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How Will I Know (How Many Cals to Eat?)
Sorry for that poor homage to Whitney--I just couldn't resist. I started with MFP last September at 1200 cals a day, had some marginal success (17 lbs), plateaued (natch) then I found this fantastic EMTWL group. I was so inspired I ran my numbers and started eating at TDEE - 20% two weeks ago. So far, I have gained back…
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Just starting out with EMTWL
Good morning all, First some back story. I started Nutrisystem (NS) back on January 3rd at a weight of 256 lbs, 5'10", 27 y.o. male. As of now, I weigh 215 lbs. I run 5 days a week, and lift 4 days a week. During this time, NS had me taking in ~1500 calories daily and only eating exercise calories back if I felt the need…
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What if I overeat one day?
Doing the 15 % cut. I went over by 500 or maybe more today. See what cocktails will do? Should I just move on in life or would it be okay to workout a little extra or eat a little less tomorrow? I feel like I did this a couple times last week already...
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My NSV during workout!!
I've been doing ChaLean Extreme for a couple months as a hybrid with Bazil Butt Lift. Then I decided to just go with CE and start following EM2LW last week. I have done the Burn Intervals probably 8-10 times through this schedule...one of the 2 min killer cardio parts is doing 20 burpees. I have never attempted to do them…
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New to EM2WL, need advice
Hi all! I was just turned onto this by a great friend of mine, I understand all the numbers and such, but have a question. I have terrible back problems, and at this point I cannot do any let of extreme workouts, and lit lifting with my arms only.... No leg lighting right now. I can walk, and do elliptical and that sort of…
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NEW!
Hi everyone, My name is Steph and I think I am gonna try eat more to weigh less! A little history of myself: First joined weight watchers around 2005 and lost 64 pounds and became a lifetime member. Second time I joined was April of 2011 and currently lost 56 pounds and reinstated my lifetime membership. I know that this…
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My blog on metabolism reset :)
Hey guys, been eating at TDEE for 2 weeks and decided to keep going at attempt #2 at metabolism reset. I blogged about it today here. https://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/momofmyfivekids/view/metabolism-reset-272433
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Muscle Loss Question
Hi, I did a quick search on the forums but didn't come up with the answer. Can anyone point me in the direction of an article that talks about muscle loss related to weight loss? ie) If you lose 30 pounds by just doing a calorie deficit (and no lifting) not all of that 30 pounds will be fat? If you do a calorie deficit, no…
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BMF Link Quick Question
Hi All! So I got my BMF Link yesterday and set it up immediately. This am before my workout I paired it with my iphone. As soon as the data "synced" (I had JUST put it on my arm) the tracker said I ALREADY had a 300 calorie deficit...this was before I did anything other than stand in front of the mirror. Is this common? a…
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3 days of UPPING and down a pound???
Just wanted to share a bit of into (I am "new" here but not to MFP and have posted a few things in the last couple days). I have been eating around 2000cal for the last couple months (after deciding that I needed to up from 1500 due to reading some info online about starvation mode, TDEE, etc.) but then recently came…
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Newbie Questions
Hi All, I just wanted to ask a few questions:- 1) How do you all get your protein? if from food what food and if from shakes what shakes? I am from the UK. Also do you have a large protein filled breakfast? 2) I am currently doing the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred, once I have finished that I am going to move on to Ripped…
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Progress update - pics *new*
Hey Guys, Its almost the 10th so I am throwing up some pics. In the last month (since the last time I have posted pics) i have lost another 1.2lbs - I attribute this to my own fault for experimenting on some things that did not work out. I did lose another 6 1/2 inches overall. I lost some underneath my arms, my love…
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Diary
Can someone take a look at my diary and see where i can make some changes? I know for a fact as of today i need to leave the cliff bars alone. Too much sugar and not enough protein. I would appreciate it...
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Need Friends That Eat
I am just starting this Eat More Weigh Less and needs some friends doing the same. I looked at the diary's of my current friends last night (although I love them all) more than half of them had net calories at 800 and below!!! I need some friends that are doing this and eating food.... A little about me... I'm 36, 5 feet…
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Every little victory...
... SO I have been on this weightloss journey for YEARS, eating 1200 calories and not losing. 4 weeks ago I started EMTWL and I feel better than I have done in years... Sort of... I am feeling low about what I put my body through, but I feel committed to the slow process I have embarked on. I had a bad week this week so I…
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The People Who Are Losing Weight On 1200 Calories?
i noticed on the main boards, a great number of people are losing 50-60 pounds in one year on 1200 calorie diet. now i would say that is quick weight loss. just curious as to whether they will gain weight just as quickly as they took it off? and also how are they still alive?
