started new job weight piling on

deaglan169

here is my situation during college i put on a shed load of weight when i left i was 17stone that was may 2010, disgusted at myself i got on my bike and cycled 13k a day everyday, then i mixed it up walking jogging etc rotating daily, come may 2011 i was down to 13.5stone, i kept at it but found it slow to come off but eventually got down to 13stone, after a while i seemed to settle around 13.5stone which i was happy with im 6ft1 so it was a major improvement over 17stone, now ive started a new job not very physcially but i am working outdoors, my problem is i leave home at 6.30 and get home around 7 that night and im in no humor to go jogging by time i get dinner etc... i cycle and jog on the weekend but its not enough as ive put on 1/2 a stone in 4 weeks im now 14stone, my diet is pretty good i feel but i dont really eat a breakfast which could be why im storing fat and i dont get eating lunch until around 1~2pm, any ideas how i could get the weight off again

squod

Just sounds like you need better organisation. I cook rice for dinner and have it again in the morning with eggs. You could carry a tub with whatever you made last night for dinner, microwave it and eat before work.

Mellor

You aren't getting fat because you are skipping breakfast.
Nor is it becasue you don't have time to go jogging (although that would obviously help).

Excess fat means to are eating excess calories. If your new job is mostly sedantry then you simply need less calories everyday. A lof of people don't adjsut for that.
By all means excercise when you can, but the issue is diet.



I work a sendantry job. I go to the gym on the way home before. I find that much easier to get exercise in on a tight schedule.

Burkatron

squod wrote: »

Just sounds like you need better organisation. I cook rice for dinner and have it again in the morning with eggs. You could carry a tub with whatever you made last night for dinner, microwave it and eat before work.

+1 on all of this. Also in cases like this Protein shakes are very valuable.

OP there is noway if your diet is good (well right for what you want to doyour situation) you'd be putting on weight! To put on 1/2 a stone (of mass not water weight) you need to be eating more calories then you're burning! You need to look at your diet & portions & be honest about it! If you're not excercising as much as you use to but still eating the same amount there's your problem! You cant have it both ways, if you're moving less eat less!

ridonkulous

Burkatron wrote: »

Also in cases like this Protein shakes are very valuable.

For getting fatter maybe.... Why do some people think Protein Whey is magic powder?

Burkatron wrote: »

If you're not exercising as much as you use to but still eating the same amount there's your problem! You cant have it both ways, if you're moving less eat less!

This I agree with.

Mellor

ridonkulous wrote: »

For getting fatter maybe.... Why do some people think Protein Whey is magic powder?

Where did anyone suggest that whey was a magic weight loss powder?
The OP is pressed for time, and struggling to find good meal options. A protein shake is a quick, relatively healthy option. Far better than most other available meal on the go options.

How exactly would swapping one of his current meal for a protein shake make him fatter?

ridonkulous

Mellor wrote: »

How exactly would swapping one of his current meal for a protein shake make him fatter?

I believe the suggestion was to add a protein shake to his current intake and not replace a current meal with one.

rubadub

Can you not cycle to work? thats what I do and I have far more free time because of it (and you have a long working day).

Since traffic is so bad I am actually faster cycling so the ~50mins I spend cycling each day might take 60-80mins if I drove (I would have to leave extra time to allow for the possibility of jams). If I decided I needed to get that exercise in later on I would have to use up that 50mins again.

If you commute is very long you could cycle half way, or walk some of the way. Or get off 2 stops early and walk just on your way home if you want to go home & shower.

deaglan169

cheers guys for the advice i dont think cycling to work is a viable option just yet as its a 140mile round trip daily, this should change in the new year and i might be able to move closer to my work location, i think basically what has been said is correct i just needed to hear it really, but i have cut down drastically on my calorie intake so going to keep a close eye on it over the coming weeks fingers crossed i can shift the 1/2 stone and find a happy medium cheers.

Burkatron

ridonkulous wrote: »

I believe the suggestion was to add a protein shake to his current intake and not replace a current meal with one.

You'd believe wrong then :rolleyes: Don't comment on things you obviously don't have a clue about! Below backs it up!

ridonkulous wrote: »

For getting fatter maybe.... Why do some people think Protein Whey is magic powder?

So all people that take protein shakes get fat? Well done

ridonkulous

Burkatron wrote: »

You'd believe wrong then :rolleyes: Don't comment on things you obviously don't have a clue about!

Lets recap....

