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Bingo... we have a winner! I think this is a great approach... You might weigh in in 14 or 21 days instead... I didn't lose as much as you (you look fantastic by the way), but I transitioned by adjusting my calories in MFP as you are doing ... 1 Lb loss.. to .5 Lbs loss for a few weeks prior to goal.. then to maintain...…
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[threadhijack] ok.. read the original excerpt again please... I believe you are agreeing with Meerkat and I.... in which case, I would agree with you :flowerforyou: [/threadhijack]
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Without more details... The obvious answers are that you have lost water weight (could be a lot of reasons - TOM, Sodium causing water retention, etc etc etc.) and likely with the behaviour you describe, you eliminated some waste that you didn't replace...
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The issue was the comment that if you eat below your BMR you will not lose weight... this is simply inaccurate. There are a lot of ways your body responds to a low calorie diet and eating significantly below BMR has it's effects, Including increasing the % of loss that will come from Muscle, lowering of BMR (but not enough…
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I would strongly support what Jesse is saying here. The fluctuations you are seeing may be the result of a number of things, but if you are eating at at reasonable target and estimating your calorie intake correctly, then you can be pretty confident that increases are not the result of adding fat. ... I'd suggest you…
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Than in my view BOTH of you should try to help out and help correct misunderstandings instead of posting what amounts to useless words. To the OP. Lots of advice here - Obviously lots of people are stressing the quality of the calories you are eating, and while I would disagree that poor calorie quality will keep fat on…
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If you don't mind a 'cut and paste, answer I replied to another thread on this topic... This makes its rounds every few days - So people regularly discuss this... In my experience here you will find 2 camps of people generally (and of course a few out in their own field playing their own game ;) ) camp one: Target what MFP…
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OMG! Love this! Literally burst out laughing! If I hear one more 'you need to eat more to lose more'...:explode:
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Part of it is simply the constant transition of people through the tool... And obviously trending topics and opinions and fads... As well, and I've said this before, but I'll repeat it here... I think it is important to recognize that for many people, part of the attraction of MFP is the ability to connect in community of…
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Just to stir the pot, but the sheer volume of well meaning, but incorrect, people that post and continue to insist that Caffeine dehydrates you really is disappointing. It doesn't, please update your information. There is little use in making people who happen to like colas and coffee drink copious quantities of water and…
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You might like this article: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/exercise-and-weightfat-loss-part-1.html He discusses the fact that the impact of workouts, in general, on the calorie in vs calorie out equation isn't really that large - certainly by comparison to the impact diet can have. Obviously there are reasons…
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So... Let's talk weight loss... Yes, you should exercise and you should eat back a portion of your exercise calories. In your example, if you eat 1400 calories and work out to burn 800, then for the day, you have provided your body only 600 calories. You can't do this consistently... Your body will draw from energy stores…
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So, this makes its rounds every few days - So people regularly discuss this... In my experience here you will find 2 camps of people generally (and of course a few out in their own field playing their own game ;) ) camp one: Target what MFP tells you since when it determines your target calories to create your deficit, it…
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Not to be argumentative, but this is generally no longer considered to be accurate. It seems this used to be considered standard nutritional knowledge, but recent studies have suggested it is not correct. Nutritionists that keep current will now express, as has been expressed elsewhere in this thread, that most fluids you…
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Right Click on the pick and you should be able to select "view" or another option to see it on its own... it is worth it! To the OP - FANTASTIC transformation! Congratulations.
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A few additional thoughts... Agree that you want it to be a healthy process. One of the reasons you want to make sure it is a reasonable pace is that if you create too large a calorie deficit your body will consume a greater amount of muscle than if you lose your weight at a slower pace. To help retain muscle, work out -…
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So... I'll let an expert answer the question (See Below), but the short/simple answer is generally "No".. That is, you likely cant do it at the same time... paticularly given your trim physique, but you can do it... Step 1:Lose 5 Pounds of fat; Step[ 2: Gain 5 Pounds of Muscle...…
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I like it overall.... A few I am not so sure about.... I'm fairly certain I disagree with...
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At the risk of this becoming a "Eat more to lose More" thread.... I'll jump in... A quick look indicates that your BMR is quite a bit higher than you are eating at. If you are not eating back your exercise calories, than you are quite a bit below your BMR. When you do this, your body makes a number of adaptations - Studies…
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The best advice I can give you is to call your doctor. A medically supervised and monitored program is really what you should look for given your history. You understand your proclivity to return to an unhealthy pattern and your body may still have resulting adjustments to make depending on your ED that may really make any…
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Just keep going.... Where weight comes off of you is mostly genetic. The only thing you can do is keep going.... and Congratulations of the success so far!
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Soooo.. not to be nosy or judgmental here... but At 5'5" and 112 Lbs, you are at the very bottom of a healthy BMI. Now, not to say that BMI is a perfect indicator, but it is an indicator... What are you trying to achieve? If it is muscle gain and toning (and don't worry about bulking up - women generally can't really add…
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I'll pitch in here....I'm sure you'll get lots of other input (Some good and some bad - you get to discern which is which :0 ) To start with, 6 Pounds a month is likely do-able... it does depend on how well your adherence is, how closely your starting estimates match up with what your body needs, etc etc etc... - The key…
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Don't eat processed meats. Cook Meat's yourself, fruits, vegetables raw if possible or lightly steamed - no adding salt... even healthy starches and you can be great. Prepared foods and many pre-packaged meats, (Including some frozen boxed meats by the way) are nuts in terms of amount of sodium... (Edit for spelling)
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My quick answer is forgive yourself for the day and move on... this is a process that will take time and you really shouldn't worry about one day other than to review it and see how you can avoid doing it again in the future..... A more complete answer may require a bit more information as to how close your target is to…
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Not to be a reference freak, because I recognize that this can be irritating to see a random web address posted in a thread, but can you pleases provide some support for this answer? It directly contradicts most articles and studies I have read. Not to say that frequency of meal has no role to play in fitness... There are…
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Yikes.... To the OP, there is a lot of bad information in this thread.. And I know it is impossible to discern who knows what they are talking about and who, through best of intentions, are passing along meaningless information, but since you have asked for opinions you will get everything here and I leave it to you to…
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Hi Preacher, I saw your post and no reply to it so felt I should post a quick message... Respectfully, I disagree strongly. If you do more research you will find that timing of meals, frequency of meals, etc have no impact on weight *loss*. Calories in vs calories out is what matters. So if you add an extra 200 calories in…
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