Aufc Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 31 minutes ago, buchan30 said: I am 5’8 and My weight is the thing i struggle with. I can follow a good diet/nutrition plan for so long and then as soon as i have a few bad weeks, it doesn’t take long for me to get well above 13 stone. I don’t know why this number bugs me, but i always feel better about myself when i am in the 12.2-12.10 range. After excess at Christmas, i am back on it, doing my 4 gym sessions per week. But my biggest downfall is still chocolate. I like chocolate as well. However, whilst I will still have the odd bit of the really good stuff, I substitute it for 70% stuff. So I will melt it in the microwave and mix it through some skyr which is a decent night time snack and is healthy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beesher Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 I have a rather embarrassing question for a man of my age... I hate fruit. Always have. The texture of a lot of them gives me the absolute boak. I've never found a fruit that I could stand. I like smoothies, but have been told my Mrs Beesher they should be avoided because of sugar content etc. Is it better to have 250ml of sugary smoothie every day or keep my fruit free regime? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistledo Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 17 minutes ago, beesher said: I have a rather embarrassing question for a man of my age... I hate fruit. Always have. The texture of a lot of them gives me the absolute boak. I've never found a fruit that I could stand. I like smoothies, but have been told my Mrs Beesher they should be avoided because of sugar content etc. Is it better to have 250ml of sugary smoothie every day or keep my fruit free regime? Read an article about avoiding smoothies for one thing, sugar content and the other the act of blitzing it all together and not chewing food isn't actually beneficial for our digestive system and teeth. Can't find said article so could be pish. If you don't eat fruit and eat vegetables then it's not the end of the world. I had the flu before christmas (awful) and now have this lingering cough, not lifted anything heavy in about 3 weeks and worried the motivation for it all is fading, just can't shift this cough though which makes it hard to breath through heavy lifts. Not sure what to do man, just fight through it and go to gym anyway? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, thistledo said: Read an article about avoiding smoothies for one thing, sugar content and the other the act of blitzing it all together and not chewing food isn't actually beneficial for our digestive system and teeth. Can't find said article so could be pish. If you don't eat fruit and eat vegetables then it's not the end of the world. I had the flu before christmas (awful) and now have this lingering cough, not lifted anything heavy in about 3 weeks and worried the motivation for it all is fading, just can't shift this cough though which makes it hard to breath through heavy lifts. Not sure what to do man, just fight through it and go to gym anyway? Probably not for heavy weights, but I had a bad cough once that seemed to last for several weeks, and eventually said f**k this and went back to boxing and playing squash. IMO, it helped clear it up. I am big believer in power through where possible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 2 hours ago, beesher said: I have a rather embarrassing question for a man of my age... I hate fruit. Always have. The texture of a lot of them gives me the absolute boak. I've never found a fruit that I could stand. I like smoothies, but have been told my Mrs Beesher they should be avoided because of sugar content etc. Is it better to have 250ml of sugary smoothie every day or keep my fruit free regime? I think the benefits of fruit come from having it whole, I.e the fibre in it helps your stomach etc. I’d say you are better off without it tbh, lots of the nutrition can come from other things such as veg and even whole, I don’t think a lot of fruit is all that good for you if you are trying to lose weight - there is a lot of sugar in most fruits. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the aggressive beggar Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 2 hours ago, thistledo said: Read an article about avoiding smoothies for one thing, sugar content and the other the act of blitzing it all together and not chewing food isn't actually beneficial for our digestive system and teeth. Can't find said article so could be pish. If you don't eat fruit and eat vegetables then it's not the end of the world. I had the flu before christmas (awful) and now have this lingering cough, not lifted anything heavy in about 3 weeks and worried the motivation for it all is fading, just can't shift this cough though which makes it hard to breath through heavy lifts. Not sure what to do man, just fight through it and go to gym anyway? Deadlifts, heavy deadlifts. If I'm ever feeling a bit no well, hungover or just that I can't be bothered with the gym, this is my go to. Also the easiest compound to bail out on if you get hit with a sudden wave of fatigue. