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Hi! We can support you and check your diary as well. Most of this process is mental, and it is so difficult, especially for those that have fought disordered eating for years, whether diagnosed or not. I was never "diagnosed" because I was always overweight and most would never look at an overweight person and think they…

Great read! Sounds VERY familiar! ;)

Well, sometimes we all just have those weeks where we feel "off" and discontent with ourselves. Try not to let it spin you out of control as I'm sure next week you'll be feeling lean again. It's funny how our emotions and the way we feel one day can really make us question whether what we are doing is the right thing. I…

Hi there...I had to look up your previous post to remember where you were starting from. I think I'll give you most of the same advice I gave you before. :) You're doing great increasing your calories. Again, even at 113 pounds, you are still on the low end of a healthy weight, so there is absolutely no need for you to…

Makatees, the hunger is a great sign!! It means your metabolism is speeding up and your body is appreciating the increased fuel. Keep at it!

Hi Lisha! Welcome back! Please don't decrease your calories! :) Your calories are still too low for your activity level. Since you have a Fitbit Charge, use the average like you have for your TDEE number. If it's giving you an average of 2780, take a 15% deficit from that (which comes to about 2363 calories daily) and eat…

Great plan! You'll start feeling much better!

Hi there! I think we messaged back and forth a bit. Welcome! So yes, it looks like you calculated your calories correctly using Scooby with a 5-6 hour activity level. You are doing a lot of workouts. Do they make you tired or feel like you will burn out? You might benefit from decreasing some of your exercise and giving…

We're excited for you too! :) You'll do great - be sure to post back with any questions.

You have an awesome trainer!!! So many of them don't work in this mindset or even understand!! He's a keeper. I think the calorie cycling is fine. Eat more on the days you know you will be more hungry.

Hi and welcome back! :) Your calculations sound right according to Scooby for 3-5 hour activity level. A reset would be beneficial to you since you have been eating low calorie for so long. It takes a bit of time and some patience. Like Heybales mentioned, start increasing calories slowly - 100 extra calories per week or…

Yes, I think you must have figured it incorrectly. When I entered your information into Scooby, I came up with 1689 as your daily calorie goal to lose fat - and that was at a 15% deficit. A 5% deficit, which is very small, would give you 1888 cals daily to still lose fat.…

Hi there, and welcome to the EM2WL group! We are glad you found us. :) OK, well first of all, TDEE means your maintenance calories - the amount of calories you would need to eat to maintain your current weight. BMR, or basal metabolic rate, is the number of calories your body burns at complete rest (think of being in a…

It's not too many calories but it seems a lot to you right now because you're used to eating less. You've been eating 1512 cals daily for 3 weeks and have seen zero progress. Your BMR is 1477, so you are barely eating over your BMR, which is the bare minimum we should ever eat. Eating less than this doesn't support organ…

So right now, your current workout schedule is 30 minutes a day Jillian Michaels? So that would be 2.5 hours weekly formal workout. Until you add running back into your schedule, I would go with the 3-5 hour activity level on Scooby (that takes into consideration the rest of your busy schedule) and no more than a 15%…

OK, that's interesting! So that 2222 number was your RMR, not BMR. RMR should be a bit higher, so that seems right on with the calculators too. I think you are just more active than the average person, so therefore your TDEE is higher than the one they averaged for you. They really have no way of knowing how active you are…

OK, so I'm curious now on that hydrostatic fat test, how did they come up with your TDEE then? That's the part that seems off to me. When you increase your calories, just go slowly. Add 100 calories a day per week - for example: eat 2200 daily for a week, the next week eat 2300 daily). If you go slowly, you'll help to…

How many hours a week are you doing crossfit? There are a couple of things here. You've lost a large amount of weight in the past but you got there by severely undereating. Your metabolism is probably suppressed quite a bit, so when increasing calories, you can expect and gain on the scale and for some, it takes quite…

You're totally fine asking questions- that's what the forums are for. Since you're not sure on the body fat, I would go with the Mifflin one then. That is the one I use too and those numbers sound good. Your last paragraph confuses me a little because you mentioned 20% cut - did you mean your 10-15% cut number? Also, when…

Heybales would know the big differences. I know if you have a body fat estimate, use the Katch-McArdle as that will be most accurate for you. I've always used the accurate calculator link but didn't think there was much difference between the two.

Nice to see lots of great connecting going on! Also remember there is another forum and more team members over on the EM2WL website...everyone welcome there as well. :) http://forums.eatmore2weighless.com/

OK, sounds like you have a plan! :)

I'm betting you selected sedentary (desk job) activity level on Scooby? Even though you aren't formally working out, unless you are completely sedentary for 24 hours a day, you probably need to choose lightly active and increase your calories a little bit. With the Scooby site, we also have to include our daily activity…

I think I would agree that you're in the highest activity level. Do you enjoy that much working out or does/will it become too much for you to keep up with? Sometimes people start out with too much at the beginning when they're super motivated and then crash and burn out after a couple of weeks when they get tired. If you…

You don't have to lift weights to follow EM2WL. Many of the women do focus on strength training because they love the results and benefits from it. It sounds like you have a good mix of cardio and body weight exercise and it seems fairly balanced. Many women who do large amounts of cardio will run into problems when they…

These are great questions! Everyone's answers will be different based on their own history/struggles with food. You know you best and how your body reacts! Here goes. 1. Eat at maintenance or above! :) Enjoy the vacation! Since you're not eating low cal with EM2WL, even if you do overeat, you're not going to gain large…

Oh happy day! Congrats! Yes, it does work for anyone willing to try. :) Glad you are feeling so much better.

Link to Scooby: http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

1600 is much better than 1500 as mentioned in first post - that's a difference of 700 cals weekly which can make a big difference. I just quickly put your numbers into Scooby using moderate activity level and came up with TDEE of 1940. 15% deficit puts you at 1649 daily for an average of .5 lbs loss per week. Of course…

1500 sounds low to me with 5 days of exercise, even with a desk job. I do know that IIFYM does underestimate quite a bit. Heybales has some findings on this...maybe he'll see this post and chime in as his sources are always reliable. But from my personal experience, IIFYM did underestimate for me as well. I would for sure…