I'm good as long as it didn't have cheese in it, that really throws my sleep off
If it doesn't have cheese in it, is it really a meal?
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If it doesn't have cheese in it, is it really a meal?
I used to sleep badly after eating late at night. Now I’m not quite as bad (although haven’t been out for a late poppadom hurling curry for a while), but I suspect that dropping significant weight has made my reflux better!
Timing is important in the context of amount of calories in. If you’re limiting the opportunity to eat with IF, you’ll eat less.
The other thing I’ve found is that if I’m eating later in the evening when I’m tired and watching TV, the temptation is to eat ALL the snacks. Eating earlier allows me to be more focused and aware of what I’m eating.
Timing is important in the context of amount of calories in. If you’re limiting the opportunity to eat with IF, you’ll eat less.
The other thing I’ve found is that if I’m eating later in the evening when I’m tired and watching TV, the temptation is to eat ALL the snacks. Eating earlier allows me to be more focused and aware of what I’m eating.
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i don't know, I automatically do IF as I don't eat breakfast, I wouldn't struggle to eat twice my body weight in 8 hours
Honestly, time wouldn't be a limiting factor. I can eat A LOT before I start to actually feel like I should stop. It's been my main problem and the reason I have to count calories.
This ^^I wouldn't struggle to eat twice my body weight in 8 hours
Posting to hold myself accountable and to get some input from others as my habits/routine are shocking.
Essentially i need to "do a Feek" in terms of weight loss and I have a long way to go. I was really motivated at the start of the year and then issues with family and a few other things it got pushed to the back burner. Over the year i've not really made any effort other than change some of the food i eat, my exercise is very minimal and my meal times/habits are shocking and arent good for me. Typically I eat 1 sometimes 2 meals a day which is know bad for me and i eat primarily at dinner, dont bother with lunch and occasionaly have breakfast.
So far this year though im down 2st 11lb (nearly 17.7kg, not that you can tell!) but in all honesty this is probably only down to me passively consuming less calories than i need compared to my "advised BMR." I think my weight has been more in the forefront of my mind this last few weeks and the need to do something about it.
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Essentially i need to "do a Feek" in terms of weight loss and I have a long way to go. I was really motivated at the start of the year and then issues with family and a few other things it got pushed to the back burner. Over the year i've not really made any effort other than change some of the food i eat, my exercise is very minimal and my meal times/habits are shocking and arent good for me. Typically I eat 1 sometimes 2 meals a day which is know bad for me and i eat primarily at dinner, dont bother with lunch and occasionaly have breakfast.
So far this year though im down 2st 11lb (nearly 17.7kg, not that you can tell!) but in all honesty this is probably only down to me passively consuming less calories than i need compared to my "advised BMR." I think my weight has been more in the forefront of my mind this last few weeks and the need to do something about it.
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I'm not sure what 'doing a feek' is... (a quick search says he's not posted in this thread) and I'm not sure what you're asking for input about? Are you actually looking to slow your weight loss and get healthier?
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@Zenduri I know from your posts on our discord you enjoy to cook and do some impressive dishes. On that basis, you definitely have the time to prepare good quality food.
As a jumping off point, i'd suggest getting your daily calorie count worked out and then start measuring the amount of calories you are consuming on a typical day. It's tedious and boring but it's weight loss 101 and without that foundational knowledge, any other steps you take will largely be redundant.
You're also entirely WFH so i'd set an alarm for at least once a day to get out the front door and go for a walk for 20/30 minutes.
Also with regards your Feek comment, are you maybe thinking about NightSt@lk3r - he's absolutely brute forced exercise over diet but for most people, that's entirely unattainable - sure he does 40k+ steps some days.
As a jumping off point, i'd suggest getting your daily calorie count worked out and then start measuring the amount of calories you are consuming on a typical day. It's tedious and boring but it's weight loss 101 and without that foundational knowledge, any other steps you take will largely be redundant.
You're also entirely WFH so i'd set an alarm for at least once a day to get out the front door and go for a walk for 20/30 minutes.
Also with regards your Feek comment, are you maybe thinking about NightSt@lk3r - he's absolutely brute forced exercise over diet but for most people, that's entirely unattainable - sure he does 40k+ steps some days.
