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So here's another thought that's kind of out there. When I look at my macros, I usually get enough protein and fat but I'm usually low on carbs. Like usually I'm at around 40% carbs and MFP says to have 50% carbs. A trainer at EQX told me to have more carbs and I kind of brushed it off. Maybe since I'm always trying to eat…

This is exactly what I am going through! I don't lift anything crazy but I definitely do notice that an intense interval training session makes me feel more hungry than a zumba class would make me feel (even though zumba actually burns more calories).

Yes, and that's why I shared this, so I could see if other people have had the same experience. Have you tried dieting while working out vigorously for 10+ hours a week?

Exactly! I think it would be easier if I cut down on exercise but I don't want to cut down...I enjoy working out!

I don't think the MFP calculations cause binge eating, I think the vigorous exercise makes me feel hungry all day and this would be the case regardless of whether I was using MFP calculations or TDEE. If I was sitting in a couch all day I would have no problem eating half of what I eat now.

Anecdotally that's just not true. A few years ago, I lost 10-15 lbs by having 1200-1300 calories a day with very light exercise (30 minutes of strength training including warmup and cooldown). That was MUCH easier than trying to have 1600 calories a day with 60-75 minutes of high intensity exercise and walking 15,000 steps…

Update: I have been working out a lot in the gym and my cardio fitness has significantly improved and I’ve also gotten stronger. But I feel hungrier than ever all day long - it seems like as I ramp up the intensity of my workouts I become exponentially more hungry. I haven’t been losing weight and I’ve been having between…

I disagree - clean is key in a gym for me. I have a lot of indoor allergies, so I can't imagine going to a gym with dust (totally different from working out outside which I wouldn't view as unclean). I also shower at the gym every day which I would 100% not do if the showers weren't pristine (I go to Equinox). I actually…

Yeah, so the bagel thing is only once a week, obviously bothered me enough to mention it though! On days when the bagel isn't in front of me it's easy to choose 300 calories worth of healthy food (ex: some mornings I'll have a hard boiled egg with a piece of ezekiel bread, and a couple of hours later I'll have a Larabar).…

So I actually have it at the lowest activity level (I think I put sedentary but don't remember) to be on the safe side.

Makes total sense, thanks. I think this may be true for me. My Vo2 max is also not that good so I was hoping to improve it - I hope my interval training is enough to help with this.

Yeah I can totally do this when I don't work out as much. Ex: we have snacks set up at 2pm, and I can totally choose a protein shake (1 scoop of protein powder + 8 oz unsweetened almond milk) over a pack of Goldfish if I didn't work out that day - but this trade becomes much harder if, for example, I worked out in the…

Totally makes sense and I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this! I can totally manage macros when I don't work out or get minimal activity, but it's close to impossible to choose an egg or a piece of fruit over a bagel after an hour at Equinox and a half hour walk to work - what usually happens after a workout is…

I've never really looked at my weekly deficit - any thoughts on why I should use that number instead of looking at my daily deficit? Also, my bigger point is that it's significantly harder for me to reach a calorie deficit when I do work out than it is when I don't work out. Has anyone else experienced this?

Yeah but what you’re missing about the 3-2-1 format is that the 3 and the 2 min intervals are high intensity intervals and the 1 min intervals are low intensity/reat intervals (ex: hold a plank or boat pose). Suppose you wanted to argue that HIIT is different from interval training and Body Shred would qualify as interval…

No you’re totally missing the point. Jillian Michaels Body Shred doesn’t just have intervals with “varied intensity” like one person said. It is a structured workout with explicit high intensity intervals and explicit low intensity/rest intervals. Circuit training doesn’t have these rest intervals at all (I know because I…

No the OP is looking for accuracy and she's totally right. Body Shred is an interval training workout. For all of the people who are questioning it, I have to ask...have you ever done it?

No this is total nonsense. I've taken the Body Shred class at my gym and it is totally interval training (not circuit training). It's a high intensity class and a great one (in my experience it burns around 150-200 calories in 30 minutes, for an avg sized woman). It definitely has high intensity intervals and the ab…

Class Fitsugar would be perfect for you. They have plenty of 30-minute videos and they are free and enjoyable. I never get bored of them.

Hi all - thanks for all of the helpful comments! A few things: 1) I'm not cutting carbs that drastically! I looked at my MFP logs and it looks like I am having about 120g of carbs a day. But none of it comes from bread, pasta, cereal, rice, etc. - except for one piece of buckwheat bread that I eat (and thoroughly enjoy!)…

Hi - I'm in some ways on the same boat as you - I used to do a lot of HIIT and weights, usually with FitnessBlender. I recently tried barre (I haven't done xtend but I have done pure barre, core fusion, physique 57, barre code and others). I find it very challenging - I was sure it would be easy after HIIT but that's not…