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Thanks, that's very interesting! So, if it takes 35 days to gain 1 lb if I was over TDEE by 100 cals . . . Then why am I gaining weight now, and for the past year? Could it be because I'm under my TDEE, and my body wants to store fat due to being in "starvation mode"? I had another 162 today. So this week my weight has…

Thanks for the comments! I always read the comments right away, but might not post again until I have something “interesting” to report! I ended up adding 50 more calories 4 weeks ago, up to 2350. Some calculators have me at 2400, others at around 2180. I’ve only gained 1 pound with this increase so far, and have been…

I'm hungry today! I'm not sure why, the only reason I can think of is I need more food! I just realized something . . . I am at the same calorie level now that I was at last fall! That's when I was going up or down by 100 calories. I went up to about 2300, and felt pretty good. But then I lowered the cals by 100 because I…

Okay I just did some measurements. The waist and hips are pretty much the same as 2 moths ago, the beginning of July, when my weight was 155. The waist at the belly button seems to have gone down by maybe 1/2 inch, interestingly! I am very careful with measuring and tracking my calories. I am afraid to go out to eat! I…

I need help figuring out what my body is telling me! I am feeling more hungry, but my weight is still trending upward. My calories: I’ve been at the 2300 calorie level for 9 weeks now. Scooby has me at 2170 for moderate exercise, and 2400 for strenuous. Other calculators at “active” level (vs. light active or very active)…

Last week I was brave and upped the calories by 50! I had a night when I woke up feeling hungry enough to get a snack (plus the fatigue I mentioned before), so that prompted me to think I might need more calories. My weight stayed pretty much in the same range as last week, maybe a tiny bit on the higher end. Well, last…

Thanks Kelly, that makes me feel a bit better! What are the “other ways” to gauge our TDEE? Would it include sleeping better, better mood, not feeling very hungry, having more energy for workouts, etc? It sure is confusing because the metabolism reset guide says to watch the scale. And that seems simple because it’s…

Thanks for the comments! I’ll have to think about the stress water weight. When you say just doing 25 calories at a time keeps my body under stressful conditions longer, do you mean the stress of being under TDEE, not having enough calories? I agree, it seems like 25 cals at a time will take forever! It seems it is not…

Have you calculated your estimated TDEE? Go here and type in your stats. http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ You may be eating only 100-200 calories over your BMR, the calories you need just to lay there and keep your organs functioning. That doesn't include any daily activity or exercise. The TDEE number is…

Thanks for the interesting info! I had someone tell me to take it slow at 25 calorie increases, and it’s been about every 5-8 weeks. But I know EM2WL says to increase by 100 calories, and in reading about reverse dieting they mostly say 100 calories and some say 50-100 calories. I was afraid maybe I was going too slow!…

Thanks for telling me about the Webinar! Where do we show up for it? Do we just log in here to the main EM2WL page? Is it possible to gain weight because we need more calories? (I’m going to guess yes?) I am so hungry today! I’ve woken up too early the last couple of days and am hungry and irritable, and just feel yucky,…

Thanks heybales! What do you think the top range of moderately active would be? Maybe 2200-2300? The exercises/PT stuff I am doing include: Squats, Hamstring curls, Hip and Glute and Quad exercises, Abs, Bicep curls and Tricep kickbacks, Shoulder exercises. They are all like what people do for regular workouts at the gym,…

Thank you Kelly! WOW, I never thought my activity would qualify as “strenuous”! I thought maybe I could be in the middle somewhere between moderate and strenuous. I added it up and am figuring the minimum amount of exercise I do is about 3 ½ hours, and could be up to 4 ½ hours. (My exercise consists of my PT-related…