WEIGHT LOSS + the challenge

[Wedgie]

I drink an iced coffee every day (Feel Good) and have lost 28 kilos in the last 12 months.

Do u find its a tad of a meal replacement, a guy at work swears by a feel good a day 250 cals and he reckons it cuts down the portion size of his lunch and doesn't snack between lunch and dinner

Not really. Usually have a couple of muesli bars with my iced coffee and have it at morning tea.
It can be a meal replacement if Im severely hungover though.

[kickinit]

it has 24g of protein in a 600ml which i'm shocked about. Still has a lot of sugar at 29g.

[southee]

With cutting out the iced coffee I have cut out all dairy ( cheese, milk, ice creams etc...)

Have my soy cappacinno's now ( no I'm not a Norwood supporter )

I am finding I feel a lot better and I used to get a lot if sinus infections but now feel fantastic ! Less blocked up and bloated.

Cut down on beer too ... Not that I drank heaps of it.

Love a cider though now ....what would be better ? A beer or cider ? I know ciders have a lot of sugar in them .

Catch 22 I guess ?

[whufc]

With cutting out the iced coffee I have cut out all dairy ( cheese, milk, ice creams etc...)

Have my soy cappacinno's now ( no I'm not a Norwood supporter )

I am finding I feel a lot better and I used to get a lot if sinus infections but now feel fantastic ! Less blocked up and bloated.

Cut down on beer too ... Not that I drank heaps of it.

Love a cider though now ....what would be better ? A beer or cider ? I know ciders have a lot of sugar in them .

Catch 22 I guess ?

A low carb beer would be the best option, Strongbow do have a low carb cider but i have never had it or looked at its percentages.

[whufc]

it has 24g of protein in a 600ml which i'm shocked about. Still has a lot of sugar at 29g.

Yeah its real surprising, i know a couple of guys who are body builders and on the very very very rare occasion they cant get their protein shake (for whatever reason) they will smash a feel good instead. Obviously no where near as good but if they are desperate they will use that.

[Q.]

With cutting out the iced coffee I have cut out all dairy ( cheese, milk, ice creams etc...)

Have my soy cappacinno's now ( no I'm not a Norwood supporter )

I am finding I feel a lot better and I used to get a lot if sinus infections but now feel fantastic ! Less blocked up and bloated.

Cut down on beer too ... Not that I drank heaps of it.

Love a cider though now ....what would be better ? A beer or cider ? I know ciders have a lot of sugar in them .

Catch 22 I guess ?

A low carb beer would be the best option, Strongbow do have a low carb cider but i have never had it or looked at its percentages.

Low carb beers have maybe 50 calories less than normal beers, so **** all really. Ciders are around the same as beers.

[whufc]

With cutting out the iced coffee I have cut out all dairy ( cheese, milk, ice creams etc...)

Have my soy cappacinno's now ( no I'm not a Norwood supporter )

I am finding I feel a lot better and I used to get a lot if sinus infections but now feel fantastic ! Less blocked up and bloated.

Cut down on beer too ... Not that I drank heaps of it.

Love a cider though now ....what would be better ? A beer or cider ? I know ciders have a lot of sugar in them .

Catch 22 I guess ?

A low carb beer would be the best option, Strongbow do have a low carb cider but i have never had it or looked at its percentages.

Low carb beers have maybe 50 calories less than normal beers, so **** all really. Ciders are around the same as beers.

Over a 10 beer session it makes a difference.

[Q.]

With cutting out the iced coffee I have cut out all dairy ( cheese, milk, ice creams etc...)

Have my soy cappacinno's now ( no I'm not a Norwood supporter )

I am finding I feel a lot better and I used to get a lot if sinus infections but now feel fantastic ! Less blocked up and bloated.

Cut down on beer too ... Not that I drank heaps of it.

Love a cider though now ....what would be better ? A beer or cider ? I know ciders have a lot of sugar in them .

Catch 22 I guess ?

A low carb beer would be the best option, Strongbow do have a low carb cider but i have never had it or looked at its percentages.

Low carb beers have maybe 50 calories less than normal beers, so **** all really. Ciders are around the same as beers.

Over a 10 beer session it makes a difference.

lol

If you're having a 10 beer session, you're doing the diet thing wrong

[Wedgie]

When I have a big beer session it'll undo at least a week's good work.
Should try and get used to vodka and tonic or something similar.
I played up in November/December but still regularly exercised, just not as often as other times, only put a couple of kilos on and more than wiped them off since New Years.
Love going out but I find once I miss going out one weekend its reasonably easy to keep up.
Plus I have the added incentive to save money for my Thailand trips.
When I've dropped 30kgs and got back within the healthy weight range for my height I'll put up a detailed post explaining things I did. Hopefully I can manage that within 12 months of starting my health kick (25/3).
Hopefully someone might pick up something that's useful to them, I know I love reading others accounts and those muscle/fitness/health mags just to occasionally pick up a useful titbit that might help me lose some more weight/put on more muscle.

