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Just got back from the gym now actually. Really need to start doing more legs now, I've seen girls with bigger thighs than me!


Can't be skipping leg day mate

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5000 a day! Bloody hell.

I'm really lazy with eating sometimes, I can skip a meal because I can't be bothered to cook, but it seems to make me lose size and strength almost instantly.
 
Started off hard, yeah. You practically force yourself to eat. It gets easier but there are still times where you just think "nah, not feeling good."

I swim about 18 hours a week and lift for about 4.

18 hours in the pool per week is seriously good going. Guessing you're doubling up on some days? Early session + an evening one?
 
Have to say though, lads, I could absolutely murder a large pizza from my local takeaway now! :lol:

My food and drink today: (gonna try and estimate calories here)

Morning:
Large coffee, 3/4 water 1/4 steamed 1.5% fat milk (50 cal)
Slice wholegrain bread with Philadelphia and ham (200 cal)

Lunch:
Shop-bought salad with chicken and few flakes of parmesan. About a third of the dressing that came with it as it was full of fat. (250 cal)

Snacks:
3 oranges, 2 bananas (No idea with fruit. 100 cal?)

Tea:
Nowt, haven't had time and CBA now.

Drinks:
Cup of tea (30 cal)
About 3 litres of water

... gonna go for a jog now, only 5km tonight though as I am feeling tired, then will probably have a two egg omelette with a bit of smoked mackerel flaked in (300 cal?).
 
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one thing Big Doug doesn't dig is gym boys with tight xxl small polo shirts, wanna scrap get down to my humble abode and lift some weights with me in the room my eldest lived in and subsequently left to uni
 
Have to say though, lads, I could absolutely murder a large pizza from my local takeaway now! :lol:

My food and drink today: (gonna try and estimate calories here)

Morning:
Large coffee, 3/4 water 1/4 steamed 1.5% fat milk (50 cal)
Slice wholegrain bread with Philadelphia and ham (200 cal)

Lunch:
Shop-bought salad with chicken and few flakes of parmesan. About a third of the dressing that came with it as it was full of fat. (250 cal)

Snacks:
3 oranges, 2 bananas (No idea with fruit. 100 cal?)

Tea:
Nowt, haven't had time and CBA now.

Drinks:
Cup of tea (30 cal)
About 3 litres of water

... gonna go for a jog now, only 5km tonight though as I am feeling tired, then will probably have a two egg omelette with a bit of smoked mackerel flaked in (300 cal?).

Obviously it varies with size, but bananas are around 100 each, and oranges around 60 each.
 
18 hours in the pool per week is seriously good going. Guessing you're doubling up on some days? Early session + an evening one?

Just out of interest, would it be a good or bad idea to double up on weights sessions? Sometimes I go in the morning and then by the evening I want to go again. I try to go more or less every day but sometimes I miss a day and feel like I've got to make up for it.

one thing Big Doug doesn't dig is gym boys with tight xxl small polo shirts, wanna scrap get down to my humble abode and lift some weights with me in the room my eldest lived in and subsequently left to uni

I just wear old t shirts. I've got a load of plain ones which used to fit me okay, but they're getting a little on the small side! I had to wear a vest to the gym once as I didn't have any t shirts clean. I was so embarrassed.
 
18 hours in the pool per week is seriously good going. Guessing you're doubling up on some days? Early session + an evening one?

Yeah, my only lie-in is Sunday where I usually sleep until about 2 to make up for all the lost sleep from the week and Saturday night.
 
Have to say though, lads, I could absolutely murder a large pizza from my local takeaway now! :lol:

My food and drink today: (gonna try and estimate calories here)

Morning:
Large coffee, 3/4 water 1/4 steamed 1.5% fat milk (50 cal)
Slice wholegrain bread with Philadelphia and ham (200 cal)

Lunch:
Shop-bought salad with chicken and few flakes of parmesan. About a third of the dressing that came with it as it was full of fat. (250 cal)

Snacks:
3 oranges, 2 bananas (No idea with fruit. 100 cal?)

Tea:
Nowt, haven't had time and CBA now.

