The New Years diet fred (No Tims allowed)

[Andy]

Finally starting to feel better. Going to hit the gym on Monday, hopefully I can get into the swing of things gym wise next week, will be hard as I have a 24/7 contract to cover next week. So could end up working a load of hours.

Just trying to focus on eating well at the moment, found the last 5 days easy. Hard part will be this evening, haven't got any plans but can easily be distracted on a Saturday.

Think I'll do my first weigh in tomorrow.

Bacon roll and a protein bar for breakfast this morning before work as I didn't have anything prepped. 527 calories in total, less than my normal oats, hopefully it's still substantial enough to keep me going till 1ish.

[The Merse]

1.5kg down after 5 days, minimum 4 to go. I’ll have a pretty generous intake this weekend as I’m getting a new tat and I can’t deal with it without plenty of sugar, as well as needing decent healthy meals for a couple of days to speed healing, so I’ll be back on it Monday with another break to party the weekend after.

Weather being shit is annoying. I’m not signed up to a gym at the mo, and truth be told I’m glad of it as I hate the damn places, but that also means I should be walking and skating more as my main sources of exercise, but the cold damp shite that is the weather right now is puttting me right off.

[Spikey M]

I should be walking and skating more as my main sources of exercise.

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[Boydy]

Skating. :lol:

[Andy]

Down from 15st 6lbs on the 27th to 14st 9.6lbs this morning.

Have basically just worked all weekend (mostly at home) which really helps me keep away from junk food and beer etc. So easy to sit down watching football and end up with a few beers.

Next Saturday I have a drinking thing I can't avoid, going to try and get straight back to it on the Sunday.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Down 2.2 KG from when the GP weighed me last week. I had just eaten lunch then and was wearing jeans so it wont be quite as much actually lost but still pretty good I feel.

[SvN]

Been away for a few days, so I'm keen to get home and do a weigh in tomorrow. I haven't done a weigh in since Monday. I've eaten sensibly, so I'm hoping I'll see a few pounds off.

[Foe]

I'm definitely getting fatter. I really need to be more strict with my diet at work. I can control myself at home, but when there's free chips at lunch every day and free cake kicking about im struggling to avoid it.

Poor self restraint :(

Any tips for avoiding temptation?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Try some Pavlovian conditioning.

Every time you think about the chips and/or cake just punch yourself in the balls.

[SvN]

Weighed in this morning and have hit the 1 stone (6.35Kg) mark. 1 down, 2 too go. I suspect the next two are going to take significantly longer.

[Spikey M]

I'm definitely getting fatter. I really need to be more strict with my diet at work. I can control myself at home, but when there's free chips at lunch every day and free cake kicking about im struggling to avoid it.

Poor self restraint :(

Any tips for avoiding temptation?

Pretend you’re a power lifter.

[Offshore Toon]

Way back up to 110.1kg. Last weekend ruined me and I've been ill this week too. This weekend I'm going to set it right and we might as well start measuring from this point. I'm fully staying away from alcohol now.

[Spikey M]

Pussy

[igor_balis]

Opinions on bulk-cooking for weekday lunches? I've tried to get into it but I quite like going to boots and picking out a slightly different meal deal every day.

[Offshore Toon]

I find it helps to eat the same thing. If food is boring, I spend less time thinking about it.

[Kikó]

I'd just make a load of chicken and grain then mix it up with your salad, fats, dressing. Could even toss the chicken in different seasoning to keep it different.

[Lewis]

My old Ghanaian housemate used to cook all of his revolting African meals for the week on a Sunday, so I used to evacuate the house until it was safe. I left a jumper out drying on the landing once and I had to throw it away.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Down 2.2 KG from when the GP weighed me last week. I had just eaten lunch then and was wearing jeans so it wont be quite as much actually lost but still pretty good I feel.

And another kilo down.

[Offshore Toon]

107.9kg this morning, so back down a couple kg again. Gonna try and get to 104kg within two weeks.

[phonics]

How tall are you?

[Spikey M]

Look at all 6 stone of Phonics ready to have a nibble

[phonics]

I eat garbage all day, smoke and drink 4-5 beers a night. Weighing in at 60kg. :cool:

BMI says im the equivalent of a starving Ethiopian.

[Offshore Toon]

6'2". BMI says I'm currently obese but I'm really not. I'm definitely flabby, though. My lean mass is about 80kg so I think 95 is a healthy target. I'm normally around 100 when at a good weight, but I'd like to see what happens at 95.

[SvN]

18lbs down in total now. 3 lbs away from the halfway point, which will hopefully be before the end of the month. I expect the second half to be a much tougher slog, and I'm giving myself until April to hit it. As long as I don't slip too much between now and then, I should be okay.

[Boydy]

When I weighed myself last weekend, I was down 5lbs since the end of December. Not as impressive as some of you in here but then I'm not starving myself either. That was, what, about three weeks? Even if I was losing 5lbs a month for the next six months or so, I'd be happy.

[Andy]

I've gone from 15 stone 6 lbs to 14 stone 4 lbs which I'm really happy with, a lot of that will be water weight and muscle as I've been a bit lazy but I'm happy with how I'm looking and how clothes are fitting again.

I'd be happy with a 1 or 2 pound loss from now on. I've settled into habit of eating 2000 calories six days a week and then on Saturday eating a bit more which seems to be working and keeping cravings at bay.

[Offshore Toon]

I'm dampening my expectations for this week already. I won't lose 2kg, but I did hit 80kg bench tonight which I'm happy about. Would like to hit 100kg but think it'll be tricky whilst eating at a large defecit.

[SvN]

I've had a few beers tonight while watching the match, which is a bit naughty and against the rules I set for myself. Going to write it off as a one off and get back to normal tomorrow.

[Offshore Toon]

I think part of why I've been so hungry was drinking a bit Saturday. I still felt fine on Sunday and was fairly healthy, but I've felt tired since Monday morning.

[SvN]

I had a "day off" last week and got smashed on the Saturday. I spent the entire Sunday absolutely starving, and still didn't feel right on the Monday. It definitely makes a difference.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm down 6.5 KG.

It's going well.

[SvN]

Had an absolute mare last night. A few beers with the football turned into getting smashed. I felt dreadful this morning.

[Offshore Toon]

I actually think I should be doing much better than I have been. Might have to start calorie counting, but I should be way under so I don't know if my body is just resisting low carb by being a dickhead.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

11.5kg lost in the first 4 weeks.

Really happy with that.

[Adamski]

I'm down 6.5 KG.

