Sick of being fat

iamtony · 11-07-2018 7:12pm

https://photos.app.goo.gl/CkiVXGh1gqfQDyGz6

I'm not mad for salads so I need to either add meat, egg, coleslaw or egg mayo to tolerate them.
This one is mixed leaves, cucumber, spring onion, yellow peppers, one boiled egg and 2 slices of ham chopped up, forget to add a bit of tomato. If was very nice, bar the leaves from a bag aren't great, think ill try source proper stuff from the organic supermarket in malahide tomorrow while I wait for my own to grow.
I'd say less than 300 calories and hopefully that's me fed till tomorrow.
I can feel the weight loss!
Now for a nice cup of green tea:)

caviardreams · 11-07-2018 7:37pm

Prominent_Dawg wrote: »

Theres two weeks a in the month I could go eating less than 800 calories a day and another two where I could eat 3000 plus (binge eating), I know It sounds very unhealthy but mid month I'm always hungry, this is always prior to my time of the month, does any other woman experience this, its very frustrating because I actually love the idea of eating clean and its a constant cycle for losing and gaining weight

Yes! This is totally a thing and not in your imagination:
https://www.girlsgonestrong.com/blog/hormones/how-do-hormones-affect-hunger/

forward8 · 11-07-2018 10:22pm

iamtony wrote: »

https://photos.app.goo.gl/CkiVXGh1gqfQDyGz6

I'm not mad for salads so I need to either add meat, egg, coleslaw or egg mayo to tolerate them.
This one is mixed leaves, cucumber, spring onion, yellow peppers, one boiled egg and 2 slices of ham chopped up, forget to add a bit of tomato. If was very nice, bar the leaves from a bag aren't great, think ill try source proper stuff from the organic supermarket in malahide tomorrow while I wait for my own to grow.
I'd say less than 300 calories and hopefully that's me fed till tomorrow.
I can feel the weight loss!
Now for a nice cup of green tea:)

Looks good.
Nowadays I regularly add sweet corn, small amount of coleslaw, red onion, beat root, diced non-breaded chicken, salad leaves from LIDL, tiny amount of dressing and BBQ sauce combo, slice of garlic bread, tomatoes and cucumber.

For snacky-poos I've been loving the polish imports of pickled (gurkans?) in chilli brine (very low calories and fat) and make a nice substitute for plain old fruit.

iamtony · 11-07-2018 11:31pm

forward8 wrote: »

Looks good.
Nowadays I regularly add sweet corn, small amount of coleslaw, red onion, beat root, diced non-breaded chicken, salad leaves from LIDL, tiny amount of dressing and BBQ sauce combo, slice of garlic bread, tomatoes and cucumber.

For snacky-poos I've been loving the polish imports of pickled (gurkans?) in chilli brine (very low calories and fat) and make a nice substitute for plain old fruit.

it was very basic but nice. I can never think of what to add to salads when I'm making them. Beet root is a good addition I'll get a jar of them and keep them on standby for the next one.

iamtony · 11-07-2018 11:56pm

Can't bleedin win, stuck all my details in to my fitness pal and it said I'm not eating enough. 1149 calories today. Wasn't hungry once. A bit hungry now though. But its bed time. At least I'll know I can splash out a bit tomorrow.

Conservatory · 11-07-2018 11:57pm

iamtony wrote: »

Can't bleedin win, stuck all my details in to my fitness pal and it said I'm not eating enough. 1149 calories today. Wasn't hungry once. A bit hungry now though. But its bed time. At least I'll know I can splash out a bit tomorrow.

It’s perfectly fine today was a success. Tomorrow you have the same calories to hit as today. If you don’t get up there it’s fine. You arnt training for the olympics my man.

Mooooo · 12-07-2018 12:08am

Not as technical as all ye now but generally the times I've put up weight have purely been due to sedentary periods of life, once exercise, or work at the moment, came back into it i came back to my regular weight., without my diet changing a whole lot. OP id try to incorporate something exercise wise into your every day life. Be that cycling/ walking to work walking the dog etc. Gym is good also but of its something you can incorporate into the day it's then harder to make excuses to not do it.

iamtony · 12-07-2018 8:13am

Down another 0.5 kg or 1.1 pound this morning. That's 2.1kg lost since the 10th.

