PHat PHighters?

[ambuletz]

Watching the hairy bikers 'Hairy dieters' programme. They've set themselves a 1200cal daily limit. Isn't this abit low? I'm not sure how how much exercise/active they are. But this strikes me as something someone sedentry would do?

[Dr Interceptor]

PH Name	Starting Weight	Current Weight	Last Updated On
BrightYellowTVR	155KG	159KG	23/01/2014
Lemonslap	105KG	92.5KG	24/10/2013
Ymwoods	123.6KG	119KG	20/08/2013
Fiatpower	101.6KG	98.9KG	23/01/2014
El Capitano	90KG	78.8KG	09/09/2013
AB	92KG	88KG	02/09/2013
Lee_SEC	141 KG	135.8KG	02/09/2013
Wobert	107KG	101.0KG	27/09/2013
emicen	92.4KG	87.7KG	24/01/2014
Dr Interceptor	130.4KG	123.8KG	25/01/2014
Wiffmaster	111KG	85.2KG	13/01/2014
Iwantagta	122.6KG	119.6	20/01/2014
Name	0KG	0KG	01/01/2014
Name	0KG	0KG	01/01/2014

A couple more kilos off this week took me up to and just over my first stone lost. The next one will be trickier!!

[emicen]

ambuletz said:

Watching the hairy bikers 'Hairy dieters' programme. They've set themselves a 1200cal daily limit. Isn't this abit low? I'm not sure how how much exercise/active they are. But this strikes me as something someone sedentry would do?

That's pretty much exactly my calorie target at the moment and it's tough. I'm having to walk a couple of miles at lunch to hit my target at the moment, more work needed on cutting out sugary drinks and other carbs.

[Dr Interceptor]

emicen said:

ambuletz said:

Watching the hairy bikers 'Hairy dieters' programme. They've set themselves a 1200cal daily limit. Isn't this abit low? I'm not sure how how much exercise/active they are. But this strikes me as something someone sedentry would do?

That's pretty much exactly my calorie target at the moment and it's tough. I'm having to walk a couple of miles at lunch to hit my target at the moment, more work needed on cutting out sugary drinks and other carbs.

The 1200 figure is hard, but do-able... Cereal breakfast, Ryvitas lunch, fruit for snacks, and a sub 600 calorie evening meal like Chicken stir-fry will see you there. But yes, no fizzy drinks, no beers, no fun.

I'm taking around 1600-700 per day currently... that allows for the odd frivolity like a bag of sunbites.

[fiatpower]

PH Name	Starting Weight	Current Weight	Last Updated On
BrightYellowTVR	155KG	159KG	23/01/2014
Lemonslap	105KG	92.5KG	24/10/2013
Ymwoods	123.6KG	119KG	20/08/2013
Fiatpower	101.6KG	98.0KG	27/01/2014
El Capitano	90KG	78.8KG	09/09/2013
AB	92KG	88KG	02/09/2013
Lee_SEC	141 KG	135.8KG	02/09/2013
Wobert	107KG	101.0KG	27/09/2013
emicen	92.4KG	87.7KG	24/01/2014
Dr Interceptor	130.4KG	123.8KG	25/01/2014
Wiffmaster	111KG	85.2KG	13/01/2014
Iwantagta	122.6KG	119.6	20/01/2014
Name	0KG	0KG	01/01/2014
Name	0KG	0KG	01/01/2014

Down 3.6kg on the week, 15.5 kg to go! Could probably lose faster by going on one of those diets but instead i'm cutting down on what I eat to make it a permanent change.

[ambuletz]

Dr Interceptor said:

emicen said:

ambuletz said:

Watching the hairy bikers 'Hairy dieters' programme. They've set themselves a 1200cal daily limit. Isn't this abit low? I'm not sure how how much exercise/active they are. But this strikes me as something someone sedentry would do?

That's pretty much exactly my calorie target at the moment and it's tough. I'm having to walk a couple of miles at lunch to hit my target at the moment, more work needed on cutting out sugary drinks and other carbs.

The 1200 figure is hard, but do-able... Cereal breakfast, Ryvitas lunch, fruit for snacks, and a sub 600 calorie evening meal like Chicken stir-fry will see you there. But yes, no fizzy drinks, no beers, no fun.

I'm taking around 1600-700 per day currently... that allows for the odd frivolity like a bag of sunbites.

That's my thoughts. each to their own I guess. i'll re-sign up to the gym when i look to lose the weight. Would much rather lift/cardio 3x a week and be able to eat 2000cals and enjoy myself, then eat very little and exercise very little.

