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My OH always gets a glazed look when i discuss this stuff :) Depending on space id get dumbells and if possible a bench, but id avoid the fixed weight dumbells and instead get a set with collars where you can add weight as you get stronger something like this...

Yesterday i had already had my allowed calories for work time, but was still hungry, i bought a 'sharing salad' basically 400g (huge tub designed for 3 people) of mixed peppers, lettuce, tomatoes etc.... It filled me up and was only 100 calories Nuts and dried fruit are great, but i am...

Its true your metabolic rate is higher with more muscle, the main advantage with weight training though is when on a calorie deficit (dieting) if your doing strength training you will lose more fat and less muscle. If on a calorie deficit and NOT doing strength training then the weight loss...

That looks incredibly healthy, 60 lengths is a load of swimming, id be dead!. Arent you starving when you get out the pool? :)

Thanks all, your right cynicalgirl its for me, but my OH has to look at me so i do have to consider her complaints :) Ill carry on losing weight, but more slowly, see if i can put a little muscle on at the same time. Cheers all.

Good luck on the slim n save! Shakes dont work for me, as i dont feel like ive actually eaten anything (i do have whey protein after gym but thats it) I have been eating a lot of slimming world meals lately, decent portions, high protein, loving them.

Hit an impasse, my OH thinks i am now to thin, i want to slim down further, but she thinks i am a 'rake' Still got a tum though? (attached) but finding balance between what i want and what OH wants is a challenge

Just popping in to say good luck! if you drank tonnes of coke - well just switching to zero has saved you lots of calories/sugar Keep us up to date.

I think you have the balance absolutely spot on to be honest.

Its hard to explain the buzz from lifting heavy weights successfully :) i guess it seems crazy Anyway a bad couple of weeks for me (meals out etc) and was dreading the weigh in, but- ive lost more weight Weight is now 13st 8 so i have lost 12lbs since 17/7 - its working out at 2-3 lbs a week...

Have to say your food looks a lot more appetising than mine! (im living on porridge, chicken breasts, skinless fish, whey shakes and tonnes of veg) I know slimming world works! i have friends who have lost on it, but it seems to give a lot of freedom calorie wise so i dont know WHY it works...

Its a bit sad really, i am so so into my weight training that i tend to forget it is about changing body competition. I do get 'old man aches' from it, but i treat myself to a sports massage once every 3 weeks and it does wonders for aches

Hey Passion Fruit, yup its amazing how much my strength went up from 2 days of a calorie surplus, i deadlifted 180kg, a new best for me so not all bad And i hear you on the beer, social events are a pain while dieting for sure :)

Had a bad week dieting wise, two nights out- both with lots of food and beer, i am kind of dreading weekly weigh in on tuesday The oddest thing though is the increase in calories led to a very noticeable increase in strength at the gym

Im not sure i would say i am particularly knowledgeable, i am overweight at present due to years of inactivity. But have done a lot of sport/bodybuilding in my youth. HIIT is good in my opinion, although im a big fan of traditional strength training myself as i believe it keeps you from losing...

Good luck! and hope it works well for you, I agree a whey shake after training is a good thing, just curious what exercise you have picked?

Cant train at the moment mate, golfers elbow and it is driving me insane. Should do cardio instead but find it boring.

Thanks for the info on kale! i think ill stick to my current veg as i love them. I tend to have loaaads of bell peppers, cauli, broccoli, sprouts, and occasionally peas.

Hey, just checking in to say good luck! 800 cals is pretty intense i know i couldnt do that. Id definitely think of getting some whey in every day and maybe a multivit? Ive never had kale either! whats it like? i am eating lots of peppers for my low carb veg This study might interest you too...

Hi Emmaline, Whilst training i aim at 1800 calories, and 120g protein a day, 30g fibre- weight training doesnt burn many calories im mainly doing it to keep LBM My strength is actually going up (my deadlift has gone from 100kg to 150kg) but as mentioned ive got minor tendon issues after going...

If it works for you quins then it is all good. I like calorie counting ill admit, i am really sad and record my calories on a spreadsheet, that kind of forces me not to eat crap as the spreadsheet goes red when i exceed my target calories. Also by forcing me to eat filling foods without too...

Update 1 Not a good start to this last 7 days, i had a major cheat day (lots of bad high sodium food, beer etc) and have pulled my elbow and knee so having to take time off the gym.. Im also craving chips, burgers etc. The sudden 5lbs gain from the high salt meal was gone by monday, and after...

