thanks all, all very informative, will certainly give the pod cast a listen and make some adaptations.
I think when I set of, it was a case of simply holding myself accountable more of a “what am I eating” over planning out what I should eat, so calorie counting just worked for me, I like a list and tracking calories has really helped me to stay on track, and to lose the weight.
90kg is the target i’ve been aiming for mainly as it’s pretty much a level i’ve been at before and felt like I was in a good place, it felt like I was in a position where I could start to look more at physique rather than simply losing the fat. Then I had a hip operation and the weight has piled on.
according to my scales, at my heaviest this year I was 107.6kg (16.9stone - 237.2lb) with a bodyfat of 29.4%
measuring today i’m at 101.9kg (so 6kg off rather than 7kg) with a bodyfat of 27% so i’m happy i’m losing fat rather than simply losing weight.
it’s been an interesting conversation, and really, thankyou for all the input, I hadn’t really thought my weight loss was “fast” but clearly my body needs to slow down and I need to make some changes.
In terms of a recovery week - I haven’t! Since late July (when I really got going) i’ve just worked through not everyday, but now I’m generally doing something everyday. Whether that’s - like today - a 60 min spin at 50% rtp, or a long ride with a friend.
I’ll see what local dieticians are available certainly, I quite enjoy tracking my food, it’s just become habit now so hopefully they can assess it and point me in the right direction.
I am keen to lose more fat, but I’m not really aiming to get down too, I’m a big guy, I quite like being a big guy, but would prefer it to be muscle rather than fat. 17% bodyfat would be ideal really which is where my 90kg came from - at 17% bodyfat i’d weight 89.6kg apparently, which is ideal. From there I can either be happy and work on maintenance or, push a little further, drop more bodyfat and increase muscle mass, but ideally maintaining circa that weight.
