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WEEKLY calorie goal v. DAILY?
so I have a question....what if a person strives for a weekly goal in calories as opposed to a daily? for example, if my daily cut value is let's say 2150 but I want to eat more like 1900 Monday - Saturday and then on Sundays I splurge and go way over my 2150 wouldn't I technically still be ok as long as i didn't go more…
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I'm on the verge...
seriously....someone want to stop me? I'm on the verge of cutting calories b/c this is ridiculous! I finished the 8wk reset, did everything by the book as we are told here in this group and now I'm on to week 4 of my cut and I'm at the point of giving up. Yes, I feel better, lost the bloat from the reset and am fitting…
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Lifting "heavy" before/after pics
I just wanted to share a pic for anyone who (like me) is struggling today. I am having a seriously terrible FAT day! I am nearing the very end of my 8wk reset and start my cut on Monday the 30th. I've gained about 6 pounds but I could swear it feels like 30!!! My stomach/hip/butt area is seriously disgusting. I feel like a…
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Gaining MUSCLE - stupid question
Math, science...never been my strong suit so excuse me if this is like a really dumb question. Ok, so clearly before starting EMTWL I was very concerned about a number on the scale. I always had this idea in my mind that if I could get to 135 (I'm a 5'6 female, 33yr old) that I'd be at my ultimate goal weight and be…
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WHAT is wrong with Scooby?!?!?!
Did they change a formula in their calculator? I'm kind of freaking out!!!! How come literally the 500 times that I've plugged my info in in the last 8 wks has the calculator given me a TDEE of 2500 and now today I went to run them again with the SAME exact numbers just to remind myself what my cut # is and the numbers…
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Anyone else REALLY, reeeeally scared....?
Is anyone else starting to get a little bit of anxiety over their cut? I'm ending week 5 of my reset (and having a miserable couple of days by the way....eating garbage, feeling emotional, fat, gross when I WAS doing just fine for the first 5 weeks of my reset) and thinking ahead to the next 3 weeks about entering my cut…
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can the scale AND the tape both be liars??? so confused!
Ok, so some of you have read my story....I have been a VLCD for a very, very long time (struggled with anorexia in high school) and recently within the last 2.5 months have upped my cals from a chronic 1200/1500 to 2000ish, and am now currently doing a total metabolism reset and eating 2500per day (TDEE) where I'm in the…
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Cardio-aholic?
So, I would never have described myself as addicted to cardio.....until now! Geez, what is wrong with me!!?? Since finding this EMTWL group a week ago and reading all the stickies and watching the youtube videos, etc...I have decided to cut out a little bit of my cardio and add more heavy lifting into my mix. I workout 6…
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calling all 5'6 females weighing around 150
Ok, so I KEEP hearing over and over again all these stories on this board about people who are buying a BMF (that I cannot currently afford) and finding out that the online calculators grossly underestimated their TDEE. Wondering if anyone out there that OWNS AND USES a BMF that is female and 5'6, 33 yrs old, weighing…
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3 days of UPPING and down a pound???
Just wanted to share a bit of into (I am "new" here but not to MFP and have posted a few things in the last couple days). I have been eating around 2000cal for the last couple months (after deciding that I needed to up from 1500 due to reading some info online about starvation mode, TDEE, etc.) but then recently came…
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how accurate could THIS be?
ok, so I'm new this this group (but not new to MFP). I shared my story a bit last night through a post on the boards. I lost 70 pounds 2yrs ago and then over the last year have hit a total stand still and fluctuated the same 5 pounds over and over again, struggling to get the last 10 OFF for good! I stumbled across this…
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NEW in this group...needing encouragement!
Ok ladies, so I'm BRAND new here....think I'm gonna jump in and go for it! At this point I feel like I have no other options....I've tried all of them! A little of my back story: I've recently lost 70 pounds over the last 2 years by eating about 1500cal per day. I am done having babies (3 of them) and so after my last…
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INSANITY before/after pics
ok, think I finally figured this out....here ya go...just completed the 60 day program!!! and here are my hubby's! =)
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INSANITY before/after pics
can't believe I'm actually finding the guts to post these pics.....just finished INSANITY this morning! 60 days - complete! It was the toughest workout I've ever done in my life!! Only lost about 5 pounds but lots and lots of inches and got so much stronger!!
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posting pics HELP
how come when I upload my before/after pictures to my profile they are fine but when I upload them to this message board they are SO BIG that you can only see one of them??? How do I get them small enough to fit on the actual message board? I've already resized it and it's fine on my profile??
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Increasing my calories and STARVING!!
Ok, so I'm buying into the idea of eating ALL my exercise calories back.....finally. Yes, I know...I'm a slow learner. Anyway, for the past 10 years of my life I've eaten about 1500 calories a day..period. Regardless of how many calories I burned in a day from exercise, I always ate around 1500 calories (and there were/are…
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5' 6" females!!!
So, I'm currently 5'6" and 150 pounds. My original goal weight was/is 145 but I'm wondering what I would look like at 135....anybody have a picture of 5'6" 135 that they'd share? I'm curious to see what others my height look like at that weight. I haven't weight that since college and I hadn't had 3 kids at that…
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Breastfeeding and Weight Loss (STOPPING)
so, I'm going to be weening my daughter soon and will be stopping breastfeeding altogether. She's turning one. I have been consistently losing 1-2 pounds a week since she was born (for a total of about 65 pounds). I am at my pre-pregnancy weight now but want to lose another 15 pounds to reach my ultimate goal. Has anyone…
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Diet Soda Cake
Ok, so I've heard so much about this old WW's recipe for diet soda cake. I've been wanting to try it and see for myself and I'm confused!!! =) Made it today (Devil's Food Cake box mix and about 12 oz. of diet coke) and it is GROSS! I am not a picky eater, and I will eat just about anything, especially if it's low in…
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PASTA question
so, if the box of noodles says "200 calories in 1 cup (dry)", then how many calories are in 1 cup cooked? Or maybe easier.......what IS the same thing cooked v. dry. For example, if 1 cup dry is 200 calories what is 200 calories cooked? 3/4 cup? Normally I could weigh it out for the oz. or whatever but we're in the process…
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I'm BORED...need something new!!
So, I'm doing Jillian MIchael's 30 Day Shred and am on Level 3 and have been doing it for over a month now. I'm getting really bored with it. Don't get me wrong, it's still very physically challenging but I'm mentally bored! I've lost 15 pounds since starting it in January. Does anyone know of another very similar DVD…
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Hello! Brand new member!
Hi! I'm a brand new member who is here to hopefully gain some motivation and accountability to lose the last 20 pounds of a 60 pound weight gain during my last of 3 pregnancies. I have always lost all of my baby weight with each pregnancy but for some reason this time around I'm not feeling motivated to lose the rest of…
