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Apr 21, 2020 7:23:12 GMT 8
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Post by sammyb on Apr 21, 2020 7:23:12 GMT 8
Hey all
I've noticed something in my eating and diet habits.
If I have a little bit of honey on my oats in the morning I tend towards crappy food choices for the rest of the day.
Yesterday for example...
Oats and seeds with almond milk, drizzle of honey over the top.
Morning tea - 6 Tim Tam's at work and a crumbed sausage and a few fried dimmies....
Lunch - couple of Twix and a Farmers Union Iced Coffee....
Dinner was healthy at home.
But the thing I realised was that I took healthy food with me for work. Apple and Banana, almonds and cashews and a Carmens Museli Bar... But I COULD NOT resist the urge to eat crap.
Today's plan is the same as yesterday BUT I am attempting to short circuit the crap choices by having zero honey on my Oats.
My carb intake is fine for the moment. Protein is ok, perhaps a little low and I try to avoid bias eating(LCHF, Paleo etc)
Be interesting to see what happens today.
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Post by Katz on Apr 21, 2020 8:27:04 GMT 8
I find I do better with a big hit of protein in the morning. Two eggs on toast and I am hungry later than if I eat mostly carbs and I crave sweetness earlier and eat more.
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Apr 21, 2020 17:27:36 GMT 8
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Post by sammyb on Apr 21, 2020 17:27:36 GMT 8
Yeah so I ate more crap... 🤷♂️ Fail. But there's tomorrow.
I'll try a scoop of protein in my oats 👍 cheers
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Apr 22, 2020 6:49:34 GMT 8
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Post by kenkong on Apr 22, 2020 6:49:34 GMT 8
I've definitely noticed two things. If I haven't trained in the morning before breakfast then for some weird reason my body craves crap like sugary cereal or toast with Pb and honey. If I have trained though then my body craves something healthy like avo Oats almond milk etc.
Same goes for the rest of the day-a crap breakfast leads to a crap lunch which leads to a crap dinner
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Apr 22, 2020 19:17:17 GMT 8
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Post by sammyb on Apr 22, 2020 19:17:17 GMT 8
So I did half a scoop of protein in my oats. Comfortably full all day. Just snacked on a banana and a few nuts and a Museli bar. Only crap was a can of Coke which was required for a kick at 3pm when I had to get rid of 3hrs work in two.
Thanks for the tip Katz. Cheers
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Post by BogFrog on Apr 23, 2020 7:59:19 GMT 8
On the days that I don't train, generally one rest day a week, I eat like a horse. Most of it is good quality food, but just too much of it, but I also eat more crap on those days. Not sure if it is a substitute for endorphins, or boredom as I have extra time, or whatever, but it definitely affects my appetite.
I have recently (a few months ago) started with protein powder immediately post running / bike sessions and have definitely been recovering better and am also less hungry throughout the day. I resisted it for years thinking that I should be getting what I need from my normal food, but it really has been a game changer for me.
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Apr 24, 2020 10:39:56 GMT 8
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Post by stikman on Apr 24, 2020 10:39:56 GMT 8
Yeah so I ate more crap... 🤷♂️ Fail. But there's tomorrow. There's always tomorrow, it's important to remember. I find that I tend to try and go from eating too much crap to being a saint overnight and the inevitable failure results in giving up. I just need to remember that all it needs is for every today to be slightly better than its yesterday and it will work out fine. And if one isn't then that is just the yesterday I need to be slightly better than.
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Apr 27, 2020 7:50:28 GMT 8
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Post by sammyb on Apr 27, 2020 7:50:28 GMT 8
I've hit 88.4
So I'm going to get my butt into gear.
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Post by Katz on Apr 27, 2020 7:57:03 GMT 8
I am fat. Today signals a fresh start for me diet-wise. Calorie counting has commenced.
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Post by BogFrog on Apr 27, 2020 8:41:50 GMT 8
snap. Restarted the My Fitness Pal on my phone this morning. Weighed myself for the first time in months and I'm up 2kg in 2 months. Having my work from home set up in the kitchen doesn't help 🙄
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Post by Katz on Apr 27, 2020 8:47:04 GMT 8
snap. Restarted the My Fitness Pal on my phone this morning. Weighed myself for the first time in months and I'm up 2kg in 2 months. Having my work from home set up in the kitchen doesn't help 🙄 MFP gives me the sh!ts. Far too much user content and I struggle to find accurate entries so end up just getting frustrated with it and stop using it. I do like the barcode scanning feature though. I'm using the new Calorieking website this time. It's basic, nothing like what it used to be, but I trust the data. I also use a notebook and a spreadsheet to track and predict.
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Apr 27, 2020 9:28:05 GMT 8
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Post by sammyb on Apr 27, 2020 9:28:05 GMT 8
I'm a MFP user. Just looked back at the weight chart. Gave me a great reality check of how tricky it is to lose weight. June-December 2018 I slowly dropped 5kg.... LOL with a sh!t tonne of training...
