AFF Weight Gain/Loss Program

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by DAZZLR

LOL havn't been called horse for a few years, but that's another story

Condensed milk
Rolled oats
Coconut
Pumpkin seeds
Raw nuts
Cranberries
Dried apricots
Blueberries

Very tasty and the only form of sweet indulgence i will be having next week!

That actually sounds like it would be nice.

[FairmontGS]

Go to the app store and download and install. Then go into settings of MFP, Apps and Devices, My Apps and connect to Endomondo. Now all your workouts come through and are added to your daily calorie running total.

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Will check it out.

[Road Games]

Lost three kilo's this week... i am expecting my weight to stabilise next week tho' :/

[FairmontGS]

Originally Posted by DAZZLR

Lost three kilo's this week... i am expecting my weight to stabilise next week tho' :/

That's a lot to lose in one week. Well done.

[mik]

Well done Dazzlr .

[Road Games]

Thanx mik...

[mik]

It is a good feeling to shed some pounds , every now and again i would see my reflection in shopping centre windows, totally depressing , deflating , confidence shattering , sometimes i look at the scales and im shocked to see another pound gone, i get that way sometimes and i think i weakened on on a couple of days with the meals , but alo and behold still going down , almost to the stage where i can pull my gut in and look like a slim fella ... rock and roll baby .

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Ate the best part of a family sized meat lovers pizza the other day and lost just over 1kg the next morning when I weight myself

So who knows

[FairmontGS]

Was that AFTER the pizza made you go to the toilet?

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by FairmontGS

Was that AFTER the pizza made you go to the toilet?

Good question

[xr8 007]

Hello to all again, another silly question from me again.
I’m approaching my cheat night. Which means a cheat dinner and cheat dessert. However due to my eating habits I don’t enjoy cheat nights as I should due to cramming my dinner and dessert all in one night. I just cant fit that amount of food in one sitting. I know the logical option is eat less of both and you can fit it. But I’m only human and my week is very strick as is.

My question, is it ok to split nights of my cheat night dinner and cheat night dessert without gaining the bad weight? Thanks in advance for your help.

[raised by monkeys]

Originally Posted by xr8 007

Hello to all again, another silly question from me again.
I’m approaching my cheat night. Which means a cheat dinner and cheat dessert. However due to my eating habits I don’t enjoy cheat nights as I should due to cramming my dinner and dessert all in one night. I just cant fit that amount of food in one sitting. I know the logical option is eat less of both and you can fit it. But I’m only human and my week is very strick as is.

My question, is it ok to split nights of my cheat night dinner and cheat night dessert without gaining the bad weight? Thanks in advance for your help.

Your logic of "less of both" is good. It all comes down to the caloric intake total, that means it depends on the caloric value of both. If you split, does that mean youre likely to have more cheat dinner tonight and then on another occasion more cheat dessert. Or are you likely to eat the same amount you would tonight?

The whole basis of cheat meals is, as you said "only human" so to allow yourself to indulge, but restricting this to one night per week not to make it habit. It depends on your ability to control yourself or to know your habits and whether eating cheat meals over 2 nights will prevent you from maintaining a healthy regime.

[xr8 007]

Thanks Shaun for the above input. Awhile back you told be about the benefits of lemon juice and vinegar in salads and cooking. I know dress everything and often cook with lemon and vinegar...I'm at target weight now...Thanks man!!!

May trial a split and see how I go. I'm very hard on my-self and disciplined so it wont get out of hand. I think know i'm rewarding my self with a desert on a non cheat night may allow me to portion control even less my dinner for that night. Will trial and see how I go.

Open to more critique if anyone want to put in.

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by xr8 007

Thanks Shaun for the above input. Awhile back you told be about the benefits of lemon juice and vinegar in salads and cooking. I know dress everything and often cook with lemon and vinegar...I'm at target weight now...Thanks man!!!

May trial a split and see how I go. I'm very hard on my-self and disciplined so it wont get out of hand. I think know i'm rewarding my self with a desert on a non cheat night may allow me to portion control even less my dinner for that night. Will trial and see how I go.

Open to more critique if anyone want to put in.

If you are on target weight, I can see no problem with having a cheat meal, and then a cheat desert on another day, to maintain weight you don't have to be as strict and you don't really need to be in calorie deficit.

May be go for an extra half hour brisk walk or do a gym session the days you have cheat meals.

It's all about self control, I do shift work and do not have any set 'cheat days' my cheat meals revolve around my schedule, and if I work on a Friday or Saturday night I will treat myself to a take away meal from the local Chinese restaurant, if I work both Friday and Saturday I will only have one take away meal, if I work during the week, I take my prepared meals to work, I also keep a few fat-blaster meal replacement sachets and shaker and a few tins of tuna in my work bag, so if I get stuck with overtime I will not resort to eating Maccas or other crap.

