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The one thing I can tell you is that with EM2WL it's definitely better to overestimate rather than underestimate. I do NROLFW x 3 times per week & 1 x bikram yoga and sit at a desk all day, and I calculate at moderate and definitely lose. If you're doing much more than that, and especially if you're lacking energy during…
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Protein in the 120s is great! Yeah some people still lose without paying close attention to their macros, but I think you get better results if you do. Oohh.... TOM! Lol that could explain everything. I would give it a few days and see how you go. I blow up like a balloon and sometimes it looks like I've gone backwards by…
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Yay! this is all great news for you :) How awesome is it feeling that hunger and knowing you can feed it well now :)
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Feel free to add me too... coming from a history of years of VLCDs I'm now a huge EM2WL enthusiast :)
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Haha my pedantic brain really liked that photo :)
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Hi Jennie, So sorry to hear you're frustrated! I'm curious to know if you are counting calories only or if you are keeping your macros in check (particularly protein)? At the moment I'm only strength training 3 days a week and I have my levels set at moderate. I'm definitely losing in size (I don't weigh). I'm wondering if…
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Just one thing to consider... if you're netting under BMR frequently, your body still thinks it's starving. You need to net well over your BMR on high cardio days. Your body needs to consistently know it's going to be well fueled or it will keep holding onto fat. Personally, I always eat more on my lifting days as I know…
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Absolutely fantastic & inspiring results!!! Well done!!
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Hey there, Oh you poor thing... some of this stuff can be so confusing when you start. Unfortunately eating at BMR for 8 weeks is so far away from a proper reset that you probably won't have gained any benefits of a reset whatsoever. If you're eating at BMR, nothing's changing. Your body may still think it was close to…
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omg, someone needs to post him that link to the sticky that's got the study of the obese women eating 700 cals a day and not losing. how can ANYONE possibly survive on less than 800, let alone less than 1200. oh my god someone needs to stop this guy ASAP. i hope that woman doesn't follow his advice.
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So true, such a great point!!! I have considered paleo (just like I have considered every other diet ever written to man) but I know now that I would never be able to stick to it long term so what's the point. I know I can still get lean eating a reasonable amount of carbs (look at Lucia & Kiki!) so I would only be…
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Just wondering, are you paying attention to your macros? Particularly protein & carbs? It's very common to up cals by eating heaps more carbs and that prob won't do you many favours. But like Sweatpants said, you've gotta hang in there because it IS worth it!! Your body has to adjust to the new patterns. Also, have you…
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Hey Catherine, It's a stressful thing at first, the whole mentality of upping cals. However I can see 2 things - the 1st, that you are reliant on the scale for your progress, and the 2nd, that you have eaten an extremely low calorie diet for a very very VERY long time. Your metabolism will have adjusted to this amount of…
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I'm 5'3 and 132. I eat around 2100 for TDEE and my cut is around 1850 with moderate to high amounts of exercise. Have been cutting since doing a reset about a month ago but just started lifting heavy. RAVENOUS since starting the lifting, despite intaking huge amounts of protein so instead of dealing with the hunger, have…
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I totally agree!! The more I read, the better I feel about what I'm doing. I'm only a week in, but I just feel incredible. I have so much more energy than when I was on 1200... can't believe I was starving myself without even realising. Plus, over the last few months I had this underlying tension and anger that I just…
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Yes, this is so similar to me!! And I'm scared, but excited!! I've just done all my calculations and my TDEE cut by 15% is 1821. And I want to thank you SO much for this group, and this post. Couldn't work out how 1200 was doing so little for me while all these people around me ate heaps and maintained good bodies. Now…
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personally, i "cheat" a little every day. but it's not cheating because it's incorporated into my calorie count (which, at the moment, is actually quite low at 1300 per day). but i manage to still eat something awesome every day, whether it be chocolate, or an extra sushi roll, or whatever. that way, i never feel like i'm…
