Weight / Fat loss

@amey I'm having porridge today (when I cba to get up & make it, working from home) as ran out of bagels. but the bagel is a lot less bland (have the cinnamon and raisin kind) and huel is basically an oat meal shake in terms of flavour so would be bland on bland. the bagel is filling enough it gets me through to midday even with an 11 mile cycle and means I have two tasty meals a day still. brown rice pasta is not bad. I get the dove farms spaghetti from ocado and it cooks perfectly in 9 minutes, tastes nicer than wholemeal pasta and not like a lot of the pretend pastas.

@rogan it's ok, only started it this week and for the same reasons as you, there's a huel thread on here with people who've used it longer than I have.

Bagel is still bread though. Avoid the bread!

Bagel is worse than bread!

It's working for now, when I hit a sticking point maybe I'll ditch it.

edit: also I can literally make it at the same time I make my morning coffee so it also fits into my morning routine nicely and isn't harsh on the stomach for my commute into work on the bike. making eggs and such require more faffing about and generate more washing up.

I miss bread :(

I only comment as I used to live on bagels, thinking they were a healthy alternative. Do what works for you, you are clearly getting results!

Bread not so much, pizza though :/

yeah I get that and it's a valid point, these the are super thin kind that are becoming popular now so it's more like half a bagel split into two as a delivery mechanism for the cream cheese (or occasionally a small single serving of boursin if i'm feeling continental).

Makes sense, you HAVE to have at least 1 meal a day thats tasty/treat-ish.

Give congee a go. I am addicted to porridge.

shhhh! pizza is a whole different food group...

Today I saw that Sainsburys are doing a deep pan Nacho (and pulled pork) Pizza. So @tricitybendix / PS was clearly ahead of the curve

Bread is not the problem. Fuck. I cannot believe this myth pervades. It's just totally unfounded.

such a myth. I still eat plenty of bread. But have cut down (almost cut out) fats and oils (refined), still eat heaps of peanut butter. Dropped 2kg. Cutting out meat and dairy caused me to drop 7Kg. Everyone has different foods that their body likes to store as fat, I think. But those foods for me are the worst.

It's not whole foods if it's sliced

Had an amazing week last week in terms of effort cycled 2x 22miles on commute, ran 2.5 miles for my first run since december on tuesday, did a cheeky 8ish miles on the bike to cinema on thursday, ran a 5k on friday, cycled 14 miles to battersea park and back on saturday to take part in a 10 mile walk for mental health charity which turned out to be 12.5 miles all told.

on top of that had no cheat days, ate fairly decently (see prev. post).

it's taking a while to filter through to the scales but my legs were seriously suffering from doms when I woke up but my commute to work today was 5x easier than it was last week loaded up with the same heavy bag so can tell my fitness is improving at least.

Bread itself isn't the problem. It's the quantity of it that I can eat (and the amount of butter I put on it). Bought a loaf of seeded sour on saturday though, and there was still some left this morning, so I'm getting better.

(because I filled myself up with pastries instead)

26 apr 17 - 123.8 kg
03 may 17 - 122.5 kg
10 may 17 - 118.8 kg
17 may 17 - 117.9 kg

so far so good.

12-APR-2017: 91.0kg
19-APR-2017: hols
26-APR-2017: 92.0kg
02-MAY-2017: 91.5kg
09-MAY-2017: 91.5kg
16-MAY-2017: 91.95kg

Not going anywhere at the moment, but I've had two weeks off exercise with a dodgy knee but that seems fixed now. Still aiming for under 80kg by Christmas.

Back on the exercise regime, keeping booze the same and trying to have smaller portions of food.

Big weekend in Ibiza means I've put on a kg - so back at it this week.

I've also started going to the gym on a Saturday or Sunday morning which used to be my idea of hell but I enjoy it now as I feel fucking holier than thou for the rest of the weekend ;)

26 apr 17 - 123.8 kg
03 may 17 - 122.5 kg
10 may 17 - 118.8 kg
17 may 17 - 117.9 kg
24 may 17 - 115.5 kg

still going strong. did crumble and have pizza for lunch on sunday but I've been consistently sticking to 1500kcal a day for over 2 weeks and after breakfast my gut was still trying to eat itself so decided a cheat meal was in order. slight uptick in yesterdays weight first thing but bounced back down today.

7.5 weeks til my race, hoping I can get close to 104kg if i can by then.

Got a fitbit and now have an estimate of my daily calories out, which makes calorie in counting a lot more interesting. Still on that steady slog towards my goal after stagnating for a while.

26 apr 17 - 123.8 kg
03 may 17 - 122.5 kg
10 may 17 - 118.8 kg
17 may 17 - 117.9 kg
24 may 17 - 115.5 kg
31 may 17 - 114.5 kg

5 weeks and totally settled into my routine now. somehow still able to bear eating the same bagel, huel and brown pasta w/ tuna/veg tomato sauce nearly everyday.

just finished laying my stuff out for tomorrow's 25 mile training walk, plan on having a cheat meal when I get back afterwards so I have something to look forward while I stagger round my training route and to take my mind off my aching legs once i finally sit back down in the evening.

About two years ago I went on a fairly strict diet/workout plan with a personal trainer friend.

Started at 79kg with 18% body fat.

Diet guidelines were:
2000kcal
40% protein
30% carbohydrate
30% fat

I was working out three nights a week with PT and then getting in an extra one to two sessions on my own.

After eight weeks (including two weeks where I was away with work and only managed a few runs and basic hotel bedroom workouts) I got to 81kg with 9% body fat.

Gained 2kg.
Dropped 9% body fat.

I've turned into a turd again since but the most annoying thing was that it was actually pretty easy to maintain.
Hopefully posting about it will give me a kick up the arse and remind me of that so I can get back to making an effort!

Great results, not far off 10kg in little over a month!

Had a terrible case of puking and shitting from Thursday night until this morning. Lost 3kg. I'll be climber's weight any day now.