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You are right about upping your cals and you have to shift from the low cal/fat stuff to get there. The good fats and more calorie dense foods (peanut butter, any nut butters, butter, coconut oil, olive oil avocado etc.) Strength training is key and keeping some cardio in the mix too, but you should allow yourself some…

Yes sodium will do it. It is important to take measurements. Great that you are doing some strength training, that is key!

Ok, so you have been eating approx 2100 cals everyday? You haven't lost or gained any weight? If your diary is open, I will take a look at it.

Also, the Katch-McArdle requires you to know your body fat, so I can't use that one. Another calculator is Mifflin-St Jeor and I have a spreadsheet for that one. Your numbers with using sedentary and all items above "Mifflin-St Jeor (FOR WOMEN)" BMR 2,052 Maintenance 2,463 Cut (@ 15%) 2,093 Which is pretty close to the…

http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ I used this calculator, used desk job with little activity and plugged in your numbers. Actually, I just went back and did it again because your height struck me and I totally put in the wrong inches. So, after running this information ht 65 in wt 290lbs age 27 female Desk job…

What is your BMR and TDEE? You are on your feet all day and you do the 30DS and walk your dogs daily...you sound more moderate to me.

According to the scooby calculator you def need more food. You are doing 5-6hrs of strenous activity, your TDEE is 2312. If you are still looking to lose weight, then you should subtract the 15% from that. Is there any way to cut back a little on all the cardio and add some strength training? I find that people usually…

You should consider friending Fiveohmike, because his numbers are like yours and he nearly fell over when he realized he needed to eat so many calories:-) Ok, yes, if you are doing insanity, you DEF want to recalc using moderate activity. Also, if there is a way to do some heavy lifting 3 days a week and cardio more like 2…

When you want to lose weight you want a small deficit as opposed to huge deficits that can take you below your BMR. TDEE is your maintenance calories, so to lose weight nice and slow you would eat 15% less than your TDEE.

Ok, your numbers are pretty close to mine. Like I mentioned above, you want to eat 1900 daily and if you burn in a day over the 500 then you need to eat the excess over the 500. Hope this helps!

Def watch my video on that one...so you are armed with some good info to question him on.

This is what I got from Scooby: BMR 1818 TDEE 2182 Your daily cut 1854. So whenever you do go walking or anything else you pretty much need to eat those cals.

Ok, those numbers do seem pretty low...the diff between your cut and bmr is 383, so let's try real hard for the next two weeks to not eat back any calories unless over 383 has been burned. Secondly, take a look at the hypothyroidism video, just to see if you exhibit any of the symptoms, it may be something to look at with…

Well, I know you are doing some serious lifting, so you are gaining lean muscle mass for sure. Ok, eat your 2155 consistently and remember you don't need to eat back exercise cals unless your burn puts you under BMR.

What is your BMR? I see your value for eating is 1790 and on some workout days you are over 2000, but your burn is not usually over 500, so just curious as to what your BMR is, we state if your TDEE is calculated correctly you shouldn't have to eat back additional calories unless you are under BMR. Otherwise you eat pretty…

Please take a moment to read the topic on TDEE and there is a video as well. Eating below your BMR slows your metabolism. We suggest calculating your TDEE and eat 15% less than that...which of course should be a bit above your BMR. Again the topics go into great detail about it.

Please detail what you do during the week, do you walk, lift weights, do the elliptical and how many times?

Rayann1, I so can't help you with the answer because I didn't complete the program. I know there are some people in this group doing it, so hopefully someone will jump in, however there is a group for the book, so I bet the answer is in that group somewhere or someone will answer quick to your question. I tell you when I…

Hmmm, Scooby is usually middle of the row, not the lowest. Would you mind providing your height, weight, and exactly what you do for exercise per week?

Some people tend to underestimate their activitly level when calculating their TDEE, so that could be the problem. Also, how much protein are you getting in.....we suggest trying to get in around 1gr per lb of body weight especially when doing a good strength training program. I will be honest, I do not go to bed hungry…

Just a suggestion, since you are doing turbo fire, then when you go to the gym the 3 days, focus on strength training. Turbo fire is more than enough cardio. If you are looking for fat loss and a toned look, you must spend some time focusing on lifting and going heavier in your lifts. Lucia

I believe you need more fuel. Whenever I have fluctuated the same few pounds it has been because I wasn't eating enough. The small gain in thighs and arms is probably muscle. So, what is your calculated BMR, TDEE, cut value and how many calories have you been consistently eating?

Hey there, is there any way you can open your diary? What are your numbers (BMR, TDEE, Cut value) and your workout routine? It is rare that I hear someone gaining inches, so I would like to see the overall picture. Fill me in as much as possible.

Ok, you based your TDEE numbers of the McArdle formula, I believe. We usually tell people to choose their activity level and calc their cut, based on being a busy mom, I would say go with the Moderate and subtract 15% from that and eat it daily. When you start insanity, you want to make sure on those days you net at least…

You do more than I do and I use the 1.55 activity level. I do 3 days lifting and one day zumba and that is it. I too have a desk job. You can stay at that level, wait the 4 wk min if you don't loose then I tell you bump up to the moderate cut.

Yes I hear the FT7 is pretty accurate. Ok I haven't researched in depth but I did read the hrms you place your finger on isn't very accurate bec it is not a constant monitoring of the heart so it only takes into consideration the heart rate at those intervals so it is averaging your hr to calc the cals.

You def need to eat more. You should be using the 1.55 multiplier which gives you 2080 and then your cut is 1768 but I think you should round up to 1800. You must start eating that daily and on high burn days NET NO LESS than bmr. Also, is there a way to get in some heavy lifting? Glad the scale isn't your driving…

Ok if you use moderate that is 2506 tdee so cut is around 2100 daily. If it seems way too high start at the 1872 for the 4wks, if your just doing 30ds then you should be ok, I didn't burn over 250 doing the program. If you add some strength training that would be great. If you trend down the stay there if you don't budge…

Ok. Know you will be shocked but you need to use the moderate activity level and sub 15% from that.