Hitting the scales on Monday but I think I will just be shy of 100KG. My low this year was 93 so first steps are to get right back to that then it's time to get into the low 80s. I'm running Amsterdam Marathon this year but don't want to be dieting during marathon training so looking at getting to the low 80s by the end of June with a view to maintain around that level throughout the full training block (Marathon training makes you HUNGRY!)
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Yeah, i've made that mistake in the past and you just end up compromising the training too much. Definitely possible to be in a slight deficit whilst making sure you're adequately fueled though.
Peaked at 104.2kg on Friday morning after finishing off various leftovers and down to 103.9kg today. Weekend was fairly healthy. Went out for lunch Saturday and they had some delicious cake but the rest of the day was low enough calories/enough exercise to absorb it. Yesterday probably underate as only really had a banana for breakfast and then a (very large) roast dinner around 6pm and some snacks during a bike ride, but MFP says i was around 2000kcal under.
What was also saddening is MFP has upped my daily base calories from 1500 to 1770 because of the increased weight since i last regularly used the app
.Note i set it to "Not Very Active" and then add back exercise (always measured with HR and power meter so should be fairly accurate) as otherwise setting it to active ends up with huge target calories on exercise days. Think there's an option to turn off adding back exercise but it requires premium.
Does anyone pay for premium? I can never really be sure what benefits you get as the subscription cost seems quite high for what it is!
What was also saddening is MFP has upped my daily base calories from 1500 to 1770 because of the increased weight since i last regularly used the app
.Note i set it to "Not Very Active" and then add back exercise (always measured with HR and power meter so should be fairly accurate) as otherwise setting it to active ends up with huge target calories on exercise days. Think there's an option to turn off adding back exercise but it requires premium.Does anyone pay for premium? I can never really be sure what benefits you get as the subscription cost seems quite high for what it is!
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I've paid for the year, and as I log a lot of food, I find the best benefit is the ad removal because while I'm trying to log stuff quickly on the desktop browser version, ads load after the page renders and it makes my checkboxes jump all over the place.Peaked at 104.2kg on Friday morning after finishing off various leftovers and down to 103.9kg today. Weekend was fairly healthy. Went out for lunch Saturday and they had some delicious cake but the rest of the day was low enough calories/enough exercise to absorb it. Yesterday probably underate as only really had a banana for breakfast and then a (very large) roast dinner around 6pm and some snacks during a bike ride, but MFP says i was around 2000kcal under.
What was also saddening is MFP has upped my daily base calories from 1500 to 1770 because of the increased weight since i last regularly used the app
Does anyone pay for premium? I can never really be sure what benefits you get as the subscription cost seems quite high for what it is!
Depends how closely you track macros and whether you want all that stuff as well, or just keeping a bead on the calorie total for the day / week.
My training/diet starts properly today as well. Hoping to hit 80kg by April.
Down to 103.2kg. Genuinely feeling pretty motivated this time around (sure i must've said this before!) but i've been getting the wife biscuits and not having any myself the last few days which feels like a good mental shift.
You're a better man than me.
I still haven't plucked up the courage to weigh in. Will do on Friday. Food hasn't been *too* bad, but I know I'm not in deficit. It's just an improvement on Xmas food, and I'm trying to get down the gym a couple of times a week at least, if for no other reason than if I don't, I get back & neck pain. Back to football tonight as well which will probably be hard going, but I'm looking forward to getting back to it.
I still haven't plucked up the courage to weigh in. Will do on Friday. Food hasn't been *too* bad, but I know I'm not in deficit. It's just an improvement on Xmas food, and I'm trying to get down the gym a couple of times a week at least, if for no other reason than if I don't, I get back & neck pain. Back to football tonight as well which will probably be hard going, but I'm looking forward to getting back to it.
Awesome work.
I've been so busy with work and late nights till near midnight that i've barely had time to even think about jumping on the indoor turbo, and then the weekend i was generally exhausted and didn't eat particularly well. The busyness is dying down now so hoping to get out at lunch.
I've been so busy with work and late nights till near midnight that i've barely had time to even think about jumping on the indoor turbo, and then the weekend i was generally exhausted and didn't eat particularly well. The busyness is dying down now so hoping to get out at lunch.
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Worth it. Also at 650 calories it’s not exactly like going down to Spoons and having a large breakfast and a pint of Guinness!
*not saying you can’t have a Guinness with McDonalds!!
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Much as I’d love a Wattbike, I’m concerned that I’d find myself in the same scenario! I’m fortunate (or not!) that if work is busy it means limited time to eat and I need to bring in meals. Apple Watch said I was standing for 8 hours on two occasions last week so I’m on my feet an awful lot.
Hope you manage to get some miles in.
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Have definitely done this in the past after working nights
Peaked at 110 kilos backend of last year. I have managed to lose 4kgs in the last 6 weeks watching what I eat and trying to do some weights at home. Struggling with weight after my leg broke last year, now I am scheduled for hip surgery so losing weight can only help!
Held at 89.something over the weekend. Hasn’t been the best in eating terms… too much chocolate for sure.
Interestingly Apple Watch got me this evening. It dangled the opportunity for a “perfect week” with the activity rings and I got the skipping rope out and did the extra 10 minutes to please the watch.
Interestingly Apple Watch got me this evening. It dangled the opportunity for a “perfect week” with the activity rings and I got the skipping rope out and did the extra 10 minutes to please the watch.
Good work. I genuinely thought i'd had a decent weekend. 2x 90ish minute bike rides, only around 1litre of beer over the Friday/Saturday/Sunday and whilst my meal choices weren't brilliant, MFP still shows a decent deficit across the weekend, and yet i'm 1.5kg up from Friday!
I was reasonably surprised last week that I'd come back down to pre Christmas weight of 15st 7, but the weekend just gone was a big birthday so enjoyed myself, take out, eating out with family etc... then I have a day out on Wednesday were I'll possibly over eat a little, so I'll wait until next weekend before another weigh-in.
Next target is cycling trip in mid March, so would like to get down around 15 4 or a stretch goal of 15 2 for then.
Next target is cycling trip in mid March, so would like to get down around 15 4 or a stretch goal of 15 2 for then.