It's going well.


11.5kg lost in the first 4 weeks.

Really happy with that.

You lost 5 kilos in a week?

[Spikey M]

He must mean pounds.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I mean kilos.

Before I was using the GPs weight but I then switched as I weighed in 2kgs heavier a few days later.

So I had lost 8.5 rather than 6.5. Sorry for the confusion.

[Foe]

I can only imagine it's like the American office weight loss stuff.

Eat more immediately before to maximise weight loss. /Dwight

Seriously good effort mahow. Keep it up. For perspective how many kilos are you looking to shift in total?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

A fuck load.

[Lewis]

What were you, and what is the target?

[Spikey M]

Bitches. The target is Bitches.

[Giggles]

:dc: bishes.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Bitches. The target is Bitches.
:drool:

[mugbull]

:drool:

Gross

[igor_balis]

I'd only gained a little bit of weight over Xmas (about four pounds up to 12st4lb). Just weighed myself for the first time since early Jan; 13 stone. Lol oops. Guess now's as good a time as any to sort myself out. New march new me.

I'll ask in food thread but does anyone have any good, simple healthy 'staple' dishes? I have a few decent ones but I get sick of eating the same three dinners on loop (and this lack of interest equates to disinterest in cooking and far too many takeaways etc).

[mugbull]

Frozen pizza almost ebery day. Really good calorie/dollar ratio

[Offshore Toon]

I'm in shambles at the moment. My housemate/mate has gone manic (bipolar) and it's so stressful. When I'm stressed, I eat, but I realise it's doing me no good. It's so much harder to diet when you aren't sleeping well, though. I'm going to stop taking my wallet to work and just taking a sensible amount of food with me.

[Giggles]

Can you not fuck him out and get someone else in?

[Offshore Toon]

I'm not sure, but he's a mate as well as a housemate so I want to help him. It's getting better now, though, and I think he'll be going home at the weekend. I had decided earlier to stop caring, for the sake of my own health/obesity, but ultimately I'm not going to turn my back on him. He could do with being sectioned, but apparently it's very difficult. The quickest way to do it would be to beat him up and leave him unconscious somewhere.

[SvN]

In the month of February, I lost a grand total of 1lb. Not that surprising, considering how badly I ate and drink for about 60% of it. I sort of feel like it's out of my system now though, and I'm ready to crack on. I've got a holiday in April, so I need to at least be down to "not embarrassed to take my shirt off" weight by then.

[Offshore Toon]

I'm actually getting somewhere now. 3.8kg/8lbs down this month. Calorie counting is a necessary evil, although its not that bad to be honest. It keeps you positive seeing yourself on track and knowing the results are coming.

[Baz]

I’m the fattest I’ve ever been. Just tried to do a Joe Wickes HIIT thingy and gave up halfway through.

Will try again tomorrow. :uhoh:

[Waffdon]

I want my neck fully back so starting to monitor calories. 6ft1 and weighed in at 16st last Monday so down to 15.5st but that was always happening in the first two weeks or so. The app says November before getting down to 13st eating 1900 but I’ve not really been going over 1500 if near that. Will start back at the gym next week at some point to smooth things over.

Was out drinking on Friday for the last time until the Napoli/Liverpool game at the end of July so be interesting to see how much of an effect that has not drinking for a solid six weeks. Spewed all over the taxi after about 9/10 drinks anyway so probably for the best. Not touching cheese or bread has been the hardest thing surprisingly as assumed crisps would be the issue.

[Adamski]

You’ll never last on 1500. Figure out how many calories you burn a day then subtract about 600 from that and the weight will come off steadily.

[Boydy]

You’ll never last on 1500. Figure out how many calories you burn a day then subtract about 600 from that and the weight will come off steadily.

Would that not be under 1500?

[Adamski]

I’d be surprised. Someone of Waffs height and weight will be easily burning 2500 a day.

Edit: heres a calculator which will work it out roughly.

https://www.verywellfit.com/how-many-calories-do-i-burn-every-day-3495464

[Waffdon]

Maybe I’m in a honeymoon phase or something but I feel less hungry than I did before when eating for the sake of it. The first week I felt like I was starving myself but not at the minute. I’ve struggled to eat over 1300 all week and that’s not taking into account exercise. (Walking really, but nothing much else - averaged 11k steps most of the week). Today it says I’ve had 693 calories but 655 wiped off due to walking.

[Adamski]

Fair play if you can do it. I’ve tried to do anything between 1500-1800 before and only managed it for a month before going off the rails and fucking it as it was too restrictive.

I’m sitting on about 2200-2400 just now and still losing roughly 1lb a week. Not life changing but means I can still fit in a takeaway or two and a few pints.

[Waffdon]

I have no idea if I’m even eating correctly or not lmao but as I said, we’ll see how it goes. Looking forward to going back to the gym next week as well, so will naturally eat more with that.

Usually have an apple or yogurt between waking up and lunch where I’ll have wafer thin chicken, salad or baked potato and then protein bar/apples/yogurt between that and tea. The missus will just make something off that BBC good food which is all max 600 calories.

Still missing cheese badly ��

[Waffdon]

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Square go any wan

[Giggles]

That's the 'before' sorted then.

[Waffdon]

Haha, of course. See how much of a nonce I can be in the next door photo. Down 11lbs in total from yesterday morning but don’t really notice much other than one roll rather than three in my neck when I look upwards lol

[Kikó]

I'd say be wary of the protein bars which are usually packed with sugar. I'm using myprotein impact whey at the moment which is meant to be decent for cutting.

I've been on smoothies for breakfast for a while now, veg + fruit + almond milk/natural yoghurt. Pretty filling and avoids processed cereals.

My biggest issue at the moment is booze and shitty snacks in work. The fat just sticks to my gut.

[Waffdon]

Under 15st this morning. Eoiii. If you’ve a foot fetish, enjoy x

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[John]

Your right foot is a shambles.

[Waffdon]

Leopard print bags on point though.

[Foe]

Down to 81kg after a weekend (and last week in part) eating less.

Still got a bit more fat around my waist then I'd like, so think I need to lose another 1-2kg. Unfortunately think that would be at the detriment to strength.

[Foe]

How are you all doing?

I've managed to stick around the above 80-81kg. I'm regularly 79.5kg first thing in the morning, and obviously a kilo and a bit heavier throughout the day as I rehydrate.