Blood pressure, which is the reason I started doing this is also down from 160/115 to 135/95 if your over weight and never taken your blood pressure I'd recommend getting a cheap machine. Gives you a good kick up the arse to get in gear when you realise the damage your doing.

Penn · 12-07-2018 8:55am

Conservatory wrote: »

It’s perfectly fine today was a success. Tomorrow you have the same calories to hit as today. If you don’t get up there it’s fine. You arnt training for the olympics my man.

No but there are health risks with not eating enough calories. I should be eating 1,600 in order to lose 2lb per week, but most days I'd have to give myself an additional snack to get myself over 1,200. But over the last two weeks I suffered some side-effects from being too low-calorie, and in particular I was extremely low on my potassium intake. I've started adjusting my diet now and am aiming for at least a regular 1,500 and higher-potassium foods.

Just saying, the occasional 1,200 calorie day is fine. But too much of being under your calorie goal or not getting the right balance of nutrition is neither sustainable nor advisable.

iamtony wrote: »

Can't bleedin win, stuck all my details in to my fitness pal and it said I'm not eating enough. 1149 calories today. Wasn't hungry once. A bit hungry now though. But its bed time. At least I'll know I can splash out a bit tomorrow.

iamtony, I was the same. I was sub-1,200 maybe 3-4 days out of the week even though I wasn't hungry and felt like I was getting enough, and was taking an extra handful of nuts to get me to 1,300. Unfortunately you can't always see what you're deficient in until you start feeling the effects of it. In MFP, if you click on Reports, and then Choose a Report, you can check your intake of various headings under Nutrition. If you still find on some days your calorie intake is low, maybe check out what items under Nutrition you may be low on, and incorporate a few snacks throughout the week to try and increase those. It'll up your calories to a healthier level, and address any possible deficiency.

12-07-2018 9:50am

Down to 92.8 today. Hungover though and craving a curer and a breakfast roll. Today will be tough

Mokuba · 12-07-2018 9:56am

You should try not to drop too low.

There will be a time, if you keep up the good work, that you will need to drop calories again and again to see progress. You want to lose all the weight you can at the highest amount of calories while still in a deficit. Then maybe drop 100, lose all you can at that, and so on.

It's a marathon not a sprint. It can be easy to get excited seeing the numbers drop on the scales so fast but your body won't thank you down the line.

iamtony · 12-07-2018 10:04am

Deleted User wrote: »

Down to 92.8 today. Hungover though and craving a curer and a breakfast roll. Today will be tough

That's weight loss is called dehydration buddy:) I'd say there's some real loss in their aswell as that's alot. Good job enjoy the breakfast roll. If possible make your own they're so much nicer!

12-07-2018 10:25am

iamtony wrote:

That's weight loss is called dehydration buddy I'd say there's some real loss in their aswell as that's alot. Good job enjoy the breakfast roll. If possible make your own they're so much nicer!

But... But... How can I be dehydrated when I had so much to drink last night?

big syke · 12-07-2018 11:49am

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

But nothing is being ruined. In the OP's case, he's on a calorie deficit for six days, and let's say on the 'rest' day he has a feed of pints and a takeaway?

He'd still lose weight easily as the overall calories consumed per 7 days is still way lower than what it would have been originally to maintain 100kg/16st or whatever it is.

What you're describing would be more applicable if someone was trying to lose the last bit of stubborn fat, or go on an actual cut, but otherwise had a pretty normal BMI, etc.

For the average guy several stone overweight, 6 days @ 2-2.2kcal with decent exercise and a 7th @ 3-3.5kcal will not stop them losing weight pretty easily.

As I said, no point trying to go into it full steam off the bat and convincing yourself that you can't have x, y or z. It's about sense and portion control as much as it is the actual foods being consumed. Find something sustainable and workable in the longer term.

Well no.

The numbers are an example.

