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This is exactly what I do. During the working week I play football 3 x per week (my favourite type of exercise), gym 3-4 x per week (lunch), 20 mile commute 3 x per week, 1 x swim per week. I used to enjoy running but then had issues with my shins so I upped the amount of football I played. I found doing exercise I enjoy and at more convenient times had helped it become part of my routine - If I miss one or two of the above I can just shrug it off or do something at the weekend.
I like eating nice food most and drinking (though only once/twice per week and much less if I'm trying to lose weight). This means I sustain what I have for the most part, sometime I get a bit more lardy so cut out bad stuff and work harder.
My plan now is to be a bit more strict in terms of what I eat and increase gym to 4 x per week which should allow me to drop the 3 kgs.
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Thanks all.
When I got down to 75-80 I was riding (fairly hard) for about an hour and a half every day on the commute and spending an hour every morning in the gym on top of that, so I managed to shed a lot of fat, build some tone and still eat and drink like I enjoyed eating and drinking. I probably overdid it at points - I could barely say 'morning' to my colleagues some days until I'd inhaled a large bowl of muesli at my desk - but overall I had loads more energy and felt genuinely good. So I think the exercise-driven deficit is probably the way I'd like to go - I just need to make the time for it.
The MyFitnessPal app is helpful, it's how I got down to where I am from 110kg. But calorie counting alone doesn't make me feel any better and doesn't give me an outlet for stress, so I oscillate between discipline and bingeing depending on my stress levels, which in itself doesn't help my mood. The hope is that a proper exercise routine coupled with healthier eating (and less booze) will give me an stress outlet, help me feel better and get my fitness back up and the weight down.