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Can always stick with your cut until you return, you'd be ready for a diet break anyway by then.

She may even be the next higher one, the 7+ hours, with that workout schedule.

Congrats Ouandi!! I've increased my points of measuring and have noticed my upper ab area shrinking while my lower ab stays the same. So that's a very good tip!

haha love it :) I think you will do very well rosie I just finished my third workout A, not at the 20's yet for anything but I'll get there soon enough I hope :)

Good news :) After what you went through, we all want the best possible outcome for you.

We are almost the same age/stats, and I have much less of an activity schedule than you seem to have, and that's what I eat and am losing. I do 3 x a week strength (40 mins or so), and 3 -4 hours per week walking. I think you should follow momofmy5's advice, and do the reset for a few weeks eating at your tdee, at the next…

Sounds like you need a reset my dear :) Have you read all the topics pinned at the top of the forum?

Can you post your stats? Age, weight, height? what method did you use to get your daily cut? netting your bmr daily sounds like you aren't eating enough. what do you have for your bmr, tdee, and cut? Did you use this to obtain your bmr and tdee? http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

Say my cut is 2000 calories a day. I eat that everyday. My BMR is 1500. My regular exercise schedule has me burning 300 calories per workout. Nothing changes daily so long as that stays the same. One day I decide to take my dog for a 3 mile walk which may add say 250 calories burned. that would bring my net down to 1450..…

I have a bit of irregular exercise schedule so I log all my exercise to make sure it doesn't take me below my bmr. I eat enough to get me back over if it does. Others though who have a more steady exercise schedule just enter 1 calorie burned so they can track their exercise minutes but not have it affect the numbers mfp…

woohoo! grats rosie :)

Don, you will need to get in the habit of measuring and making sure you are accurately recording your food intake. It takes some work at first, but they you will eventually be able to be less reliant on the measuring devices to get accurate portion sizes. It's extremely important to do this right now so you learn what you…

also make sure you select the foods that have multiple people stating they are correct.. Your cal count seems off to me. 2 dbl cheeseburgers and the fried egg sandwich alone should have put you close to 1200 cals (if not over)

welcome! "luck" isn't part of the equation :) just figure out your numbers and if you got them right, you will see results :)

Not so much to find her TDEE.... Im just inclined to think that if your body has fully recovered, that you should be able to maintain at maintenance. Since she didn't have an "average" weight gain, compared to the others I have seen, I don't know that the "average" time it's taken others to balance out would be the same. I…

Leigh, with how strongly your body reacted to the increase in calories, if it were me... I wouldn't attempt a cut until you had a good couple weeks of being stable.

I know that feeling, for sure. Has your weight stabilized or are you still gaining?

How low were your calories previously Leigh? And how long did you eat that way

Were you at a 15% cut previously? I've been wondering how the gains people see are directly connected with the amount of time at large deficits and how large the deficit was. Meaning, if there was a 30% reduction for an extended period of time previously, is that person gaining more and at a faster pace than the person…

My only advice to you is that if your trainer says to cut calories again... run. Your body has already spoken. It's rejected the lower calories and it will continue to fight you every step of the way if you go back. It's currently storing every extra calorie it can for the next "starvation" cycle. You have the math,…

Graysmom, For what it's worth.... I know EXACTLY how you are feeling in regards to your job. I was a professional dancer, I competed in ballroom and latin dancing.. having to wear those skimpy little costumes and was constantly starving myself to try to look "good" on the dance floor. I was constantly told by judges I…

My apologies.. I looked at your diary which had it set to 2400.. so I assumed that was what you were using as your cut. That's 20% of 3000.

good to hear about the strength training :) the ones shedding inches seem to have all gone that route. couple things I want to bring up though.. I know you are upset but think about it logically for a few minutes. Look at the numbers you burn and if you were previously eating 1800 - 2000 calories, and burning that much..…

Have you added in your strength training yet? Strength training has been recommended to you a couple of times, but I haven't seen you mention adding it in. I realize you exercise a lot with your job, but your body should be accustomed to that and its probably not a challenge for you physically.

wow, what an excellent thing to wake up to :) congrats!

seems to be different for everyone. some people just went up a day or two and then started losing. Others gained for quite a few weeks before it broke. I'm guessing it has something to do with how badly affected your metabolism is from the low calorie diets.

Hi and welcome :) Plug your info into the calculator to get an idea of what your TDEE is per day and what your cut should be http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

Hi and welcome :)

haha way to go! you will enjoy it I'm sure :)

wow! congrats to you :) every time I read something like this I'm still surprised lol just goes to show you how brainwashed I am