Intermittent Fasting/Weight Loss

I got back to it this week and after a couple of workouts actually put together by a qualified trainer, and not just doing 100 bicep curls and thinking that was enough... my body is in agony haha. Struggling to move this morning. I could barely get downstairs to sit at my desk, feel like having a lay down in bed with the laptop on my chest :sleep:

How do you regulars recover?
 
TheYorkshireTerrier said:
I got back to it this week and after a couple of workouts actually put together by a qualified trainer, and not just doing 100 bicep curls and thinking that was enough... my body is in agony haha. Struggling to move this morning. I could barely get downstairs to sit at my desk, feel like having a lay down in bed with the laptop on my chest :sleep:

How do you regulars recover?
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The Dom's become less intense the more you do it, plenty of food and water 👍
 
A few years ago I went on the 5/2 diet and worked. Whilst the 2 days of staying under 600 cls were initially tough going after a few weeks it was easier and found some interesting food ideas to get me through. Lost 2 stone and it made such a difference in so many ways
 
If a Personal Trainer has made you feel like that, you need a better one.

Fitness needs to be built. Smashing someone in to the ground is not a good approach at all.
 
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Update:
Today I tried the 60 minute Race Training which is totally different to the Enduro work Ive been doing.
More sprints and shorter breaks.
It hurt, but it felt good afterwards.
Weight: 84.4 - feel there`s more muscle mass now than at the beginning.
Sleeping and eating better.
Must stay focused!
 
Zoophonic said:
A few years ago I went on the 5/2 diet and worked. Whilst the 2 days of staying under 600 cls were initially tough going after a few weeks it was easier and found some interesting food ideas to get me through. Lost 2 stone and it made such a difference in so many ways
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Have you maintained the loss? Are you still doing 5/2?
 
Hit the 83 kg mark today!

I did the high intensity 2 hour enduro-race programme.
It was tough - it took balls, pain and sore feet to hammer out the last 30 minutes!
At one point I thought "I dont know if I can manage...".

Then a little voice said "F****** go for it!
Its in the mind!
Pain is only a sensation!
No pain no gain!"

It worked(y)
 
r00fie1 said:
Hit the 83 kg mark today!

I did the high intensity 2 hour enduro-race programme.
It was tough - it took balls, pain and sore feet to hammer out the last 30 minutes!
At one point I thought "I dont know if I can manage...".

Then a little voice said "F****** go for it!
Its in the mind!
Pain is only a sensation!
No pain no gain!"

It worked(y)
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One thing my old color boy said to me has always stuck by me when it comes to Phys "something is better than nothing" as simple as it is it really does get you out the door even if you have 30 minutes
 
Update: for anyone interested or motivated.
84.3 Sunda
83.9 Y`day
Worried I was only just under 84 kg, yet 11 weeks ago was 90 kg.
83 kg followed 2 hrs on the trainer - so must have been water loss.
Waste line is getting smaller and sleep is improving.
Last night had a treat - Rump Steak.
Not going to buy any more pre-packed processed food.
Need to buy a fan - mines packed up.
Any suggestions?
Lets keep this fitness thread going(y)
 
r00fie1 said:
Update: for anyone interested or motivated.
84.3 Sunda
83.9 Y`day
Worried I was only just under 84 kg, yet 11 weeks ago was 90 kg.
83 kg followed 2 hrs on the trainer - so must have been water loss.
Waste line is getting smaller and sleep is improving.
Last night had a treat - Rump Steak.
Not going to buy any more pre-packed processed food.
Need to buy a fan - mines packed up.
Any suggestions?
Lets keep this fitness thread going(y)
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Would be interesting to hear people’s views on Dairy?

I’ve cut it out completely and have done for around 5 months. Feel really good, lost weight and fitter than ever.
There is a difficulty with cause and effect of course - there has been other stuff going on during that period of time too!!
 
1finny said:
Would be interesting to hear people’s views on Dairy?

I’ve cut it out completely and have done for around 5 months. Feel really good, lost weight and fitter than ever.
There is a difficulty with cause and effect of course - there has been other stuff going on during that period of time too!!
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Aye up.
Ive cut down cheese [my favourite] because it feels stodgy.
I use eggs boiled or poached for protein.
Ive gone off bread an spuds - used to pile the plate high.
Dairy seems ok done in moderation.

I reckon Evil will know - hopefully he will see the thread.
 
r00fie1 said:
Aye up.
Ive cut down cheese [my favourite] because it feels stodgy.
I use eggs boiled or poached for protein.
Ive gone off bread an spuds - used to pile the plate high.
Dairy seems ok done in moderation.

I reckon Evil will know - hopefully he will see the thread.
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Well done on the progress, I'm down to 84.3 now, so we might have a bit of a race on :)

I don't bother with cheese much now, it's just too calorie dense, at 400 cals per 100g of weight.
When I do have cheese it's no longer chunks, or slices, or even normal grated. I bought a super fine grater, which is really good, so you still get the taste but nowhere near as much.

