Monkey Harris
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us too, most bought as gifts.After a lot of hard work for 6 weeks I've finally eaten the last of the junk food I got at xmas!
no more after feb...
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Kram
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Digital scales are broken, not that I have been trying to change anything recently !
How is it going for you @JOEPRO ?
I suspect the reason I was not loosing weight is partly this, note the full looking bowl in picture as the serving suggestion. Then note the red boxes and the "based on 30g serving"
My small and empty looking bowl above contains 30g, a single small scoop.
Below is the roughtly what I normally have, 5 scoops tho I used to have 4. About the same fullness as the bowl on the box.
Yes common sense should have told me that its extremely sugary and can not be healthy to eat in any quantity, but its easyto ignore this...
It also explains why I am not getting 16 servings out of a 500g box, only 3 or 4!
How is it going for you @JOEPRO ?
I suspect the reason I was not loosing weight is partly this, note the full looking bowl in picture as the serving suggestion. Then note the red boxes and the "based on 30g serving"
My small and empty looking bowl above contains 30g, a single small scoop.
Below is the roughtly what I normally have, 5 scoops tho I used to have 4. About the same fullness as the bowl on the box.
Yes common sense should have told me that its extremely sugary and can not be healthy to eat in any quantity, but its easyto ignore this...
It also explains why I am not getting 16 servings out of a 500g box, only 3 or 4!
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Something i discovered many years ago on one of my weight loss binges, using an online calorie counter program: ‘Portions’ are usually ridiculously, ludicrously small.
But it gives good numbers for advertising the product.
I discovered that my average large bowl of ‘healthy’ breakfast mix was actually my whole daily allowance of calories. 1800 was my target to meet, so after breakfast I was stuck.
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All those red flags on the box might not be helping
Im on ozempic (semaglutide) now prescribed by my doctor, did 2 months of the low 25mg dose to get used to it and not too terrible but the odd bit of gas, then ramped up to 50mg where it starts to do something, and it seems that the only way it aids weight loss for me is explosively out each end, sulfer belching etc and making me feel sick and have massively bloated gut with gas all the time so I dont eat. Cant do the monjaro because thyroid cancer in family.
Stopping in a weeks time to go back to the hard way as no way it can be good for me long term and I have difficulty functioning some days with the side effects. I can shed a kg a week just by self control if I put my mind to it and I hate having to take medicine at the best of times.
Stopping in a weeks time to go back to the hard way as no way it can be good for me long term and I have difficulty functioning some days with the side effects. I can shed a kg a week just by self control if I put my mind to it and I hate having to take medicine at the best of times.
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I do a lot of physical work and excersise so I do need a good balance of the red flags.. thats fine its just the unrealistic portion size. I imagine they wouldnt be allowed to sell it at realistic portion sizes?
I only have cereal on the odd day off, theres no time for food when leaving home before 8am! Its a 10-11am luxury for days when I am still at home.
I only have cereal on the odd day off, theres no time for food when leaving home before 8am! Its a 10-11am luxury for days when I am still at home.
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8am? Best part of the day's gone!
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8am!, I used to have cereals and toast at 04:30 before leaving for work on early shift.
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I've been doing well...so far have lost 11kg with a target of 13kg.
Feels good to get the weight off...I suffer bad with knee and back pain, both of which are a lot better when I'm a lot lighter!
Feels good to get the weight off...I suffer bad with knee and back pain, both of which are a lot better when I'm a lot lighter!
A pound of body fat contains 3500 calories. Your body saves excess calories as fat.
If you eat just 100 calories per day more than your body needs (eg 1 slice of bread or a digestive biscuit) you will gain approx 10.5 pounds per year.
Conversely if you eat 100 calories per day less than your body needs you will lose 10.5 pounds per year.
It’s that finely balanced. Plus as we get older we don’t need as many calories due to reduced muscle mass and reduced physical activity.
If you eat just 100 calories per day more than your body needs (eg 1 slice of bread or a digestive biscuit) you will gain approx 10.5 pounds per year.
Conversely if you eat 100 calories per day less than your body needs you will lose 10.5 pounds per year.
It’s that finely balanced. Plus as we get older we don’t need as many calories due to reduced muscle mass and reduced physical activity.
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Think you're quite right with this...my regime has been very simple. Before I eat anything all I do is ask myself if I'm hungry!
Most of the time I found I'm just habit eating...it's hard to break that habit initially I think as I used to basically eat based on the time of day...every day!
I cannot remember ever feeling hungry. I've been working and missed 3 meals in a row without feeling hungry. If I didn't eat at regular times I probably wouldn't eat.
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I don't do exercise, but frequently at work I'm having to tighten my belt a bit more, throughout the shift. With this warm weather, it's even worse, 'cos I think fluid loss is adding to it too.
Just to add to the difficulty your average marathon runner expends about 2200 calories during a marathon.
do you fancy running 1.5 marathons every week to lose a pound of fat?
What i’m saying is that exercise is vastly over rated as a method of weight loss.
Focus on your food intake to lose weight.
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About six months ago, I was prescribed statins because my cholesterol was high. So, as recommended, I do not eat biscuits any more .....used to do at least half a packet a day, or more, cut down on chocolate bars, only one or two a week now, halved sugar in hot drinks.
SWMBO does the cooking, and she is into the balanced diet thing, and never puts on weight, and I eat about the same as her.
My weight is now, exactly the same
I am only a bit fat, but its still rather annoying
SWMBO does the cooking, and she is into the balanced diet thing, and never puts on weight, and I eat about the same as her.
My weight is now, exactly the same
I am only a bit fat, but its still rather annoying
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Brutal, but you're still eating too much.My weight is now, exactly the same
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My "eat only when hungry" approach seems to be working for me...your body basically just adapts I think.
What I like is i can just eat if I'm hungry...so it removes the whole dieting thing of trying to starve myself between meals which gets boring very quickly!
I'm generally finding that I'm eating around 4pm...and not hungry at other times most days.
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Brutal, but you're still eating too much.
I'd say the wrong stuff too. When I ate non processed and avoided all unnatural additives the weight fell off me, ALL my aches and pains stopped. It was like reversing the aging process. I coupled it with intermittent fasting 24/7.
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Was going well for a couple of months then I stopped tracking each day. Put a bit back on so need to get back into.it again
