Blonde will make thin ....Here we go again !

[leethefish]

Tighty ....really pleased your making an effort
This thread really helps...so much good advice on here, so many heroes.

[tikay]

Not quite in line with what you posted Mantis, but out of interest do you have a duty of care towards the people who use the gym?

There is a lady who goes to the same gym as me every night, she must weigh about 5-6 stone and it worries me to watch her go through her routine as I am pretty sure if she sets the weight to high she might snap. Might just be me, but I feel like the staff should refer her to Maccy D's for a 1 hour session every day rather than the gym?

Yeah we do. If your gym is quality that member would've gone through the induction process with fitness instructors building a programme in conjunction with any existing condition. Somebody of that low weight would prob have arrived as a GP referral and if not instructors would suggest seeking such advice. They would build a weight gain programme with high calorie diet. A member can of course decline the induction process and sign a disclaimer and just do their own thing. A gym is only legally responsible for providing safe equipment thereafter. However, good fitness staff would still form a relationship and offer good advice as her membership progressed. They do this is for holistic reasons and for commercial reasons because members who achieve their goals are retained as members for longer

I love your Posts when you have your work head on, Mr MANTIS, but somehow this vision always comes to mind......

I always think of this fella

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Bugger. That is the fella I meant. "Brittas", right? And "Brittas" is not Alan Partridge, is he?

[tikay]

Starting weight; 14st 0.5lb, February 1st

Target - 12 stone.

Week Two Target - 3lbs loss.

1st Feb - 14st 0.5lb

2nd Feb - 13st 13.5lbs

3rd Feb - 13st 11lbs

4th Feb - 13st 10lbs

5th Feb - 13st 10lbs

6th Feb - 13st 8.5lbs

7th Feb - 13st 7.5lbs

8th Feb - 13st 7lbs


WEEK ONE loss =  7.5lbs.

9th Feb - 13st 7lbs.

10th Feb - 13st 6lbs

11th Feb - 13st 6.5lbs

12th Feb - 13st - 6lbs

13th Feb - 13st 5.5lbs

14th Feb - 13st 4.5lbs

Week Two Loss so far = 2.5lbs.

TOTAL loss so far, after 12 days, = 10lbs.

Yesterday's Intake;

2 x latte.

6 x Ryvita with Phili-Lite & sliced fresh toms.

1 x Slim-a-Soup

Grilled chicken breast, with 2 poached eggs, half tin chopped tomatoes & an oxo cube, & sliced beetroot.

1 x LF Yogy

Fresh fruit salad comprising grapes, pineapple, strawberries, apple.

[RED-DOG]

Yesterday's food.

Breakfast.
Eggs on toast.

Lunch.
Nothin .

Dinner.
Fried turkey with sweet chilli and salad.

Sundries.
2 x Highlights hot chocolate.
4 x boiled sweets.

Total calories. 1100.

Away from home so no weigh in today.

[TightEnd]

Wednesday

Breakfast

2x weetabix,  129 cal 1g fat
semi skimmed milk 48 cal 1.6g fat
Apple 53 cal 0.1g fat
Tea, semi skimmed milk 29 cal 0.5g fat

Lunch

Tomato Soup : 185 cal (as per can) 8.1g fat
Apple 53 cal 0.1g fat
Tea/ss milk 77 cal 2.1g fat

Afternoon

Grapes 120 cal 0.6g fat

Early evening

Two chicken breasts, grilled 560cal 12g fat
Jacket Potato c 250g weight  300 cal 0.4g fat
Carrots, Beans (lots) estimate  80 cal 1.2 fat


Evening

Tea/ss milk 77 cal 2.1g fat
1x slice French toast 126 cal 3.6g
Philadelphia Lite spread liberally 120 cal 9g fat
Apple 53 cal 0.1g fat

Drink 2 litres water/1 litre No added sugar squash during the day 80cal

totals 2090 cals  41.3g fat

30 minute brisk walk


though 2090 calaroies. RED-DOG 1100?! blimey


So this morning I have struggled. I spoke briefly about what happens when I diet, try to wean myself off the bad stuff and it happened this morning

Tummy ache, nausea, cravings...still, I resisted but haven't eaten a thing so far which can't be good as it means I am more likely to be binge hungry later

[tikay]

Well done Tighty.

Days Two & Three are SO important.

If the "binge craving" hits you later today, binge GOOD STUFF - fruit, Ryvita, Phili-Lite Cheese, Rice Cakes, grilled mushrooms, those sort of things. They are remarkably filling, & when you are hungry they taste fabulous. Mushrooms are terrific, almost no cals, & with a bit of seasoning, they taste just fine.

You are doing just brilliant, so now comes the acid test. Resist today, & you are nearly there.

Keep busy (lol, like you don't...), too, that really takes your mind off food.   

Good luck, we are all with you on this.

Wiegh yourself, too (don't need to tell us the total weight), but by Day Three, I guarantee a pound or two will have been shed, & from there, the momentum begins. You will probably drop 4 or 5lbs in Week One on the intake you have Posted. 

