restriction. Its most relevant to ED people but thinking back on when I upped my calories to above my BMR I had a response that seems to be…
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We are on Twitter **TWEET TWEET*** @EM2WL
Hey guys we have been asked, when will we be on Twitter...since I nor Kiki have ever tweeted:blushing: we left this one last...LOL! :laugh: So, you can follow us on Tweeter now @EM2WL!:flowerforyou: :drinker:
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EM2WL just hit 5000!!! We did vids to celebrate!
Wow, EM2WL just hit 5000....WOW O WOW is all I can say....Kiki and I have been asked a few times how did the group get started so we thought it would be cool to celebrate this occassion with our story...enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7WMvI5P7IE&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoNCFWty8mA&feature=plcp A…
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super thirsty
I'm on day 3 of my reset, eating at TDEE...getting better at getting closer to my macros (still struggle with too many carbs and not enough protein), but I've noticed I've been ravenously thirsty. Not that it's a bad thing that I'm drinking over my 8 cups of water a day (yesterday was like 12), but just wonder if this is…
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help with hitting macros
So day 1 of eating at reset and I was over my carbs by 39 and waaaaay under on fat and protein! I just had 'overnight oats' with granola cereal on top for breakfast and it was 98 carbs!! Anyone have any advice on how to get carbs under control but increase protein and fat?
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Looking for active, dedicated, and supportive friends
Hi there! I've been on MFP for quite awhile now. I log everyday and unless on vacation. I don't disappear for weeks or months or stop giving my friends encouragement. It seems overtime this has happened to many of my friends. They simply vanish, and I never hear from them again, or hear from them maybe once every couple of…
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Activity level question
Hi all- yesterday was day 1 eating at TDEE to do the reset & I just want to make sure I'm doing the correct calculations. For the past month-ish, I've gone to the gym 7 days a week, and have done various programs on the elliptical for either 45 minutes or 60 minutes (+5 min cooldown). By doing this the machine says I burn…
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Where did the spreadsheet thread go?
There was a really useful spreadsheet put on here by someone and I downloaded it and have started using it.... However....I'm a bit stuck so was looking for the thread to find the original link where it was, or even the person who posted it so I could ask them a question or two.... If you've used it or can refer me to the…
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Scooby you confuse the ***** out of me! Please help!
Ive been asking around a few times but never get any responses. Please can someone help? I am very interested in the whole Eat More To Weigh Less concept because Im not going to lie. I enjoy food but I do want m weight loss to be a healthy weightloss as Ive dropped over 50lbs in 3 months in the past and was constantly sick…
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Never thought I'd have to ask this - how to eat enough
Key part of that being though, how do I eat enough HEALTHILY I don't mind (not in the slightest LOL) having to top up with a bit of icecream or chocolate some days, but I've worked really hard to kick my daily junk food habits, and I don't want to get back in the habit. So what else are some good natural foods I can tuck…
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I don't get it...
I have been reading all these posts and topics about TDEE and BMR and how much I am supposed to eat and I am absolutely baffled. I don't know why, but for some reason I just don't understand it. When I started using MFP I was doing the "Net 1200" thing and that got the first 1/3 of my weight loss goal taken care of. Now…