Take 2500 as OP maintenance. Again an example and maintenance means he will not lose or gain weight if he consumes 2,500.

The OP starts to try and lose weight so Monday- Saturday eats 20% less calories.

Deficit for six days
= 2500 - 20 % = 2000 calories * 6 days = 12,000

Cheat day on Sunday
2000 normal calories + 3500 worth of pizza and pints = 5,500 (easy to do)

Total = 17500 = 2,500 per day = Maintenance = no weight loss.

I am speaking from experience. Its very easy for one or two meals to ruin 6 days of hard work.

iamtony · 12-07-2018 1:02pm

big syke wrote: »

Well no.

The numbers are an example.

Take 2500 as OP maintenance. Again an example and maintenance means he will not lose or gain weight if he consumes 2,500.

The OP starts to try and lose weight so Monday- Saturday eats 20% less calories.

Deficit for six days
= 2500 - 20 % = 2000 calories * 6 days = 12,000

Cheat day on Sunday
2000 normal calories + 3500 worth of pizza and pints = 5,500 (easy to do)

Total = 17500 = 2,500 per day = Maintenance = no weight loss.

I am speaking from experience. Its very easy for one or two meals to ruin 6 days of hard work.

Take am example of me, gone from 3 or 4 thousand calories a day easily, I was a heavy drinker and order chinese about 4 nights a week and eat out with the family at least once a week plus eating terribly at home. Frys about 3 times a week.
Now I'm down to 1200 calories a day for the last 4 days I can easily afford a cheat meal and beers once a week. It probably doesn't work if your only cutting a few hundred calories a day. It's different for everyone I guess.
I lost quite a lot of weight in the past and always had the Chinese and beer once a week and I lost 15kg. I was also cycling a few hundred kilometres a week at the time which helped greatly. I'm Still threatening to dust off the bike today

TerrorFirmer · 12-07-2018 1:46pm

big syke wrote: »

Well no.

The numbers are an example.

Take 2500 as OP maintenance. Again an example and maintenance means he will not lose or gain weight if he consumes 2,500.

The OP starts to try and lose weight so Monday- Saturday eats 20% less calories.

Deficit for six days
= 2500 - 20 % = 2000 calories * 6 days = 12,000

Cheat day on Sunday
2000 normal calories + 3500 worth of pizza and pints = 5,500 (easy to do)

Total = 17500 = 2,500 per day = Maintenance = no weight loss.

I am speaking from experience. Its very easy for one or two meals to ruin 6 days of hard work.

This is still completely wrong, though!

It would be completely correct if you were a normal weight/BMI looking to cut stubborn fat or an actual fat cut to low bodyfat.

What you're forgetting, is that 2,500 calories a day is not enough to maintain a man who is several stone overweight to begin with.

The key is that to maintain 16stone or whatever it is, the OP would have to be eating a considerable higher amount of calories per day to hold that weight steady.

Seeing as you are so keen on the figures....

So let's say until now, he's been eating 3,000kcal a day plus 4kcal on one day, giving a total of 22kcal. (or whatever it is to maintain 16st)

Under his new regime, let's say he eats 2kcal a day and one day of 5kcal. That's a total of 16kcal. (also consider the impact of increased exercise - say 300kcal a day = 2.1kcal but I'm even ignoring that for now)

The weight will still fall off easily. Where it will plateau is probably about 13.5 or 14st and greater effort and finer tuning would be required at that point.

In this case, you're referring to maintenance weight for an average, healthy man....not a man who is a few stone overweight.

80%-90% of Irish men who are normal weight still have the beers, pizza, take-away, or whatever and maintain 12.5-13st or whatever. I'm 5'11 and 13.5st/34" waist and I exercise regularly, eat about 2,200 calories six days a week and probably 4-5k on the 'day off' (usually rake of pints and crap food all the next day)

End of the day, the OP can eat 2,000 kcal six days a week and enjoy a feed of pints and takeaway on the 7th day (if he wants) without worrying about the kcal. It will not stop him losing weight.

