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Averaging 14,997 steps a day so far this year. My feet hurt.

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I have been putting the miles in cycling with a degree of walking. Was out from 5am today could not sleep but better out early before it gets hot. Cycled 36 miles then met my daughter walked the kids to school and then around the block with her total of 4 miles all by half 9

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you walk on your feet :shocked:

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In trouble now. Feel like my fitness levels have increased. Went out yesterday ended up cycling 45 miles walked into town an hour after ended up walking 6 miles then later in the day walked another 3 miles. Total calorie burn for the day including being alive over 5000 calories. Woke up early today went out 6am was intending to only go 20 miles ended up cycling 52. Intend to go out again walking before lunch

Why am I in trouble you ask? simply eating enough calories to cover it now I am fluttering around my target weight of 12 stone

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You'll soon be a costume of a man :shocked:

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Anybody able to help me please. I need a new seat for my mountain cross country bike. My buttocks hurt while planted on the seat at present. Ideally I'd like a new post and seat. Why I need a seat post as well is because currently there's a big gap between bottoming out the seat post and the seat so my ride height is higher than I want it. I'm tip toeing currently while sitting on the seat and my feet touching the ground. I'd like the seat to go down some more. Not sure if it's possible. May be the current one is bottoming out.

Seat post is 30.9

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You now weigh less than me and I don't consider myself overweight much for my height of 5ft11 even though my BMI says I am, what I'm trying to say is I just have a bit of a little belly.

What did you weigh before you started this life changing crusade and do you know when you have your excess skin removal operations yet?

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Maybe a seat like this? I guess you bought a bike too big for you sadly.

https://mysa-london.co.uk/products/c...caAhx-EALw_wcB

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It's a medium frame for a 5'4 male. That seat looks hideous, arseface like.

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31 stone and no idea likely a long weight hahaha see what I did there.


I used to opt for big padded seats but they do not help and now prefer the much slimmer seats. My backside is a lot tougher to it now but it took a while haha

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This is the seat I have but I bought it from Aliexpress for a fraction of the cost

https://www.amazon.co.uk/LERWAY-Road...ps%2C94&sr=8-6

Tip toe to the floor is kinda normal to a dregree the important thing is when you pedal your leg should be almost straight but not quite. If you lower the seat via post or whatever you may find you spoil the stroke

Can you take a picture thenry ? I struggle to understand what you mean by bottoming out

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The gap is costing me ride height. see attachment

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It's not what the seat looks like! It's whether it's comfy because you gave the impression your ass is huge so based on you rejecting that size seat I've no idea what you need to be comfy, maybe a park bench on it? Lol

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Post of the week :LOL:

I was exaggerating about my fat ass wobble wobble. Anything is fat ass from 7 stone. A normal sized seat will suffice. I just don't know what is comfortable. And I need rid of the post taking up ride height. A fitting where the post and seat meet is what I'm after so the seat is lower than my current original one.

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that looks very unusual not seen one like that. It looks like the actual seat fitting is different to standard so it is just that bracket you may need. I might have one

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this is the type of post that you need

https://www.amazon.co.uk/UPANBIKE-13...96&sr=8-6&th=1

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make sure right diameter

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will fit your existing seat too . It is the seat bracket that is weird

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The seat is uncomfortable so it needs changing and the post.

Care to share your AliExpress links please

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this is the exact seat I own

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...21ef1802jdTlQ5

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Ok I found it cheaper by searching the image for similar results

Seat
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EuDCauA

Post
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EIP5IKK

£10.24 delivered

Thank you :tu:

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I paid that kind of price too you know how Ali prices stuff always different one day from the next. Hope they suit you bud

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Been on the Ozempic for close to 2 months now and decided to check my stats as I had been going from memory rather than my training notes, which I only tend to use to record lifting PBs etc.

Also bought a new set of scales. Not necessarily a good idea when you want to build muscle whilst burning fat, but I wanted to get a measure of how/if the 'zempic was working.

Turns out that I've been around the 16 stone mark for the best part of 5 years, which makes sense as I've been focusing on form and maintaining muscle rather than building it (not the easiest task at 51). When I gave up the half-marathon stuff in 2017, I was worried I'd put on visceral fat as my knee injury meant running those distances was no longer an option. Fortunately, I never actually put on much, if any fat, I just had a bit of a gut that, while it wasn't problematic, I just didn't like the look of it.

No matter how much cross-trainer or cycling cardio I tried, it just wasn't shifting. My shoulders, chest, biceps/triceps, lats and quads all looked good to me (and Mrs Russ :naughty: ) but the gut was really p***ing me off.

Anyway, after using the Ozempic, I've dropped 8lb, and carrying somewhat less weight means I can go further with the cardio (my resting heart rate is on a nice downward trajectory and I've needed to add an extra hole to all 3 of my belts).

