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Weird
Just wanted to share a weird! All my life I've heard of people saying their pants were getting tighter when they ate. Some even unbuttoned them after a big meal. I have never experienced this!! Until last night ... I went out to dinner with some friends who were visiting from another state. I got a 6 oz. steak, a side…
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Lisa's New Thinking - Advice Welcome
Hi everyone, I've spent the last 2-3 weeks reading everything I can about eating more to lose weight, and heavy lifting for women. I'm the typical woman (42, 5'3, 160 1bs) who always thought I needed to eat less and do more cardio (2-3 spin classes a week, etc). My weight has actually been creeping up over the last year on…
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Recent conversation with my trainer
So I've been working out with a personal trainer about 4 weeks now. I have been wearing a BMF since early July and trust the results I was getting. I wasn't getting traditional exercise in any sense of the word. My high burn days were around 2100 and low burn days were closer to 1950. My average calorie intake was around…
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Newbie question
So, I averaged what Scooby said was my TDEE between a 5-6 and 7-21 strenuous exercise (I'm in construction) an came up with 2328 (this is factoring in the minus the 15%). I have a pedometer which also tracks calories, in which I burned around 800 today at work. My question: now that I've figured ou my TDEE and put it in as…
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Am I in the right place??
Here's my question I posted elsewhere Ok so I've lost just over 20 pounds in 6 months and built a lot of muscle, I've gone from doing very minimum exercise to slowly working upto running 3 times a week, some crossfit and weight training 3 times a week, and on off days doing jillian or whatever I get the urge for. I've also…
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I need some support right now please
I am about to throw in the towel and stop my metabolism reset. This is week 4 for me, beginning of week 5 actually. I have gained over 10 pounds and I can no longer fit into any of my clothes. Last summer I weighed 151, which was high for me. As of today I weigh 180. I just keep gaining and gaining no matter what I try. I…
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Some Clarification Please
So I have spent the morning looking over all of this and it is making sense. I am 29 (30 in 10 weeks), 161cm and this morning weighted 88.1kg or 194lbs. My BMR is 1655 and my TDEE is 2564 to maintain or 2054 with 20% cut. I have customised my diary to be at 2000 calories per day. My exercise consists of using my bike on a…
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Recalculating every 5lbs.
If we are supposed to be recalculating TDEE every 5lbs, my question is should we be lowering the % cut. So for example if right now im eating 1850 calories each day and I lose 5 lbs and continue to stay at a 15% cut, my calories will continue to get lower and lower, bringing me closer and closer to my BMR calorie minimum.…
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ANYONE WITH CROHN'S OR I.B.S.?
Hi Everyone~ Boy, do I have one sore tummy! Without getting too graphic, I've been having some problems with loose bowels. It used to be only once a day but lately has increased to up 5-6 times per day! So I FINALLY went to my doctor (you know how us ex-healthcare workers are) and am being worked up for Crohn's or IBS. He…
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Question about scoobys calculator
hey all my EM2WL peeps!!!!! QUESTION! Im on scoobys calculator.......at first I just wanted to lose weight, but Ive completely changed my goal now....I want to lose fat and gain muscle (thats the option I chose) This calculator will have me eating at TDEE to do this...is this right???? I honestly feel my body doesnt like…
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Need some advice, encouragement, support...Anything!!
Need some advice - I haven't had any success losing weight in the past year. I've lost a few lbs here and there, but they always come back as soon as I travel, take a week off, etc. Even though when I am traveling, I'm not going overboard, still getting lots of exercise, etc. It just ALWAYS happens. Usually gain 5lbs in a…
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Advice needed - it's not working anymore!
I know that there are a million posts like this and I've read the stickies but I just need a little personal advice on what I might be doing wrong. I started EMTWL about three months ago and immediately lost 5 pounds. In August I was 138 pounds (8 pounds from my goal!) and now I'm up to 143 and the scale isn't moving. I've…
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p90x activity level?
I am about to finish up my second round of Supreme90 and plan to start p90x next week. I am currently eating at light exercise TDEE-15% (1630 cal). I think the Supreme90 averages around 30 min a day, 6 days a week. I think the p90x workouts are longer? So should I up my calories to moderate exercise TDEE-15% (1840 cal)? Or…
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Help with numbers please
Hi Iam somewhat new to this idea of eating more to weigh less . I am just wondering about what to put in for activity level. As of right now, I am not active at all.. I have been off work sick with an illness for 3 years and although I am feeling better my activity level is pretty low. Basically, I am ususally on the…
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Help! Need motivation to keep going
I'm only a few days into eating more, and I'm not happy at all. I know it takes patience, that what I'm gaining will come back down and for the long run... but right now, I feel HUGE. My abdomen, despite exercise that's leaving me sore, reminds me of when I was pregnant. I saw a mirror today and wanted to cry. I haven't…
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Cannot lift..