Alf Veedersane · 12-07-2018 3:45pm

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

End of the day, the OP can eat 2,000 kcal six days a week and enjoy a feed of pints and takeaway on the 7th day (if he wants) without worrying about the kcal. It will not stop him losing weight.

Just to be clear, you're just saying that keeping it reasonably under maintenance for 6 days and then a feed of pints and a takeaway will still be less in 7 days than he needs.

That's quite possible but it still depends on what that day of a feed of pints and takeaway amounts to in terms of calories.

FWIW, a 6ft, 100kg 36-yo man doesn't need to a massive amount over 2,500 calories to be at maintenance if they have a sedentary lifestyle.

Penn · 12-07-2018 4:28pm

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Just to be clear, you're just saying that keeping it reasonably under maintenance for 6 days and then a feed of pints and a takeaway will still be less in 7 days than he needs.

That's quite possible but it still depends on what that day of a feed of pints and takeaway amounts to in terms of calories.

FWIW, a 6ft, 100kg 36-yo man doesn't need to a massive amount over 2,500 calories to be at maintenance if they have a sedentary lifestyle.

Just as an example and using data from a calorie calculator I've been using online; I'm 6ft, 121kg, fairly sedentary, and I need 2,650cals to maintain. 1,650cals to lose 2lb per week. If I was 100kg, I'd need just under 2,400cals to maintain.

An average deficit of 500 per day (3,500 per week) is what it takes to lose 1lb. 1,000 per day deficit = 2lb loss per week.

So you can be at a deficit of 500cals per day for six days a week, then on the seventh day eat 3,000cals more than your limit, and you'll have negated the deficit throughout the week. Or only eat 1,500cals extra on your cheat day and theoretically will have lost half a pound (none of this is exact as on some days you may have burned more calories than usual and lost more, or vice versa).

But as you lose more weight, you require fewer calories to maintain, meaning you have to eat fewer calories to keep the same deficit (eg. when I get to 100kg and need 2,400cals to maintain, I'll have to be eating 1,400cals to lose 2lb).

Ultimately, it all depends how much weight you want to lose per week. I don't do cheat days because I aim to lose 2lb per week which means a deficit of 1,000cals a day, 7 days a week. There will be family occasions or friend events and I'll not worry about my calorie intake on those days (will try not to go too mad either though), but I know for me to stay on track, cheat days are something I neither want nor need.

TerrorFirmer · 12-07-2018 5:18pm

We must also remember that we're not necessarily talking about ridiculous-level cheat days where you're eating garbage from morning until night in mad quantities. Just your usual day, but with more allowances (eg a takeaway rather than a normal dinner, plus a whack of pints thrown in the mix - whatever it is you indulge yourself in once a week).

The odds are the OP would've been doing this at least once a week anyway - we're not suddenly adding magical calories that didn't already exist in his weekly diet, so ultimately the actual net reduction is still significantly geared towards weight loss.

The aim is to keep it cleaner and under-maintenance 6 days a week. The 7th day can be the way it always used to be - be that pints, takeaway, both, whatever.

The end result is still a massive reduction in calorie consumption over the week, no matter what way you look at it, which equals weight loss. We're not suddenly adding calorie excesses that didn't already exist in his diet on that day, but we are taking away significant calories the other six days.

Again, that'll only get you so far, before finer tuning is required, but it'll still shift weight steadily to a point.

Of course, the above point is also completely valid - it will completely impact on how quickly you can lose weight initially to that plateau, but it won't stop you losing weight.

iamtony · 12-07-2018 5:54pm

Just had a kerrigans spice box fakeawayfor dinner. Really tasty total of 450 kcals.
Splashed out a bit today and had a the above and a pack of bbq hula hoops.
1472 kcal consumed so far today. I'd say I'll need a snack later so I'll try get by on a salad later, nothing I've eaten today has been green.

Alf Veedersane · 12-07-2018 7:00pm

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

We must also remember that we're not necessarily talking about ridiculous-level cheat days where you're eating garbage from morning until night in mad quantities. Just your usual day, but with more allowances (eg a takeaway rather than a normal dinner, plus a whack of pints thrown in the mix - whatever it is you indulge yourself in once a week).

