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Did a diet break/exercise break get you past a plateau?
I am wondering if I should take a diet and exercise break for a week. I have been stuck at this weight and body fat for what seems like months now and I just got a fitbit which shows that I have been under eating (have been eating around 1800 and I should have been eating 2000-2200). I want to lose another 2-4% body fat to…
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Encouragement Post
Eat More To Weigh Less-could this actually be the right war to go? Well for me it certainly seems that way. Years of starving and stuffing; long story; very boring! Best weight loss years ago was on 1750 calories a day. Couldn't seem to get back to that, it's funny how you can do something at one time and then can't…
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FitBit..BFM? help
Hi Iam looking in the the Fitbit and the Body Fit Media and just need some information. Based on what Iam seeing with the Body Fit Media you have to also pay an extra charge each month for the program? I am not seeing anything like that with the Fitbit am I correct? Also, when on the Fitbit site there are 2 different ones.…
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New to the Group
Hola, Everybody! I am new to the group. I workout 6 days per week, 3 days of cardio, 2 days of hour long lifting sessions, one day of yoga, and a rest day. I am on the border of moderately to very active--I'm a grad student so I am constantly walking around campus carrying my endless array of textbooks. The walk to the…
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Tell me what you eat..
I am just wondering what everyone else here eats on a daily basis! I am looking for some more meal ideas and was wondering what you eat for your meals/snacks?
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Finally the Weight is coming off!
Well it has been a long summer, I have been doing EM2WL since the beginning of May. I increased my calorie intake according to the Scooby numbers and then did my cut after 6 weeks. Nothing, I lost 4lbs and then started gaining, and gaining. Yikes, but I was losing inches! So that is positive. I decided about 2 weeks ago to…
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Protein Powder? Exercise?
It's the dawn of my newest fitness revelation! I just figured out that such a thing as "endomorphs" exist in the world and they are not in fact aliens, but people just like me. To combat evil body type (how did I ever not realize it before!?) I have been trying over the past week to reduce my carbs to 40%. To achieve this,…
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Is there any one program emtlw follows?
I mean that includes this cut thing and reset? I would like to read all about the "program" if there is "one" that emtwl follows? Thanks all, denise:)
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End of week 1 of (2nd) Reset- and HAPPY 2nd BREAKFAST DAY!
So today is the end of my first week in reset mode. Im trying to avoid getting on the scale. Period. Mental thoughts as of last night/this morning: I woke up feeling like I have a "food-baby" so I am in bloat mode. Second thought- omg, why did i start this two weeks before i have to be on stage for a belly dance showcase…
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Wow. Just WOW. Thank you EMTWL!
Wow. I have been at this since January 2nd. I lost at first, then levelled off to losing nothing on the vlcd I started on. MFP gave me a bump in June and I was losing about a half a pound per week. Started weights three weeks ago. I'm still not lifting as much as some of you are, but I'm doing more than I thought I could.…
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Got a fit bit - looks like I've been under eating! Help!
I just got my fitbit and it is giving me a higher calorie burn than scooby.. And that is without exercise! Scooby gives me 2200 calories for maintenance exercising 3-5 days per week. I have been wearing the fit bit and haven't been exercising and my calorie burn is around 2200-2500. When i Track it with exercise that means…
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Newer to the group
I'm looking further into this and going to start the whole EM2WL idea out. I'm training hard right now (Jamie Eason's LiveFit) and eat clean for the most part. According to the Scooby website my info is: BMR - 1385 TDEE - 2389 15% Cut Value - 2030 Just wanted to say Hi and glad this group and your website are out here. -…
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Women's lifting gloves?
Any recommendations? As I'm lifting heavier, I'm getting big ol' callouses, and I'd like to have something to protect my hands!
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HRM to track tdee?
Hi I am new to all of this and have been researching this topic and have question and need help. I calculated my values on scoobys And I am wondering has anyone actually worn a hrm for 24 hrs to see what you really burn? I am working out 6 days a week And I eat around 1880 a day. The days I lift I eat a bit more. If…
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TDEE or fitbit
I started eating EM2WL been eating between 1800-1900. I purchased a fitbit and it shows I need to eat more. Should I stick with my DTEE without exercise calories, or go with what my fitbit says daily?
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Help Me With My Numbers?
