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Mid week check. Cutting sucks. LOL I'm so hungry. Too hungry. Had a stomach pain yesterday (maybe a bug) so that didn't help. Mon cals 1932 burned 2414 Tues cals 1990 burned 2848 Weds cals 2690 burned 2648 Thurs cals 2357 burned 2652 Frid cals 2238 burned 2747 So avg cals is 2236 instead of my plan for 2k. Burned avg so…

Thanks...I'm not really worried about the weight gain which is weird. I just felt so good mentally it was worth whatever, you know? Dropped a couple pounds overnight. Expect about 6 ish this week. Would be nice to start at 189. Then I'd know the true water is gone and I think probably 3 lbs of real fat gained is the real…

Yup. LOL And here is a shot from before break and yesterday. Sorry for the quality...only full length mirror in the house is in my son's room and it was dusty. But....I do look bigger in the belly which I felt all along anyway so no surprise there. Everywhere else is comparable. Legs and hips appear smaller to me....we…

Additionally...if I take 5.8 as the number.....6x3500=21,000/12=1750/7=250 surplus per day. Avg cals eaten 2639-250=2389 actual TDEE. So 2389-15% deficit =2030. Which would put be in line with 2k that I think. More data is the only way to tell.

Week 1 Cals 2027 (up from 3 weeks of 1200) 7 lb gain. No bodymedia worn Week 2 cals 2654 stayed the same . No bodymedia worn Week 3 cals 2931 Up 1 lb (TOM week) Body media avg cals burned 2667 Week 4 cals 2809 up 2.2 lbs Body media avg cals burned 2379 Week 5 cals 2757 -2.8 body media avg cals burned 2395 Week 6 cals 2973…

Thank you all! I still can't believe it. I started this white knuckling the whole thing and am now like...eh whatever. I'll lose it. It's not time yet. LOL I'm ready though. Not panicky ready like before...just ready. I'm not looking for huge numbers just a downward trend over time. I hope more people realize we ALL…

Yes...give or take. My weight was really bouncing around the last few months before my reset. I was as low as 174 for a bit. And then lived around 186 mostly. After Memorial Day (big cookout) I was 190...then did 3 weeks of 1200 to see if I got movement ...I did...got to 179.6. But my first week after reset I was 186.6 so…

And 190 this morning.

It may be hard to pick just one in your case. You'll have to adjust up or down based on your activity for that week. There really isn't an easy way to do it. If you fluctuate a lot, you'll have to adjust eating based on that. What do the calculators say for you for both scenarios?

Week 1 Cals 2027 (up from 3 weeks of 1200) 7 lb gain. No bodymedia worn Week 2 cals 2654 stayed the same . No bodymedia worn Week 3 cals 2931 Up 1 lb (TOM week) Body media avg cals burned 2667 Week 4 cals 2809 up 2.2 lbs Body media avg cals burned 2379 Week 5 cals 2757 -2.8 body media avg cals burned 2395 Week 6 cals 2973…

Ya. Sunday is a rest day for me so Mondays are good. Weds are lowest (Monday is a lift and Tuesday is cardio so I'm sure it's because I've shed water weight). But it's always the same day over time so it's all good.

Week 1 Cals 2027 (up from 3 weeks of 1200) 7 lb gain. No bodymedia worn Week 2 cals 2654 stayed the same . No bodymedia worn Week 3 cals 2931 Up 1 lb (TOM week) Body media avg cals burned 2667 Week 4 cals 2809 up 2.2 lbs Body media avg cals burned 2379 Week 5 cals 2757 -2.8 body media avg cals burned 2395 Week 6 cals 2973…

I do strong curves at home but I have a home gym....Squat cage, bench, 3 barbells, tons of plates, dumbbells, pull up bar, treadmill, bands. I make it all work with that. They have a home workout section in the book with almost no supplies needed and is killer, from what I hear. Really great for glute activation work.

