How fattening is jelly?
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Greenish said:
My day's intake is fairly healthy but I do like a daily fix of some sort. I will typically have a bowl of cereal in the morning when I wake at 5am, a baguette around 830am, a salad based lunch with rice or cous cous and fish or chicken, then I do some cardio excercise in the afternoons followed by a god dinner in the evening. It is after dinner that my sweet tooth appears.
So, your having almost five meals day then? Cut out your second breakfast baguette and the evening pudding sesh and you should drop weight easily! 
bobbo89 said:
So, your having almost five meals day then? Cut out your second breakfast baguette and the evening pudding sesh and you should drop weight easily!
My cardio stint in a day will burn around 2000 cals, so with a normal diet of food my body is always hungry and desperate to fill the void this is why I need to take in some extra. its just the extra cals I need to control. never easy
Greenish said:
My cardio stint in a day will burn around 2000 cals, so with a normal diet of food my body is always hungry and desperate to fill the void this is why I need to take in some extra. its just the extra cals I need to control. never easy
That's around 2.5 hours running 10 minute miles or 2.5 hours cycling at 14-16mph.
Matt_N said:
Greenish said:
My cardio stint in a day will burn around 2000 cals, so with a normal diet of food my body is always hungry and desperate to fill the void this is why I need to take in some extra. its just the extra cals I need to control. never easy
That's around 2.5 hours running 10 minute miles or 2.5 hours cycling at 14-16mph.
Greenish said:
My cardio stint in a day will burn around 2000 cals, so with a normal diet of food my body is always hungry and desperate to fill the void this is why I need to take in some extra. its just the extra cals I need to control. never easy
As for your post-dinner treats, why not just eat tens of mouthfuls of granulated white sugar? Cuts out the hassle of having to buy packets of Haribo.
Greenish said:
My cardio stint in a day will burn around 2000 cals, so with a normal diet of food my body is always hungry and desperate to fill the void this is why I need to take in some extra. its just the extra cals I need to control. never easy
Also, cereal and white breads really arent the best things to be eating if your trying to lose weight. Swap your cereal for a bowl of porridge (dont lace it with sugar) and ditch the baguettes.
What are you using to measure the amount of calories you burn during your cardio sessions? I'm asking as I used to rely on the numbers from whatever machines I use but having been to 3 different gyms in the past 3 months I have found they all vary massively and were all wrong when compared to a dedicated hrm setup.
Obviously fitness and effort levels vary masively from person to person but I burn around 1200 calories when I do 30 mins on the treadmill with medium to fast intervals, 30 mins on the cross trainer at a medium pace and then 30 mins on an exercise bike at medium pace. 2000 is surprisingly high!
Side note, what is your current height and weight and how much weight are you wanting to lose?
Obviously fitness and effort levels vary masively from person to person but I burn around 1200 calories when I do 30 mins on the treadmill with medium to fast intervals, 30 mins on the cross trainer at a medium pace and then 30 mins on an exercise bike at medium pace. 2000 is surprisingly high!
Side note, what is your current height and weight and how much weight are you wanting to lose?
Use myfitnesspal to get a real idea of the calories you are consuming. I joined it 5 weeks ago and the results were a real eye opener.
5 starburst sweets - over 100 calories
handful of unsalted nuts - 168 calories
3 sausages - over 400 calories and lots of fat...
Yes you do still need to eat calories and not starve but it helped show me where I was going wrong, which foods or snacks were my downfall each day and which snacks were relatively good for me and I could eat guilt free (ish). I have also cut out all chocolate or sweet treats, zero fat greek yoghurt and honey is my guilty treat every now and then.
I set my goals and ideal weight, I go to the gym 6 times a week for 45 mins max (I have always done this but the myfitnesspal has helped me stop undoing my hardwork with over eating the wrong things).
The result - I have lost a over stone in 5 weeks, my abs now show, I look slimmer, my jeans are now too big, I feel better and I have received compliments at work. Now I was not a fatty before, I was fit but I was definately undoing some of my work at the gym and my abs didnt look as good as they should considering the effort I put in. Now they do and I go on holiday next week looking great for a late thirty something.
So my advice, join myfitnesspal and get a better idea of where you are going wrong. I bet the calories in the baguette will shock you!
