Hey you dick, some of us are trying to diet over here : mad:

Way to bury the lead by starting with bare chicken breast pics.

quick question about portions. The above would amount to two chicken breasts right? Also, what would be the ballpark calories for one of those grilled (with skin) with medium application of oil. I know nothing about cooking chicken

They are 200g each. 220 Kcal. 1 tbsp oil = 120 kcal. Work it out form there.

Yeah this. 110cal/100g plus oil.

Technically each is half a breast or a split breast but no one other than a wholesaler or retailer calls it that. Most everyone would say that is two chicken breasts in the picture.

Thanks guys good to know. Turns out I ate close to maintenance today instead of -500 lol.

I know better now

I don't think you could make me eat 500 calories of chicken breast under any conditions

Alright, I've started getting pretty obsessed over how much I weigh so I'm just going to buy some scales. Probably tonight. The number will be ugly but then so are the photos

If I'm 270 or more I will be very upset ... it would put being in 'decent' shape for the wedding pretty much out of reach.

If I'm 280 or more I really would be very upset ... that I'd let myself get 280+ ... that the road to a weight I was happy with was so far away.

If I'm 290 or more ... well, I don't think I am but I'd certainly consider crying

What do you guys think? I'm 5'9 / 175 cm. Closest guess gets to name my location until I've lost 10 lbs.

Actually PM me your guesses. This avoids a first mover disadvantage. I'll post everyone's guesses and the actual weight today or tomorrow.

No guess, but I have some advice. Get mentally prepared to have the scale tell you something you won't like. Then if it actually does, you don't go off the deep end and binge eat due to feels.

Don't take the advice as I think you are over any of those weights and you need to prepare yourself as I am a horrible guesser at weights and have no clue where you are at.

C'mon dude, you got to enter the competition! Shoot me a pm.

Twenty minutes to guess!

Here are the guesses:

Montecore 283.2
HeyItsMeMikey 274.8
crashjr 273
flawless_victory 269.5
Skeletor 268

Actual weight is 123.4 KG i.e 271.48 lbs. crashjr wins. If flawless had guessed 270 he'd have won by .04 lbs.

I figured 250lbs would leave me in good shape for my original Aug 1 weighin plan. That looks unlikely. I'll have to work harder.

My first priority is health. My weight is insalubrious. I need to lose 30 lbs to get out of doctorstellingyoutoloseweight territory, out of noclothesfityou territory and to a level where I feel comfortable running (and boy do I miss the endorphin rush after a long, sunny run) and playing tennis.

Re. the wedding (20 weeks today) here are my thoughts:

95KG - HOLY ****, wtf, enjoy the fruits of 140 days of extreme sacrifice, Dean.
100KG - Incredibly proud, partying like crazy, a fantastic achievement.
105KG - Dramatic improvement, solid base to build on, great achievement, but no overwhelming joy.
110KG - A big improvement, would try not to beat myself up, but very disappointing.
115KG - Ugh.
120KG - OMG

BTW when I step on the scales (which are pretty small) I can't even see my weight without sucking in my belly and moving my head forward. My belly is huge!

Today is treat day but I am dieting. My situation is worse than I thought, I don't feel like eating anything calorific, I have a birthday dinner on Wednesday & potentially a day watching cricket & having a picnic next weekend. The picnic will be tough ... If I eat well until then I might treat myself (I want to be good company) but I'll implement actions to make sure I don't go too wild. And if my friends bring crisps, which is quite likely, well ... that will test me

Days without crisps: twenty.

Here are some photos of me at 123.4 KG and at 101 KG

First time I've shipped in years

It's a marathon, not a sprint. 1kg/wk is tough unless you do something like take a leave of absence and go trekking or some other all consuming physical activity.

At least we have some real numbers to work with now, keep up the good work.

You know one things that is really cool ... some time in 2016 I'll get to say I've lost 100 lbs ... much cooler than saying I lost 80 lbs

keep the faith matey and whenever doubts are there just remember your goal it should be all the motivation you need i might start something like this on here i'm at gym daily although i do TRX 3x days and 3 days 45 mins hiit cardio
20% hard work 80% eating the right food i just need to get off the beer haha

Cool, so now, I recommend weighing yourself once a week. Easy to remember day like friday or sunday or something. Report it here, like
Weight: 163
Gain/loss this week: -1lb
Gain/loss overall: -12lb
or whatever. No shame, no judgement, it is what it is. Just make it a regular feature of your week. No need to check your weight any other day

I'll post my weight every Saturday.

Good diet the last two days. Craving some frozen yoghurt, really wish there was a shop nearby.

Calories please:

Wonton soup



Squid & green peppers in black bean sauce



Didn't eat all the rice (seriously wtf is w that portion?)



Thanks!!

I would start lifting already. I see zero muscle on that physique no matter what you say. Maybe you have some lowerbody muscle to carry the big belly. But at 180 upperbody is going to look like dogshiet. Bench press (Dumbbells okay) and pulldowns ASAP. Then at 240 maybe start adding lowerbody and get on a program.

If you see zero muscle, how will lifting on a deficit remedy that?

Not disagreeing though, everyone should lift

that's not much rice, 125g maybe(140 tops).
exactly the reason why "soak carbs" like quinoa, oats, brown rice are good cutting carbs. good volume/kcal ratio due to absorbing a lot of water(= good short-term saturation) and good long-term saturation as well(long-chain carbs, obv not the case for white rice though).
pasta/bread on the other hand one of the worst for the same reason.

not sure what that chinese dish is exactly but being familiar with their cuisine it's pretty fatty(probably 50g from fat alone) so somewhere around 600-800kcal.
you probably only ate around 250kcal of rice so the main-dish is somewhere around 1000kcal.
no clue about the soup.

Cashy's estimate seems way high to me interested in hearing from others.

My 1RM for bench press was around 225 lbs then (shirtless pics) , and I was squatting ~235 * 5, plus however little muscle you may think I have I definitely know it wasn't 0 since I used to have way less ... but I do intend to start lifting & maybe doing some more intensive cardio like stationary bike & swimming ... will do so in a couple of weeks.

BTW what happens if you're 225 and then you stop lifting but eat at such a surplus that you get to 280? Diet includes lots of meat. Do you lose/gain muscle?

Wat.


I am 100% certain that even 1800 calories is a surplus for his upperbody musculature. Not to mention that the body is amazing and will find a way to use the blow up days efficiently if he had a training.

And something simple like

DB bench 4x10
Press 3x10
Lat pulldown 8x8
Cable row 5x10
Incline treadmill walk 30min

That 3x a week will add up to 15-20 pounds of weightloss a year.