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Thank you all for your comments. I guess I'm just confused at how, over the course of about 6 months I seem to have gained so much weight. I didn't even gain that much weight in my first reset! I know the calories vs calories out, BMR and TDEE calculations and I guess I could estimate the math, but it just doesn't seem…

@3furballs Hey there! I've stalled out the past few weeks :( stuck teetering back around 171. Frustrating, but I know its due to stress (took a new job) and the lack of appetite that has come with it. I've been so nauseous nearly every morning due to anxiety that I've found myself skipping meals altogether. Not good, but…

I've been stuck for a while too. Bumped my calories up about 200 the past couple days and have seen drops, without an increase in exercise so gonna continue with that approach and see what happens. Glad it's working for you!!

@Jennifer_Lynn_1982 Could be, yesterday's sugar intake was about 30-40 grams less than it has been daily throughout the previous week. And today's has been pretty low as well...just not sure if it's only the sugar thing or whether intake is too low again - my worst fear is ending up back where I started!

So last week was not a great week to start a cut...Easter, plus, staying at my parents with a broken scale, and limited healthy food options. I mainly ate around 2300-2400 calories and maintained my normal workout schedule, weighing in on Monday at relatively the same weight as I did the previous Monday. So this week I'm…

Thought I'd provide an update for anyone who may need some reassurance... After 12 weeks of eating at TDEE, the below is my recap: RECAP: Week 1 - 12/28-1/3, cals > 2000, start weight 168.9 Week 2 - 1/4-1/10, 2152 cals avg, 170.6 avg weight Week 3 - 1/11-1/17, 2444 cals avg, 172.0 avg weight Week 4 - 1/18-1/24, 2602 cals…

That's awesome news!

Hi there, I've been reverse dieting (increasing my calories from about 1500-1700 toward TDEE of 2300-2400) for the past 10 weeks and can definitely relate to how overwhelming that amount of food is in the beginning. I was one who "ripped the bandaid off" by increasing from 1700 calories to 2200 calories, then 2400+…

Hey! I'll add you. Going on week 11 of my reset at this point!

@ambsnic17 Same here. This has happened at least a couple times as of late (after eating lunch, most noticeably)...

Yay! Super exciting! Think I'm gonna stick the reset out for another week or so and then get into my cut around 2100ish. I'll be keeping tabs on your success - let you go first so I know how things will pan out for me ;)

I've not yet started my cut, but have nearly completed 10 weeks of reset and I can definitely relate, having gained 10-13lbs over the course of the past 10 weeks. Honestly, it took me 5-6 weeks eating at or slightly above my TDEE before my body started to relax and the bloat began going away. I also took a digestive aid…

@saranharm thanks! Found you! :)

@heybales Thoughts on the below? I'm pretty sure the big gains in weeks 3 and 4 was from me eating back my exercise calories even though I should've left them be, given I'd calculated TDEE. Below is the date, weigh in (average from previous 7 days in lbs), average calories eaten per day from past 7 days, and average…

@heybales - Thanks, I appreciate you taking time to comment. Really respect your advice and insight on this topic. I have noticed that at night, my body seems to be running warmer than usual, which, after 5+ weeks of eating more than 2000 cals I'm hoping that's a slight indication that I'm doing better. I'd love your…

Count me in as well!

Omg, I am RIGHT there with you. A couple weeks back, I went through an entire jar of PB in 3 days. 3 DAYS. Granted, I cut back on my overall calories those days so I didn't do too much damage overall, but still. For me, it's not the sugar I'm craving, I just love the rich peanutty taste (I also buy all natural). Nowadays,…

I can't speak to the effectiveness of a counselor, but what I've done to help control binging by myself is the following: - Know how many calories you should be getting to meet your goals - and also the number of macros (ratio of carbs/protein/fat). I've used the Scooby calculator to do this.…

I've tried quite a few...hopefully this is helpful! Full list of brands I've tried include: --Body Fortress (from Walmart, Chocolate PB - delish, especially if making a shake with a frozen banana and/or PB2 added, Strawberry - tastes great!, Cookies N' Cream - doesn't really taste like Oreos or anything, oddly, tastes more…

Wrote a post on this the other day...Hopefully this helps when you're looking for new brands/flavors! Full list of brands I've tried include: --Body Fortress (Chocolate PB - delish, especially if making a shake with a frozen banana and/or PB2 added, Strawberry - tastes great!, Cookies N' Cream - doesn't really taste like…

Wrote a post on this the other day. Hopefully this helps! In general, protein powder helps me stay fuller longer and definitely helps with recovery after a tough, muscle taxing workout. Also makes for a good "guilt-free" post dinner snack/dessert. Full list of brands I've tried include: --Body Fortress (Chocolate PB -…

In general, protein powder helps me stay fuller longer and definitely helps with recovery after a tough, muscle taxing workout. Also makes for a good "guilt-free" post dinner snack/dessert. Full list of brands I've tried include: --Body Fortress (Chocolate PB - delish, especially if making a shake with a frozen banana…

If you live in the Midwest, Meijer sometimes offers a buy one, get one free deal on Body Fortress brand protein powder. That means 4 pounds of protein powder for a total of about $17 with tax. Insane! Meijer also has a really good store brand called Bodylogix and in all honesty, that brand is probably my favorite. A bit…

I'm in as well! Did the whole no-scale thing for a month a while back and it's really a great idea - forces you to focus on your eating and exercising vs. the number on the scale. I highly recommend it! Starting weight: 160.4lbs Height: 5'9" Diet Plan: Clean eating at 1700 calories/day (20% calorie reduction from /TDEE)…

Looks SO good. I've never thought of throwing banana into a pumpkin shake before. Will have to give it a go.

Speaking of coconut oil...I came up with an ingenious use for it this weekend. I had salted chocolate bark a few weeks back and it was super good. Flash forward to last week and I realize that chocolate fudge shell you pour over ice cream is basically cocoa butter w/cocoa and sugar in it. Okay, so I figure, coconut oil…

I'm exploring the Keto diet and that essentially calls for you to eat less than 40g, ideally no more than 20g of carbs per day, while upping your intake of fat grams significantly and maintaining a moderate intake of protein to fuel your body. For now, and probably for the duration of my little test here, I'm eating 40g of…

Hey! I'm 5'9" as well, currently around 157 pounds. Bottoms I typically wear a large or size 10/11/12 depending on the brand. Tops I wear medium. Goal weight is around 140.

Hi! I just opened up my food diary. Attempting to stay around 1500/1600 calories a day! :)

My binges are really brought on by the temptation of having my trigger foods in my apartment. I find that even if I have just a little bit to try and stave it off, it's still calling my name like 30 minutes later and I go back for a little bit more...and maybe a liiiittle bit more even later. If cereal or peanut butter is…