justinegrey Member

thanks Sara, that's great to hear. thanks again for all your help!

Hey sara Thanks so much for the response! I'm usually over on fats as I don't get a lot of u protein from meat (dairy, nuts, legumes). To answer your other questions - yes I have a significant amount of body fat I want to lose, but I want to get stronger (main goal). Hope that helps! Thanks again Justine

Thanks so much for the response Sara. To be honest, I do struggle with the calorie amount - but I've been drinking too many calories in lattes so If i lessen those I would feel more satisfied since I can replace the calories with more satisfying foods. I just had one more question - about macros: I still go over quite a…

Hey guys, reporting back. Here is my info for the last 4 weeks (from July 1st to yesterday). For context: Up until July 1st I had decreased my activity level and had increased eating and was sitting at around 144-146 pounds for at least a month+. ---> On July 1st - I weighed 144 pounds, current weight 141.2 (last taken…

Thanks so much Sara. I will indeed follow up so will take 2 full weeks from now before I report back (3 weeks total will have passed since I started crossfit/started eating a bit better and at around 1900 calories).

I wouldn't mind losing BF slowly if I was at 20% :) I have a crappy omron scale that says I'm at 36% (probably higher than it is but still definitely in the 30s) but I can be patient, as long as things are going in the right direction and I'm getting stronger. Sounds like you're doing the right thing as well and like that…

I've only been doing it for a week but can't imagine going without it now, definitely hooked. I didn't realize re: TDEE going up as I improve so I'll try eating a bit higher and see how it goes. I could certainly do better with my lifting #s, I'm so weak :) Thanks again

Hi everyone, It's been quite a while since I looked at my intake and was hoping for some help. Over the past couple months, I lessened up on my intensity with both food and exercising and didn't gain any weight. But last week, I joined Crossfit and am going 5 days a week and next week will be adding in running 2x and yoga…

Thanks so much! yes, I do think my TDEE is probably higher than i think (cuz I have kids and so unless I'm at work, I'm up and doing something + workouts) but I still get pretty conservative with those calculators just in case. Appreciate your response friend!

Dammit! haha. Okay thanks so much and very interesting. So is there a difference between: a) bulking/cutting b) a slight deficit (ie. TDEE-10%) Thanks so much Justine

I usually double this raw cookie recipe with mushy bananas: http://ohsheglows.com/2011/05/25/how-to-squash-a-chocolate-craving-in-80-calories/

Thanks for reopening the thread Sara! I am happy to report that I've won the work "Biggest Loser" competition - thanks to you and Sidesteel's advice! I lost 9% body fat and 25 pounds in 3 months! Now, I'm interested in getting the proper calorie recommendations based on my last stretch: - Lose inches (by lowering body fat…

Yes! I've had much success with TDEE-20%. I've been doing it for 7 weeks and have lost 10 pounds during that time. It even helped me break out of a 2 week stall. I'm never hungry and feel great. Do it!

thanks so much guys, yes, I totally understand what you're saying re: competitions, and totally in this for the long haul once it's done. I will follow up in 4 weeks, thanks for being there!

Weight wise, I'm at my halfway point - it's taken me 10 full weeks. I started with a lot of cardio, burning 3500 calories a week in exercise plus eating less/healthier. About 4 weeks ago, I changed to a 3x week lifting program, with only moderate cardio and upped my calories and am still losing - and feeling much happier…

It finishes mid-April (so about 3 weeks from now, 1 weigh-in on April 1, 2, 3 and the last weigh-in on April 15, 16, 17). While I want to win, this is absolutely a long-term lifestyle change for me, after 10 weeks, I'm the happiest I've ever been and can't wait to see what my progress will be in 2 months, 5 months, 9…

Hi guys! Just wanted to let you know that it's been almost 4 full weeks since I took your advice to up by calories (didn't go quite as high to 1900 cals a day, did about 1600-1700 cals a day) and am happy to report I've actually lost another 5 pounds in the past month, plus have gone down considerably with body fat (based…

I prefer green smoothies to green juice, since you lose the fiber with juicing. I've only ever done a liquid fast, where you can have green juice, green smoothies, tea, water and raw soups. It was wonderful and I really liked it. But because I wasn't doing all green juice, I didn't have to worry about what happens when you…

Yes! I have lost 15 pounds and while I gave up drinking a month before I got serious about losing (mid-Jan), I truly believe it's helped me because now I don't drink calories and don't use social events as an excuse.. I use to always say "oh well we have that wedding next weekend, so I might as well start eating better…

Thank you so much. I still can't believe it re: the intake but I will be diligent and work hard, and report back with progress. Thank you again for all your time.

Wow, you are SOOOO damn informative.. I had no idea about all those factors. Thank you so much, and DARN re: my manual calculations. haha guess that spreadsheet i made is going straight to trash :) - I will take your TDEE - 20% to heart and follow that, do you think I could still achieve a good fat loss % by may? - That…

my first month i lost about 10 pounds. I started at 171 lbs and am 5'4

Thank you so much for your time and advice. I will definitely increase strength training. So do you think it's okay to set my TDEE - 20% (without the exercise factored into the TDEE number) so I can eat back my ex calories or better to do it the proper TDEE way and not eat them back? By the way, was looking at your…

Thank you. I definitely agree the scale must be wrong, but since everyone in the comp is using it, I figure I should at least see it going down if my weight is going down. But with the weight not going down much and the fat looking the same, I thought it was something I was doing. Perhaps not. So I did go through the…

According to the scale it did. So you're saying i should keep eating 1350+ exercise calories, exercising at the same level (lower strength, more cardio) and wait it out? Or do you think changing my routine to incorporate more strength is a better bet for my goals? And if so, are those calories enough? thank you!

Just saw the sticky, wanted to answer the questions: 1) What's your current intake of calories, on average? - I just changed it but the amount I was doing when things stalled was 1350+ exercise calories back so up 3500 extra a week. 2) What's your current average intake of protein, carbs, and fats, in grams? - please see…

bump.. curious too

I agree, you're right. I hate you HRM. thanks for all your time today, TDEE is my best bet right now. Many thanks

Good question. After the move, I added more exercise to my routine. But I think it's true I'm overestimating calories burned and that's causing problems.

Oh yes, I did move. That was the time I lost a lot haha