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Yeah, it's definitely a balance of the two (watching what you eat and getting out and exercising). If you do nothing at the moment, as @SixTwoSix says, start by getting out for a 'brisk' walk at lunch time maybe.
It was a while ago now but Feek lost a lot a weight from absolutely pounding out a serious amount of walking IIRC.
A nearly 3st loss is good going though and will almost certainly be noticeable but not if you're just looking in the mirror now with nothing to compare against.
I look at myself now and think "nothings really changed even though Ive lost approx. 50lbs since my heaviest" now when I look at myself now and compare it to a progress picture from when I first started the difference is actually massive.
A nearly 3st loss is good going though and will almost certainly be noticeable but not if you're just looking in the mirror now with nothing to compare against.
I look at myself now and think "nothings really changed even though Ive lost approx. 50lbs since my heaviest" now when I look at myself now and compare it to a progress picture from when I first started the difference is actually massive.
Ahh sorry, see here >>> https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/ive-done-it-im-half-the-man-i-used-to-be.18633763/
I dont know what i really want re input i guess im trying to hold my self accountable to some degree by posting. If anything i want to speed up the weight loss but in the proper way as i need to exercise and develop better eating habits as i know these will be the 2 things that will influence my weight the most. I have much much more to lose before i even think about slowing my weight loss. If im honest with myself i should have a list of medical issues for my weight but i've somehow dodged 99% so far and as im getting older im getting a bit of a twitchy bum about how much longer i can keep rolling the dice. I guess one question i might be asking is does anyone have any advice for changing my wild and random eating times. One thing i do need to reign in is my portion sizes on my Dinner as im not typically eating for the rest of the day the portion sizes are larger.
As @SixTwoSix said (ta babes
) i do like to cook and i consider myself to be a reasonable cook. I work 4 days a week but long days so i tend to try and batch cook something for those days or stick with meals i know i can knock up in 30-40 mins but it can get a bit boring and repetitive and i go through phases where i'll go all out with my cooking to not really being bothered and falling back on staple dishes. At the start of this year i was calorie counting everything having set myself an aggressive target under my supposed BMR. While i know i need to calorie count it got really soul destroying weighing every ingredient and logging it when i cook then calculating a total meal calorie intake. If anyone has any advice or tips on how to take some of the tediousness out of this it would be greatly appreciated.Whilst some of us have dropped a lot of weight, real fast, I would warn against it. You need to think about changing your lifestyle rather than 'I need to drop X lbs in Y weeks' as when you get to the end, you could be in danger of going back to what you did before. If you can change your lifestyle, you're weight will then adapt and come into alignment with that new lifestyle.
For example, I'm lucky in that I found an exercise that I really enjoy. I cycled a lot when I started, I cycle a lot now. Does the weight keep dropping off? No, because I now have the body of someone who cycles a lot. The process happened quickly because I did drop calories to a lower point than most would, but only by a small amount (1,900 cals for a few months), so it was reasonably sustainable. (Now I aim between 2,200 and 2,700 cals) If I get injured and can't cycle, I'll be in trouble, but while I'm enjoying the new lifestyle, the weight stays in check.
If, on the other hand, you aim for 40k steps a day and 1,350 cals. Yes, the weight will drop off, but maintaining those two levels is unlikely and I would be worried your weight might start drifting back up.
Does that make sense?
Obviously, I'm not an expert and others will have a different view perhaps
For example, I'm lucky in that I found an exercise that I really enjoy. I cycled a lot when I started, I cycle a lot now. Does the weight keep dropping off? No, because I now have the body of someone who cycles a lot. The process happened quickly because I did drop calories to a lower point than most would, but only by a small amount (1,900 cals for a few months), so it was reasonably sustainable. (Now I aim between 2,200 and 2,700 cals) If I get injured and can't cycle, I'll be in trouble, but while I'm enjoying the new lifestyle, the weight stays in check.
If, on the other hand, you aim for 40k steps a day and 1,350 cals. Yes, the weight will drop off, but maintaining those two levels is unlikely and I would be worried your weight might start drifting back up.
Does that make sense?
