For some reason I had in my head it was 7,000 calories per lb. When I do a google, it says 3,500 cals, so somewhere around 3,000 then. I guess that's good, I'm often generating a 1,000+ deficit at the moment (on a 2,200 cal target) although I am noticing I think it might be effecting my cycling. Day 1 I cycle 50 miles, day 2 I really struggle over 20 or 30 miles, which isn't like me... It's an interesting balance perhaps to fuel well enough to cycle, but not too much to lose the weight still.
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For some reason I had in my head it was 7,000 calories per lb. When I do a google, it says 3,500 cals, so somewhere around 3,000 then. I guess that's good, I'm often generating a 1,000+ deficit at the moment (on a 2,200 cal target) although I am noticing I think it might be effecting my cycling. Day 1 I cycle 50 miles, day 2 I really struggle over 20 or 30 miles, which isn't like me... It's an interesting balance perhaps to fuel well enough to cycle, but not too much to lose the weight still.
Agreed, i had this issue around 2 years ago when i was upping my running but trying to lose weight at the same time and so not eating enough, especially for longer runs over 2 hours where natural energy stores are depleted quite quickly.
I sometimes wonder if i'm better to pick a daily target based on an average of calories burnt and stick to that rather than eat calories on active days. As at the moment i can alternate between some days eating 1500 and other days eating 6000 depending on activity!
Yeah, I definitely don't eat as many as I burn, but not sure exactly where the balance is, or even when's best to eat the extra? Is it as simple as the day of, or is it better the day before, or the day after? It's often the day after I really feel it I think.
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Rejoining this thread, having got down to about 92kg about 2 years ago, I am now dangerously close to hitting 100kg again. I am only 5'6" so my BMI is 33.5 thing is I am not a wobbly mess as I am quite built/stocky so the weight/BMI thing seems worst than it is.
Age: 43
Height: 1.71m
Body Weight currently: 97.9kg
BMI: 33.5
Fat Free Mass: 67
Muscle: 63.7kg (65.1%)
Water: 47.3kg (31.6%)
Fat: 30.9kg (31.6%)
Bone: 3.3kg (3.4%)
BMR is 1996
My metabolic age is 58 !!!!!!!!!!!!
edit: My aim is to get to 80kg by end of the year. I have access to gym, bike and plenty of countryside walks.
Age: 43
Height: 1.71m
Body Weight currently: 97.9kg
BMI: 33.5
Fat Free Mass: 67
Muscle: 63.7kg (65.1%)
Water: 47.3kg (31.6%)
Fat: 30.9kg (31.6%)
Bone: 3.3kg (3.4%)
BMR is 1996
My metabolic age is 58 !!!!!!!!!!!!
edit: My aim is to get to 80kg by end of the year. I have access to gym, bike and plenty of countryside walks.
Definitely BMI doesn't work for some people, but are you actually muscular, go to the gym, lift serious weights, exercise etc?
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I go to the gym but don't do any serious weights. I prefer to sweat out with a run/bike/cross trainer, then press ups, sit ups, squats etc. I tend to only use the machines and some free weights. I want to lose weight not gains.
Edit: I just have a rotund belly, which seems to be where most of my weight sits.
Okay, I might be way off and this might sound brutal/harsh, but I guess I would say don't give yourself that 'out' saying 'its just my build'. I think I did that for years as a 6'3 138kg man. My chest measurement was bigger than my waist, I went the gym and lifted some weights etc and I just said I was a big guy/big build. Looking back, no, I was fat... 
It's the worst place to carry weight in terms of being a precursor to later issues so your BMI probably isn't far off in terms of it telling you it could do with reducing.
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No offence taken, its what I need to hear.Okay, I might be way off and this might sound brutal/harsh, but I guess I would say don't give yourself that 'out' saying 'its just my build'. I think I did that for years as a 6'3 138kg man. My chest measurement was bigger than my waist, I went the gym and lifted some weights etc and I just said I was a big guy/big build. Looking back, no, I was fat...
I've also got a blood test on wednesday to check for diabetes. Doc doesn't think I'm at risk yet but this is for my own peace of mind.
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test results back, 2 days after test, very efficient.