The odds are the OP would've been doing this at least once a week anyway - we're not suddenly adding magical calories that didn't already exist in his weekly diet, so ultimately the actual net reduction is still significantly geared towards weight loss.

The aim is to keep it cleaner and under-maintenance 6 days a week. The 7th day can be the way it always used to be - be that pints, takeaway, both, whatever.

The end result is still a massive reduction in calorie consumption over the week, no matter what way you look at it, which equals weight loss. We're not suddenly adding calorie excesses that didn't already exist in his diet on that day, but we are taking away significant calories the other days

It depends on the OP's weekly intake in relation to maintenance. If maintenance is 2500 and they have 2200 for 6 days, 4300 on the 7th day means they break even. It doesnt really matter of they averaged 4000 a day before that - you'd be in a surplus and dropping to maintenance. That doesnt mean you lose weight, just that you stopped putting on weight. You might drop something initially, mostly water, but TDEE is TDEE at the end of the day.

redzerdrog · 12-07-2018 7:01pm

Very similar to a lot here. 32 finished with football and 3 young kids at home.

Last September weighed at over 16 stone for the first time ever. Gave me a kick to exercise and eat better (I hate the idea of dieting but tried to make sustainable choices). I went down to 14 st 4lb by Christmas. I then fell off the wagon and between Christmas and Easter consumed my body weight in chocolate.

About 3 weeks ago decided to get my was back in gear. Weighed in at 15st 10lb. So again back to the healthier (omelette rather than a ciabatta for lunch type of stuff) choices, joined gym and going twice a week and then playing golf once a week.
Down to 15stone this week but happy to just tip along slowly and sustainably, id be happy to lose a pound a week for the next so many weeks to be honest with just better choices rather than crash diets

iamtony · 12-07-2018 7:56pm

What's the story with the myfitnesspal app, where do they get their information? Is it done by users? It's very good as its had everything I searched for including the kerrigans fakeaways. Had the correct calories but didn't register the 5 or 6 grams of sodium listed on the packaging.

GarIT · 12-07-2018 8:03pm

iamtony wrote: »

What's the story with the myfitnesspal app, where do they get their information? Is it done by users? It's very good as its had everything I searched for including the kerrigans fakeaways. Had the correct calories but didn't register the 5 or 6 grams of sodium listed on the packaging.

The automatic goals they set for you are set by top researchers who know what they are talking about, so there is a proven scientific background behind it. I haven't used it in a year but previously foods with a white tick in a blue star/circle thing were verified by MyFitnessPal, food without the tick were entered by users.

iamtony · 12-07-2018 8:07pm

GarIT wrote: »

The automatic goals they set for you are set by top researchers who know what they are talking about, so there is a proven scientific background behind it. I haven't used it in a year but previously foods with a white tick in a blue star/circle thing were verified by MyFitnessPal, food without the tick were entered by users.

ah OK. I was wondering what the blue thing was that's good to know thanks for that.

Mellor · 13-07-2018 3:24am

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

This is still completely wrong, though

No it isn't. He said maintenance of 2500 cals, so it was completely correct.

What you're forgetting, is that 2,500 calories a day is not enough to maintain a man who is several stone overweight to begin with.

The key is that to maintain 16stone or whatever it is, the OP would have to be eating a considerable higher amount of calories per day to hold that weight steady.

This is in fact wrong.

The calories need to maintain 16 stone, if you are sedantry is less than 2500 cals. Especially if you have a high bf%. Most people who are 16 stone, aren't maintaining, they are slowly creeping up. l

So let's say until now, he's been eating 3,000kcal a day plus 4kcal on one day, giving a total of 22kcal. (or whatever it is to maintain 16st)

Under his new regime, let's say he eats 2kcal a day and one day of 5kcal. That's a total of 16kcal. (also consider the impact of increased exercise - say 300kcal a day = 2.1kcal but I'm even ignoring that for now)

What he was eating is irrelevant on what is needed to maintain. The old diet was one what caused weight gain in the first plave.

FWIW, 3000 kcal a day will maintain 20stone+ is you are sedantry.

