Weight / Fat loss

weight has been pretty static as have been trying to eat what I burn after exercise rather than dieting so I have the energy to increase the number of times I can do so in a week.

but am beginning to see a slight but consistent drop in my bodyfat% along with the slight change in bodyweight and I can feel my strength returning to my legs (pushing 118kg around on a bike fixed will do that I imagine) so I will hopefully be up to commuting (24 miles a day) 3x a week on the bike by end of april to help push the actual weight numbers down properly.

the number of t-shirts which fit me is slowly increasing again too so physiologically there must be some change. might start measuring mah beer belly as i carry almost all of my extra weight there.

Fat loss over weight loss is always good :)

68.5 Feb to 65.6 today.
Lost inches, to get proper trim (low 20s fat %) I'd need to lose at least another 5 kg.

Pfff... But strength in gym holding, still benching 70 for a few reps.

Number on the scales began with an 8 today, first time I've seen that in about 6 months.

7x.xx will be a while off, but that's the next major target.

Shifted my US additional heft and back to 88kg.

If I don't want to give up beer/cheese/meat then is it likely that I will always remain around this weight? Don't really eat biscuits/chocolate and don't drink sweet drinks, so what are my options?

Eat less, move more.

You don't have to completely give them up, just eat / drink less of them.

And swap things you don't care about for lower fat and sugar versions, eat skyr not a snickers, eat apples not banana be careful with peanut butter and other fats and trim some calories there? :)

eat skyr not a snickers

Fuck that in the eyeball.

That sounds like you may need a snickers...right here, right now ;)

I just had cake.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFJIEK17b9M&t=43s

Just work out portion control with myfitnesspal and stop eating out regularly as that food is more calorific then any normal home cooked meal

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Eating out is a killer though, something like 2,000 extra calories every time you eat out.

This is my biggest challenge, I tend to travel with work every couple of weeks at the moment, and I can be good at home easily as I don't buy much crap, but a breakfast buffet in a hotel has aaaaallll the good things! Plus being bored in a hotel at night is not a good time to have a bar with beer in it!

Sorry I should've been clearer. I don't want to stop eating out, cut down drinking etc I enjoy it far too much.

Maybe Myfitnesspal is the way to go during the week and just to see where I'm going way off the deep end and can potentially cut back.

79.7, great success. So tired I was in bed at 7pm though.

You have running shoes and hotels have doors. Less beer time and offsetting the beer you may have.

Keto.

Yep, this is true, and I'm getting better about making healthy choices now the novelty has worn off!

This was my thought.

How much would drinking affect this?

One idea although in no way proven is try to time your eating out and drinking around your exercise.

For example eating out and beer after a big ride isn't going to cause weight gain because you'll have a big calorie deficit but sitting at a desk all day then having pints and a 3 course meal is.

sitting at a desk all day then having pints and a 3 course meal is

doh

I agree - which is why I don't have scales in my house!

So long as I'm getting adequate exercise I try not to worry about weight too much

Ideally you would cut out beer for the best results, I haven't though and still lost nearly 11kgs in a little over 3 months. Wines and spirits etc are better and less likely to effect ketosis due to the lower carb content, however I love beer so have just cracked on as normal, but trying to not drink a few days a week.

Just started using myfitnesspal. The exercise cals used seems a bit high to me. How do people deal with this? Just log 75% of actual exercise time? Of course it's not an exact science.

Link it to a fitness tracker like Strava? As long as you upload the activity ASAP then that should be much more accurate.