Trying to avoid non baked crisps is tough. Smashed an entire bag of Thai sweet chilli sensations by myself yesterday when hungover after a day of drinking cider :moop:

[Andy]

Down about 2 stone since the start of the year, I have found a nice rhythm where I eat and exercise really well during the week and then still go out and enjoy myself over the weekend while sort of making more informed food choices.

After this weekend I'm going to rein in the weekends a bit for a month as I am off to Greece at the end of September for two weeks so would be nice to have dropped a few more pounds before then.

I find the food side of things fine now after a fe months and am doing as much walking as I can each day, my work day is usually 8-12k steps and then I try to top it up to 20k overall with another walk after work.

[Foe]

Christ. I've done 3,100 steps today.

I should be obese.

Good effort Andy.

[SvN]

I'm in proper "fat bastard" territory these days. I've put on about 2 stone since the turn of the year, and I was a stone overweight then.

I started getting back on the wagon on Sunday, and it's been okay so far. I'm drinking about 6 litres of water per day, which seems to be helping.

[Lewis]

You seen them low calories Pizza Express pizzas?

[Offshore Toon]

Been struggling to get back into a healthy eating routine of late. I've given up caffeine since Sunday and found that's helped a bit. I think I was going through quite a bit of caffeine in the name of appetite suppression but then ate more as I had too much energy and got bored.

[Offshore Toon]

Anybody on this?

Came in at a record 124.7kg on the 3rd of the month, then down 3.9kg last Friday and probably another 2kg tomorrow. From here it should all be fat coming off. Work is ridiculously quiet so I'm gonna take advantage of not requiring any energy and just hammer myself into the ground.

[SvN]

I'm in proper "fat bastard" territory these days. I've put on about 2 stone since the turn of the year, and I was a stone overweight then.

I started getting back on the wagon on Sunday, and it's been okay so far. I'm drinking about 6 litres of water per day, which seems to be helping.

Jesus, I didn't know how good I had it.

I'm now a stone heavier, and the heaviest I've been since 2012. I've given myself 6 months to lose 3 stone. I'm 2 weeks in now and feel like I'm over the really difficult stage. The most difficult thing is going to be not drinking anywhere near as much, as it had become borderline out of control.

[Andy]

Managed the festive period fairly well for a change. Last year I got down to 12.8 and then got up to 13.2 after I started training again were I stayed until Christmas.

Weighed myself last weekend and I was 13.4 which was a lot lighter than I expected as i stopped the exercise for 6 weeks. I assume I've lost muscle and gained fat but overall it could be far worse.

Started back in the gym this week, my aim is to hover around 13 stone for until April time so i can gain a bit of muscle and then cut down to 12 stone for summer.

[Lewis]

Jesus Offshore. That was pretty much my fat weight, and that was a sustained life-long effort. What have you been doing?

[phonics]

Lol that's almost double the weight I was feeling aggrieved about at Christmas and we're the same height. Sort your life out.

[Baz]

lol nice motivation, lads.

[Offshore Toon]

Jesus Offshore. That was pretty much my fat weight, and that was a sustained life-long effort. What have you been doing?
I can't have been much less last time I posted. Maybe 110kg or just under? 5kg of that heaviest weight was food and water weight as I'd eaten loads the night before and over Christmas.

Apart from that, London has been pretty stressful at times, as well as living with mates who can be just as bad. I've still been active, but since I injured my knee in August I've only been able to do weights. I should have it sorted by April if I drop over 1kg a week I was 105kg at some point last year and pretty trim so I'd like to get down to 100kg.

[Manc]

Pretty trim at 230 pounds is some going.

[Shindig]

That's nearly two of me.

[mugbull]

That's nearly two of me.

Really? I assumed you were a fatso too

[Shindig]

Other end of the scale. Not through choice, either.

[Offshore Toon]

Down 6.7kg since the 3rd. Half of that is food/water weight from Christmas, but I've been spending 2 hours in the gym every morning and will continue to do so. At this rate the journey to 105kg is going to be easy and achieved by 13th March.

[SvN]

I'm down 1 stone 2 pounds so far (as of two days ago). The fact that I'm no longer drinking 3/4 cans a night is saving me about 800 calories per day, so it's actually not been too difficult other than the first week or so.

3 more stone to go.

[Offshore Toon]

Grenade Carb Killa bars are game changers. I'd heard good things, but "good things" is selling them short. The chocolate chip salted caramel bar is better than any chocolate bar on the market.

[Andy]

They made an Easter egg, it was £10+ delivery though. Regret not getting one now.

Top tier products. The birthday cake bars are spot on as well.

[Offshore Toon]

I thought birthday cake was great at first, but by the end of the bar I was bored of it.

Jaffa Quake is the second best, then white chocolate cookie and white chocolate salted peanut are both very, very good.

I think I've tried pretty much all except dark chocolate mint now, which I'll try tomorrow. Exciting stuff.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Grenade Carb Killa bars are game changers. I'd heard good things, but "good things" is selling them short. The chocolate chip salted caramel bar is better than any chocolate bar on the market.

They did not sit right with my stomach.

Made me have horrible cramps.

[Offshore Toon]

Yeah, polyols will flood you out initially but you'll adapt. Never give up.

[Lewis]

Grenade Carb Killa bars are game changers. I'd heard good things, but "good things" is selling them short. The chocolate chip salted caramel bar is better than any chocolate bar on the market.

Breakfast of champions. I buy a few boxes at a time from here (https://www.mysportsfuel.com/grenade-carb-killa-12-bars) and they last a couple of months.

[mugbull]

The grenade on the packaging is the same tactic that gets 15 year olds addicted to Monster

[Luca]

I've been eating like shit and not going to the gym for a month and a half, and am somehow down 4 kilos. You wot.

[Offshore Toon]

Breakfast of champions. I buy a few boxes at a time from here (https://www.mysportsfuel.com/grenade-carb-killa-12-bars) and they last a couple of months.
Amazon works out cheaper for me cause they knock the VAT off. I've got eight boxes at the moment. The Grenade website is so much more expensive that I can't help but wonder if there'll be a price hike soon. They're £2.90 individually in M&S fcol.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've been eating like shit and not going to the gym for a month and a half, and am somehow down 4 kilos. You wot.

I am the opposite. Hardly eating a thing compared to usual and yet feel very fat (too scared to check the numbers).

[Andy]

7 lbs down during lockdown.

I think I'll try and have a weekend off the beer and really crack on. I find one weekend of drinking really throws me off.

Knocked my daily calories down from 1950 to 1750 as well, see if that's sustainable for a couple of weeks.

