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Re: Fat Around Button Area?

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MartinBoy wrote:Day 123

Breakfast - 3 shreaded wheat with hot semi skimmed milk. Been having more hot drinks than usually too where i haven't been too well, such as tea/coffe. Also usually have a small amount of sugar to put in drink/breakfast not loads.

Lunch - can of tuna 2 pieces of toast with peanut butter, does a glass of juice/squash hurt? Sometimes i have a horrible taste in mouth and water doesn't usually get rid of it.

Sprinkled dougnut.

Havent done any cardio 2day :|

Dinner bowl of porridge.
Martin you keep asking why you're not seeing progress. I"ll be honest with you... mcflurrys and doughnuts are not going to help you see progress. This kind of stuff is undoubtedly going to set you back.

A glass of juice may be better than soda (really depends on the juice though.. some "fruit juices" are actually just fruit flavored sugar water). I would go for fruit instead of juice and stick to water. Water is your friend! If you have a horrible taste in your mouth you might try brushing your teeth or chewing gum. :wink:
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a typical sugared soda has 140 calories

water zero

replacing one sugared soda a day can trim 50.000 calories a year from diet.

source, water bottle label I know the bastard water industry might be biased in their reportage but I tend to buy this one

replacing one donut a day with a vegetable of equal weight prolly save you three heart attacks in a lifetime.

source, I made the stats up
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Thanks Guys, i know i shouldn't of ate it, just wanted to treat myself now and then, probably why i haven't seen big results and still feel im kinda fat.

Had a couple of chicken balls and a twirl stick (prob up to 100 calories).
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Day 124

Breakfast - shreaded wheat.

Day off today however i felt like ive had a couple days off/not giving enough where im still not myself.

Lunch - 2 slices toast with peanut butter, 4 eggs 1 whole egg others were whites, not sure protein or calories in the whites though.

Dinner - shepards pie, with greens, carrots, sweetcorn, onions, leaks.

Had a fube fromage frais 106 calories 6.4g protein.
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An eggwhite has 15-20 calories depending on size and 3.5-5 grams of protein.
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cassiegose wrote:An eggwhite has 15-20 calories depending on size and 3.5-5 grams of protein.
Oh not bad, they were fairly big eggs, not huge, but not small either.
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Day 125

Back to college, Breakfast - 3 shreaded wheat.

Break time bought a nurishment can (468 calories) 67g carbs, think they were sugar too :idea: 21g protein, 11g fat.

Lunch had ham sandwiches (3 slices of bread)

Got in ate a pear

Dinner being made is egg and bacon pie with mushrooms. Is this good? I feel where ive been ill and still am but mainly recovered, could you recommend some meals which would begood for me in terms of break lunch inbetween meals and dinner, i know this is asking alot of you and not you're job but it seems like i was doing well and falling back down again, foods i mainly have in house are, eggs, bread, peanut butter, thin ham slices, usually tuna chunks, fruits, cereals cheese. Probably have more than im saying but if you could suggest some that would be great thanks alot.
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MartinBoy wrote:Day 125

Back to college, Breakfast - 3 shreaded wheat.

Break time bought a nurishment can (468 calories) 67g carbs, think they were sugar too :idea: 21g protein, 11g fat.

Lunch had ham sandwiches (3 slices of bread)

Got in ate a pear

Dinner being made is egg and bacon pie with mushrooms. Is this good? I feel where ive been ill and still am but mainly recovered, could you recommend some meals which would begood for me in terms of break lunch inbetween meals and dinner, i know this is asking alot of you and not you're job but it seems like i was doing well and falling back down again, foods i mainly have in house are, eggs, bread, peanut butter, thin ham slices, usually tuna chunks, fruits, cereals cheese. Probably have more than im saying but if you could suggest some that would be great thanks alot.
Hi martin,

Breakfast needs protein.

If that nourishment drink is anything like what we have here in the states I would definitely stay away from those. The ones here have around 30-40 grams of sugar... This isn't good at all... especially not for fat loss.

I'm sure if you back and read prior posts you'll see that I've provided meal ideas on many occasions. However to save you time from having to go back and search old threads I'll give you the meal ideas again.

Great protein sources would include: eggs/eggwhites (can be boiled and taken with you when you're going to class), grilled chicken breast (can be grilled and also taken with you as long as you have a cooler to keep it in while youre in class), tuna (can be straight out of the can or on a whole wheat sandwich), ham is good (again, you can do it on a whole wheat sandwich or just plain), fish is a great for protein, low fat dairy is a great source of protein (low fat cheese sticks work great for a quick snack), other lunch meats work well also for a quick snack; chicken breast, turkey breast, beef, are all great.

Complex carbs: oats, high fiber cereal (you could throw some shredded wheat in a bag and eat that with a protein source from above list for a meal), WHOLE WHEAT BREAD (white bread is pure crap), whole grain tortillas (instead of a sandwich put meat in a whole grain tortilla with some veggies and make a wrap), brown rice, barley, and any other whole grains a great. Fruit and veggies are also great for carbs. You don't seem to get nearly enough of these in your diet (especially veggies).

