Out of interest gents, did anyone find timing of eating a reason for weight loss? ie not eating after a certain time? I've religiously not eaten breakfast in favour of eating a lot at supper but after losing a stone I can't shift anymore, despite a calorie controlled diet. Thinking of maybe having breakfast and not eating after tea (6ish)
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If no more weight is coming off then you're no longer in a calorie deficit.
Though if you're working out too then scale weight will be negated by muscle growth.
Have you re-calculated with your new current weight in mind?
http://jamessmithacademy.com/macro-calculator
Personally I'm not much of a believer in the IF thing. I believe it perhaps just helps some people create the deficit. I can't sleep well if I don't eat quite late and I can't cope without breakfast either. I still dropped 6½ stone in 7 months, just making sure I had a good deficit.
I'm not sure eating times make much difference. I try to eat earlier but a lot of the time I'm eating really late. I've avoided most breakfasts but have had porridge and cereal a couple of times a week and sometimes a yogurt and a chocolate bar at 1 or 2am.
Got an updated URL for that macro calculator?
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Timing and macros definitely matters but not the way most people think. If you run your glycogen low and eat only enough carbs to fill them and no more, they will not lend to fat gain regardless of when you eat. Of course if you are active while digesting, you'll be less likely to fill glycogen levels.
When and what you eat also can dictate what you body wants to use as fuel but of course this is also heavily influenced by the fuel you already have available eg. Fat glycogen and muscle as well as the activity you are doing. Intense long term activity will use easier to break down sources such as muscle and glycogen over fat. This is why endurance runners look like they do. It is why Fasted running can often seem poor for trimming the last bits of fat or even counter productive as you lose muscle and gain fat when you load up afterwards.
For most people timings and macros don't seem to make a huge difference because their available fuel and level of activity leaves a large margin for error. For those going sub 10% and wanting to keep muscle naturally, the margin I small and timings is very important. That said, just because it isn't vital for your goal, doesnt mean you don't have as much to benefit from it.
I've learnt this from some of the best natural pros in the world, tried myself and seen what does and doesn't work. I also am in a job now where I'm surrounded by nutritionists and this is often a topic of casual conversation.
When and what you eat also can dictate what you body wants to use as fuel but of course this is also heavily influenced by the fuel you already have available eg. Fat glycogen and muscle as well as the activity you are doing. Intense long term activity will use easier to break down sources such as muscle and glycogen over fat. This is why endurance runners look like they do. It is why Fasted running can often seem poor for trimming the last bits of fat or even counter productive as you lose muscle and gain fat when you load up afterwards.
For most people timings and macros don't seem to make a huge difference because their available fuel and level of activity leaves a large margin for error. For those going sub 10% and wanting to keep muscle naturally, the margin I small and timings is very important. That said, just because it isn't vital for your goal, doesnt mean you don't have as much to benefit from it.
I've learnt this from some of the best natural pros in the world, tried myself and seen what does and doesn't work. I also am in a job now where I'm surrounded by nutritionists and this is often a topic of casual conversation.
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Unless doing a your doing a lot of exercise, which might mean you have to be a bit more choosy, just eat when you want to. The best diet is not one with best marginal gains but one you can stick to long term.
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Weighed in at 13 stone, 4lb and 8 ounces today, that's 23.2lbs lost since 2nd January. Things have slowed, the app said I should be at my target weight of 12.5 stone by late April, but I can't imagine losing 11lbs in the next 3 weeks. Still happy though, weight is coming down.
You've done brilliantly. 3 solid months of weight loss! I'd probably ease down a bit now and just be happy to get 0.5lbs off each week, that should be a manageable target.
I've nearly killed myself the past month by eating >400g bad carbs (i.e. chocolate, cakes, pastries) almost every day. Today was the worst - 550g. I feel like a total wreck. But tomorrow is a new day. I'm doing an all day fast and then Tuesday going back on keto for a couple of months. If I can just manage to behave myself for more than a couple of weeks without going back to old habits, I should be totally finished with weight loss by the end of June. I feel like it will be a fitting end to this process - starting and finishing with keto.
