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FitBit question for Haybales...
Morning, I have been reading your responses for others about the spreadsheet. I've filled it out as thoroughly as possible (only missing my tested RMR). I have a quick question about creating the FitBit adjustment. When I enter my information from the simple tab (BMR, activity, etc) it says that I should adjust my height…
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Scared I am making things worse!
Hey all. I finished my first week. Feeling really fat and freaking out that i am just gonna end up gaining back the 6 lbs i lost on the low cal diet and then some. I know everyone says to be patient and trust the process, but this is really really scary. what if i estimated wrong and I am eating way too much or exercising…
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Percentage or Straight Number
I've been doing a 15% cut, I have a BMF so I know what my average TDEE is. I was wondering though if that's the best way, maybe taking a 350 calorie cut is better. Anyone have an opinion on this?
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Week 12 of Reset! No cut for me - Coming out from hiding!
I have been battling this whole 3 months - Not gonna lie. I am up 25lbs and freaking out. 1 thing that has been rough is that I have been worried about posting publicly on the Eat More 2 Weigh Less Facebook because it is not set to private - meaning all my FB friends can see (several old boyfriends and school mates…
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First time trying this
Hi everyone! Well I've been reading on and off for awhile about BMR and TDEE. I have tried a few things in the past.. low carb, no grains, low/no sugar, calorie counting, etc. So I haven't really stuck to one thing, except for a week I cycled my calories at 1500 calories one day, and 1800 calories the next. I decided just…
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Can somebody please help me!?
Hello, I found EM2WL last winter after I had been searching for different routes other than the 1200 calorie diet that this site recommends. I had not lost weight doing that and working out a lot for months and months . After eating almost 2000 calories daily and cutting my working out back I have seen my weight remain the…
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Beauty benefits of EMTWL
My BMR: 1380 My TDEE: 1720 First a bit about my journey: I'm relatively new to EMTLW, I lost 33 pounds doing low cal (no counting, but I used hunger as my guide). I went from 154 to 121 and hit a stall there. My goal is 110ish (I'm only 5ft so it's fine BMI wise). For a whole year I couldn't lose any weight beyond that. I…
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Get rewarded for being active
I am just new to these programmes but should have done it ages ago. Everymove.org and earndit.com. Basically you join up and link your fitbit or body media ( I'm not sure about other devices) and you earn points for how active you are that can be used for rewards. I am a user from outside the US but I can donate to…
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Working on building muscle/toning
So I've finally gotten to the point where I'm about 5 pounds from my goal/ideal weight and I'm ready to switch to gaining muscle/losing fat. I'm good if I gain weight or stay where I'm at, I'm just ready to start working on the muscle while still losing inches. I don't do the gym thing but 5 days a week I do 15 minutes of…
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This guy knows his stuff - metabolic damage MUST WATCH
For those of you who are skeptical about eating more! http://youtu.be/QHHzie6XRGk
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Are macros important? Struggling with protein vs fat & carbs
Hello all, I've been reading a lot about the idea of eating more to weigh less and I'm giving it a go. I only have about 3 kg to lose and have been struggling to do so for over 6 months. I simply want to teach my body to maintain once I reach my goal. I'm eating approx .1600-1700 calls but I struggle to balance protein on…
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building muscle...
Okay. I've read that you can only build muscle on a deficit if you have a lot of fat to lose. What is the line between when you stop building muscle on a deficit? Is it more important to eat a surplus on the lifting days or the recovery days (during muscle repair)?
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Eat The Food VS EMTWL?
Just read Amber Evangeline Rogers book "Taking Up Space" over the weekend and now I am more sold on the idea of eating this way then ever. My question is this the same as EMTWL? Or different principles. I am going to be (and am) inthe healing phase and will be doing no workouts for a few weeks due to that and the fact that…
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Count the Veggie Juice or Don't count the Veggie Juice
This may sound like an insanely stupid question, but......In an effort to get more veggies or rather the awesome nutrients from veggies in my day, I got a juicer. It has helped me get out of this funk I have been in.....sounds nuts right? Well juicing has been helping me with this head cold/allergy thing I have been…
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How do I know if I am ready to cut?
I'm 5'4" and started the process of resetting at 115 lbs and eating around 1200 a day. I knew my metabolism was damaged when I began to gain weight even with restricted calories and intense workouts. I've been doing this reset at a gradual increase for about 2 months and I've been at 1800-1900 calories a day for about a…
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Another request for Advice!
Hi. I am 5'2 and 145 or 144 depending on the week. I did my cut 3 weeks ago, I was eating 2000-2100 for my TDEE and now 1700-1800 for my cut, I am losing nothing. nada, zilp zero. Very frustrated. I run 3 miles 3 times per week and alternate days I do Cathe lifting dvds with 1 rest day. I probably need to cut more, but I…
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calories up or calories down?
