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Initially started off with just change of diet, started gym 2 days a week last week, and have some equipment turning up next week so I can make a start on the 5x5 stronglifts routine, which will be 3 days a week.

So 5 days a week of gym stuff, aim for 85-90kg lean. My arms are already pretty big due to the heavy lifting I do for work, but reckon I can gain another 1 or 2 inch's putting me at 17-18" biceps.
 
Well i decided to give this a try, thinking losing a few kg couldn't hurt on the climbs. I've been trying to cut back on snacking, trying to avoid crisps as much as possible, and having more varied dinners. Anyway, first day, planned to go for a run but ended up napping instead:

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Am i missing something or does that seem really low? I didn't think it was a particularly healthy day either.
 
Very very low calorie, low in protein and fat, mostly carbs.

Couldn't be much worse :p

How accurately are you weighing foods, whenever I see "cup" servings I tend to worry.

Post your stats and body weight goal and we can assist with some starting targets to aim for :)
 
PermaBanned, I'm being blunt but your diary is rubbish.

Forget cups, weigh everything. Forget generic entries, be specific. The food database is absolutely massive so if you had Hovis bread, search the database for the specific type of bread you had as the calorie content varies massively between brands. An average slice of supermarket white bread can be anything between 80 and 120 calories depending on the type. Cheese is another example, most cheese in the UK is included so be specific and weigh it properly.

Cups are a dreadful form of measurement and are pretty useless.

Regarding the breakdown, in reality if all you're trying to do is drop a few pounds then it doesn't really matter what you eat providing you stay under your calorie limit.
 
I'd disagree that it doesn't matter what you're eating. You want to be eating enough protein that you don't lose substantial muscle mass whilst dieting. I'm not talking gym-bro "lol, eat 10000g of protein per day" but you certainly should be aiming for something around 100g, depending on your current lean mass.

A bit more (healthy) fat in permabanned's diet wouldn't be bad for him either.

Completely agree about using cups and generic entries though. It's an easy mistake to make when you first start out but as said, it sucks.
 
I stand by what I said. If all he wants to do is lose some weight then it doesn't matter a flying whatzit what he eats providing he stays below his calorie goal. I lost my initial ten stone of lard eating pizza, fish and chips and all the rubbish under the sun and not caring what went into my face, just counting calories.

Part of the problem with people going on diets is making substantial changes to their eating habits that they can't sustain.
 
Right. If his goal is to lose weight and do so in a way that isn't healthy nor a good idea given that he wants to maintain his cycling performance then yes, he doesn't need to pay attention to his macros.

Whilst I agree that you can lose weight whilst eating "unhealthy" food it doesn't mean that it's not a better idea to at least try and hit some minimum targets for certain things. Protein intake being one of the most important ones if you want to maintain muscle mass and be able to recover from exercise more quickly.

If anything, him moving to eating pizza and fish at least would mean his protein and fat intake were higher, which would probably be a better macro breakdown.
 
My gym are doing a 6 week eating challenge which a few of us have even started a side bet on! Looking to reduce BF as much as possible of the next six weeks - more concerned with body composition rather than over all weight loss!
 
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