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Check out the "Eat More to weigh less" group here on MFP. It's a great group.

Those people are the same people who work out at home during the week because they have small children that go to bed early. Those are the people who work during the day and have other obligations on week nights. Those are the people who have a spouse that is on call 24/7 and can be called out to an accident scene at any…

Yes, a good shot of protein within 30 minutes of a workout for muscle recovery and repair. Even if it's just a scoop of protein powder in a glass of water or milk.

Fruit sugar is fine. I'm more concerned about protein and sodium.

Sources of protein....greek yogurt, protein powder, eggs, milk, cheese, beans, soy.

I have a pair of winter trail running shoes that i use. I've never had a problem getting them clean. I usually buy a t-shirt from a craft store and then do an iron-on transfer for my team name. I just make sure I rinse clothes with a hose to get the most of the mud out before I throw them in the washer.

Did you make the dinner or was it dinner out, like at a restaurant? If you made it at home use the recipe builder and it will tell you how many calories, and you can save it for the next time you have it.

I don't go for a certain calorie amount per meal, but I do pre-log my food the night before. I start by logging breakfast, lunch and dinner and then fill in snacks.

Same here. A move in either direction gets recorded every week.

Different form of birth control here (IUD) but this spring I lost 11 lbs using EM2WL. Beginning of June I had the IUD inserted and my weight started going back up despite doing the exact same thing I had been successful in the 3 months prior. I'm now back at my original weight. I'm giving it till the end of the year, and…

Yeah, today is a rest day for me so I don't have any exercise calories to burn so we'll see what the adjustment is at the end of the day. And for food I'll just make sure it's grabbing all the calories. If not I'll put all evening calories in my dinner meal.

Where is the BMF adjustment coming from though? For example, on this site for today I already have a BMF adjustment of 163 calories listed in my exercise, but I haven't logged any exercise today. What is that 163 based on? The issue I was having with calories synching is that BMF wasn't picking up the calories listed after…

Where is the BMF adjustment coming from though? For example, on this site for today I already have a BMF adjustment of 163 calories listed in my exercise, but I haven't logged any exercise today. What is that 163 based on? The issue I was having with calories synching is that BMF wasn't picking up the calories listed after…

I've had my BMF since March. I love it! It really helps to see what I truly burn each day. It's always great at the end of the day to see that you burned more than you thought you had.

Me too. It's getting out of control and too overwhelming for newbies.

Autumn, THANK YOU! That's what finally did it. I'm back.

I know my DOMS doesn't usually kick in until 24 hours later. I don't know when you posted, but any soreness yet?

I usually go by hours, and not necessarily exertion level. Assuming you're walking at a good clip, just the walks themselves is probably 7 hours a week. Add in the other stuff and I personally would pick strenuous.

Just wanted to add that I'm in the same boat. I lost 11 lbs the first 3 months of EM2WL, and then stalled. I'm in the middle of a TDEE week right now to see if that gets things going the right direction again. I haven't decided whether I'll do a 2nd week or not. Do it with me. YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!

Our stories are very similar, never being on a VLCD and going straight to a 15% cut from the beginning. I was steadily losing until June rolled around when I stopped losing and actually started gaining. I also had the Mirena inserted the beginning of June, so I don't know if that had anything to do with it. I'm doing the…

Yes, you want to eat your TDEE - 15% EVERY DAY whether you work out or not. The only time you need to eat back exersice calories is if your burn brings your NET value lower than BMR, in which case you eat back until you reach BMR.

I'm at the same spot as you. I've lost 11 lbs, but now I've stopped. I'm planning on taking a reset week next week and eating at TDEE for the week to see if that helps when I go back to -15%.

I want to know too. I'm getting ready to start a reset week next week and didn't know what to do about exercise. Are you supposed to just eat at TDEE and keep the same exercise or eat at TDEE and no exercise?

Okay, you guys have me confused. I know that if you're coming from VLCD you need a full reset of 6-8+ weeks to start. But if you're not coming from VLCD I thought you only needed to a do a 1-2 week reset if a: you plateau or b: you want to do it every 6 weeks or so. But even then I thought it was only 1-2 weeks. It doesn't…

Thanks all. I'm still going to do my reset week next week and see how things go after that for a few weeks, but if things don't turn back around I'll call my doctor. I was just wondering if anyone else with an IUD had either gained weight or couldn't lose it, which they thought was due to the IUD.

Bump. Anyone else?

I always log my full exercise calorie count. I don't pay any attention to the numbers on my food tracker page. On my homepage I only look at the food number and the net number.

Your trainer is probably on the right track. My unprofessional guess is that you're not eating enough. Check out the Eat More to Weigh Less group.

Enter it as cardio. There's a category in the cardio section for strength training.

Thanks all. Okay, let me try to answer questions. 1. My BMF & Scooby differ by only about 80 calories so they're pretty close. I'm taking a 3-4 week average for my TDEE to make sure one week doesn't throw my numbers off. 2. I do exercise. Currently I'm training for the Susan G Komen 3-day walk in Oct, so unfortunately my…