The transformation. Hopefully a motivational thread

[Luigi]

you can lose weight eating carbs and fruit as part of your restricted calorie intake.

Of course.

You will lose weight eating only carbs and fruit if you simply burn more calories than you take in.


Wouldn't be the healthiest diet in the World mind.

burn more kcals more than you take in and you will lose weight.

[Farangrakthai]

burn more kcals more than you take in and you will lose weight.

yep, burn above what you need (about 1500, depending on your size).

[cyrille]

OK, so that's cleared up then.

[Farangrakthai]

it's not clear?

have a question, cyrille?

[Cujo]

it's not clear?

have a question, cyrille?

do you burn more calories than you take in on a daily basis fart?
Or are you a fat fuck?

[Farangrakthai]

do you burn more calories than you take in on a daily basis fart?
Or are you a fat fuck?

not sure why you have to post like an angry kid.

to answer your question: i swim 1000-1600 meters/day and lift weights and jog or run the stairs of my condo on some days.

so, the answer is "yes".

do you burn more calories than you take in on a daily basis fart?

[Looper]

I don't think it is as simple as energy in vs energy out. Since different types of digestible substance have different metabolic pathways through the digestive system.

For example alcohol contains a lot of energy if measured in a calorimeter but its digestive pathway is complex and to extract useful calories for the body to burn from alcohol is complex and difficult.

The same is also true for proteins versus carbs.

Their metabolic pathways are different. Carbs can be easily converted to glucose for burning or conversion to human fat for storage. The same is not true of protein even though protein has a high calorific value when measure in a bomb calorimeter.

Here is the scene of a recent high fructose carbohydrate crime in my kitchen.

[Farangrakthai]

looper, i recall you saying you're about 75 kilos, right?

have you ever had to try to lose weight?

[Looper]

I am not nor have I ever tried to lose weight or in any way curb my gastronomic desires.

God has seen fit in his cosmic wisdom to bless me with a bodacious bare bodkin.

(and I do not believe that there is anything wrong with the length of my toes no matter what anybody says)

[Farangrakthai]

forget the toes and look at your fingers:

[Cujo]

I don't think it is as simple as energy in vs energy out. Since different types of digestible substance have different metabolic pathways through the digestive system.

For example alcohol contains a lot of energy if measured in a calorimeter but its digestive pathway is complex and to extract useful calories for the body to burn from alcohol is complex and difficult.

The same is also true for proteins versus carbs.

Their metabolic pathways are different. Carbs can be easily converted to glucose for burning or conversion to human fat for storage. The same is not true of protein even though protein has a high calorific value when measure in a bomb calorimeter.

Here is the scene of a recent high fructose carbohydrate crime in my kitchen.

Thanks. Thats what I was getting at.

[Mendip]

We had a holiday in Rayong last week so I wasn't too strict with myself - a few beers here and there, a bit of wine in the evenings. But I cut right down on the carbs and reduced my fruit intake after all the discussion above.

The little one is back at school now, so I can get into a routine. What I thought was going to be the hardest part, my habitual evening Leos, has been quite easy to stop. An evening dog walk and a swim has so far replaced that early evening beer time. I was hoping to do more but just don't get much spare time.

But today... had a truck load of soil to shift. Who needs a gym?

Before...



After...



Farkin knackered now. Don't think I've got many calories left.

Oh, and somehow 3kg seem to have gone missing over the last week!

[bowie]

had a truck load of soil to shift.

3kg seem to have gone missing

Who needs a gym?

Success...

[Dillinger]

Nice one Mendip, keep it up, I'm just 3kgs away from my target now, athough had to get off scales to get that pic as it kept going up to 88.1kg with my phone in hand

[Cujo]

Nice one Mendip, keep it up, I'm just 3kgs away from my target now, athough had to get off scales to get that pic as it kept going up to 88.1kg with my phone in hand

That's brilliant Dill.
Really good to see you're staying the course.
(and it's paying dividends).
That's the thing right, once you get to the point where you're seeing results it's a lot easier to stay motivated .
my original goal was 90 kg but once I got in the groove with exercise and meals it was easy to stay there.
I've put on a kilo in the last month or two. Beers now and then and too many pizzas and pasta and slacking on the running and bike but I'm sure some of it is due to some upper body bulk as I've been working out a fair bit and have definitely bulked up.

[bowie]

Well, congrats to you all, it ain't easy. Enjoy the results.

[Dillinger]

That's the thing right, once you get to the point where you're seeing results it's a lot easier to stay motivated .

Deffo. . Still have a few beers and the odd pizza and pack of ginger nut biscuits and cheesey wotsits and banana cake
Really looking forward to Xmas this year and having a proper pig out

[Cujo]

So maintaining 79/80 kg.
Having the odd beer and potatoes and not too worried about the carb intake as it's balanced with the running and cycling.
Got some new running shorts (something for taxi to get excited about). First thing my 13 year old son says when he sees them, "nice undies dad" sarky little bugger.
This is what I look like when I get back from a run for those who still insist on calling me fatty.

[Dillinger]

Looking good now mate, those shoulders and arms are looking broader with the weights. Good to see you've settled into a healthy lifestyle and it's no longer a diet.

I hit 84.6 yesterday but twisted my ankle, was 85.4 this morning, so hit my target. Was thinking of going to 81kgs as I can see a 6 pack hiding there but I'm happy at 85 now and back at a 32 waist.
Gotta sit back now and relax the ankle for a while


Just lost another half kilo I reckon

GREAT THREAD.... CHEERS MUCKER

[Cujo]

Good going dill to hit 85.
Congrats. What happened to ankle ?

[Dillinger]

Some fucker had parked his car on the kerb so realising I couldn't squeeze past it, I turned around quick on a pothole. I walked another 6kms after that and it ony really started to hurt after I rested.

I think it's the tendons. It hurts more underneath but not as bad as last year when I broke it stepping off a huge drop outside an Argentinian restaurant with 97 kgs landing on it.

[nidhogg]

Uh - Cujo - the person on the bed? Hoping your son - or is it someone you would like to share with the group?

[Luigi]

He was running.


Yeah right ya sly ol' dog.

[Cujo]

Uh - Cujo - the person on the bed? Hoping your son - or is it someone you would like to share with the group?

That's the missus. I had cropped her out then posted wrong pic then couldn't figure out how to delete pic and it's a bit late now.

[AntRobertson]

That's the missus. I had cropped her out then posted wrong pic then couldn't figure out how to delete pic and it's a bit late now.

I was going to make a crack earlier about a dead woman on your bed but figured it must be your wife...

Anyways that pic will have already been downloaded, indexed, filed, and stored in a 'Cujo' folder by Smeg & Co. by now as I'm sure you'll be aware.