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Frigging stupid Tesco’s has set me back a day or two by discounting all their delicious patisserie goods as I was buying dog food. Now I have almond croissants, chocolate croissants, apple turnovers, two sourdough loaves, a jalapeño loaf, four egg custard tarts, four pain blanc, mini salted chocolate donuts, four chocolate ring donuts and some real vanilla custard.
All for £2
Bastards
Better stay away from Aldi. Reduced all their panettone, stollen etc to pennies.
Sadly those pennies turn into pounds.
Would be rude to walk past jonnyboi
Not sure if Daz was sandbagging me or of his legs really do take 3 hours to warm up
They really did today. Strangely felt better when I got back than I did after 20 miles. I'm now enjoying working my through the 4000 calorie deficit.
I walked out of Aldi with some of that German Christmas Bread and I didn’t pay for it....
... It’s Stollen
Another hour of sufferfest. Starting to enjoy it (sadly)
Late to this, but hey ho...
Got an email from Rob bemoaning me for not having filled in the Google.doc list.
My excuse is that I'm not at home. Better than that I'm in Liguria.
First ride in three months on Thursday. Was a massive wake up call as to how ko'd my fitness is. Too many parties, slap up meals and shitty weather days throughout December didn't help.
Managed just over 1200hm up and 16.8km, although much of that climb was pushing. The view was worth it, mind.
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I hate to admit that I was so im Arsch that I had to cut short the descent. Couldn't concentrate.
Was knackered the next day. Obviously bit off more than I could chew.
Weather was a bit mehr yesterday, but today I ventured out into the hills again.
A more sedate or less adventurous for today. 550hm climb and 13km.
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And lamb with salad for din-dins...
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Moral of all this? 6-7% asphalt climbs are doable. Avoid 10-15% gravel climbs for the time being.
That's far too low. Minimum for a woman is normally 1800 a day so if you want any long term success I'd suggest bumping up to 2000 a day and use exercise to burn off more if you desire. You'll last a few weeks at best on 1600 then go on a massive binge, it's just not sustainable.
I cant exercise at the moment hence keeping things low because I am burning so little. Will increase things once I can burn them off
That's far too low. Minimum for a woman is normally 1800 a day so if you want any long term success I'd suggest bumping up to 2000 a day and use exercise to burn off more if you desire. You'll last a few weeks at best on 1600 then go on a massive binge, it's just not sustainable.
I cant exercise at the moment hence keeping things low because I am burning so little. Will increase things once I can burn them off
You'll last a few weeks at best on 1600 then go on a massive binge, it's just not sustainable.
Just as an aside, I did 1500kcal a day for 6 months, with Saturdays off. No massive exercise tho.
Different things work for different people.
I'm currently somewhere around 1600 a day, a bit more when I'm exercising but it's sustainable, albeit painful for the first couple of weeks. Did it for a few months last year, no real drama.
Myfitnesspal adds calories on for all the exercise partaken. My 1600 kCal for an office worker is boosted by the dog walks and cycling. Thus the dieting doesn't feel so bad.
I have found a plate that is somewhere between a side plate and a dinner plate. Have will have all meals on this mid sized plate from here on in. I reckon the psychological effect of a full plate is enough to fool me into thinking i'm getting a generous portion while probably cutting calorie intake by 33% without trying.
I have failed many times at diets so am just keeping it simple for now not worrying massively about what im eating as long as the calories are ok in total and hopefully it should help once I figure out 1600 cals of good food will allow me to eat more.
I reckon I have eaten 1600 calories of just oreos in a day before 😳
I did great this weekend, up till last night when the mrs wanted a pizza, and I folded! Still dropped a bit over the weekend, so I'm happy.
1600 kcals is ok to maintain, you just need to eat the right stuff. If you eat pre-packed "meals" (sandwiches, pasta salad etc..) then you'll blow through it without taking in much food volume and struggle.
