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With your lower carb intake, increasing your healthy fats will be your best bet. I don't know if you can do any types of smoothies, but adding flavored oils can add taste, texture and healthy cals to your day. I love the flavored fish/flax oils by Barleans, they have "smoothie flavors" like coconut/strawberry/orange, etc.…

Exactly!!! :drinker:

Hey girl, you didn't mention your age? That TDEE actually looks a bit low for your weight/height/activity level. I'd think you'd be closer to 2400-2500 or so, and around 2000-2100 for TDEE. Try this calc, and see what you get: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ We always recommend starting with lower deficit to…

Yes, ma'am. Eat that amount everyday, exercise is already figured in, so you don't have to eat back exercise cals ;) Yes, for a reset you eat TDEE (maintenance cals). Times don't really matter as long as you get the cals in each day. When first starting out, though, sometimes it is easier to set a timer every few hours to…

Back to your regularly scheduled program, babe. :wink: ...It's your life, just live it. Stuff will come up, we just keep it moving... It's already been forgotten about :flowerforyou: ~Kiki

:blushing: Glad you found your answer :wink: ~Kiki

Wow, Mike, I can TOTALLY see a difference already!! :bigsmile:

Everyone chooses the route that works best for them. I chose to do the metabolism reset first, then cut. Lucia did the opposite, and many others are all across the board. We tell everyone to choose based on what they feel is best, we're all individuals. The best thing that you could do is hang around the forum, and read as…

That's fine to start. Just make sure you're not burning more than 415 in exercise. And promise me, that if you hit a plateau, you'll consider moving up to your "real" cut # of 2119, k? :wink:

Amazing progress, girl!

Her views are pretty similar to her husbands. It' a good read, and worth the purchase/read, if you don't have the New Rules.. ;) I know people who've read it and follow the philosophies, or just to gain more info taught in NROL4W, but I don't know anyone who has followed the routine. I enjoyed reading both, but have never…

I know what you mean, and I do recommend training w/a goal at all times. So maybe switch that goal over to gaining muscle or like you said, beach training :tongue: 3 days should be plenty to keep your endurance. Most people don't realize, but going over a certain amount of time w/your cardio, doesn't necessarily train your…

YES, lol. totally normal to feel like a bloated little piggy in the beginning, lol. This too shall pass :tongue: Eventually, your body adapts, and starts BEGGING for food, and you'll wonder how you ever survived before. As for which # to eat, you eat your cut # every day. Your exercise cals are already figured in, so you…

Eat your TDEE -15% to start. That should give you enough of a deficit. Your TDEE already includes exercise cals, so you don't need to eat them back. Definitely reset your macros, as well. As long as you are hitting those, your eating will naturally fall into place, while eating what works for you :wink: EM2WL is all about…

Hey girl, WOW you sound so much like me! I hope you've watched my vid about the reset, as you'll see our experiences were similar, and I was just SO over it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COzMKkXeiFo&feature=relmfu I would absolutely recommend a reset after what you have gone through. 1) Lifting heavy at maintenance is…

I would def say that that's too much, but it doesn't sound like you are really wanting let anything go, in which case, I'd def recommend fueling up properly for all of that. But that is a lot of food. LOL So.much.cardio. :noway: Even athletes have an "off-season" where they turn the focus over to the areas that are…

LOL. Yep. right now, my current BMI rates me as obese. :huh: Having gone through multiple bulk/cut cycles in order to gain muscle. My weight/height ratio no longer coincide. And according to all of the "charts" I'm ALWAYS in the overweight/obese category. :noway: AND I'm completely fine with that. :drinker: Kiki

^^^^^This... Yep, it was me. I went into a bit of detail in this thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/579202-spirit-crushed-by-trainer-must-rally Also, most people who become trained (including myself) in personal training, nutrition, doctor, dietician, etc. were taught to "never allow the client to go below…

ok..........Feedback....(you ready? :tongue: ) way.too.much.exercise :noway: You are overtraining, sweetie... yes, you def need to up the cals w/all of that working out. but I also suggest that you check out this link I posted in my status earlier, to get where I'm coming from:…

Yes, it was just water weight. Your body is actually reacting to the cal DECREASE from when you weren't eating. Whenever we drastically reduce cals the way that you had to after your dental work, our body reacts first by shedding water, that's how we get hooked on low cal diets for life. It's like crack. We'll keep going…

That's the same calculator that I use, so I'd go with that. For many people, being stuck, means you probably aren't eating enough. Even though we typically want to go down instead. :wink: Stay consistent, and the results will come Kiki

Have you been doing the same workout routine the whole 7/8 weeks? As far as reps/sets in strength, and is it the exact same cardio, etc? Also, the cals seem just a smidgen low for the amount of work that you're doing. For instance, your routine is very similar to mine, except you do one more cardio session than I do. My…

Hey guys, it may help to read the next blog that came after that one, which addresses that exact question :wink: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/31prvrbs/view/the-accidental-bulker-217519 Also, those newer to strength training can on rare occasion gain muscle and lose fat at the same time, but again it is rare. The best…

L.O.V.E.D that post Mike! brilliant!! :bigsmile: Then again....I'm always a sucker for a good ramble :tongue: ~Kiki

aww, that's awesome, girl! I'll take my inches all day. Over the years, I've actually come to prefer a higher weight, and only loss in inches. That way, instead of my TDEE dropping because my weight is going down, I still get to EAT and fit in my size 2s = WIN! :drinker: LOL Welcome to the group! In answers to your…

I agree with recalculating TDEE. It's probably about that time anyway, as TDEE should be recalculated whenever we age, lose or gain 5 lbs, or activity level changes. :wink: Try out scooby's calculator, which chooses activity level based on total hours worked out per week. Remember that with TDEE, since the total amount of…

Hi :smile: Sorry to hear that you are having such a hard time. I know it can be frustrating :frown: Taking a browse through your diary for the past couple of weeks I do see a few things, that I might look into before that doctor visit, (if you wanted to trouble shoot on your own): 1) your sodium- it is through.the.roof,…

Scooby's allows you to change up the macros according to your needs. 20% fat is hard to hit for some, so anywhere in between those two should be fine. Everyone's body is different, so all macros are just suggestions, not written in stone. We have to find our macro "sweet spot" (meaning allows us to lose weight/gain…

Nice!! How awesome is that? Congrats girl, almost there....

This. It's exactly what fuels us to keep putting the info out there, but yes, 1200 cals is exactly that, the newest fad. It always seems like it's working at first, simply because cals are lowered. People have to remember...if the weight comes back, it didn't "work". This sure ain't a quick fix, but neither is gaining and…