I have had an elbow injury for 7 weeks now and I went to the doctor today as it isn't getting better and he thinks it is tendonitis so it looks like I am going to be out of action with the weights for at least another 6+ weeks. I can only do lower body that doesn't involve holding weights - barbell squat, barbell lunge,…
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Out of curiosity, why could this be?
So after days of fiddling around and doing this and that measurements and calculations, I've finally got situated on a goal calorie intake of 1600 calories (20% deficit of my TDEE - approx. 2000 with moderate activity level). However, these past two days I've lost more weight than I have during the past week by actually…
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Fit bit or something else?
I should probably get one to help pin point the calories I burn during the day, correct? Can someone explain the difference btw fit it and HRM?
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What are your target calories set to?
Do you set your calories to your TDEE or cut amount? Maybe your BMR? What about exercise? Do you include it in your goals profile and log it? I jumped on the EMTWL bandwagon several weeks ago and set my calories to my cut TDEE and have not been logging exercise. My exercise goals are listed as zero since they are already…
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DD wants a Cathe dvd
ok Cathletes DD wants to do more working out other than volleyball and soccer. Which workouts do you suggest for a 15 year old. I thought about JM 30DS but JM's form is so far off and I dont want my baby hurting herself. Id rather her do a Cathe or someone else who has great form, easy to follow and will kick her butt. I…
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Discovered my measured RMR is VERY low - advice?
Good morning, all! After months of nothing happening with weight, inches, clothing sizes and fit, etc., I had my Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) tested yesterday. For my stats (F, 39, 63", 158lbs, 38%bf), I should have come out to around 1490 for my RMR. It was 1207. Dang it. The person running the test was a Registered…
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Carbs
I am new to this but here's my question - I have trouble meeting my carbs because I have an intolerance to bread and pasta, therefore try to avoid it when possible. I am not necessarily a Low Carb person. I try to get carbs from veggies. Is it bad that I don't meet my carbs for the day?
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Do you find you underestimate your calorie intake?
Just curious...I have my MFP set at 1700/day goal and I usually "eat back" my exercise calories on those days...I usually try to save a couple of hundred calories because I just know I'm forgetting about little bites here and there I take throughout the day and "forget" to record.... ...anyone else do that?
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What's most important- Cals, Carbs, Fat, Protein?
I've recently been increasing the amount I eat. Before, it was around 1200, but currently my MFP goal is 1500 and I will eat back my workout calories (so it will end up being more like 1600-1800 depending on how much I work out). My BMR is 1350 and my TDEE-20% is1680, btw. I'm not sure if I did that correctly...eh :/ I was…
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First week fail Help?
Backstory: I'm new to this site and I'm just trying the eat more to lose strategy. I lost a lot of weight in the past, but I did it by eating almost nothing and taking appetite suppressants and working out like a maniac. It made me really sick and I want to do it right this time because I gained most of it back pretty…
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EM2WL is a "weigh" of life, thanks!
Last month I joined the group Eat More to Weigh Less (EM2WL). I was constantly going over my 1200 calorie net that MFP suggested for me to lose 2lbs per week. I was always hungry and still tired a lot. I was becoming obsessed with exercise just so I could eat more. The bottom line, is I didn't want to keep going this way,…
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Just bought a fitbit!
As the title says I just bought a fitbit and iam sooooo excited to get it in the mail yah! Any tips on it? I bought the fitbit ultra because I didnt want to wait until the end of the month for the new "one" to ship
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Something still isn't working - please help?
Okay, I've run my numbers through a few (hundred) times, and I've been doing everything I'm supposed to do. Something is still wonky, so would you all mind chiming in? Stats: Female, 39, 63 inches, 158.8 pounds, 37.8% bf, neck 13.5, waist 33.5, hips 41.5 I'm lifting "heavy" three days per week- Starting…
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FINALLY starting to feel hungry!
This is the beginning of week 3 of reset for me, and I am FINALLY starting to be hungry! At least Im hungry in the morning, so Im trying to get the majority of my food in then when Im hungry and then just have a light dinner later. I also think that I may have been way over eating on days that I dance. Im 90% sure that I…
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Hello!
I'm new! :) I wanted to see if I'm doing this all right 'cause I've been slowly learning about this and found info last night that I'm *still* doing it in a VLC way! I had a huge appetite as a kid/teen. When I moved out on my own, I was so busy between finishing high school and working full time that my appetite dropped…