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Fight the Fat Challenge 2013 - Week 2 of 26

9th Jul 2013
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I really did not want to weigh-in this morning since I did not want to face reality. 

My food intake went up. Further, it did not help with my water consumption going down.

I have to put on weight this week. I will move on and make sure that next week is a loss. 

The changes I will make this week are:

1) Keep a food diary

2) Drink water regularly

3) Eat less!

I need to report a loss next week. 

Weight Loss Data:

This week’s result:                                    Put on  1lb

Total Weight loss to date:                         3 lbs 

This week’s Weight:                                  13 stones and 1 lbs

Weight to lose by 31 December               43 lbs

Cycled to work:                                          48 miles ( 6 days x 8 miles per day)

Target Weight:                                            10 stones (My height is 5' 5") 

Target Date to Reach Ideal Weight :         Tuesday  31 December 2013

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By tom123
09th Jul 2013 07:20

Have you tried 5:2

Have you tried the 5:2 diet?

I just started yesterday - but work colleagues have done well on it

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By User deleted
09th Jul 2013 07:45

On the upside

The poor little cats and dogs are rubbing their paws together with glee at the prospect of their Christmas dinner being paid for by a different accountant to usual :)

(It's important to find a positive in every negative!!)

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By ShirleyM
09th Jul 2013 07:47

What are you doing?

No weight loss is one thing ... but an increase is something else altogether.

Pull your socks up, FT. You're being self indulgent, and not really trying!

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By FirstTab
09th Jul 2013 07:48

5:2
Thanks tom123.

This sounds good. 2 days of 600 cals a day, then for remaining 5 days I eat normally!

I will try this out this week.

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By User deleted
09th Jul 2013 08:04

Or 7 sensible days

You'd be better off long-term ditching the faddy diets - no offence to Tom, I'm sure that idea is great for some quick fix weight loss and I've considered it myself, I just think that FT needs to look at changing what he eats permanently or else he'll lose a bit then put it straight back on when he goes back to his regular eating patterns. The problem (from what he's said) seems to be that he eats too much and the wrong sort of food. Work out how much a healthy size portion should be and stick to that - your body and mind will get used to it after a few days. Okay you might not see quick weight loss but you should see some weight loss, followed by more and more weight loss instead of a gain. Go and buy some lower calorie (healthy versions) ready meals - M&S do plenty that are proper meals at 350-550 calories each. A couple of them a day plus a bowl of cereal for brekkie and you'd learn that you can eat a decent amount without gorging on calories. And the advantage of ready meals for you now is that you'd not be able to cheat or get bored of cooking and decide to get a quick takeaway 'just this once' (yeah, been there, used that excuse)

Would you like to up that donation bet as an extra incentive?!!

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By wilcoskip
09th Jul 2013 08:26

Switch your exercise?

I was eavesdropping on a personal trainer at the gym last week while he was talking to one of his clients (I'm far too tight to pay for one myself - I'd rather be responsible for my own pain and discomfort.)

He was talking about how as soon as your body got used to an exercise or set of exercises then they became less effective because the body starts to compensate and knows what to expect.  The key, apparently, is to mix things up - not just cardio and resistance training, but the types of exercise you do within those categories.  Also adjusting the length, intensity, and order of the exercises.

You're a long-term cyclist, which is great, but if your body's used to that then there could be some mileage (see what I did there?) in walking or jogging some days.  I think I remember you having a gym membership so that would also help.

Keep it up.

WS.

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By Locutus
09th Jul 2013 09:12

I thought you had bought ...
I thought you had bought a month's supply of some low calorie product that was going to reduce your calorie intake by about 80% (although it didn't seem very healthy to reduce your intake by that much). What happened to that?

Just eat a little bit less and exercise a little more. If you need a snack have an apple instead of a chocolate bar and aim to walk one hour every day, then the weight to start to come off in a sustainable way.

