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Sinus Infection
I started following EM2WL plan a few days ago after being on the PiYo eating plan for 2 weeks, my stats for both plans are very similar. I've been suffering with a terrible sinus infection the whole time and have not worked out in over a week. UGHHH. I don't think I've gained any weight but I worry the strides I've made…
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Can you do EM2WL without weight training?
Hi, I have fibromyalgia and weight training has always been something that will throw me into a flair. I do some very light weight lifting now, but it took me almost six months to build up to a 4lb weight without excruciating pain. I basically do 15 reps of a bench press on the floor and 15 reps of tricep kickbacks, some…
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Patience and consistency (this time around)
Hi all! I've walked away from EMTWL a few times but keep coming back because it makes sense. Usually I jump straight to a cut because I'm impatient and haven't been on a very low calorie diet in a long time. But i also haven't been consistent in my eating habits, following days when I eat very little by days where I eat…
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New To EM2WL, Sort Of
I was in this group a few years ago but didn't really need to lose weight, just agreed with the concept and was curious. Back then I was very seriously into Tae Kwon Do and got my exercise through training. Long story short, menopause and some home stress came and stole my energy and apparently my good matabolism. I have…
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Journey begins
I am new here and EM2WL ethos and l have read most of literature and videos on YouTube. I wish l had found this forum earlier. I am long time dieter eating 1500 and less for past 6years and was a cardio junkie. Progress has stalled the past few months. I even went on VLCD of 800cals (crazy l know) for a couple of weeks and…
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Strong Curves
Is anyone doing this program and is it recommended? I'm leaning this way because it can be done with dumbbells and out of the 3 gyms I have access to, 2 don't have the equipment for squat bars and racks and such. I haven't lifted in years so I'd be happy to transition to a bar/rack routine once I get into a routine - the 2…
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How to maintain through vacation
I've been trying to eat at maintenance with lifting two times a week, lap swimming two times a week and the occasional crossfit or hiit once a week. What I'm wondering is, how do you transition to rest weeks without your body thinking you're cutting? I wanted to do two weeks maintenance before a 4 weeks cut but one of…
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Possible to reset without gaining?
So I want to start the EM2WL lifestyle. I've been spinning my wheels for nearly 4 years trying to lose weight, I've lost 50 lbs before and gained it back. WW didn't do much for me, cutting to 1200 didn't do much either, cutting to 1500 seems to work but I've ended up overeating on the weekends. I've been on some type of…
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New to the group, need some advice
Hello all, I am trying to lose 50 pounds and it seems like the scale isn't moving. I do Orangetheory classes 3-4 days a week, since mid April. My bodyfat went down from 45% to 40%, but I notice in the last week, my bodyfat is creeping back up (it's at 41.6 today). According to my Fitbit, I burn an average of about 2600…
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Hang-ups
I have noticed a very bad hang-up that I have. Not sure how long this has been an issue, but I suspect for a very long time LOL, I have just been more aware of it lately and it was a problem on vacation. I hate throwing away food... it feels wasteful so I tend to eat it, no matter if I am hungry or not. On vacation there…
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Newbie to this app but not to trying to become healthier
38 from Ohio. I have MS and upon diagnosis and how it left me I opted for RNY. I was almost 400 lbs--372 at my heaviest . I'm currently trying to get under 200 lbs, a healthy body weight and feel healthy overall. I'm on Fibit, feel free to add me also https://www.fitbit.com/user/5K7R7L
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New Here, So Hungry, please help...
Hello everyone! I've been a part of fitnesspal for nearly 5 years but I have taken a break from this site, only to come back knowing when I was here before was the only true times when I lost weight those many years ago. A little bit about me; Married with a spouse who is recovering (and may never completely recover) from…
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Researcher Alan Aragon calls us liars and binge eaters
Hi. New to this lifestyle but I was stuck in thev1200 calorie with excessive excise cycle. I was still gaining weight. Each pregnancy i would take some weight off but by starving and over exercising. Now I'm 41 with 5 kids and stuck 25 pounds over. I found this website after carefully tracking for months to gain 4 pounds.…
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How important are macros?
Hey all, Just wondered what you all think about macros? I have mine set to 40/30/30 but rarely hit it (I am working on It!) I wondered if in your experience macros are important or if the main goal is keeping your calories up (or at a small defecit). I do 2-3 sessions of resistance based exercise on top of my normal…
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Getting ahead...
