Weight / Fat loss

Calories aren't a good indication....it's what and when you eat that matters

Not true.

Now there are two seperate issues, weight loss and body composition. If you run a caloric deficit you will lose weight, end of story. However, the when, but more importantly, what, is all important when it comes to body composition and (obviously) general health.

72.3 this morning, not really sure what happened last week, as I was under my calorie goal every day, I had one day where I drank a few beers but this was countered by doing a triathlon that day....

Back to the drawing board and focussing on what's going in rather than just calories...

Swimming tonight, running tomorrow, weights on wednesday, long bike ride on Thursday and then the weekend will involve a very long run, a long ride and hopefully a 3k swim as well. Aiming for sub 71 this time next week...

I just spent 4 days in France, which meant 4 days of eating bread (I actually arrived home with a baguette under my arm last night, much to the amusement of T4), cheese, pastries, icecream (chocolate and pear, oh my god...), all washed down with wine. Prior to that I was moping about feeling sorry for myself and telling myself that ice cream and beer cures a broken heart. And then before that I was injured and couldn't ride my bike or run or do any exercise other than eat, which I am pretty champ at. As a result I am now a big fatty and am getting back on it*. 68.2kg today.

Plan is to stop eating ice cream and so much bread - also run a couple of times a week and maybe MAYBE go swimming... Let's see...

• Although I did have a chocolate waffle for breakfast. It was giving me the eye.
  

As a result I am now a big fatty and am getting back on it*. 68.2kg today.

Time for a username change? ;)

That's not the first time that joke's been made :(

Joining a gym with a pool, going to start triathlon training...can't wait!

Also weighed myself this morning and the scales said over 82kg even though last week I was in the 70's.

Really disheartening.

But I've decided to stay off the boozey nights until I go away on holiday, still have the odd beer here and there though.

Very tempted to join the gym and possibly put in a couple of sessions a week before work, figure if I can get down there for 7ish do 45mins-1 hour shower and work which is just around the corner for 8.

Having a bit of a dilemma and could do with some advice.

I like the idea of joining our local gym, quite near my work so I can hopefully go before work. It's one of the gym group ones so only £15.99 a month. I haven't used a gym since being at college - enjoyed it then.

To be honest, I really think you should work to get better control of your food and alcohol intake first. Adding extra exercise will probably only make your weight see-saw more, if you don't have that sorted. You risk alternating between exhaustion and lethargy, while reducing the benefit you get from all your exertions.

Calories aren't a good indication....it's what and when you eat that matters

This smells of voodoo. Calories are a useful approximation, like BMI. Both of which are disliked by many precisely because they do undercut a whole load of bullshit.

Good weights session today, its what's been missing from my regime for the past 2 weeks so I'm blaming my lackof weight loss on that, going to increase my sets from 3x6 to 3x8 on the basis that my run coach reckons its better to build strength endurance rather than pure strength.

Up to a point, more reps is also simply better at building strength. 3x8 (or 5x8) is probably that point, for most people.

Good weights session today, its what's been missing from my regime for the past 2 weeks so I'm blaming my lackof weight loss on that, going to increase my sets from 3x6 to 3x8 on the basis that my run coach reckons its better to build strength endurance rather than pure strength.

Drop weight, go to 3 x 15

;)

I can't do 15 pull ups though so that would brake that theory.

Will work towards 15...

You can do 15 pull downs ;)

This smells of voodoo. Calories are a useful approximation, like BMI. Both of which are disliked by many precisely because they do undercut a whole load of bullshit.

So...my BMI is 28.9 and my bodyfat is 10.5%....yeah, BMI is a really useful indicator!?

He said "approximation", not "indicator". And for most people, it is. For you, not so much, but you're not really of average fitness levels and physiology, are you?

^This. BMI is much misunderstood and abused, both by those who follow it slavishly and those who decry it without understanding how it was created or intended to be used (most of the egregious abuse is from the second camp, tbh). It's a statistical tool, with all the implied caveats.

Similarly, while no two human metabolisms are the same, 99.8%* of people who claim that calorie intake is irrelevant are fat bastards lying to themselves.

*Genuinely made-up statistic.

Will weigh in as per normal schedule tmw/ wednesday (after first big glass of water, and morning piss- was travelling up today.
Don't think I'll have lost any weight.

ffs... so weekend of beer + pizza has caused me to gain over 2kg. How is it so fucking easy to do that, but so difficult to lose it again?!

First day back at the gym in a couple of months today. The scales have returned! Muscle wastage and fat increase mean I am still 101kg. That, or they are still broken.

Held up on the sofa for the last 24 hours. All I've eaten is 2 slices of toast.

For that reason didnt do my 5x5 this morning.

ffs... so weekend of beer + pizza has caused me to gain over 2kg. How is it so fucking easy to do that, but so difficult to lose it again?!

Time for a username change, Richard? ;)

(I should point out that I'm currently much above my desired weight myself before anyone thinks I'm just trolling. I suspect that there are a few good username changes I could contemplate, in case anyone wants to get creative.)

Spending time this week trying to get my diet in order, and actually getting up in the morning.

Reading the Starting Strength stuff, very interesting. Think I'll give it a go. Not sure when to start though, as I really struggle to work out the amount I should be eating when training. Before I never cared, and sure I gained strength but also a fat stomach :P

Food breakdown:

Net Calories Consumed* / Day 1,582 cal/day
Carbs / Day 20 g
Fat / Day 123 g
Protein / Day 99 g

but that's with no exercise at all. I work from home so don't even cycle these days. I've no idea what to change that to if I start doing SS (and some cycling inbetween). Thoughts ?

71.5kg this morning, tried using the body fat test on my scales and apparently I have 21% body fat and I'm a little overweight, rude little fucker.

66 kg apparently.
Disappointing.