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A stone to lose, exercise doing nothing

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TomAllenWife · 07/08/2021 22:25

I've posted in weight loss chat but thought I should post here too

I'm currently doing 2 body combat classes per week and 2 weights sessions
I'm not losing anything

I've been watching lots of crap online about things like v shred, or you shouldn't be running for ages

I just don't know what to believe or what to try?

Any advice would be great thanks

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Original poster
TomAllenWife · 08/08/2021 22:18

Fuck me 43 units a week ShockShock

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Sparklfairy · 08/08/2021 22:16

So you're drinking approx 4300 additional calories over a weekend...

Ted27 · 08/08/2021 22:15

a pint of lager is approx 180 calories
bottle of red wine approx 600
martini approx 100

you are drinking approx 3500 calories or an extra 2 -3 days worth of food a week

thats why you arent losing weight

dementedpixie · 08/08/2021 22:15

www.drinkaware.co.uk/tools/unit-and-calorie-calculator

Wombat64 · 08/08/2021 22:13

Be interesting to work out the daily calorie counts including the alcohol.

dementedpixie · 08/08/2021 22:13

Putting rough amounts into the drinkaware website gives around these totals. This is why you arent losing weight

A stone to lose, exercise doing nothing
Wombat64 · 08/08/2021 22:12

For every gram of carb you hold a lot more water, all that alcohol is pure carbs.

Bryonyshcmyony · 08/08/2021 22:12

Oh fgs!

Wombat64 · 08/08/2021 22:11

Exercise & food is not your problem here.

LordEmsworth · 08/08/2021 22:11

Pint of lager is maybe 180 cals. Bottle of wine 900. So that's maybe 4000-5000 cals a week on booze.

And your body can't metabolize fat while there's alcohol in it. So slowing weight loss.

So depends how much you want to lose weight, really...

dementedpixie · 08/08/2021 22:07

Your 5 pints are likely around 1000 calories for a start

tigerbreadandtea · 08/08/2021 22:06

Ok pretty fucking obvious then!

dementedpixie · 08/08/2021 22:05

That's a lot of empty calories. No wonder you aren't losing any weight

Original poster
TomAllenWife · 08/08/2021 22:02

I drink A LOT

example:
Thursday; 5 pints of lager
Friday: 2 pints of lager, bottle of red wine, 4 espresso martinis and another lager with a shot
Saturday: no alcohol
Sunday: 500ml red wine & 4 pints lager

I know this is a lot, but I go out a lot and don't want to not drink

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CityCommuter · 08/08/2021 17:13

@TomAllenWife if you eat cheese then eliminate it completely for a while at least as it's so high in fat it's actually equivalent to eating lard! You can get your calcium intake from other sources instead... try it and see!

CorporeSarnie · 08/08/2021 16:33

Agree with above, we don't know what your current weight or goals are and how sensible they are.
I was at my heaviest ever (BMI was firmly in overweight) when I went down to 1600, this was doable for a long time, even with taking the odd break or takeaway, and plenty of vegetables and fruit overall. Developing a healthier relationship with food was my main goal (past ED and trauma meant that I was using food as a crutch)

EarringsandLipstick · 08/08/2021 11:33

@MattyGroves

Do you really need to lose weight? If you're already a healthy weight, that may be the issue
I came here to say that.
MattyGroves · 08/08/2021 10:45

Do you really need to lose weight? If you're already a healthy weight, that may be the issue

felulageller · 08/08/2021 10:40

Alcohol is just sugar- it's like eating candyfloss almost everyday!

Bryonyshcmyony · 08/08/2021 10:34

God don't eat fewer calories 🙄

mdh2020 · 08/08/2021 10:31

You need to eat fewer calories. Exercise tones you but doesn’t make you lose weight.I would also say eat more fruit and vegetables. Try eating smaller portions.

CorporeSarnie · 08/08/2021 10:14

Why so little fruit or vegetables? I'd feel sluggish and unwell all the time if I genuinely ate as you describe, I lost 2+st on 1600 kcal a day, weighed out and logged on mfp, a couple of 3-5k runs, Pilates and hiit a week, nothing taking longer than an hour at a time (except for walking with kids), I didn't stop drinking altogether, or give up cake, but logged the intake which made me think about it more.
1000 kcal a day is very little and I'd be cheating all the time on that.

ThursdayLastWeek · 08/08/2021 10:12

Eat a bit more and be patient. Make sure you’re enjoying life while you’re doing this. You are not on this earth to lose weight.

jellybe · 08/08/2021 10:09

Hi OP. I was in a similar situation but have started to lose now.

I found that cutting down on my carb and drinking lots really helped. Plus remember muscle is denser than fat so you might be burning fat but not losing any weight yet. Have you been measuring yourself? I found I lost some inches before the scales stated to move as I am doing three gym sessions a week of weight training.

CloseYourEyesAndSee · 08/08/2021 09:59

@Indigopearl

You are probably swapping fat for muscle which weighs more. Rather than track your weight try tracking your change in waist/body size.
Lol nope You don't build new muscle by working out a little bit and you can't 'swap' fat for muscle