Medical reasons for not losing weight
Discussion
What worked for me:
(1) Daily gym, one hour, lots of cardio.
(2) Food ( not exceptions here):
Within 12 hours a day 6am to 6pm
Brk: Earl grey tea, no sugar or milk
an apple or an orange
Lunch;
big pita full of tuna or chicken from the Lebanese rest with a big side salad
p;lus: Earl Grey Tea
Dinner:
Chicken Breast plus tomatoes and basil ( or tuna as an alternative),or veg
two slices whole wheat
tea
No alcohol/zero sugar/zero processed foods/zero chocolate etc/nothing packaged. NO NO NO SNACKS EVER
So far ( six months) going great....not too far from target, great blood pressure/cholesterol,happy doctor.
(1) Daily gym, one hour, lots of cardio.
(2) Food ( not exceptions here):
Within 12 hours a day 6am to 6pm
Brk: Earl grey tea, no sugar or milk
an apple or an orange
Lunch;
big pita full of tuna or chicken from the Lebanese rest with a big side salad
p;lus: Earl Grey Tea
Dinner:
Chicken Breast plus tomatoes and basil ( or tuna as an alternative),or veg
two slices whole wheat
tea
No alcohol/zero sugar/zero processed foods/zero chocolate etc/nothing packaged. NO NO NO SNACKS EVER
So far ( six months) going great....not too far from target, great blood pressure/cholesterol,happy doctor.
Edited by RDMcG on Monday 30th March 12:04
They say that'll burn a lot of kcals.
It's been 12 weeks. 6 weeks of slimming world alone. Would lose a pound, gain a pound, lose 2 pounds, gain 1.5 repeat etc.
Then another 6 weeks of bootcamps, weight is maintained. I'm not expecting g fast loses. Just a loss.
I can maintain well.
Pasta is always brown, haven't really had any rice. Bread is only two slices a week. And the first 6 weeks on slimming world I had none!
No fruit really, not a fan. Loads of veg.
Then another 6 weeks of bootcamps, weight is maintained. I'm not expecting g fast loses. Just a loss.
I can maintain well.
Pasta is always brown, haven't really had any rice. Bread is only two slices a week. And the first 6 weeks on slimming world I had none!
No fruit really, not a fan. Loads of veg.
Lemmonie said:
Dinner meat and veg, stew or casserole, jacket potatoe (never butter)
It's the hidden Es that are making you fat, particularly in potato.But seriously, if you want my honest best guess? You're kidding yourself about what you're eating, relative to what you are burning.
In your mind you are moving as much as you did when you were twenty and consuming no more calories. The truth is probably slightly different.
Calculate your macros for fat loss, use My Fitness Pal, enter what you consume religiously, weigh everything and don't guess anything. I said DON'T GUESS ANYTHING.
Lemmonie said:
It's been 12 weeks. 6 weeks of slimming world alone. Would lose a pound, gain a pound, lose 2 pounds, gain 1.5 repeat etc.
Then another 6 weeks of bootcamps, weight is maintained. I'm not expecting g fast loses. Just a loss.
I can maintain well.
Pasta is always brown, haven't really had any rice. Bread is only two slices a week. And the first 6 weeks on slimming world I had none!
No fruit really, not a fan. Loads of veg.
Get MyFitnessPal, use it religiously (be totally honest, log everything) and it should show you where you're going wrong.Then another 6 weeks of bootcamps, weight is maintained. I'm not expecting g fast loses. Just a loss.
I can maintain well.
Pasta is always brown, haven't really had any rice. Bread is only two slices a week. And the first 6 weeks on slimming world I had none!
No fruit really, not a fan. Loads of veg.
Do you watch TV?
Went through this with a friend recently and I was amazed how much TV she would sit and watch in the evening.
It was a minimum of 2 hours! Pretty much every evening, could be as much as 6..
So, I have convinced her to ditch one of her soaps (some of which are on 4/5 times a week) and use that time to have a brisk stroll for the 30 minutes.
Seems to be working well. She listens to a podcast whilst doing it.
Went through this with a friend recently and I was amazed how much TV she would sit and watch in the evening.
It was a minimum of 2 hours! Pretty much every evening, could be as much as 6..
So, I have convinced her to ditch one of her soaps (some of which are on 4/5 times a week) and use that time to have a brisk stroll for the 30 minutes.
Seems to be working well. She listens to a podcast whilst doing it.
jdw100 said:
Do you watch TV?
Went through this with a friend recently and I was amazed how much TV she would sit and watch in the evening.
It was a minimum of 2 hours! Pretty much every evening, could be as much as 6..
I watch quite a bit of TV and often see comments from others about how much TV some people watch. What do the non-TV watchers do? I'm typically awake until about 1pm (I don't need much sleep) but just don't fancy doing anything else between 11pm and 1am?Went through this with a friend recently and I was amazed how much TV she would sit and watch in the evening.
It was a minimum of 2 hours! Pretty much every evening, could be as much as 6..
Do you read a book every night? Are you able to be creative at this time and do something productive? Do you just sleep more and are hence are less active than me for those two hours anyway?
jdw100 said:
Do you watch TV?
Went through this with a friend recently and I was amazed how much TV she would sit and watch in the evening.
It was a minimum of 2 hours! Pretty much every evening, could be as much as 6..
So, I have convinced her to ditch one of her soaps (some of which are on 4/5 times a week) and use that time to have a brisk stroll for the 30 minutes.
Seems to be working well. She listens to a podcast whilst doing it.
Or train in front of the TV. Imagine if you pedalled an exercise bike while watching a 3 hour film!Went through this with a friend recently and I was amazed how much TV she would sit and watch in the evening.
It was a minimum of 2 hours! Pretty much every evening, could be as much as 6..
So, I have convinced her to ditch one of her soaps (some of which are on 4/5 times a week) and use that time to have a brisk stroll for the 30 minutes.
Seems to be working well. She listens to a podcast whilst doing it.
WinstonWolf said:
Get MyFitnessPal, use it religiously (be totally honest, log everything) and it should show you where you're going wrong.
Yep log everything, I just logged a lindt ball, insignificant you may think, nope 1 ball about the size of a dice, 73 calories.Edited by Foliage on Monday 30th March 12:35
Foliage said:
WinstonWolf said:
Get MyFitnessPal, use it religiously (be totally honest, log everything) and it should show you where you're going wrong.
Yep log everything, I just logged a lindt ball, insignificant you may think, nope 1 ball about he size of a dice, 73 calories.Lemmonie said:
Teaspoon of Mayo.
couple,pints of squash
Only ever drink alcohol on Friday and Saturday nights. But not to excess.
Might have a pudding on a Sunday
after a roast.
The calorie balance sheet doesn't reset at midnight every day. It's entirely possible you're making good progress during the week - then wiping out this deficit you created in one go at the weekend with a big roast, alcohol and a pudding. There could be that fine a line.couple,pints of squash
Only ever drink alcohol on Friday and Saturday nights. But not to excess.
Might have a pudding on a Sunday
after a roast.
I'd pay attention to the above intakes and adjust accordingly. If you *really* want to know if it's your diet then you need to take a zero tolerance approach to 'treats' until you get a baseline. So wipe out the roast (or heavily control portion size if it's what I have in my head as a traditional roast dinner), alcohol, puddings and mayo. See what happens.
Your Mayo in particular will be hugely calorie dense. Depending on your definition of teaspoon that could be 100 calories just there.
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