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No fruit cuz wayyyy too sugary :( only fruit I eat is berries as they're lowest in sugar and high in anti-oxidants.. tryin to spice up my diet a little with some different snacks and realised that my carb level is perhaps too low :\ at the mo in my snack I'm havin rivita with peanut butter, greek yoghurt, berries, dark…

So does that mean I need to eat 750 cals less than I burn in a day? So my BMR is roughly 1400, I burn about 200 on top of that = 1600.. so I'm only supposed to eat 850 cals per day?!?!?!? Whaaa?? Surely I'm getting the wrong end of the stick here? :s

P.S. what does calorie deficit mean? In simple terms? Lol

I was a vegetarian for 6 years and I would never have eaten as low as 1000 cals! Maybe we just have to agree to disagree.. but about a month ago I had been on a 1200 cal diet for about 3 weeks, I went out for my run as usual in the morning of the last day of this "diet" and I literally nearly FAINTED, actual fainted. I had…

daily goals = 1,700 cals, 128 protein, 191 carbs (but I norm only manage 140) 47 fat, 34 sugar But yeah, I'm no expert and I dunno how much of whatever I should be eating so maybe that is all wrong? Anyone? As I said, I'll maybe burn about 200 cals per day from exercise and generic movement.. I work in security so I sit in…

Thanks for comments everyone.. I think my BMR is around 1400? I don't understand really how much calories I should be intaking in a day if I'm honest.. I generally eat about 130g protein, 140g carbs, 50g fat (this is just an estimate - check my food diary).. I was finding out how many cals I burned just by adding them…

Yeah I know it deffo won't happen overnight kinda thing.. but.. it just doesn't seem to be happenin at all?! Like Should I be workin out more/for longer? I do.. 3 x 40 min stationary bike per week 3 x 50 min weights sessions per week (lifting heavy, normally 3 sets of 8 reps for most exercises) I aim for a NET in take of…

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When I started dieting I ate way too little.. about 1200 cals.. but I've been eating 1600-1700 cals for the past month or two.. but it's all clean food.. Monitoring my sodium and sugar intake.. but as I say, nothing's happenin :( I run 3 times a week before breakfast (although now it's on the exercise bike as it's gotten…

Thanks.. but like nothing has really come off like at all! I lost like 6lbs but tbh, I don't even really want to lose any weight.. my weight doesn't bother me as I'm not really "big".. I now weight 9 stone 2 lbs (128lbs/58kg).. it's the inches around my naval and hips/love handles.. My "natural" waist is about 30.5 inches…

Yeah I tried the keto diet (no more than 50g carbs per day) for 3 or 4 weeks but it got to the point where I just did not have enough energy and couldn't even go on my runs without feeling dizzy and sick.. so I figured that it deffo ain't worth riskin my health over and my sanity.. I've cut the carbs down though and get…

Yeah I've been considering changing to soya milk due to the sugar... I've heard a lot about almond milk, but couldn't have it cuz the taste and smell of almonds makes me wretch lol

I get ALL my sugars from clean foods such as fruit etc.. but I was just worried that I was intaking too much as I had been warned that "sugar is the enemy" of someone who wants to cut the fat round the middle.. even from clean foods.. the milk I intake is all for cereal and tea/coffee but there's like 12g of sugar in 200ml…

I'm not sure I understand.. but the one thing that I'll say is 1290 is ridiculous, no offence, but seriously. Starving your body won't do anything but give you long-term health problems and you'll end up yo-yoing

... anyone? Lol

The more muscle that your body is made up of, as opposed to fat, the faster your metabolic rate and thus the more food that you need/can handle.. 1500 to 1600, in my opinion, for what you're doing exercise-wise is not enough.. esp if you're nursing as well.. I've just upped mine from 1600 to 1650 to 1700 as I feel that I…

Sh1tttt man I'd cut down on that carb intake if you're wantin to cut??

Yeah I get 18g protein per half-tin so I dunno what tuna you're eatin lol! (Half-tin = approx 55g)

All depends on you.. measure how fast you run from when you first start your running "program" and see how much faster you get week after week.. I generally run a 9 or 10 minute mile, which is 6.7mph or 6mph respectively... but when I started I couldn't run for more than 45 secs at a time (I'm being serious!) without…

At least I know I'm doin it "right" haha go me :P

You can view it here (best exercise database ever) http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/bent-arm-barbell-pullover and I've just seen the info I need haha DUH it says Main Muscle Worked: Lats..... Other Muscles: Chest, Lats, Shoulders, Triceps... Hmm, need to figure out a different exercise while I wait…

Oh and bent-over rows, and one-arm bent over rows

I don't mean under my arms as in my tris, I mean as in my, for lack of better definition, arm pits.. as well as the side (and bottom) of my "pecs".. I do bicep curls, hammer curls, 21s, lat pulls (where I get the most effect on my chest), upright rows, shrugs

Thanks very much, that's what I thought it was - the stabilising muscles.. Yeah I use free weights in my house just, been doin it a good few years but stopped for a year cuz of injury and just got back to it a couple weeks ago.. I use a mirror constantly to ensure my form is correct.. was just worried I was doin somethin…

P.S. PLEASE do not work out without eating something lol... I'll run on an empty stomach first thing in the morning as that's when the body burns most fat... but when I'm doing weights I'll ensure to have a good helping of clean carbs and protein, then I'll work out, then I'll pump a shake and some fruit and nuts straight…

P.S. does it matter how late you eat at night time? Sometimes my last snack is delayed til like 10pm if I get held up in the day.. last snack usually consists of nuts and a yoghurt

This is an EXCELLENT thread, thank you for asking about it and thank you to everyone who replied! Brilliant.. RE: The sugar intake though.. how much should you intake in a day? All I eat is clean sugar, from fruits etc, but there is a LOT of sugar in fruit! And I'm worried I'm sh1tting on my progress that I've made with…

This is exactly what I was goin to ask about! The Guideline Daily allowance for sugar is 90g and for carbs is 270g, which is about 33% of it.. I intake about 160g carbs, which would leave me with 53g sugar for the day judging on the 33% theory.. The sugar that I intake in a day is only from fruits/veg.. but I've been told…

Too much sugar.. I'm goin to have to cut the fruit out of my diet soon as it's loading me too full of sugar... veg, however, is generally grand regarding sugar esp green veg.. hell eat your body weight in it if you want

Chocolate Powerbeck Whey Protein.. I have tasted at least 7 different brands and types of shake.. this one, is like a treat, like a milkshake, no lumps AT ALL, decent price.. lovely!