And sorry but your calorie estimate for exercise is way off, I generally do 100-150 calories per ten mins on the bike, rower or cross trainer at the gym depending how up for it I am. So 600 - 900 calories per hour. You may do more but I think your estimate is way off unless you spend the whole afternoon there - which you shouldn't.
5 starburst sweets - over 100 calories
handful of unsalted nuts - 168 calories
3 sausages - over 400 calories and lots of fat...
Yes you do still need to eat calories and not starve but it helped show me where I was going wrong, which foods or snacks were my downfall each day and which snacks were relatively good for me and I could eat guilt free (ish). I have also cut out all chocolate or sweet treats, zero fat greek yoghurt and honey is my guilty treat every now and then.
I set my goals and ideal weight, I go to the gym 6 times a week for 45 mins max (I have always done this but the myfitnesspal has helped me stop undoing my hardwork with over eating the wrong things).
The result - I have lost a over stone in 5 weeks, my abs now show, I look slimmer, my jeans are now too big, I feel better and I have received compliments at work. Now I was not a fatty before, I was fit but I was definately undoing some of my work at the gym and my abs didnt look as good as they should considering the effort I put in. Now they do and I go on holiday next week looking great for a late thirty something.
So my advice, join myfitnesspal and get a better idea of where you are going wrong. I bet the calories in the baguette will shock you!
And sorry but your calorie estimate for exercise is way off, I generally do 100-150 calories per ten mins on the bike, rower or cross trainer at the gym depending how up for it I am. So 600 - 900 calories per hour. You may do more but I think your estimate is way off unless you spend the whole afternoon there - which you shouldn't.
Edited by MiltonBaines on Friday 5th September 11:16
dtmpower said:
Sweet Jesus those reviews. Deffinately worthy of the juvenile things threadAnother vote for MyFitness Pal. Pretty damn good for a free website! Helped me cut down on the s
te I ate. On days I don't exercise I try to stick to an intake of ~1250 calories and use MyFitness Pal to track the intake. That rises to ~1650 on days. I have a good workout. Obviously that involves healthy(ish) calories and not just starving myself until dinner time and then having a parmo.
te I ate. On days I don't exercise I try to stick to an intake of ~1250 calories and use MyFitness Pal to track the intake. That rises to ~1650 on days. I have a good workout. Obviously that involves healthy(ish) calories and not just starving myself until dinner time and then having a parmo. Edited by giblet on Friday 5th September 11:39
Greenish said:
Hello again. No I am not suggesting that jelly is healthy, just that it may be less unhealthy than a cheesecake, or a large bowl of ice cream.
I presume my question then is more one of which to avoid more, saturated fat or sugar?
My day's intake is fairly healthy but I do like a daily fix of some sort. I will typically have a bowl of cereal in the morning when I wake at 5am, a baguette around 830am, a salad based lunch with rice or cous cous and fish or chicken, then I do some cardio excercise in the afternoons followed by a god dinner in the evening. It is after dinner that my sweet tooth appears.
The processed sugars in the crap you are eating are addictive, the "sweet tooth" or "craving" you are having is actually an addiction, you need to go cold turkey for atleast 4 weeks to get it out of your system, my suggestion is to drink water when you crave sweets. I presume my question then is more one of which to avoid more, saturated fat or sugar?
My day's intake is fairly healthy but I do like a daily fix of some sort. I will typically have a bowl of cereal in the morning when I wake at 5am, a baguette around 830am, a salad based lunch with rice or cous cous and fish or chicken, then I do some cardio excercise in the afternoons followed by a god dinner in the evening. It is after dinner that my sweet tooth appears.
Also your days intake is s
t for losing weight, how many calories is that? looks like your having 4 meals a day with a huge amount of carbs included in that, want to lose weight? start calorie counting, cut out bread/potato/rice & start trying to eat only whole foods (ie stuff without added sugar, preservatives or that has been messed about with)As for the "cardio" its irrelevant to losing weight, it good for your heart and lungs but its not going to have any significant bearing on weight loss.
tl;dr dont kid yourself, actually do some research into what your eating if you actually want to lose weight.
Greenish said:
My cardio stint in a day will burn around 2000 cals, so with a normal diet of food my body is always hungry and desperate to fill the void this is why I need to take in some extra. its just the extra cals I need to control. never easy
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