[Kikó]

I think I'm fluctuating between 78 and 79kg. Definitely got heavier in the lockdown - probably because of drinking.

[Manc]

I've settled at 80kg over recent weeks. Will be looking to shave 3kg off in quick fashion.

How far should one be running for purposes of weight loss?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I am fairly certain everyone will naturally lose weight once this nightmare is over or at least the 'stay home' part of it is over.

That's what I'm banking on, anyway.

[Kikó]

I've settled at 80kg over recent weeks. Will be looking to shave 3kg off in quick fashion.

How far should one be running for purposes of weight loss?

Control your diet. That's the biggest factor for weight loss.

[Lofty]

Lost 9lbs in a week :D

[Manc]

I've settled at 80kg over recent weeks. Will be looking to shave 3kg off in quick fashion.

Weight seems to have stabilised at 77kg. Mission accomplished.

[Andy]

I lost a stone during lockdown which took me to just above 13 stone. Since I've been back at work its slowly creeping up so I've started tracking everything and limiting the drinking again.

Another month of eating well should hopefully see me drop down below 13.

[Lofty]

Lost over a stone in lockdown, need to lose a lot more though. Keto diet is ok but think I am not getting the balance right for mega losses.

[Boydy]

Anyone on a new year diet?

I'm using my fitness pal again. Tried it years ago and didn't think it was that great but it seems to be a lot better now. Everything I've scanned a barcode of so far has been found. Only a week in though so I'm sure I'll lose motivation in another week or two.

[Giggles]

Anyone on a new year diet?

I'm using my fitness pal again. Tried it years ago and didn't think it was that great but it seems to be a lot better now. Everything I've scanned a barcode of so far has been found. Only a week in though so I'm sure I'll lose motivation in another week or two.

I am. I’m only drinking pilsners.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I need to do this but I'm currently incapable. Take a decent meal away from me in the evenings and there's basically nothing left.

Compromising with chicken salads etc as if it's the summer but steak and chips is only ever a rumble of the stomach away.

[Spikey M]

I'm miserable enough and I don't fancy my chances of going to Croatia in May, so fuck going on a diet right now.

[Giggles]

Make curries. Easy thing to make healthy if you can be bothered making them.

[Boydy]

I need to do this but I'm currently incapable. Take a decent meal away from me in the evenings and there's basically nothing left.

Compromising with chicken salads etc as if it's the summer but steak and chips is only ever a rumble of the stomach away.

I was worried about this but I'm kind of finding that thinking about food, planning my dinner and cooking is giving me something else to focus on instead of just doomscrolling.

Plus, best time to do it if no one will see me for a while and I can emerge from the lockdown chrysalis a slimmer, sexier (slightly less fat) version of me. Also there's no going to restaurants or pubs anything to be tempted by high calorie food and drink.

[Adamski]

I am. I’m only drinking pilsners.

They are the best to be fair.

[Giggles]

Depends on the pilsner, but they’re definitely growing on me.

[Boydy]

Down a stone in a month. Who knew actually tracking what you eat would work?

[SvN]

I started on Jan 4th and am down 22lbs so far. Aiming for 1400 calories per day, which is actually quite easy when you're avoiding drinking and snacking.

I've stopped drinking entirely in the week, and only having one or two on Fridays and Saturdays. I've started drinking a couple of Brewdog's alcohol free beers during the week, and they're fantastic. It's made the process a lot easier, and they're hardly any calories.

[Andy]

I started my diet in October and I've lost 2 stone so far overall (gained a bit over Christmas) and it's been fairly easy so far but I've hit a bit of a wall recently.

I am eating 2100 calories per day and usually burning 2500-2700 depending on work. Other than a couple of weeks in December I haven't drunk since the end of October. I do have one meal I don't track on a Saturday.

I'm 12 st 10 lbs and think I probably need to lose another 7lbs. Waiting for the days to get a bit nicer so I can start walking and jogging again to help with the weight loss. Hopefully I'll be able to lose that by the end of next month and start drinking again when the pubs open.

[SvN]

12 stone 10 is my goal weight. Long way to go though, I was 18 stone on January 1st. Heaviest I've ever been, other than a period around 2008 where I was even fatter but never weighed myself.

[Boydy]

Down a stone in a month. Who knew actually tracking what you eat would work?

Down 2 stone 2 pounds now but it seems to be a bit slower. Scales haven't moved for the last couple of weeks. Although I did have three takeaways over the May Day bank holiday weekend when I got my first jab and felt like shit. But didn't actually gain anything that week.

Got into a little routine of exercising at lunchtime now so hopefully that will help.

How are the rest of you getting on?

[Manc]

I'm up 4kg since I stopped watching what I was eating. It's been a good while now though so I'll forgive myself.

[SvN]

Oh God. Delete the thread.

[Boydy]

Oh God. Delete the thread.

:D

Worse than January?

[Lewis]

You must have been a right mound at five foot nothing. Are you still losing?

[Boydy]

Yeah, I was. Still am just not as bad.

[randomlegend]

I am still fat, but a fair bit less fat. Lost about 10kg so far. Probably 15-20kg to go.

First time in my adult life I've managed to consistently lose weight so I'm pretty pleased. Especially given I'm on mirtazapine which is incredibly bad for increasing appetite.

[Spikey M]

Join Me, Boyd and Ben on the GAINZTRAIN.

[randomlegend]

I gain (and hold onto) muscle mass ridiculously easily; I honestly think I could end up inadvertently looking like some roid freak if I wasn't careful.

Even when I had ME and barely moved for a year I didn't lose much.

Perhaps I should be an astronaut.

[Boydy]

Yeah yeah, sure you do.

[Lewis]

'I don't want to get *too* shredded.'

[randomlegend]

Yeah yeah, sure you do.

Yes, I do.

[Boydy]

Prove it then. Start lifting.

[Ben]

Unless you’re actually on gear then there’s no chance you can look too shredded or, especially, too muscular.

[Spikey M]

I gain (and hold onto) muscle mass ridiculously easily; I honestly think I could end up inadvertently looking like some roid freak if I wasn't careful.

Even when I had ME and barely moved for a year I didn't lose much.

Perhaps I should be an astronaut.

https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/09/25/12/milk-edinburgh-clubbers-meme.jpg?width=1200&width=1200&auto=webp&quality=75

[7om]

:lol:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:D

[randomlegend]

I guess I should've seen this reaction coming but given I'm not remotely interested in getting BIG it didn't even register in my mind that it'd come across as bragging.

My bad I guess. But it is true.

