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Holy Schmoley!
Hello everyone! I just joined this group after trying to find ways to break my plateau. I had great success for the first year of my journey, and dropped 90 pounds. However, since February I have been bouncing the same 5 or so pounds around. I decided to take my last month or so numbers from my Body Media, and bump it up…
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Sugar - should I worry?
Hi, So I have been keeping my dairy for a couple of weeks now and trying to eat clean but I am really struggling to keep my sugars down. Today my allowance is 26g and I am at 56g. 30g of that comes from fruit and veg, which includes one apple, some onion and a bit of carrot! The rest is from my protein bar (11g) and a…
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first gym session on eating more
I increased my calories on Sunday but due to my pcos I haven't been in the right frame of mind to train. Today I went training and all I can say is wow. My energy today was phenonenal I am normally a mess after my session and feel drained and knackered. Today though I did my cardio and my weights and still felt able to do…
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How consistent is consistent?
Seems like a silly question, but after seeing how much I have bounced around in my calories for the last six weeks unintentionally, I really want to work at being consistent. I'm trying for 2100 calories/day. I do P90x, so I figure if I fall into moderately active category, then that's eating at maintenance for a…
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Is this too good to be true?
I am a 40 year old female with two kids and I have battled the scale my entire life. Up and down, gaining, losing, struggling...exhausted. At this point in my life I feel like I should be an "expert" on the subject of losing weight. I have tried everything, and that is not an exaggeration. I lose 5 pounds, gain 3...lose 2…
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Activity Level?
I am really confused with setting activity level. I am not really sure what does each of the oiptions on http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ actually mean. If I walk 3-5 hours a week it is not the same as walking 3 hours and lifting 2 hours... but it still isn't walking only 1-3 hours a week. So how do I decide…
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Carbs....
If I'm custom setting my goals, and currently doing 1702 calories (I know Lucia, you want me at 1900 but I'm working on getting it up there!) what % should I set my Carbs, Fat, Protein too???
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Help with TDEE, pleas!!
BMR is 1667. Need help me with TDEE, please!! I am 5'3". Current weight is 208. I make it to the gym anywhere from 1 - 5 times per week and use the elliptical trainer anywhere from 30 - 60 minutes each time. I have a desk job - 7 to 8 hours per day at my desk Monday through Friday. I spend 1.5 hours in my car commuting…
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Newbie
Okay, so I've been on this journey since January 2011, sidetracked by a back injury last summer and the holidays, but overall I've lost close to 25 pounds. I've been about 4-5 pounds above my lowest weight of 163 for a week or two after doing some traveling and eating poorly and can't seem to shake them. Before that, I had…
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Up my calories slow or fast?
Hi everybody ! Just jump on the band wagon and up my calories yesterday. According to my calculations I up them to 2000 calories. I started on mfp at 1200 in Jan and lost 12.5 lbs then I up them them to 1400 three weeks ago and gained 1.7 lbs. So what I would like to know is should I just jump them up to 2000 calories…
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low carb high protein suggestions
Okay so i think I have the calories down now. I feel like i eat a ton of food everyday however, I need to work on the amount of carbs I eat. Does anyone have any suggestions for snacks that are lower in carbs but higher in protein. I would prefer to use my carbs for my actual meals rather than my snacks. I eat oatmeal for…
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Looking for the right page
Hey! So I am contemplating starting this EM2WL plan and I am looking for the right page that summarizes the whole theory and process. I am going to see my personal trainer this evening and was wanting to show it to her and see what she thinks. I have all my numbers BMR, TDEE, etc. but I am looking for the best page to…
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Spike Days?
I asked this on another thread, but thought I'd start a new one since it's a new topic. Does anyone have days where they spike calories a bit higher than usual? I remember reading about people using this method to keep the metabolism revved. Does it help? I'm just wondering because I've gone from losing 1-1.5 lbs a week to…
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I am SO boated! About to pop!
OMGoodness, I didn't know one can bloat up this much. It's not even this extreme during TOM and I feel like it's getting worst day by day. My ring sits so tight, I can't even move it (was lose couple days ago). My clothes that were lose are very snug and if I blow up just a little bit more, I will have to take out a larger…
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Ok Im gonna up my cals, but mfp estimates lower loss?