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

The end result is still a massive reduction in calorie consumption over the week, no matter what way you look at it, which equals weight loss. We're not suddenly adding calorie excesses that didn't already exist in his diet on that day, but we are taking away significant calories the other six days.

This is where you are going wrong.

Eating less than you were eating before doesn't equal weight loss.
It might equal weight loss, it might only equal slower weight gain.
The only thing that equals weight loss is eating less than maintenance.

FriendsEV · 13-07-2018 3:31am

Why do I now feel old at 31 reading this thread?

Thought at this age we should be in our physical prime?

Whats happened guys?

Macy0161 · 13-07-2018 8:54am

GarIT wrote:

The automatic goals they set for you are set by top researchers who know what they are talking about, so there is a proven scientific background behind it. I haven't used it in a year but previously foods with a white tick in a blue star/circle thing were verified by MyFitnessPal, food without the tick were entered by users.

It always gave me a way bigger deficit target than I got working it out myself. At the beginning, the deficit was so big it wouldn't have been sustainable for me. I used to overwrite my own goal with what I worked out.

Blue ticks are verified. Sodium would be one of the things I skip when entering foods myself to be honest, as not something I track.

bladespin · 13-07-2018 9:08am

FriendsEV wrote:

Why do I now feel old at 31 reading this thread?

Lol, whipper snapper, I started getting back into shape at 41.

big syke · 13-07-2018 9:12am

Mellor wrote: »

This is where you are going wrong.

Eating less than you were eating before doesn't equal weight loss.
It might equal weight loss, it might only equal slower weight gain.
The only thing that equals weight loss is eating less than maintenance.

Yep - very well explained

This is what I was getting at TBH but just no as good I suppose

iamtony · 13-07-2018 9:20am

No weight loss this morning, not that I'm bothered I know I'm not dealing with actual fat burning weight loss. I'd say the fakeaways and the toasted ham and cheese sambó I had in the evening had a lot of salt and is making hold water. I was under my calorie goal by 6kcals:)
Shredded wheat and a banana for breakfast.
5 full days sober which is a first in a long tíme. Blood pressure lower again today I'm almost in the normal range. I'm really noticing increases in energy levels, I've even done away with my mid day fat nap:) that's to do with staying up drinking and getting up for work early. Also sleeping better.

big syke · 13-07-2018 9:22am

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

We must also remember that we're not necessarily talking about ridiculous-level cheat days where you're eating garbage from morning until night in mad quantities. Just your usual day, but with more allowances (eg a takeaway rather than a normal dinner, plus a whack of pints thrown in the mix - whatever it is you indulge yourself in once a week).

.

You see this is where the risk lies. What do you define as ridiculous-level cheat days?

Six pints of Heineken, few pack of bacon fries and fish and chips with curry sauce. Easily consumed in an evening and seems a pretty normal cheat day.

But this could be upwards of 3k calories in addition to what was eaten earlier.

This will hamper weight loss for most people.

Penn · 13-07-2018 9:35am

iamtony wrote: »

No weight loss this morning, not that I'm bothered I know I'm not dealing with actual fat burning weight loss. I'd say the fakeaways and the toasted ham and cheese sambó I had in the evening had a lot of salt and is making hold water. I was under my calorie goal by 6kcals:)
Shredded wheat and a banana for breakfast.
5 full days sober which is a first in a long tíme. Blood pressure lower again today I'm almost in the normal range. I'm really noticing increases in energy levels, I've even done away with my mid day fat nap:) that's to do with staying up drinking and getting up for work early. Also sleeping better.

I really wouldn't recommend weighing yourself so often. Things can fluctuate a lot between day to day. Consistency is important. I weigh myself on Saturday and Sunday mornings only, but even then I don't pay a lot of heed to Saturday's weight, it's more so if I end up doing something or eating/drinking more on Saturday that throws off Sunday's weight, I can average between the two.

