I can sympathize with that. Important not to go to bed hungry.
Hows everyone's Jan diet going? :p
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I can sympathize with that. Important not to go to bed hungry.
Correct, but it does not make a difference when you take the calories in they will be used regardless of whether you consumed them on waking or before going to sleep the day before.
If you wished you could consume your full daily allowance just before bed as long as you're sticking to the daily allowance required to lose/gain or stay the same weight it doesn't matter on the timings of the meal.
If you've got somewhere to hang, throw in pull ups as well, hit 100 of those the day you're not doing push ups.
Sadly I don't, without doing some DIY
I'm not sure how well it would be received if I started doing this at the children's play park 
As for the calories calculators, I put in my details on two sites and got two different results. (age 35, 5'9, little/no exercise, 189 pounds). One site said 1,500 cals for "extreme" weight loss, one said 1,100 cals for "minimal" weight loss.
So not a good start, then. I have a Windows phone, not sure if there are any apps worth getting to keep track of cal intake.
Why? When I was putting on weight I'd always snack right before bed time, but now I'm not snacking at all, I'm mostly going to bed hungry.
Doesn't seem to have affected my sleeping at all.
Your digestion won't be as efficient (too put it mildly) at that time of night (especially before bed - where the food will simply 'sit there'), and being less active will mean that more of the calorie intake will be stored as fat than compared to if starting earlier in the day.
Your digestion won't be as efficient (too put it mildly) at that time of night (especially before bed - where the food will simply 'sit there'), and being less active will mean that more of the calorie intake will be stored as fat than compared to starting earlier in the day.
This is old and incorrect thinking, if your body is in an energy deficit for the day for example if you've eaten nothing until just before bed time it will not magically write that off and instead decide to store the nutrients from that food as fat just because it's bed time.
It will use that food in exactly the same way as it would have if you'd spread it throughout the day.
There are plenty of examples of people using eating patterns similar to this and getting/staying lean, it's known as intermittent fasting.
Sadly I don't, without doing some DIY
Just don't grunt and stare at the kids
You're almost the same as me, age, weight and height. I eat 2000-2500 cal/day dependant on if it's a workout or rest day. I've stayed constant at 83kg since new year. Do weight training 3/4 times a week, compound movements only.
I guess you're TDEE to be about 2100'ish using a calculator I trust (http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/) so drop to about 1700-1800cal day and see what happens. Do this for a few weeks then adjust calories up/down dependant on how fast/slow weight loss goes.
As for tracking, MyFitnessPal is a great little app, however I use scales, pen and paper for everything.
Thanks, SixTwoSix.
Have signed up to the MyFitnessPal website, and so far for breakfast and lunch it thinks I've had 900 calories.
Home made food (from ingredients) is 75% of everything I eat, and home made grub seems to be difficult to input. It knows all about the calories in a Weetabix, but not so much in a home made vegetable soup Which is fair enough, I guess.
I really don't want to have to input all the ingredients, or I'll be there all day
Have signed up to the MyFitnessPal website, and so far for breakfast and lunch it thinks I've had 900 calories.
Home made food (from ingredients) is 75% of everything I eat, and home made grub seems to be difficult to input. It knows all about the calories in a Weetabix, but not so much in a home made vegetable soup
Which is fair enough, I guess.I really don't want to have to input all the ingredients, or I'll be there all day
Mine is going pretty well! Started on the 1st of Jan and as of this morning I am 4.2kg lighter. Doing a pretty strict 1700-1800cal a day, meals are a bit cleaner/lighter such as Tortilla pizza instead of actual pizza. Generally find I still have the room for a small treat most days.
Update:
According to MyFitnessPal I've eaten 1,550 calories today, in three meals and no snacks. Those meals were healthy (Weetabix for breccy, vegetable soup for lunch, 1/2 jacket potato with a haddock fillet for dinner).
It also says my target daily intake should be 1,200 calories to lose weight
I can't begin to believe this is correct, because I'd be eating almost nothing!
According to MyFitnessPal I've eaten 1,550 calories today, in three meals and no snacks. Those meals were healthy (Weetabix for breccy, vegetable soup for lunch, 1/2 jacket potato with a haddock fillet for dinner).
It also says my target daily intake should be 1,200 calories to lose weight
I can't begin to believe this is correct, because I'd be eating almost nothing!
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Suit yourself.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3263249.stm
Science bro.
"During the study, the scientists also found the monkeys ate their food at different times of the day. Many ate mostly in the evenings and at night.
However, perhaps unexpectedly the researchers found no link between when the animals ate and how much weight they put on.
"Time and again, we've been told that eating late at night should be avoided because it will cause weight gain," said Dr Cameron.
"However, there isn't a lot of research to back up this commonly held belief, which may in fact be somewhat of an urban myth.""
A study in mice has even shown eating your full calorie allowance at night had net health benefits. Calorie deficits should be considered over weeks and months, not hours.
Update:
According to MyFitnessPal I've eaten 1,550 calories today, in three meals and no snacks. Those meals were healthy (Weetabix for breccy, vegetable soup for lunch, 1/2 jacket potato with a haddock fillet for dinner).
It also says my target daily intake should be 1,200 calories to lose weight
Take MFP weight loss recommendations with a pinch of salt, just use it for tracking calories.
Use this site to calculate TDEE and recommended daily intake... http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/
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I eat a boat load of fruit for breakfast with no fat yogurt because fat is bad.
A million vegetables for lunch with no substance and then a shake of blended carbs for dinner.
A million vegetables for lunch with no substance and then a shake of blended carbs for dinner.
I stopped eating about 4 share bags of doritos per weekend and am losing weight, i'm 6ft and was down to 73.5kg from 91 (pre christmas). Then did nothing over christmas and ate like a pig so gained 4-5kg. Back down to 75kg currently. 9-5 at a desk, and home again at my desk all evening. The only exercise i get is 2-3 hours rowing a week. Apart from that i still eat chocolate bars, crisps (normal individual bags ) etc. So in summary:
-Don't eat like a ****ing pig
-Do a little exercise
-Lose massive amounts of weight!
) etc. So in summary:-Don't eat like a ****ing pig
-Do a little exercise
-Lose massive amounts of weight!
Results will vary according to age
Ten years ago I used to be able to lose fat in no time at all. Today, not so much
Results will vary according to age
Ten years ago I used to be able to lose fat in no time at all. Today, not so much
The plan is to slowly build up a life style that will combat my metabolism, which according to most is on a downward spiral now until the day i die.
