Told you I'd make it one day.
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Told you I'd make it one day.
I eat take aways pretty mu h daily I just keep under my tdee and still losing weight.
My fitness pal is the best and well worth the money, can set goals and separate macro targets, link your your apple wag h or Samsung wat h upto it track all your food either by searching or scanning barcode, honestly worth it, has most food from supermarkets take aways ect.
Mad isn't it? Hate seeing all the bollocks stuff about but you can scran whatever you want as long as you stay in a deficit, you'll lose fat.
Great_Expectations
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What’s the macro target stuff all about?
fernandopartridge
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Weighed myself after having a drink most days for the last few weeks and chocolate, fry ups over Christmas and no exercise of any intensity, 5Ib on (which isn't too bad but nevertheless nearly as heavy as I've ever been).
Going to get back on the 16:8 I think and cut down the beer and bread.
Going to get back on the 16:8 I think and cut down the beer and bread.
So if you want low carb, you can set a limit, or high protein high carb low fat you can set that, makes it 10x easier to track and make sure your not over eating a certain macro, I focus on protein I eat a out 200g per day, carbs and fat I eat what ever as long as it comes under 1700 calories.
Something I learnt only 5 weeks ago.
I'm about to go low carb and calories as I have a back operation coming up in April and need to be 20/25% bf I'm at about 28% now I think.
robbiekeane
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How are you 28% body fat when only eating 1700 calories? What’s your maintenance cals?
robbiekeane
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I’m so shit at this now that I am pescatarian. Really struggle to hit my protein goals. Need to just start smashing shakes I think
200g of protein is a serious amount for only 1,700 calories. Are you doing a massive deficit? I'm on 2,200 calories for loss and I'm 6ft, 120kgs give or take.
Because I was a fat fucker haha, still am just less fat, and my tdee 3100, but I'm tryna lose weight before April well mainly losing bf now,
Yea in in over a 1400 calorie deficit, but I need to hit my goal, otherwise I may have the op cancelled.
Wow. That's a big one that. What's the timeframe? Sounds like you're doing well to be fair mate!
Ah yeah, seen April above. Good luck!
shmmeee
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Saw some research into diet methods (16/8, low carb, etc) the takeaway was basically all of them are methods of tricking you into eating less calories.
100%. The science is very simple. Stay underneath your maintenance calories and you'll lose weight. Either by moving more or eating less. Either is fine. Both even better.
It's a billion dollar industry but all really focussed around that one principle. Slimming world and the like is a joke imo.
Don't get me started on "Hey, pay me 50 quid a month and Ill give you three milkshakes a day and hey presto, look how quick youve lost weight!"
Aye...what a surprise. You stopped eating and just comsumed liquid for 8 weeks and lost 3 stone. Jokers.
Edit - disclaimer...I'm no shining beacon of fitness. I'm up and down but I understand the principles of it I just struggle with consistency! The few from here I've met will tell you I'm no ripped fitness expert!
Can't claim its healthy but I work in it so I don't exactly need energy for my body haha, if I start feeling like shit I will just revesse diet back up to 2.5k calories or something.
fernandopartridge
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Yeah I get that about 16:8 that fundamentally that's what it is
robbiekeane
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This is literally where it ends. People can talk about intermittent fasting, high protein diets*, high fat diets, slimming world, this fad that fad whatever.....if you wanna lose weight it’s calories in versus calories out and you can disguise that however you want to feel like you’ve cracked the code but it is what it is. Move more and eat less. End of story.
*if you wanna maintain muscle mass or change your composition you need to look at your macros but for the very day lifter you probably won’t notice a difference tbf
For what it's worth, I've always stuck close to the 16:8.... Well it's more like 15:9 in my case, and I do have perhaps a spoonful of yoghurt or a Ryvita or something at breakfast time, so it's not a straight 15hrs.
But it's a fairly solid principle.
Everyone is different and will find something that works. In my case, I can't go to bed hungry so my largest meal of the day is at 8:30pm. This is probably not "best practice" but works for me, and I'm happy to then go hungry in the mornings...
But it's a fairly solid principle.
Everyone is different and will find something that works. In my case, I can't go to bed hungry so my largest meal of the day is at 8:30pm. This is probably not "best practice" but works for me, and I'm happy to then go hungry in the mornings...
Ah, my bad. I thought, if in a deficit then your body burns fat as it's first port of call. Fair enough!
, I'm only just getting back onto eating healthy since Xmas 
,That's what my issues been I've been going through beer like nobody's business I got furloughed so all I've done is drank drank and drank, I may of gone bskc up to 20 stone but hey ho we reboot and go again, good job on the 2 stone dropped of you and onto me.
ccfc92
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I was the same. Furlough from March till August, so did nothing until November and drank like a fish lol.
I've been working throughout the whole thing until end of November when they decided to make the most of furlough been terrible for both oysicak and mental health but now my cast is off I'm back out walking atm, got some weights and what not although they are not heavy so, we will see I want to be around 14 but end of year
, want to go miami next year without looking like a blob 
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ccfc92
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I've been working throughout the whole thing until end of November when they decided to make the most of furlough been terrible for both oysicak and mental health but now my cast is off I'm back out walking atm, got some weights and what not although they are not heavy so, we will see I want to be around 14 but end of year
Sounds like you have the motivation
good luck buddy 
superskyblue
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I'm down 2st in the last year or so. Just a combination of somewhat careful calorie control (although probably been averaging a takeaway every 10 days or so to replace eating out) and exercise. I've forced myself to enjoy running. Much easier to do when there is nothing better to do!
chiefdave
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Anyone used Muscle Food to order meat? Quality of meat in the supermarkets is terrible, are they any better, or any other suggestions.
Would love to head up to the farm shop or a decent butchers but even ignoring trying not go places for covid reasons can't really afford to pay three times the supermarket prices. Appreciate there's an element of you get what you pay for but also have to consider my bank balance!
Would love to head up to the farm shop or a decent butchers but even ignoring trying not go places for covid reasons can't really afford to pay three times the supermarket prices. Appreciate there's an element of you get what you pay for but also have to consider my bank balance!