PHAT fighters Q1 Weight Loss Challenge
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J4CKO said:
Back up a pound or more today, despite being pretty rigorous but it is just fluctuations, I know I am doing it right so will come off.
Bottled cycling in today, roads looked a bit shiny.
This morning I was up a kilo from my weigh in, really pissed me off as yesterday I did a 4.5 mile run and a 2.5 mile dog walk I had a late breakfast of poached egg and beans on toast skipped lunch (due to the late breakfast) and ate gammon in the evening, did bootcamp this morning, afterwards and before breakfast l weighed myself and I'm bloody up!Bottled cycling in today, roads looked a bit shiny.
HTP99 said:
J4CKO said:
Back up a pound or more today, despite being pretty rigorous but it is just fluctuations, I know I am doing it right so will come off.
Bottled cycling in today, roads looked a bit shiny.
This morning I was up a kilo from my weigh in, really pissed me off as yesterday I did a 4.5 mile run and a 2.5 mile dog walk I had a late breakfast of poached egg and beans on toast skipped lunch (due to the late breakfast) and ate gammon in the evening, did bootcamp this morning, afterwards and before breakfast l weighed myself and I'm bloody up!Bottled cycling in today, roads looked a bit shiny.
3.3 mile run done today - didn't have to stop, so little milestone!
Vocal Minority said:
http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
Huntsman - use that to figure out how many calories it takes to run your body. This is the calories you use to keep everything running sat down in a nice warm room.
Mine is about 1900.
Once you know what that is, any other physical activity you do on top of that - you'll probably knock off another 300 or so moving about day to day depending what you do.
Then - I am afraid this is the PITA part - you need to calorie count with painful detail what you consume. Down to the last drop of milk in your tea and rasin you eat as a snack. That will instantly give you a reference for what you want to cut out - its actually quite a useful exercise.
For example - I do not like white bread enough for it to take out 8% of my calorie in take per slice. Not worth it - so I found it easier to ditch on that basis.
Start off aiming for a deficit of 500, and once you are getting used to that, move toward a daily intake of 1500.
Vegetables are great (if boring) because they have so few calories in for the quantity. Also nutrients and all that other caper I don't pay as much attention to as everyone thinks I should.
Interesting… Huntsman - use that to figure out how many calories it takes to run your body. This is the calories you use to keep everything running sat down in a nice warm room.
Mine is about 1900.
Once you know what that is, any other physical activity you do on top of that - you'll probably knock off another 300 or so moving about day to day depending what you do.
Then - I am afraid this is the PITA part - you need to calorie count with painful detail what you consume. Down to the last drop of milk in your tea and rasin you eat as a snack. That will instantly give you a reference for what you want to cut out - its actually quite a useful exercise.
For example - I do not like white bread enough for it to take out 8% of my calorie in take per slice. Not worth it - so I found it easier to ditch on that basis.
Start off aiming for a deficit of 500, and once you are getting used to that, move toward a daily intake of 1500.
Vegetables are great (if boring) because they have so few calories in for the quantity. Also nutrients and all that other caper I don't pay as much attention to as everyone thinks I should.
As a keen observer of this thread and having subjected myself to a, “lifestyle realignment,” since I made the mistake of weighing myself (the day after I came back from holiday) in mid-November. Based on my weight, height and age (135.9, 1.93 & 37), this gives me, allegedly, a daily burn rate of:
BMR 2,642.50
Sedentary 3,171.12
Light 3,633.58
Moderate 4,096.03
Trying to keep it under 2,000 a day and subject myself to the gym 3-5 times a week and see how this pans out. This is easy enough, in theory, as it’s a floor away from my desk. In practice, however…
Not sure if I have an ultimate aim aside from “generally thinner.” In the last few years, the lightest I have been was ~115kg…and the thinnest was ~122kg; let’s see how the next few months go.
ajcj said:
Lots of good losses there chaps. Is anyone else doing weights to help, or is it all cycling / running / walking dogs?
Doing cardio 3/4 times a week in the form of a footy game and then either runs or rides and then weights probably 4/5 times a week and seems to be going well so far. Just doing what I can and if my body isn't feeling up to it I will have a day off.Bugger, 15 st 7 this morning ?
I know it fluctuates but been consistently under my calories, no booze and exercising, also, as Eyeball Paul would say "Just had a banging s
t" and still weighed 3 pounds more than Monday !
I know its an average and the trend is down but come on !
Been doing more weights again but cant imagine I would put on perceptible muscle and anyway fat should come off in greater amounts.
Maybe had a bit much salt ?
I know it fluctuates but been consistently under my calories, no booze and exercising, also, as Eyeball Paul would say "Just had a banging s
t" and still weighed 3 pounds more than Monday !I know its an average and the trend is down but come on !
Been doing more weights again but cant imagine I would put on perceptible muscle and anyway fat should come off in greater amounts.
Maybe had a bit much salt ?
J4CKO said:
Bugger, 15 st 7 this morning ?
I know it fluctuates but been consistently under my calories, no booze and exercising, also, as Eyeball Paul would say "Just had a banging st" and still weighed 3 pounds more than Monday !
I know its an average and the trend is down but come on !
Been doing more weights again but cant imagine I would put on perceptible muscle and anyway fat should come off in greater amounts.
Maybe had a bit much salt ?
Wouldn't worry, its not 3lb of fat and wont be 3lb of muscle since Monday I know it fluctuates but been consistently under my calories, no booze and exercising, also, as Eyeball Paul would say "Just had a banging s
t" and still weighed 3 pounds more than Monday !I know its an average and the trend is down but come on !
Been doing more weights again but cant imagine I would put on perceptible muscle and anyway fat should come off in greater amounts.
Maybe had a bit much salt ?
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