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[Closed] Eat less/Do more Vs iDave

thisisnotaspoon · 2011-07-19T14:22:20Z

Ok, I've been doing a little experiment.......... I moved into my new house 3 weeks ago, so this coming weekend is 4 weeks of eating less and doing more. Over the last few weeks I've not snacked at work (eaten less), had sensibly healthy meals (eaten less) and ridden and ridden most weekday evenings (done more). Based on the usual 'healthy ballance diet' idea most calories have been from complex carbs like pasta, bread, museli etc. Breakfast - museli, plain yogurt and spoonfull of jam if the museli is unsweetened. Lunch - Sandwich, ocasional packet of crisps, or soup some days. Dinner - whatever I fancy, and always a good mix of vegetables, protein and carbs. The only unhealthy things are...... Tea - milk, one sugar, 4-5 cups/day Coffee - double esspresso, 100ml skimmed milk, 1 sugar, once a day 1 king sized mars bar (consumed post a nightride as I was too knackered to even drive!) 1 king sized snickers (consumed during a night ride as I was flagging) 1 packet of chocolate rich tea biscuits, so thats averageing 1 a day ish with my home from work cup of tea pre going for a ride. I'm not a big fruit eater, so only the occasional apple/bannana/pear/etc, but plenty of veg. Basicly, you could find faults in my diet, but on the whole it's pretty healthy and probably arround 2000calories/day, my BMR should be arround 3000calories/day (based on height/weight/sex/age) and I've burnt on average 7000calories a week through cycling. So it's not the most scientific of tests; there's only me, I've not kept a diary, and iDave's getting slopy seconds next month so if I've lost this month then it'll be harder to lose next month, etc. Muscle gain/loss shoud be negligable as the exercise hasn't been too disimilar to what I did before and I've used no supplements, however I took bodyfat% readings at the start for comparison anyway. Next month I'll be following a hashed together diet and training reigime based on iDave (diet), the 4HB (assorted bits like cold showers, but probably not Gym work), Lance Armstrong Performance Program ('training'). So how much do you reckon I've lost this month.............. Next month, higher or lower................. (starting at 181cm, 94.6kg, bf=29%, 37" waist) Let the fatty bashing commence!

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TheSouthernYeti

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You counted the calories in your drinks?

I don't subscribe to either of the classical STW weight loss schools. Neither am I fat, but I do enjoy reading what everyone does. Thanks.

Seriously though Spoony... I don't reckon you've got the head for it. You might lose a bit on one and a bit on the other. But come Xmas you'll be back to where you started.

Posted : 19/07/2011 5:50 pm

jonb

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Also don't most athletes eat a lot of carbs? (Big pasta meal night before the race etc)

Don't know how many carbs they eat but they don't do that anymore. People still carboload but it starts days before and you don't want a massive meal the night before a race as you'll be bloated the next day.

Posted : 19/07/2011 6:17 pm

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