OP:

deaglan169 wrote: »

... i dont really eat a breakfast which could be why im storing fat and i dont get eating lunch until around 1~2pm

Reply to OP:

squod wrote: »

Just sounds like you need better organisation. I cook rice for dinner and have it again in the morning with eggs. You could carry a tub with whatever you made last night for dinner, microwave it and eat before work.

Your reply to the above post:

Burkatron wrote: »

+1 on all of this. Also in cases like this Protein shakes are very valuable.

It still seems to me that you are advising the OP to add protein shake(s) to his daily intake rather than suggesting he replaces a current meal with one. But maybe that's just me.

Burkatron wrote: »

So all people that take protein shakes get fat? Well done

I think there is a time and a place for protein shakes and that is post workout. I'd like to add that I take protein shakes post workout and have recently started to have some casein whey at night from time to time but i don't advise taking protein shakes as meal replacements. If you want to get healthier and lose some weight get organised and eat real food.

Burkatron

Lets recap on what you said:

ridonkulous wrote: »

For getting fatter maybe.... Why do some people think Protein Whey is magic powder?

So here you're saying Protein makes you fat

ridonkulous wrote: »

I'd like to add that I take protein shakes post workout and have recently started to have some casein whey at night from time to time but i don't advise taking protein shakes as meal replacements. If you want to get healthier and lose some weight get organised and eat real food.

& here you're basically saying: You should only eat real food for meals, if there's no alternative you should just go without calories!

We can all take selective portions of quotes & spin them to mean something else. Mellor even pointed out to you what I was saying in the post but you continue on trying to say I'm wrong but throw out advice like the above? Madness!

Why shouldn't the OP replace a meal with a protein shake if time is an issue or if good quality "real" food isn't available at the time?

Seen as you've given the advice, why not have food ready made in a container for after your work outs instead of taking a protein shake?

Mellor

ridonkulous wrote: »

It still seems to me that you are advising the OP to add protein shake(s) to his daily intake rather than suggesting he replaces a current meal with one. But maybe that's just me.

Do you actually think that, or do you just want to post silly comments and argue?

The OP skips breakfast. Two posters suggested that he could have a tub of rice and eggs or leftovers, or a protein shake. Now you could read this them suggesting that they add calories on top of their current bad diet, but I have no idea why a sane person would. Commen sense would suggest that if he's having food for breakfast he is less likely to eat more throughout the day, and thats why it was suggested.

I think there is a time and a place for protein shakes and that is post workout. I'd like to add that I take protein shakes post workout and have recently started to have some casein whey at night from time to time but i don't advise taking protein shakes as meal replacements.

I'm all for real food. I don't tend to recomend liquid calories for weight loss diets as they are consumed v.quickly.
But, nutritionally speaking, protein shakes are a much better option than other "no the go" snacks. If a proper healthey meal isn't availible, I don't see the problem with a 120-200 calories shake to tie somebody over until they get lunch/dinner etc.

ridonkulous

Burkatron wrote: »

So here you're saying Protein makes you fat

No I never said protein whey makes you fat. My point was I read your post as you were advising the OP to have a protein shake for breakfast or before work as he was struggling to eat anything. Now the OP has already put on weight. Adding in a protein shake would increase his calorie intake and therefore make him fatter. Nothing to do with protein shakes specifically. The magic powder statement was to emphasise that protein whey contains calories just like everything else.

Burkatron wrote: »

& here you're basically saying: You should only eat real food for meals, if there's no alternative you should just go without calories!

As a last resort a protein shake is ok but the OP is asking for advice and my advice would be to get organised and eat proper foods instead of going straight for protein shakes. By the sounds of things the OP hasn't made an honest effort at getting organised properly. I'd prefer to see him give it a go before saying ah sure have a protein shake it's all the same.

Burkatron wrote: »

Why shouldn't the OP replace a meal with a protein shake if time is an issue or if good quality "real" food isn't available at the time?

see above

Burkatron wrote: »

Seen as you've given the advice, why not have food ready made in a container for after your work outs instead of taking a protein shake?

A protein shake post workout is fast releasing and that is what I want so in this scenario the shake is ideal.

ridonkulous

Mellor wrote: »

Do you actually think that, or do you just want to post silly comments and argue?

I'm not generally into online arguments.

g'em

ridonkulus Burkatron was not suggesting that shakes are added, he meant that they could be used as part of the overall plan as a meal replacer and within a reduced calorie intake.

Now please, everyone, move on.