I dont do slimming world, so not sure how it works exactly, first thing that struck me is that doesnt look a lot of calories? Id be starving and 'cheating' with crap food if i stuck to that? especially if active. EDIT, just seen the giant chicken, thats more like it :) Good luck!

Hi Quin Unfortunately the weight on the sidebar is out of date, thats from when i was last active on minimins - i am back to 14st now, i cracked a rib training about 5 years ago and just didnt go back to the gym for years and ate badly. My goal is purely fat loss, whilst trying to keep any...

Checking back in, had my first cheat day in a little while (bad i know!) had a chinese and a fair few beers. Bam next day i am 5lbs heavier :) . I know it is all the salt in the chinese causing water retention and some of my glycogen stores replenishing though so i expect to see it disappear...

Thanks for the support! and ill go hunt for your diary :) I think the odd beer or glass of wine is ok if counted as part of the calories, but know it is easy for 1 to turn into 3 or 4 :) Not sure if my diet is healthy really, today was pretty typical I had zero fat greek yoghurt for breakfast...

Hey all After staying at my ideal weight for some time (12st) i had a training injury and ballooned back up to 14st 6 at 5ft 11 (im male) before finally deciding i had to do something about it. Checking in here, im hoping a diary will help me motivate myself to stick with it I started my...

Hi all Most of my life ive been lean and in good shape, until about 5 years ago i had a training accident and simply did not go to the gym for 5 years...add in bad diet and i find myself now 45, and at 5ft 11 i weigh a 'skinny fat' 14st!, im looking to drop back down to 12st 7, i hate the...

Firstly, well done on the weight loss!, im sure it is very evident on you whatever you see in the mirror. I know what you mean about reduced appetite, when i switched to healthy eating i found my appetite went down gradually as well (despite increased exercise). I also had other issues such as...

For me maintenance is a challenge, made harder by my OH wanting me to be a little bigger but me being happy around 12st I weigh myself once a month, if ive crept up a little, i do extra cardio, if ive dropped below 12st i eat a little more. I try not to be obsessive about it though...

For me it wasnt really health reasons if im honest, i dont think i was at a weight where it would cause health issues. I was 14st (196lbs) at 5ft 11 I hated how i looked though, with the double chin, big tum etc, the real turning point though as stupid as it sounds was a rude teenager. I was...

Thanks for the feedback all, i guess your right and it may be due to her lack of self image rather than her really hating my weight at 12st.. i could gain weight but i am happy with myself where i am right now. As for her weight, well she does struggle, a thyroid problem and recent surgery...

Hey Im a bit late to this thread, hope weight loss going well. Unlike most people i dont subscribe to the idea that body clings to calories...if you eat less than you use, you lose weight. However i do agree that too large a calorie deficit is bad.. because your body will not be able to...

Hey all just wondering if anyone has had a partner tell them they are now too thin? I was 14 stone when i decided to lose weight, with a big tum (typical for where a man gains i suppose) .. when i got to about 12st 2 (170lbs) i stopped focussing on diet and concentrated on weight training. Now...

Hey all After dropping a dumbell on my ribs almost two weeks ago, i havent been able to train whatsoever, cant run because breathing deeply hurts, and so does any exercise that involves using muscles. Its driving me insane and doesnt seem to be getting any better. Question is, has...

Hey gina- planks are definitely a great exercise ;) I find very strict push ups have a similar effect (keeping posture perfect) and strict chin ups do the same, but have to admit im a huge fan of big compound lifts to cover everything ;) One thing i notice in my gym is lots of youngsters...

Thanks for the responses, i too thought they were now considered fine but read a couple of articles recently claiming 4-6 was a recommended weekly maximum As for variety, there is dont worry ;) oats, veg of all types, turkey, chicken, quorn etc all make up part of my diet ;)

Just wondering what peoples views on eggs are? I probably eat 25-30 eggs a week right now, i have 3 with my breakfast in the week, and ill make a big omlette from 5 or 6 at the weekend. Calorie wise its not as bad as it sounds, 3 eggs is 270 calories and it really keeps me full...eggs have...

should say, you will notice ive not added any core exercises (abdomen, oblique work etc) thats because the deadlift hits your glutes, abdomen, obliques, traps etc as well as back and legs, it really is an amazing exercise, the same for squat.. id give a set of hard deadlifts for working my core...

Five hours is plenty!. Its about what i do nowadays. This is the schedule i had to lose weight, if any of the exercises are unknown ask, or get someone at the gym to show you, proper form is crucial for safety etc. Always warm up as well (sure you know this but im always worried someone wont...

I would treat the weight training the way a bodybuilder does.. and really you will NOT get muscle-bound, i am a man and eat tonnes of protein and im no longer on a calorie deficit. But i have to fight for every bit of visible muscle. So with that in mind train so that it is hard to do ten...

