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Inbetweenies - not skinny, not fat, need to lose around a stone ...

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Hanneke May 2021 4:29pm, 27 May 2021 74,228 posts	0 Hanneke So, I had the protein shakes to stop me from eating refined sugar in the form of buscuits and cake. Contradictorily, tbey made me loose condition: empty calories!
Shades May 2021 4:34pm, 27 May 2021 464 posts	0 Shades Pix - so more protein during the week will help with any cravings. Also try and plan your meals to avoid the wandering into the kitchen thinking 'what shall I eat now' moments. Lots of great advice from Hanneke there.
EvilPixie May 2021 4:35pm, 27 May 2021 25,514 posts	0 EvilPixie and this is why I love this group
azx May 2021 4:38pm, 27 May 2021 309 posts	0 azx Much better advice from Shades there! I really want to get to my racing weight before I start following a training plan as I'm a man and can't do two things at once For the last few months I've just been exercising to lose weight really.
Rosehip May 2021 9:05pm, 27 May 2021 21,233 posts	0 Rosehip getting closer to racing weight before upping the training is the sensible way to do it - then lose the last few pounds very slowly as the training load increases. I wish I'd done that, instead of piling on extra and hoping it would fall off with the mileage increase.
Hanneke May 2021 9:28pm, 27 May 2021 74,229 posts	0 Hanneke Nowt wrong with that Azx! You aren't doing the Outlaw!
Hibeedeb May 2021 1:23am, 28 May 2021 108 posts	0 Hibeedeb Pix I lost weight when ironman training but I never felt under fuelled, apart from occasionally on days where I did huge sessions like 5 hour bike/2 hour run brick. I used to use frijj shakes sometimes afterwards - delicious. And if I wanted a sweet snack in the evening, mixed dried fruit. Also peanut butter is good for protein and fat so keeps you from getting hungry too soon. At the moment my fave snack is celery with almond butter on it. Yum.
azx May 2021 7:30am, 28 May 2021 310 posts	0 azx Cycled in to work yesterday, near liverpool st., though got the train back. Seems that was enough to get me to my goal today. BMI 22.5, down from 29.6. I look pretty skinny now and have no upper body definition at all. Was thinking of doing the Insanity programme. Not sure I fancy pushing weights. Anyone got any suggestions?
Mouseytongue May 2021 8:21am, 28 May 2021 7,717 posts	0 Mouseytongue How about swinging weights? I'm having fun with kettlebells at the moment. Cheap, portable, scalable. And Argos finally has the 16kg back in stock! Look up Mark Wildman on YouTube for technique videos.
Rosehip May 2021 8:29am, 28 May 2021 21,240 posts	0 Rosehip Morning all, happy Friday reporting that I seem to have lost another 0.5lb this week - you've done brilliantly azx I've got another 5.5lb to go before I get a "healthy" BMI. So my target now is 5.5lbs in the next 8 weeks.