"your Diabetes screening test was in the non diabetic range, with an Hba1c 39. Your cholesterol level is raised at 5.8. Your cholesterol/HDL ratio is 4.8. Dietary modification is advised."
So at least I know what to work on now, cut out the crap and eat better overall + all the gym/exercise.
Weight has slowly creep back up over the last year after getting into fairly decent shape at the start of last year 199lbs. Currently at 219lbs and aim is 190, I’m a postman and did get back to lifting weights end of last year before covid hit me so exercise is never my problem.
Out of curiosity, what kind of steps do you hit on a regular day? It's something i always wonder, but then recently there seems to be a lot of 2 person teams where one seems to drive the van short distances and the other delivers.
Between 15-20k steps for my round. Most walks are van shares now, basically 2 walks added together to cut down on the amount of vans used. Both still do roughly a full walk each but the driver has smaller loops so they do larger packets in between each loop.
With Christmas, New Year and now Birthday meals and such out of the way, today is rather my proper start to really eating better (and less). In the 17 days (with a few excessive days due to events) I've still dropped about 4 or 5lbs, so hopefully as I properly get on it now, the weight will come down quickly. Mind you, I'm about to start WFH, so will get even less 'natural' exercise, so must make sure I generate the exercise myself.
Doing better than me, mine has still stagnated and just hovering around the 89kg level bouncing around +/-0.5kg
It's a funny one, in a way it's frustrating given i'm putting in a decent bit of effort to not overeat too much junk and be generally quite good, but at the same time, it's helping to motivate me to not overeat as i consider what it'd be like if i did! The only thing is just whether i'm hugely underestimating calories in things. Like Sunday i admitadly had a massive plate of roast dinner and just stuck 1000kcal for it, but maybe it's actually more, although a lot of it was mainly veg (green beans, asparagus, tenderstem broccoli, carrot/parsnip) so not like they can have accumulated to too many!
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Do you measure out portion sizes for yourself as a way to help as well?
I was in Lakeland yesterday buying some portion control tubs for when I batch cook.
The lady, who found where the one's I was needing were, looked in horror at how small they were!
Immediately commented that she ate much more than needed but wouldn’t survive on something so much small.
No I don’t and I accept I eat too big portions. I’ve recently stopped having bread and butter with soup for dinner and noticed it doesn’t leave me any hungrier.
Evening meals I probably have too much, but I record them accordingly and probably go higher.
I know what goes into curries/chilli for example in terms of ingredients and generally estimate total meal calories based on portion size.
If I’ve had a curry with only 100g chicken, onion, spices and tomato sauce for example then I know it’s not high calories even if I have more than I should.
Evening meals I probably have too much, but I record them accordingly and probably go higher.
I know what goes into curries/chilli for example in terms of ingredients and generally estimate total meal calories based on portion size.
If I’ve had a curry with only 100g chicken, onion, spices and tomato sauce for example then I know it’s not high calories even if I have more than I should.
I like ready meals (and Huel) for this reason, my portion is given to me. Left to my own devices, I almost always eat more than I need or should. A new favourite of mine is Scratch Chicken Pad Thai from Sainsbury's (the Scratch Spanish Chicken(?) is quite nice too). It's 340 calories and is quite a decent size and the sauce that goes in it is SOOOOOOOO nice 
Annoyingly, back on low calories and my sleep is now not so good again. Woke at 1am and had a Nakd bar, then woke again at about 4:45am and have been up since...
Annoyingly, back on low calories and my sleep is now not so good again. Woke at 1am and had a Nakd bar, then woke again at about 4:45am and have been up since...
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I like ready meals for the portion control size too.I like ready meals (and Huel) for this reason, my portion is given to me. Left to my own devices, I almost always eat more than I need or should. A new favourite of mine is Scratch Chicken Pad Thai from Sainsbury's (the Scratch Spanish Chicken(?) is quite nice too). It's 340 calories and is quite a decent size and the sauce that goes in it is SOOOOOOOO nice
Annoyingly, back on low calories and my sleep is now not so good again. Woke at 1am and had a Nakd bar, then woke again at about 4:45am and have been up since...
I also find it really helpful when they say on the packaging how many servings of vegetables they have in them.
I don't often batch cook to be honest but I want to start a bit more with the cost of living rising so much!
I love those KIND bars for breakfast.