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Thanks for updating. I am off to read this.

Kim55555 how's it going? Maybe you've commented elsewhere, but I haven't been in the forums much. :)

Many people who lift find that the butt and thighs change nicely but make the clothes fit differently. Losing inches and sizes is way more important than # on the scale. Sounds like you are making good progress!

Have you lost any sizes?

That is an awesome NSV, and I am sure you were trying to be funny about it, but please think about the derogatory ways you describe yourself. You sound awesome and sexy to me, and I am super impressed with your swimming! Way to go with the activity, I hope you eat back those exercise calories!

I noticed that when I lost weight In the past I sometimes felt worse about my body and the closer I got to goal the harder I was on myself. I still didn't look like what I wanted to. It's taken many years to be comfortable with myself at my size, however it may vary. The journey to self acceptance is worth it, and I treat…

I'm following along with this and finding it helpful.

Add 100 calories to your daily calorie allowance, eat that way one week, then add another 100 for a week, etc. Pretty sure that's what heybales was saying.

I don't know if anyone else will find this amusing, but when I saw this post, I thought the op was gaining a lb a week. That's because I have been while doing a metabolic reset, and it sucks. But, I am gaining the same amount on way more calories than when I started, which means when I cut I hope to lose slowly at 2500.…

I am going to suggest that you try this energy calculator to input your exact activites on a typical day and see what you come up with. It sounds to me like you aren't eating enough. http://www.health-calc.com/diet/energy-expenditure-advanced I just inputted your info with 7.5 hrs sleep and sitting on your behind for 16…

It's great that you can look at your data and see what your numbers mean for you. I am part of another group that uses a different energy calculator that pretty much always comes out higher than Scooby. You might see if your numbers match up better with this one. http://www.health-calc.com/diet/energy-expenditure-advanced

HI There! Very cool that your numbers see to check out (and they are so much higher than what most people use) One idea I learned from another forum here, that made sense, is that if you are going to eat at a deficit - and your would be over TDEE-20%, is to do it for 4 weeks, then take a one week break eating at TDEE,…

I weigh 15 lbs more than last year - same size clothes.

That's a great addition to the spreadsheet. I'll have to figure out how to update it when I am more awake. I have the ipad app and I can scroll through for daily totals and on the weekly view it shows me a graph of net calories, but no specific numbers attached. Maybe the other apps are different. It's no problem inputting…

Curious, have you ever eaten closer to your TDEE, whether scooby or the health-calc one? Great that you are close to goal!

Thanks for setting this up. I think it makes sense to be open for now, but I would prefer if it became a closed group. New members can still join but they have to be added. It's more work. Just my 2 cents. Amanda

What app? Where can you see daily totals without tapping to go from page to page -well, day to day? What do you mean 10 key? I measure monthly Are you at all referring to the ipoarm spreadsheet?

Ok, so I just need to find a place to log the data, then can average as I see fit. Thanks!

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Heybales, mine comes up 42.5 military and 36% Covert Bailey. I carry weight in my arms and thighs and tummy, so should I just average these 2 together (add and divide by 2) or some other method?

Thanks Brad! I need to break up with the scale at the gym.

The changes are hugely visible. I see lots of arm muscles in the Aug 2012 photos (a compliment!!) Seems like you have done a great job balancing everything in a healthy way. Congratulations. I wonder if yoga might be a nice complementary activity for you - it tends to balance muscles within the body in an attractive way,…

This is a pretty interesting article that talks about how we can gain weight undereating. I really like his stuff and find it helpful to read as I gain weight doing a reset. http://www.billycraig.co.uk/1/post/2012/03/set-point-theory.html

Lucia I had asked the group before twice, but no response, maybe you can answer? What is the reason behind 30% protein as opposed to shooting for a fixed number based on LBM or weight? Thanks!

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I might have a new idea or two to contribute: I think it is really important to realize that deciding someone is unhealthy JUST because of their size or shape is making a judgement WITHOUT ENOUGH DATA. The problem with using BMI as a proxy for health, is that many heavier people are healthy, while many lighter people are…

When I was breastfeeding, the La Leche people told me 500 cals per day. An ounce of breastmilk is about 20 calories but you need to add a bunch to that to account for your body making (I'd use 25). If you'd guess your child's intake is about 20 ounces, the 500 number would make sense, alter according to intake.