You can have fried eggs or omlette too, just give the pan a couple of sprays of frylight, it's next to no difference compared to poached or boiled and a bit easier/ quicker to cook.

Mini potatoes aren't bad, at 70 cals per 100g, and can fill you up and taste good. I weigh out about 300 and cut them in quarters, blast for 5 mins in the microwave and then spray on some fry light, pepper and some peri peri salt, then rub over them with a basting brush. Chuck in the oven on 200 for 20-30 mins depending on how crispy you want them. They're unreal.

I only have almond milk, with protein shakes, and maybe 50ml of semi skimmed in my coffee on a morning.
 
Wev1 said:
Well done on the progress, I'm down to 84.3 now, so we might have a bit of a race on :)

I don't bother with cheese much now, it's just too calorie dense, at 400 cals per 100g of weight.
When I do have cheese it's no longer chunks, or slices, or even normal grated. I bought a super fine grater, which is really good, so you still get the taste but nowhere near as much.

You can have fried eggs or omlette too, just give the pan a couple of sprays of frylight, it's next to no difference compared to poached or boiled and a bit easier/ quicker to cook.

Mini potatoes aren't bad, at 70 cals per 100g, and can fill you up and taste good. I weigh out about 300 and cut them in quarters, blast for 5 mins in the microwave and then spray on some fry light, pepper and some peri peri salt, then rub over them with a basting brush. Chuck in the oven on 200 for 20-30 mins depending on how crispy you want them. They're unreal.

I only have almond milk, with protein shakes, and maybe 50ml of semi skimmed in my coffee on a morning.
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Oh, on the dairy free milk - Have you tried oat milk, try Oatly barista for your coffee
 
1finny said:
Oh, on the dairy free milk - Have you tried oat milk, try Oatly barista for your coffee
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I tried frothing up almond milk with my espresso machine but it tasted absolutely rank, so I don't think I'll be trying that again! Don't think I've tried the oat milk, can you still get unsweetedned like the almond milk? It's only 13 cals per 100 mls.

Edit: just checked, unsweetened oat milk is like 40 cals per 100ml, so that's a 75cal difference for my morning shake. I can't see it being good enough to justify the switch for that. Unsweetened oat milk is slightly less than semi skimmed though, so may try it for the coffee, but that barista stuff is quite high at 60 cals per 100ml.

Per 100ml:
Unsweetened Almond: 13 cals
Semi Skimmed: 45 cals
Unsweetened Oat: 40 cals
Oatly Barista: 58 cals
 
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Nothing wrong with dairy chaps.

It's likely overall poorer dietary choices that contributed, whereas now you're probably making more of an effort with vegetables, fruit, wholegrains and hydration.
 
Evil said:
Nothing wrong with dairy chaps.

It's likely overall poorer dietary choices that contributed, whereas now you're probably making more of an effort with vegetables, fruit, wholegrains and hydration.
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Yeah I totally agree with this, I don't have an issue with dairy, or much for that matter, other than how calorie dense it is, compared to alternatives or the typical method of consumption (over consumption). People can easily eat 100g of cheese as slices or blocks, but if it was grated they could get away with 20-50g, without noticing any difference. Do that over a month and it's 6,000 calories difference for 50g less, which is about 1.5lbs ofless weight!

People go on a diet and cut out diary or bread etc and think they feel miles better for it, but they probably just feel miles better as they're probably being more active and not eating loads of Chocolate, Crisps, drinking loads of booze and taking in 3000 calories and doing no excercise.
 
A trainer online said 1ltr of water is a kilo in weight!
After a training session and weigh - in I top up on fluids, but seem to eat less than before.
My target weight is 80 kg.
I dont know if I should just keep going along the same route.
I am definitely fitter and can go easy 90 mins before it becomes painful for the last 20 mins(y)
 
r00fie1 said:
A trainer online said 1ltr of water is a kilo in weight!
After a training session and weigh - in I top up on fluids, but seem to eat less than before.
My target weight is 80 kg.
I dont know if I should just keep going along the same route.
I am definitely fitter and can go easy 90 mins before it becomes painful for the last 20 mins(y)
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Yeah 1 ltr is 1kg, weigh yourself on a morning so it's quite consistent no matter what you've done the day before. Weighing during the day is going to be all over the place depending on what you're doing. Either way though, you're better off looking at it like a graph, like a 3 day average.

If you're training loads of muscles then losing 0.5kg per week is good, like I said before you're probably losing fat and gaining muscle, so your weight might not come down a lot, but your volume will have.
 
Been in a calorie deficit for over week now, but decided to give up weighing myself as the scales are beyond fickle. Instead, I've measured my waist, chest, arms, thighs and calves... bit more of a faff on but a much better indicator of progress.

I've given myself some sub-goals of increased protein by up to 200g per day, 4 days of strength training per week, and 10,000 steps per day.

Set myself a 12 week challenge of doing the above to see where I end up, not counting the calorie deficit as I know this will be an unrealistic target for every single day... especially if the pubs reopen in that timeframe :unsure:
 
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