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New here - think I may be undereating?
I am 26, 136lbs/21% body fat at 5'4, eat 1750 calories (fat loss calculation) and have lost around 2kg over the past few months (plus 4% body fat + inches). My weight loss has been stuck at 62kg for a few weeks now so a few weeks ago I decided to have a deload/rest week from lifting heavy weights. I ate at 1750 that week…
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confused and scared
I increased my cals to 1200 this week and then actually hit 1500 cals today. (My TDEE is somewhere between 2300 and 3000 depending on which calculator) I feel gross for eating 1500 cals and am so scared i'm gonna gain a ton of weight. How do you get past the fear???? I've tried reading these other threads that explain how…
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hungry!
Hello all, I need advice on creating a deficit. Last fall/winter I lost about 35 pounds by eating a lot of veggies and protein and upping my exercise. After discovering EM2WL I started tracking and realized I was probably eating a bit on the low side 1500-1800 calories a day maybe. I thought it was affecting my energy…
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Week 16 Update
Just to let you all know, I don’t actually re-read my old posts before I post a new one. So if things seem to jump around, or my feelings seem inconsistent, it’s because my feelings do jump around and are inconsistent! Some days I’m super pumped with my fitness journey and other days I’m confused and doubting. NOTICE!…
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My Documented Progress
Hi everyone! I decided to start a new discussion to document my journey and hopefully give some inspiration to other people like me! I started a couple of weeks ago on the eat more 2 weigh less train. I am 22, 5'7", female, and started increasing my calorie intake at 150lbs. I got here from 170lbs with intense workouts and…
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I can do this....with your help (pretty please)
Oh my God, finding this woe may just have changed my whole life. i am your classic forever-dieter...basically been on one diet or another since I was about 20, moving from around 160-195lbs. I am now 39 and sitting at around 180 having lost around a stone since January trying every blooming diet out there (WW, 5:2 and…
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My story so far
I was on MFP three years ago and "successfully" lost some weight on a 1460 cal daily diet, doing cardio 6-7 days a week for an hour (sometimes 2 hours) daily. I consistently lost 1.5-2 pounds every 7-10 days. 2012 stats: Height: 5'3.5" SW: 204lbs Lowest 2012 weight: 167.5lbs But by the time I broke into the 160s, my health…
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Compliment Surprise
Just had to share this...saw a friend of mine a couple of days ago. She said, "wow, Jillian michaels is doing wonders for you!" I chuckled because I thought at first she was being sarcastic. My other friend said I look at least 20lbs lighter than I did when I had my daughter 3 months ago. Little did she know I've only lost…
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Ready to Start Increasing Calories, just checking I've got it right?
Hi, Ready to take the plunge and start increasing my calories, read the info and made the custom changes on MFP as suggested by EMTWL. I am just checking that I've got this right. My current daily calories on MFP: 1200 I've put all my stats into Scooby and they are as follows: BMR:1352 TDEE: 2095 Daily Calories/Cut…
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6 weeks in and feeling frustrated
6 weeks ago I started on the journey to increase my daily calories. The first week I went from 1300 to 1800 calories a day. That initial decision was based on a conversation with a friend that was eating at 1800 / day for the last 18 months and have had weight loss success. I had been eating at approx 1300 calories a day…
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lifting while on a cut, newbie gains, what gives?
All the source material I have read (and there's A LOT) agrees you can't gain muscle while eating at a deficit......except in very special circumstances that include the use of steroids AND when significantly overfat people begin to lift (ie. newbie gains). However, that small phrase is all you get. No explanation for why,…
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8 weeks later, back for help please...
Quick overview: I'm 42 and 5'9", female. Did my Scooby calculations and average Fitbit (Charge HR) TDEE. Came out to between 2300 and 2350 fairly consistently over the last 8 weeks. I've been eating at 2000 calories for the last 8 weeks with a VERY rare day when I went over by a few hundred. Typical exercise is 3 strength…
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Progress Report
Reading these from other people helps me, so I'm going to start a progress report of my reverse diet. Started thinking about this about 2 weeks before Easter, when I was eating about 1500 calories a day, but with an estimated TDEE of at least 2300, losing less than .5 lb/week. Jumped to 1750 and then 2000 during the week…
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Fitbit & TDEE
I'm looking at starting to use my Fitbit again. I have a couple questions: 1. Would I use this to help me find my average tdee and that's basically it? 2. How would I use it with MFP if I eat a big range based on my activity? 3.Would I just log my food and not worry about it "going over?" 4. It wouldn't be accurate during…
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Bodymedia Fit But Plateauing for Weeks
Hi, All. Stuck, and looking for a little insight. First, a few stats: 43 yoa Female 5'1", muscular/athletic build (under all the fat) BW: ~165 lbs (fluctuated) CW: 159.2 Heavy Weights 3x/wk; Moderate-HIIT Cardio 3x/wk (after weights); walking on "off" days 2-4x/wk) Usually I just gather all the great information/advice…
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totally lost! please help!