Obviously, I'm not an expert and others will have a different view perhaps
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This is the problem with human nature, people set goals which are far too big, so then to achieve these unrealistic goals they set unrealistic lifestyles because they want to achieve that goal in as quick a time frame as possible.Whilst some of us have dropped a lot of weight, real fast, I would warn against it. You need to think about changing your lifestyle rather than 'I need to drop X lbs in Y weeks' as when you get to the end, you could be in danger of going back to what you did before. If you can change your lifestyle, you're weight will then adapt and come into alignment with that new lifestyle.
For example, I'm lucky in that I found an exercise that I really enjoy. I cycled a lot when I started, I cycle a lot now. Does the weight keep dropping off? No, because I now have the body of someone who cycles a lot. The process happened quickly because I did drop calories to a lower point than most would, but only by a small amount (1,900 cals for a few months), so it was reasonably sustainable. (Now I aim between 2,200 and 2,700 cals) If I get injured and can't cycle, I'll be in trouble, but while I'm enjoying the new lifestyle, the weight stays in check.
If, on the other hand, you aim for 40k steps a day and 1,350 cals. Yes, the weight will drop off, but maintaining those two levels is unlikely and I would be worried your weight might start drifting back up.
Does that make sense?
Obviously, I'm not an expert and others will have a different view perhaps
It shouldn't be 'I need to lose 4 stone' etc, lose 1kg, then do that again, etc.
Big fan of James Smith who talks a lot of sense when it comes to weight loss in general for those that don't follow his social media stuff.
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Well, for the first time in 9 years I'm under 13 stone! 12 stone 11lb 8 ounces, to be exact.
I've been hovering between low to mid 13 stone for 2 years, doing lots of training (triathlon) and I managed to get to 13 stone 1lb prior to my last event, but couldn't shift that magic 1lb.
After the event the reduced training intensity resulted in me going quickly up to 13 and a half stone.
The key to my success is... Not eating an evening meal!
I've traditionally eaten dinner with my partner in the evening after work, where we sit at the table, eat and discuss our day.
I'd go to bed in the evening with a belly full of partially digested food, then get up and eat breakfast in the morning.
Now, with the new regime, I have breakfast and lunch as usual, but at dinner time I have a snack, a sachet of cous cous or a pack of super noodles. The Ainsley cous cous is tastiest, I've found. A small yoghurt for dessert and that's me done eating for the day.
This really works for me. I might need to increase my breakfast and lunch intake when i step up training again, but I really feel that I'm fuelling my body for the physically active part of my day and laying off food when I'm inactive.
12 and a half stone and fully trained for a triathlon would be fantastic for me. I'd still be one of the chunkier competitors carrying man boobs around the course and being constantly overtaken by skinny whippets, but at half a stone lighter it would make things easier!
I've been hovering between low to mid 13 stone for 2 years, doing lots of training (triathlon) and I managed to get to 13 stone 1lb prior to my last event, but couldn't shift that magic 1lb.
After the event the reduced training intensity resulted in me going quickly up to 13 and a half stone.
The key to my success is... Not eating an evening meal!
I've traditionally eaten dinner with my partner in the evening after work, where we sit at the table, eat and discuss our day.
I'd go to bed in the evening with a belly full of partially digested food, then get up and eat breakfast in the morning.
Now, with the new regime, I have breakfast and lunch as usual, but at dinner time I have a snack, a sachet of cous cous or a pack of super noodles. The Ainsley cous cous is tastiest, I've found. A small yoghurt for dessert and that's me done eating for the day.
This really works for me. I might need to increase my breakfast and lunch intake when i step up training again, but I really feel that I'm fuelling my body for the physically active part of my day and laying off food when I'm inactive.
12 and a half stone and fully trained for a triathlon would be fantastic for me. I'd still be one of the chunkier competitors carrying man boobs around the course and being constantly overtaken by skinny whippets, but at half a stone lighter it would make things easier!
A lb or two did bounce back on after this, but I stepped off the scales this morning at 15ast 4.1, which means 10lbs since the end of August. At first I thought this was quite quick, but actually, it's about 1lb a week, which sounds quite a steady rate. Given I know how many times I've not eaten well at all, I'm very pleased with this.
