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feeling a bit deflated

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RavioliOnToast · 18/04/2015 09:33

It's been almost 2 weeks since I decided to 'change my life'. I signed u to the gym and sorted out healthier eating.

two weeks ago, I weighed 15st 3 Sad
today, I weigh 15st 6 and a half.

What the fuck Sad
I feel really deflated and feel like what's the point.

today for breakfast I've had 2 weetabix (lidl version though) with semi skimmed milk and 2tsp powder sweetener.

for lunch I was thinking either tuna pasta, with brown pasta, light mayo and sweetcorn or swap pasta for a jacket potato.

for tea I was thinking chicken breast, rice and veg.

is this too much? I've also got a chicken breast in the oven to snack on today, or maybe fr dinner I could have just rice and a load of veg mixed in, with sweet chilli sauce and some fruit? I don't know, I'm Crap with the diet side of anything.

I'm tempted to fuck it all off this weekend, comfort eat and starting Monday, get back into 30 day shred and healthy eating. But I don't want to do that :(

someone please help, criticise me!!!

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ProfYaffle · 19/04/2015 17:05

You've also weighed yourself on different scales, that can make a massive difference too. My advice would be weigh yourself on the same day, at the same time (am before food if poss) on the same scales and don't wear anything heavy like jeans or a dressing gown.

TheCowThatLaughs · 19/04/2015 17:16

Yy to same scales, in the morning, after a wee and poo. If you don't do that then you're not going to get an accurate weight

Testarossa1 · 19/04/2015 17:19

I also weigh once a week, Saturday morning, after a visit to the bathroom, totally starkers... As talk said, it can fluctuate madly during the week, so you'll get a true reading if once a week at the same time. I've been using mfp for 2 months now and have lost 10 lbs. if it helps Ravioli this is an typical food day for me;

Breakfast - 40g mini shredded wheat - summer fruits

Snack - 2 plain rice cakes topped with marmite

Lunch - 4 ryvita cracker breads topped with low fat tuna/sweet corn Mayo, batons of cucumber, raw peppers, raw carrot, cherry tomatoes, half an avocado. Some sort of fruit.

Snack - big snack a jack and a piece of fruit.

Dinner - pork chop/chicken breast , jacket potatoes, mixed veg, yoghurt.

Sometimes I'll have a couple of ryvita thins with low fat Philly on for supper. Also try having soups, or eggs for lunch. Both filling.

RavioliOnToast · 19/04/2015 18:33

I'll start afresh tomorrow, weigh myself in the morning before any food/drink, but after a wee. I'm taking everything on-board that has been said and will stick to my.1640 cals.from mfp. Will give it 2 weeks and see if that helps a loss, if it doesn't, I should have a clearer picture of exactly what kind of.diet I have. I'm off on a long walk now and will start 30 day shred again tomorrow. Hopefully can start shifting some of this weight!

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TalkinPeace · 19/04/2015 19:25

2 weeks is really, really not long enough to change your habits for the rest of your life

this is for the next 30 years

give yourself at least 2 months

use the tape measure as well as the scales

Blueskybrightstar · 20/04/2015 21:28

Please, please realise that CONSISTENCY is key. Don't just throw in the towel after 2 weeks because you aren't getting the results you want.

First what are you doing in the gym? Long term you need strength training to kick up the fat loss. And muscle weighs more than fat so if you are strength training overall weight might lower more slowly than you'd realise.

Second your diet could be improved. It's ok, but you need less carbs more protein and to eat a bit more regularly.

Just keep going, regardless of whether you feel good, bad, up, down, just KEEP on keeping on with the workouts. That's the difference between succeeding and failing.

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