*** Big Fat Weight Loss Thread ***

Funnily enough, a slice of pizza would match most bowls of cereal calorically as a breakfast and is probably, in some cases, a more nutritious option - much cereal is essentially just giving you a sugar rush to start the day.
 
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Hostess Donettes. If you're going to have a donut, make it a decent one like Krispy Kreme. :D

I notice a lot of American junk is finding its way to our supermarket shelves. I'm guilty! I bought a tub of Marshmallow Fluff which is nothing but whipped sugar it seems like. I was going to try it on toast.
 
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ic1male said:
Hostess Donettes. If you're going to have a donut, make it a decent one like Krispy Kreme. :D
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Not sure if i've just had too many over the years but i've fallen out of love with KK donuts - if I do have them, it'll just be a basic ring donut and that's it.

Cronuts on the other hands are heavenly - croissant/donut hybrid.

Alice In Wonderland said:
I thought it was but I've never seen one so small!! Lol!
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Title of my sex tape!
 
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I have decided to sign up with Noom after my wife was (and continues to be) very successful with it. Thought I would go big and aim for a stone weight loss.

This morning I was 99.4 kg and I’m aiming for 93kg. I wouldn’t have been this weight since before starting university.

The aim for me is to lose visceral fat and hopefully live longer. Whilst I really enjoy strength training and historically rugby, I think as I approach 40 I need to shift my expectations as to what is going to keep me active and enjoy life for the longest. Dropping mass shouldn’t keep me off the rugby field or stop me weight training, but it will help reduce stress on joints, make cycling up hills easier and hopefully reduce long term risks of diabetes and coronary artery disease. I can see few benefits of carrying a bit of extra padding at this point (as a former loose head prop there were definite benefits of extra mass!).

My target weight will not take me into the normal BMI range, this would need to be <88kg. We’ll see how things look and feel at 93kg and plan from there.
 
ic1male said:
Keep us posted about Noom. I’m sceptical about it so would be interested to learn more.
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Don’t worry! I was/am too. It trades heavily on the psychological aspects of healthy eating and changing mindset. It works a lot on accountability in what you eat (and log). It does a lot of hyping up and motivational talk and there is a support community. Something that loggers like MFP didn’t seem to have when I used them. Historically when I’ve used MFP I’ve been great at logging for 2-3 weeks then have got bored or distracted. I’m hoping this will keep me going a bit longer and actually achieve the results that I’ve set.

One slight negative is that you can’t as easily see the macronutrient makeup of your food as easily as MFP. It’s concentrating more on calorie density, which makes a lot of sense if your simple goal is weight loss. Thankfully hanging around here for long enough means that I can hopefully be a little bit smarter than that and continue to keep a decent protein intake as I’ll still be exercising.

Will keep you updated!
 
My wife used Noom for a little while and found it beneficial, she seemed to prefer it to MFP, but i'll admit i didn't really see the benefit over MFP. Beyond logging food i never really saw the point.

What i've just discovered is that through Vitality there is a new reward partner for a company that sounds similar to Noom with a discounted first year. I might consider it, they also have a WW package of £30 for 6 months and if you hit your goal then you get the money back. That's tempting as i'm cheap so that'd motivate me :D
 
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One week down on Noom. Have quite enjoyed the app, it’s not quite as scientific in terms of nutritional breakdown as I’d like, but the focus on accountability is really important I think. I’m coming into an on call week which is historically where I’ve fallen down with these things.

99.4 —> 98 this week.
 
The lack of scales in the on call accommodation has meant weigh ins haven’t happened this week (much to the app’s annoyance). What it has achieved is keeping me honest with what I’m eating. Whilst I went over my allowance yesterday, at least I knew about it! It’s also prompted me to make much smarter food choices throughout the week (ordering more salad sides rather than chips etc).

I noticed in the gym today that wide grip pull ups seem a little easier than usual. This is unlikely to be a reflection of my strength increasing, but more likely of mass reducing.

Also Fage 0% Greek yoghurt is made of protein and magic!
 
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