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Advise on Weight Loss please!
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Ive recently been commuting to work via bicycle (been doing it for a month) and really want to try and lose some weight. Currently im 6ft 1 (ish) and 16 stone (ish). The total length of my daily ride is approx. 15.5 miles. I dont seem to be losing much weight although my body is re-shaping itself (and i suppose it knows what it is doing!) My question is this, what should i be eating to lose weight bearing in mind the above exercise program. I dont really eat an ENORMOUS amout - i just feel that I am eating either the wrong things!? At work i tend to have either a beef, turkey or chicken roll with 2 packets of crisps (one in the AM and one with my lunch). When I get home at night (depending if g/f is working or not) I tend to have either Pasta bake, a "hot" sandwhich (sausage, bacon, cheese etc.), Chips(oven) with something (either beefsteak thing - frozen, chicken fillet, etc. etc.) and nothing else. I drink a lot of tea (2 sugars) whilst at work, when at home I tend to have coke or orange juice.. Where am i going wrong? Can you suggest a nice (easy) plan to lose me some weight? Lee |
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Advise on Weight Loss please!
"Lee" gnippernospampleasemuchly@nospampleasemuchlyverym uch.btinternet.com wrote in message ... Hi all. Ive recently been commuting to work via bicycle (been doing it for a month) and really want to try and lose some weight. Currently im 6ft 1 (ish) and 16 stone (ish). The total length of my daily ride is approx. 15.5 miles. I dont seem to be losing much weight although my body is re-shaping itself (and i suppose it knows what it is doing!) My question is this, what should i be eating to lose weight bearing in mind the above exercise program. I dont really eat an ENORMOUS amout - i just feel that I am eating either the wrong things!? At work i tend to have either a beef, turkey or chicken roll with 2 packets of crisps (one in the AM and one with my lunch). When I get home at night (depending if g/f is working or not) I tend to have either Pasta bake, a "hot" sandwhich (sausage, bacon, cheese etc.), Chips(oven) with something (either beefsteak thing - frozen, chicken fillet, etc. etc.) and nothing else. I drink a lot of tea (2 sugars) whilst at work, when at home I tend to have coke or orange juice.. Where am i going wrong? Can you suggest a nice (easy) plan to lose me some weight? Lee Sounds like you need to cut down on the red meat, add fiber, fruits and veggies, substitute the sugar in your tea for Equal, drink more water instead of Coke, and cut out fried foods. |
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"~Debby~" wrote in message s.com... Sounds like you need to cut down on the red meat, add fiber, fruits and veggies, substitute the sugar in your tea for Equal, drink more water instead of Coke, and cut out fried foods. mmm, i think i have to agree with you there, although i DO tend to drink as much water as I do tea at work now-a-days. Not very often i have fried food at all, i tend to oven cook 99% of my food (the remaining 1% is down to good old George Foreman!) |
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Advise on Weight Loss please!
On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 13:56:16 +0100, "Lee"
gnippernospampleasemuchly@nospampleasemuchlyverym uch.btinternet.com Not very often i have fried food at all, i tend to oven cook 99% of my food (the remaining 1% is down to good old George Foreman!) I don't know exactly what you are baking (oven cooking) but if it is frozen foods, such as fries (potatoes) then know this and this applies to other frozen foods as well. A lot of food is fried in grease/oil and then frozen. When you bake them you are just taking them from their frozen state and getting them back to an eating temperature. But the bottom line they are "fried" foods even if you bake them. Monte |
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"Montgomery Hounchell" wrote in message ... I don't know exactly what you are baking (oven cooking) but if it is frozen foods, such as fries (potatoes) then know this and this applies to other frozen foods as well. A lot of food is fried in grease/oil and then frozen. When you bake them you are just taking them from their frozen state and getting them back to an eating temperature. But the bottom line they are "fried" foods even if you bake them. Monte Ahhhh, i see, in that case, the previous poster is correct! |
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Advise on Weight Loss please!