Sunday's weigh-in is the one I generally record and use to see if I'm losing weight. If you're weighing yourself every day, the scales are barely going to move most days, and it can seem like you're not making progress, as you could be +/- 0.5lb very easily between days (not to be too graphic, but it can also depend when and how much your last sh*te was

). Once a week though, at least you're looking at differences in whole numbers and can properly assess what direction the scale is moving.

iamtony · 13-07-2018 10:02am

Penn wrote: »

I really wouldn't recommend weighing yourself so often. Things can fluctuate a lot between day to day. Consistency is important. I weigh myself on Saturday and Sunday mornings only, but even then I don't pay a lot of heed to Saturday's weight, it's more so if I end up doing something or eating/drinking more on Saturday that throws off Sunday's weight, I can average between the two.

Sunday's weigh-in is the one I generally record and use to see if I'm losing weight. If you're weighing yourself every day, the scales are barely going to move most days, and it can seem like you're not making progress, as you could be +/- 0.5lb very easily between days (not to be too graphic, but it can also depend when and how much your last sh*te was ). Once a week though, at least you're looking at differences in whole numbers and can properly assess what direction the scale is moving.

thanks, yeah this mornings weigh in was before the bowel movement ha I should really do it again:)
I'm totally aware of the daily gains and losses but I like the daily weigh in personally it's part of my routine and helps me stay focused if that makes any sense.

13-07-2018 10:06am

iamtony wrote: »

thanks, yeah this mornings weigh in was before the bowel movement ha I should really do it again:)
I'm totally aware of the daily gains and losses but I like the daily weigh in personally it's part of my routine and helps me stay focused if that makes any sense.

Same as myself. I did the exact same (pre poo weigh in) as you and had no loss.

iamtony · 13-07-2018 10:12am

Deleted User wrote: »

Same as myself. I did the exact same (pre poo weigh in) as you and had no loss.

Ha ha, surprised you didn't gain since rehydration and breakfast rolls were on the cards yesterday....

big syke · 13-07-2018 10:45am

I was advised to do morning weigh ins. You can then tell the average weight and average weight loss over the weeks/months etc.

So even if you are +/- a pound or two on a given day due to water retention or whatever it should even out over the week/month and you can get an accurate average reading :-)

iamtony · 13-07-2018 10:55am

big syke wrote: »

I was advised to do morning weigh ins. You can then tell the average weight and average weight loss over the weeks/months etc.

So even if you are +/- a pound or two on a given day due to water retention or whatever it should even out over the week/month and you can get an accurate average reading :-)

Yeah it balances out. I use a Nintendo Wii u and a balance board and it creates a graph and you can see the ups and down of a week or whatever. When I did this before it was shocking how much you'd put on after the cheat day but after 2/3 you be back to normal plus the loss of the 2/3 days. But it definitely keeps you in check doing it everyday and see what extra salt or less greens etc. Can do.

iamtony · 13-07-2018 11:25am

https://photos.app.goo.gl/w8jxLL62gbWDJaEb9

Lunch, looks like a total mess but it was possibly the nicest thing I've eaten all week.
2 egg omelette. Diced cooked turkey, yellow peppers and red onion. Side salad of spring onion, iceberg plus my own lettuce leafs a few cucumber and tomoto slices nice and thin.
Took about ten minutes.

Does anyone care for these meal ideas im posting? I'll take silence as not to bother:)

Tar.Aldarion · 13-07-2018 11:31am

big syke wrote: »

I was advised to do morning weigh ins. You can then tell the average weight and average weight loss over the weeks/months etc.

So even if you are +/- a pound or two on a given day due to water retention or whatever it should even out over the week/month and you can get an accurate average reading :-)

I always weighed myself at the same time every day, in the morning. You get an accurate picture even if your scales is off as you'll still see the direction it's heading. Very good for motivation too. Weight is down you think to yourself, ok great keep going. Weight is up, ok it's just fluctuating and I'll try to work harder today. I graphed it too, just stuck my weight in each day.

Bandana boy · 13-07-2018 11:50am

iamtony wrote: »

https://photos.app.goo.gl/w8jxLL62gbWDJaEb9

Lunch, looks like a total mess but it was possibly the nicest thing I've eaten all week.
2 egg omelette. Diced cooked turkey, yellow peppers and red onion. Side salad of spring onion, iceberg plus my own lettuce leafs a few cucumber and tomoto slices nice and thin.
Took about ten minutes.

