*** Big Fat Weight Loss Thread ***
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Holiday starts today and diet is already out the window.
Dim sum, some flat noodles for breakfast. Curry for lunch with a gin and tonic….had 2 cappuccinos at the lounge at the airport! Lol
1200 calories easy and it’s only lunchtime
Dim sum, some flat noodles for breakfast. Curry for lunch with a gin and tonic….had 2 cappuccinos at the lounge at the airport! Lol
1200 calories easy and it’s only lunchtime
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Enjoy your holiday! Make a few sensible choices when you’re away if you can… if not, make more sensible choices and continue your great progress when you’re back.
Was close to taking a photo for you, but saw a Japanese vending machine (well 3 of) outside a shopping centre here on Saturday. Had some typical weird Japanese sweets etc, but also had tubs of noodles which seemed weird for a vending machine!
Also i've found an addiction to Mochi
Weigh-in day, and despite last weekend's hilarious diversion, I managed to drag the rest of the week back on track.
I've lost another 2lbs, bringing my weight down to 13st 7lbs, which is exactly 1st lost in nearly 2 months to the day, and brings me down to my goal weight.
I'm away this weekend with the in-laws, and they have a love of CostCo and all the cakes / sweets / chocolates that they sell, so I anticipate this weekend being a challenge, so am having another lean day today before we drive down to Devon and inevitably eat whatever's going, which is fine for a bank holiday weekend. After that I'll drag it back on track for the last half of the week.
Pleased with the results, but still got an itch in the back of my mind that's worrying about how I can sustainably maintain this weight without constant fine-tuning.
My usual breakfast is 60g porridge oats with 220ml semi skimmed, a blob of honey, and a few raspberries / blueberries on top.
To help lose the last 2lbs of weight, I've switched for the last few days to 2 weetabix with a bit of hot water out the kettle to soften them up, then adding the milk afterwards. It's meant going from 220ml to 50ml milk, and I feel like I could easily re-add the fruit and honey and not miss out too much, though I haven't felt the need yet. It creates quite a few extra calories that I can use during the day when I need a snack / pick-me-up.
I've lost another 2lbs, bringing my weight down to 13st 7lbs, which is exactly 1st lost in nearly 2 months to the day, and brings me down to my goal weight.
I'm away this weekend with the in-laws, and they have a love of CostCo and all the cakes / sweets / chocolates that they sell, so I anticipate this weekend being a challenge, so am having another lean day today before we drive down to Devon and inevitably eat whatever's going, which is fine for a bank holiday weekend. After that I'll drag it back on track for the last half of the week.
Pleased with the results, but still got an itch in the back of my mind that's worrying about how I can sustainably maintain this weight without constant fine-tuning.
My usual breakfast is 60g porridge oats with 220ml semi skimmed, a blob of honey, and a few raspberries / blueberries on top.
To help lose the last 2lbs of weight, I've switched for the last few days to 2 weetabix with a bit of hot water out the kettle to soften them up, then adding the milk afterwards. It's meant going from 220ml to 50ml milk, and I feel like I could easily re-add the fruit and honey and not miss out too much, though I haven't felt the need yet. It creates quite a few extra calories that I can use during the day when I need a snack / pick-me-up.
@Karl - Nice work! I substituted dairy for almond in my porridge a while back. Easily the most calorie efficient way of making it without sacrificing all flavour. I’ve since switched back to skimmed milk (more protein). Frozen summer fruits also a staple here. They’re calorie light too. Ditch the honey if you can. If you’re worried about calories, make porridge with less milk!
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Cheers mate. I'm not too dependent on the honey, would still have it in the porridge to counter the sourness of the raspberries (I use frozen ones as well), but wouldn't bother having it on the Weetabix.
I tried making porridge with water, but I couldn't stand the taste. Weirdly fine with Weetabix though. I find if I don't use 220ml milk -> 60g of porridge, the oats don't go fluffy enough, and it dries out. I could try adding ratios next, maybe 100ml water to 120ml milk, see what happens.
I tried making porridge with water, but I couldn't stand the taste. Weirdly fine with Weetabix though. I find if I don't use 220ml milk -> 60g of porridge, the oats don't go fluffy enough, and it dries out. I could try adding ratios next, maybe 100ml water to 120ml milk, see what happens.
I did the same initially. Almond is fine once you get used to it. More recently I bought two milk jugs and I make up a half almond/half semi skimmed and also a half oat/half almond jug. I then use the almond/oat for coffee and almond/semi for porridge and cereals. Kind of a compromise I guess.
