Fair enough but the point is that avoiding eating after a certain time doesn't make you lose weight. So it's isn't really the best advice. The person would need to understand the problem better, especially to prevent the weight soming back on in the future.
What can I eat to reduce bodyfat...
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Man of Honour
That's exactly my point.
Kirkster made an emphatic and categoric point that eating after 7pm is not going to help you lose weight and that it's because it's after 7pm. It's just complete trash.
Soldato
In terms of the science of it, you're right. (Although, nobody is claiming anything different)
But there's more to it than that, there's a psychological advantage to following the rule.
This method works for a lot of people because it's simple and gives a definite answer.
If you tell somebody to eat x number of calories each day, they wont always be able to work it out exactly. You dont always know whats in everything you eat, you cant always weigh everything and it's easy to forget exactly what you've eaten. If you're unsure whether or not you can eat another biscuit, you'll probably be more tempted to eat it.
If you follow the "dont eat after x time" rule, you get a definite answer which is very easy to work out and means you're more likely to stick with it.
but as a rule, it doesnt take in to account any context of the rest of the days food....
so if that is the only rule you have, and you stuff your face with big macs all day, it wont work
so on its own, just saying "dont eat after 7" is pointless
so if that is the only rule you have, and you stuff your face with big macs all day, it wont work
so on its own, just saying "dont eat after 7" is pointless
But what's to stop someone thinking: "I'm hungry. Good job it's before 7 so I can eat. Come here you lovely KFC family bucket"?
The problem is that people can still eat too many calories before 7 even if they are trying to lose weight because as was so rightly said, they often have self control issues.
A set of rules that limits them to an amount of food is a much more realistic approach as if they keep to it there is no chance that they won't lose weight.
The problem is that people can still eat too many calories before 7 even if they are trying to lose weight because as was so rightly said, they often have self control issues.
A set of rules that limits them to an amount of food is a much more realistic approach as if they keep to it there is no chance that they won't lose weight.
Man of Honour
Spot on.
Soldato
I ate this (3 large duck egg omelette, with steak, a small bit cheese and spring onion in, with an extra side of steak....14oz in total. To give you a size reference, the steak cut in half is about 2 inches thick, and the omelette about 12 inches diameter) at 8pm last night after a 2 hour intense gym session. I should have eaten nothing instead?
I'm doing it all wrong
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Caporegime
I am disappointed!
That omelette needs an extra egg, a tin of tuna, and a couple of mushrooms in it as well!!
That omelette needs an extra egg, a tin of tuna, and a couple of mushrooms in it as well!!
Soldato
I should have eaten nothing instead?
I'm doing it all wrong
This thread is about weight loss.
You said in the gym rats thread that you are not aiming to lose any more weight and you now want to add definition...what you eat is irrelevant in this thread. (Also, steak is waaay overcooked
)Obviously, i know that this rule alone wont necessarily make you lose weight, but i guess that for most people, coupling it with some common sense would.
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Caporegime
Learn your kcal expenditure during exercise and normal day and learn to eat for what you are going to do rather than what you have done
You'll have better workouts and will be less likely to over eat
You'll have better workouts and will be less likely to over eat
Soldato
This thread is about weight loss.
You said in the gym rats thread that you are not aiming to lose any more weight and you now want to add definition...what you eat is irrelevant in this thread. (Also, steak is waaay overcooked
Obviously, i know that this rule alone wont necessarily make you lose weight, but i guess that for most people, coupling it with some common sense would.
I'm still very much looking after what i eat and keeping calories low....probably lower than when i was losing weight, at least until i am clean cut! hoping ramping up the weights will mean ill start to get clean definition, and then once thats there i can start feeding the muscles properly to grow
and steak overcooked? Now i like it as rare as anyone, but i dont think it couldve been massively less cooked:
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Soldato
I am disappointed!
That omelette needs an extra egg, a tin of tuna, and a couple of mushrooms in it as well!!
tuna AND steak, together? No thanks!
Plus they are large duck eggs, that mother already was 12" wide and an inch thick
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Looks raw in the middle.
Man of Honour
That steak looks spot on! I might have to pick some up on my way back from the gym so I can have steak and eggs for breakfast tomorrow 
Man of Honour
Lol!
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