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By petersaxton
09th Jul 2013 12:23

Wise words

Locutus wrote:
I thought you had bought a month's supply of some low calorie product that was going to reduce your calorie intake by about 80% (although it didn't seem very healthy to reduce your intake by that much). What happened to that? Just eat a little bit less and exercise a little more. If you need a snack have an apple instead of a chocolate bar and aim to walk one hour every day, then the weight to start to come off in a sustainable way.
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By User deleted
09th Jul 2013 09:27

Post your food diary

Why not post every day's food diary on here? If you know that we're all going to know exactly what you've eaten it might put you off eating the wrong stuff - you'll reach for the cake and think 'oh ********, if I eat this I'll have to admit it and then they'll take the mick' and low and behold you have an apple instead.

I know if I could train my dog and cats to go 'what the heck are you eating now you porker?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' I'd be so thin you'd not see me when I turned around - as it is I get a chorus of 'ooooooo lovely, can we share?!' 

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By ShirleyM
09th Jul 2013 09:46

but that is good Flash

If you are sharing it means you aren't eating the whole thing yourself   :)

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By Rachael White
09th Jul 2013 09:46

Good work! Do make sure and keep your water intake high though. Not only do you need to stay hydrated in the heat, but it's a really big help when you're trying to lose weight as dehydration often masks itself as hunger.

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By Goatacre
09th Jul 2013 13:33

Forget the fads that come and go - basic weight maintenance/loss comes down to the net calories you take in (i.e. what you eat, less the amount you burn off doing exercise).

There are several free apps that can help you track this, acting as a food and exercise diary. I use 'MyFitnessPal' - once I'd downloaded it, it asked a few basic questions that took less than 5 minutes to answer and then I was ready to go.

What you will begin to realise as you track calories consumed is how much certain foods really add to this - so the obvious response is to then try to reduce these types of foods. The upshot of that (for me, anyway) was that I still felt hungry but this was beneficial as it forced me to think about which foods were better for me (more filling, whilst lower calorie) so that you can still eat in a similar volume whilst still consuming fewer calories.

The point by wilcoskip is semi-relevant - it is true that your body will become accustomed to certain types of exercise and therefore its impact will be reduced. However, the effect at lower (i.e. most normal people's!) levels of fitness is fairly small. That type of advice is really much more useful for very athletic types - but that doesn't make for a very interesting spiel being given by the fitness trainer, hence he was telling all his clients that message, no doubt!

One final point - re the increased water intake. It's definitely a good idea, as Rachael has pointed out that our brain often doesn't distinguish well between hunger and thirst. Therefore ensuring you're properly hydrated is a good way of reducing feelings of "hunger". However, a word of caution - your body weight will fluctuate most easily based on fluid levels rather than flesh-weight levels (if you, or someone you know, has been on dialysis they'll be able to assure you of this!). So by drinking a lot of water, this will actually add weight in the short term as you're carrying extra fluid. If you keep it up though, and follow the rest of your plan, the fluid weight should remain constant but you'll reduce your flesh-weight.

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By User deleted
09th Jul 2013 14:27

@ Shirley

Sadly that's the excuse I use!!

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By Paul Scholes
11th Jul 2013 14:12

5:2 intermittent fasting

I watched (and re-watched) Michael Moseley's Horizon programme last August on this and it just made sense to me. 

I'm sure I'm still designed for hunter gathering where my food intake will fluctuate between feast & famine and where, in the latter times, it's evolved to repair and look after itself by using fat reserves, slowing growth etc.  However, for my entire ife, food is there 24/7 and I love it.

It took just one day of eating a modest/healthy breakfast & lunch, then having nothing till the next breakfast, to get into the habit and the best bit was you can fit in your 2 (or 1) day around other days when you might be eating out in the evening (or whenever it suits you to fast).

What I liked was that the results were gradual, and I even looked forward to the horrible taste of acetone, meaning I was burning fat and to really enjoy my breakfasts again.

As with anything it doesn't suit everyone but it's the only way I've ever lost weght and kept it off.

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By chatman
16th Jul 2013 22:31

5:2 Diet

A couple of friends of mine have been on it for a year and have each lost about a stone and a half. They find it easier than cutting down every day.

I liken it to interval training, which no serious athlete would do without. Short bursts of effort (like a two-day calorie reduction) are easier psychologically and allow you to put in more effort overall.

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By Paul Scholes
06th Sep 2013 14:49

I've logged on to see Brice's comment

But nothing here????

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By Henry Osadzinski
09th Sep 2013 10:52

Spam

Sorry Paul - it was some spam in need of cleaning up :-)

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