At work i tend to have either a beef, turkey or chicken roll with 2 packets of crisps (one in the AM and one with my lunch). When I get home at night (depending if g/f is working or not) I tend to have either Pasta bake, a "hot" sandwhich (sausage, bacon, cheese etc.), Chips(oven) with something (either beefsteak thing - frozen, chicken fillet, etc. etc.) and nothing else. I drink a lot of tea (2 sugars) whilst at work, when at home I tend to have coke or orange juice.. Right Lee, I am very similar to you. I am a little shorter, but I am a young man with what sounds like a similar lifestyle. I don't commute to work on my bike, but I do try to get out at least three times a week. So, here are some pointers to get you on your way. There are plenty of things you can do to improve your diet. Make sure your bread is wholemeal (not brown). Use margarine instead of butter. Don't use mayonnaise - if you really must have something on it, choose a low fat salad cream. Make your rolls at home - store-bought rolls are often high in fat. Cut out the crisps completely. Even if you feel that you are hungry, you should have another sandwich. It's the number of calories that are the main thing. Crisps can have as much as 150 calories in a normal 25g bag. That's as much as 3 slices of bread. What would fill you up more? If you REALLY have to have crisps (and I would discourage you from having them every day) buy the low fat version. I promise you that you cannot taste the difference. Your pasta bake is good - but try to use tomato or vegetable based sauces instead of cream or cheese based sauces. Don't stuff yourself until you can't eat any more. Leave the table a little hungry, and if you wait for the food to hit your stomach, you'll find that you're not hungry any more. If you are, then you can always go back. You never want to be hungry. Personally this was a big thing for me - I am able to eat a huge amount, probably four times what I would need. The oven chips are a lot better than frying, but you would still be better having plain potatoes. There is a lot less fat in them - fat being the biggest source of calories in most Europeans and Americans. Frozen foods can also contain a lot of fat - so it is better to stay away from those grillsteak things altogether. Get yourself a nice bit of chicken from the fresh meat counter. It takes no longer to cook and tastes a lot better. Try to add some vegetables to your meal too. Your hot sandwich sounds very tasty, but you really have to watch the fat content of what you're putting in it. I still think you should eat what you enjoy - but some simple changes can make all the difference. Do you grill your sausage/bacon? How much cheese do you add? Cheese has a LOT of fat in it, and you should be careful with the amount you're eating. I could eat it forever - especially melted onto a bit of bacon. Make a point to always grill and drain, and think about trimming off the fat before you begin. The tea is a big problem with you. I don't know how much tea you drink, but your sugar accounts for 35 calories per cup. You probably add milk too, which takes another 15 calories (depending on what type of milk you choose and how much you put in). So at 50 calories a cup, you may want to make some changes there. My calorie intake per day is about 1800 (yours will be higher, because you are bigger than me, do more exercise, and are not currently on a weight-loss diet) at the moment, and I too drink a lot of hot drinks, although I prefer coffee. I can drink 6 - 8 cups of coffee in a day, and if this were to make 300-400 of my calories, I would be annoyed. I take milk, and no sugar - so it's not a bad thing for me, but you should give some consideration to either giving up or reducing sugar in your tea, or using a sweetner. To get your tea to the same sweetness with sweeteners, you would be talking 2 calories per cup. It's a big difference. Again, when you're at home you drink cola and orange juice. Do these things. Replace all your sugary drinks with light versions (takes a little getting used to but is worth it in the end). A glass of cola is 145 calories. A glass of diet cola is only 3 calories. Surprisingly, orange juice is just as high in the calorie scale. Make sure you are buying juice that has no added sugar, and cut down on the amount you drink, while making sure you are getting enough vitamins. Drink more water. Water actually tastes great when you keep a jug in the fridge. Do you drink alcohol? You haven't mentioned it, so I will assume it's not a problem with you. A shot of whisky has the same amount of calories as an egg. Drink beer instead - it lasts longer. And try not to drink at all during the week. You say that you don't seem to be losing much weight, so I'll assume that you're not gaining either. I think that if you keep up your exercise régime and follow these rules, you'll find that the weight will drop off you. AND you'll never be hungry. So there's your plan. What do you think? MadJock |
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"Lee" gnippernospampleasemuchly@nospampleasemuchlyverym uch.btinternet.com wrote in message ... "~Debby~" wrote in message s.com... Sounds like you need to cut down on the red meat, add fiber, fruits and veggies, substitute the sugar in your tea for Equal, drink more water instead of Coke, and cut out fried foods. mmm, i think i have to agree with you there, although i DO tend to drink as much water as I do tea at work now-a-days. Not very often i have fried food at all, i tend to oven cook 99% of my food (the remaining 1% is down to good old George Foreman!) I have yet to try the George Forman grill, I have heard some good things about it though. |