[giblet]

Greetings chaps. I figured I would join in on here as I'm attempting to lose a few kg's properly for once. I'm 26 and I'd describe my build as tubby. Aiming to lose around 10 kilos and replace by gut with some muscle mass. I've been a member at my gym for nearly 4 years now. My job involves sitting behind a desk and working for an online takeaway ordering company really doesn't help matters as I'm always thinking about food.

I've spent far too much time and money on takeaways, my posts on the DTP thread will prove this. I've started using the myfitnesspal app in an attempt to monitor what I eat. Only 3 days in and I'm starting to get into it properly, its quite interesting to see how much I'm eating in terms of calories etc. I've been set a max of 1700 calories by the app based on my current weight, height and how much I want to lose. Managed to come in at 1200 so far per day by behaving myself. Not sure how long it will last but I'll be giving it my best shot as I've run out excuses now.

Edit, my BMI is currently 27.6, hoping to get it closer to 24.

PH Name	Starting Weight	Current Weight	Last Updated On
BrightYellowTVR	155KG	159KG	23/01/2014
Lemonslap	105KG	92.5KG	24/10/2013
Ymwoods	123.6KG	119KG	20/08/2013
Fiatpower	101.6KG	98.0KG	27/01/2014
El Capitano	90KG	78.8KG	09/09/2013
AB	92KG	88KG	02/09/2013
Lee_SEC	141 KG	135.8KG	02/09/2013
Wobert	107KG	101.0KG	27/09/2013
emicen	92.4KG	87.7KG	24/01/2014
Dr Interceptor	130.4KG	123.8KG	25/01/2014
Wiffmaster	111KG	85.2KG	13/01/2014
Iwantagta	122.6KG	119.6	20/01/2014
Giblet	85KG	0KG	29/01/2014
Name	0KG	0KG	01/01/2014

Edited by giblet on Wednesday 29th January 22:07

[Dr Interceptor]

giblet said:

Greetings chaps. I figured I would join in on here as I'm attempting to lose a few kg's properly for once. I'm 26 and I'd describe my build as tubby. Aiming to lose around 10 kilos and replace by gut with some muscle mass. I've been a member at my gym for nearly 4 years now. My job involves sitting behind a desk and working for an online takeaway ordering company really doesn't help matters as I'm always thinking about food.

I've spent far too much time and money on takeaways, my posts on the DTP thread will prove this. I've started using the myfitnesspal app in an attempt to monitor what I eat. Only 3 days in and I'm starting to get into it properly, its quite interesting to see how much I'm eating in terms of calories etc. I've been set a max of 1700 calories by the app based on my current weight, height and how much I want to lose. Managed to come in at 1200 so far per day by behaving myself. Not sure how long it will last but I'll be giving it my best shot as I've run out excuses now.

Edit, my BMI is currently 27.6, hoping to get it closer to 24.

Morning

Good to have another in here... I'm pretty new to this too, coming up 1 month in. The MyFitness Pal app is good, and if you eat the 1700 per day, and exercise, the weight will come off.

When I started, I tried a lower calorie intake (similar to your 1200), but found it didn't do me any good - I always had cold fingers and headaches. Yes, the weight fell off at 5lb a week, but I feel much healthier eating the 1700, or 1800 in my case, exercising 3 or 4 times a week, and losing 3lb a week.

[emicen]

PH Name	Starting Weight	Current Weight	Last Updated On
BrightYellowTVR	155KG	159KG	23/01/2014
Lemonslap	105KG	92.5KG	24/10/2013
Ymwoods	123.6KG	119KG	20/08/2013
Fiatpower	101.6KG	98.0KG	27/01/2014
El Capitano	90KG	78.8KG	09/09/2013
AB	92KG	88KG	02/09/2013
Lee_SEC	141 KG	135.8KG	02/09/2013
Wobert	107KG	101.0KG	27/09/2013
emicen	92.4KG	86.7KG	30/01/2014
Dr Interceptor	130.4KG	123.8KG	25/01/2014
Wiffmaster	111KG	85.2KG	13/01/2014
Iwantagta	122.6KG	119.6	20/01/2014
Giblet	85KG	0KG	29/01/2014
Name	0KG	0KG	01/01/2014

Getting close to my first stone being shed.

With respect to 1200cal intake. Yes, I don't disagree it's not long term sustainable and I'm a strong believer in sustainable change. I'm looking to up the exercise and move to 1600-1800 in February. Getting more in the habit now of having salads with chicken for lunch which is a big step, if I don't have time in the morning to make something I'm forcing myself to walk to Subway instead of hitting the work canteen. 400cal 6in sub with salad is better than mac'n'cheese for certain!

[giblet]

Dr Interceptor said:

Morning

Good to have another in here... I'm pretty new to this too, coming up 1 month in. The MyFitness Pal app is good, and if you eat the 1700 per day, and exercise, the weight will come off.

