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  • Thanks for the replies! Makes sense that 2 weeks might be a little to frequent. I think I'll try taking a 2 week break every 8-12 weeks like suggested and just pop in a maintenance day every couple weeks when I feel I need one. Quick question: I've been in eating in what I think is small deficit the past 2 weeks and have…
    in Diet Break Study-Fat Loss Goal Comment by emily23dw May 2019
  • Oh okay that makes sense! Thank you for you help!
    in 1200 calories NET or GROSS? Confused need advice Comment by emily23dw June 2016
  • It does seem like a lot doesn't it? I was at the gym for a little over an hour and I did 10 min on the stairs to warm up and then the rest of the time I was a doing a leg/cardio circuit that involved weights and plummet roc moves ( burped,jump squats). My heart rate was above 170 the whole time. If I only eat back half the…
    in 1200 calories NET or GROSS? Confused need advice Comment by emily23dw June 2016
  • So do you recommend eating my 1200 cal and then eating back only a portion of my exercise cals? For example today I burned 570 cals at the gym according to my HR monitor. Should I eat like half of those back or all or...how do you decide? Sorry for all the questions! Just wan to make sure I do this in a heathy way!
    in 1200 calories NET or GROSS? Confused need advice Comment by emily23dw June 2016
  • Thank you for your reply! Just wanted to clear the part up about the 2000 calories. I meant that on days I workout or work my total calories burned for the ENTIRE day can get up to 2000-2300 calories,not my workout or shift by itself.
    in 1200 calories NET or GROSS? Confused need advice Comment by emily23dw June 2016
  • Thank you everyone and good luck to you all!
    in 15 pounds by June.. aka summer Comment by emily23dw January 2016
  • I can happily say I have stopped my binge eating. It took me about 2 years of struggling with it to finally figure out what works for me and healing my relationship with food. I am now 2 months binge free ( after 2 years of binging almost daily)! All I can say is that you should never ever lose hope. I thought I could…
    in Anyone overcome B.E.D Comment by emily23dw August 2015
  • @greekyogurtandpuppies thank you for your input! @SLLRunner thank you for your thoughtful message. I totally understand that losing 25 lbs sounds like too much, so I'll see how I feel as I go. I have tried getting into weights but I find I enjoy cardio/resistance/hiit ( bodyweight with some weights added in with plyo…
    in Does this sound like a good plan? Comment by emily23dw June 2015
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