Ok so my tdee is 2530, and my bmr is 1632. So i decided that im gonna up my calories from 1200 and now it will be 1800. So i clicked custom goals, and i manually made it to be 1800 calories. but when i hit done it says my weight loss is only 0.7 pounds a week. so huh??? is mfp right?
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The New Rules of Lifting.. which version?
I've been seeing a lot of people recommend the book "The New Rules of Lifting for Women." Someone has kindly given me a copy of "The New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle." I am wondering.. Is there any reason for me to spend money and buy the one for women if I already have the other one? I assumed from…
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I just want to make sure I am doing this right
I have read through a lot of posts on this group and followed the suggestion of some of MFP friends. I upped my calories about a week and half or so ago. My goal is to maintain (i think this will be the more difficult challenge). I looked at various sites, including the one in the sticky and the result is as follows…
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Weight up after week 2?
So the first week I was up 5lbs. Now on my second week of EM2WL and I am up another 2. Anyone else experience a constant increase in weight? The reason I weighed is because I looked smaller (again) and I wanted to confirm this. SOOOO weird ;)
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is this for me too? will it work for me?
Hi im 5'6 weight 180.6 female, and exercise about 3 times a week (usually high calorie burns) Im a stay at home mom of 2 kids, ive been aiming my calories between 1100-1600 for the past few months. Alot of times im over on sugar because i eat alot of fruit. (is that bad?) And i read this topic today that says you can lose…
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anyone else listening to radio 2?
Theres a lady talking about her 'diet'.. Zoe Harkham apparently .. she is another anti- carb'er, low fruit and high fat diet.
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I know this does work, but....
Grrrr....I'm frustrated. I started EM2WL on April 5th and had a steady loss of 1 pound a week. Usually I weigh in every day so I know my pattern. I will drop to an all-time low, go back up, bounce around through the week, then drop to a new low. That's how it's been every week. Except. since May 8th. I can't seem to drop…
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Zumba?
Anyone do it? Love it, hate it? What about the whole "less cardio, more weight lifiting" debate??
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STRONG and WELL FED!!
I just bench pressed 100 lbs SIX time tonight! Granted it was on easy mode on a machine with my husband spotting/helping but I DID IT! This from the gal who before could only say "Yeah, I can bench the bar!" I love feeling strong and fueled! What kind of fitness victories have you had recently?
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New to This?
I am very new to this and I see your success pictures and I am curious. I need help. MFP told me to consume 1390 in calories and I usually burn 400-1000. I already have a hard time eating those back. I have had success with my loss at a little over 10lbs. I have completely changed my eating habits, but I just don't know…
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Irregular period
Hi girls! I have irregular period for past 5 months (well I did not have them for 5 months). I also did not have them for whole sumemr last summer. After I did my research, I finally realized it was because of me eating way under. I was working out a lot and was not eating well. So for girls who had irregular.. with this…
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Net or gross help ??
Hi I've upped my calories from 1200 to 1700 my weightloss is still slow I'm eating 1700 Gross I've worked out my TDEE -20% = 1785 Should eat to gross that or eat to net it on the box up the top of diary? Seems High on exercise day to net = 2400 calories ? I'm sure I'd gain I've been eating 1700 gross average net 900 ?…
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Can I Eat back my exercise cals?
I understand that you should include exercise to get your tdee cut number BUT I find that I am more inclined to exercise if I 'earn' calories from doing it. So can I take my tdee cut from sedentary (which is 2000 cals for me) and then add and eat back exercise on top? I use a HRM to get my cals burnt so it should be pretty…
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question about calories please
I officially started EM2LW last week. I was originally eating about 800-900 calories a day. I know bad bad bad. I have my calorie range set at 1600 and my BMR is like 1425. Since I started this I am eating more for sure but I still am having a hard time reaching the 1600 range and even the 1425. The only day I did was a…
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Need Advice
So recently ..about 5 weeks ago I started my weight loss journey..so far Im down 11 pounds and have been really strict with not eating any sugar or salt..mostly lean chicken and veggies and sweet potatos! Yum!!! anyway this Saturday is my best friends birthday so she wants to have a girls day..she wants to go see a movie…
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Do you need to lose more than 30 pounds......
I would like to lose at least 30 more pounds. That would put me at 154. I was that weight a few yrs ago and that was comfortable for me. Of course, when I get there I just might keep going! Anyway, it seems that a lot of you on here don't need to lose that much. I'm scared to death to eat so many calories. Lucia is kindly…