[whufc]

I lost 22kg over a year and abit with an easy and maintable workout/diet plan. Was starting to look at putting some decent muscle size on

Had a shoulder reconstruction 2 months ago and since then have been able to do stuff all of weights etc etc.

For the first month after the op i let my eating habits slip a fair bit and have struggled to get back into the routine. I only put on 1.5 kg so that isnt a bad result.

The misses serious about weight loss for the first time and is now will to listen to advice, so im back on the wagon, despite not being able to do anything more than theraband and cardio.

Wanna drop a couple more kilos and then build some decent size in particular, the pretty boys areas of six pack, biceps, triceps and pecs.

[Q.]

When I have a big beer session it'll undo at least a week's good work.
Should try and get used to vodka and tonic or something similar.

Stick to the beer. Probably more cals in a vodka and tonic (unless it's diet tonic).

The calories in alcoholic drinks come from the alcohol itself. So I reckon if you're gonna have a drink or two, then you you might as well drink something you really bloody enjoy.

[Q.]

Wanna drop a couple more kilos and then build some decent size in particular, the pretty boys areas of six pack, biceps, triceps and pecs.

Please don't forget legs and back

Squats and rackpulls FTW!

[The Dark Knight]

Wanna drop a couple more kilos and then build some decent size in particular, the pretty boys areas of six pack, biceps, triceps and pecs.

Please don't forget legs and back

Squats and rackpulls FTW!

Yes please don't, they are very important.

[whufc]

Wanna drop a couple more kilos and then build some decent size in particular, the pretty boys areas of six pack, biceps, triceps and pecs.

Please don't forget legs and back

Squats and rackpulls FTW!

Yeah I have to do a fair bit of core strength work had a history of 'bad' back

I cycle 25 minutes a day to work so I generally don't do alot of leg work but yeah I definatly should do more

[southee]

Joined a local gym down my way.

Ive been doing the Les Mills programs like Body Pump, RPM (high intensity 60 min fitness bike work with music) and one night a week boxing session.

Sometimes do my own thing like go on tread mill and cross trainer for 30 - 40 min then do some weights for say 20 min. (Body Pump is a hign intensity weight class)

Sometimes run the streets of my suburb for 25 min (Happy Valley is hilly!!)

Cut down on breads and now just usually have a salad or wrap. No Dairy. Usually have a Swisse Slim Shake in the morning (with Rice Milk) to stop cravings in the day.

Still drink my diet cokes, soy coffee and water.

Very focused .....Just saying to Mrs Southee Im too scared to weigh myself as I dont want to get "let down" by my results.

[Keefy]

Joined a local gym down my way.

Ive been doing the Les Mills programs like Body Pump, RPM (high intensity 60 min fitness bike work with music) and one night a week boxing session.

Sometimes do my own thing like go on tread mill and cross trainer for 30 - 40 min then do some weights for say 20 min. (Body Pump is a hign intensity weight class)

Sometimes run the streets of my suburb for 25 min (Happy Valley is hilly!!)

Cut down on breads and now just usually have a salad or wrap. No Dairy. Usually have a Swisse Slim Shake in the morning (with Rice Milk) to stop cravings in the day.

Still drink my diet cokes, soy coffee and water.

Very focused .....Just saying to Mrs Southee Im too scared to weigh myself as I dont want to get "let down" by my results.

You don't happen to be at Paragon by any chance

[Q.]

Wanna drop a couple more kilos and then build some decent size in particular, the pretty boys areas of six pack, biceps, triceps and pecs.

Please don't forget legs and back

Squats and rackpulls FTW!

Yeah I have to do a fair bit of core strength work had a history of 'bad' back

I cycle 25 minutes a day to work so I generally don't do alot of leg work but yeah I definatly should do more

Done properly, squats and deadlifts will strengthen your core and back.

[whufc]

Yeah I do alot squats, they kill more than any other exercise.

Deadlifts will be a fair bit down the track because of my injury

[kickinit]

Joined a local gym down my way.

Ive been doing the Les Mills programs like Body Pump, RPM (high intensity 60 min fitness bike work with music) and one night a week boxing session.

Sometimes do my own thing like go on tread mill and cross trainer for 30 - 40 min then do some weights for say 20 min. (Body Pump is a hign intensity weight class)

Sometimes run the streets of my suburb for 25 min (Happy Valley is hilly!!)

Cut down on breads and now just usually have a salad or wrap. No Dairy. Usually have a Swisse Slim Shake in the morning (with Rice Milk) to stop cravings in the day.

Still drink my diet cokes, soy coffee and water.

Very focused .....Just saying to Mrs Southee Im too scared to weigh myself as I dont want to get "let down" by my results.

just becareful with those body pump classes to make sure you are keeping correct form. A lot more worry about how many reps you can push out rather then doing the exercise properly.

[Squids]

I curl in the squat rack.