meggyh20

Either exercise is good for you...both burn calories which would create a deficit for any person who is eating sensibly. The main benefit of HIIT is that it is more efficient, and also creates an anaerobic state that is more efficient at burning fat (and has a higher afterburn effect than steady state cardio). My favorite…

I decided tonight that I needed to take a progress photo similar to the initial photo I took just before I started MFP and about a month before I started EM2WL. This way I can really see any difference that has occurred, though I feel the difference in the way my clothes fit and even seeing other pictures of myself. I…

This is my reminder to do so. I really haven't taken a break other than my vacation in June, and that was about 6 weeks ago so I'm due. I actually haven't purposely eaten at TDEE for any amount of time yet, so this should be fun. :)

I'm not a clean eater either, but my diary is also open. I try to eat decent for the most part, and do pretty well about meeting macros most days. But I do eat, and am losing weight, slowly but surely.

Your story and mine are so eerily similar... :) And that makes me feel better. Along with the recent break in the 8 week plateau I was on recently. I totally agree with all you wrote.

I have a lot to lose, but after a few pound loss when I began EM2LW (at a 15% cut), I also began NROLFW and stayed at the same weight for about 8 weeks. It got kind of frustrating just because I felt I should be losing weight even though I was building muscle. Well, I wasn't able to lift for about the last two weeks, and…

That's usually what I do if my net is below my BMR. I think you did it right. :)

I do it once or twice per week for about 20-25 minutes. I also don't have the greatest knees though I feel NROLFW is helping with my leg strength which helps to support my weak knees. I usually do my intervals on the elliptical too because running, especially on the treadmill is the worst for my knees. My favorite part of…

I agree with taking the average of light and moderate. I just calculated my light and moderate TDEE on Scooby and compared to my Fitbit daily average for the last week. My activity level is pretty much identical to yours. Mod TDEE = 2522 Light TDEE = 2237 Average of mod/light = 2379.5 Actual average = 2363 via fitbit 15%…

I would think of it this way. In order to truly gain 10 lbs, you would need to eat an excess of 35000 calories over 4 weeks, over your TDEE. Thats almost 10000 calories per week, or 1500 extra per day. This is unlikely to be true fat gain based on that, but you could actually be building some muscle back (and retaining…

It could actually be helpful to tack your cardio at the end of your weight sessions as it has been shown to burn more calories. But you might consider shortening it to 20 minutes and do intervals instead of steady state exercise. You could still do this on the bike, and just ride one minute as hard as you can go, two…

That's great! Congrats on running the whole way! Amazing what properly fueling your body can do for you. :)

I haven't started two yet (will today) but those types of exercises help develop the core muscles. You really have to tighten your abs to remain stable while standing on one leg bending over. :)

Lack of sleep will increase cortisol production, which will increase hunger and promote fat storage. Also, you mentioned at least 7 hours of "formal" exercise, if I understood correctly, in addition to housework and other daily activities. It sounds as though you may fall into the strenuous category. How is your body…

I just finished stage 1 and have hung around 190 for almost all of that stage. However, I have lost a few inches and definitely look different in pictures. I eat 1900-2000 calories daily, and try to stick to 40/30/30 macros. For cardio, I do interval training either doing sprints or the arc trainer, 2-3 days/week. I am…

That was a polite way of putting it.

After having my FitBit for a few days, I feel the same way. It is interesting to see the difference between a slow or busy day at work interms of steps taken and calories burned. And I think I may need to lower my intake a but but I need to see what happens on my active days first. So far I have only used it on work days…

Wow! Look at how toned that underarm area has become, not to mention that bicep! Huge difference in such a short time! Thanks for sharing!

Go for it! I'm a little intimidated looking at stage 2, but at the same time can't wait to get started! :)

First of all, great job on what you've done so far! I have a lot further to go than you do, but my suggestion would be to at least finish stage 1 of NROLFW before you make a change. I think your body is likely responding to the muscle you're building and that's where the bloat is coming from. Be sure you're getting plenty…

I can't believe people are so rude! I absolutely do not think it's a woman's job to "give" a man children of a specific gender and I really can't believe people would say such things. We just have one, the fourth of now five grandsons of my parents. The only granddaughter is adopted from China, and while we would love to…

I just want to say that I also don't put a lot of stock in what these "plan the gender of your baby" sites say. I have a lot of background in biology/anatomy/physiology and know that the sperm holds the X/Y that determines the sex. However I have also done some reading on the pH of the woman's vaginal fluid having an…

The "girl sway" recommendations are low protein, low calorie, low nutrient,low fat,etc. We are TTC soon so according to this site, we will likely be having another boy. No way am I eating like that. LOL.

I'm on my special workouts and then will be finished as well. My numbers are very similar to yours. Just curious why you chose to do walking lunges rather than static? I read that walking lunges are easier but wondered if you had a specific reason for doing them that way. I have to admit that the lunges were my hardest…

The way I look at this is your body responded in a positive way to the increase in calories. I would continue this for a few weeks and see what happens. If you start to gain, go back to your cut. If not, enjoy eating more! :)

Because you do the volleyball and softball, I would bet you are doing at least 3 hours of exercise per week. I would go with moderate.

The most important thing is that you are always pushing yourself. What each person can lift is going to be relative to the time they have been lifting and some individual differences. But I started 8 weeks ago squatting 40 lbs and upped my weight over that period to where I can now squat 95 lbs for at least 3x8 reps. So,…

Okay, as promised (I'm getting really brave here), here are my pictures: May 9 - 198 lbs July 9 - 190 lbs Forgive the poor photo quality and my dirty mirrors. :)

I started eating more (15%cut) 8 weeks ago, and lost 5 lbs over the first week or so. I then started NROLFW and my weight has been relatively stable since with a pound or two loss over the past 6 weeks. Two of those weeks I was on vacation and pretty much eating at maintenance (not tracking), and my weight stayed exactly…

Thank you. I was aware that the calorie burn wasn't too high, but didn't realize there was a MFP estimate for it. Looks like I've been estimating pretty accurately.