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What’s the reasoning behind the milk substitutes, lactose intolerance or the calories?
65g oats with 200ml semi skimmed milk (the ratio I use for breakfast) is 340 calories. Add in a bunch of raspberries, blueberries etc and you’ve got a comfortably sub 400 cal breakfast that’s tasty and filling. I wouldn’t be substituting for the sake of the 96 calories that the milk brings
65g oats with 200ml semi skimmed milk (the ratio I use for breakfast) is 340 calories. Add in a bunch of raspberries, blueberries etc and you’ve got a comfortably sub 400 cal breakfast that’s tasty and filling. I wouldn’t be substituting for the sake of the 96 calories that the milk brings
Initially I substituted due to CMPA. Then for calories (I have 80g oats). I agree it’s marginal gains, but you can do a lot with 100 calories, and over the week it’s not insignificant.
Edit - even with almond milk over skimmed milk I’d be saving 300 calories over a 5 day working week. Which is pretty much a whole tub of this:
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Edit 2 - I’ve got some almond milk in the cupboard. The ecological damage is already done and there’s no point wasting it!
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It's been answered, but just to add I used milk a lot. Porridge, 5 or 6 coffees a day and a bowl of cereal before bed. Probably... 500ml a day. All of a sudden that's around a 200 cal saving a day. Then do that across the week and we're over a 1,000 cals saved. As I said, I now do a half and half for a nice taste, but still 700 cals a week saved.
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Hit my 91kg target this morning, down from 106.7kg on 1st of January and feel much healthier for it.
Been on a calorie deficit all year, going gym twice a week, walked at least 10,000 steps a day since February and have been intermittent fasting since March.
Going to start upping my calories by 200 a week until my weight plateaus but keep everything else the same. Body recomposition next for me to get rid of the remaining fat.
Been on a calorie deficit all year, going gym twice a week, walked at least 10,000 steps a day since February and have been intermittent fasting since March.
Going to start upping my calories by 200 a week until my weight plateaus but keep everything else the same. Body recomposition next for me to get rid of the remaining fat.
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Ha, weight in today first time in over a week...and I am under 85kg! Not sure how, I even had KFC, McDonald's, Shawarma, cake, ice cream, sugary drinks lol
Didn’t weigh myself Friday or this morning.
Not sure how it’ll be on Wednesday. Life has been hectic with moving house and then spending around 4 days scrubbing and lots of moving furniture/boxes and offset with lots of crap eating and takeaways because we’ve had no kitchen!
Not sure how it’ll be on Wednesday. Life has been hectic with moving house and then spending around 4 days scrubbing and lots of moving furniture/boxes and offset with lots of crap eating and takeaways because we’ve had no kitchen!
Use the new house and having a bit of stability to set some good routines. Get the weighing scales out and portion out things properly and you’ll soon hit your stride.
I would suggest it’s almost impossible to eat healthy and go through a house move. Pretty much the law to celebrate with fish and chips and champagne whilst sitting on the floor.
I would suggest it’s almost impossible to eat healthy and go through a house move. Pretty much the law to celebrate with fish and chips and champagne whilst sitting on the floor.
Well, as expected, the weekend was a proper car crash. I wasn't too worried because the week before was similar, and I dragged it back to a state where I still lost 2lbs, so more of the same this week to bring myself back on track. I think the key take from it was that I drank a bottle of wine over the course of the weekend, ate burgers, chips, crisps, chocolate etc, and I think I found that the idea of smashing all those things was better than the reality, which was nice, but not nice enough for me to give up everything I've achieved. I saw it as a real step forward in establishing my goal weight as a constant, rather than a temporary state.
On the way down to Devon, the kids got a McDonalds to keep them going in the car, but I abstained. It smelt absolutely incredible. There were a few bits left over which my wife fed me while I was driving, and the taste was absolutely NOWHERE NEAR as good as the smell (and I do like McDonalds!).
I think I'll always need some amount of indulgence just to remind myself that it isn't that great really!
On the way down to Devon, the kids got a McDonalds to keep them going in the car, but I abstained. It smelt absolutely incredible. There were a few bits left over which my wife fed me while I was driving, and the taste was absolutely NOWHERE NEAR as good as the smell (and I do like McDonalds!).
I think I'll always need some amount of indulgence just to remind myself that it isn't that great really!