Look at the bag
I initially thought it was tubs of dip til I looked closer.
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I initially thought it was tubs of dip til I looked closer.
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Hostess Donettes. If you're going to have a donut, make it a decent one like Krispy Kreme.
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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Oh a mini donut!Donettes® Powdered Mini Donuts | Hostess®
Hostess® Donettes® Powdered Mini Donuts help you kick off your day the soft and fluffy way. Find ’em online or in a store near you.
Hostess Donettes. If you're going to have a donut, make it a decent one like Krispy Kreme.
I thought it was but I've never seen one so small!! Lol!
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.Hostess Donettes. If you're going to have a donut, make it a decent one like Krispy Kreme.
Cronuts on the other hands are heavenly - croissant/donut hybrid.
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Fixed that for you.
One for the tub, one for me, one for the tub, one for me
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Me neither!
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.
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.
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
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
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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.
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!
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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I was shocked to read that one persons portion of avocado is just half of one?! 
I was shocked to read that one persons portion of avocado is just half of one?!
The correct portion size however is zero as they belong in the bin with mushrooms and cauliflower.
Well, the on call week on the app appears to have worked. 96.9kg today. Not sure that the wine to celebrate finishing on call will have helped all that much, but should be a little easier to control things whilst based at home.
I'd had a few naughty days a couple of weeks back and had peaked at 15st 10 and I think of 15½ as my point to do something about it, so thought last week I'd hit it hard. Kept down around 2,000 to 2,200 most days and managed to do indoor cycling 3 evenings, got to Saturday down around 15st 7.
On Saturday I had an eventful cycle, so was out from 8am to 4pm. By the time I was eating my first meal it was 5pm, so effectively I'd skipped lunch (well, had a couple of cake/coffee stops while riding). I burnt 3k calories and ate 3k calories... Sunday I woke up SOOOOO hungry I couldn't stop snacking. Then went out and rode 2k calories again around lunchtime. Sunday evening and Monday morning I still felt sooo hungry. I'm hoping today I can get back to a 2-2,200 cal day.
It's kind of annoying when you burn loads of calories you want to 'bank that saving', but at the same time, burning them does make you feel uncomfortably hungry!
On Saturday I had an eventful cycle, so was out from 8am to 4pm. By the time I was eating my first meal it was 5pm, so effectively I'd skipped lunch (well, had a couple of cake/coffee stops while riding). I burnt 3k calories and ate 3k calories... Sunday I woke up SOOOOO hungry I couldn't stop snacking. Then went out and rode 2k calories again around lunchtime. Sunday evening and Monday morning I still felt sooo hungry. I'm hoping today I can get back to a 2-2,200 cal day.
It's kind of annoying when you burn loads of calories you want to 'bank that saving', but at the same time, burning them does make you feel uncomfortably hungry!
I always find it's the next day too, which i try and use as a rest day so i have 1 day of burning 5000 calories and eating ~3000 and then the next i'll eat like 4000kcal but only burn 2000.
I've been useless this month. Have damaged my foot which has limited exercise in the last few weeks, and had a work thing last week which involved a huge amount of alcohol. I'd probably estimate ~7500kcal per day once you factor in all the snacking between speeches etc and alcohol.
November i've decided to actually rest my foot instead of hoping it'll just go away, so need to be much more strict on calorie intake.
Been awful month for me as well despite running more than I ever have before, I've also been eating total rubbish and ending up 4000kcals most days, burning about 3000. So gained a lovely 4kg of fat. 
And Christmas not far away either. Crap.
And Christmas not far away either. Crap.
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