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How do you hit your protein goals?
I mean with so many calories, the amount of protein is high. I need suggestions. I'm still nursing my son, and he's allergic to dairy, egg whites and peanuts. So it really cuts out some major protein I can eat. I just started eating almond butter (and let me tell you, for a PB-loving mama who hasn't had it in MONTHS, that…
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Metabolism reset advice please!
I have my calories set at my tdee-15% that's as high as I go... In order to properly reset my metabolism should i first eat at my full tdee then at my "cut" which would be -15%? Any advice welcomed
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Fat2Fitradio v scoobyworkshop
I am looking for a couple things, without making this a really long thread. I have crunched all the numbers on the fat2fitradio site AND did the calorie calculator on the scoobysworkshop site. Between the sites, I come up with a 250 calorie difference on what I should be eating to lose. That is a big calorie difference. I…
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lack of progress-could use some advice
Okay, I am in need of some help. I first increased by calories and started lifting in March. The basic calculations give me a BMR of around 1500 and a TDEE of around 2400. I have moved my calorie goal around a bit, but to sum it up generally aiming for a gross of 2100 and not exceeding 2400. I started out with a Jamie…
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Postive Emotional/Mental Changes
Just wondering if any of you are experiencing any emotional/mental benefits from EM2WL? I have found that I'm less emotional/sensitive, feel FAR more positive and optimistic, my thoughts are more ordered and sharp and I have a zest for life that I didn't have previously. I feel like I can juggle my life better and…
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Tried for 2 months. Losing nothing
Hello I lost 80lbs on a 1200-1400 cal diet over 9 months. A few months ago after reading the road map thread I decided to up my calories. This was because I havent got that much more to lose. The problem is I have stayed the same weight. Up and down a few pounds per week. I have not lost any inches either :-( I am at 28%…
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Confused about workout vs. non workout days...
I have noticed people starting that they eat "x" amount on workout days and "y" amount on non-workout days. I must have missed something somewhere - I thought you simply ate your TDEE minus the 15% cut everyday, regardless of your workout days. Am I mistaken? Should I be increasing my calories on days where I lift or do…
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Goal setting question
Do you set your net calories at your TDEE minus whatever reduction you are going for or do you set your net at BMR plus excercise calories? I am also struggling to pick my activity level. I am in sales and get out a bit during the week but I am also at a desk quite a bit. I work out 5 days for about 30 minutes (30 days…
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Plateau - Maintenance Week
Well, I've decided that I'm definitely plateauing. This is my first maintenance week since losing weight. I admit that it feels a bit scary to eat more. I did dial down the activity level when figuring out a good calorie goal for maintenance. I'm still healing my pinky toe, so my activity is not what it normally is. So I…
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Confussed and need advise on calories in
So I've been a little but up and down with my calories. Trying to find a good range to be in so I can start seeing the scale move in the downward direction. I am 5' 4" weigh 154 and I'm 39 years old and I've had 2 children one who is almost 8 and the other who will be 5 in August. I do carry some pretty good muscle on my…
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Trust the process!!!
I just wanted to share with everyone my scale victory, I lost 1.7 pounds and am almost back to my beginning weight when I switched over to EatMore2WeighlLess. Plus, that number on the scale is pretty meaningless when I factor in how great I feel. I had 3 people comment yesterday at how fit and great I looked!!! If anyone…
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Wow...MFP can be a tough town
I'm reading up on the kerfuffle in one of those other forums. And rather than focus on the b*tchiness and meanness I'm seeing, I'd just like to say I think the people in this forum are very supportive and I really appreciative reading your enthusiastic, helpful posts!
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Does EMTWL need to include heavy lifting?
Hi! I have been doing the EMTWL method for 2 or 3 weeks. It makes tons of sense to me, and having not been much of a yo yo dieter, I don't think I've had to do much metabolism repair. I'm curious if there are many people who are eating this way who are not lifting heavy. It seems like they go hand in hand for quite a few…
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I just turned down...
A butterfinger bite from my co-worker. I absolutely didn't want it. Now, the backstory is that I sit right next to the snack box (for charity) at work and it has probably been half of the reason I gained so much weight over the last year. Now, I come to work prepared with an array of healthy snacks and eat them evenly…
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Any vegans reaching protein macros?
