Weight / Fat loss

I still really reccomend the my fitness pal app as a means for healthy and simple weight loss.

I deliberately ignored it over xmas to my detriment when I should have changed my goal from weight loss to weight maintenance but hindsight is a wonderful thing!

I got to work this morning and found my work slacks and shirt were a little to fucking tight for my liking.

I have a similar problem with half a stone appearing over the last few weeks which I've been off the bike for. wvw has been instructed that it's no more roast dinners for the foreseable future.

dont dukan if you actually do exercise!
Lady Liz did it for a bit, it's fine after the first week but the chicken/fish/oatbran attack week is pure hell. Lost a lot but felt pretty weak and giddy for most of it despite plenty of vits etc. once ur back on the veg as well its fine. She does plenty of circuit training in the mornings but just didnt have the energy on dukan.
stop eating bread/pasta etc and just replace it with steamed veg and you're laughing. you wont even miss the bland, tasteless shite after a couple of days of carrot sticks and brocoli!

77kg this morning, so slightly less depressing, think this week will be a bit of a normalisation and will take stock of where I am on friday...

Not convinced by fad diets but good luck bobbo, sounds like you've got good motivation

75.9 this evening; seems like a more reasonable weight gain in fairness, and puts me back with less than a stone to loose in total, however of I can loose 1.6kg per day for the rest of the week I'd be fairly happy ;)

73.93kg or 11st 9lb in the old money - a 1lb loss after a week of feasting - staggered

75.9kg currently (this morning)
Fairly good maintenance for a week of overindulging.
Ed- if you don't mind- I'm going to use you as a competitor to lose weight.

Its on like donkey kong- 68kg by May 27th.

73.93kg or 11st 9lb in the old money - a 1lb loss after a week of feasting - staggered

Your feast is wrong.

http://www.ranker.com/list/the-10-craziest-food-abominations-of-all-time/joanne

Fine by me.

My aim is 69.9kg by 16th feb then to maintain that until April 15th

Your feast is wrong.

http://www.ranker.com/list/the-10-craziest-food-abominations-of-all-time/joanne

Want!

In other news, my Christmas 'pondus' is gone already. So dropping fat fast.

Also. I've run out of protien suppliment. I've been grossly over training as usual, and upping my weights in the gym, but at the usual rate. But I've been missing my protien binge afterwards.

MY TITS FECKING ACHE LIKE FECKERY.

Just ordered 3 months worth of protein, looks like I'll be on my current eating regime for a while then!

went through 7Kg of whey in just over 2 months.

I'm using it to put on muscle really. But necking 3 or 4 portions of an evening, means I'm not snacking. So its keeping the fat down. As my weight increase has plateaued, I'm guessing I'm currently reducing my fat %. Had'nt realised it was stopping so much recovery pain from my weight sessions though.

I may have to start taking protein in the evenings then if I'm going to have any hope of cycling 40 miles 5 days a week.

You don't need protein for that you need carbs (and a bit of protein). #carbfiend

You don't need protein for that you need carbs (and a bit of protein). #carbfiend

If you're just looking to recover. Buy a pallet of 4:1 carbs + protein.

I actually use this stuff as an energy drink.

#protienfiend

That's because it IS an energy drink. Carbohydrates are absorbed more readily by the body if there's protein present too. Testing found 4:1 to be the best. It's more about getting carbs into the body than the protein. High5 make a nice one - Citrus. I've just finished one. I won't be using it again, as although it was fine used on a 12hr training ride it turned my stomach middle of the 24hr after using only GO.

Its not the most refreshing of drinks though. The protien makes it kinda meal like. I just like the idea of maximising my daily protienb intake.

The 4:1 ratio was only actually tested against a 1:0 ratio. So it was'nt exactly a complete study.

I've just ordered a big multi pack thingie. With whey protien, creatine, amino something, glutamine, and a bottle of oil.

Reckon I'll try and balance fitness and muscle bulk, untill the end of march. Then naturally go down in weight as the cycling/rugby season kicks off...

...or die from BS suppliment excess.

75.5kg

Bring it Mr Brows

What's the deal with protein shakes and stuff etc?
Never used anything like it as a meal substitute. Just the odd gel when hitting the pain cave on a long ride. Worth having a tub of something in the house as an alternative to snacking on biscuits and crap?
Not really looking to loose any more weight, just convert a bit of fat to muscle. Currently loving Lady Liz's jillian michaels circuit training dvds. I will have killer buns and thighs....

75.3...
But I feel dehydrated this morning- so probably actual weight is a bit higher.
Also I just woke up- which is when i weigh myself.
Need to sort out my sleeping pattern- or weight loss won't happen and neither will the more important revision.

I would never use protein shakes as a meal substitute, I tend to take them post gym / rugby training as they can help your recovery time it also stops me snacking on carbs on the way home. There is a lot of well established science behind protein using protein when exercising, it is essential for muscle growth, and 215 calories per serving (based on the brand that I am currently using) I don't think is a vast amount of calories. The most important thing to note is that you have to be careful how much you take as large amount of protein can easily overload your kidneys causing them damage in the long run.

Its not the most refreshing of drinks though. The protien makes it kinda meal like. I just like the idea of maximising my daily protienb intake.

The 4:1 ratio was only actually tested against a 1:0 ratio. So it was'nt exactly a complete study.

I find it to be fine, at least it was until my digestive system fought back after 16hr on the bike.

Where did you hear that guff from? There's been tonnes of studies with differing ratios of carbohydrate to protein and the effect on endurance. Five second google..
http://pacifichealthlabs.com/Accelerade-Research.asp

I'm sure you could find more 'proper' documents to show this.

I'd normally take them for recovery or as a substitute to snacking. As Bobbo mentioned most of them have not many calories and will fill you up much more than a snack.

So does high fibre, high water content stuff like apples.

Also I forgot to mention that if you are looking at the "diet" or lean muscle shakes be careful about taking them at night as they have massive amounts of caffeine in them (maximuscle promax diet = 126mg caffeine per serving) this will actually help you to loose weight but will in no way whatsoever help you to sleep!