I'm doing ok, record my weight once a week and 5lbs down in 2 weeks now. I'm happy enough to see a lb a week loss, so anything more than that is a plus. I've got a fitbit now so that keeps encouraging me to move, and spending an hour a day on the treadmill is getting my stepcount up.
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I was at 175 pounds (12st 7lb) yesterday morning down from 185 (13st 3lb) since I started my calorie diet on 14th January. I think I must be losing about an actual pound or just over per week, and five or six pounds of that must have been fluid retention in the first week or so. I must say though, my appetite hasn't reduced so everyday is always a struggle of willpower not to snack too much in between lunch and dinner. I miss having breakfast and the only breakfast I've had is porridge if I'm going for a jog.
I don't really see how it can't? It's kind of the basis for pretty much ever diet there is...
This is my problem. I'm sure people had made comments about 'your stomach will shrink' or 'you get used to it' but they're not true for me. I spend most of my time hungry
This is my problem. I'm sure people had made comments about 'your stomach will shrink' or 'you get used to it' but they're not true for me. I spend most of my time hungry
Yep, it's bloody difficult. I think its sugar that mostly keeps our appetite going. For instance, I have a crunchie or double decker, one or two garibaldis and fruit each day as snacks. That's nothing compared to the amount of chocolate, biscuits and cakes I used to eat, and fortunately I'm still losing weight. But if I was to completely cut out all sugar stuff, I think the appetite would reduce. But who can do that, lol?? I can't! Here's an interesting video on that subject though. His main points are to lose appetite for sugar and you'll be less hungry.
Well I've been doing no refined sugar since start of this month, zero changes in terms of appetite going down.
Not like it eat simple carbs all day either, I'm past 70g of fibre just about every day and even then my appetite is really bad, especially towards the night as I rarely feel full. Honestly if someone has any tips how to control that bugger, I'm all ears
Not like it eat simple carbs all day either, I'm past 70g of fibre just about every day and even then my appetite is really bad, especially towards the night as I rarely feel full. Honestly if someone has any tips how to control that bugger, I'm all ears
Well I've been doing no refined sugar since start of this month, zero changes in terms of appetite going down.
Not like it eat simple carbs all day either, I'm past 70g of fibre just about every day and even then my appetite is really bad, especially towards the night as I rarely feel full. Honestly if someone has any tips how to control that bugger, I'm all ears
Interesting to hear that no sugar didn't reduce the appetite.
Might sound like a diet cliche, but I'm finding munching on celery really helps. It's got a good crunch too. I sometimes spread fat free cottage cheese on it.
Just to clarify I'm still eating fruit but I'm not eating anything containing refined sugar, from dessert to even sauces or anything that has sugar listed as an ingridient that isn't naturally occuring.
Still eating plenty of sugars through fruit although I'm not going overboard with that, just my daily banana, apple and kiwi and a frozen fruit smoothie.
I actually have celery most days, can't stand it by itself but either make a "green" smoothie with it or blitz it in a chopper and use it to bulk out curries, sauces, etc
Still eating plenty of sugars through fruit although I'm not going overboard with that, just my daily banana, apple and kiwi and a frozen fruit smoothie.
I actually have celery most days, can't stand it by itself but either make a "green" smoothie with it or blitz it in a chopper and use it to bulk out curries, sauces, etc
Protein can get converted to sugar in gluconeogenesis. And too much protein can be bad for the kidneys.
Want particularly my point, I was more wondering why you needed to replace it at all, but a quick Google did show me this -
I'm not eating fruit at all currently, and have cut out all chocolate except a couple of squares of Lindt 70% a day. Luckily I find drinking water suppresses my appetite quite a bit, but I'm taking being hungry all the time as a good thing for weight loss.
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I'm not sure if it's because I'm very active (10-15 hours a week) that I'm just hungry all the time.
I had a good bowl of porridge at 6:30, cycled to work (15 miles) and I'm bloody hungry again already!
I had a good bowl of porridge at 6:30, cycled to work (15 miles) and I'm bloody hungry again already!
Well, porridge is only a few hundred calories, and you've probably burnt more than that on the ride...I'm not sure if it's because I'm very active (10-15 hours a week) that I'm just hungry all the time.
I had a good bowl of porridge at 6:30, cycled to work (15 miles) and I'm bloody hungry again already!
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It's about 600 calories, with peanut butter and whey in.
But yes I would have burnt more than that on the ride in.
But yes I would have burnt more than that on the ride in.
This is precisely why i bought some of the MyProtein meal replacement stuff. Just fills in those gaps on days where i burn a lot with minimal fuss and without reaching for junk.
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Yep, have Huel in the fridge at the moment, but that's only 400 calories. And a banana before I ride home so I don't bonk.
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Relapse! After nearly 2 months of sticking to a calorie counting diet and shedding a stone I caved in on Sunday and bought a large greasy doner kebab, and ate the lot