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You've basically periodized your workouts and that's good!

Great job, seems like the weight loss each week is small but consistent!

It's been almost a week. I plan on lifting tomorrow though.

Hope it's not just deflated muscles from not lifting ;)

Reset: gained 17 pounds and 8 1/4 inches :# gained over 1 month getting to tdee & a 2 month reset Cut 1: Week 1: -2.2 pounds Week 2: +0.4 Week 3: -0.2

That can be based on activity level or they are on a cut... Or if not EM2WL ladies, they are simply cutting calories to lose weight.

Yes it is quite normal. My tdee is about 2400, i'm a sahm of 3. I found the em2wl calc accurate. You'll want to get to that estimated level and eat there for a few weeks. Then you want to push it a little higher. You want to find your true numbers. And the higher you reset at, the higher you can cut at.

Feeling down about myself lately. It didn't help that I woke up sick and felt worse and worse throughout the day. Need to stay off instagram! While I am happy for people who have been successful, its very discouraging right now. I'm sure some of this feeling is hormonal, but its not like I expect to have a perfect body, i…

There is a lot of disagreement on whether you can lose fat and gain muscle at the same time. From what i have read, its hard to effectively do both but not impossible. It may be easier since you've just started. It would be better to build muscle first, then shed fat to reveal definition. Plus, you can eat more with more…

I think thats okay! You'll probably have amazing "newbie gains". And you'll have some great recomp. After a while of bulking (progressively lift more weight and learn some free weights/ dumbbells/barbell) you could do a small cut to lose a bit of fat.

You could do that or Put in original tdee in mfp. When entering exercise cals: manually change to 1 calorie. This is probably more accurate (unless you have a body device, i think) because mfp and/or treadmills can give inflated calories burnt.

Denise, Let me see if i understand you. You put in your goal as bulk/build muscle. So in that case you want to eat more than your tdee (and you've got to have your protein % up because thats what you need for muscles!) @NWCountryGal

Still half a pound down! Great job! It could be due to other factors as well. Kayak fishing sounds amazing! Where abouts do you live? River or lake? I live in the mountains of CO so our lakes are still frozen :( gotta wait a bit longer for fishing!

It gets easier and less overwhelming over time denise! Take it one step at a time :)

Those are some excellent inches lost in only two months! Measurements/getting smaller is more important than the scale. So, if mfp is set to sedentary- are you eating the amount the spreadsheet says? Or what mfp says? Also, why do you have 2 different tdee's listed?

Hi @Smntharose7 Did you just start em2wl? I'd recommend hitting those calorie goals first. Then getting enough protein or fiber. It's easier to make one change at a time and eventually you can get to the point where hitting calories and macros is almost second nature.

A 5 pound gain over 12 weeks is awesome! (I gained 17 in 8 weeks :( and one would think that if I put on weight easily/quickly i could lose easily/quickly.) You'll rock the cut, i'm sure of it!

^ thats awesome! I am up 15 since my reset but i also gained 8+ inches. Which is annoying discouraging. Hoping those are going down while on a cut but my clothes fit the same.

Hi Angela, Glad you've found us! I think lifting heavy for you is good! Definitely do so safely so you don't hurt yourself and you will eventually be able to lift heavier and heavier. Have you tracked calories at all? If you haven't been, it may be helpful first to track what you are eating to see if you are over tdee. And…

Reset: gained 17 pounds and 8 1/4 inches :# gained over 1 month getting to tdee & a 2 month reset Cut 1: Week 1: -2.2 pounds Week 2: +0.4

How slow did you reverse out of your cut @molnardrea ?

Bumping. I've heard that some people have a better loss after the first cut is over. Your weight seems pretty stable. Sounds frustrating- maybe the inches are down. How do your clothes fit?

I usually use some protein powder but it rarely makes me feel full- maybe because its in liquid form? But, then again, the same thing happens with protein bars. Its just not filling to me. I use them if needed to meet goals (like when traveling, especially quest bars for protein & fiber!) but it doesn't satisfy like a big,…

I'd say a good plan as long as your deficit average doesn't drop below -15%.

Your cut calories are 1350-1500? Was that your initial cut numbers? Thats a very steep deficit- you want to only cut 10-15% off of your tdee.

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Good idea :) Its hard to not get overwhelmed- focus on one thing at a time. I personally worked on tracking my calories/getting in my range. Then i got enough protein, then enough fiber, etc. now they are all almost second nature.

I've only read the metabolic reset guide- not the starter kit. It states that if you have been eating over tdee (not dieting at all) then you may jump right into your cut. If you've been eating lower than that- ether way lower, like below bmr, or for a very long time- then you need to reset or your body will never see the…

You should do the reset first @ibtmas you need to know what your tdee is before you cut. If you went from 1200-1800 you will gain most likely as your body is used to the lower amount. Once you reset then you can take away 15% for a few weeks to do a cut. Unless you only ate 1200 for a few weeks. What is your dieting…

You could eat at 1800 until your weight stabilizes (not goes back down), if you are okay with a slow progress. Or if you are still adjusting to eating that much. I didn't want a really long procress so i jumped way up- and gained 17 pounds total during my reset.