[kinboshi]

Drinking the water/squash can help reduce hunger cravings.  But sounds like you're doing well with the fluid intake anyway.

Also worth remembering, if you were to not drink a pint of water, or sweat a pint through exercise - that's a pound off your weight immediately - so don't be disheartened if you don't see the weight loss on the scales. A few pounds can simply be fluid you've taken on.

[TightEnd]

Drinking the water/squash can help reduce hunger cravings.  But sounds like you're doing well with the fluid intake anyway.

trying to. 3 litres is a struggle but everything I read says its good for the system

[RED-DOG]

Wednesday

Breakfast

2x weetabix,  129 cal 1g fat
semi skimmed milk 48 cal 1.6g fat
Apple 53 cal 0.1g fat
Tea, semi skimmed milk 29 cal 0.5g fat

Lunch

Tomato Soup : 185 cal (as per can) 8.1g fat
Apple 53 cal 0.1g fat
Tea/ss milk 77 cal 2.1g fat

Afternoon

Grapes 120 cal 0.6g fat

Early evening

Two chicken breasts, grilled 560cal 12g fat
Jacket Potato c 250g weight  300 cal 0.4g fat
Carrots, Beans (lots) estimate  80 cal 1.2 fat


Evening

Tea/ss milk 77 cal 2.1g fat
1x slice French toast 126 cal 3.6g
Philadelphia Lite spread liberally 120 cal 9g fat
Apple 53 cal 0.1g fat

Drink 2 litres water/1 litre No added sugar squash during the day 80cal

totals 2090 cals  41.3g fat

30 minute brisk walk


though 2090 calaroies. RED-DOG 1100?! blimey


So this morning I have struggled. I spoke briefly about what happens when I diet, try to wean myself off the bad stuff and it happened this morning

Tummy ache, nausea, cravings...still, I resisted but haven't eaten a thing so far which can't be good as it means I am more likely to be binge hungry later

1100 cals is payback for pigging out yesterday Rich.

[EvilPie]

Rich. You need some carbs mate. A couple of crumpets or a bagel isn't going to kill you and might help keep you on the wagon.

Start logging your carbs as well as fats. A guy of your size is going to use a lot of energy just standing up. If you've got no carbs in your system it's no wonder you get these weird symptoms.

My 2nd meal (8.30am) every day recently had been 3 crumpets with 1 whole egg and 3 egg whites. Add a bit of ketchup and it's happy days. Note no butter!

It's not perfect but crumpets are low fat and decent on calories so won't hurt too much.

They're low GI as well so are easily absorbed to give you a nice carb surge to hopefully keep you away from the temptation of the biscuit barrel.

They're similar in nutrition to white bread but so much tastier. If you desperately need a carb surge a crumpet with a bit of jam on it is a brilliant option without going too over the top.

A real benefit of crumpets is that they come in a pack of 6. This means that if you do go mental and eat the whole lot you'll still only have had the equivalent of 6 slices of bread.

Great stuff so far mate. Keep it up.

[kinboshi]

Porridge is a decent choice for 'good carbs' as well. With skimmed milk though, obviously.

[tikay]

Pineapple & beetroot are nice.

[EvilPie]

Porridge is a decent choice for 'good carbs' as well. With skimmed milk though, obviously.

Oatmeal is my first meal of the day combined with a meal replacement shake and water. Always nice to start the day with some good slow release carbs.

Seriously Rich, although your food intake may appear good it's clearly not suitable for you if you have cravings and nausea.

Eat some carbs please. One jacket potato in the early evening just isn't enough. It's a bad time of day for your first carb hit particularly as it's a slow release carb. That would be far better for lunch to keep you satisfied throughout the day.

Don't starve yourself, just be sensible about it. If you get your cravings you'll hit the biscuits because you need energy. One biscuit will give you an instant sugar rush which temporarily fixes the problem. It's gone before you know it though so you need another and another...... Combine the need for it with the fact they taste bloody lovely and you have a disaster looming.

Healthy slow release carbs are the way to do it really. Quicker release one's such as crumpets or a slice or 2 of wholegrain toast would be next. Finally it's the biscuits.

Beetroot's about 90% water. That won't help one bit other than to provide some decent nutrients and all that type stuff. It won't stop you feeling hungry that's for sure.

[Jon MW]

...
A real benefit of crumpets is that they come in a pack of 6. This means that if you do go mental and eat the whole lot you'll still only have had the equivalent of 6 slices of bread.
...

isn't that about 600 calories? If it's white that seems to be a lot of calories and a fair bit of fat without much fibre to counteract it i.e. you say only - but isn't that actually pretty bad?

Carbs first thing like porridge definitely seem like a good way to balance it out

[TightEnd]

cheers

changed it up for lunch today

Jacket Potato and salad stuff plus some cold meat

Haven't felt at all hungry all afternoon..so I expect that's the slow release carb thing



other examples of slow release carbs?