[randomlegend]

I also get fat incredibly easily and am a fat mess currently.

[Boydy]

You're not going to get BIG, you dickhead. That's what we're trying to tell you.

[Boydy]

https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/09/25/12/milk-edinburgh-clubbers-meme.jpg?width=1200&width=1200&auto=webp&quality=75

:lol:

[randomlegend]

I'm sorry it makes you all so mad.

[Lewis]

I get big/strong and fat easily. It's like a constant balancing act, but I can also not lift for weeks and go straight back to doing what I was, so I believe you mate.

[randomlegend]

Means a lot. BFFL.

[Manc]

In a cut for the ages I've dropped a stone in ten weeks. Woof.

[Ben]

I’m beginning a cut now. Been “bulking” for a strongman competition and ended up backing out because I’ve not committed to training due to having the baby so I want to get from 110kg to 100kg for Christmas.

[Manc]

Christ on a bike. How tall are you?

[Ben]

6’4”. 110kg isn’t heavy for me for strongman but I’m a novice. Was supposed to be my first comp.

[Dave.]

6’4”. 110kg isn’t heavy for me for strongman but I’m a novice. Was supposed to be my first comp.

A strongman on TTH.:cool: How far off are you from appearing on one of the TV shows?

[Shindig]

We should get him to lift Lofty.

[Ben]

A strongman on TTH.:cool: How far off are you from appearing on one of the TV shows?

Closest I’ve ever gotten and will ever get was row 2 at Sheffield Arena last year. You can see me very briefly behind Colin Bryce at one point.

[randomlegend]

Traps are already tickling my earlobes.

[igor_balis]

I got fat again but it's starting to come off now I've largely knocked the booze on the head.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This thread has been RESURRECTED!

Decided in mid-March that I don't want to be fat so I've been on a diet since then.

Started off just being eating healthy but not following any sort of diet. I then switched to intermittent fasting about a month ago and I'm enjoying it.

Lost 14KG so far (just over 2 stones) and I'm not missing anything when it comes to food. I was stuck at the 12KG mark for a week or two so switched my first meal (about 12pm) from a carb heavy meal to protein heavy meal and that has helped a lot.

Also cut down my Coke Zero consumption by at least 50%, I'm down to 1-3 cans (it's rarely 3 though) and I'm drinking a hell of a lot more water.

Haven't really done much exercise yet but I think I'll get a gym membership soon and use it to swim at the very least.

[Lewis]

Go on lad.

[Shindig]

Best of luck.

[Spikey M]

What's your goal weight 'how? What do you weigh now? Good work so far.

[Giggles]

You're only in your 30's though aren't you? Easy money.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What's your goal weight 'how? What do you weigh now? Good work so far.

Not sure yet and far too much still.

[Offshore Toon]

Do it properly or don't bother resurrecting the thread.

[Lewis]

How much Coke Zero were you necking?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

How much Coke Zero were you necking?

1.3-2.2L a day or so.

[Baz]

Why is Coke Zero bad for you?

[randomlegend]

Makes you more prone to type 2 diabetes (provokes similar responses to sugar). There's also some evidence linking them to fatty liver disease.

[Ian]

Good work Mahow, I have similarly been making efforts to be less if a chubber and I'm around the same as you down so far. Mostly just calorie counting but I'm upping my exercise again too.

[Lewis]

Why is Coke Zero bad for you?

Must be a fiver a day habit by the sounds of it.

[Manc]

IF really is a cheat code.

[Boydy]

Makes you more prone to type 2 diabetes (provokes similar responses to sugar). There's also some evidence linking them to fatty liver disease.

Is that actually true? Any time I've ever looked into it the studies all seem to conflict.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

IF really is a cheat code.

Surprisingly easy to adjust to as well.

[randomlegend]

Is that actually true?

To be fair the evidence is poorer than I thought. The meta-analyses find correlation but recognise there's likely to be bias and the studies are generally of poor quality.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8402166/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7014832/

[Manc]

Surprisingly easy to adjust to as well.

Super manageable. I've found it a great way to manipulate my sleep schedule also.

[Lewis]

You have to wonder how many kids have been getting the wrong treatment because their parents didn't request a quick Google to be sure.

[randomlegend]

You have to wonder how many kids have been getting the wrong treatment because their parents didn't request a quick Google to be sure.

I'd always google it first at work, dw mate.

[Boydy]

To be fair the evidence is poorer than I thought. The meta-analyses find correlation but recognise there's likely to be bias and the studies are generally of poor quality.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8402166/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7014832/
Obvs you probably shouldn't be drinking litres of that crap every day anyway, tbf. I generally stick to one can a day with dinner these days. Maybe two cans on the weekends when I'm going a bit wild.

SSRIs and insulin resistance, now, that's another story. I was always fucking hungry on that sertraline shit.

[Don]

Has TTH got any fatties left that don't feel suitably ashamed of themselves? I don't wish to take all the credit but I've been doing the dirty work on here for far too long.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyGZbLMWAAAyrUV?format=jpg&name=900x900

[Ben]

To be fair the evidence is poorer than I thought. The meta-analyses find correlation but recognise there's likely to be bias and the studies are generally of poor quality.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8402166/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7014832/

Naturally most studies are going to set calories at 1:1 which is why there's little evidence of its effectiveness. But IFs main benefit is that it effectively eliminates a meal and snack time's worth of calories because most people who do it aren't going to make up for that missed meal by eating two meals when they're allowed to eat. It's just a calorie reduction system, really, but you can still eat good food instead of the other bobbins going about like Slimming World.

[Kikó]

The thing I've always taken from intermittent fasting is your consciously aware of what you're not eating so you're making an active decision to try and change your lifestyle. That's usually most of the battle - making a change in habit.

Impressive work 'how.

[Spikey M]

I never have breakfast (unless I'm on holiday), so I've been Intermittent Fasting since before it was cool.

[Yevrah]

It definitely works, but I can’t recommend highly enough adding some exercise once you’re down to a respectable weight.

[Lofty]

So on IF do you still have 2000 calories of food just in an 8 hour window?

[Spikey M]

So on IF do you still have 2000 calories of food just in an 8 hour window?

IF is simply defined eating windows. It can range from 12 hours fasting (12:12) to 16:8 to one meal a day. You could add calorie restrictions to that aswell if you wanted to, but it's not part of it per se.

[Ben]

So on IF do you still have 2000 calories of food just in an 8 hour window?