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"Ignoramus3739" wrote in message ... In article , Lee wrote: Hi all. Ive recently been commuting to work via bicycle (been doing it for a month) and really want to try and lose some weight. Currently im 6ft 1 (ish) and 16 stone (ish). I think I remember your earlier posts. Excellent exercise plan. What is your weight and height and age? The total length of my daily ride is approx. 15.5 miles. I dont seem to be losing much weight although my body is re-shaping itself (and i suppose it knows what it is doing!) My question is this, what should i be eating to lose weight bearing in mind the above exercise program. You can eat more or less anything, except that in my case I feel strongly that sugar and prepackaged foods are bad for me. But, the catch is, you have to eat less food than required to maintain your weight. Within that limit, I would let your taste do the picking. You can count calories, which is tedious, or use some other method, to limit how many calories you consume. I dont really eat an ENORMOUS amout - i just feel that I am eating either the wrong things!? that's too subjective... At work i tend to have either a beef, turkey or chicken roll with 2 packets of crisps (one in the AM and one with my lunch). When I get home at night (depending if g/f is working or not) I tend to have either Pasta bake, a "hot" sandwhich (sausage, bacon, cheese etc.), Chips(oven) with something (either beefsteak thing - frozen, chicken fillet, etc. etc.) and nothing else. hard to guess the quantity. Try entering all that food into a nutrition calculator once. I drink a lot of tea (2 sugars) whilst at work, when at home I tend to have coke or orange juice.. lots of calories there... Where am i going wrong? Can you suggest a nice (easy) plan to lose me some weight? What you are doing right now is great. Regardless of your weight loss. I am not saying that you should not lose weight, but do not abandon what you are doing as "not working". Just make sure that you eat just enough food to lose weight and not starve yourself in the process. The general idea is that you (a man, I suppose) can eat about 10x calories your weight in pounds to lose weight steadily, 8x to lose it faster. So if, say, you weigh 200 lbs, you need 2000 calories, 0r 1600 for more rapid weight loss. Anything less and you are starving. If you like the metric system, you need 22000 kcal per kilogram of your weight, or 18,000 for faster weight loss. As you are spending quite a few calories biking (try www.caloriesperhour.com), the higher amount of kcal per day should be good for you. It is difficult to get yourself properly supplied with nutrients on starvation diets, that's why starving dieters succumb to cravings. Also, you also need to work on your upper body strength, that way you will have bigger muscles and muscles tend to burn a little more energy. Do do those calisthenics -- pushups, pullups, situps etc. i 223/177/180 Thanks for the advise (and apologies for not snipping!) I think basically that I need to keep going for a few months more and see if there is any difference! Thing is, i do feel a lot healthier for doing the cycling etc. and i am starting (very slowly) to lose my tummy. I havent lost much weight (if any) but i did practically no exercise before the cycling (save a month or 2 at a local gym). FYI im 25 years old! |
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"Lee" gnippernospampleasemuchly@nospampleasemuchlyverym uch.btinternet.com wrote in message ... "Ignoramus3739" wrote in message ... In article , Lee wrote: Hi all. Ive recently been commuting to work via bicycle (been doing it for a month) and really want to try and lose some weight. Currently im 6ft 1 (ish) and 16 stone (ish). I think I remember your earlier posts. Excellent exercise plan. What is your weight and height and age? The total length of my daily ride is approx. 15.5 miles. I dont seem to be losing much weight although my body is re-shaping itself (and i suppose it knows what it is doing!) My question is this, what should i be eating to lose weight bearing in mind the above exercise program. You can eat more or less anything, except that in my case I feel strongly that sugar and prepackaged foods are bad for me. But, the catch is, you have to eat less food than required to maintain your weight. Within that limit, I would let your taste do the picking. You can count calories, which is tedious, or use some other method, to limit how many calories you consume. I dont really eat an ENORMOUS amout - i just feel that I am eating either the wrong things!? that's too subjective... At work i tend to have either a beef, turkey or chicken roll with 2 packets of crisps (one in the AM and one with my lunch). When I get home at night (depending if g/f is working or not) I tend to have either Pasta bake, a "hot" sandwhich (sausage, bacon, cheese etc.), Chips(oven) with something (either beefsteak thing - frozen, chicken fillet, etc. etc.) and nothing else. hard to guess the quantity. Try entering all that food into a nutrition calculator once. I drink a lot of tea (2 sugars) whilst at work, when at home I tend to have coke or orange juice.. lots of calories there... Where am i going wrong? Can you suggest a nice (easy) plan to lose me some weight? What you are doing right now is great. Regardless of your weight loss. I am not saying that you should not lose weight, but do not abandon what you are doing as "not working". Just make sure that you eat just enough food to lose weight and not starve yourself in the process. The general idea is that you (a man, I suppose) can eat about 10x calories your weight in pounds to lose weight steadily, 8x to lose it faster. So if, say, you weigh 200 lbs, you need 2000 calories, 0r 1600 for more rapid weight loss. Anything less and you are starving. If you like the metric system, you need 22000 kcal per kilogram of your weight, or 18,000 for faster weight loss. As you are spending quite a few calories biking (try www.caloriesperhour.com), the higher amount of kcal per day should be good for you. It is difficult to get yourself properly supplied with nutrients on starvation diets, that's why starving dieters succumb to cravings. Also, you also need to work on your upper body strength, that way you will have bigger muscles and muscles tend to burn a little more energy. Do do those calisthenics -- pushups, pullups, situps etc. i 223/177/180 Thanks for the advise (and apologies for not snipping!) I think basically that I need to keep going for a few months more and see if there is any difference! Thing is, i do feel a lot healthier for doing the cycling etc. and i am starting (very slowly) to lose my tummy. I havent lost much weight (if any) but i did practically no exercise before the cycling (save a month or 2 at a local gym). FYI im 25 years old! Sounds like the you are building up some muscle there, which would account for the trimming up of the tummy and the non-weight loss. All in all, you are on the right track, I've heard that the longer it takes to take the weight off, the longer it stays off. |
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and how tall are you and how much do you weigh? i Currently im 6ft 1 (ish) and 16 stone (ish) From original post MadJock |
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