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Increasing calories and exercise
Hi I'm sorry if this is a silly question but after doing low calories and very low calorie diets for a long time I have noticed since I have increased my calories according to scooby when I exercise ( dependent on exercise). My face burns and takes at least an hour to go down .... I have never experienced it this bad…
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Lifting weights----need help
Okay since turning over this new leaf and trying something different, such as eating more and lifting. Mentally and physically I am used to doing cardio and now I am incorporating more weight lifting and not as much cardio and it seems awkward. So instead of running an hour, I cut back to 30-40 minutes. But does anyone…
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Inviting your opinions.
I picked up a 2015 calendar and have tracked EVERYTHING. I decided that now that I'm nearing my goal THIS will be the year I understand my body. I'm watching body fat measurements, daily morning weight, daily calories and macros, and weekly average calories. I'm hitting 130-160 protein, 50-80 fat, 150-200 carbs and…
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Stressing out. Gaining cms.
A few weeks ago I gradually started to increase my calories, and I had a bit of weight gain but not major and I was expecting that.I am now at my TDEE minus 15%. Today I measured myself and I have gained cms back which I lost, all over, except arm and neck! 3 on my hips, wth? I have been so dedicated, weighing everything…
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New to the group, want to confirm #s and also add friends!
I've just discovered this group and I'm really excited to get started! I've been reading about this way of eating for awhile now and it makes sense to me. I did an Atkins diet last year and I lost weight for awhile but then it stopped and I gained about 10 lbs when I added carbs back in. Since January I've been doing HIIT…
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Need help figuring things out
Before I list my stats and tell my story I have a question Does this method of weight loss work for someone who is sedentary and does not exercise? Stats Female, ~5 feet tall (60.2 inches, 153 cm) Wight fluctuates between 160-162 lbs Goal weight 125-130 I am currently on a 1200 calorie meal plan of daily delivered fresh…
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wanna make sure this is for me
So I have been lifting weights for over a month. My diet hasn't been great so I've only noticed muscle building in my arms. I'm interested in this way of eating and am curious to know if I can jump straight into doing tdee at 15%? I haven't been on a low calorie diet in a long time. Also, I'm wanting to get a better idea…
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Calculated and calculated and my numbers don´t add up
Dunno, I really thought I had gotten all this stuff, BMR, TDEE etc. But apparently there´s something not adding up or I simply don´t have a clue... Okay, so on Heybales spreadsheet and on scooby etc. my BMR is around 1460. They even give me around the same TDEE (2229 (heybales) to 2267 (scooby)). But heybales says I should…
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wanna make sure this is for me
So I have been lifting weights for over a month. My diet hasn't been great so I've only noticed muscle building in my arms. I'm interested in this way of eating and am curious to know if I can jump straight into doing tdee at 15%? I haven't been on a low calorie diet in a long time. Also, I'm wanting to get a better idea…
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wanna make sure this is for me
So I have been lifting weights for over a month. My diet hasn't been great so I've only noticed muscle building in my arms. I'm interested in this way of eating and am curious to know if I can jump straight into doing tdee at 15%? I haven't been on a low calorie diet in a long time. Also, I'm wanting to get a better idea…
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5-6x/week strenuous activity?
I am reading a lot you guys, and have been trying to figure out the answers to most of my own questions... but this is what I am wondering. 5-6x/week strenuous activity Does this mean 5-6 hours of of strenuous activity only. Could it be several strenuous sessions, plus other more moderate activity that adds up to one…
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I have been doing it wrong
Hi there Two weeks ago I entered my details to scooby calculator and I must have misread it as I entered 1519 calories into my settings. I double checked just there as I was reading a post with people at the same height being on much higher calories than me. I thought that my 1519 was alot because I could not remember the…
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Afraid!
I keep losing and gaining the same 5lbs. I'm burning at least 1000 calories a day. EM2WL makes so much sense, but increasing my calories is frightening.
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Slllooowwwlllyyy losing weight. Encouragement needed!
I have been lifting weights 3x a week and eating around 2,100 calories daily. I have been carb cycling, eating more carbs the night before I workout. My moods have evened out and I never feel deprived. I am 5'1". I started at 170 and am now at 167. I have been lifting weights for years now but have had a crap diet and have…
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Any cooks/foodies?
I'm wondering if I'm the only one who loves to cook? I'm kind of a foodie. I don't go out to eat that much because it is expensive and I'm dairy/gluten intolerant, but I do love trying new restaurants/dishes. Now I'm balancing keeping my food simple with having treats/food adventures. Mostly my husband and I cook things…
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Metabolism Reset and Weight Gain, is my reset done?
