Who else calorie counts?

PaulStat

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I've just started doing this again to help me lose just over a stone, I should say I cycle to work, totalling about 16.5 miles a day, the issue I have is when I don't do this 5 * a week (take the bus instead) and also fall off the wagon on a weekend (I tend to be very sedate on the weekend so burn very little I suspect) I lose track of what I've had. The result being instead of losing weight I just maintain.

Anyway I'm using MyFitnessPal and I have linked it to Endomondo to track my cycling plus the walking I do at lunch time. To try and achieve roughly a 2lb loss per week I should be looking at having about 1600 calories per day.

What always shocks me is how much I can consume on the days where I do exercise and still be under target. Today for example

Breakfast = 323

Porridge with 180ml milk + 2tbsp maple syrup: 203
Banana: 120

Lunch = 522

2* large granary cheese rolls: 522

Snacks = 790

500ml Coca cola : 330
2* Activia Yoghurts: 200
Apple: 75
Plum: 30
Banana: 120
Clementine: 35


Exercise = 1072 calories
36 mins 8.25 miles = 566 calories
54 mins walking @4mph = 506 calories

So my net so far today is 443 calories! And I haven't cycled home yet! I'm currently full as well. Now if only I can be strict enough with myself to always cycle during the week and log my calories religiously it 'should' be easy to lose the weight. I plan to have a nice big spaghetti bolognaise with cheese later, and I'll still be under target!

Does anyone else who tracks calories and exercises regularly find it difficult to eat enough to meet targets?
 
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Nope. Its just a matter of opinion, but personally I think it would be way too easy to get obsessed doing that. I've been on a diet since the end of last year and I've been shifting weight at an acceptable pace without counting any calories. It does help that I'm going to the gym several times a week of course.
 
PaulStat said:
I've just started doing this again to help me lose just over a stone, I should say I cycle to work, totalling about 16.5 miles a day, the issue I have is when I don't do this 5 * a week (take the bus instead) and also fall off the wagon on a weekend (I tend to be very sedate on the weekend so burn very little I suspect) I lose track of what I've had. The result being instead of losing weight I just maintain.

Anyway I'm using MyFitnessPal and I have linked it to Endomondo to track my cycling plus the walking I do at lunch time. To try and achieve roughly a 2lb loss per week I should be looking at having about 1600 calories per day.

What always shocks me is how much I can consume on the days where I do exercise and still be under target. Today for example

Breakfast = 323

Porridge with 180ml milk + 2tbsp maple syrup: 203
Banana: 120

Lunch = 522

2* large granary cheese rolls: 522

Snacks = 550

500ml Coca cola : 330
2* Activia Yoghurts: 200
Apple: 75
Plum: 30
Banana: 120
Clementine: 35


Exercise = 1072 calories
36 mins 8.25 miles = 566 calories
54 mins walking @4mph = 506 calories

So my net so far today is 443 calories! And I haven't cycled home yet! I'm currently full as well. Now if only I can be strict enough with myself to always cycle during the week and log my calories religiously it 'should' be easy to lose the weight. I plan to have a nice big spaghetti bolognaise with cheese later, and I'll still be under target!

Does anyone else who tracks calories and exercises regularly find it difficult to eat enough to meet targets?
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Yeah I track and I earn about 340 cals per day in exercise, so now I am loving it cause I have plenty of cals left at the end of the day to have a decent dinner when I get home.

Prior to the walking (and earning of the extra cals) I was struggling to make it through the day and have enough left for a good size dinner

PS - add me on myfitnesspal as a friend, user and forum name are the same ;)

Also - Sports Arena for this thread?
 
Morba said:
Why are you drinking full sugared coke?
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That's the thing that jumped out at me too, all that hard work and healthy eating and you drink coke? Might as well have a mars bar.

I don't calorie count anymore, as it was too much hassle logging everything in to the myfitnesspal program, still eat healthily I just don't care about the numbers anymore.
 
I don't simply because it is no way to live and you will need to do it long term even after you've lost the weight to avoid putting it back on. I prefer a lifestyle change that doesn't make me obsessive about numbers!
 
Morba said:
Why are you drinking full sugared coke?
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PaulStat said:
cos it tastes nicer, I'm aware it's not exactly healthy
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Yeah sure it tastes good, but that stuff plays havoc with your teeth and insides.

Cutting out all sugary drinks from your diet and replacing them with water or even week cordial is far far better for you. Plus with all the exorcising you are doing you will need the hydration - full fat coke does not provide any at all
 
a1ex2001 said:
I don't simply because it is no way to live and you will need to do it long term even after you've lost the weight to avoid putting it back on. I prefer a lifestyle change that doesn't make me obsessive about numbers!
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Actually no I won't, I've proved that if I don't take note of what I'm doing I maintain, so once I get down to target I'll stop tracking and keep cycling, simples!
 
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trixilux said:
Yeah sure it tastes good, but that stuff plays havoc with your teeth and insides.

Cutting out all sugary drinks from your diet and replacing them with water or even week cordial is far far better for you. Plus with all the exorcising you are doing you will need the hydration - full fat coke does not provide any at all
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Don't worry I do also have probably about 6-7 pints of water a day, plus more often than not if I do have something fizzy it'll be the diet version
 
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trixilux said:
Plus with all the exorcising you are doing you will need the hydration
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Yep! very thirsty work repelling those Demon's!:p

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Although I'm not at the moment due to being rather frazzled and stressed with buying/selling a house, I was using myfitness pal for the second half of last year as I struggle to keep my weight down due to a combination of a love of food, greed and laziness - ie very little exercise (though having a baby doesn't exactly help out with finding time to exercise!!!) And I found it extremely useful and very effective (no real surprise!)

I knew what I was doing wrong but being able to note it all down just helped me keep control over it and also a snese of achievement when I was hitting my goals and losing weight!
 
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