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Your fitbit is close to accurate, even with a possible stride error, the difference would not amount to a 400+ calorie difference. You have to be honest with yourself. If you are not willing to commit to the reset process, and really and truly believe the numbers are correct, then you aren't going to help yourself by…
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Ugh, and its doctors like that, that end up sending people into disordered eating. Good for you for knowing what is right instead of listening to the doc. And yeah on the walking less... WTF??
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If you are planning to buy STS in the black friday sale, dont forget to look at some of Cathes other programs. My other fave included Slow and Heavy:) Kelly Em2WL Ambassador and Moderator
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I agree with Ichel and Tereza. This process is not a walk in the park. Its TOUGH. Remember you are trying to undo the damage the diet cycles have done to you. The reset is NOT the cause of the weight gains. The gains would have come back on your next diet cycle. The reset just "hurries" the process of gaining quicker. You…
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@beverlyriley900 lifting is different for everyone. When you start out, you may find the weight can increase quickly, and sometimes it stalls out, because like you mentioned, the grip strength cant take it. Thats why its important to make sure you are changing things up in your workouts. An endurance phase sucks when it…
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A lot of it is a guessing game. The calculators are just a starting point, but you can tweak it and play with it until you get the right number. It can be a long process though. However, your TDEE should include your strength training already, as its part of your activity level
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The mind games play hard somedays:) I think everyone feels things are different with our bodies at many times of the day or week. Sometimes when we are putting emphasis on one area over another, it can stick out "like a sore thumb". If you know everything is still the same and its just a feeling, chalk it up to the mind…
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The way to find out if you are at TDEE is to push higher and see what happens. If you push higher and the scale rises and rises and DOES NOT level out, then you know your original target is correct. If you push up and the scale goes up for a few weeks, then levels.. then your TDEE is not at the lower number and is indeed…
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Woohoo @SusanMFindlay !!
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Isnt it a good feeling? Like you get a bit of your soul back:) Kelly EM2WL Ambassador and Moderator
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Women tend to fluctuate a lot just with water. Thats why we recommend that if you are going to weigh at all, you choose the same day, same time, same circumstances as best as possible in order to determine true gains or losses. In a given day we can go up almost 10 pounds just from water gains. Add in TOM and you can…
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looking forward to seeing how things go. My only advice would be, to not take a 15% cut. Make it 10% It is easier to take more cals off as you go, but as you know from resetting, its not so easy to add extra cals back in once you remove them, so give yourself a cut, but still give yourself as much food as possible to…
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I agree with @empressichel I stopped stressing and freaking out, when I put the scale away. It was literally killing me. I stopped spending time with my family, I stopped being happy. My mood was based on what that stupid thing said every day. If it was up, then I was in a bitchy mood. If it went down, wooohooo!!! It was a…
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Personally, I think supplements that are touted to help in a "diet" are complete and utter bull$#!+ Its like saying that you need a detox in order to rid your body of toxins.. Well if you have a healthy functioning liver/kidneys then your body is already "detoxing".. Its stuff like that, that prey on the innocent, the…
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Look at the course as something that showed you it IS possible to be out of the diet mentality mindset and be truly happy with who you are. Many of us have moments where we revert back to that old mentality thinking. Thats why it really and truly does help to make sure you are doing the steps necessary AND correctly in…
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@sevio We have all been in your exact same position. We know exactly what you are dealing with, and thats why we are saying things that you may not be ready to hear. haybales is right. Stress does play a huge factor in weight gains, that is a major reason why women can struggle hard with losing weight - a lot of us are…
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Welcome @De_Little_Engine to the group! If your fitibit is averaging 3100TDEE over the past three YEARS(?) then yes, that is your maintenance level. 10-15% less that number would be your cut. Please make sure to read through the links posted in the Welcome to EM2WL sticky to get more infomraiton to help you get started.…
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If you cannot handle the scale, the get off of it! I cannot stress that enough. TDEE is not an exact number. You have to take what the calculators and your fitbit say and use that to get to what they say is TDEE. Then its a matter of hanging out there for a while and seeing what happens. For a lot of people who decide to…
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Its a long process to reset, and yes there are a lot of mind games along the way. Unfortunately no one will be able to do it for you and it will be up to you to decide which road to take. The weight you are gaining, is NOT from the reset. You would have gained it all back after you stopped whatever fad diet you would have…
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I thought you were trying to reach TDEE and stay there for a while? You have yet to reach TDEE, so taking a cut shouldnt be a consideration yet. Remember your reasons for doing this. By rushing the process, you are going to make your journey that much longer. Your numbers show a TDEE of around 2400, but you have yet to…
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Im not familiar with how the fitbit syncs with mfp.. the problem with it is most people eat the bare minimum and then it calculates the exercise cals on top. Most people with EM2WL find it easier to not sync their gadget to mfp and set their diary to their tdee amount, or cut amount. That way you know exactly what your…
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So if your TDEE is averaging 1790 on your fitbit, that is more accurate for you than the calculators. Since your BMR and Cut are so close, I would make sure you are only taking a 10% or less cut rather than 15%. I would also use this as a reason to get up and move more. It does not mean you need to join a gym yet or do…
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Diabetes can be "controlled" with a proper diet. Type 1 relies on the insulin shots, but your eating still has to be pretty good to keep things in check. type 2 can definitely be controlled by diet. Eating more doesnt mean you will be eating a ton of crap food and such, so there should be no issues with increasing cals and…
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What Ichel said. If your TDEE is 2700, then 1900 is still too steep of a cut. You should be aiming for about 2400 ish. Yes, we do need that much food to live and fuel the body properly:) The Diet industry has told us time and time again that we shouldnt eat so much, but in truth, most people who "diet" are actually…
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As long as your plan is YOURS then thats all that matters:) Keto is definitely doable, but again, just make sure whatever you do, it is something you can sustain for your life. EM2WL is not a one size fits all type of thing so whatever works for you is the way to go. Keep on increasing the cals! Kelly EM2WL Ambassador and…
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Glad you had a nice trip away. Breaks are wonderful to recharge and enjoy life:) FYI, I didnt have a decrease in inches either. I gained inches all over, including a jump in sizes over the past few years. However, my back took such a big turn in gaining muscle, so did my arms, therefore inches are gained because muscle is…
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Take the average of your numbers for the week and make that TDEE. Some days will be higher than others naturally, so average for the week, or even the month, if that is consistent and that should give you a nice average TDEE number Kelly EM2WL Ambassador and Moderator
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Is there any particular reason you are doing Keto? The first thing I would consider is why you are doing Keto, especially if there is no medical reason to. Second thing would be to ask yourself, can you honestly see yourself living the rest of your life in a low carb life? That means eliminating so many things, not just a…
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What are you using to show a daily burn of 3000? Fitbit? If your gadget is telling you your daily burn is 3k, that is your TDEE... so 15% of that would be 2600 cals. It sounds like you need to increase your TDEE level If you are going by this formula, you do not eatback any exercise cals, as those are already included in…
