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Weight gain/duration of metabolism reset?
Good morning! I am a newbie but so thankful that I found this group! I know everyone is different and there are no hard set answers, but for those of you who have successfully gone through a metabolism reset, how long did it take you and about how much weigh did you gain? Fear of the unknown and not knowing what to expect…
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How much to cut
What percentage should be cut, I thought I read anything below 60 pounds to lose then a 10-15 cut??
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FitBit or BodyMedia tweaking to use EM2WL method
Curious as to how much interest out there to actually use the TDEE Deficit method, but because you have a FitBit or BMF, and sync it, you'd like to just tweak the MFP settings to reflect that method? The spreadsheet I have touches barely on using the devices, mainly just to come up with a TDEE value and then take deficit…
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newbie - am I doing this right?
Hi all, So I've started trying to eat my TDEE - 20% (which works out around 1,760 a day) but I am finding it really hard to eat this much .. I'm trying eat clean and am finding it hard to hit my daily target! any suggestions on healthy foods I could eat to reach my target? I feel so full up at the moment and I've only…
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Need Some Help- Nothing is Happening!
I'm 12 weeks in on EMTWL and I'm still in the same weight range as when I started. I've been this weight since last November, when I was only eating 1700+ exercise cals a day. In Feb I realized I was starving myself and getting nowhere. I lost an initial 50lbs between Feb '12 to Sept '12, when I got down to my 1st goal of…
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Brand New and trying to find my way
I have looked around the boards and the website. History- I have been overweight my whole life. I had my thyroid totally removed in 2009. In 2010, I had my daughter and after having her I joined weight watchers and did couch 2 5k. Over the course of the next year I lost 60 pounds. I "maintained" that for about 2 months,…
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Newbie (started Monday) - help please
Hi guys, I calculated my TDEE at 2612, I haven't been able to eat full TDEE yet. Look at my diary, I'm open to suggestions. I just started this Monday and I'm trying to work up to it - how long did it take you to eat at full TDEE? I'm jogging a mile a day and doing about 45 minutes to an hour of strength training.
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I NEED HELP PLEASE READ!!!
Ok , that was a little drastic. but seriously i do need help. I need friends . any EM2WL friends please add meeeeeeeee.
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Advice on the last 15lbs
So, I am 5'5" and weigh 160lbs (SW 196lbs). My goal is to be at 145lbs. TDEE-20% worked wonders for me for a nice consistent loss for the past 4months. But now that I am on the last 15lbs and I am starving!!! Should I be cutting my loss to 15% or 10%?? When do you usually start the TDEE-10%, when you are on the last…
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Puffy and water weight from new lifting sched?
Thought maybe someone could help... I have heard that a new lifting regimen could cause temporary water weight and puffiness. I feel so puffy and the scale has SHOT up! I was doing p90x and I just switched to a standard push/pull/legs split and I have been lifting heavy. Is this normal? Thanks!!
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quickie question
Hiya Today ive input my day into MFP and its telling me that ive eaten 1605 calories (slightly over my TDEE - 20% of 1590 but not bothered as working my way up to TDEE -15% anyway). MFP exercise is showing 426 cals burned which is giving me a net of 1179 calories today - this is way below my BMR of 1430. Am I supposed to…
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NSV:
I deadlifted with the BIG GIRL PLATES today. 135 x 5. I probably could have gone higher, but I am still new to the heavy lifting and wanted to make sure my form remained intact so that I wouldn't hurt myself. w00t! MEASURE THAT, SCALE!
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on the right track!
I found this group a few days ago and have increased my calories to 2040 a day which is TDEE-15%. It's only been two days of eating more but I feel better, have more energy and the scale (which hasn't moved in a long time) has went down 1.8 lbs. I feel so empowered! :)
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Newbie (started Monday) - help please
Hi guys, I calculated my TDEE at 2612, I haven't been able to eat full TDEE yet. Look at my diary, I'm open to suggestions. I just started this Monday and I'm trying to work up to it - how long did it take you to eat at full TDEE? I'm jogging a mile a day and doing about 45 minutes to an hour of strength training.
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What should i eat after donating blood
Hello everyone" I have been on 900-1000 calorie diet ( i knw this is very low) for last 9 days and 30-40 mins stepper or treadmill . Today i donated blood for an accident. I am 85.5 kgs and 26 yr old i need to lose more than 20 kgs. Can anyone tell me what food should i eat to keep my diet on and still produce blood. Thank…
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TDEE from BodyMediaFit
I have had my BMF for a little over one week. I was surprised by the numbers. My question...Is there any reason not to trust the TDEE Im getting from my BMF? Or has anyone compared their numbers from the BMF and actually eating up to TDEE???