Hi! I've been eating more for about... 3-4 weeks now? I think? I'm trying not to count and just go with it. Also not weighing. Feeling better. I've been doing mostly okay on eating enough. Going under a few times, but not by much. Mostly I think I'm just learning to trust that it's okay. However, I never reach 30% protein.…
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Resistance training and appetite
I am super hungry! I am eating 1700 calories doing hiit 30/45 @ 9 rounds (2 times a week after resistance training) and 3 days of resistance training. The heaviest weight I am lifting is 10 lbs. It takes me anywhere between 23-35 minutes to complete a session. My appetite has been increasing over the last few weeks, but…
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Using the !5% reduction of TDEE just for Weight Lifters?
I am mostly a cardio gal. Walking around the block kind of thing. I have tried to incorporate free weights into my workouts but not sure how until I research some more. I understand the TDEE vs. BMR concept. My BMR is 1433 Reduced TDEE is 1889 I have been on the stupid 1200 a day eat back your exercise calories, which I…
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Tips that I have learned on this journey
Hey Guys, Some of you have followed me from when I started until today. I think I am 6 weeks in this week. This week was a stale week (only lost .2lbs, and no inches) but I have attributed it to a few things that I will test out. 1. I recently upped my workouts, so I think I have netted under my BMR. So now I have…
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Accurate Activity Levels
Hello all! I am also new to this site and have found some phenomenal information through these message boards so I figured I would ask a fitness related question....thank you in advance for your advice! My question has to do with activity levels as I'm getting quite confused in terms of what is classified as "light" or…
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hope
I have spent the first several months of this year losing 11 pounds. Keep in mind that I'm over100 pounds over weight. I was so frustrated because I thought it would come off faster. If I went over my 1350 allotment to 2100 my weight would jump up a couple pounds and stay there for 2 weeks or more. 3 weeks ago I decided to…
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Metabolism reset over 50
I have been reading about this concept of metabolism reset here, and also watched Kiki's video - which was great! But I'm wondering if there have been any differences noticed between doing a metabolism reset for say a 25-30 year old, and an older woman 40-50 plus? Does it take longer? Is it as effective? Just knowing how…
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Help
I dont know if this is something that anyone can tell me. I've be eating more for the past week and Ive already put on 1.8kg. How much weight should I expecting to put on before I start loosing again? My BMR is 1731 TDEE to maintain is 2683 TDEE - 15% is 2281 I have been exercising each day this week burning between…
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Body fat percentage - How long?
So, I finally got on my gym's website to check out the body fat percentage that they recorded for me when I had my initial fitness evaluation on April 26th - exactly four weeks ago. My body fat at that time was at 25% (I was really scared it would be a lot higher than that). Anyway, my question is this...How long after…
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TDEE Help
Can someone help me with this subject. I have calculated mine and subtracted 15%. I have done this because I have seen people say they have done this to figure out their calorie intake. Why does this work? :) Thank you!!
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What should I be doing?
Okay so when I joined this group I was eating my TDEE and a 15% cut, I had reached a weight I was happy with, and am still in that range so I upped my calories to maintenance. I am happy with my results from working out and eating more and I'm not gaining or losing weight, just kinda doing the up and down because of water…
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Fat2Fit Military Body Fat Calc
Hey Guys, Let me know if this seems right to you ....based on their calcs: My Body Fat is 29.8% and I have 202.5lbs of lean mass on me.' I have a feeling this is right, cause when I was 310 I did NOT look like any of the other people I know who were 275-300...they all were bigger/fatter than me. What say you?
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Was there a day when you just NOTICED a change?
For some reason I keep thinking that this is going to happen, and I was wondering if this has happened to some of you. Did you wake up one morning and then BAM notice that you looked smaller (finally), or you checked the measuring tape and BAM it was finally progress? I keep thinking that if I just keep at this, one…
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my intro
Hi my name is Katie. I learned about eating more to weigh less and would like to try this. I am very sedentary but would like to change that to be more active learn to eat more and have the correct calories for my body. in 1996 i weighed 250 pounds. I am currently at 190 pounds. my goal weight is 130-135 pounds. I am also…
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Oh the things I thought
I remember back when I first started MFP how excited I was to eat less food and all the money I would save on my grocery bill. Ha! How silly of me as I plan for my shopping adventure tomorrow:tongue: .......
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It's Crazy...
How much more energy I have to work out since I have been eating more!! LOVE it!