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I am now back to my weight 5 days ago...and not sure why it went up 500g in 1 days between Sunday Morning to Monday Morning....anyhow, I am going to ruin it all again I feel because I plan to get dim sum tomorrow, looking at the calories, it works out to about 200-300 calories per dish and I can eat like 8 different ones all by myself and then some fried rice on top lol Which would be like 3000 calories!
 
Raymond Lin said:
I am now back to my weight 5 days ago...and not sure why it went up 500g in 1 days between Sunday Morning to Monday Morning....anyhow, I am going to ruin it all again I feel because I plan to get dim sum tomorrow, looking at the calories, it works out to about 200-300 calories per dish and I can eat like 8 different ones all by myself and then some fried rice on top lol Which would be like 3000 calories!
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Are you able to share the dishes and bulk out the meal with some more veg? Failing that, 10,000 steps averages to 500 calories burnt!
 
Sheff said:
Are you able to share the dishes and bulk out the meal with some more veg? Failing that, 10,000 steps averages to 500 calories burnt!
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I will be going to China Town so it’ll be what it’s on the menu. I will probably eat 50% of it and take the other 50% to go and eat that on Sunday.

If I can get a bigger deficit today then it will carry over to tomorrow so in theory I can eat everything I want, still full and not be over my target.

Honestly, 8 dim sum dishes plus rice is enough food for 2-3 people lol
 
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Limit your number or dishes or limit the amount you eat per dish - make a conscious choice to limit your intake but still enjoy the food
 
Raymond Lin said:
I am now back to my weight 5 days ago...and not sure why it went up 500g in 1 days between Sunday Morning to Monday Morning....anyhow, I am going to ruin it all again I feel because I plan to get dim sum tomorrow, looking at the calories, it works out to about 200-300 calories per dish and I can eat like 8 different ones all by myself and then some fried rice on top lol Which would be like 3000 calories!
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Day to day variance can be entirely detached from what you have eaten, dont get to caught up in it. I can have daily swings of 500-800g, it can be impacted by things like how much exercise you've done on the previous day, how your potassium levels are, when you last went for a number 2 etc. This is why you have to focus on the trend and over a period of time. A week on week average is a good comparison point.
Sheff said:
Are you able to share the dishes and bulk out the meal with some more veg? Failing that, 10,000 steps averages to 500 calories burnt!
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10k steps at a decent pace will average 500 cals, but 10k steps plodding about or sporadically spread over the day wont. You need to get that heart rate up to help.
 
Syla5 said:
Day to day variance can be entirely detached from what you have eaten, dont get to caught up in it. I can have daily swings of 500-800g, it can be impacted by things like how much exercise you've done on the previous day, how your potassium levels are, when you last went for a number 2 etc. This is why you have to focus on the trend and over a period of time. A week on week average is a good comparison point.

10k steps at a decent pace will average 500 cals, but 10k steps plodding about or sporadically spread over the day wont. You need to get that heart rate up to help.
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Oh yeah, totally, it is the trend that matters more. But looking at this, it feels like I made zero progress this week lol

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As for 10k steps a day, I hit that most days, it's not 500 cal though. It is more like 400 for me.
 
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I've hit a bit of a plateau since Christmas. 125kg to 105kg (May to Dec) was nice and steady last year but I can't seem to move much below 105kg. Physically I don't really have any time left in the week to do more so looking on advice to shake it up maybe?

Currently fasting 6 days a week 16 hours.

Current exercise is:

2 x 1 hour 6 a side football.

2 x 45 minute spins

2 x rounds of golf (minimum)

Average of 22500 steps a day since Jan 1.

Not a big drinker either usually a 2-3 Friday and Saturday. Don't touch the stuff during the week.

I feel great mind.
 
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AndyCr15 said:
How many calories are you eating a day?
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I have no idea - probably something I should start tracking but feels like such a chore to be honest. Ive tried the odd week cutting out bread (I love bread) and those weeks have been really hard, I felt completely wiped out half way through.
 
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MR_Punk said:
Lunch and Dinner (12-8 is when I break the fast).
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But what do you eat?

Calorie deficit is the key to lose weight. Exercise do burn energy but it takes a lot to burn say the same calories as a Big Mac, about running 10k, average distance for playing a whole football match to burn just 600 calories. It’s kinda crazy.

I suspect the plateau is caused by the balance of the 2 now.
 
Raymond Lin said:
But what do you eat?

Calorie deficit is the key to lose weight. Exercise do burn energy but it takes a lot to burn say the same calories as a Big Mac, about running 10k, average distance for playing a whole football match to burn just 600 calories. It’s kinda crazy.

I suspect the plateau is caused by the balance of the 2 now.
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I would tend to agree. I am generally quite carb heavy but I'm a traditional yorkshire man meat and 2 veg sorta guy. Sandwich for lunch, bag of crisps here and there.
 
MR_Punk said:
I would tend to agree. I am generally quite carb heavy but I'm a traditional yorkshire man meat and 2 veg sorta guy. Sandwich for lunch, bag of crisps here and there.
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Cut out the crisps would be my first move. I find they are the most calorie heavy but not hunger satisfying foods. So easy to gorge of them and the suffer in the waistline.

If you can manage it, cut out the drinking too, perhaps half it. Drink bottles instead of pints perhaps. Same number per night but just bottles, so you are physically consuming less calories but not changing your routine.
 
@MR_Punk - amazing progress so far. I guess the question is what’s your end game? If you’re satisfied with things now, carry on! If you want to lose more, I guess you need to think about things in more detail. Sounds like you’ve got the right idea. I’m mostly venting my own frustrations, as I’ve not been able to kick myself back into a really serious cut since Christmas. Have I changed shape, or put on loads of weight? No. Am I where I could be? Also No.

This week has been derailed somewhat with a work conference, but I guess life is for living.
 
MR_Punk said:
I was more coming from the fact I've managed to lose over 20kg without micro analysing everything I eat.
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Which is great, well done. But... think about how things have changed since you began. You're probably fitter now and you weigh less, so an hour of football might only burn 500 cals instead of maybe 800 when you started. Then, your BMR will be less, maybe 200 cals a day less, now that you're lighter. If you haven't changed anything since you began, it's normal to plateau.

Again, it's energy in vs energy out, so you kinda need to know both sides of that equation.
 
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