Healthy fats: nuts, NATURAL peanut butter (you might make sure your peanut butter is natural as the other stuff often has added sugar and hydroginated oils), avacados, olives, coconut oil, olive oil, fish, and flax.

Hope this helps.


Oh... the egg and bacon pie.. Does it have a pastry type crust? Probably not the best. Bacon is high in saturated fat and those pastry type crusts have lard or shortening in them (also very high in saturated fat). If you have it I wouldn't have the crust and i would have a large serving of veggies with it.


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Thanks, i will keep on at parents to buy chicken as i know that's very high in protein,
Had dinner, going to do cardio.

Done the 20mins cardio was going to try to do 30 but felt rough half way through, did a extra fast minute so i reached 400 calories although i doubt i burn anywhere near that. When going fast i try to keep up above 30.0 on the speed, doubt that's mph? I just don't feel physically fit, maybe because i missed the last 2 years P.E due to operation.
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Day 126

Legs aching from college, nothing new there.

Breakfast - 3 shreaded wheat.

Breaktime - bought a corner yougurt but had a couple choc hoops in sort of like wheetos but only a few, was around 215 calories i believe.

Lunch - 4 pieces bread, with peanut butter rest filled with tuna.

Dinner - Not the best of choices i suppose, Jacket potato, homemade pizza (peppers, cheese ham)

But parents made it and limited to what i could of had :evil: It's frustrating because say i had great nutrition 100% of the time im sure i would of met the goals i wanted by now :evil: :evil: :evil: Looking at some point tonight to find some energy to do weight lifting, maybe i should boil a couple of eggs, for after?

Workout, 3 sets of push ups 10

Military press 27kg weight 3 sets of reps 6-8
Shoulder press same

However back started aching and struggled to do dont know where im tired from college or where im just useless and not good at anything.

Deadlifts again back aching probably using bad form knowing me can't get anything right so it wouldn't surprise me

Curls 3 sets reps 6-8
Rows same

Bench press 5 sets first 2 sets were 15 reps others were 3, when working out i feel pressure on neck like it's tense, not hurt or nothing not sure if that's ment to though, feel bloated and fat as usual.

Done 4 eggs, had just the whites though and they go so much quicker in barely a minute.

I'm starting to think is this really worth it, i don't want to give up but im getting fed up, i don't think it's ideal for me to use barbell for working out other than excercises like benching, i can't afford any heavier dumbell weights, can't get a part time job, starting to lose patience with course as i keep getting things wrong/slow. Can't even take weights apart without cutting hand.

Man im fucking useless!

Not asking for attention or nothing either, i'm just saying how i feel.
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You might not be asking for attention, but you're going to get some.

Normally I wouldn't address people in this way, but I'm making this an exception for your own good yeah :).

Firstly, of course you're not useless. Useless people end up in prison, or become tramps, so stop talking dick about yourself. Unless you see the positives in yourself, (almost everybody has some), you will never be more of a person, you are certainly capable of being.

So you're a bit slow on a course, doesn't matter. You can get there, if you believe you can. Unless it's run by crappy tutors, that can't do much more than teach people to spell their own name, well then you might have issues, otherwise you're potentially creating issues you don't need, so just stop it man okay.

Yes your parents might be doing something to limit your good food intake, but things take time. If you keep putting the right kind of effort in where you can, you'll increase your chances of doing well.

The buck stops with you fella. Parents might not necessarily be helping much for whatever reason, but then you evaluate and adapt the situation accordingly, to suit your needs as much as can be.

You need to start realising, the person you are is worth something, not just to others, but to yourself, or you'll end up some kind of deadhead alcoholic or someone like that, with no friends and a whole world of problems.

You aren't yet a man, but you need to be more of a man about your whole situation here, because yammering on about parents do this, no part time job, crap course, etc etc, just allows the problems to affect you more emotionally, so stop doing that alright.

If you use the attitude of yes, these things happen, but am I going to let them mess things up for me, hell no, you'll be better off in the long-term.

There's NOTHING wrong with you. Heck there's nothing wrong with Emo's, to the extent that Emo's should have that lifestyle choice. Regardless of what they think, their issues are in their head mainly, I'll bet 99% that's true.

Sure some circumstances cultivate negative thinking, but the person who talks as if these things are a hurdle or obstacle to overcome, are the ones who most often will.

I've known of people who end up 40, or even younger with no parents. Most people could expect to reach at least 50 years old, before losing one parent. For people who suffer things they shouldn't have to, thery could be bitter, and become angry with life, or more hateful to others, but many don't, they simply look at the best of what's left in life, and use those things to promote positive feelings and situations in their life.

Bad stuff in life, might feel bad and sticks in your head for years and years, but at least it serves as a reminder, not to end up in that situation again, if you can avoid it, so some positive does come out of a lot of bad stuff.

Until you start seeing yourself, and the world around you in a more positive light, you'll continue to use every little thing to beat yourself with and feel crappy.

