Weight / Fat loss

I'm finding it pretty easy at the moment. I remember when I got as light as I'd been for ages last year and I was doing a fair few miles I'd really struggle with hunger. At the moment I guess I have a lot of reserves and I'm not doing that much riding so I'm doing alright.

#neverknowinglyeatenquinoa

i dont trust people who say they enjoy coconut water. it's basically watery plant jizz.

plus after running 11 miles in a nighttime checkpoint race with no fuel stations a few months back I was literally gasping for water and feeling severely dehydrated but the only option of refreshment was unlimited amounts of coco vita and even after 4 cartons worth my thirst level hadn't changed at all, i might as well have been pouring sand in my mouth. horrible.

I LOVE coconut water.

Just bought some from Morrisons, 50% off. Yay!

I don't mind that iced coffee coconut shit they do. Don't recall ever drinking coconut water 'neat' though.

Wat?! Coconut water is, like, the most hydrating thing ever! Except maybe watermelon juice, that's pretty good too.

*in terms of non-sciencey feels

Or maybe water.

Yeah yeah, water, pfft.

I know there could be worse things, but i have a massive flapjack addiction. Currently averaging at least 2 large ones daily which is detrimental to my weight loss. Can't decide if I need to go full cold turkey or gradually taper off consumption.

Definitely full cold turkey.

mmm, turkey

I have lost 1.5kg since Sunday. A little faster than I need to go, that.

I decided to do something about my weight last summer when I met up with an old uni friend who looked like she had halved her weight. She said that she'd been doing this 5:2 thing so bought me the book. It's so freaking easy. All you do is not eat twice a week. I've gone from 73kg -> 61kg in about 6 months.

I like to eat and I love junk food and in that time my intake of junk food has doubled but that made no odds. But other than the weight loss there have been so many other benefits such as having extra time, steady energy, having control over hunger and not counting calories. Got quite a few friends and clients into it and they all can't believe how easy it is.

Cycling? Hills are obviously easier. Better riding position as the thigh doesn't come up to touch belly. Body is better attuned to burning fat so don't need to eat as much on long rides. Recover faster. I'm not a racer so speed isn't an issue but you'd probably need more carbs.

I wasn't massively overweight but the belly was bothering me and it was doing a body composition test that raised my concerns. I used a machine called BodyTrax where you hold these handles that shoot electric currents through you. It showed interstitial fat was a bit high. It was time to shift. So I did.

A bunch of my pals have also done the 5:2 thing and found it good.

One of the things that struck me when I started to lose weight was that sometimes I felt hungry. not "bored and wanting to eat" or "craving something sweet" but a feeling in my stomach that I was hungry. I actually found that a very comforting feeling because a) it made me think something was happenning. b) it is not really an unpleasant feeling and c) it was different from the "bored" or "craving" feelings.

In other news, has anyone done a Dexa body scan? About 120quid, but an accurate set of figures for body composition.. I have been quite tempted; I obviously know that the answer is "too much body fat" but the geek in me would love it.

Just look at yourself in the mirror and use the £120 to buy speed or 'roids.

He wrote "Dexa" not "Deca"...

hippy, that's not going to satisfy my inner geek. I do know that the looking in a mirror thing provides me with all the answers I need, but no numbers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dextroamphetamine

Draw a grid on the mirror and then calculate your 'area'. Not only numbers but counting too.

i dont trust people who say they enjoy coconut water. it's basically watery plant jizz.

Watery nut jizz surley?

Although I don't know if that makes it more appetising or not...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Dekker

Drupe jizz. Coconuts aren't nuts.

Now this I like.

Actually both your suggestions are cracking.

Is the 5:2 thing recommended if you are also pretty active. Or is it just for the sedentary and evil?

They claim, I think, that anyone, including the very active can do it.

I do think that lots is said that encourages cyclists to overeat. Overuse of gels and flapjack ever thirty minutes while riding and recovery shakes are very easy to go overboard on.

Plan for tomorrow (or today, as written at 1am whilst mildly drunk):-

Had to cut a couple of bits short as something ate into my free time but still managed 2300m swim, 40k bike, 6k run. And the remembered I hadn't had any breakfast.

Saturday am: Parkrun!

Still up for this. Hoping for a PB, we'll see.