I've always found it beneficial to religiously have a mid morning and mid afternoon snack - keeps your blood sugar level and prevents you getting hungry. I have a go-ahead bar thing in the morning, and an eat natural protein bar in the afternoon (on days I'm riding, other days I'll have an apple of a few oranges).
I did great this weekend, up till last night when the mrs wanted a pizza, and I folded!
So a calzone then?
I'm still full of lurgy, but 14 miles of brisk walking this weekend meant I managed to work a bottle of red into my calorie allowance over 3 days. Not sure this was a good thing though, didn't enjoy it as much as I should've done.
Jamie 😆
managed to work a bottle of red into my calorie allowance over 3 days. Not sure this was a good thing though, didn't enjoy it as much as I should've done.
I had a beer last night, first beer of the week and it tasted hollow.
On the plus side, weight is falling off. under 80KG for the first time in about 2 years. Even if that is 'post piss, pre breakfast' weight 😀
not worrying massively about what im eating as long as the calories are ok in total and hopefully it should help once I figure out 1600 cals of good food will allow me to eat more.
You'll find out soon enough but to help on your way, the obvious learnings for me doing MFP were that lean protein like chicken breast and white fish are both filling and calorie light (roughly 1 cal per g) whereas red meat is more like 1.5/g, and fatty red meat considerably higher (bacon 5cals/g)
Obviously also depends how you cook it!
Vegetables are practically free, in that you'd need a dinner plate the size of a wheel to get enough veg on to get any substantial calories 😉 carbs are high, and fruit while obviously healthy is also quite high compared to veg, so the 5 portions of F&V per day is better considered as 1+4 or maybe 2+3, eating 5 portions of fruit while good for vitamins and stuff isn't as good for the belt size.
Has anyone tried a meal/recipe based delivery service like hellofresh.co.uk? I would like to know how it worked out for you. It appears a workable idea 5 2 person meals a week, so for me that would be an evening meal, and a packed lunch for the day after. Fresh ingredients and look fairly healthy. Although the pictures look like the portion size might be a bit small.
I normally cook my meals from the component parts anyway, but frequently not so healthy options like curry with too much rice. In the past when I have tried to get healthier, it always fails after a while, I can only take so many chicken breast or salmon with the same vegetables day after day. Having a bit of enforced variety may be the way forward.
Not in this year, as I did so well last year! 😀
I just thought I’d pop in to put a few thoughts out there, hopefully some encouragement.
I dropped from 16st4 to 13st7 in 2 months last year, and have kept it off, stabilising around 13st10.
Previously I’d exercised plenty, but failed to lose the weight, so I decided to go all scientific. I diagnosed myself as pre-diabetic & insulin resistant, with an insatiable appetite for carb heavy foods. I followed the blood sugar diet by Dr Michael Mosely - basically 800Kcal/day, no processed carbs, for weeks. I measured my body fat, muscle mass & water content.
I didn’t feel hungry.
Woke still feeling satiated, so split my calories between lunch and dinner.
My water % stayed constant
My muscle mass was maintained.
I really did just lose fat!
After the first 8 weeks, I started introducing carbs again and don’t count calories. I do avoid cakes and biscuits, very little in the way of bread pasta or rice.
It really has changed my life. And my strava times!!!
Good luck everybody!
.... and the flip side the coin...
Last year, I was battling [b]dantsw13[/b] for the most weightless in the 2017 chub club..
I was training for London Marathon and went down from 15st5 to 13st8 and chucked in a sub 4h Marathon 😀
I'm now back again but starting at 15st12 this year 😯
......bugger!
But this time I will carry on, I will....
Great honest post Tiger... !
an insatiable appetite for carb heavy foods
Sounds very familiar, certainly sounds interesting but not sure but could handle such an extreme drop in calories.
Sounds like you’ve discovered the same as me - you can’t out-exercise a bad diet! In the end, I wanted to be healthier more than I wanted cakes & biscuits, so I stay well away from them.
Wiggles - give it a week and try. I can honestly say it’s the easiest weight I ever lost. I reckon a week would lose you 7 pounds!