Take more control, be more of the person you can and deserve to be, and stop acting like some little kid, who's best friend has a better bike, your parents can't afford. Someone who has positive things in life, but overshadows it with bad thoughts and words.

Remind yourself what sort of person you can be. A decent guy with a pretty decent life. You're not a worthless bum that no one cares about, so wake up and see the sun in the sky man and stop living under a damn cloud yeah.

You CAN do this, and you CAN make it work, but how much do you want it, and what CAN and WILL you do to make that happen?
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Day 127

Breakfast - Shreaded wheat.

Lunch - 2 slices toast with peanut butter, can of ravoli in tomato sauce, 350 calories, 12g protein.

Pear

Dinner - Toad in the hole with 3 and a 1/2 sausages, mash peas. I asked mum what the toad in the hole was made up of and she said eggs, milk and flour.

Went to do excercise but stopped after 5mins, i get chill blaines possibly where i get hot from excercising but i lose the urge after a few mins and don't want to continue, im not sure why but i don't get the feeling oh im going to do cardio soon, it's like ive lost any intrest i have for it.

Been drinking more coffees/teas lately where it's cold, is this bad?
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Day 128

Breakfast shreaded wheat :D

Slice of bread with peanut butter around 11:30am.

Lunch 2 slices of toast with peanut butter 4 boiled eggs, 1 whole egg, rest whites.

Grrr this fat is still around making it look like im fat wen i lift top up and preventing 6 pack i dont know if it's a different type of fat where im not really that fat like skinny fat but it still hasn't gone in over 4 months!

Mum came home with a bunch of halloween sweets, it's so annoying not being able to eat any, why does all the good tasting stuff have to be so bad for you damn i wish i could have some.

Another thing is i might not be able to do weight training today as the area where weights are is being plastered, so i may do the cardio instead thing is it's getting boring is there anything else i could do which is good for me, ive had alot of spare time lately and it seems a waste not using it to make myself better, usually i would listen 2 ipod while cycling as it lasts for about 40-50min but when cycling fast there isnt much point trying to listen 2 music.
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MartinBoy wrote:Day 128

Breakfast shreaded wheat :D

Slice of bread with peanut butter around 11:30am.

Lunch 2 slices of toast with peanut butter 4 boiled eggs, 1 whole egg, rest whites.

Grrr this fat is still around making it look like im fat wen i lift top up and preventing 6 pack i dont know if it's a different type of fat where im not really that fat like skinny fat but it still hasn't gone in over 4 months!

Mum came home with a bunch of halloween sweets, it's so annoying not being able to eat any, why does all the good tasting stuff have to be so bad for you damn i wish i could have some.

Another thing is i might not be able to do weight training today as the area where weights are is being plastered, so i may do the cardio instead thing is it's getting boring is there anything else i could do which is good for me, ive had alot of spare time lately and it seems a waste not using it to make myself better, usually i would listen 2 ipod while cycling as it lasts for about 40-50min but when cycling fast there isnt much point trying to listen 2 music.
As far as i know there is only one kind of fat... are you sure the "fat" around your stomach is fat or could it be skin?

If you're tired of cycling you could run, hike, swim, find some friends to play a sport, jump rope, do some plyometrics... get creative friend. Why can't you listen to music when you do fast cardio? The faster music the faster I tend to do cardio.

Halloween treats... Its a choice you have to make Martin. You continually complain about your body. If you truly want to change your body and meet your goals you will ignore the crap and stick to healthy foods. I know it sucks. I haven't been able to have ANY junk food for 6 months now. However, as a result of hard work i have a body that I'm proud of and I can look in the mirror and know that i've given it best, i've met goals, and i'm proud of myself for progress. Its been hard work and there have been days that I really wanted to just throw in the towel. However I didn't and as I result I can look in the mirror and truly like what I see. Not only that, but self esteem has improved and I feel so much better about myself than i did 6 months ago. Instead of feeling sorry for yourself for not being able to have the halloween candy, try feeling proud of yourself for knowing that you don't need that crap in your body. Nothing tastes as good as being in shape feels. NOTHING. You can eat halloween candy until you're sick and afterwards you'll only feel bad about yourself. Skip the candy and have a healthy balanced meal. I guarantee you'll feel better, both mentally and physically, afterwards and you'll be one step closer to meeting your goal.

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Thanks Cassie, before i started this routine mum and brother said it was just excess skin, i don't see how as u get that from losing loads of weight? Ive never been obese. But it just wont budge and is annoying me now. Im starting to think if it's even possible for it to go, same with the top of legs when i sit down and move them from the position there in theres some fat there that looks like jelly, disgusting.

Dinner ive eaten spaghetti, oven baked chips fish in batter, however i took the batter off. What should i do i could do weights but it's dark and cold outside, however it could still be done, or i could do cardio, and as for not listenin to music, where i get hot out of breath and sweaty cycling fast and listenin 2 music in ear with 1 ipod piece workin isnt too good lol.
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