It's been an odd week or two for me. I've cycled more in the last 3 weeks than I ever have before (600+ miles) but almost intentionally eaten more calories, not silly amounts, but up around 3,500 cals. My weight has gone up, just peaking over 15st again (so up around 6lbs) while my body fat has stayed down below 20%, so I think the extra weight might literally be the food in my system?!
Gym's re-open today, so I plan to head down shortly. That will be interesting. I might add some weight with muscle hopefully coming back and I also might cycle a bit less now the gym is an option again. We'll see I guess
Gym's re-open today, so I plan to head down shortly. That will be interesting. I might add some weight with muscle hopefully coming back and I also might cycle a bit less now the gym is an option again. We'll see I guess
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@ic1male thanks. I'm now losing just over 1lb per mth, so target should be achieved by July, though when it gets warmer I'll start cycling so that'll hopefully speed up the process.
I hope your diet goes to plan, it's disheartening when one has a blip but keep going and you'll get there.
I hope your diet goes to plan, it's disheartening when one has a blip but keep going and you'll get there.
I've got myself into a bit of a state since lockdown, and looking to change my lifestyle so that I can loose weight and keep it sustainable.
What's a good recommended app I can use to help track my weight? Also, I'm a lazy sod so how do I introduce a bit more mobility into my lifestyle? Can I use an app to help me out a bit with this as well?
What's a good recommended app I can use to help track my weight? Also, I'm a lazy sod so how do I introduce a bit more mobility into my lifestyle? Can I use an app to help me out a bit with this as well?
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I use the free version of fat secret, which is pretty good
For apps, I've been using http://cronometer.com and more mobility? If you're not used to walking, you could try NHS Active 10 which will get you walking 10 minutes three times a day or following on from that is NHS Couch 2 5K. I would never entertained running before that but I totally love it now and feel terrible if I am not out the door and done 5K by 9am.
To track what you eat (the calories) you can't go wrong with MyFitnessPal. For exercise, for me and many others, everything flows through Strava, but it really depends on what motivates you. Stats, numbers and competing motivate me, so Strava is great for that.
Following the death of my mum at start of the year, the furlough my work kindly granted for last 3 months on back of that, my spiraling depression/anxiety after death of my mum, the fact I didn't leave the house more than 4 times in that 3 months and finally my rampant alcoholism during said time, i've gone from low 80's to about 88/89KG as of last weekend.
Last week I started calorie counting again (MFP) and am sticking with around 1900 cal/day for the time being. This week i'll begin with some mild exercise like walking and next week I intend to do some basic calisthenics like body weight squats, push ups as well as the walking. All in all a gentle start but don't want to go in too hard and crash and burn.
My biggest victory so far is only having a single can of beer at the weekend, since the start of the year I hadn't managed 3 days without a heavy drinking session. I have however discovered some delicious Spiced Rums along the way. They never lasted more than 24 hours after being delivered though.
Aim for end of the year is to try and get to at least under 80KG and be in the mindset to maintain regular exercise and good eating habits. I probably used Uber Eats more this last 3 months than the entirety of last year.
EDIT: Forgot to mention the lingering chest pains that persist, however unsure whether that's emotional or physical.
Last week I started calorie counting again (MFP) and am sticking with around 1900 cal/day for the time being. This week i'll begin with some mild exercise like walking and next week I intend to do some basic calisthenics like body weight squats, push ups as well as the walking. All in all a gentle start but don't want to go in too hard and crash and burn.
My biggest victory so far is only having a single can of beer at the weekend, since the start of the year I hadn't managed 3 days without a heavy drinking session. I have however discovered some delicious Spiced Rums along the way. They never lasted more than 24 hours after being delivered though.
Aim for end of the year is to try and get to at least under 80KG and be in the mindset to maintain regular exercise and good eating habits. I probably used Uber Eats more this last 3 months than the entirety of last year.
EDIT: Forgot to mention the lingering chest pains that persist, however unsure whether that's emotional or physical.
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