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The only things I can suggest is that a) your cut is too low - should be a 10-15% cut and yours is beyond that which could send your body back into the spiral of holding on to fat instead of burning it, or b) to alter your macros a little and aim for 40% carbs and 30% each of fat and protein, so just a little less…

Hmm. Restaurants having nutritional info online must be an American thing, coz we certainly don't have that in Australia... I can't get simple things like steak and veg coz I'm vegetarian so my meals tend to be a little more mixed up with veggies, grains, some kind of protein if they have it, etc. My favourite meal to eat…

I'm exactly the same. I could literally eat all day long and still want more (I just love food haha) but am not necessarily always hungry. That said, I do get hungry very often. But even then I know that if I didn't log I wouldn't hit my calories or macros properly. Some days I think I'll be more or less there and am…

I haven't looked at your diary yet, but if you're worried that you'll go over your carbs during the course of the day (which is highly likely with only 60g for grains, veggies, fruit, etc) then like I said I'd just cut back on the fruit in the smoothie and maybe have it as part of your breakfast, rather than your whole…

Personally, I love going out to eat. What better way to socialise than with food?! BUT it is usually pretty difficult for me because aside from not eating refined, heavily processed foods, I am also vegetarian AND lactose intolerant, and things like pasta, white rice etc don't sit well with me so I steer clear of those…

Yep, I totally feel you. I cut fruit stupidly coz I'd heard of people saying that ANY sugar (natural or refined) affects how our bodies hold on to fat. I lasted maybe 2 weeks and will never do it again. Like I said, it was one of those stupid things we all try (no carbs, only green veggies, super low cal, no fats, etc)…

When you say you're going above 30, do you mean 30g per day, according to logging on MFP?? If so, 30g is very low. I did 2 weeks of no sugar at all which included cutting out all fruit (one of the stupid things I tried to shift the last 5kg before finding EM2WL) and even then I was getting around 30-40g per day just from…

When I started going to the gym just doing my own thing 5-6 years ago I HATED going into the free weights section because the only people in there were big beefy men making ridiculous noises trying to lift stupidly heavy weights. So I stuck to the cable machines and body weight stuff, as well as cardio machines. But I…

It really depends on how well you listen to your body as well as what your body is actually telling you. You might hit the right calorie target by eating when you're hungry and eating until you're satisfied, but there's no way to know if you're getting the right amount of each macro. I've had days where I just can't be…

I don't believe so, as long as you recalculate your TDEE for the increase in exercise. I'm 6 weeks into my metabolism reset and am not looking forward to eating less food when I get to cut so I'm planning on adding in 2 interval cardio sessions per week, on top of my current 4 crossfit sessions, so that my increased TDEE…

I personally aim to hit my macros over the whole day, rather than each meal. I can't see that it would make THAT much difference, assuming you hit them all (within a couple grams) by the end of the day. Is there a reason that you were told to be so specific with each meal? I would have thought that it wouldn't necessarily…

Sounds like you're doing more exercise than necessary, and all of that cardio could negatively affect your lifting. If you use all of your energy for cardio, then your muscles won't have a whole lot left for lifting, let alone adding in the 30 day shred as well... I'd personally say to cut down on the exercise a bit, maybe…

Ok, I think I got it. Thanks!

150g carbs for the day seems quite low. Do you allow for 40% of your total calories to be carbs, then 30% each of protein and fat? Even if your carb intake was higher (mine is 232g for 2315 calories), having around half of your carbs in one meal, especially when it's all high GI carbs, seems like it would make the rest of…

Since posting this I've done some more research and found that yes, the type of workouts I had in mind were traditional intervals rather than HIIT so thanks for confirming. I'll incorporate a couple of interval cardio sessions into my week, but just not sure what exactly you mean by the calorie burn being the 'average pace…

Yep, eat the same amount regardless of if it's a rest day or training day. Also, given that you don't have that much to lose you may not want to cut 20%. EM2WL recommends not going beyond a 15% cut (unless you have a large amount to lose) but from what I've read on here and the forum through other peoples results, it seems…

Thanks, I'll have a look at that tomorrow. I should mention that I do LOG everything, but I'll log a 'medium carrot' or '1/2 capsicum' or something instead of exact weight. I also have my MFP calories set a touch low to allow for the few extra calories that I'm probably not quite accounting for, but I'll definitely have a…

Yep, got it. Thanks again!

Just saw this for the first time - thanks for bumping AND for the wise words. Something we all need to be reminded of. I am definitely not a patient person but am learning, after losing 30kg in a not so great way, to slow down and trust that my body will understand the process better than my mind. The EM2WL team is really…

From my own experience, I was in a similar boat to you when I started on EM2WL a few weeks ago. I had never been on an intentional 1200 calorie diet, but realised one day when I entered my food into MFP for the first time that I was only eating around 1200-1300 calories and had been doing so for a while. I was just eating…

Sorry just to confirm, do you mean to eat an extra 250 calories each day for 2 weeks, meaning I'd be eating 2,565 every day instead of 2,315? Not to increase calories by 250 calories each day, right? Thanks so much for your help :)

I just went back and had a look. It was originally using the Harris formula, but when I change it to the Katch formula and use my average body fat % from the spreadsheet, I get an even lower TDEE (2296 vs 2315 using Harris). Even when I bump it up to strenuous activity I get 2576 (2566 with Katch) which is still…

Everything you said with regards to my activity level makes sense, and sounds more logical than basing it solely on exercise level. I've always wondered how the online calculators work when 2 people could have the same stats and exercise level, but one works a desk job and the other works on their feet all day, yet they…

Thank you for your response. I understand that the calorie burn is most likely an overestimate for a crossfit session, or HIIT, for the reasons you outlined but I figured that because crossfit also involves heavy lifting which leads to afterburn, it would probably even out over the day. That said, I don't rely on the HRM…

Here is the link for the resources page on the EM2WL website. Hopefully it has the info you're looking for :) http://eatmore2weighless.com/faqs/resources/

I don't use a whey powder, I use a blended pea and rice powder which is 100% natural so no added nasties. Have to say I've never liked seitan - can't quite stomach the texture - but maybe I'll try it again. Although I am a little sensitive to gluten so would have to be only as a last resort. I'm not vegan but I am lactose…

I added half a serve of greek yoghurt to my oatmeal breakfast, on top of the full serve I'll have as my morning snack. If I'm really struggling I add scrambled egg whites to everything haha and as a last resort I have some quest protein bars that I'll have as dessert or something, but SURELY there has to be more…

You're a bit more active than me (I do 4 x 60 min crossfit sessions, 1-2 x 40 min walks and 1 other HIIT resistance session per week) and I've been told I'm above moderate, so I'd say you definitely are too. I'm not sure if I'd class myself as strenuous though, so I've picked a number between my TDEE for moderate and…

Thanks for the replies!! Honestly not sure how I'll manage to get in the extra calories, let alone the extra protein, but I'll do my best. Any tips on getting extra protein for a lactose intolerant vegetarian would be greatly appreciated :P I already have 1-2 serves pea/rice protein each day plus eggs, nuts, beans, etc etc…