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The oops was inserted as I double posted and couldn’t delete a post without ‘body’ :blush:

Ive read the reports, opinions vary though. I used to take them when progressing well, bought them and have a couple of months supply in stock. May as well use ‘em up, can’t do any harm. It’ll actually free up some space on my boat, never a bad thing :)

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Then..... Re-assess after the 8 weeks and consider introducing the dreaded Cardio if necessary (that’ll concentrate my efforts :wink: ) Comments and suggestions welcome.

Appreciate the suggestions, keep ‘em coming. This is what I’ve decided..... Maybe I should continue on my current plan with a few tweaks. I do tend towards impatience. I’m very pleased with my new body shape, probably best it’s ever been. Want them abs though :wink: I’ve decided to ... Get a blood test done, can’t do any…

I use a Boditrax http://boditrax.com Stand on and hold electrodes job, I know these type of scanners are not accurate but I have had 7 scans over the 18 weeks, dismissing one as it was wildly out. Good for indicative purposes and the 6 scans will show a trend. Would like to treat myself to a proper scan when I get near to…

I’m 5’ 10” and managing to maintain 2200 calories, with discipline. My cals over the 18 weeks have averaged 2150. I lift pretty hard 3 times per week and don’t think there is much I can reasonably do to increase muscle. Wish I could find the magic key to gain 4 or 5 lbs of muscle at my age.....that would ease my calorie…

48 pound loss in 10 months, 16 st 2 lbs to 12 st 8 lbs, at 62yrs old & male. Weight training 3 times a week. Muscle tone for the first time in my life. :) Abs starting to show if lighting good :) Stubborn lower stomach/ loin / chest fat remains :( Loose skin round my middle :( 19% body fat on scale (was 30 %) Will keep…

:( Your probably correct in that, especially at my age (62) At 180 lbs with 19.2% fat I will go on another cut after the festive season and aim to lose 7 1/2 lbs fat whilst hopefully continuing to maintain my muscle mass as I’ve done to date. This will bring me to the magic (for me) 15% figure. I will then go on…

11 week scan and all’s well. Weight 179.9 lbs Muscle 62.8 lbs Fat 34.5 lbs ( 19.2 % ) After decreasing my cals to 2000 per day (P45-F30-C25) I’m still maintaining muscle with a total weight loss 47 lbs and finally getting into the teens fat percentage. Got some work to do to reach my 175 lb with 15% fat target about 8 lbs…

Thx for the encouragement. With dedicated use of MFP and the advice from some of you good people I calculated my TDEE. Then.... I stocked my fridge with healthy but tasty food, chicken, steak, fish etc. Bought good quality Protein shake powder, Almond unsweetened Alpro milk and Creatine, BCAA, Glutamine, Cod liver oil,…

I suppose a smiley or two would have helped emphasise the ‘tongue in cheek’ tone I wanted to portray in this post... Wonder how many people I’ve p!55ed off ;)

As I have a tendency to spend too much time in the gym I used an app today to control my workout. The JEFIT app was frustrating and it took several attempts to input my program successfully. My workout normally is around 2 1/2 hrs, sometimes more but following the app I finished in 75 mins. Need to input more rest between…

Finally sinking in, can’t thank you guys enough. Your replies should be formulated as an educational sticky. Consequently I’ve just gone premium, I’m a ‘proper’ member now :wink:

As I’m working hard at weights 3 - 4 times per week already, to minimise Lean loss, should I use the 608 figure 2750 and would I then have a lesser weekly loss but with a higher % of fat? Or continue with the 733 figure / 2900 then bulk? Or use the 608 / 2750 figure and add Cardio? heybales and psuLemon - I’m giving this…

Sorry to be so dense :) but this is all new to me. I’ve learned a huge amount from browsing and everyone’s replies to my posts. Please bear with me. So over the week an achieved 500 calorie daily deficit from my estimated TDEE gives a loss of an average 1.46 lbs per week. 500 x 1.46 gives the 733 figure. Not sure why…

Wonder if you (or anyone) could explain how this is worked out and what it means re TDEE calculation, currently working on TDEE of 2650 cals What should my maintenance level of calories actually be?

sgt1372 - Realised at the pump, 2 hours hanging around then total cost was about £200 for the pump out and lost fuel :( Wonder if MyProtein do a supplement to minimise stupidity :) As you say, could have been a lot worse.

Thx for coming back, not sure I fully grasp the math yet though :) Was a tad disappointed with the lean mass loss but overall happy. Plan to have a diet break and aim for maintenance for a month over the festive period starting mid December. Was unsure whether to add 150 cals from now to minimise further lean loss. What do…

How am I doing? Started to collect data after a 36 lb weight loss in 22 weeks. 6 weeks data from 7th Oct based on Boditrax scans ( I know they are not accurate but indicative of trends ) Weight now 181 lbs Lost 8.8 lbs Muscle 1.5 lbs Fat 7.3 lbs Fat % was 23.4 now 20.6 Fat drop 2.8% On a 500 cal deficit 9 - 10 hrs per week…

This fitness lark is costing me a fortune..... Was so excited at reaching 180lbs (12st 12lbs) I wasn’t concentrating at the filling station, put petrol in a diesel car

Having reached one of my early targets of 12st 14lb I treated myself to a gym session with a ‘celeb’ trainer. He commands a fee far in excess of my local gym PTs but I have to say he was well worth it. He put right my form on several bread and butter exercises including Lat pull down, incline dumbell press, squat,dumbell…

:( That glass floor’s still there. 12st 14lbs ......

I’m with you :) Everything to Excess That’s my lifestyle choice :) Doesn’t always give success but hey ho.

I’m 62 and 5’10”, never trained before and using MFP and gym 3 x week, in 7 1/2 months I’ve dropped from 226 lbs to 183 lbs. Had a few injuries along the way but managed to work round them and feel great. I’ve set myself an ambitious target of 175lbs with 15% fat but I think I can do it next year. Make a record of every…

Thanks, great post, everyone should read Aadam Ali’s link http://physiqonomics.com/fat-loss/ at least 3 times. Increments are the way to go :)

Was working well with a 2.5kg drop (only 0.1kg of which was lean body mass) in 3 weeks. If no drop in the next week I’ll try 150 cals more deficit for a couple of weeks then if no change will add some cardio :( for a couple of weeks. Then a diet break for the Xmas run in. Sounds like a plan.

Hmmm! Having trouble breaking through the 13st barrier, been thereabouts for about 10 days :( Already on a 500 cal deficit which I’m sticking to and training hard with weights 3/4 times a week, only losing 0.1kg of lean mass in 4 weeks. Wondering whether to drop another 250 cals or add some dreaded cardio.... Or am I…

3 litres per day. Not easy to do, takes determination and ‘Flavour Drops’ from MyProtein.

£5 each or 5 scans for £15. Health questionnaire. Day, Sports or No clothing. Recommended before workout. I spoke to a Muscle Physiologist from Cambridge Uni who said it was much more accurate than home scales but not as good as Dexa. He said they erred on the higher side of Fat % as a rule and the lower your Fat % the…