I have been on MFP since 11/2011. I have lost (slowly) 80 pounds. In the beginning I followed MFP's suggestions of 1200 calories and was stalled for a loooong time. I raised my calories to different amounts ranging from 1500 to 1850 since that time. I would like to lose another 20 pounds. I think that it is time again to…
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Reset week 7
I posted earlier this week that I had been doing this for 6 weeks, but I went back and had started looking at the dates and its about 7 weeks I started at the Gym Aug 2 but I don't think I started the reset until the next mon/wed. I have worked out 3 days a week lifting except 1 were my back was stiff from someone hitting…
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Advice needed.. Should I persevere?
Apologies in advance for a long post, but I think you need some background info to be able to advice me. I'm 38. I have Hashimoto's ( I have been diagnosed as hypothyroid in 2009, but I had had the illness for much longer - only back then the reference range was set higher so I was never treated ). Now my TSH is back to a…
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lifting at home
For people who lift at home, what brand of barbell do you have? Or, do you use dumbbells instead? I ordered the Cathe high reps DVD and she is using a barbell but also has dumbbells too so I wanted some insight. Thank you! :flowerforyou:
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Starting out, bit baffled
So I'm 28, 189lbs, 5ft 8in aiming to get back to around 140lbs. My weight gain is mainly due to stopping smoking, sedentary after brain surgery & two pregnancies. I have dieted with calorie counting before & lost weight but regained it all as I was eating just 1200-1400 calories a day. My bmr is 1646 Tdee is 2289 I intend…
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Can I eat my calories now that I would eat at goal?
Hi all - I have about a hundred pounds to lose. My question for y'all is: Looking at my goal weight (200 for now) Being 5'8" tall and 48 years old(ouch). Scooby puts my tdee at 1935 Can I just start eating at 1900 cals now and continue that until I reach goal weight? It would make thing so much easier than recalculating…
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NROLFW calorie burn question
Hi, I just started doing EM2WL and I am doing NROLFW. I currently do 3 sets of each exercise, and I'm trying to up my weights/reps with each session. HOWEVER, I am not burning many calories! Only around 200 each time, maybe 250 with warm up/cool down. (according to my HRM) I do weights 3x a week and sprinting twice. Is…
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So sick of Debbie Downer - She needs ta GO!
Sick of being Debbie Downer!!!!! Ok, so I am 255lbs.......almost where I was when I started all the darned YoYo-ing that got me back here again...just as fat as when I started and a jacked up metabolism on the side. I am sick today....have a darn head/chest cold. That makes week 4 of feeling like HELL. Chain reaction -…
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Anyone take any BCAA's?
Any recommendations.. I have read xtend is good but it seems a bit junky.. and I read powder goes to your system better than tablets.. Any thoughts or recommendations on this? I have been researching it for a while, I feel like my body needs something to help it move along. My BF monitor the omron has not moved in 3 months…
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Hypothyroidism
I am wondering if anyone with hypothyroidism has had success with EM2WL? I started at 330 pounds in 2008. I lost 150 pounds by eating around 1500 calories and doing circuit training (ie 3DS and others) 4 or 5 days a week. I then got insurance and started seeing a doctor, was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and put on…
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SOOOO UNCOMFORTABLE IN THIS SKIN WEEK 11
I am starting week 11. And I am officially UNCOMFORTABLE IN THIS SKIN. I am not very far away from the weight I started at when I started my Yo Yo dieting in 2010. I am REALLY REALLY bummed about that. I ripped out a seam on my 2nd of 3 pair of summer shorts, which were lose last year (thank goodness for fall), I broke the…
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help me out guys!
my stats first - height = 180 cm, age= 25yrs weight= 93 kgs body fat= 22% here is where i am confused i am not able to figure out my activity level to calculate my activity level and because of this i am not losing weight the way i should be . to be honest i haven't seen any difference on the scale but i have seen a…
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POO! Disappointed
Well I just remeasured since the my first week. This is the end of week 6. Nothing has change except my adbomen and waist have gone up .5. Same weight (although that is good I suppose) Here I am making sure I am lifting 3 days a week and I don't see any change. I see pictures of women by this time with some change. Me…
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Newbie here! Quick question!
HI all! This group looks so great and so supportive. I started exercising about 3 years ago and cal restricting with little benefit like most of you. I am a major over eater and thus, every low cal diet I tried, I failed. and thus felt like a failure! This lifestyle just makes so much sense!. I am worried though because I…