I am STILL at a standstill with my weight. I've been stuck here since Easter. I did a full reset. Went on vacation where I took a break and just tried to eat as healthy as possible without depriving myself (and walked a TON...went to Disney World with 7 of our 9 children). Got back from vacation and lost .5 lb. the week…
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Food Suggestions
Hi I just started this program and I am having a huge issue eating all the protein and not going past the carbs! I eat a lot of fruit and from what I can tell that is the issue. Do you have some good ideas for high protein other than meat and nuts. Also, if most of my carbs are coming from fruit is that bad?…
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Need help with calories while starting cut
Howdy! I'm about 2 weeks into my cut and not seeing really any change. I took the last 3 weeks of my reset off from working out and started back once I started my cut. My workout schedule involves 3 days of cardio (jogging/walking...working my way up to solely running) and 3 days of weights. Each workout is usually about…
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End of wk3 (wk7) and so tempted to lower my cal a bit..again
Sorry for the ramble people but I don't know what to do and just need to vent out. :frown: As some of you may know I start doing reset from August, 1st. However, 3 weeks later after eating based from scooby's sites (1461 cals), I got a fitbit and found out my TDEE is around 200 calories higher than what I have been eating…
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Should I eat extra if I'm under my weekly calorie goal?
Hi everyone, So I'm at the end of my 4th week of a 15-20% cut after doing 7 weeks of reset, and I've been losing both pounds and inches at a pretty steady rate. This week, however, I've had a few days when I've been about 200 calories under my goal, simply because I've been busy and haven't had time to get myself a proper…
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Trying to get calorie count up there!
Im REALLY REALLY trying to get the calorie count up there. And some days I can, (like yesterday, but that's because I drank an "Angry Pumpkin" and it put me just over. Then there are days like today- where its VERY difficult to make the calories up. Thursdays are my hardest days because not only do I run for 20-30 mins,…
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new. need a little advice!
I am 25 years old, 5'5 and 123 lbs. I don't want to lose much weight, maybe 5-8lbs, but I more so just want to maintain and tone. For the past few months I have been eating 1200 cals and have been jumping between 118-125lbs. I run outside for an hour 3 days a week, and 2 days a week i take an hour strength training class…
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Hungrier than my FitBit/Scooby TDEE!!
I have a great idea of my daily burn from my FitBit (1900-2200), averaging around 2000. I am eating 2100. But I could easily eat more due to actual hunger! I find this odd, especially coming from 1200 cals 3 months ago. What could it mean? I lift heavy 3x week for 35 min, and do only 30-80 min. of cardio per week. I have a…
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Special K
I just wanted to make a quick post acknowledging Special K's recent advert campaigns. These ads show women stepping on the scales and, instead of a number being displayed , they see words like "healthy", "happy" and "sexy". Basis of the ads is to think about how losing weight/getting healthy makes you feel, rather than the…
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Newbie
Hi I am really new at this. It sounds just like what I need. I just have a few questions. I am wondering about my exercise level. I do Insanity, Turbofire and I run and bike, plus do some circuit training a few days a week. I average 1.5 to 2+ hours of workout a day on most days. Should I set at a high level of workout or…
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How did YOU personally know your reset was over?
Just curious! I'm nearing 13 weeks . . .
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Am I Eating Enough?
I am currently doing a CUT (TDEE -20%). I have set my activity to light but I am not sure whether that is correct because I am always really hungry in the mornings. I workout at 5.30am every week day for 30 minutes doing Jillian Michaels 30 day shred with 4kg weights. I have a 20 minute walk to work after that (two 10…
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can you recommend a HRM or HRM features?
Do you guys have recommendations for specific HRMs, or features that are helpful? I have a watch one but I don't think it's that great and it's annoying to use.
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Fitbit questions
So ... I'm thinking of getting one to get a more accurate TDEE. I've just got a few questions for Fitbit owners! 1. Was your TDEE close to the one given by online calculators? 2. If you also own a heart rate monitor (I have the Polar F6 and LOVE it), does the Fitbit replace it? 3. What do you use your Fitbit for and is it…
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3 weeks into EM2Wl and i'm not losing anything.
It's been three weeks, and I haven't lost a pound, in fact i've been 2100 calories i've maintained my weight, the calculator says i maintain on 2500 calories, and ive tried 1800-1900 calories before and my weight would just stall there too. Should I up my calories again? maybe to 2200? I work out weight train and caridio…
