Do you find yourself eating lower carbs on reduced calories? I wouldn’t worry about sodium intake. With less insulin present, your body will be weeing more sodium out. And you’ll be certainly sweating it out during exercise.
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Thanks, that's what I hoped to hear.
As far as less carbs, certainly that's been my goal and I've been purposely cutting down on them. For example I reduced the amount of spaghetti and doubled the amount of mince beef for higher protein. The only bread I've had since I started the diet has been Livlife seeded bread which was recommended to me for dieting as it has very low carbs and double the protein of all other bread. Very small slices and I eat a couple of slices most days. I haven't had any carbs messages come up on myfitnesspal yet, so I guess I'm doing ok for that. I've been eating ryvita, low fat cottage cheese which tastes much nicer than I expected, celery, fruit, brown rice, grilled mackerel, greek yogurt, chicken legs (I remove the skin) and a crunchie or double decker most nights. 
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A discussion of temporary weight loss came up in the Huel thread and I threw in what I thought was quite interesting about my experience last week -
I recently watched 'Power' on Netflix, where the MMA fighters would 'cut' on weight in day, losing 10+ lbs in a day. I now see how easy that could actually be!
I recently watched 'Power' on Netflix, where the MMA fighters would 'cut' on weight in day, losing 10+ lbs in a day. I now see how easy that could actually be!
Woa, now that's impressive stamina! Legs moving continuously for that length of time or with some breaks surely? Didn't you get bored, particularly being indoors with no scenery passing by? For that level of effort it's almost criminal the few pounds of weight you'd lost had mostly returned. But how's your weight today, presumably you've lost at least a real pound of weight?
Nice tip, I do miss having a butty or toast so this low-carb bread I shall try to procure.
He probably ate enough afterwards/before to negate any weight loss. I think @AndyCr15 is at a level he's happy with so is just treating that as a workout rather than aiming for fatloss. Similar to someone running a marathon, they don't want to lose weight from it.
I hate indoor exercise like that, but i think a lot of people do it whilst sticking a film on etc
Ah yeah, I think watching something on tv would greatly help. There's also a computer game type app I've seen for running on a treadmill which replicates a course with interesting scenery.
I get mine from Waitrose, £1.55 a loaf. Here's the post from the La Cuisine forum that recommended it to me:
And if you are wanting to splurge on the odd treat, these are pretty much the best low-carb bread things you can get short of baking your own:
https://seriouslylowcarb.com/collec...-food/products/seriously-low-carb-large-rolls
Less than 3g per roll, super filling, have a burger with this and some salad and you will be stuffed.
207lbs last Monday, the heaviest I've ever been and a real wake up call. I'm stuck inside so have been sitting around far too much and eating junk. Got a grip now, 10k steps a day on the treadmill, no snacking, 16/8 IF and huel for one meal. Installed a step counter on my phone while I wait for a Fitbit to turn up.
Down to 204lbs today, target is around 177lbs...
Down to 204lbs today, target is around 177lbs...
Strava i assume?
That's an interactive virtual world. It was initially for cycling but they added runners. The cycling platform makes it feel real so as you go up hills it will adjust the resistance on the bike to make it feel realistic. It's good, but i found the novelty wore off.
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Nah it'll be Zwift
(I assume that's what you meant from your description)
(I assume that's what you meant from your description)
Guys, I'll try and find the video I watched which showed a bit of that interactive course. I just remember it showed coming down some steps from like a grassy area onto a beach and there was a dog and man walking along the beach in the distance for added detail and realism.
Awesome! I might buy some of those. Haven't had a burger in weeks, so that would be lovely. Weighed myself this morning, down to 12 stone 9lbs so have lost about 3 pounds or so in the last three and a half weeks.
Going for a jog now in the snow.
Awesome! I might buy some of those. Haven't had a burger in weeks, so that would be lovely. Weighed myself this morning, down to 12 stone 9lbs so have lost about 3 pounds or so in the last three and a half weeks.
Going for a jog now in the snow.