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Quick Weight Loss Success Stories
I don't want to knock people's success. It's hard to understand someone's full story from reading, but I've found that I've been reading there less and less. So many of them have lost so much weight in such a short amount of time and then it makes me doubt my chosen snail's pace for losing weight. I know what I'm currently…
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TDEE and Fitbit
Good afternoon EM2WL friends. I got my Fitbit yesterday and started wearing it today. so my question....right now at 5 pm today, per the fitbit my calories burned is 1350. So....with that said....at the end of the day should I see what it is and then adjust my TDEE to a lighter activity? This is a basic day for me so I…
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Breakfast
I wonder how I could ever function without food until lunch time???? I love my breakfast, and It really gives me tons of energy. Could not do it without any more :)
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My 1 week BM Fit LINK Results
Hey Guys, So I got a BM Fit and decided to wear it as much as possible for over a week to see what it thinks my stats are (averaged over 7 days. Well here are the results: TDEE (Calories burned daily average) - 3623 Physical Activity - 43 minutes per day Steps - 5767 Sleep Average: 6:48 My Scooby TDEE number is: 3895 at…
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Trying to break my plateau
Im highly considering upping my calories and protein to break this discouraging point in my weight loss. I joined the group and am tip toeing around the idea of upping my calories. Just want to know if anyone else broke a plateau by eating more?! thanks in advance for your responces. Oh! And if you have broken a plateau by…
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You all are a part of my victory today! <3
So, approx. six weeks ago I started EM2WL. I had my weight and BF% taken at that time. I was at 25% BF and my weight was...let's just say it's too yucky of a number to say. ; ) Anyway, I started NROL4W about 3.5 weeks ago. In six weeks time I have lost 1 pound (which I did NOT expect...I figured I would still be up in…
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Hey all, Male user :)
Hey everyone, decided to join this group after stalling (again) on my weight loss. I was on 1400 calories and now have moved up to 1700 in hope my weight loss will shift. I see mostly woman in this group, i'm male but thought I'd join anyway :-p Can anyone tell me what the metabolism reset is I keep hearing about?
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What speed of BF% change are you experiencing?
I know we're all different. I know we're supposed to expect a weight gain before sustained loss. I know fat weighs a lot less than muscle. I'm curious as to how quickly/slowly BF% is changing. **QUESTION** - If I am doing this correctly, what kind of rate of change should I expect to see with BF%? When I first calculated…
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I'm confused :/
I've been reading and reading many of the discussion posts below...I really dig this concept, but don't know where to begin. There are so many things to take into consideration and could use some advice from those of you who have been doing this EMTWL for a while. My history...I'm a yo yo dieter...started 8 years ago. Last…
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Energy Level on the Decline
Ok, so I have been putting off asking this question because I have had a few changes recently and wanted to make sure that I got myself settled before I started Making changes to my calorie intake/macros etc. I am 30 years old 4'11" and as of this morning 141lbs. I have gone up and down 1 lb for the last 4 months (since I…
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What if you are full??
I love the whole idea of EMTWL and have increased my calorie goal after calculating my TDEE -15% BUT my question is what if you have a day, like I am today, where I feel I cant eat another bite...not sure if it is because I drank alot of water today or the lunch I had but I have this full feeling and I dont think I will…
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How Can I Know My True BMR
So, here's a (possibly stupid) question. Before I joined this group, I had used the Fat2Fit calculator to calculate my BMR and TDEE. I came up with 1230 for a BMR and 1730 for a TDEE. Eventually, I got frustrated with using estimated numbers (I'm a statistician/engineer) and bought a Bodymedia Fit to get real numbers. It…
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Hi new here and not sure where to start with cals
I read through the stickies when i first joined last week and looked into BMR and TDEE but can someone please point out where to go to get my calorie allowance? I am new and lost a few lbs but have been stuck for a while but have been eating between 1200-1600 it varies sometimes i am more hungry than other days, I want to…
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Help with BMR and TDEE
I joined MFP in January and lost weight the first few months. I have been struggling with losing a pound and have even gained 5-7 pounds in the last month. I went to Scoobys workshop and calculated my BMR at 1836 and my TDEE at 2845 with 25% fat loss. When I subtract 25% I get 2134 for TDEE. I entered moderate exercise.…