That's why scientific evidence surrounding it is sketchy. If you eat 2000 in 8 hours vs. 2000 in 24 hours, it's still 2000 calories, so the difference is negligible, if at all. By restricting your eating window, if you're not meticulously tracking calories, you're naturally going to consume less. So while IF definitely works for weight loss with a lot of people, it's probably not for the reasons they think.

[Kikó]

It definitely works, but I can’t recommend highly enough adding some exercise once you’re down to a respectable weight.

Especially if you are losing a lot of fat and want to make sure you tighten the skin rather than have droopiness.

[Spikey M]

That's why scientific evidence surrounding it is sketchy. If you eat 2000 in 8 hours vs. 2000 in 24 hours, it's still 2000 calories, so the difference is negligible, if at all. By restricting your eating window, if you're not meticulously tracking calories, you're naturally going to consume less. So while IF definitely works for weight loss with a lot of people, it's probably not for the reasons they think.

The same is true for Keto and probably other diets too. For all the talk of Ketosis and Autophagy and blahblahblah, the main thing going on is that it’s hard to hit 2000 calories when you can't eat pastry, potato, pasta, rice, etc and you're calling cheese on crushed cauliflower "pizza".

[Ben]

The same is true for Keto and probably other diets too. For all the talk of Ketosis and Autophagy and blahblahblah, the main thing going on is that it’s hard to hit 2000 calories when you can't eat pastry, potato, pasta, rice, etc and you're calling cheese on crushed cauliflower "pizza".

Exactly. I tried keto for a while about a decade ago. Fucking hard work getting my 2800 maintenance calories, no matter how much I love steak and eggs.

[randomlegend]

Naturally most studies are going to set calories at 1:1 which is why there's little evidence of its effectiveness. But IFs main benefit is that it effectively eliminates a meal and snack time's worth of calories because most people who do it aren't going to make up for that missed meal by eating two meals when they're allowed to eat. It's just a calorie reduction system, really, but you can still eat good food instead of the other bobbins going about like Slimming World.

The conversation was about whether diet drinks/artificial sweeteners are linked to type 2 diabetes not about IF.

[CJay]

Calorie counting is crap.

Get some Tim Spector in your lives and reap the benefits.

Make your own own food
DonÂ’t eat stuff out of individual packets
Eat vegetables, lots of them
Extra virgin olive oil
Exercise

Life really is as simple as that.

[Spikey M]

I don't know who Tim Spector is but I don't think he invented healthy eating tbh

[Ben]

Wasn't he the guy who was the face of that Zoe COVID map? Depends on your goals but calorie counting is most definitely not crap if you need to refine your weight gain/loss alongside a dedicated gym routine.

[Ian]

Calorie counting is crap.

It's been helpful for me so far. Mostly just as a method of keeping myself in check rather than the minutiae of it being particularly relevant.

[Lofty]

Calorie counting essentially means you can eat whatever and lose weight if you stick to your targets. A college professor in the states did it eating all processed crap to prove you could lose weight in deficit. Obviously there are other issues with it but purely on the maths calorie deficit = loss (unless you have a health condition that screws that).

[Yevrah]

So on IF do you still have 2000 calories of food just in an 8 hour window?

No, it's just a fancy way of saying you're starving yourself.

At least that's what I thought it was anyway.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I think some people take IF to the extreme and they do starve themselves.

I'm on the 16:8 and I wouldn't consider that starving yourself. I don't feel hungry late at night and I generally only get hungry about an 30-60 minutes before my meal times.

I was pretty much doing 2 meals a day anyway but I was snacking a lot, especially late at night which I've obviously stopped doing.

I've even shifted my times around on some days when I needed to. For instance I drove with family to Belgium for a night and ended up eating on day at 7am and then again at 3:30pm (UK times) and I was fine.

[Spikey M]

Fasting is starving yourself, it's just that IF falls on the mild end of the spectrum. There are ALOT of people with eating disorders that started out on Intermittent Fasting and progressed onto longer fasts. As with anything, there is an awful lot of bullshit on Social Media about this stuff and it can and does get taken to extremes.

[Offshore Toon]

Yeah, I've done 60 hour fasts before. Once you get an app and start chasing numbers, who knows where you'll end up.

[CJay]

It's been helpful for me so far. Mostly just as a method of keeping myself in check rather than the minutiae of it being particularly relevant.

In terms of being aware of what you’re eating it can definitely be beneficial, like a food diary type thing. But calculating that one meal is 300 calories when it could well be 200 or 500, depending on various factors, is a bit pointless.

[Boydy]

In terms of being aware of what you’re eating it can definitely be beneficial, like a food diary type thing. But calculating that one meal is 300 calories when it could well be 200 or 500, depending on various factors, is a bit pointless.
You're not doing it on a one meal basis though are you? You'd be setting yourself day a 2000 calorie limit every day and while calories on the nutritional info on food packaging isn't always 100% accurate you'd be assuming those inaccuracies even out. And if you're not losing at 2000 a day you can go down to 1800 a day and see what hapoens etc. Calorie counting does work.

[CJay]

Just because you are calorie counting doesn’t mean you’re eating a healthy diet.

A calorie isn’t just a calorie - intake and BMR will vary wildly from person to person and from food type to food type. Genetics also play a big role. Just because there are 100 calories in meal 1 doesn’t mean your body has consumed 100 calories from that meal. It’s an inherently flawed idea. It works to a point because it’s restrictive in nature, but long term I bet people aren’t keeping the weight off. Hence why this thread is at page 14.

Hit me up with some studies, RL.

[Spikey M]

Take it to the Conspiracy thread lad.

[Baz]

I asked AI about intermittent fasting and it’s come up with a plan to fit around my day:


Based on the information you provided, here's a weekday intermittent fasting plan that you can follow:

1. Time-Restricted Eating (16:8 Method):
- Start your eating window at 12:30 PM and end it at 8:30 PM, allowing an 8-hour eating period.
- During the fasting window, you can consume calorie-free beverages such as water, unsweetened tea, or black coffee.

2. Morning Routine:
- 06:30 AM: Wake up and hydrate yourself with a glass of water or herbal tea.
- 07:00 AM: You can have black coffee if desired, as it doesn't break your fasting state.

3. Workday Schedule:
- 08:45 AM: Begin your work.
- 12:30 PM: Break your fast with a healthy, balanced lunch.
- 03:30 PM: Have a light snack, such as a piece of fruit or a handful of nuts.
- 06:00 PM: Start preparing your dinner.
- 07:00 PM: Enjoy a nutritious dinner with your family.

