rhoda003

Anything that you are going to enjoy is going to be good. If you like the look of the Body Pump, then try it. If you want the burn and only have a short amount of time P90x3 might be good. It doesn't have to involve actual dumbbells and barbells either. Nia Shanks has a body weight progression program that you might enjoy.…

I made it a week eating at 2700. Then a stomach bug struck. I'm back to square one on that experiment :( Right before I went down for a whole day and a half of sleeping I weighed myself and I had gained two lbs the first few days and lost one by the end of the week. My plan is to rework myself up into the 2300-2400 range…

I've eaten up to 2700 the past 3 days. There was a jump on the scale, so I'm assuming that means I am still in search of an elusive number. I'm willing to keep it bumped up for a week or so...and then I think I will go on a "calorie counting hiatus". Jaeone...I think you are right and I just need to go with my instincts…

I follow the spreadsheet more for TDEE than my FitBit because I know it doesn't track everything. I also manually enter my strength workouts onto the FitBit site (just the general calories burned according to MFP). I've gone back over the spreadsheet a few times to make sure I have everything as close to accurate as I can…

From all the reading I have done here, and how extremely low you went with calories, I'm pretty sure the group consensus will be that you should go all the way to maintenance level with your calories. Find your TDEE and then stay there for a LEAST 6 to 8 weeks. Since you will be lifting heavy, this will help you put on…

Never mind :) Kiki answered my question on the website forum :) I will be staying at TDEE for two weeks since I was at deficit longer than 6-8 weeks. I was still figuring my calories out during that time...so a longer TDEE eating period will be good :D

Thank you! Even though my brain knew why the height needed to be changed...7 feet was a visual shock :D I am so thrilled to have all this information in one place. Thank you for being so thorough :) Rhoda

This is the one that is referenced most on this site and the EM2WL forums: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

Or you are not resting enough. To much cardio (and I love Zumba...so I really don't like to say that :) ). I started gaining like crazy when I was trying to do Zumba, walk, and Beachbody Insanity. The harder I tried the more I gained. Now...I'm lifting and walking with some Yoga and Pilates to try and get back to where I…

Thanks :) I opened up my saved version of the spreadsheet and played around with some numbers. It makes me even more excited to lose size, even if the scale doesn't move much :) Rhoda

Heybales...would your spreadsheet account for a higher LBM? Just wondering if you plug in a smaller waist, hips, etc, and your weight doesn't change, does it calculate it as higher LBM and give you an increase in calories? I haven't reached that stage yet...but can't wait for it to happen :) Rhoda

If you were accurate with your activity, then it shouldn't be too much. Depending on how you were eating previously...you might see a little weight gain at first...but it will level out. I am 5' 5" (190 lbs) and eat about 2050-2150 a day. That puts me at about a 350-450 deficit each day. It felt like a ton at first...but…

Hi there :) I've only been toodling around the site for about a month or so now. What I see right off the bat that will be recommended is that your NET should never go lower than your BMR. And ideally, you should be NETTING a hundred or so calories over your BMR. Why? Because your BMR is your bare minimum. It's what your…