[QUOTE=“Thrawneen, post: 944708, member: 129”]Lads, WTF, I seem to have hit a serious plateau in week 2. In week 1 I lost half a stone and went from 14.47 to 13.90 stone.
Today, halfway through week 2, the scales showed 13.95 this morning.
I’ve had the same diet every day and haven’t touched chocolate, booze or pasta/bread/rice.
9am - 2 Weetabix with milk
11am - Apple
1.30pm - Chicken breast/fish/steak with vegetables
5:45pm - 2 eggs either scrambled with veg or just boiled and eaten with a pinch of salt or tin of beans and dessert of 2 spoons of greek yoghurt with half a tablespoon of jam.
I eat nothing after 6pm and don’t drink coffee, fruit juice or soft drinks. Since Saturday (end of week1) I ran 5 miles (it was stop-start, my fitness is very low) on Sunday, walked 6 miles on Monday and did some dumbbells after, and walked 4 miles (and spent the day playing with my young lad) yesterday. I’m tired and quite hungry and sore.
Any advice anyone? It’s 10 years since I had to lose any significant weight and it was much easier back then.[/QUOTE]
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[*]Weight yourself in the morning before showering.
[]Never weight yourself anymore than once a week.
[]Muscle is heavier than fat so you could have lost fat and gained muscle and its very likely you have. (i am six weeks into a program. I am 1kg heavier than when I started but I have dropped 2 inches in waist size)
[*]Consider getting body fat % analysis instead of just weighing yourself.
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As the lads said slowly build up the fitness, then once you have a solid base and can start training at a higher intensity you notice the weight shed more easily. Walking won’t do much for you.
Fair enough. Thanks lads, having patience wouldn’t be my strong suit. I’ll put the scales away till the weekend.
I know walking isn’t the best @TreatyStones but there’s not a single piece of flat road round here for miles so there’s a lot of uphill involved in any walking which really can really sting the legs of an unfit man. Makes it impossible to go for an easy run as well. So the fitness should come quick enough, hopefully.
[QUOTE=“Thrawneen, post: 944722, member: 129”]Fair enough. Thanks lads, having patience wouldn’t be my strong suit. I’ll put the scales away till the weekend.
I know walking isn’t the best @TreatyStones but there’s not a single piece of flat road round here for miles so there’s a lot of uphill involved in any walking which really can really sting the legs of an unfit man. Makes it impossible to go for an easy run as well. So the fitness should come quick enough, hopefully.[/QUOTE]
don’t eat from 9pm to 1pm - eat what you want in 1pm to 9pm window
Walk while you are fasted i.e. before you eat at lunchtime
[QUOTE=“TheUlteriorMotive, post: 944729, member: 2272”]don’t eat from 9pm to 1pm - eat what you want in 1pm to 9pm window
Walk while you are fasted i.e. before you eat at lunchtime[/QUOTE]
Thats retarded. If he does manage to lose weight using the method above, once he comes around again to a normal eating pattern he’s just gonna pile on the pounds again.
[SIZE=3]INTRODUCTION: [/SIZE] Muslims abstain from food and fluid between the hours of sunrise to sunset, and usually eat a large meal after sunset and a lighter meal before sunrise. The purpose of this study was to assess body composition, nutrient intake and physical activity patterns during Ramadan fasting.
[SIZE=3]METHODS: [/SIZE] This study was carried out during Ramadan in October 2004. A total of 57 female subjects were recruited from The Hashemite University in Jordan. Body weight, fat percentage, muscle mass, and percentage body water content were measured, and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Estimated food records over a duration of three days were used to assess the intake of energy, carbohydrates, protein, fat, and sugars before and during Ramadan fasting. Physical activity patterns were determined from a three-day activity diary before and during Ramadan fasting; the amount of physical activity was expressed as the physical activity level.
[SIZE=3]RESULTS: [/SIZE] Body weight and BMI decreased significantly during Ramadan fasting. The mean energy and nutrients intake before Ramadan (energy; percent carbohydrates:protein:fat was 1,252; 56:12:33) and during Ramadan (1,171; 56:13:34) were not significantly different. The mean physical activity level was 1.54 before Ramadan and 1.51 during Ramadan, and this was also not significantly different.