Remember, during your eating window, it's important to focus on consuming balanced meals that include lean proteins, whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and healthy fats. Portion control and mindful eating can also be beneficial for weight management.

On weekends, you can follow a more flexible eating schedule and return to your regular eating habits. However, it's still essential to make healthy food choices to support your weight loss goals.

Additionally, incorporating regular physical activity into your routine, such as walking, jogging, or strength training, can complement your intermittent fasting plan and contribute to overall health and weight management.

Please keep in mind that individual responses to intermittent fasting can vary, so it's important to listen to your body and adjust the plan accordingly.

I do a rough version of that anyway, only with more snacks, so I might try to be stricter and follow this.

[Lofty]

Take it to the Conspiracy thread lad.

That's what a Big Calorie shill would say.

[Ian]

, but long term I bet people aren’t keeping the weight off. Hence why this thread is at page 14.

That's more because people don't stick to it because ultimately the sort of person who just likes eating crisps all the time probably don't have the motivation/ discipline / whatever to keep it up.

Saying "don't follow diet plans just exercise more and eat better" isn't going to work any more than telling somebody who's depressed to try looking on the bright would. If the people doing it were tedium junkies who love jogging and kale they wouldn't be trying to lose weight.

[Spikey M]

Boxers and bodybuilders use calorie tracking and macro's to play their bodies like a fiddle. They would not be able to achieve their goals by following whatever Tim Spector has been trotting out.

"What do you mean I'm overweight? I haven't eaten anything from a packet!"

[Boydy]

Just because you are calorie counting doesn’t mean you’re eating a healthy diet.

No one claimed that!


Just because there are 100 calories in meal 1 doesn’t mean your body has consumed 100 calories from that meal.


Sure, yeah, but your body isn't magicking up an extra 200 calories from that 100 calories you consumed.

Let's look at your advice above:


Make your own own food
DonÂ’t eat stuff out of individual packets
Eat vegetables, lots of them
Extra virgin olive oil
Exercise

All good advice, sure but you could easily go over your calorie limit for a day making your own fresh food, not from packets with a lot of vegetables especially if you're chucking a load of olive oil on there. Especially if you're a short arse like me. Now, 3,000 calories of fresh home-cooked meat, veg, carbs and fats are gonna be a lot better for you than 3,000 calories a day of McDonald's but you're still gonna gain weight if you're only burning off 2,500 calories a day.


Also, humans are weak and we're constantly bombarded with advertising for foods that are engineered to be tasty. We're going to give in sometimes. It's good to know "oh, theres 200 calories in this chocolate bar, I can fit that into my allowance for the day" or whatever. Are you telling me Tim Spector never has a fucking biscuit?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He makes his own olive oil and courgette biscuits.

[niko_cee]

Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun Tim Spector Gadget.

[Giggles]

Just because you are calorie counting doesn’t mean you’re eating a healthy diet.

A calorie isn’t just a calorie - intake and BMR will vary wildly from person to person and from food type to food type. Genetics also play a big role. Just because there are 100 calories in meal 1 doesn’t mean your body has consumed 100 calories from that meal. It’s an inherently flawed idea. It works to a point because it’s restrictive in nature, but long term I bet people aren’t keeping the weight off. Hence why this thread is at page 14.

Hit me up with some studies, RL.

I didn't keep mine off because I had a couple of unrelated health scares when I was at my fittest, so realised I was just wasting my time being miserable eating leaves and exercising. The big man could come any day for any of us.

[Lewis]

I thought intermittent fasting was how Multi used to do it, i.e. only eating during a very narrow window - say an hour directly after working out - like a wild animal might. An eight hour window isn't any sort of anything bearing in mind you're asleep for half of the remaining hours, and then presumably busy during the others.

[Spikey M]

After all this I stepped on the scales this morning and I really need to drop about a stone before our holiday in October. Taz, come fatshame me for motivation.

Starting with an impromptu 24hr fast. Had dinner last night at 7, not eating again until the same time tonight. We move.

[Ian]

You think The Rock will buy Southend when he discovers their devoted fans are a load of wobblers? Get it sorted mate, you don't want to be the one who stops the dream coming true.

[Don]

Not eating for 24 hours is a great start, usually step 1 for most of these cunts is not eating every 2 hours for which they demand a medal for their bravery.

Are you calorie counting? I hear measuring your intake of food by a definite magnitude of a quantity and restricting said magnitude prevents weight-gain. It's pretty high level stuff though so I'll wait for Giggles to confirm the science and list the key exempting factors (age, hairs on knuckles, lunar cycle etc).

[Spikey M]

I'll be doing 20:4 after today, probably 2 meals within the 4 hours. I should be back to a healthy weight in 2 or 3 weeks.

[Lewis]

If you eat them upside down.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

2 meals in 4 hours?

Someone get that bravery medal ready.

[Manc]

Huberman has done a IF deep dive. Will consume this weekend.

[Baz]

I had a share bag of Haribo twin snakes and two sausage rolls for my dinner. :stamford:

[Offshore Toon]

I'm back on MFP and looking to drop 10kg before August 15th. The motivation levels are high and everything is aligning after a rough first half of the year, so it's go time.

[niko_cee]

How was the long walk?

[Offshore Toon]

Strained ACL prevented training so had to shelf that idea. I forgot its tomorrow, actually, so if I wake up at 2am, as I have been recently, I might give it a bash.

[niko_cee]

Ah, thought it was last weekend as that's when it was here. 2am, christ, is that when it gets going? Almost worth just going straight from the pub.

[Offshore Toon]

Starts at 3, yeah. All because one person usually finishes at midnight.

[Foe]

I had a share bag of Haribo twin snakes and two sausage rolls for my dinner. :stamford:

Twin snakes are so good. As are the sour sharks.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Anyone doing IF, what are you eating for your first meal of the day?

I used to eat a bowl of nutty muesli with loads of fruit but changed to vegetable scrambled eggs and the protein heavy seems to work best for me. I am now a little bored of the same thing day after day so want to try something new for a bit to change it up.

Any suggestions?

[Don]

Yoghurt with fruit/nuts/seeds in summer, porridge in winter. You have enough room to customise with different toppings to not get bored. Nothing wrong with eggs and other cooked stuff if prepped properly I'm sure but they're not at the level of the former.

[Lofty]

I am trying to stay under 2000 calories a day, doing some basic weight training in addition to walking the dog three times a day but weight loss is more important than muscle gain for now so I think deficit is the best way to go, happy to be advised otherwise.