Not sure what you're using....I just input your numbers over at scooby and got TDEE said 1873 (BMR is BASAL metabolic rate and the number of cals you would need in a coma). I put in desk job lightly active. If your fit bit is telling you you are burning 2567 then I would stay with that and see. How long have you been…

You might be right. I wish I hit 2500 More consistently to know. Lol.

I just want to update here....Monday I decided to get to and stay at 2300 Monday morning weigh in 193.4 Mond ate 2236 burned 2777 (these are uncommonly high burns) Tues morning weight 191.6 Tues ate 2311 burned 2855 Weds morning weight 190.2 Weds ate 2304 Burned 2599 Thurs morning weight 191.6 Thurs ate 2591 burned 2634…

How much do you still want to lose? Don't forget to put in regular breaks (eating at maintenance) to keep things moving.

LOL I have so very many pictures.I'll have to dig some up. I will take much better ones in 3 weeks when it's all done....right before my cut! Then it will be a better comparison. The before in my profile pic is at 249.6....in 2012. And you let me know how to run the experiment.....I'll be the guinea pig.

Monday was strong curves A day week 5 (so first workout of this 5-8 cycle but all exercises I've done before. Tuesday was walking as usual. This morning B day strong curves... I don't think they are more intense but maybe I'm putting in more effort.....I swear I could be an experiment. LOL.

I appreciate your insight. Hadn't really noticed that. Could be that yes. That's why I keep the records I do and post them. Someone sometimes sees something you don't. Also will note that last 2 days my burn was very high 2777 and 2855. Not my normal. And they were lower cal days then I've had for a while. I am the oddest…

2 days at 2300 and dropped 3.2 lbs. What the heck is going on with all this water???

I've finished strong curves and running it again! I love it. The best changes in my glutes and legs ever...and I've squatted for years.

Same workouts. 3 days strong curves (just finished week 4 was doing ICF before 3xs a week so about the same). Cardio is always 3 Xs. Week. 1 hour LISS. I do 4 miles in that hour so nothing crazy. 1 day of rest. Ive done this set up forever. Day job is the same. No meds. I'm thinking backing down to 2300 true cals this week…

Meant finished up week 9. Could working in a hot,humid non ac'd kitchen 3 hrs a night for 3 nights be the reason? That's new as of last week. So fir sat and sun was my 2nd week

Week 1 Cals 2027 (up from 3 weeks of 1200) 7 lb gain. No bodymedia worn Week 2 cals 2654 stayed the same . No bodymedia worn Week 3 cals 2931 Up 1 lb (TOM week) Body media avg cals burned 2667 Week 4 cals 2809 up 2.2 lbs Body media avg cals burned 2379 Week 5 cals 2757 -2.8 body media avg cals burned 2395 Week 6 cals 2973…

Thank you. I'm not starting my cut until September 7th. So I'm ok with no loss...of course, I'd like to be done gaining, too. LOL Maybe it's all muscle. LOL

That they are. It was up again yesterday (192.4). But after lifting I'm sure it was repair. Whatever it is after these 12 weeks it is. It will just make it a bit more difficult to try to "guess" my maintanence. I'm not worried though. I do want people who read these threads to know that these things happen. But that you…

LOL! I don't know about brave...I was just hungry. LOL I've been dieting a long time and had to drop so low to get any scale movement. I was long overdue for a break. And honestly, the mental progress is worth every pound gained on the scale. I just feel relaxed. I know I'm not going back to obese. I know I'm not going to…

Hi! Welcome! I'm not sure what polar activity you have but HRM generally track aerobic activity well but not over all burn (from what I understand). So I would start with Scooby. How long were you at 1350? I would continue to go up. Next week add 100 and then you can go to 200 per week to get to 2k. Also, this is…

Seems that way, huh. Not sure why since I gained 7 lbs of water weight at the beginning of this (9 weeks ago). The scale did jump down to 190 yesterday. It's still high but eh.... I am continuing to stay at 2500 this week for sure. I think that's my number. We'll see! I just thought it super weird to be bumping up like…