*** Big Fat Weight Loss Thread ***

it's riddiculous how many calories are in peanuts...I love salted peanuts and could eat share pack in one go...

plan was to weigh 220lbs by today morning...scale was 222.6...but after work - scales showed 220.6 , so can say 100kg!
lets see what they show in the morning.

cycling back home my sugars dropped big time..got anxious and could not shake it off with calm breating while cycling...

luckliy wife has sugar tablets at home so popped one, once through the door, then soup an drest of dinner.

out of intrestes have openned myfitnesspal app, to see what nutritients my dinner had and was surprised how low protein - no wonder i lose muscle with fat LOL

made a quick whey protein shake with double the amount for the day - farts incoming... - to be surprised i was still low...topped up with 5 lentil protein cakes from Kalo.

that brought me to 150g of protein today - still could use more...

need to find best low cal protein snack - thats not a bar.
love protein bar - Barbell brand and Grenade are so tasty...but also expensive...

any recommendations for protein booster are welcome :)
 
After 2 stone i am going to try maintenance as i have a bunch of things onpy problem is my bike has crack in carbon so gone back under warranty. Scary how many calories are in some things.
 
Uther said:
Had a huge blow out yesterday, which culminated in a take out chinese.
The body is a strange thing. I'm lighter this morning.
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If you have a consistent-ish meal cycle, the timing that matters for weighing is the same time every week.

I have my ‘cheat meal’ (just a larger meal! - chicken burgers usually) on a Friday evening, after my evening swim, to mark the weekend.

My official weigh in time is Thursday morning, after my morning swim and after my daily poo ( :o ).

I do weigh myself several times a week (multiple times a day if I’m honest) and it’s just all over the place, but measuring the same time every week… you can see progress.
 
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@bastic - depends what you like to eat. Some of the best are Kvarg “yoghurts”. Not far off a protein shake in terms of calories and protein intake, but make things nice and varied. Fage 0% Greek yoghurt is also like magic and is a decent breakfast option with berries (although if you’re cycling you’ll need carbs). Otherwise you’re looking at roast chicken or Turkey breast.

Nuts are great, but so calorie dense that I don’t tend to use them for protein supplementation, more for their deliciousness.

There are a lot of products that “contain a source of protein” or are advertised as protein rich. Compared to a packet of crisps they probably are, but there are much better ways to get your protein intake up. You’re doing the right thing by checking the nutritional content carefully.
 
^ there has been an explosion of protein yogs in supermarkets recently… all brands getting in on the action… and they are mostly extremely delicious and filling. 20g of protein for 100-150kcals… bargain tbh.
 
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them Kvarqs ...im sick of them at the moment :cry:

but i've seen new flav blueberry muffin the other day...got one...and have to say its best taste so far!

so might stock up on those...

might try 0% greek with berries.
 
bastic said:
them Kvarqs ...im sick of them at the moment :cry:

but i've seen new flav blueberry muffin the other day...got one...and have to say its best taste so far!

so might stock up on those...

might try 0% greek with berries.
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My god the Danone GetPro blueberry ones hurrrrrgnnnn!!! So ****ing good. Godlike!
 
Looks like like Danone has whole new range of getpro protein..

Quick Google shows vanilla yoghurt in Morrison is £1

Might pay them a visit tonight
 
My big issue with any low fat products is they'd substitute the fat for sugar, and more recently, and worse in my opinion are chemical sweeteners. These days I take full fat options but reduce calories by smaller portions, I don't eat a lot of sweet things but sometimes some chocolate but again just a few pieces at a time.

I audited a lot of metabolism studies back in the day and saw lots of strange results after test drugs had been processed by the liver. Probably why I'm less trusting than most of food companies ;)
 
bastic said:
need to find best low cal protein snack - thats not a bar.
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I often have a few packs of beef jerky around for this exact reason. With that said, reading your post, you haven't mentioned meat, not sure if you're vegetarian. Apologies if you've said before and I forgot.
 
With a cycling trip tomorrow (winds allowing) I have upped my intake since Saturday. In fact, Saturday was A LOT of calories, as have the days since, so I was surprised to have only put 1lb on and I'm still 15st 5.5 this morning and with a lower BF% than I've seen for a while. Super happy.
 
