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ShaunWhite
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A view from the other side.... Had a quite disturbing colonoscomy a few weeks ago, more tests pending, and I'm on a severely restricted diet..... No fats (milk cheese etc) , nothing spicy (onion garlic chillies) , no/low fibre, only simple proteins like chicken, tuna, eggs. Pretty much living on boiled eggs, tuna pasta and as much honey (calories! ) as I can get down me. Struggling to keep weight up at 59kg! Doing good though, trending in the right direction, so pls no sympathy req.

All just a prelude to simply saying you can do it when you have to, just don't get to the stage where you have to

I'm off to have a delicious 77 calorie boiled egg now.... :? You need 7,700 cal to make 1kg of body fat. 256 more/fewer cals a day =1kg a month =nearly 2st in 12 months. That's doable whether you're aim is up or down. (5x ginger biscuits for us calorie counters :D)
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Kai
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ShaunWhite wrote:
Wed Feb 12, 2025 11:50 am
I'm off to have a delicious 77 calorie boiled egg now.... :? You need 7,700 cal to make 1kg of body fat. 256 more/fewer cals a day =1kg a month =nearly 2st in 12 months. That's doable whether you're aim is up or down. (5x ginger biscuits for us calorie counters :D)
Math-wise it's super doable, but psychology-wise sticking to it for that long is the real challenge

I think planning meals ahead of time keeps random urges at a minimum and prevents a TON of bad decisions when hunger kicks in
JuiceyJones
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Come on then - half way through the year(ish). Who's keeping up with it?

Managed to add 35 to my DL and about 15 to my BP. 5k time is coming down. Slowly..........

Probably down 10lbs from the start of this thread. But I'm stuck there. Might try quitting drinking until December (who am i kidding).
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Euler
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I've lost a stone, but been blighted by injury, else it would have been higher. Hopefully back on the trails soon.
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Crazyskier
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weemac wrote:
Thu Jan 02, 2025 4:05 pm
jamesedwards wrote:
Thu Jan 02, 2025 4:03 pm

Or I could just eat less. :lol:
Quite. Billions could be saved by following the simple mantra: Eat less. Exercise more.
Indeed. Though I'd probably add in 'use willpower'.

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weemac
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I stopped drinking in January and have since lost about a stone and a half without changing anything else.
Emtaxx
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I'm getting fat due to trading :(
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Euler
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weemac wrote:
Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:32 pm
I stopped drinking in January and have since lost about a stone and a half without changing anything else.
But you are now just extremely dehydrated!
JuiceyJones
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weemac wrote:
Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:32 pm
I stopped drinking in January and have since lost about a stone and a half without changing anything else.
That's excellent. Figured if i dropped the booze it would save me around 800-900 cals a weeks.
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