[SIZE=3]CONCLUSION: [/SIZE] This study revealed that there was a significant weight loss during Ramadan. Estimates of energy, carbohydrates, protein, fat and sugar did not change, despite the reduction in the number of meals taken. The overall activity patterns remained similar
[SIZE=3]INTRODUCTION: [/SIZE] Muslims abstain from food and fluid between the hours of sunrise to sunset, and usually eat a large meal after sunset and a lighter meal before sunrise. The purpose of this study was to assess body composition, nutrient intake and physical activity patterns during Ramadan fasting.
[SIZE=3]METHODS: [/SIZE] This study was carried out during Ramadan in October 2004. A total of 57 female subjects were recruited from The Hashemite University in Jordan. Body weight, fat percentage, muscle mass, and percentage body water content were measured, and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Estimated food records over a duration of three days were used to assess the intake of energy, carbohydrates, protein, fat, and sugars before and during Ramadan fasting. Physical activity patterns were determined from a three-day activity diary before and during Ramadan fasting; the amount of physical activity was expressed as the physical activity level.
[SIZE=3]RESULTS: [/SIZE] Body weight and BMI decreased significantly during Ramadan fasting. The mean energy and nutrients intake before Ramadan (energy; percent carbohydrates:protein:fat was 1,252; 56:12:33) and during Ramadan (1,171; 56:13:34) were not significantly different. The mean physical activity level was 1.54 before Ramadan and 1.51 during Ramadan, and this was also not significantly different.
[SIZE=3]CONCLUSION: [/SIZE] This study revealed that there was a significant weight loss during Ramadan. Estimates of energy, carbohydrates, protein, fat and sugar did not change, despite the reduction in the number of meals taken. The overall activity patterns remained similar[/QUOTE]
Two lads in work are Muslim. They are generally very drained during Ramadan and look wrecked. They also don’t smell great due to the lack of washing during this period but that’s for another day.
[SIZE=3]INTRODUCTION: [/SIZE] Muslims abstain from food and fluid between the hours of sunrise to sunset, and usually eat a large meal after sunset and a lighter meal before sunrise. The purpose of this study was to assess body composition, nutrient intake and physical activity patterns during Ramadan fasting.
[SIZE=3]METHODS: [/SIZE] This study was carried out during Ramadan in October 2004. A total of 57 female subjects were recruited from The Hashemite University in Jordan. Body weight, fat percentage, muscle mass, and percentage body water content were measured, and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Estimated food records over a duration of three days were used to assess the intake of energy, carbohydrates, protein, fat, and sugars before and during Ramadan fasting. Physical activity patterns were determined from a three-day activity diary before and during Ramadan fasting; the amount of physical activity was expressed as the physical activity level.
[SIZE=3]RESULTS: [/SIZE] Body weight and BMI decreased significantly during Ramadan fasting. The mean energy and nutrients intake before Ramadan (energy; percent carbohydrates:protein:fat was 1,252; 56:12:33) and during Ramadan (1,171; 56:13:34) were not significantly different. The mean physical activity level was 1.54 before Ramadan and 1.51 during Ramadan, and this was also not significantly different.
[SIZE=3]CONCLUSION: [/SIZE] This study revealed that there was a significant weight loss during Ramadan. Estimates of energy, carbohydrates, protein, fat and sugar did not change, despite the reduction in the number of meals taken. The overall activity patterns remained similar[/QUOTE]
I’d like to see a few towel heads go out and pour a few hundred metres of concrete on a empty stomach.
Would fire one into me directly after a weights session. Hard to know will I bother with them from now on. A few raw organic eggs would be a better job
[QUOTE=“Kinvara’s Passion, post: 945011, member: 686”]I have 2 boxes of them in the boot.
Would fire one into me directly after a weights session. Hard to know will I bother with them from now on. A few raw organic eggs would be a better job[/QUOTE]
Had to buy a 34 waist trousers for the first time ever today. Drank heavy every day for 2 months solid up to last sunday and ate takeaways every single night
[QUOTE=“Kinvara’s Passion, post: 945011, member: 686”]I have 2 boxes of them in the boot.
Would fire one into me directly after a weights session. Hard to know will I bother with them from now on. A few raw organic eggs would be a better job[/QUOTE]
Would they not be a nice, healthy substitute for a sugar/chocolate craving? I assumed that was their purpose. Or are they designed for post work out? They look pricey enough, coming from America and all. Would you recommend any flavours/bars in particular?
One of them at each end of a 20 foot plank on edge, tamping away and the sweat rolling off the cunts… the knees would buckle first as they’d see another load of mix being dropped.