I still want to drop a bit more body fat, I won't say weight, as I train with weights, and lift pretty heavy (for an old fella training in his garage), so I am not bound by the scale, but rather the reflection in the mirror.

[raised by monkeys]

No worries mate. I found the nutritional side of things so hard when I was wanting to drop weight. Happy to pass on any info which may be of help

[MWTB]

Another update photo. Bad quality and about 3 months old, I'm leaner and bigger now but anyone from years back who has seen my original post when I was 150kg and obese will see the change.

Currently benching 140KG and overhead pressing 45kg dumbells. Squat and deadlift are on hold at the moment while a back injury from work is on the mend.

[mik]

well done peoples, keep at it
i`m pretty happy too , i just went back a few posts in this thread end of november 2015 , where i mentioned i was a tad less than 18 stone, checked today ............ down to a tad less than 16.5 stone .......... rock and roll baby .

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Good to see.

I am down about 10kg over my heaviest, would still like to see another 5-10kg go, but taking it easy.

[b0son]

17kg down for me (3kg down since the beginning of the year). Trying for another 5kg. That'll get me down to a whopping 60kg! Hoping it doesn't sap too much strength, but my deadlift hasn't progressed in weeks.

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

I really don't get this weight loss thing, was away for a week staying in a luxury motel right on the beach.

No exercise and rinking countless cans of Jim Beam every night (hardly ever drink at home), all you can eat breakfast every morning and all you can eat dinners every night, including Pizza Night, Seafood Night, BBQ Night and a all you can eat and drink dinner cruise, I came back home scared to step on the scales.

When I finally got up the courage I dropped just under 3kg while away

So going for a run or bike ride with the dogs every day, will probably put the weight back on

Not sure how this works sometimes.

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

I did drink a fair bit of this as well, may be it is the secret

[b0son]

Originally Posted by XB GS 351 Coupe

Not sure how this works sometimes.

Water weight. Alcohol is diuretic. You'll probably find the weight creeps back up over the next week.

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by b0son

Water weight. Alcohol is diuretic. You'll probably find the weight creeps back up over the next week.

Never considered that.

But I probably ate three days worth of calories every day, I was expecting to gain at least 2-3kg and then for it to drop back to normal once I got back to my normal routine.

[Trevor 57]

Sitting at 88kgs, 2 below goal, going for wedding weight of 1977 - 80 kgs - I am 5' 10"

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

This actually makes good sense when you think about it:




But you have to indulge some times:




This woman talks sense:

[graphicgoose]

Well last year I dropped from 121kg and being in a really bad way health wise, down to 78.65kg (34.5kg of which I lost in a hardcore 12 weeks), the lowest I'd weighed in the better part of a decade. I felt amazing and was really happy with how I looked.

Unfortunately I went through a rough patch with my ex and started comfort eating and not exercising again and so I currently sit back up around low 90's and don't feel nearly as good about myself as I did.

I know what I need to do to get back there, but I need to really commit to it. I'm still fairly fit, play squash minimum 3 times a week, generally more the weeks when I'm away at work. But I really do need to get myself sorted, more for my health than anything.

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by graphicgoose

Well last year I dropped from 121kg and being in a really bad way health wise, down to 78.65kg (34.5kg of which I lost in a hardcore 12 weeks), the lowest I'd weighed in the better part of a decade. I felt amazing and was really happy with how I looked.

Unfortunately I went through a rough patch with my ex and started comfort eating and not exercising again and so I currently sit back up around low 90's and don't feel nearly as good about myself as I did.

I know what I need to do to get back there, but I need to really commit to it. I'm still fairly fit, play squash minimum 3 times a week, generally more the weeks when I'm away at work. But I really do need to get myself sorted, more for my health than anything.

Depends on your height and body composition I guess, but 90kg seems ok to me.

My worst was 121 as well Not due to anything but living the good life, eating and drinking to excess.

Now hovering around 109, which I am quite happy with, 105 would probably be a better weight for me.

I don't think I really would ever want to be less than 100kg.

[graphicgoose]

Originally Posted by XB GS 351 Coupe

Depends on your height and body composition I guess, but 90kg seems ok to me.

My worst was 121 as well Not due to anything but living the good life, eating and drinking to excess.

Now hovering around 109, which I am quite happy with, 105 would probably be a better weight for me.

I don't think I really would ever want to be less than 100kg.

I'm only 176cm. 90kg would be ok if it was all muscle...but it's not haha.