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Answer only IF you REALLY DO EAT!!!!
OK ALL CAPS FOR A REASON.... I NEED SOME ADVICE... Been eating my TDEE all week... starting Monday 2319 and a couple of days 2500 (GASP!!) Today I weighed myself... Just for torturing purposes... and although it's not been an entire week of TDEE, I lost 0.2 pounds. HOW!!!! Please HELP!!! I haven't even exercised that much…
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Looking for some insight on this
Good morning! I started doing the program body beast (heavy lifting program from beachbody). It is 5 weight training days (broke up by body parts) and one day of cardio. I was eating at about 1500 cal, but didi the calculations in the book regarding my BMR and TDEE and the figures that came out were bmr 1540 (two months…
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I'm sorry I'm still confused- or hard headed!
I just redid my scooby calculator just to try to figure this thing out again. For the past month I have been doing Cathe on Mondays & Fridays - I am not up to completing all the sets or using the same weights as she is, but I am still doing it. I use 8 & 10 lb dumbbells and the stretch band. On Tues-and-Thurs I was trying…
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My Activity Level
Hiya :flowerforyou: Newbie to the MB here. I was reading the TDE & BMR thread and I wanted to make sure I got it right: I am an office worker (sit down job, but get up to file and whatnot) and my hobbies are mainly computers & Xbox gaming, but I strive to do at least 5 days a week of exercise (like Gazelle or walking) for…
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NSV
Actually it is more like an ANTI scale victory in my mind. I am still in midst my 12 week reset (4 more weeks to go!) I have always been obsessed with the scale and most times my mood depended on what it said :( I am happy to report that I started a new 12 week program for the Wii (Biggest Loser) yesterday and had to weigh…
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Fitbit experience?
Hi all, I have a bodymedia fit but I don't like wearing it as it's so bulky and obvious. I was thinking of getting a fitbit, but have no experience of this device. My main exercises are walking (a lot), yoga, and some jillian DVD's. Do you think the fitbit is a good investment? Did it help anyone out there? And does my…
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HRM as good as Fitbit to figure average TDEE?
I have a good Polar and I'm wondering if I can just wear it 24/7 for a week or two and average the total calorie burn to see what my TDEE is instead of investing in a Fitbit. I'll be doing heavy lifting 3x per week and hot yoga 2-3x per week. Thoughts?
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Starting NROLFW tomorrow: Need Calories In Clarification!
Hi all, I'm beginning to eat more calories to get up to my TDEE and I'm starting NROLFW tomorrow! I read in the book that you should ALWAYS eat more on training days, but I've seen in several places in the EM2WL threads that you should eat the same every day so your body knows where maintenance is (as long as your exercise…
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Awful
Thought I'd let you know how awful I feel .... I feel lightheaded and sick and really shaky ... And why ..??? I ate breakfast ... Toast and jam , then had two skimmed milk lattes at costa with a friend and then two babybels cheeses as I ran out of time fir lunch ..!!!!!! I do not know how I used to eat so little ... I must…
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Strength and Cardio Questions
Not sure where to start so I'll give you my schedule first: Monday: 3 miles on the elliptical, 10 minutes on rowing machine, 30-45 strength training (lifting heavy, well, heavy for me), 30-40 push-ups, 100 crunches, 100 oblique crunches, planks, 25 tricep dips Tues: 2 miles on elliptical, 10 minutes on rowing machine, 55…
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I'm not stupid, really I'm not, but...
Figuring out how many calories I need to eat is driving me crazy! Okay, so my BMR is about 1500 but my exercise is uncertain so I'd rather just make sure I net my BMR every day rather than do the TDEE-20% thing. Now here is where the FitBit comes in... At the end of the day, say my FitBit says I burned 2100. In order to…
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Help please - my weight doesn't seem to stabilize!
Hi there! I have been trying to do the reset for the last couple of months, increasing slowly to tdee. The first 3 weeks I was eating below by tdee but steadily increasing and have gained around 8lbs. Then on week 5 I was very close to tdee and still gained around 2lbs. For the last 2 weeks I am eating at my tdee (going my…
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Yet another activity level question!
Hi, I'm new!!! A quick question on activity level, I'm trying to figure out TDEE and such :) 45 minutes of stationary bike at a moderate pace, 5 days a week, sometimes 6. The rest of the time I am pretty sedentary (desk job) except for some walks, housework (cleaning, ironing, cooking). I've been eating about 1,200 with…
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new here :)
Hi everyone!! I am very happy I found this group... I have lost just over 90 lbs over the last few years but it has definitely jeopardized my metabolism by not eating enough. The first 50 lbs I strictly counted calories and stayed between 1200-1500 and the last 40 ish lbs I was in a ketogenic diet. I have been spinning my…
