Weight/fitness.

[Chilli D]

Does anyone here eat 3 meals a day?

I ask because i usually only eat 1 meal a day ( teatime )

Can't remember the last time i had a breakfast. All i consume during the day is coffee and water.

No wonder you're as skinny as a rake Rook

[velo]

Does anyone here eat 3 meals a day?

I ask because i usually only eat 1 meal a day ( teatime )
5.30 in the morning and stop at bed time
Can't remember the last time i had a breakfast. All i consume during the day is coffee and water.

Yes mate I start eating at 5.30 am and stop at bedtime, I only eat small portions though

[Rook]

Yes mate I start eating at 5.30 am and stop at bedtime, I only eat small portions though

So, you eat before you get into bed?

If i have my tea ( dinner ) any later than 8pm i struggle to sleep.

Not that I've had much sleep this week because of this horrible heat.

[whiteswan]

Food Swannie, not alcohol, no need to panic

Cheeky!

[Mountain]

Does anyone here eat 3 meals a day?

I ask because i usually only eat 1 meal a day ( teatime )

Can't remember the last time i had a breakfast. All i consume during the day is coffee and water.

Yep, every day.

Bowl of cereal, muesli/weetabix/bran flakes.

Lunch is always a sandwich. Always.

Dinner can be anything, pasta/rice/potatoes + meat/chicken/fish + veg.

[whiteswan]

It was a slow start, shall we say. Going to the pub today too, but walking to one four miles away.

I find 'fast' days quite easy to do... more so than feeling I've got to constantly watch everything and never have anything nice.

I've been trying to lose weight since January but it's a lost cause really. I count calories so I can enjoy what I want but monthly visits to elderly parents for a week make it extremely difficult so I end up eating anything and everything. I'm also a midnight muncher unfortunately. Summer barbeques don't help either! I did manage to lose over 3 stone a few years ago but most of it is back on now.

[velo]

So, you eat before you get into bed?

If i have my tea ( dinner ) any later than 8pm i struggle to sleep.

Not that I've had much sleep this week because of this horrible heat.

Yes mate ,I'm more of a grazer than eating meals, tbh I don't eat big meals, pointless going out for a meal, aa I leave over half of it, but I'm hungry an hour latter

[Chilli D]

I've been on a diet since 1st of May, at that time I was 12 stone, 5'7", Icut out alcohol, redused bread and pasta and increased my weekly cycling from around 150 miles a week to just over 200. Today I'm down to 11 stone which seems to be the norm foe MOT

That's impressive weekly mileage Velo. What part of the country are you and what sort of speed do you ride at?
Due to my work and family life I usually just have time for a ride of between 30-60 miles on a Sunday morning and I use my spin bike in the evenings 2 or 3 times a week.

[lufc1304]

6'4" and 15.5 stone. According to the BMI, I'm clinically obese which is bullshit. I carry a bit of weight around my middle but that's it, and at almost 53, I'm pretty relaxed about it. Walk my dog for an hour and a half every day, longer at the weekends, limit my alcohol consumption to weekends only and try to eat healthily, though I am an exponent of everything in moderation. Crisps and nuts my big downfall, a multi-pack has been known to go in one extended sitting!!!

[velo]

That's impressive weekly mileage Velo. What part of the country are you and what sort of speed do you ride at?
Due to my work and family life I usually just have time for a ride of between 30-60 miles on a Sunday morning and I use my spin bike in the evenings 2 or 3 times a week.

I live in the East Midlands, roughly junction 25 of the M1.
On longer rides I will ave 17 mph, the roads around here are rolling so no big hills to climb.
I do two chain gangs mid week of approx 30 miles ave on them is 21- 23 depending on who's out.
I do a couple 1-1.5 hour solo rides, ave 18- 20
I also ride on Zwift twice a week as recovery/ fasted fat burning rides, more chatting than riding .
What sort of speeds do you do mate?

[velo]

I think it's mainly a state of mind for me; a habitual lifestyle thing of seeing indulgence as the exception rather than the norm. The lockdowns messed with that, and it became too easy to comfort eat and drink too much. I'm only just getting out of that mindset now.

Definitely a state of mind, I've been there many times, feeling low and comfort eating and drinking is only a short term fix . I found that once I had decided I wanted to lose the weight, It became a bit of a goal for me, I need goals to motivate myself, the first 2 weeks were tough, but it gets easier. You can do it, if you really want it.

[Chilli D]

I live in the East Midlands, roughly junction 25 of the M1.
On longer rides I will ave 17 mph, the roads around here are rolling so no big hills to climb.
I do two chain gangs mid week of approx 30 miles ave on them is 21- 23 depending on who's out.
I do a couple 1-1.5 hour solo rides, ave 18- 20
I also ride on Zwift twice a week as recovery/ fasted fat burning rides, more chatting than riding .
What sort of speeds do you do mate?

Not quite as quick as you mate.
If I ride on my own my rides are usually 16-17mph. I also ride with a group called the 'Outliers' who are a breakaway group formed from Boxford Bike Club where we were all members but have since moved a bit further away. Those rides are more relaxed and are 15-16mph.
I averaged 18mph for 100 miles on Ride London five years ago but that was easier riding in large groups.
I'm looking forward to going to North Yorkshire next month for three days of riding with my cousin.
Proper climbs up there.

[velo]

Not quite as quick as you mate.
If I ride on my own my rides are usually 16-17mph. I also ride with a group called the 'Outliers' who are a breakaway group formed from Boxford Bike Club where we were all members but have since moved a bit further away. Those rides are more relaxed and are 15-16mph.
I averaged 18mph for 100 miles on Ride London five years ago but that was easier riding in large groups.
I'm looking forward to going to North Yorkshire next month for three days of riding with my cousin.
Proper climbs up there.

That's great mate, First year I haven't joined a club, can't do with all the weekend warriors must be getting old

[hector]

, a multi-pack has been known to go in one extended sitting!!!

is that a 6 pack multipack or the bigger 24 pack??

[lufc1304]

is that a 6 pack multipack or the bigger 24 pack??

I'm not going to dignify that with an answer!!!

[hector]

I'm not going to dignify that with an answer!!!

aaaahhhhh the 24 pack

[hector]

Yes, I'll definitely do it, because there are certain thresholds I don't want to cross, and I'm getting close to that. Being a bit larger in certain areas isn't always bad though!

Aye... a fat arse is always more comfortable to sit on...



I know..

[velo]

Yes, I'll definitely do it, because there are certain thresholds I don't want to cross, and I'm getting close to that. Being a bit larger in certain areas isn't always bad though!

Good for you I refuse to comment any further as it would be used against me

[whiteswan]

Aye... a fat arse is always more comfortable to sit on...



I know..

You.....could be in big trouble

[whiteswan]

I think it's mainly a state of mind for me; a habitual lifestyle thing of seeing indulgence as the exception rather than the norm. The lockdowns messed with that, and it became too easy to comfort eat and drink too much. I'm only just getting out of that mindset now.

I just need to get into the right frame of mind, if I can then I know I can shift the kilos. I'm classed as overweight by BMI which is a relief that I'm not classed as obese because I have been before. Being only 4ft 11' really doesn't help matters