When I started, I tried a lower calorie intake (similar to your 1200), but found it didn't do me any good - I always had cold fingers and headaches. Yes, the weight fell off at 5lb a week, but I feel much healthier eating the 1700, or 1800 in my case, exercising 3 or 4 times a week, and losing 3lb a week.

emicen said:

With respect to 1200cal intake. Yes, I don't disagree it's not long term sustainable and I'm a strong believer in sustainable change. I'm looking to up the exercise and move to 1600-1800 in February. Getting more in the habit now of having salads with chicken for lunch which is a big step, if I don't have time in the morning to make something I'm forcing myself to walk to Subway instead of hitting the work canteen. 400cal 6in sub with salad is better than mac'n'cheese for certain!

I didn't intentionally set out to stay around 1200 cals on my first day. I just ate what I would normally (but removed the usual takeaway) and found my total was 1200. Day two was the same again. Yesterday was a struggle as it was my first gym trip since I started using myfitnesspal. Ended up having to snack on some fruit later on in the day as I was starving. I allowed myself a "treat" of a can of 7 up and half a portion of fries with my dinner tonight.

Using the website and app has made me understand more about wasted calories and all the food that I would normally reach for that is high in calories but not very filling. In the long term I will be aiming for 1500-1700 tops, especially on days when I get to the gym and have a good workout but it seems on an average day around 1200 is enough for me to feel full without being peckish or feeling lousy. Early days yet, will see how I feel in a week!

[BrightYellowTVR]

PH Name	Starting Weight	Current Weight	Last Updated On
BrightYellowTVR	160KG	154KG	31/01/2014
Lemonslap	105KG	92.5KG	24/10/2013
Ymwoods	123.6KG	119KG	20/08/2013
Fiatpower	101.6KG	98.0KG	27/01/2014
El Capitano	90KG	78.8KG	09/09/2013
AB	92KG	88KG	02/09/2013
Lee_SEC	141 KG	135.8KG	02/09/2013
Wobert	107KG	101.0KG	27/09/2013
emicen	92.4KG	86.7KG	30/01/2014
Dr Interceptor	130.4KG	123.8KG	25/01/2014
Wiffmaster	111KG	85.2KG	13/01/2014
Iwantagta	122.6KG	119.6	20/01/2014
Giblet	85KG	0KG	29/01/2014
Name	0KG	0KG	01/01/2014

So after 1 week on my gym course (diet & fitness classes) I have lost a Stone

I am knackerd and have found the first week of training hard , but the diet side of it has been easy to follow and something I can eat for the rest of my life. Mainly less carbs and no junk.

Well done all and welcome to the new guys, anyone object if I amend the table to add a target weight and amount lost column????

Cheers Jon

[Dr Interceptor]

BrightYellowTVR said:

Well done all and welcome to the new guys, anyone object if I amend the table to add a target weight and amount lost column????

Nope, that's a good idea

EDIT: And well done on the fantastic effort!!

[spikeyhead]

ambuletz said:

Dr Interceptor said:

emicen said:

ambuletz said:

Watching the hairy bikers 'Hairy dieters' programme. They've set themselves a 1200cal daily limit. Isn't this abit low? I'm not sure how how much exercise/active they are. But this strikes me as something someone sedentry would do?

That's pretty much exactly my calorie target at the moment and it's tough. I'm having to walk a couple of miles at lunch to hit my target at the moment, more work needed on cutting out sugary drinks and other carbs.

The 1200 figure is hard, but do-able... Cereal breakfast, Ryvitas lunch, fruit for snacks, and a sub 600 calorie evening meal like Chicken stir-fry will see you there. But yes, no fizzy drinks, no beers, no fun.

I'm taking around 1600-700 per day currently... that allows for the odd frivolity like a bag of sunbites.

That's my thoughts. each to their own I guess. i'll re-sign up to the gym when i look to lose the weight. Would much rather lift/cardio 3x a week and be able to eat 2000cals and enjoy myself, then eat very little and exercise very little.

I've got both the hairy dieters books and there are a lot of tasty recipes in them.

