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That said, a lot of people exhibit poor executive control in the evenings.
If they are calories you wouldn't eat otherwise and take yo over your TDEE then I'd avoid them.
If you are eating, say, 2000 calories a day and can stay disciplined then it is unimportant when you eat them.
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1. I'm the heaviest I've ever been (although confusingly I still have a 29" waist which is annoying for trousers sizing),
2. I'd let my swimming slip and that's the only real exercise I do other than running for the train, and
3. I've been suffering with anxiety and exhaustion a lot lately because of work and I can't cope with feeling ill all the time. Best way to help that if I can't change work is to eat less crap and exercise more. So here goes:
Post weight = 12 stone 10 (as of Saturday 3rd June)
Post target = 10 stone 7
Post your planned diet = cut out the chocolate and sweets binges and replace with fruit, I shall be keeping food diaries and aiming for 2000 calories per day as NHS say that should do me for 1-2 pounds per week.
I've been below 2000 every day so far, yesterday after subtracting my exercise I was at 496 calories for the day as I did an hour swimming front crawl pretty quickly. Ate 1000 calories roughly because I couldn't eat a proper dinner as I got back after 10pm, and swimming came out at about 500 calories burnt (i always understate the time spent on that). Not sure if that is beginner's luck and if that is sustainable realistically, but I do aim to swim twice a week at least (been three times since Friday) so hoping that'll do the job. So far I don't feel any better as I now have mouth ulcers, tonsilistis, a cold sore and the associated head cold, but hopefully in time it'll help. But even if I still feel crap in time, hopefully I'll be skinny and miserable!
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Why can't you eat a proper meal after 10pm?
I can't eat a proper meal after 10 because I go to bed at 10:30! I just had a salad with some chicken as I can't go to bed on a full stomach
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There are a lot of studies that show clashing or contradictory data.
Some studies say one thing but other studies show the opposite.
Have look at the many links at the bottom of this page for a hell of a lot of information:
https://examine.com/nutrition/do-i-need-to-eat-six-times-a-day-to-keep-my-metabolism-high/
Also have a read of all of this:
http://www.livestrong.com/blog/eat-three-nutrient-timing-myths-busted/
http://www.foodforfitness.co.uk/blog/Debunking-The-5-Most-Common-Myths-About-Meal-Timing
https://www.bodybuilding.com/content/10-nutrition-myths-debunked.html
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Studies have repeatedly shown it too be false.
Does this mean that if I listened to @Emp_Fab I'd be as dumb as an ox, morbidly obese, and have anger problems?
:P
https://examine.com/nutrition/is-it-really-that-bad-to-skip-breakfast/
Guys, thank you.
you're changing your lifestyle.. and that will stick..
This was my original post from TheFB FatClub thread, dated April 17th. As of this evening I weighed in at 12 stone 3, so less weight loss than I would like in that time overall. Factored into that would be some over indulgence the last two weekends, visiting friends in Warwick last weekend and attending the christening of a nephew of the better half the one before. I have also managed to go swimming every week, having built up to doing 50 lengths in as many minutes the last time around, so some progress has been made.
I think @octatonic was telling me that scales only tell one side of the story. In other words scales only indicate your weight: not how that weight is made up.
With the swimming you may be putting on "muscle weight" while losing "fat weight". Of course the weight may come off faster if you didn't have indulgences, but do you want to do that.
The bottom line is that you've made some progress, it's still progress. Be happy, you're moving in the right direction.
This brings me to the issue of 'scale weight'.
It is fairly meaningless.
What matters is body composition.
You can be 100kg and look awful at 40% body fat or look awesomely muscular at 6% body fat.
The difference between those two bodies is a ridiculous amount of dedication and a strict diet.
You will fluctuate about 2kg day to day depending on what you eat.
Weighing yourself daily is going to be counterproductive and will knock your confidence.
Trust me, I've been there.
Advice for normal people who want to get healthy, drop weight and then stay healthy- throw away your scales!
Or at least only get on them a couple of times a month.
It doesn't matter what you weigh from day to day- it matters that you are losing body fat and that doesn't have much to do with what the number on the scale says.
You are going for a look, not a number- look in a mirror, notice how tight or loose your clothes feel.
At 3-4 months of doing this if you have the right approach then you will need new clothes- that is a measure of success, not the number on a scale.
Just eat 1700-2000 calories a day, eat a lot of vegetables, exercise regularly, stay away from alcohol and junk food and be patient.
I give a range of calories because IMHO you should tailor your calorie intake to your activity.
Are you exercising today- then go for 2000.
Not exercising today, then eat 1700.
(if you want you can load calories the day before you exercise, so 2000 today if you are exercising tomorrow but that is an extra layer of complexity that most people can't cope with).
It took a long time to get into the condition that caused you to feel as though you had to lose weight- it will probably take about at least half that time again to lose the weight.
Look at it as a 2 year personal project.
It took me about that long to get most of the weight off me once I finally buckled down and stuck to it.
It took me about 8 years of trying though to get to that point.
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But no regrets. From Monday I'll be walking 8 miles a day and should be back on it I want to enjoy myself for a few days though.
Spent most of my adult life in a 29-30" waist when often on the overly skinny end of things, so increasing to a 30-32" in my 30s doesn't bother me provided I'm fitting comfortably into those as opposed to being overly snug at the waistband.
@Handsome_Chris Thanks for the encouragement, any additional positive motivation helps when self destructive tendencies start to rear their head.
I'm not going to beat myself up too much about those occasional indulgences, just need to make sure they stay occasional and don't slip towards becoming a regular thing. I've largely cut out unhealthy snacks by just not having them in the house to begin with. Losing the weight & keeping it off is something I'm prepared to be patient with, as long as I'm continuing to make progress.
My aim is largely to do this whilst also avoid putting on too much additional muscle, my dad's side of the family always manage that easily if pushed in that direction, but I want to avoid the triangle/bouncer issue where you just look uncomfortable in a suit. Building core strength and gradual toning of what's already there.