Weight / Fat loss

This is more very interesting stuff from Lyle Macdonald

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/why-big-caloric-deficits-and-lots-of-activity-can-hurt-fat-loss.html

Why Big Caloric Deficits and Lots of Activity Can Hurt Fat Loss

I have his pdfs if anybody wants them.

Still hovering around 74kg but I've noticed recently I've got nans arms (not bingo wings) so definitely muscle loss. Still got a massive arse and my thighs touch too.

Fuck off thighs

I have his pdfs if anybody wants them.

Of your massive arse and touching thighs?

Yes please.

PM'd

Had a bit of a cheat last night. A bit of icecream followed by 3 bowls of crunchy nut - whoops.

Went for a big run and then weighed in at a new low - 79.1!
Weigh in the comp in Thurs morning and I only need to be 81kg - sorted.

I just lost 1.5kg on the "Guinness Ride" diet. Sadly I do not think it will last.

Circuits 4 times a week and a new longer route to work seem to be doing the trick.
Burning fat, building muscle, changing shape.

It's working.
If only I could stay off the ale I would be carved out of wood

The drinkers lament.

Ha, keep thinking this!

But I don't want to not drink, and its an easy scapegoat, so I shall continue!

And just train harder.

Ha, keep thinking this!

But I don't want to not drink, and its an easy scapegoat, so I shall continue!

And just train harder.

It's been a turbulent week. Weighed in at 78.5 (lowest of late) a week ago, well clear of the 81kg cat.
A few days of competing and eating more put me back to around 81ish, then 2 days of heavy eating and drinking put me to 84.5.
Now I'm back from the comp, I'm being super strict and I weighed 81 again this morning. Also set a new goal of 77kg.

Back on the carbs - just trying to eat clean. It's nice to have them back but it's hard being strict.

Ha, keep thinking this!

But I don't want to not drink, and its an easy scapegoat, so I shall continue!

And just train harder.

It's a scapegoat for a reason! I know if I wasn't smashing the bevvy every weekend it would make a massive difference. Stay off it during the week unless work drinks or a random night pops up with mates.

I'd like to give it a month or two and see what difference it did make, but things keep coming up. :)

Having said that, anyone got any advice for cutting/losing that last bit of fat while maintaining gains? Working on the diet, training a bit harder and have thrown in a bit of cardio to my gym sessions again. I'd dropped it as I play 5s a few times a week but feeling good for having started up again.

^Is the answer cut out the booze?

Cut the booze or at least beer.
Cardio before breakfast.

Neither of those make any fucking difference. You'll just eat more later.

Neither of those make any fucking difference. You'll just eat more later.

Lol, indeed, self control is required but it is doable.
How can you expect to obtain results otherwise? The deficit has to come from somewhere.

Amphetamine habit. Can't afford food. Don't want to.

#firstworldsolutions

Now I'm back on the bike I'm getting chubrub again.

Have to up the fatburnomacise*

*and speedpills

So... Its time to start some training.
Anyone keen to get the old Weight Chart out again? I just bought myself some new scales and wrote up a 5 week plan... Not that I'll stop after that, but 5 weeks is about as long as I can manage any 1 set of things.

Yep I'm keen, I need to have something to focus myself!

Sounds good. I keep a daily record of my weight anyway.

Not put on any weight but I'm less lean than I was. Diet has gone to shit after competition.

Also, here's a photo of me in said competition:

Rough looking sprint. No relegation?

LFGSS Weight 2013:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuvyQkPlnDY5dDVsUWJZOXpfTlQtZjUwenZSTDJrbGc&usp=sharing

I'm not really very good with spreadsheets so did a copy/ paste job from last time, can someone with actual brains/ skills help out.

Again as always- open to anyone.

I will be weighing myself each morning at 6:30, which will be before exercise but after 1 pint of water.

I hit a record low yesterday - 71.7kg. I'm wondering when I'm going to get bored of my restrictive eating and start stuffing my face again, or when my weight will stabilise.
It's helped my climbing no end though. Rode around Epping yesterday and took 1-2 minutes off my PB on some of the hilly segments compared to last year.

I'm trying a new approach: eat as much as I want, but try to spend as much time exercising as possible.

Last week was 210 miles/16 hours on the bike (not a great average speed!) and I was bang on 78kg this morning.