I guess it's just going to take a little bit more maturity to get the weight off this year.
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Apr 27, 2020 18:51:39 GMT 8
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Post by FatPom on Apr 27, 2020 18:51:39 GMT 8
It gets much harder once you hit 50yrs plus. For IM Wales I was 79kgs and haven't seen anything sub 80 since then. Currently 86! I gave up on MFP when UA bought, it seemed to be full of crap ads and marketing.
I did use one called 'My Fat Secret' for a while which breaks down your intake into macro/micro nutrients and carb/protein/fat balance. Only issue it with is that it assumes you buy all your food pre packed. The DB is extensive but it's hard to add homemade stuff in.
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Apr 27, 2020 19:29:05 GMT 8
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Post by cottoneyes on Apr 27, 2020 19:29:05 GMT 8
I kicked off MFP this morning again - going on previous times I'll run out of time to use it by Wednesday. The good thing about it for me is it links in with the garmin app quite well. I never go longer than 2 weeks anyway, once I get the habit established and get an idea on the calories going in I find the whole counting thing quite laborious
I've also gone with another app called food switch. Basically in the supermarket you scan the item of what you are considering, and it brings up alternative choices that could be healthier. Able to set filters such as gluten, salt, dairy etc. Figure it might be a preventative measure
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Apr 28, 2020 2:17:49 GMT 8
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Post by sammyb on Apr 28, 2020 2:17:49 GMT 8
I kicked off MFP this morning again - going on previous times I'll run out of time to use it by Wednesday. The good thing about it for me is it links in with the garmin app quite well. I never go longer than 2 weeks anyway, once I get the habit established and get an idea on the calories going in I find the whole counting thing quite laborious I've also gone with another app called food switch. Basically in the supermarket you scan the item of what you are considering, and it brings up alternative choices that could be healthier. Able to set filters such as gluten, salt, dairy etc. Figure it might be a preventative measure Yeah it's time sucking. But like you said once habits are re-established, it's more simple. Yeah FP, I have noticed that age doesn't help the issue. I need to be careful with how I approach it, can be an all consuming fight at times
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Apr 28, 2020 13:02:54 GMT 8
Post by BogFrog on Apr 28, 2020 13:02:54 GMT 8
snap. Restarted the My Fitness Pal on my phone this morning. Weighed myself for the first time in months and I'm up 2kg in 2 months. Having my work from home set up in the kitchen doesn't help 🙄 MFP gives me the sh!ts. Far too much user content and I struggle to find accurate entries so end up just getting frustrated with it and stop using it. I do like the barcode scanning feature though. I'm using the new Calorieking website this time. It's basic, nothing like what it used to be, but I trust the data. I also use a notebook and a spreadsheet to track and predict. It's annoying at the very start, but we generally eat mostly the same things week in, week out. So I was able to just go to yesterday's breakfast and "copy meal to today". Simples. You can also create your own recipes / meals and simply copy them. I also only plan on using it for 2 weeks - just to reset myself and stop myself heading off for a peak into the cupboard out of boredom...
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Apr 29, 2020 5:04:58 GMT 8
Post by cottoneyes on Apr 29, 2020 5:04:58 GMT 8
Second day wasn't quite as good as the first, burger rings for morning tea was not the best choice (but could have been alot worse). Got to 9.00 last night and was looking for something sweet, snapped myself out of it with some left over pasta sauce (beef and tomato based, no pasta) in a small portion, so felt I had some control still. Burger rings gone now, so should be another good day
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Apr 29, 2020 5:46:34 GMT 8
Post by BogFrog on Apr 29, 2020 5:46:34 GMT 8
Second day wasn't quite as good as the first, burger rings for morning tea was not the best choice (but could have been alot worse). Got to 9.00 last night and was looking for something sweet, snapped myself out of it with some left over pasta sauce (beef and tomato based, no pasta) in a small portion, so felt I had some control still. Burger rings gone now, so should be another good day I often hanker for something sweet in the evenings too. I allow myself some chocolate as long as it's good quality stuff - a couple of squares of dark(-ish - none of that 95% stuff) lindt seems to do the trick. I'm trying not to be "all or nothing" which is a bad trait of mine. It's black or white apparently - need to let in the grey
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Apr 29, 2020 7:10:08 GMT 8
Post by Katz on Apr 29, 2020 7:10:08 GMT 8
A while back we got into having a small ice cream cone, rather than a half a tub, after dinner. Hadn't checked out the calories in it before, but can report was only 135 calories, so I will be ensuring I have that many calories available at the end of the say as that definitely does the trick.
Otherwise, still going well. Like you BF, I am all or nothing (as is Stikman). We too need grey. Well, more me, Stikman is pretty grey already.
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