angiek123 Member

I think I've spent way too long on stage 3. I find myself really missing the power moves, particularly regular deadlifts and the FSPP.

Hi everyone! I posted my own thread but thought I'd post here as well. I'm Angie, a 35yo SAHM of four (3 boys, 1 girl). I started lifting heavy in October 2013 and began NROLFW at the end of February. I'm really enjoying the program.

My "rest" days sound like yours. Just no formal exercise. But I'm often burning as many or more calories on my rest days (according to my bodymedia) because I'm on my feet more and not feeling beat up after a workout. :) ETA: I'm a SAHM of 4.

Heybales, thanks. I will do that if meticulously weighing all my food doesn't do the trick. I'm on a break week between stages of NROLFW right now, so it may not be the best time for me to try it (since I'll be switching up my workout next week). :)

Interesting. I'm probably just craving PB because I'm PMSing and feeling deprived. ;)

Also, I wish water could trick my stomach like it does for some of you!

Who knew I'd be opening up such a debate? :tongue: I wasn't trying to knock anyone's diet or anything. Just honestly trying to figure out how people do it without getting hangry all the time. My poor kids and DH would not fare well if I were eating only 1200. I think I might have done a few days at 1200 a few years ago,…

Great. Now I want egg salad. LOL

No worries! Sounds like we both need to figure this out. :)

I know, right? I wasn't really using the site until October. I was on a rival site before. (Gasp!)

LOL Yes, exactly.

This is what I've been wondering about and why I asked about reverse dieting. I lost 30 lbs over a year eating at 1800-2200 calories (I was not weighing everything I put in my mouth, so it could have been more or less). Then I quit nursing my baby, starting lifting weights and paying attention to my macros, and my weight…

TBH, I think the trainer that did my BF was off on her measurements, because I have seen some changes. (I think 34% is a bit high and would put me in the "obese" category). My waist and lower tummy are smaller, I'm starting to see muscle in my back, my rear end is starting to lift, and I can feel my tricep muscles, where I…

heybales, I just calculated those numbers. My Katch-McArdle BMR is 1390, and the Bodymedia BMR is 1440. RMR on the BMF is 1584. The armband is picking up elevated activity on my workouts. So, it looks like the armband is overestimating by about 3.5%. Does that sound right?

Interesting! I will do this. I had already adjusted my METS because it was showing moderate activity for silly stuff like cooking dinner or taking my kids to school, but I guess that doesn't really change the calories burned.

Thank you. I had heard about the algorithm change and wondered about that. I looked back to what I was burning before (I was on a break during the change) and my averages were roughly the same. Still, not sure if I can trust that I'm burning that much. :)

Also, I haven't been overly concerned about the scale since I was hoping for a newbie re-comp, but that doesn't seem to be in the cards for me.

I appreciate all the responses. I haven't quite been able to trust the BMF calculations. I have heard that it's 90-95% accurate, but again, I don't trust it enough to feel like I can eat 2300-2900 calories and MAINTAIN. My TDEE based on the scooby calculators (and taking body fat into the equation) is 2300-2650, and that…

I'm hovering around 155 now at 5'6".

Ok. So when you guys say weigh everything, does that also mean pre-packaged items that have a set value. For instance, a thinwich bun is 100 calories, or a can of tuna (which I actually did weigh once and my 5oz can was only 3.6 oz I felt totally jipped! Lol) Do I need to weigh things like that too? Or are we just talking…

This may be off topic (or perhaps I'm grasping), but would birth control pills keep me from losing fat? Someone suggested that to me.

Ok. Thank you. And thanks for linking the article. I find myself becoming increasingly frustrated because I do most of that stuff. I feel like I'm pretty meticulous about counting my food, and while I don't weigh it all, I do measure everything and weigh meat. My only other thought is that my BMF is overestimating my burn.…

Thank you. I workout after breakfast. Would you still recommend skipping breakfast? I feel like those carbs are what fuel my workouts.

Thanks. I am weighing my meat. But I will start weighing the rest too.