Hey Julie Well over a short time i doubt they will do much harm, but i doubt personally they will help with weight loss either!. The only ones that i know of that work for sure are the ones that interfere with fat/carb digestion. My partner works for the NHS and does dispense those... she...

Hehe yes, ive stuck to 5 sessions a week for 6 months now. Although i went to the docs last night and was told no weights for 3 weeks :cry:

Good advice, i threw out my old clothes and bought smaller sizes ;) BTW legomom, im from walsall too ;)

Just googled them, if its the bottle im looking at its basically a huge vit b6 supplement? The holland and barrat product im looking at has 3600% of RDA in a dose! Vitamin B6 is involved in metabolism and fat breakdown etc, but my personal view is that 36 times the RDA of any vitamin is not...

Watching rocky always makes me want to hit the weights as well ;)

If i was hungry at night id eat...a tin of tuna ;) 200 calories and the protein took away the hunger For a vegetarian, im not so sure.. i take it munching on carrots etc wont help?. The calories are so low they wont make a difference (same with celery, in fact i recall reading that celery is...

Used to have treadmill, walker, rowing machine etc. Now, ive just got weights and a bench Ive never really been into dieting pills etc myself or meal replacements (though they may well work) so not used them.

Heh cheers mate, it isnt too bad, it only hurts when i breathe ;) As for my weight loss, well i thought 28lbs was good, but compared to the inspiring losses here, it seems chickenfeed ;)

I find it hard as well, sometimes i have blow outs at the weekend then end up feeling guilty about it. It doesnt help that my partner always insisted i didnt need to lose weight and preferred me with a 'little extra fat' on me. For me i just try to look at it as a way of life rather than a...

It will come, dont give up the weight training!, like gina said go as heavy as you can safely for 8-12 reps, toned muscle will not look bad (you will NOT go muscle bound). Personally i think its as important to look at measurements not just weight. Waist, hips etc.

ugh didnt that make you feel sick as a dog mate?. Not sure i could eat that without being ill, but as you know one binge doesnt ruin a long term diet Sounds like your friend is trying to do you a favour. One thing you could do maybee is get a punchbag? then when fustrated/angry/upset...take it...

I dont think 1500 is enough personally for a bloke who isnt exactly overweight, and its 2500 calories recommended for a man. Your BMI is in the normal range, so- if you create a large calorie deficit i am pretty confident a LOT of the weight lost will be lean tissue. A lot of it depends on...

Nice one 8ball!

We all do it, having relationship issues here, and yesterday had... a bacon sarnie at breakfast..3 pints of beer at night, and a fish n chip supper on the way home.. was it daft?..yup has it ruined all my work?..nope. 1 day doesnt ruin 11 days of work, just draw a line under it..

There you go, everyone is a bit different ;) One thing id say though is at 1200 calories, a bit of effort has to be made to make sure there are all the vitamins/minerals in the diet and that there is enough protein .. For me i became a tuna/chicken breast freak and always had a veritable...

I think it will slow down, but not stop- its certainly how it worked for me...initially as you know a lot of the loss is water (bound to glycogen etc). However to keep losing weight all you need is to keep a calorie deficit. Ive read a LOT of stuff about how the body magically becomes more...

Hey There was a study - they got two groups of overweight people on a low calorie high protein diet- one did cardio 4 hours a week the other did resistance training 4 hours a week despite the high protein intake the cardio group lost signifigant lean bodymass despite the high...

Food sounds good to me! One comment, id say diet is 50% of the equation and exercise is another 50%- as another person mentioned you may lose weight without exercise but a lot of it wont be fat loss Lets say you have 25% bodyfat right now (around 36lbs) and you lose 20 lbs weight without doing...

Hey Ive wondered about the benefit of sit ups etc as well to be honest! As for best cardio, well i think the key is doing something you enjoy doing, since you will stick to it much better! For instance my partner hates going to the gym, and she would miss every second workout...but she...

There are exercises that work the stomach, leg raises, crunches etc are fine. The thing is though, as you probably know already- you cant lose fat from a specific area ;(

Its a pain in the errrm bum isnt it? ;)

I have two really.. mon to fri i eat super healthy, lots of oats, lean protein, tonnes of veg etc.. but sat i go out for a fish n chip supper with my partner, and sunday i cook a huge sunday roast for us... If i was still in the weight loss phase though im not sure i would. But i...