I just finished my 7th week of reset, I plan on going 12. I had anorexia/bulimia for 3ish years and was neting 900calories a day, and I figured that I needed to do a long reset. I had started recovering about a year ago, and went from 155lbs to 180. I was neting about 1400cal a day, calculated with cardio and pilates. When…
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This is terrifying
Ok, I am going to do this. After "recovering" from an eating disorder two years ago where I heavily restricted my calorie intake, I still don't eat as much as I should regularly. For the past year I have struggled with normal eating. I eat very low calorie during the week (no more than 1000 calories) and only super "clean"…
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Does this seem reasonable
I just completed Stage 1 of New Rules of Lifting for Women, i still have the bonus workouts to complete this week as well as one set of each exercise from Stage 2 in preparation to start Stage 2 next week. During Stage 1 I was doing 2-3 days of lifting, 2-3 Body Combat classes(30 mins each) and 2-3 CX Workx classes (30…
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Friends
Looking for new friends for insight and support.
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falling off the wagon
Old story I'm sure. But over the last few days I've utterly given up on recording calories. Partly because I had friends in town, but honestly I just got tired of all that tracking. Normally I love my gym days and hit it with vigor, but even that has turned into a chore. Part of me just says to be happy at the weight I am…
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Look for some new friends!
Hey all! I am new to Eat More 2 Weigh Less. I have been on a big calorie deficit the last six months, but started upping my calories a few weeks ago. Not by a lot, but by some. I don't know if I want to lose more weight or not yet, I got to my original goal of 145lbs. Now I am in a phase of trying to figure out if I…
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Trusting fitbit numbers
Stats 24, F 196lbs~ 37.6%bf~ Lift 4-5x/wk Zumba 2x/wk Walk 10-22k/day Ok so I have the fbChargeHR. And for the past 2 wks my avg burn is 4.1k-wk 1, 4k-wk 2. What is the margin of error for fitbit, if anyone knows? I'm wondering how much I should trust FB numbers. Lifting sessions are about 30-60 mins, zumba is about 45-60…
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Just starting EM2WL, am I on the right track?
Hello my fellow EM2WL friends, Stats: 5'5" SW195lbs, GW160lbs I started my 8 week reset on 1st January 2015 and my EM2WL program on 1st March, 2015. During my metabolic reset I used my Fitbit One to determine my daily calorie expenditure (which included 30 minutes of Cardio 5 days a week) my daily average according to my…
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what settings do I need to use in MFP?
I used the Scooby calculator and have my BMR (1307), TDEE (2025), and daily calories (1722). I've entered (in goals) my daily calories as my net calories and set my macros for protein, carbs, and fat as 40%, 30%, and 30%. My exercise calories number doesn't look right. I put in 4 sessions for 40 minutes each. Should I…
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Weight is going up....
I'm not convinced I've got my numbers right.... Height 5'5" SW 148lb CW 151lb BMR 1396 TDEE 2165 TDEE-10% 1840 Usual Routine Mon 8k run Tue Rest Wed PT session for 30-45 mins usually some sort of strength training + HIIT Thur 8k run Fri Rest Sat 1 hour group gym session - strength training, HIIT and body strength Sun -…
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Maintenance + Controlling the cookie monster
Hey guys! I joined MFP a while back and became a much more active person since then. I was VERY good and avoided pretty much a lot of junk food. However that was at university....now having a stressful job and meeting up with friends at the weekend made me really REALLY worried about putting it all back on. I do weight…
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Looking for motivating friends.
Hi guys. I'm looking for like minded women to be my co motivating fp friends. I lost 40 lbs this year. Went from 43 to 18% pinch test. Have dieted for 12 months off and on. Now I have about 10 lbs left and I've been slowly upping my calories intuitively to support muscle and am so glad to have found a like minded group.…
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Food diaries please
I am struggling here with eating enough and keeping within macros. There are so many diaries I see where they use a lot of protein shakes and protein bars. I want to eat food and not use protein shakes. I really would like to see food diaries of people eating 2200-2400 a day without the use of those aids?? Anyone really…
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Activity level
I tried reading the other post about how to calculate my activity level and it was over my head! I've tried using health-calc.com and I've tried scobby but I'm not 100% sure what level I would use on scobby. I walk to work every day, 30 min, kettlebell class 3 times a week, 45 minutes including stretching and warm up and 4…
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How Low Should I Go????
I have a question that is potentially off the wall for most of you, primarily because I'm probably the oldest person actively commenting here. :D I'll be 65 in April, and for my age I'm relatively strong and fairly muscular. I spent the better part of about 7 years dealing with a serious back injury and then a deadly…