Hi All, Really hope no one minds me butting in and posting but could really use some help and just stumbled upon these threads and it feels the right place to be. To give you a background over last 5 years I lost 5 stone with just general life changes that needed made. The problem is with that last stone I really fixated…
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Please Join My Group: 30-Day Stomach Reveal!
Hi All! I'm not sure about the rest of you, but I know I could use a little more commitment to my workout. My target area is my stomach. I want a 4-pack by the middle of August! I have created a group called the 30-Day Stomach Reveal, which members will post a "before" and "after" pic. This is to hold members more…
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Plateau or what? I need suggestions
Hi guys how are you? Im 5.3 ft 26 yr old female. and I weighed 101 kilos at the start of May, 2015. Till the end of May 2015 I just ate the regular 1200 cals + no exercise ( i weigh each and every ingredient of my meal) and i got down to 96 kilos (Might have been water weight) . After that I upped my intake to 1400- 1600…
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Stuck on the scale!
Folks this has been a long journey. Possibly, many of you have faced similar with the scale. But I just can't get over the hump. I'm 178-180 all the time. I'm cleaning up my diet, I'm doing my workouts but I'm stuck. My goal is 165 so It's close. What do some of you do to break the level. I'm new on this forum and putting…
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I'm hungry!!!
So I started EM2WL on Saturday. I have been a 1200 calorie club member for a long time aside from weekends which are notoriously hard for me and have been up and down the same few pounds and feel like I have gotten nowhere. My TDEE IS 1777 and I have set it at -20% to start putting me at 1460. I workout 6 days a week doing…
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Activity level choices
I'm hoping someone would be willing to help me check that I'm correct in my calculations for calories. Mainly my activity level. I work as a gardener part time, which can be quite active some days, and others less. I work around 20 hours a week. I also workout 2-3 times per week. What I do at the gym is not consistent…
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Am I in the right place, doing the right thing?
I guess I'm in need of some reassurance here...a lot of doubting going on. I've seen/read a lot of people in this group lift weights. Almost every person in the testimonials thread have all lifted/lifts weights. I feel like I'm in the wrong place! I don't have gym membership, I workout at home doing mostly Jillian Michaels…
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No working out :(
Hey all! So I got into a vehicle accident last week Friday and I can't do any kind of heavy lifting, cardio or anything like that. I've got whiplash and i'm off work for awhile. So with that being said, should I continue to eat at a deficit to lose fat? Or should I eat at maintenance? I only have a few % left to go and…
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1st day
Hello all! This is my first day EM2WL and so far I'm loving it! A lot more happier and a lot more energy. My only question is this: when eating more it DOES matter what foods you eat, correct? With CICO it doesn't. If you eat ten Snickers bars you're good as long as you are eating at a calorie deficit or you can burn it…
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Crazy Question
I am noticing I am peeing a lot more today. Does that mean I have successfully replenished my glycogen levels?
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looking for support friends
New here Support is helpful add if want :)
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Is there an answer?
Is there an answer to why the scale might say 154.4 for a split second and then jump up 2 lbs? And continues to do it two or three times after checking. I'm really not concerned about the scale, but sometimes it does this as I weigh in. Just curious if there is a reason like my scale is being evil (when isn't it?!? Lol) or…
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Losing my positivity!
So I'm really trying to keep my spirits up regarding my weight. last year's weight loss was spurred by my increased activity with my job (gardening part time) and a lowish calorie diet of 1800 or so. This year I've focused more on strength, but the diet has been sporadic. Now I'm back to my pre loss weight. The worst part…
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PiYo question
I'm in the middle of my current workout, Jillian michaels body revolution and am trying to think ahead to my next workout adventure! I was talking to a friend about exercise and she mentioned her beach body coach recommend PiYo to her. I've never tried it, but it sounds/looks fun and different so it peaked my interest. So…
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Still apprehensive :(
Hello all you lovely people Here is my story... I am a chronic dieter and have been on low calorie (1200) diets on and off for what I'm guessing is several years (sad...I know). After coming to terms with my lack of weight loss, patience and attitude of "the scale will move eventually if I just keep eating this low"…
