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After maintaining 165-167lbs for the last 4 months i decided my new years resolution was to fast track down to my target weight so am on day 5 of a 1500 calorie a day deficit.
 
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NightSt@lk3r said:
After maintaining 165-167lbs for the last 4 months i decided my new years resolution was to fast track down to my target weight so am on day 5 of a 1500 calorie a day deficit.
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As in aiming for -1500kcal per day? Surely that's bloody hard to maintain and requires huge exercise. I've hit that on certain days but not regularly. Or as in your maintenance kcal calculation is 3000, so you aim for 1500kcal?


My weigh in this morning was a little disappointing to be 103.4kg. Down 1kg from the peak on the 1st January, but i expected more of a big correction down to around 102kg. Probably not helped by minimal exercise this week due to a niggly injury and a big big Mcdonalds last night that my wife wanted.

The weekend will be interesting. I'm making a big effort to monitor alcohol since New Years (ignore the fact it's 3pm and i have a beer open....) The aim though is not to drink to excess. We're also out for a big meal tomorrow, although i'm hoping this injury will give me some reprieve and i can get out for some exercise.
 
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Not posted here in a while.

Had a real rubbish December so I didn't really pay attention to whatever I was eating and I was basically doing zero exercise other than walking the dog.

Was pleasantly surprised to see that I'm still around 85Kg. Plan is still to get to 79 and eventually 75ish but slowly starting to get back into exercise and hopefully the habit forms
 
feels brilliant in jan going to the gym knowing im not starting back at the beggining as ive been loosing weight / gym since april last year.

this is were all the gyms now get a massive influx of sign ups only for them to never be seen again but keep getting paid for the next 12 months
 
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I reckon I’m half a stone up over Christmas, oops! Anyway, booze off, logging calories strictly from Monday (back to work will make this easier). Don’t think it’ll take long to get back down, but want to get further than I did last year. Just shows the importance for me of keeping accountable for my intake… wouldn’t take all that long to fully rebound!!
 
Martynt74 said:
As in aiming for -1500kcal per day? Surely that's bloody hard to maintain and requires huge exercise. I've hit that on certain days but not regularly. Or as in your maintenance kcal calculation is 3000, so you aim for 1500kcal?
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Maintenance is just over 2k, i've been pushing 3 - 3.5k cal's all week through hiking and cycling.
 
After my ‘stoic’ pre-Christmas posts about not going overboard, I did allow myself to relax with food and drink… always doing a little exercise but otherwise being moderately gluttonous.

The damage is in: 1-2 lbs gained (after losing all the water mass over the last few days). S’alright.

Physiologically, it’s been a real come down. I’ve been supremely on edge and anxious without these lowly satiations. Goodness, being alive is such an ordeal… we are set up to fail to destructive ‘needs’! Hopefully this calms down in the upcoming weeks.

Meanwhile, I’m absolutely monstering ‘the swim’. In yesterday’s session I did 92 lengths (25m each so 2,300m) in 41 mins, all front crawl, burning 526 ‘active’ kcals according to my Apple Watch. OK that’s not exactly swim club standard but I was pretty darn proud of myself :cool:
 
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@Nitefly - awesome work with the swim! That’s some serious pace over such a long distance. 1-2lb is basically within normal margins of error and looking at most others (myself included) you’ve done a great job over the festive season. The extra nutrition won’t be lost, and you’ll probably notice that your swimming is making progress and you’ll recover better. Your muscles will be full of Christmas glycogen and raring to go. It’s ok to enjoy yourself sometimes, and festive food is really excellent, probably the best all year (apart from perhaps BBQ season if that’s your thing). Keep going! Following this thread is keeping me really motivated.
 
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@Nitefly - awesome work with the swim! That’s some serious pace over such a long distance. 1-2lb is basically within normal margins of error and looking at most others (myself included) you’ve done a great job over the festive season. The extra nutrition won’t be lost, and you’ll probably notice that your swimming is making progress and you’ll recover better. Your muscles will be full of Christmas glycogen and raring to go. It’s ok to enjoy yourself sometimes, and festive food is really excellent, probably the best all year (apart from perhaps BBQ season if that’s your thing). Keep going! Following this thread is keeping me really motivated.
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Cheers mate! Yeah let’s all collectively keep goon’ :cool:
 
One week in 2024 and I've not even been able to start my NY resolution diet yet. Been struck down with this awful manflu thing that seems to have been doing the rounds. Really bummed that I haven't started Couch 2 5K as well. :( It seems to be a bugger to shift whatever it is.
 
Now that binging stopped and body had few days to balance out from extra water retention with excessive salt/sugar intake I seem to be around 106.5kg mark.

Definitely feel extra few KGs as was 103kg end of October so starting proper from today, yes I know on a Sunday :eek:

Have a holiday coming up very end of February so guess nice target to aim for, hoping to be under 100kg mark by then. Going to start with a 30% calorie deficit and decreasing that as I go along as body has less fat to burn through.

Only trouble is accurately working out my maintenance calories, have a Fitbit but that seems very optimistic (3,852 burn average last week apparently). I am fairly active with short runs, daily walking, gym, small home workouts and hikes on weekends but think I'll just go with 3,000 maintenance and go from there.

If feel too tired just up the calories a little and planing on cycling them too and eat more on active days and less on weekdays etc.
 
Managed to squeeze a 30 minute spin bike session at the gym today, the first of the year. Back on Noom logging tomorrow, prepped my chicken, rice and broccoli lunches for the week. Slightly apprehensive, but excited to get my routine back a bit. All the festive food is either already eaten or definitely past its sell by date! Just have to focus on the progress that I made last year and remember that the consistency paid dividends. Onwards!

Edit - probably the first dinner in 2 weeks that I’ve not had dessert with lol. Had dessert at lunch to make sure though :cry:
 
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Well bad start to the week, after being optimistic on Wednesday and recording 103.5kg, today i was up to 103.7kg!

Luckily my calf is feeling a little better and i have a physio appointment tomorrow. I seem to have been really stiff recently so hoping a decent sport massage will help loosen things up. Downside being i'm going to be crazy busy at work, so need to try and make sure i'm strict on finding time for exercise.
 
i made going to the gym part of life, just as much as sleeping and eating, rather than something ill just try to " fit in " some time during the week. im glad last year got 2/3 of my fat of , even tho at times i was dropping more than i should have on a weekly basis. the last 1/3 im happy to loose at 1lb or even 0.8lb a week now for a few months. dont aim to be ripped, that in its self will be a never ending thing to keep up, ill be happy with a normal fat amount what ever normal is lol
 
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