Hello healthy friends! I joined EM2WL in Feb 2016 and started to increase my calories and focus on protien. I reached till 1800 but could not bear the weight treding upwards and quitted. Went back to 1300/1400 for 4 months but focused on strength training. I lost a few kgs then. Now when i wanted to lose more i had to go…
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It doesn't add up (my aha moment)
So I've been doing this is February. I'm up 3.5 lbs but my strength and overall satisfaction with food as increased tremendously. I admit I still struggle with the scale number. However, today I realized how the weight gain doesn't make sense. I'm eating between 1900- 2100 calories a day and my calories burned according to…
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Intro
Hi Everyone, It's time to get back on the wagon. I have had success in the past (lost 48 pound over 1.5 years), I felt great and was looking better than I had in years. Then I moved and switched jobs at the same time, and my whole routine was shot. Over the last 3.5 years I have gained back 44 of those pounds and I'm sick…
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I'm back!
Hi all It's been a few years since I first took the plunge away from low calorie eating to lose weight, I have to say it was an unreal experience I remember the day I was out for a run and found it easier & thinking my revising was paying off when the lightbulb went on and I realised it was because I was fully fuelled.…
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Introduction
Hi my name is Sterling I use to weigh 290lbs I now weight 183lbs. I am 40 years old. Look for healthy snake ideas to help with cravings.
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Metabolic Effect Program
Hey, all. To briefly sum up the last 9 months of my life, it's been insane and turned upside down (see blog if you'd like details). Due to physical and emotional stress, non-stop schedule, lack of sleep, random eating, etc, I put on about 10-15 lbs. With life starting to settle, I have tried to return to workouts and…
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Pal Expansion
Good morning! My name is Lori, and I'd like a few good friends, who are on the same path. I started out last June at 217 pounds, I'm 5'10" with a keto diet. I'm not bashing it, it worked while I worked it and I lost thirty pounds. I did notice a correlation between manic episodes and carb intake, so I decided to switch…
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EMTWL starter book
Argh I've just signed up for the EMTWL download (the one you pay for) Looking through the document I managed to close it down in error and cannot get it back.... I was also going to do the audio download to listen too while I'm out running. Any ideas how I can get it back? Thanks in advance.
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Increase cals to 2600 to keep losing? Stuck in a rut
I'm a bit confused as to what to do with regards to how much to eat. I started EM2WL a year ago and have lost over 32lbs eating over 2000 cals and eating up to 2400 cals on days where I've not only worked out but also walked a lot. I started at 180 and now 148 -24% bf- 5ft 3 female ( Was 146 before diet break. I used to…
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When to change it up?
I have read the blog for a long time and I have the starter manual which has been read many times. My question is this, if you have already gained some weight despite doing all the "right" things and then decided to do a reset, how do you know if you are not eating enough to reset or are at your TDEE already if your weight…
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Em2wl friends?
Hey everyone! I just wondered if any of you would be up for becoming friends on mfp? I could do with the inspiration to stay the course and would love to make my mfp a bit more interactive. Soooo just throwing it out there any of you are game? Happy Friday :)
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The Struggle is Real
Hey, folks. I've been on EM2WL since June 2016, and started lifting in November 2016. Up a total of 20 pounds since last June, but the inches have begun to drop since the lifting began. Just creating this little thread to keep myself accountable and remind me where I was and where I am going. Since starting with the…
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Need help starting
Hi all I am new here I am trying to lose 100 lbs can I get some help thanks all.
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Diet Help
So I am not a cook by any definition of the term, and I need some advice on how to bring more veggies into my diet with little to no prep and that won't make me gag a week into eating them. See, I do love my veggies, but I hate to and have very little time to cook. I steam them in steamer bags (tolerable, but boring),…
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How can dieticians not know this?
So I went to a dietician a couple weeks ago. Had body fat tested, my metabolism tested, and got some tips on making better food choices, eating healthier foods etc. I don't tend to have the most healthy diet lol. Anyway, she wanted me to eat BELOW my BRM. Um, what? Below my BMR? I questioned her, but her answer was well…
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I ate 3000 calories yesterday.. OMG!
I'm in my 4th week of reset. I've been working on adding calories in and haven't reached TDEE until yesterday. I can't believe I was even able to eat that much (I *thought* I felt fine previously eating 1500 calories a day). Here is how things are looking right now. Pre reset I averaged eating 1567 calories with a TDEE of…