Hey mrct It shows on me too, because im not a big frame at all.. i was upto 196lbs which doesnt sound huge for my height.. but with my frame, 168 or under is ideal really, and i had all the double chins, fat backside, beer belly etc. As for clothes, well yeah i wasnt overly...

I still throw on whatever is clean and ironed and head out Main problem for me has been...trousers/jeans I had a large (for me) waist and was wearing 34 inch trousers/jeans etc...and even those were getting tight on me... So over the last couple of years all my trousers/jeans etc where...

Ive not tried it myself but i have heard good things about proper food combining. With regards to diet- you say you wont be able to have much cheese...fair enough But are you getting a decent protein source if cheese is cut down? (peas, NUTS etc can be good protein sources) Calorie deficit...

When i first started losing weight my body seemed to go into shock at the lack of calories and i was constipated for a week at a time ;) Milk of magnesia worked for me too... but it had quite a harsh effect, went...to far the other way (sorry if tmi)

Its definitely best to gain muscle at same time as doing cardio- the muscle will help you burn fat. As for best exercises - well for cardio, id say anything that raises heart rate and burns calories...walking should be ok. For weights, the whole body exercises (i see lots of kids in the gym...

Well ive tried most their products now, and ive not had a reaction to any of it. I guess its just like soya etc in that some people are allergic. Unfortunatly, my partner hates it, i did a bolognese with the mince...and she left the lot ;)

Hehe its nice to see someone who knows where new brighton is! And a lot of people forget the importance of muscle in metabolism ;) My partner is constantly up and down with her weight, she does TONNES of zumba and eats hardly anything for 4 or 5 months, loses a couple of stone then as...

Hey The rep range of 10 is absoloutly fine for building muscle. I have got quite heavily into my weight training lately and seen arguments over reps on a tonne of forums about ideal reps...overall id say anywhere between 5-12 reps is fine, the key is to go at it like you mean it and focus on...

Hey wirralmum..my partner is from the wirral btw ;) I think the best way is adding some muscle personally. It requires extra calories to keep muscle so raises metabolism.. I honestly believe the big reason people put weight back on when they eat normally again is that they have lost muscle...

As everyone said dont do four hours a day, id do 6 days a week, an hour each time at most to start with of that, id do 3 days a week of cardio, and 3 days a week of weight training, alternating them. Couple that with a calorie deficit and i think you will see fast results. Good luck! EDIT I...

Happy new year to all! My resolution is to get back in the gym and back to healthy eating as i drank way too much and ate too much over the 2 weeks i had off.

I know its cheesy, but i like training to the rocky songs ;)

Id say of course! sleep more important than a workout having said that, i find a workout helps me sleep?

Sure, remember though im a guy- so need more calories, and i have been training a fair bit (weights) when on the weight loss phase i lost 2lbs a week and aimed for 1750 calories a day. It worked for me, my bodyfat has gone from 25% to 10% Breakfast (400 cals) Big bowl of porridge...

If concerned, a GP visit is always helpful to put your mind at rest. But bloating - is something i dealt with (as well as constipation) during the start of my diet where i was on far too few calories... Also, i think when going on a vlcd theres a risk of signifigant muscle loss alongside the...

Thanks :)

How does it do the bodyfat test? I have my gym do a bodyfat test with calipers etc, and its always a dramatically different result to our weightwatchers scales (which measure electrical impedance)

Im a bit of a fantasy geek although i like all genres Reading 'the way of kings' by Brandon Sanderson right now, and its fantastic

wow very impressive. Id be the same as you if my kindle died...i have had it a year and its one of my most prized possesions ;)

Thanks for the gratz ;) and dont worry, im going to go to 2500 calories, and monitor things quite closely ;) The last thing i want is to gradually creep back up the scales.

Ive had half fat cheese (mature cheddar) from tescos couldnt tell the difference personally...it IS still high fat though.

re I weigh in fortnightly now...when losing weight though i sometimes weighed daily.. I can remember a few months ago, id lost about a stone, and had a treat (a meal out:- a carvery). I weighed myself the next day and was stunned to find id put on 6lbs :) It was just water i guess...

True- a completely useless fact is that when they give a lethal injection (death penalty) it is pottasium they use to actually stop the heart. Our bodies have a delicate balance of pottasium and salt basically- too much salt is bad (as it causes retention of water and thus puts more pressure...

Cheers Mrct, it just seems an awful lot of calories after being strict for months...and i know that sounds silly ;)

I have to admit by the way im not a huge fan of high protein / low carb diets- i prefer healthy eating with a small daily calorie deficit personally. But i do hope this works well for you, got my fingers crossed for you.

