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I am pretty sure that the big breakfast getting smaller through the day is an outdated concept, in fact that goes for meal timing in general, but if its something that works for you then you should continue. But is almost certainly more to do with adherence than anything else Also if you are in a calorie deficit then it…

Why should dinner be the smallest meal of the day? Many people, including myself have successfully lost a lot of weight eating most of my calories after 6 PM

I would add lots of things into that day but thats because I think its a diet thats way too restrictive and will be extremely difficult to stick too for any length of time. There is absolutely no reason why you should restrict vegetables so harshly so increase those, also that diet seems very low on carbohydrates, your…

I tend to disagree because your health is your concern so you should be concerned about your trainers qualifications. Like a nutritionist there are a lot of good & bad ones out there and obtaining qualifications for both isn't always very demanding. However I would suggest that you add in the whole egg rather than egg…

Have decided I need to get someone to film me doing the workouts. Did workout B today and concentrated on technique (note to self don't check your leg alignment while at the bottom of squatting your heaviest weight to date, nearly didn't end well). Squats went well as did the dead lift The issue was the overhead press once…

Nope not legally in most places (not sure what the laws are in Turkey on this sort of thing are though) They can make mistakes though and as I said it just looks wrong compared with the other flavours and on the carbohydrates. Why not contact them and check?

Welcome to MFP its a great site which can give great results if used correctly. Would always recommend that new starters read the following 2 posts they contain some really useful information to help you on your way…

Looks like a fantastic muscle burning diet to me

Wonder if I need to stop loading for a while and concentrate on technique for a bit. Not so much struggling with deadlifts weight wise but I manage to keep my back straight when lifting but even though I know I am doing it, I keep catching myself using my back to lower it again.

Ok thanks everyone for your help, moved up from 32.5 Kg (71.5 lbs) to 35 Kg (77 lbs) and although it was a struggle at the end I got through all 5 sets of 5. Worked on grip and arm positioning along with a 3 min wait between each set Long way to go but a great to be moving again

Just checked it, the carbohydrates look wrong. All flavours except the vegetable have carbs of 12 plus but the vegetable one is 4 point something Looks far too low to me for noodles

Does it give you the other nutritional information on the packet? Check calculate from that if its there, 4 cals per g of Carbohydrate, 4 cals per g of Protein and 9 cals per g of fat

I wonder if the 44 is a misprint. I am looking at the 60 g tubs and yes the vegetable says 44 cals but all of the others flavours seem to be over 100 cals.

Thanks for posting the video, can already see about three things I am doing wrong! Its overhead press day tomorrow so will try putting this into practice

It was a squats, bench and row day today and leaving more time between sets definitely helped (90 secs suddenly seems so long!) Down side is it took me longer than usual, so long in fact that I got turfed out of the gym before completing the rows because they were closing. Will have to go earlier next time :(

Ok was definitely not resting anywhere near enough between reps, thanks for the info

Hi Side Steel Thanks for the prompt response and its nice to know that its not unusual. I will rest a little longer between sets (I do become impatient) and maybe eat something 30 mins or so before going to the gym. If that doesn't help I will find someone to take a video of me. Keep you posted :smile:

So lets work on the assumption that you are logging accurately by weighing everything or using barcodes etc. Also lets assume you lose your lower estimate of 2 lbs per week at 1200 calories per day This would mean your TDEE is 200 calories per day Sorry but I find it hard to believe that even a medical condition could…

How many of those homemade items did you make yourself, how did you measure 1.2 plates also some generic items in there as well Do you weight and measure absolutely everything you eat & drink or do you guesstimate? Also how long have you been trying to super restrict your calories?

+2 Because something is wrong somewhere. To gain 2 Kg, approx 4 lb per week of fat means 14,000 calories above TDEE so your TDEE would effectively be negative if you eat 1,200 per day

Personally I would leave it blank, I believe its designed for tracking weight as you increase the load.

This is where a lot of people fall down on eating back exercise calories. Their HRM says they burned 250 calories in an hour so they eat 250 calories because the HRM cant be wrong. Ignoring the fact that HRM's can be quite inaccurate themselves people ignore the 90 (guestimate) calories per hour that MFP has already…

Its all down to what you find is easiest for you and what prevents you from feeling hungry and therefore better able to sustain a calorie deficit

Ok a quick question, when you say 1200 was too low for you and you weren't losing weight do you mean that you couldn't stick to 1200 and kept overeating or that you didn't lose weight eating at 1200? If its the latter then you should concentrate on logging accuracy first then worry about exercise calories. Here is a link…

Keto is an eating style and lifestyle choice, it doesn't mean you will lose weight automatically. Although you will initially lose water weight unless you are weighing and logging what you eat and are ensuring that you are in deficit then the result will be weight gain

Completed week 8 of the C25K program

I actually deduct about 90 cals per hour from my HRM reading to take into account what I would have burnt while sat on my *kitten* which MFP has already accounted for in my deficit

On the diet break thing, have a read of this article http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/the-full-diet-break.html/

If you have a history of disordered eating and get hangry why are you considering fasting? Yes you are upset about your binges but have made it clear that you are improving in that respect so wouldn't fasting increase the risk of another binge. I would also question your TDEE of 1,500 are you sure that this is not your BMR…

Its great that you have found a way that works for you as well, but people shouldn't read this and suffer the misconception that avoiding refined/processed sugar is why you are losing weight, its because the way you are eating has you in calorific deficit whether you track them or not.