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That is so dang cute. Just the motivation I needed to get through the next 9 days!

I have had those days and I usually just quit too, not worth the agony. I am sure a lot of it is what you ate/drank, but I never have any energy the week before TOM so I think you just had a double whammy effect, hormones and junkfood=no energy. Hope you next run is wonderful!

Hi girls, still plugging away here. About a week to go and then I cut. I am excited and nervous all at the same time. Oh, and sad to think about eating less :laugh: @TripleJ, I do not want to get on that scale before I cut either, but I will. In part to know what I gained, but mostly to know where I start my cut from. And…

Perhaps you could use something with handles like dumbells on the floor, or those perfect pushup handles, then you can keep your wrist in neutral instead of bent. I am assuming it is the bent position and not the weight? The only other pushing away exercise I can think of besides what was mentioned would be tossing a…

Start over for YOU! I just went and read that blog and it touched me too. Good luck with the reset, I am so happy I am doing mine.

Your tape measure is your new bff

I had to take a week off because I was sick and was able to jump right back in AND up some of my weights from where I was at. Rest, it does a body good.

Frequently asked questions section.

Your food diary looks like a book instead of a few random thoughts

You take stock in protein powder instead of rice cakes :laugh:

I wouldn't worry about that 1/2 inch, I am up and down a half inch to 3/4 of an inch depending on who measures me. I have also heard that you can be taller at different times of the day, not sure if that is true, sounds crazy, but anyways, don't worry about it. Plus, I am not sure it would make a huge difference in the…

Well, I couldn't keep track of everyone, that was the problem, I was getting everyone mixed up and wanted to respond without doing a zillion quotes, so I just open notes off to the side and make my comments as I read a page or two. That is what I did when I hung out on 3fatchicks website and seemed to be the easiest way to…

That's when I start cutting too, awesome!

Okay, let me rephrase that, I am itching to start losing fat, not to eat less, lol, that is going to be painful and that will most likely give me something new to complain about!

I agree with all the above. I think everyone has their own "lightbulb" moments and you never know if what you say will be that for them. Just putting it out there is enough and then when she is not losing and getting flabbier, she will come looking for answers.

@Raynn, I would be so gratful if I wasn't gaining weight during this. You most likely have hit the TDEE on the head for the activity you are doing and will probably see excellent results with your cut! Have you taken any pictures yet? I haven't right now because I know they wouldn't be pretty, lol. @Tenpets, how is the…

I agree with waiting until the conference (or after) to start the reset, you are only talking about a couple of weeks difference.

Holy cow girl, I cannot believe the change in you in such a short time span! Excellent job!

Only if I can have your extra calories :P When I read posts like yours, I wonder what is wrong with me! I could easily eat 3000 calories a day. I have to plan out my day in order to not go over my 2400/2500 calories right now.

Quinoa stuffed Mushrooms I got this idea and then looked around online for some flavoring ideas. I am still playing with my measurements to put in the recipe database, my mixture was about 2x too much for my mushrooms, so I will just generalize here to give an idea and you can make it your own. Cooked quinoa (about 1/2…

I didn't expect this to be a post from you! Made me laugh. Seriously though, my butt is killing me today, I overdid the lower body yesterday, really pushed myself and those lunges/deadlifts have me hurting something fierce today. Tomorrow will probably be worse, ouch!

That sounds more reasonable to me, but I am bumping this up to see if someone else wants to chime in. The best gift you can give yourself at your age is to learn to eat well and fuel your workouts. You won't struggle for the next 15-20 years like I have. Good luck! Oh, and make sure you give it some time to level itself…

I would think you would be at least moderate. You have 1 hour per day with your walk and JM dvds, at least 5 days per week (if you work 5 days) and moderate is 3-5 hours. You would eat your TDEE- cut every day no matter if you exercise or not. You will get a bigger difference between bmr and TDEEcut once you bump up your…

That is good to know! I tend to use free weights too, but I do think machines are good for someone who is just starting out to learn form and to get the joints accustomed to the exercises safely. I just don't want anyone reading this that is using machines to think they aren't doing any good, because they are!

He probably gets his metabolism from you, lol. I agree with Raynn, I would give it one more week, but if you are still losing, try going up about 100, although a half a pound a week is 250 per day approximately, so you may need to do more. It would be nice to find your true TDEE currently before cutting. Of course, that…

I have the exact same question.

So one gram per pound of lean body mass only puts me at 122grams, yet using the 40% setting of my TDEE gives me 184 grams. That is a huge difference. I have a hard time hitting the 180s, 122 would be a cinch, but is this enough? What percentage do you have your protein set at?

I say go for it. I have found in life if I have the energy to do something big, get it done! If you feel like your body is being stressed too much, then just feed it a little more to make up for some of the work, but otherwise, I don't see why you can't start a cut with extra movement rather than less food. Just my…

I originally thought this too, but she mentioned she has been more stable for the last couple weeks. @Leigh, from what I understand, the body gets dependent upon diuretics. If you have just stopped them recently I would assume your water levels are off. I would think you would be holding excess water due to this. Not sure…

That's good that things have leveled off the last couple weeks. Maybe it just took your body that long to rev up. It was used to the vlcd and was still functioning there for several weeks initially. And of course, some of that initial spike was water, fluids and other things your body was replacing when it got fed. Sorry…