Reply to: How much weight will I have lost when I get home?

[SupremeSpod]

Having been in the US for a few weeks, starting my diet a few days before leaving, been eating healthily, taking Alli & exercising, including doing 'Insanity' in my hotel room how much weight will I have lost on return?

Poll to follow?

where's the dilligaf option?

[MarillionFan]

Did you use the same scales? Same time of day? Same state of undress?

Yes. Every other second week, same scales, wearing same chiffon dress and high heels.

[mudskipper]

Actually I'm quite clued up on nutrition / calories. That's why I'm a bit confused. I've gone for a super low fat diet , low sugar and low calories. Off for a bike ride now instead.

Did you use the same scales? Same time of day? Same state of undress?

[MarillionFan]

If you're eating so little, you're unlikely to keep it up for 12 weeks.

Make sure you know how many calories are in things - sometimes the worst things aren't what you think they'll be - an oven ready macaroni cheese from tesco has about the same as a big mac and large fries!

Actually I'm quite clued up on nutrition / calories. That's why I'm a bit confused. I've gone for a super low fat diet , low sugar and low calories. Off for a bike ride now instead.

[mudskipper]

If you're eating so little, you're unlikely to keep it up for 12 weeks.

Make sure you know how many calories are in things - sometimes the worst things aren't what you think they'll be - an oven ready macaroni cheese from tesco has about the same as a big mac and large fries!

[MarillionFan]

Can we change the poll to how much we think you should lose?

Well I was aiming for 30lbs. I've got 12 weeks.

To be fair I feel much healthier, stronger and fitter just after a couple weeks but I felt I dropped 8-10lbs.

Bunch of arse. Weighing machines obviously broken.

[Mich the Tester]

Actually I think it was less.

Breakfast was one piece of whole wheat toast, no butter, and a little jam. Six chunks of mango and 30g of bran flakes skimmed milk and a filter coffee no milk.

Coffee no milk no sugar during the day

Lunch was either one apple and a slim fast shake, or a yoghurt and a shake 300 calories low fat

Dinner was a small veggie noodles and a salad, diet drink which was supposed to be 300 calories low fat

Had one night where I had a few beers followed with some celery.

Absolutely perplexed.

Cut down on the carbs. Replace potatoes with mushrooms at dinner, just eat some scrambled eggs for breakfast, no bread. Powdered shakes contain carbs too.

Mushrooms really help as they fill you up (protein) but don't make you fat. Only eat carbs on the days you do hard exercise; that's when you need them. Don´t get rid of carbs altogether as that could apparently cause damage to the nervous system; just manage your consumption of carbs by replacing them with proteins on the days you aren´t exercising.

[DodgyAgent]

Can we change the poll to how much we think you should lose?

[MarillionFan]

Exercise when you're not used to it does that to you. What was once fat is now heavier muscle.

Mind you are its sure it was 1,200 calories a day you were eating and not 12,000

Actually I think it was less.

Breakfast was one piece of whole wheat toast, no butter, and a little jam. Six chunks of mango and 30g of bran flakes skimmed milk and a filter coffee no milk.

Coffee no milk no sugar during the day

Lunch was either one apple and a slim fast shake, or a yoghurt and a shake 300 calories low fat

Dinner was a small veggie noodles and a salad, diet drink which was supposed to be 300 calories low fat

Had one night where I had a few beers followed with some celery.

Absolutely perplexed.

[eek]

2lbs. You've got to be fooking tulipting me!!!

A strict 1200 a day calorie for two weeks, exercised 8 times, 20 mile ride and no alcohol and I lost two fooking pounds!!!

Exercise when you're not used to it does that to you. What was once fat is now heavier muscle.

Mind you are its sure it was 1,200 calories a day you were eating and not 12,000

[MarillionFan]

2lbs. You've got to be fooking tulipting me!!!

A strict 1200 a day calorie for two weeks, exercised 8 times, 20 mile ride and no alcohol and I lost two fooking pounds!!!

[AtW]

Are thick and blind hey Eek. Well done.

Have you lost your mind???

If so then it would be #0 option

[MarillionFan]

Where's the option for adding some more fatboy

Are thick and blind hey Eek. Well done.

[eek]

Where's the option for adding some more fatboy

[AtW]

Having been in the US for a few weeks, starting my diet a few days before leaving, been eating healthily, taking Alli & exercising, including doing 'Insanity' in my hotel room how much weight will I have lost on return?

It's going to be from -200 to -2000 range.

HTH