Hey Im not familiar with the DUKAN diet, but it sounds like a high protein - low carb diet designed to cause ketosis? Do you know the total calorie intake with your diet at present?. It may be that your still eating sufficient calories for maintenance of weight- and that your getting enough...

Hey all thanks for the responses. I gave it a try (sausages, mince and the roast) and had no problems here, have to say though i always find it astonishing that a fungus is more expensive than real meat!

Just wanted to comment on this to say a huge WELL done, im immensely impressed.

Big gratz on the weight loss! As mentioned BMI is a guide only- i settled for my target weight because i felt it looked right for me personally. I also had my bodyfat weighed once a fortnight and had a target of 15% bodyfat...once i reached that i knew i was close to my ideal weight. Finally...

Monday : 40 mins weight training Tues: 40 mins Weight Training Wed 5km run Thurs 40 mins Weight Training Fri : Off Sat: Off Sun: an hour of muscle toning (push ups, dips, pull ups etc) It used to be a lot more cardio, a lot less weights before i got to my goal weight

Have to admit ive never heard of it? What does it do?

I had 3 things i loved that piled on the pounds 1) Carveries!, id have the works, and every time i had a carvery id have 15 (yes fifteen) roast potatoes with it. 2) Pizza, id happily munch a pizza designed to feed 4 in one sitting 3) Fish and chips- all fried, all exra large portions

Really sorry to hear that happened kayee, some people are so moronic. And i totally get you on bumping into them again in the future ;)

My lifestyle is completely different to 4 months ago. Then i lived on chips, pizza, beer etc with no fruit or veg at all. I did no exercise whatsoever. Now i tend to eat a lot of veg, i get a tonne of fibre as well. I tend to eat a lot of fish as well. Exercise is the most dramatic...

For me the decision not to lose more weight was a few things 1) My BMI is now well within healthy range 2) My partner has made it clear she thinks i would be gaunt with more weight loss...and look fine now 3) In losing weight i got quite into weight training- and found it very hard to make...

My feeling instinctively is a 30 banana a day diet would not be good. Fruit is undoubtedly good for you and should be part of any diet. However- it is quite high in sugar, and id view sugar as a bigger enemy in terms of weight loss than fat... as everyone knows it causes chaos with insulin...

As one of the few guys here ill probably have different reasons ;) 1) Im a small build naturally, so going from my natural build of 168lbs to 196lbs really showed, and i hated how i looked, the extra chin, the big tum etc 2) I had a lot less energy, also it was affecting my libido.. my...

Well, in time for christmas i got to my desired goal, at 5ft 11 im now 12st 2. And my partner has made it clear im NOT to lose anymore (ive lost around 30lbs in 4 months). Now im in the strange phase of 'maintenance' and a little unsure how to keep weight stable (it should be easy shouldnt...

Hi If you consume enough calories, then you can still run and gain weight. Presumably you want to gain lean weight? well the answer to that of course is weight training... Id do a basic workout based around deadlift, squat and bench press myself... Also if weight training you will need a...

Hi all I terribly miss my pork chops, sausages etc at times and have been considering eating quorn..a friend said it tastes fine. However while googling it i found a bunch of horror stories about it making people really ill... when i looked into it more deeply though it seems the main people...

Hey all, thanks for the responses..just a quick note to say that i added a handfull of walnuts a day to my diet..and hey presto :8855: So it looks like you really can have too few fats! Thanks again

Hey all After getting my BMI under 25, i let myself off the leash a little at the weekend, went to a buffet, had a couple of drinks... I probably had 4k calories on the saturday and knew i might regain a pound. Step forward the monday, and weekly weigh in- to find id gained 6lbs?? I know its...

Hey rachblue, thanks for the response. Ive started taking a few nuts a day now to get some fats into my diet- im really reluctant to add more fibre though as i eat about 40-60g of fibre a day already, far far more than i used to get. Ive thought it might be related simply to the fact im...

Hey I do 25 minutes weight training 4 times a week, and for cardio i play kinect sports for an hour twice a week (much more fun than gym!) I view the weight training as more important than the cardio for me, because i think losing lean body mass will lower my metabolism.

For me it was a few things really, i couldnt get into old trousers anymore so could see my waist going up all the time, and i hated the site of myself in the mirror. I would keep a t-shirt on at the beach because i hated how i looked. When i saw myself on pics, all i focussed on was the chins...

Hi all After 3 years of no exercise and junk food i topped the scales at 14 stone so decided to lose weight. I didnt follow a specific diet, simply started weight training again and cut out all junk food and beer. I get 1600 calories a day which comes mostly from veg, fruit, lean meat... i eat...