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Huge NSV!
My weight has still not gone down, but I'm over it :laugh: For those of you who are 'suffering' from 'it's not working' syndrome because the scale has not been going down, I have had some awesome NSV's that prove to me this is worth it in the long run. When I started in January, one of my physical goals was to be able to…
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Week Off??
OK, so I am eating around TDEE this week (2650-2750 per day), after March and the first week of April on deficit. I am at the weight I started my deficit at, although it went down two pounds for about a week in there, then I started lifting, and it went up and has stayed up. I am currently five pounds heavier than my…
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Very worried!!
Quick stats Female 19 5'6" 149 pre-reset 154ish end of reset and currently Macros: 40%c 30%f 30%p (roughly, and I always get more than my body weight in protein on workout days, usually on others as well) TDEE 2600-2700 (I am not exact about measuring food, therefore leave some extra room when counting, also why I went to…
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Kinesis Wall Weight Question
How much does each block weigh on the kinesis wall? For example, I was using it for lat pull downs, and had the pins on the number 7 on both sides, what weight was I pulling down? Thanks!
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NROL4W Stage 1, Workout A1 Complete!
I did my first lifting today!! And I really liked it. Workout A took me about 30 minutes to complete. Question 1: Do you all warm up before you lift? I did about 6 minutes on an elliptical. Good/bad? Question 2: I was unsure about the weights I should be using. I am reasonably strong, but no superwoman, that's for sure. To…
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Encouargement Please
So I did about a 6 week reset, then started my cut at 154.6 two weeks ago. Last Friday I weighed 152.0, which was more than I expected to lose with my deficit (18%ish), but not impossible because of water weight, etc. Well, this morning I weighed 153.4. Very disappointed :sad: My exercise has slowed down a little bit, but…
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NSV: I finished my meal at a restaurant!!
Weird one, I know :) It makes me happy to say I had wonderful pork tenderloin with red potatoes and spaghetti squash. I finished it all and was not feeling stuff to the gills! No after Thanksgiving dinner feeling to speak of :bigsmile: I have had an awesome day in many aspects!!!
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Thought for today!
You are closer to your goal than you were yesterday!!! That is my goal at the end of everyday, whether because I ate well, exercised right, or felt good about myself :)
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High Calorie Day vs TDEE every 4-6 weeks??
So, I was fiddling with the spreadsheet again, and noticed it recommends 1 high calorie day and 6 deficit days. Should I be doing this, rather than eating at TDEE every 4-6 weeks for a week? Which way did you cut?
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Mental Success!
I started my deficit yesterday, and survived eating 2130 (2128!), and went to bed and woke up hungry, which I assume means my metabolism, as of yet, is not going back to VLCD mode (although I wouldn't expect that to change overnight :) ) I already cannot weight for my return to TDEE though!! My success --> I did not touch…
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Heavy Lifting
I am convinced. I need to start lifting! I am planning on starting the week of March 18th, as I have a sport season championship the weekend before that, and I shouldn't switch up my routine right before hand (my coach would go nuts :laugh: ). I was reading the thread a ways down the page about beginner strength training,…
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Reset- How Long?
I have been reading all the EM2WL literature, here as well as on the website. Most people say 8 or so weeks for the reset. I have been doing EM2WL for a little over 3 weeks. I have not gained much at all (149/150 to 151/152), and am now eating 2300-2400, although my TDEE is supposedly more like 2500-2600 (I might not be…
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TDEE recalculation
I need to recalculate my TDEE for this week because I am not exercising as much as the past few months and I am not sure if I was totally correct before. Average daily exercise is now 80 minutes daily (five days worth divided by seven, plus a little for races on weekends) including a mix of strenuous, moderate swimming,…
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I need motivation to continue!!
I upped my calories three weeks ago (and am continuing to up them to get to TDEE of about 2500), and I gained two full pounds this past weekend, while having gained three pounds in the first week. Five pounds up and am almost back at my starting weight from a few months ago :( It is really hurting me mentally, I know I…
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Two Weeks In
I have been EM2WL for two weeks now, and weigh two and a half pounds more than I did when I started. I had also dropped a few pounds right before starting EM2WL, so I am the same as I was three weeks ago. Is this about where I should be? And how long can I expect this to last before I lose some weight, and will I likely…
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Sugar Intake WAY To High According To MFP?!
I know I am not the best at keeping my sugar intake down, but isn't 30 g a really small amount? Also, MFP counts ALL sugars, not just added sugars, so it's like eating an apple punishes you, because it has such a high amount of natural sugar in it. Also, would you count honey as a natural sugar or added sugar (I like to…
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Questions from a Newbie
So, I posted yesterday about eating 1200-1400 and exercising somewhere around 15 hours a week for the past 4-5 months. I decided to try this since low-cal was not working. I upped my caloric intake to 1500, but I ended up being sooo hungry! It was kind of nice to actually feel really hungry again :) I ended up eating more…
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Intro
Been using MFP for a while, but decided I needed some extra motivation. I am 5'6'' and weigh 150 lb. I wan to get down to 130-135 lb in the next three months. I exercise a fair amount (14h+/wk), am an athlete, but definitely have some extra fat that would be wonderful to be rid of to improve performance and be able to do a…