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Jambomo said: I think the benefits of fruit come from having it whole, I.e the fibre in it helps your stomach etc. I’d say you are better off without it tbh, lots of the nutrition can come from other things such as veg and even whole, I don’t think a lot of fruit is all that good for you if you are trying to lose weight - there is a lot of sugar in most fruits. This is a myth, apparently. Blending fruits (so long as you’re not adding shite) makes no more difference to the fibre content than does chewing and letting your saliva and stomach acids batter them. But it’s true enough that lots of fruits are high in sugar and can be high in calories. And the sugar can be bad for your teeth (but then dentists literally don’t want us swallowing anything other than distilled water…). Edited January 10, 2023 by Antlion 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 I think that the issue is that pre packaged fruit smoothies can be high in sugar and calories. I think that there is credible research about drinks high in calories not impacting hunger- for example so if you consume three cans of Coke in a day that’s 400 calories and the Coke isn’t satiating so you eat the same amount of food. Same goes for drinking flavoured, sugared coffee or smoothies/fruit juice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aufc Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Fruit is like everything. Eat it in moderation and it’s great. Stuff like berries is pretty low in calories unless eaten in huge quantities If you don’t like the texture of fruit then could get some berries and mash them up and put them through porridge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistledo Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 19 hours ago, Bairnardo said: Probably not for heavy weights, but I had a bad cough once that seemed to last for several weeks, and eventually said f**k this and went back to boxing and playing squash. IMO, it helped clear it up. I am big believer in power through where possible. 18 hours ago, the aggressive beggar said: Deadlifts, heavy deadlifts. If I'm ever feeling a bit no well, hungover or just that I can't be bothered with the gym, this is my go to. Also the easiest compound to bail out on if you get hit with a sudden wave of fatigue. Time to power through today I think! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Going for some lunchtime bench presses today. Had some time off in January and squatted for the first time in two weeks on Monday night, had a touch of DOMs since. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 31 minutes ago, thistledo said: Time to power through today I think! A decent rule of thumb is if your symptoms are below the neck (chesty cough, aching joints etc.) then you're better resting. If it's from the neck up (tickly cough, runny nose, sneezing - basically a cold) then you should be good to power through. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistledo Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Just now, Ron Aldo said: A decent rule of thumb is if your symptoms are below the neck (chesty cough, aching joints etc.) then you're better resting. If it's from the neck up (tickly cough, runny nose, sneezing - basically a cold) then you should be good to power through. I'd put it in the realm of chesty coughs, I reckon I've got to give it a go, feel like I'm wasting away. Today is the best I've felt in weeks probably. I'm mega fed up of the winter colds and plagues this godforsaken island has to offer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithie Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 4 hours ago, ICTChris said: Going for some lunchtime bench presses today. Had some time off in January and squatted for the first time in two weeks on Monday night, had a touch of DOMs since. I know the feeling. Took two weeks off the gym during the festive period. Squatted last Friday, took until today for DOMs to subside 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Raithie said: I know the feeling. Took two weeks off the gym during the festive period. Squatted last Friday, took until today for DOMs to subside I know what a gym is. The rest is just gibberish 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 10 hours ago, thistledo said: Time to power through today I think! You can burn up to 12 calories by treating yourself to a chug. Power away, chief! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Broke the skipping rope the other day so have now dusted off my heavy rope. It’s brutal and if you make a mis-step it’s like getting whipped. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistledo Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 14 hours ago, scottsdad said: You can burn up to 12 calories by treating yourself to a chug. Power away, chief! Me "working" from home mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD1711 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 On 07/01/2023 at 15:38, KD1711 said: Been up and down like a yoyo in the last year - started January 1st last year at 133 kilos, went down to 115 kg then upto 129kg in June. I ran my ultra marathon in June then managed to trim down to 110kg in September for the Great North Run, after that I had a lot of shit from a friend who I'd lent a sizeable chunk of cash to had gambled his inheritance so from September to December I was constantly stress eating and had chucked exercise. Weighed in on January 1st at 136kg so was a shocker standing on scales, first week back at it this week and have did well so just need to focus on trimming a couple of kg a week and getting the weight back off and keeping it off, makes my runs so much easier when I'm hauling 25 kgs less . Sitting at 129kg today so good to get out of the 130s haha, next stop sub 120. Definitely feeling better on my runs and so just need to be consistent with the diet, gym and runs. The running feels much better for me when I am carrying less timber as I am going faster and finding it easier than going out a run at 130 + kg so just need to keep it up. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Yesterday after putting our son to bed my wife declared she couldnt' be bothered cooking so I nipped out and we got a takeaway (burger and fries for me). I didn't want to miss a workout so I waited for an hour and went out the gym. I was doing bench press and added in the arm curl machine at the end as I was curious what I could curl on that. Then I went home and had a protein bar and pouch post-workout, giving me a cheeky 50g of protein. I would not recommend this dietary pattern - significantly sore stomach today and overnight. I think I might have pulled a muscle in my abdomen doing the curls and having gone back and worked out today that I probably ate 100g of protein between 7pm and 10pm which has probably not done me good in that area. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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