Hello,
Over the years I have heard some fantastic success stories on FMTTM.
Prior to lockdown I walked to and from the train station and I went swimming at lunch.
I have returned to the pool, but I am serious about losing the tub.
I had a session with a personal training for free abs it was just not for me. Too much of a gymosexual and his diet appeared to be just eggs.
I am after a gym plan/fitness plan. With weights sets etc.
My Achilles heel is bread, I just loved sandwiches and toast. Need an alternative carb.
I have done the couch to 5k before but I never really saw a difference in my weight.
Any suggestions or success stories would be appreciated.
Thank you
Keep training, anything, ideally varied and don't be too concerned about the scales if doing muscle training.
Muscle weighs more than fat, and you can be losing fat at the same time as gaining muscle, except your volume/ appearance will be thinner. Loads of people get disheartened by the scales, basically as their education on the weight makeup/ diet is poor.
Rely on measurements, as well as weight, if you want to track progress, and these improvements will spur you on.
I'll bet you fall into this category from your last 5k training, I'll bet my hat your measurements were better but you didn't record or remember them?
It's good that you want an alternative carb, carbs are extremely important, especially if you're training. Bread is fine, just use the "smaller" bread, use thins, or use brown bread which has more fiber (keeps you fuller). Potatoes have fiber too, learn how to make healthy chips, get a rice cooker.
For anyone else, don't do a low carb diet, as all that happens is your body loses loads of water initially, so it appears like weight loss (it's fake), then all that happens is you will crack, with training on low carbs, and then binge and then put more back on and then more water retention etc.
You ideally need to track your calories and training to be successful or figure out your body. Probably try and stay in a 20% calorie deficit per day. So if your body needs 2500 calories, limit yourself to 2000 per day, on average for the week. Use myfitnesspal to track calories, and track EVERYTHING. I've been doing it this way for years, and it's great.
As a new starter you can search for TeamRH on facebook, they do things the right way, slow and steady, no gimmicks, proper food and encourage exercise. Even if you don't use them, the education will help massively.
I don't know your starting weight but for me, that would take about 2 years, as I would probably lose 2 stone over summer, then put 0.5 back on, then lose more next summer. My weight is cyclic, with time of year as I do more outside when it's nicer, and eat like a pig in winter, when I get mardy at the $hite weather.