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Body Recomp
Hey all! I have a question for you all. I am going back to the gym (YAY!!) and have an appointment with a powerlifting coach on Monday to go over some stuff. I am wanting to work a program and focus on a body recomp program. The problem is that I am a little bit lost with which program is best? I did buy the EM2WL Beginner…
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Should I Increase?
Ok so I have a question... I did really good at breaking the looooooong plateau that I had by upping my calories to 2360 but I seem to have stalled out again. Should I up my calories? It was recommended that I should be using Scooby calculator and logging my stuff as 7-21 hours of strenuous. I am starting to wonder if that…
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Another *help me with my TDEE* post :)
Heeeeey guys. I need some help. I like to have some outside feedback from you guys so I can know I am on the right path with where I should be eating. Short story long, (ha ha) I am going to back off of some of the intense exercise right now. I have been eating 2300 calories (as per Scooby -- 5 to 6 hours strenuous with…
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Diet Break
I am curious about diet breaks -- when do you all take them? How often? I decided to do one as I am about 6 weeks into my deficit and working on things is that too soon? I am actually up a pound which would signify that I must have calculated my TDEE wrong. Can you guys help me out? Here are my stats -- Weight as of this…
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When to quit eating at a deficit and switch to maintenance?
Hey guys! I am curious about something... what is a good marker for when to quit eating at a deficit and start focusing on maintenance/eating at TDEE? In the past I've used my weight, but now since I lift weights and am more solid so to speak, what is a good marker to use for a decision on when to switch out of eating at a…
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Having to give up my gym membership...
Hey all, I need some advice from you... I currently have a gym membership that I am going to have to give up. It is a long story but at least for the summer. My question for you all is this -- is it possible to have a good workout regime at home? I saw that EM2WL had ChaLEAN EXtreme on their recommend list (which I have).…
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Rest Week Calories
Hey all -- quick question for you guys... I am relatively new to the group and to tracking calories :) I'll start with throwing my stats out there -- I am 5'7" 170 pounds SAHM to 4 kids B) I am wondering what I do with my calories when I am taking a light exercise/rest week? As it stands now, I am eating at 2400 calories…
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Need some EM2WL friends :)
I would love to have some EM2WL friends!! Please add me! I have been following EM2WL for a couple of years now and am slowly gaining my footing with tracking calories after a long haul of making peace with food. Thanks guys! I am still fairly new to trying to figure out how to navigate the boards here.
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12 Week Lifting Plan
Hey guys - me again I have a question for you all.... I bought the EM2WL STrength Training manual and have been toying around with doing the program. Right now I took a mini hiatus from lifting and think next week I might just take the week off from exercise all the way around (haven't had a rest week in awhile) but am…
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Another calorie question
Hey all! I am looking for some advice/input on how to calculate my stuff... can you all help me? Okay here is my stuff... I am 5' 7" and weigh 170 as of this morning. I am pretty active.* Spinning twice a week -- 45 min each session * TRX class once a week -- 60 min class * PiYo or HIIT once a week * Yoga once a week * I…
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Entering in activity
So I noticed that a lot of my EM2WL friends enter in 1 calorie burned with their activity -- why is this? Just curious...
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Les Mills Pump
Hi all! I have a question for everyone... I am midway through CLX (in the PUSH phase now) and am wondering about Les Mills Pump. Has anyone else done this? Thoughts on it? Thanks!