Over xmas again this year, I started with a bit of stollen and mince pies, but once again, realised I don’t have an “off switch”and would just eat the whole box. Sugary carbs really are like a drug for some people - definitely me.
[b]dantsw13 [/b]- Hats off and much Kudos for keeping it going, losing it is the easy bit, maintaining it is much harder.
Last years two graph which I'm determined not to repeat (well hope to repeat the loss bit just not the steady regain, slowly came back and catches you out)
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I agree.
Hopefully I’m on a sustainable path, but every day is still a challenge.
My fitness pal has been a revelation. I'm pretty data driven and this app fulfils all my geeky needs
@dantsw13 your experience sounds very interesting. How did you go about measuring those various parameters. I suspect I have similar issues and often think I am heading towards type 2 diabetes. Maybe a link to any kit you use for monitoring stuff would be great.
Well not got off to the best of starts - laid up with flu and a throat infection - joy!
Upside of the throat infection is struggling to eat solids - so my diet the last 2 day's has been water and soup so very little carbs.
Welshfarmer - the lady who runs my circuits class had a set of electrolytic body composition scales.
I can’t remember the stats, but a very large percentage of the uk population are pre-diabetic.
Wiggles - give it a week and try. I can honestly say it’s the easiest weight I ever lost. I reckon a week would lose you 7 pounds!
Downloaded the book and reading it now!
MSP, we've tried most of the meal delivery type places. Houston is the winner for us.
I'm currently cooking baked mexican beans from the recipe card we got over a year ago. I'd say 70% of our evening meals are from there!
MyFitnessPal rocks! I’m shocked at how little a 1500 calorie diet lets you eat on sedentary days - more reason to get out exercising.
Also - healthier cooking turns out to be easy and tasty - toss assorted veggies in oil and spices then chuck in the oven for 20 mins, pair with grilled t bone steak from Aldi - absolutely delicious although that is one for after a decent ride.
Tonight, sweet potato and lentil curry on brown rice - seriously tasty!
Much much better than the lazy junk food I’ve gotten into eating this last year. Whether any weight will be lost though is another matter...
I haven't lost any weight in four days, despite eating well using mfp as a guide ( as normal) and training lots. I started on 2nd Jan and lost a bit initially.
A little frustrated.This happen to anyone else?
I have done some chunky cardio sessions ( xc skiing for a few hours) , basically burning half of my days calorie intake, and I'm wondering if my body is storing fat and eating muscle instead....
@howsyourdad. I can’t imagine that is happening.
If you are using mfp what calorie deficit are you running? And what’s your daily exercise totals?
Ok if we take Sunday for example. 1850 calories target. I ate 1855 calories whilst supposedly burning 995 calories of 100 minutes xc skiing. No weight loss.
Yesterday 1850 calories target , I ate 2000 calories. I felt.light headed around 10am 😀 Cycled to work , 35 mins each way plus 60 minutes of weight training , approx 600 calories. And repeat basically except for rest day on Saturday where I do nothing.
I have lost weight and I'm slim at 74.7 kilo, but trying to figure out what is happening. I was 80.3 kilo when I started in October before Christmas, got down to 75. had a week off of boozing and food at Christmas and went up to 77 kilo.
Hmmm - I've lost 2 kg in 4 days which is almost 4 times faster than the 1kg I week I am aiming for - is that likely to be just initial water loss or should I
Weighing every morning post-slash pre-shower BTW, some day to day variation but trend is down
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How’s your dad - if your body fat is already low, & you are building muscle you could be storing water?
At the lower end you need to get much more scientific imho.
cheers dantsw13. I mean I guess the weight staying the same could be building muscle and body fat decreasing, but I would have thought with the CV I'm doing I'd be losing fat quickly.
Sounds like you already have! Maybe try intermittent fasting, or at least fasted exercise in the morning & not eat until Lunch?
I get up at 6 am, cycle to work fasted and eat breakfast at 830am. I couldn't last until 11.30 am (lunchtime here) I'd pass out and/or kill someone