My main advantage with this is I am a monotonous slave to routine, pre covid it used to be a joke in the office that you could set your watch by my actions, time I had lunch etc. I also don't mind eating the same or similar meals every day.

So far today had porridge with blueberries, apple and honey (and a pinch of cinammon) for breakfast and seasoned chicken breast with rice, broccolli and carrots for lunch. Apple chaser, 946 calories for the day so far and only one meal remaining.

Main challenge this week is I have to go into the office for a meeting on Thursday for the first time in ages, but there should be no reason I can't take my usual lunch. I just have to resist temptation whilst there (office tuck shop and canteen on site).

[Ben]

Sub 2000 at your height? You’ll look like a bookies pen in no time.

[Spikey M]

I have been doing One Meal A Day since Thursday and it really is piss easy. I'm already half a stone down. Might keep it going and see if I can bring some abs to the gun show.

[Lofty]

Alright for a runt like you, I get hungry I want to murder people.

[Spikey M]

You work on the trains, you have access to plenty of homeless people. Do what you gotta do.

[Offshore Toon]

I'm hammering exercise so struggling to keep calories down, but I'm at least 1k cal in defecit each day. Three hours cycling today and a swim plus a little trek on the cliff paths coming up after this post. I utilised flexi time nicely today and will to continue outside of Bay Capital annual general meeting days. Cycle and swim on lunch. :drool:

I'm hoping I can start to starve myself in a week once my body realises carbs are old news.

[Offshore Toon]

MFP and Google Fit both seem utterly mental in their calorie loss calculations. I'm enjoying the idea of being in 3k calorie defecit but I'm not having it. Guess the scales will reveal all.

[Boydy]

Nutracheck is superior to MFP for food-logging, I've found. It's 20 quid or so for a year's subscription but most of MFP's good stuff (barcode scanner) is behind a paywall now anyway.

[Offshore Toon]

Barcode scanner ain't behind a pay wall for me. The food logging is fine anyway. It's the 600 cal/h for cycling and hiking I'm not having.

[Ian]

It's Nutracheck I've been using but I haven't been logging my exercise, I didn't know how accurate any of that stuff is and didn't want to start using exercise as an excuse to eat more while I'm still porky.

[Boydy]

Calorie burn estimates for exercise are usually a load of bollocks. I wouldn't trust them at all.

[Lofty]

Yeah just log the food intake ignore any burnt calories. They give people false hope. Remember those posters used to say you had to do 40 minutes spinning to burn off a sausage roll? Now these apps are bullshitting people they can walk off a mars bar in 15 minutes.

[Ben]

Definitely don't take any notice of "calories burnt" on those apps. Pick what you think is right (eg. 500 calorie deficit per day equals one pound weight loss per week) then adjust accordingly from there.

[Offshore Toon]

I'm not relying on it by any means but it still helps me keep things in check. I aim for double what my MFP goal is as it won't go higher than 1kg, but it's also nice to see a 3k defecit and know you'll be alright.

First day back in the gym this morning too. Just did a few gentle all round workout to ease any DOMS in but thank fuck I've got an 80kg tyre back in my life. Nearly chucked up after two minutes. :drool:

[Waffdon]

The fitness app on the iPhone is bad for being overzealous with kcals burned. It has me burning 900-1200 a day just walking 12-15000 steps whereas others are half that

[Kikó]

Yeah walking on a Fitbit versa 2 for an hour consistently thinks I'm burning 500 calories which is the equivalent of me doing hiit. I don't think so.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Got a GP exercise referral the other day after requesting it.

Went to the gym today and I've got a consultation next week then will be paying £28 a month (their cheapest packages are usually £33) and I believe I get a trainer/fitness programme to help me out.

Weight loss seems to have stagnated the last few days and I seem to be locked at 15kg loss so the exercise regime will help a lot.

[Ben]

A few days is nothing, don’t worry. You can afford to give it a couple of weeks before thinking you need to change up. Weight loss isn’t linear.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

So I had my induction at the gym.

My exercise co-ordinator (I think that's her role) seems quite nice. She asked a lot of questions about why I want to be in the gym etc etc. I will have a plan drawn up by her (she mentioned cardio, strength and then finishing with cardio when I workout) and then in 6 weeks we will meet up again and review how I've fared.

I also went on a machine that told me I am 79.2KG of MUSCLE (fuck you Randrew, I'll get more hench then you) but my body fat % is at 43.8 which obviously isn't great.

I'm not allowed to use the actual gym equipment until next week when I have a second induction but I am able to use the pool.

Also, I've managed to knock off another 2KG which takes me to 17 in total.

[Waffdon]

Not allowed to use the equipment? Lol wot. You’re an adult ffs

[Baz]

Well done Mahow. Big step, that.

[Kikó]

Cardio strength cardio is shit advice.

It's probably worth doing an all body workout with some supersets in there. You can always mix up a heavyish lift with a quick blast of cardio (15 calories on a bike/rower/ski) and get good results without being bored by a cardio only exercise.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Not allowed to use the equipment? Lol wot. You’re an adult ffs

Apparently I need to be shown how to use it.

Didn't stop them taking payment today though, obviously.

[Shindig]

"We can't have you going off on your own. What if you hurt yourself?"

[Spikey M]

I'm not allowed to use the actual gym equipment until next week when I have a second induction but I am able to use the pool.



Apparently I need to be shown how to use it.

Didn't stop them taking payment today though, obviously.

:D wut.

The PT package they're going to bankrupt you with is going to be glorious.

[Lofty]

Gyms always pull that shit. I am on day three of progressive overload tomorrow, the main one I struggle to get sets out with is the Arnold Press. Also going on the piss tomorrow afternoon which will erase any muscle growth. Hoping I can hit my target of another 1lb lost when I wake up tomorrow. Been in a rut where I keep lossing and gaining the same half a stone so want to breakthrough.

Wife has procured a DDPY set of videos etc so might give that a go too, pretend it's the heyday of RAW :D

[Luke Emia]

So the marathon training is going well. But, it’s made me realise I probably need to start eating better if I’m training. The past few weeks I’ve been eating any old shit I want and still losing weight but as I’m doing longer runs more often now I’m finding the my energy levels can be very up and down which is an issue.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Did 1km in the pool today.

Hardest swim I've done as I haven't swam in years and haven't done that much in about a decade.

Arms are dead.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Had my induction yesterday and we went through my routine albeit truncated just to show me how things work and if I need to adjust shit.

Just finished my first full session and I'm partially dead. I've produced so much swea.