Phat Fighters Q1
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1st Jan 101.7kg
15th Jan 99.1kg
22nd Jan 98.2kg
I seem to have been static for about a week now though, still eating well, not had a drink since New Years eve (Which is killing me) but I think the transfer from fat to muscle is really showing in the mirror, but weight is probably not going to be the best metric, still determined to be about 10kg lighter though! But CrossFit still 5 days a week and some turbo trainer evenings, and walking the dog twice a day must be having some impact!
15th Jan 99.1kg
22nd Jan 98.2kg
I seem to have been static for about a week now though, still eating well, not had a drink since New Years eve (Which is killing me) but I think the transfer from fat to muscle is really showing in the mirror, but weight is probably not going to be the best metric, still determined to be about 10kg lighter though! But CrossFit still 5 days a week and some turbo trainer evenings, and walking the dog twice a day must be having some impact!
RichUK said:
Greendubber said:
Overnight oats. There are loads of recipes on the internet, my favourite is peanut butter and banana 
I made some of these last night for breakfast this morning. They were absolutely amazing, very filling and have set me up for a long day.
I'm using unsweetened almond milk in mine as I find yoghurt ends up a bit too claggy for first thing in the morning.
I was hoping to do a mid week update to the spreadsheet but haven't had a chance, will try and get it done tomorrow.
I like the idea of these overnight oats, even though I'm finding breakfast to be one of the easier meals. Swapping between toast and marmite, yoghurt or milk with a variety of cereals or poached / scrambled eggs with ham, bacon or smokes salmon. It's the evening meals I struggle with keeping interesting.
I like the idea of these overnight oats, even though I'm finding breakfast to be one of the easier meals. Swapping between toast and marmite, yoghurt or milk with a variety of cereals or poached / scrambled eggs with ham, bacon or smokes salmon. It's the evening meals I struggle with keeping interesting.
cheers cml24, appreciate you keeping the spreadsheet so whenever suits you is fine
I'm finding it difficult to get below the 74 kg mark despite doing everything I did food-wise last year and exercising even more. It was really disheartening to see only 0.1 kg of a loss this morning so I got out the tape measure again. I started taking my measurements last November when I was struggling to get below 72 kg and found it quite a motivator to see a downward trend in cm when the kg wouldn't move. The good news is despite being over 2 kg heavier my stats are the same as November, well except my bust which has gone down slightly
For the stats on here though. Was 74.3 kg on the 19th and now 74.2 kg
I'm finding it difficult to get below the 74 kg mark despite doing everything I did food-wise last year and exercising even more. It was really disheartening to see only 0.1 kg of a loss this morning so I got out the tape measure again. I started taking my measurements last November when I was struggling to get below 72 kg and found it quite a motivator to see a downward trend in cm when the kg wouldn't move. The good news is despite being over 2 kg heavier my stats are the same as November, well except my bust which has gone down slightly
For the stats on here though. Was 74.3 kg on the 19th and now 74.2 kg
cml24 said:
It's the evening meals I struggle with keeping interesting.
The other half keeps bringing home recipe recommendations from slimming world meetings, and I have to say, they're usually pretty good. Here's a couple that I enjoyed:https://www.slimmingworld.co.uk/recipes/diet-cola-...
https://www.slimmingworld.co.uk/recipes/caribbean-...
I think the biggest difference is down to better control of portions, rather than changing what we eat. We now get 4 proper portions out of a batch of chilli for example, rather than one evening meal each, and just about enough to stick on a jacket potato the next day for lunch.
SlidingSideways said:
I think the biggest difference is down to better control of portions, rather than changing what we eat. We now get 4 proper portions out of a batch of chilli for example, rather than one evening meal each, and just about enough to stick on a jacket potato the next day for lunch.
This absolutely! You will find if you cook most things from scratch, bar the obvious bad things, most things aren't that bad for you, and not too calorific. But you will likely find your portion size is what makes it not bad, but the simple calories in calories out goes well out of whack! I am aiming for 1680 calories a day at the moment, and its easily doable, and you will find, you will be satisfied with the correct portion size sooner than you realise, at first you might feel hungry, but it soon changes!MyFitnessPal has been mentioned many times, it really is an amazing app to make yourself aware of your intake!
Got to agree with you yidwan and sliding sideways.
Much to my partner's annoyance I weight nearly everything! My cereal, my milk, slice of bread, cheese, etc. All weighed.
And like you, when cooking things like Bolognese, I weigh out the portions and split them into separate tupperware. Suddenly I get six portions from my normal amount rather than three...
I might give that diet coke chicken again, looks good!
Much to my partner's annoyance I weight nearly everything! My cereal, my milk, slice of bread, cheese, etc. All weighed.
And like you, when cooking things like Bolognese, I weigh out the portions and split them into separate tupperware. Suddenly I get six portions from my normal amount rather than three...
I might give that diet coke chicken again, looks good!
I'm glad I'm not the only one weighing things
I was having a discussion with colleagues earlier this morning about weight loss and the best way to go about it. When I said I weighed everything and had a spreadsheet that converts it into calories so I can track how much I'm eating each day they looked at me like I was weird. I know I'm still maybe a bit over the top about it but on here it doesn't feel quite as far from abnormal
I was having a discussion with colleagues earlier this morning about weight loss and the best way to go about it. When I said I weighed everything and had a spreadsheet that converts it into calories so I can track how much I'm eating each day they looked at me like I was weird. I know I'm still maybe a bit over the top about it but on here it doesn't feel quite as far from abnormal
My other half rolls her eyes at me each time she sees me reaching for the scales However, it's the only way to know what you're having. It's quite shocking how bad some stuff is, and not alway the obvious culprits!
As mentioned by other folks previously, I'd recommend MyFitnessPal over a spreadsheet. Makes life so much easier as most stuff is already in there. You do have to double check that the values are right, and that you're selecting the right amount as I've been caught out a couple of times with both of those (I thought 50 cals for a yoghurt was good going, turns out it was double that!).
However, it's the only way to know what you're having. It's quite shocking how bad some stuff is, and not alway the obvious culprits!As mentioned by other folks previously, I'd recommend MyFitnessPal over a spreadsheet. Makes life so much easier as most stuff is already in there. You do have to double check that the values are right, and that you're selecting the right amount as I've been caught out a couple of times with both of those (I thought 50 cals for a yoghurt was good going, turns out it was double that!).
Good work, that's a lot of people on he list! In the name of soup, Waitrose have the Covent Garden Soups Half price and I found the Classic Chicken to be delicious! And if you want to make it more filling, just got some roast chicken slices and add them too it too, good protein intake, sod all calories, just try and avoid 8 rounds of buttery toast with it 
I've weighed in slightly early this week, as I'm off Snowboarding, which I'm pretty sure the activities of the day won't outweigh the Apres! I'll have my Garmin with HR strap on though, so will be interesting to see! Looking forward to that first beer of 2018 this evening though!
29/01: 97.7kg
I've weighed in slightly early this week, as I'm off Snowboarding, which I'm pretty sure the activities of the day won't outweigh the Apres! I'll have my Garmin with HR strap on though, so will be interesting to see! Looking forward to that first beer of 2018 this evening though!
29/01: 97.7kg
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