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I often have a few packs of beef jerky around for this exact reason. With that said, reading your post, you haven't mentioned meat, not sure if you're vegetarian. Apologies if you've said before and I forgot.
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I love meat :D

but beef jerky is not my thing..even bought few packets online and those are now sitting in my work pedestal...

I've been in fish cakes and soup last 2 weeks - around 800cal combo a day

worked for me, had some carbs to offset bike and the gym.

boring but i don't mind and was 0 effort to make

need to go back to chicken breast with some beans or smth...maybe with wraps and pesto...
 
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I often have a few packs of beef jerky around for this exact reason. With that said, reading your post, you haven't mentioned meat, not sure if you're vegetarian. Apologies if you've said before and I forgot.
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I’ve definitely got a big bag of that in the cupboard. Might need to weigh out some portions!

Impossible to get sick of Kvarg!!

@bastic - brown rice and hot Nando’s sauce is a winner with chicken breast. The microwave sachets might cause some heads to wobble, but they’re the same price as buying it dry and you can prepare it and portion it much more easily.
 
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bastic said:
Looks like like Danone has whole new range of getpro protein..

Quick Google shows vanilla yoghurt in Morrison is £1

Might pay them a visit tonight
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The best of the protein yogs, IMO are:

Sainsbury's online Grocery Shopping and Fresh Food Delivery

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Sainsbury's online Grocery Shopping and Fresh Food Delivery

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Plus the blueberry one I posted above. There’s enough of them to buy and try out :)

I think they are an essential purchase tbh. They have barely any sugar / kcals (usually half that found in a slice of bread) and are far more filling and satiating than, say, beef jerky - which I do also have a lot of as a snack but the yog hits that ‘post dinner’ spot very well. As always, moderation in everything.

It’s not just about choosing ‘ultra premium quality foods’ - you need to actually enjoy your diet as well. All things considered, I’m a convert.
 
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0.85£ with nectar is really good...so morrisons and sainsbury visit tonight haha

i could live off protein bars, but so not cost effective...
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I tend to find the protein bars give me a bad gut, unless I really chew them a lot… I tend not to have them but when I do, no more than one a day for me.
 
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SixTwoSix said:
Another two weeks later, down to 78.7kg across last few days - slower loss than before but had a few weekends of drinking to it's progress i'll happily take.
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Nice, scales this morning showing 78.3kg, 0.4kg drop in the last 6 days. However I did get to walk more this last week due to the weather improving on break times at work and I had a few days of late Hunt Showdown gaming which meant I wasn't sat in front of the TV snacking. I also didn't touch any alcohol over the weekend for the first time in a few weeks.
 
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@Nitefly - at 85p you can’t go wrong! The Danone ones aren’t quite as good nutritionally.

If you’re below your calories or want to pimp your protein yoghurt, I’d suggest squirty cream and a square of dark chocolate on the Banoffee Kvarg. Makes for a really decent pudding. Probably shouldn’t be sharing that habit on a weight loss thread… we’ve had to stop buying squirty cream :cry:
 
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I've have been on a bit of a journey myself since the end of April. I went to the doctors for a blood test - nothing special or wrong with me and he said jump on the scales. Now I know I'm a bigger lad (6ft3) but when he said 125kgs I thought ouch that's a bit high and did a bit of mental maths to convert it to stones. That was the kick up the arse I needed as I was touching 20 stones. I have a very sedatary job but I've always like to walk. Getting in 10k steps a day was always achieved on average over a week due to playing football and golf.

Now what I have done is consistently make the effort to get more and more steps in. I set the alarm each weekday and I do a 3 mile walk before taking the little lad to school. I'm averaging over 20k a day now. What is hard especially as its getting darker and wetter outside is getting those steps in. So I decided I'd by a spin bike. A decent heavy duty one to substitute the walking through the winter and so far that's been working well.

I have been Monday to Friday fasting and consuming all my food between 1200 and 2000 which hasn't really been a problem as I've never been a massive breakfast fan but when on the road for work it does stop me eating rubbish.

As of this morning I am at 107kg and apart from 2 holidays where I have gained a little weight but dropped straight after, I have shown a steady consistent weight loss. I don't really have a final target but getting into double KG digits will feel good which hopefully I'll get to by Christmas with a bit of extra effort. I've dropped 2 waist sizes and definitely feel more confident and a lot fitter.
 
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