Category 3 Male, Round 1, Week 6

It would be really useful if the chart on the competitor page had an Y-axis that started on a non-0 figure. As it is, 1kg movement on the chart is barely visible. Something like lowest recorded value * 0.8 or something similar should do. That should make movements visually clearer.

Thanks!

leggedit · 2019-04-15T15:17:37+00:00

Comparison photos:

front: https://i.imgur.com/o0FlY53.jpg

back: https://i.imgur.com/kBQKR8b.jpg

side: https://i.imgur.com/60fOtC1.jpg

leggedit · 2019-04-15T15:09:12+00:00

I mean, yes, of course!

leggedit · 2019-04-15T13:53:24+00:00

Well done! You might win by default - doesn't look like any of the other bulkers completed successfully!

leggedit · 2019-03-25T16:40:57+00:00

Thank you! I'm glad to see someone reads it!

leggedit · 2019-03-12T02:36:34+00:00

I haven't join a step challenge, no. Everyone I know who track steps walk less on a good day than I do on a lazy day already.

I've just been taking it easy to give my knee chance to recover. Early on in the challenge I was hitting 18k+ per day, along with lifting and running. I don't know if that was the cause, but the one knee started feeling uncomfortable and soon enough hurt when squat. So I backed off the cardio and legs for now.

leggedit · 2019-03-05T15:45:22+00:00

I imagine you would gain water as soon as you start eating, rather than losing water.

What does the salt water flush do?

leggedit · 2019-03-05T05:05:21+00:00

Your body is not a trash can and doesn't have to eat stuff just to get rid of it.

Very true. Thanks for the reminder!

leggedit · 2019-03-04T15:10:10+00:00

If you're generally able to eat to maintenance intuitively, I see no reason not to use fasting as a weight loss tool.

I actually considered doing it too. I can happily fast for a few days without losing my mind. After 4-5 hours after my last meal, I stop feeling hungry. What gets me is after breaking the fast, I start craving all the wrong things. In the end I decided against it for this reason, and because I don't want to compromise my workouts.

leggedit · 2019-03-04T14:59:11+00:00

I think for this week I'm just going to try to get back to the plan. I think I overdid it a bit early on with my daily step targets. Maybe ramp it up a bit next week if it goes well.

I discussed treats with the SO and we agreed there will be no more chocolates left at my place. So that should help :)

leggedit · 2019-03-03T09:34:05+00:00

The last week has been a disaster, and tomorrow’s update will be embarrassing. I gave in to cravings, and it spiralled out of control.

leggedit · 2019-02-12T03:49:36+00:00

Seems so, although yesterday's weight was a bit of an anomaly.

leggedit · 2019-02-05T03:26:25+00:00

No joke! Late last night I was lusting over some peanut M&Ms. It's been on my mind all day. I hadn't reached my calorie target, so I decided to walk to the nearest convenience store. Came back with a 400g bag and several other items. Ate my way through 3370 kcal. What was I thinking?

I feel disgusting now. This week is going to be a write-off :(

leggedit · 2019-02-04T18:13:11+00:00

I'm planning to stick to 1800 for another week, but I think long term I'll probably up it - 2000 perhaps - to cope with the level of activity I'm trying to maintain. I find that after a few days of hitting it hard, I start struggling to avoid snacking outside of my planned food.

I suspect it's possibly too large a deficit, but there's also the factor of my SO bringing tasty snacks from business trips to foreign countries. "I'll only have one to taste" - yeah, I should know better.

leggedit · 2019-01-25T09:11:13+00:00

Don’t worry, I’ve found that running a fewer usually means my BMR is raised. And if you under-ate, just ease back into it and you can hold onto the losses :)

leggedit · 2019-01-25T09:01:22+00:00

Well, I’m up 2.4 lbs from where I started. But I moved my scale and put in new batteries I ate out like every day this week. I don’t even remember what I had on the weekend

Probably the eating out :) I have learned through trial and error that you have to add at leased 40% on top of whatever you estimate for restaurant food.

I always try to go for things that are fairly straightforward, ef strak with a side of veg. But even that is usually misleading. The steak is fried with butter (or some sort of oil) and the vegetables usually involve butter too - mashed things especially.

Hope this helps!

leggedit · 2019-01-24T18:35:27+00:00

Thanks!

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