Drinks:
Cup of tea (30 cal)
About 3 litres of water

... gonna go for a jog now, only 5km tonight though as I am feeling tired, then will probably have a two egg omelette with a bit of smoked mackerel flaked in (300 cal?).

Always find the time to eat mate...... You simply have too. I know this sounds strange but if weight loss is your goal here, you still have to eat and you shouldn't skip meals mate.

Your breakfast, mid morning snack, Lunch, mid afternoon snack, and then tea is so important. By doing this your body is constantly burning calories and keeping your metabolism at peak. Counting calories is fine but don't become to obsessed with it. I already know what im going to eat the day before and depending on work and other schedules i keep too, i prepare the night before. If you can get into this habit......

My day today

Breakfast - 200g of Oatmeal (porridge) and a scoop of protein powder mixed in

Mid Morning - A couple of handfuls of pumpkin seeds

Lunch - Peas, carrots, 4 oz Chicken breast, small baked potato

Mid Afternoon - 2 Apples

Tea - Piece of salmon, can of baby clams, can of Tuna, green beans, sweet corn, cottage cheese (after my work out tonight)

The ingredients i eat is all protein based. Protein for the obvious reasons as its essential for my work outs but also because protein based foods keep the hunger pains away for much longer.
 

My day of food:

4 x Shredded Wheat,
Tuna and lettuce sandwich (full tin of tuna, extra light mayo),
Egg mayo sandwich (3 eggs),
Large bowl of granola and Greek yoghurt,
Banana,
Apple,
Tin of sardines. Straight out of the tin. Raaaarrrr.

Now I'm just waiting for my tea to cook, which will be a jacket potato with baked beans. Not got much food in the house today.

How's that?
 
Just out of interest, would it be a good or bad idea to double up on weights sessions? Sometimes I go in the morning and then by the evening I want to go again. I try to go more or less every day but sometimes I miss a day and feel like I've got to make up for it.

I wouldn't. It depends on your routine. A 4-day split is ideal for most people imo. It gives you three rest days to use as you wish, although the best way to use them would be on Wednesday and the weekend. If you miss a session, don't double up in the afternoon, go on a rest day instead. Your body would be too tired to do a proper session (so you'd have reduced benefits) and it would likely fatigue you for the rest of the week (ruining the rest of your sessions).
 
I wouldn't. It depends on your routine. A 4-day split is ideal for most people imo. It gives you three rest days to use as you wish, although the best way to use them would be on Wednesday and the weekend. If you miss a session, don't double up in the afternoon, go on a rest day instead. Your body would be too tired to do a proper session (so you'd have reduced benefits) and it would likely fatigue you for the rest of the week (ruining the rest of your sessions).

Do you think it's a bad idea to go 6-7 days a week then? I only usually do about 6 or 7 weights exercises, 4 sets each. I do them back to back too, and opposite muscle groups. E.g. I'll do chest press then reverse flys for my back. Then I usually do about 8 sets of core. I hate core so I do the bare minimum.
 
My day of food:

4 x Shredded Wheat,
Tuna and lettuce sandwich (full tin of tuna, extra light mayo),
Egg mayo sandwich (3 eggs),
Large bowl of granola and Greek yoghurt,
Banana,
Apple,
Tin of sardines. Straight out of the tin. Raaaarrrr.

Now I'm just waiting for my tea to cook, which will be a jacket potato with baked beans. Not got much food in the house today.

How's that?

This is fine mate but go easy on the Tuna... whilst is loaded with protein, too much Tuna can be pretty harmful.

Calorie wise, be careful with the baked beans.

A good mix of fibre and protein.

Such a pity they don't sell Egg Whites in a carton in England.
 
Do you think it's a bad idea to go 6-7 days a week then? I only usually do about 6 or 7 weights exercises, 4 sets each. I do them back to back too, and opposite muscle groups. E.g. I'll do chest press then reverse flys for my back. Then I usually do about 8 sets of core. I hate core so I do the bare minimum.

Oh God yes. Unless you're training specifically for a sport I wouldn't do 6-7 days of anything. A 4 day split is more than enough for you. Look a couple up. You'll probably find that you'll perform better on your days due to the decrease in volume and get much quicker results.
 

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