Does anyone care for these meal ideas im posting? I'll take silence as not to bother:)

I am certainly getting some ideas from them

Tar.Aldarion · 13-07-2018 12:26pm

You should season that salad with lemon, garlic or balsamic vinegar or something.

13-07-2018 12:41pm

iamtony wrote:

Ha ha, surprised you didn't gain since rehydration and breakfast rolls were on the cards yesterday....

I was good and had popcorn instead.

iamtony · 13-07-2018 1:40pm

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

You should season that salad with lemon, garlic or balsamic vinegar or something.

It doesn't bother me plain. Once it's with something else. I just load up the fork with a little bit of everything on the plate and each bite is nice and tasty.

Alf Veedersane · 13-07-2018 2:28pm

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

You should season that salad with lemon, garlic or balsamic vinegar or something.

Balsamic vinegar is great on salads but many a pristine white shirt has been ruined by the greenery splashing it on me.

iamtony · 14-07-2018 12:13am

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Zi8CJrdo3iKbaFNHA

Cheat night. According to my fitness pal, with the exercise(cycling, gardening, house work) I've done today and only consuming 1200 calories before hand im only 557 over budget. Hope that solves the argument about cheat days.

iamtony · 14-07-2018 9:03am

Only up 0.2kg after the cheat meal and beers. Didn't go overboard. Only had 3 beers and actually left some food on my plate, well no that's a lie, I didn't top up my plate with the food left in the containers:)

redzerdrog · 16-07-2018 8:56am

redzerdrog wrote: »

Very similar to a lot here. 32 finished with football and 3 young kids at home.

Last September weighed at over 16 stone for the first time ever. Gave me a kick to exercise and eat better (I hate the idea of dieting but tried to make sustainable choices). I went down to 14 st 4lb by Christmas. I then fell off the wagon and between Christmas and Easter consumed my body weight in chocolate.

About 3 weeks ago decided to get my was back in gear. Weighed in at 15st 10lb. So again back to the healthier (omelette rather than a ciabatta for lunch type of stuff) choices, joined gym and going twice a week and then playing golf once a week.
Down to 15stone this week but happy to just tip along slowly and sustainably, id be happy to lose a pound a week for the next so many weeks to be honest with just better choices rather than crash diets

Down below the 15 stone again. 14 12lb this morning tipping along ok seen as was out for dinner one day, take away another and sweets and popcorn at cinema another day.

Down the country with the family this week and a big drinking session this weekend so if I maintain 14 12 for next week I be happy

ILikeBoats · 16-07-2018 9:58am

Monday weigh-in.

Last week: 86.2kg (it was a heavy weekend, mostly retained water I'd say)

This week: 83.9kg

More exercise/gym. No sugar for the week. Eating healthier all round. It did help that it was a sober weekend so no craving for takeaway or anything yesterday.

Sample of my daily eating:

- Breakfast 8am: 150g greek yoghurt with blueberries and cashew nuts
- Mid-morning 10.30am: Apple + green tea
- Lunch 1pm: Chicken breast + veg + bowl of soup
- Snack: Mandarin or banana + peanut butter
- Dinner: Fish/chicken/steak + veg + sweet potato/wedges
Gym - weights 3 days a week
Cardio - 3 days a week
Drink around 4 litres of water a day, about 3 cups of tea or coffee too

Happy with that progress. Will try do even more this week, feeling motivated.

Bandana boy · 16-07-2018 10:48am

Bandana boy wrote: »

In

118 KG
Just started PT gym sessions twice a week and swapping work canteen for bringing my own lunches

Goal is 88 KG

Monday Weigh in

114 KG
Good week
bringing lunch to work helped , few pints watching England getting knocked out did not ,the worst thing about the few pints was probably not even all the calories in the pints but actually the bad eating the day after to sooth hang over.

Gym Sessions are tough but will stick with them for at least the month

Sick of being fat

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