I do worry a little that I get too obsessive though. Yesterday I snacked between lunch and dinner (300 cals of peanuts) and had the extra bits in the evening that I've been trying to remove and I felt like it had been a bad day... I mean, I guess it's not bad to keep an eye on myself, but at the same time, it was really nothing and I let it make me feel a little bad. Mind you, then I stepped on the scales this morning and felt good again, but I don't want my mood tied too closely to this. (Although tbf, it's not that big an effect on my mood) Do others in this thread have that issue?
I’ve been feeing the same recently. Had some off days after quite a busy week of swimming and gym (and work!!) and enjoyed a weekend with friends which included wine and curry and a trip to Cadbury world. I’m still under 90kg but only just.
I’ve relaxed my calorie intake by 300-500 calories per day (1900-2200 up to 2200-2500) and I’ve seen a plateau. I’ve expected this, but I suppose the lack of progress might be mentally challenging me a bit. Also even with relaxing the calorie count I do feel like I’m still quite restricted. Feeling “naughty” if I’m having a treat etc. I suppose that shows that I’m making active decisions about what I’m eating, but my issue is that I’m eating it anyway and then feeling guilty afterwards!! The funny thing is that I had what I would consider a terrible day on Friday and I was at an honest 3200 kcal. That’s probably what I would have eaten every day before starting this journey!
Positive effects of having a few more calories - bench press is almost up to pre diet levels again (Monday) and I swam a mile without stopping this morning.
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I think I’m going to have to go back to low carb again. It’s the only thing that seems to work for me as it automatically rules out any sugary snacks which I am hopelessly addicted to. Can’t seem to find a happy medium, it has to be a whole bar of chocolate or none.
Feel your pain..no chocolate shall ever be half eaten...
try Kalo Lentil cakes. one pack if same to bar of chocolate, but more protein and might fill you in half the pack, and not the whole - althoughI found their pesto ones addictive and i could eat 2 packs at once haha.
i was stuck at 220- 222 last few days...finally moved under but only so slighlty.. long game now...
Hoping i'll slip back under 100kg this week. Would be hopeful of it today, but i got up early and went for a run, and i'm not tricking myself and weighing in after that when i'll have lost water weight through sweat!
Been a fairly decent week overall, although i think my wife has finally accepted there's no hope for my will power. On Friday we were at a local bodega (wine shop/producer) and she suggested i buy a box of wine. In the theory that if i open a bottle i'll generally finish it, but i wouldn't drink a full box in one go. As such i would learn restraint to just have a glass or two when i wanted one. The downside being that because it's open and available. I pretty much nailed 3 litres from Friday night to Monday evening averaging a bottle a day. Something i definitely wouldn't have done if we only had bottles!
Off out for a Chinese tomorrow night, but it's a nice place which doesn't give huge portions. You end up "just right" so shouldn't add too much. Then we're pretty much sorted a house plan now which will reduce the daily trips out viewing places and subsequently stopping off for drinks/food.
Been a fairly decent week overall, although i think my wife has finally accepted there's no hope for my will power. On Friday we were at a local bodega (wine shop/producer) and she suggested i buy a box of wine. In the theory that if i open a bottle i'll generally finish it, but i wouldn't drink a full box in one go. As such i would learn restraint to just have a glass or two when i wanted one. The downside being that because it's open and available. I pretty much nailed 3 litres from Friday night to Monday evening averaging a bottle a day. Something i definitely wouldn't have done if we only had bottles!
Off out for a Chinese tomorrow night, but it's a nice place which doesn't give huge portions. You end up "just right" so shouldn't add too much. Then we're pretty much sorted a house plan now which will reduce the daily trips out viewing places and subsequently stopping off for drinks/food.
Haha yeah, i picked up some rum when we first got here that went in around 3 weeks (see. Restraint!), however it's not a habit i need to get into, so am forcing myself to not buy anything else.
Annoyingly i can't seem to get Speyside whiskys over here, everywhere i look it's either Irish or Islay/Blended
Annoyingly i can't seem to get Speyside whiskys over here, everywhere i look it's either Irish or Islay/Blended
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