No, my actual riding time was just over 3 hours. I had one reasonably long break of about 20minutes, for a coffee and brownie, at around half way, then another break at the 3/4 point. I think I did stop a few times for a few minutes near the end as I was feeling sick and also my legs wanted to cramp up, so I stretched them out a couple of times.
As someone mentioned, I had a few TV shows to watch.
I kind of exercise to mitigate the days I end up eating too much... so, given I have my goal set at 2,980 -
Wednesday - 2,870 in, 192 out (short home workout I think) = 302 under
Thursday - 3,252 in, 2,045 out (the 3 hour ride) = 1,773 under
Friday - 2,737 in, 0 exercise (I was suffering!) = 243 under
For me it's not been any kind of novelty, it's just making it more realistic, which it does a pretty good job of. At the same time, I don't like cycling indoors compared to outdoors (when the weather is nice, of course) but a decent trainer and setup is making it more bearable. The one advantage of Zwift is the racing/structure. I am a competitive type, so do enjoy I can race against others... even if I'm generally at the back somewhere!
Yeah, i think if you're a cyclist anyway it certainly has it's place to keep fitness up during bad weather.
My issue was probably that i wasn't a cyclist, so bought a turbo and a cheap road bike especially for Zwifting, with the intention that it was a good secondary exercise to backup running. I enjoyed Zwift but after a while it bored me as felt quite repetitive and so i switched to TV shows, before giving up entirely and selling everything!
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Milestone reached today: I've shed a stone! Now 13 stone 8 ounces. 20lbs left to go
I could lose it more quickly if I ate smaller dinners but I love food!
I could lose it more quickly if I ate smaller dinners but I love food!
Well done. I'm in the same boat, 20lbs to go now. Given myself until the summer solstice to do it, so that should be 1lb a week. Plenty of time and means I can eat junk along the way. Chocolate waffles for breakfast this morning.
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Well done. I'm in the same boat, 20lbs to go now. Given myself until the summer solstice to do it, so that should be 1lb a week. Plenty of time and means I can eat junk along the way. Chocolate waffles for breakfast this morning.
Yeah you've gotta enjoy your food!
I've been really slack recently. I stopped weighing myself, as i'd generally been at a good maintenance weight and i felt i hadn't been eating too badly.
Through a few injuries i've not ran much over the last few weeks and only averaged around 13miles a week. With some PT weight sessions i've also got a bit more muscle which had made my shape better and i was feeling ok about myself.
Got around to it today and was up to 99kg. So need to be more mindful as it's then a slippy slope.
Through a few injuries i've not ran much over the last few weeks and only averaged around 13miles a week. With some PT weight sessions i've also got a bit more muscle which had made my shape better and i was feeling ok about myself.
Got around to it today and was up to 99kg. So need to be more mindful as it's then a slippy slope.
First week on the "zigzag" calorie plan and I lost absolutely zero. But I suspect that might be due to putting some water weight back on after the 3.2kg loss the week before. Now, I should stick to it and try it again another week but I'm terrible for doing that. Because it didn't appear to work immediately, I've gone on to something else now which is taking the daily activity figure from my Garmin watch and using that as a basis on how many calories to eat.
In the 18 months I've been doing this, I've never really counted calories once as I'm not convinced it works. Just ate <130g carbs a day but even that doesn't seem to be working now as I get nearer to goal. Gah.
As for exercise, I got a new book about heart monitor training so I went out this morning to try and find my max HR. Got it to 195 and thought I better stop as my legs were turning to jelly half up way up the third hill climb. I was well impressed though, not bad for an old geezer is 195.
In the 18 months I've been doing this, I've never really counted calories once as I'm not convinced it works. Just ate <130g carbs a day but even that doesn't seem to be working now as I get nearer to goal. Gah.
As for exercise, I got a new book about heart monitor training so I went out this morning to try and find my max HR. Got it to 195 and thought I better stop as my legs were turning to jelly half up way up the third hill climb. I was well impressed though, not bad for an old geezer is 195.