[fiatpower]

PH Name	Starting Weight	Current Weight	Last Updated On
BrightYellowTVR	160KG	154KG	31/01/2014
Lemonslap	105KG	92.5KG	24/10/2013
Ymwoods	123.6KG	119KG	20/08/2013
Fiatpower	101.6KG	95.4KG	04/02/2014
El Capitano	90KG	78.8KG	09/09/2013
AB	92KG	88KG	02/09/2013
Lee_SEC	141 KG	135.8KG	02/09/2013
Wobert	107KG	101.0KG	27/09/2013
emicen	92.4KG	86.7KG	30/01/2014
Dr Interceptor	130.4KG	123.8KG	25/01/2014
Wiffmaster	111KG	85.2KG	13/01/2014
Iwantagta	122.6KG	119.6	20/01/2014
Giblet	85KG	0KG	29/01/2014
Name	0KG	0KG	01/01/2014

After about 3 weeks of watching what i'm eating I have dropped a stone, just 2 more stone to go....Aiming to be there by the end of April, may be a bit ambitious but i'll see.

[giblet]

So roughly 2kg a week of weight loss? Top work. How often are people weighing in? I managed a week of relatively healthy eating. Managed to stick well under my 1700 calorie limit for pretty much all of the 7 days. I'm having to eat a bit more than my usual 1200 cals on the days where I am going to the gym but I'm burning more calories than the extra that I'm putting in.

[fiatpower]

giblet said:

So roughly 2kg a week of weight loss? Top work. How often are people weighing in? I managed a week of relatively healthy eating. Managed to stick well under my 1700 calorie limit for pretty much all of the 7 days. I'm having to eat a bit more than my usual 1200 cals on the days where I am going to the gym but I'm burning more calories than the extra that I'm putting in.

Yeah roughly that. I've been eating carefully during the week eating at around 1600 calories. I go running twice a week, should do more really. At the weekends i've been watching it less carefully but not going OTT so the first weekend I went out drinking and last weekend I had a dominos on the friday and some bbq stuff for the superbowl. Tend to put around a kg on over the weekend but soon lose it again.

[DukeDickson]

fiatpower said:

=PH Name=||=Starting Weight=||=Current Weight=||=Last Updated On =||

BrightYellowTVR	160KG	154KG	31/01/2014
Lemonslap	105KG	92.5KG	24/10/2013
Ymwoods	123.6KG	119KG	20/08/2013
Fiatpower	101.6KG	95.4KG	04/02/2014
El Capitano	90KG	78.8KG	09/09/2013
AB	92KG	88KG	02/09/2013
Lee_SEC	141 KG	135.8KG	02/09/2013
Wobert	107KG	101.0KG	27/09/2013
emicen	92.4KG	86.7KG	30/01/2014
Dr Interceptor	130.4KG	123.8KG	25/01/2014
Wiffmaster	111KG	85.2KG	13/01/2014
Iwantagta	122.6KG	119.6	20/01/2014
Giblet	85KG	0KG	29/01/2014
Name	0KG	0KG	01/01/2014

After about 3 weeks of watching what i'm eating I have dropped a stone, just 2 more stone to go....Aiming to be there by the end of April, may be a bit ambitious but i'll see.

I guess it probably is lurking on little page 82 or something, but are you vertically challenged (as the pc phrase goes)?
That works out at nudging 2000 cals deficit per day, so 3x lettuce leaves a day or a decent amount of exercises. Or, a gnome .

[fiatpower]

DukeDickson said:

I guess it probably is lurking on little page 82 or something, but are you vertically challenged (as the pc phrase goes)?
That works out at nudging 2000 cals deficit per day, so 3x lettuce leaves a day or a decent amount of exercises. Or, a gnome .

Nope i'm 5 ft 11. That target weight is going off roughly 3 lbs a week, at the moment i'm losing between 4 and 5 lbs a week but that will obviously drop off as I lose the weight.

[Dr Interceptor]

giblet said:

How often are people weighing in?

I'm weighing in weekly, on a Saturday morning - purely because I first weighed myself on Sat 4th Jan.

I tend to step on the scales most days, just to see how it fluctuates.

[emicen]

This the kinda thing being suggested earlier with target weights and what not...?

PH Name	Start Date	Starting Weight	Target Weight	Current Weight	Last Updated On	Total Lost
BrightYellowTVR		160KG		154KG	31/01/2014
Lemonslap		105KG		92.5KG	24/10/2013
Ymwoods		123.6KG		119KG	20/08/2013
Fiatpower		101.6KG		95.4KG	04/02/2014
El Capitano		90KG		78.8KG	09/09/2013
AB		92KG		88KG	02/09/2013
Lee_SEC		141 KG		135.8KG	02/09/2013
Wobert		107KG		101.0KG	27/09/2013
emicen	01/01/2014	92.4kg	75kg	86.4kg	04/02/2014	6kg
Dr Interceptor		130.4KG		123.8KG	25/01/2014
Wiffmaster		111KG		85.2KG	13/01/2014
Iwantagta		122.6KG		119.6	20/01/2014
Giblet		85KG		0KG	29/01/2014
Name		0KG		0KG	01/01/2014