If I can hit 15 stone consistently, then as long as my knee is strapped up nicely, I may not be able to return to my half-marathon days, but I'm certain I can hit a regular 10k in a few months.

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Nice work mate.

My fitness has improved last week I cycled over 240 miles over 6 days. I have reduced my distance walking in favour of longer distance cycling. All takes the same amount of time. I am really struggling to sleep in this heat but this has meant I have been getting up silly early and putting my miles in before it gets to hot and before the traffic gets to bad. Roll on the school holidays

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Be careful - I would suggest getting the knee x-rayed/MRI’ed (if you have already, apologies) before stressing it further; I strapped up my knee to continue walking/carrying our Dalmatian for a further year after his accident, and it completely shredded my left medial meniscus, which then led to bone-on-bone wear, requiring a full knee replacement.

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can you see past your belly to read them yet;)

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Yeah I had it scoped a few years back, and there was a slight ACL weakness, which meant I had to wear a knee brace for 6 months to stabilise things. My physio said as long as I work on strengthening it (plenty of quad curls) and aim for no more than 10k on a run, I should be ok if I keep it strapped up, but rest if I get any pain that lasts longer than 24 hours.

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any joy with this yet ?

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The parcel got delivered on the 28th June. I brought some fat spanner pedals as well. I'm going to take the lot to a bike specialist who will fit it all. The seat has alignment markers. I don't know what I'm doing so I'm going to leave it to a professional.

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Well done to all you can stick to a diet, I am not much overweight so I can cut down not too bad ,

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So while Mrs Russ was off doing Mrs Russ stuff I quickly grabbed her bathroom scales and whether it’s the extra cardio, the Ozempic or a mixture of both I’ve now dropped around 9lb since the start of May. Optimistically-speaking it may even be a stone given how the readings can change through the day but I’ve averaged it out as 9lb. Gut has certainly reduced and all my belts need at least one new hole.

The loss has been my gut as none of my lifts have decreased which is what initially worried my and that V shape I’ve been after for so long is finally there. And yep Mrs Russ is happy with it too ;)

I’m not going to say the ‘zempic is good (or affordable) for everyone but all I can say is it’s done the trick for me. I should still be feeling the effects (reduced appetite) for another week or two and the aim then is to keep it off. Hopeful the cardio increases will help there too.

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Weigh yourself at the same time of day, then you can control out any fluctuations. Preferably naked, first thing in the morning, after you’ve taken a dump. :D

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Even then you have no control over food in transit or water retention inflammation and so on . I weigh Thursday afternoons not ideal but I always drink first thing and eat the same food Wednesday and Thursday mornings and always take an anti inflammatory on Wednesday but even then there are variables so only really take on board month to month. Although now I am at target its not so crucial

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Oh it’s definitely always after I’ve sunk a submarine.

Problem with the same time of day is that it’s not an accurate representation of my weight. This is why I’ve always done it 4/5 times a day and worked out the average. To be honest since I started lifting I’ve not paid much attention to the scales, instead I’ve always gone on increases in lifts, how often I’ve been able to throw an extra pair of 2.5kgs on the bar etc.

In this instance I’ve focussed on body shape and inches off my waist (was 38 inch, now finding 36 starting to feel slack in most jeans). Scales have just been for my ego :D

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Do you have scars from the jabs Russ?

I have an annual checkup next month. I think I might ask of Ozempic. I have zero energy. I had referrals to Crawley wellbeing where I just couldn't keep up with the classes but I was 10kg lighter than I am now with weight loss progress. I was offered a personal trainer after a wellbeing introduction. :(

93kg.

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So I’ve upped my Ozempic dosage from 10 clicks to 51 (I was previously using a very dose) and for the first 24 hours I couldn’t keep off the toilet, it was non-stop. I swear I’d have lost a stone just from that.

Since then I just get through protein cornflakes for breakfast, 4 water protein shakes and a single chicken filet in the evening and my gut has virtually disappeared, in total I’ve dropped just over a stone and a half since the start of May whilst retaining the muscle which I’m dn happy about. V shape is there and my cardio is doing really well. Happy (and more cut) Russ.

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I have to change things. I can not wear myself out cycling any more without going stupid distances and spending stupid hours and burning stupid calories I can not eat enough to keep up with. My cardio fitness is better than I ever expected it to get at my age to be honest. Do not like running so it wont be that and not a strong swimmer so feck knows

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Lift some weights and end up a sexy f***** like me :D

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hahahaha maybe

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92kg

I've started protein shakes for breakfast and lunch, brunch then dinner with loads of veg. If I get hungry in between I have fruit. It seems to be working as oppose to heavy meals 3 times a day then burning it off. The shake feels like it's cheating the body into thinking you've had a full meal.

Allmax Isoflex
Dymatize iso 100
Allmax Casin

I use isoflex and casin together chocolate flavour, 2 servings 1 and half scoops of Isoflex and half scoop casin as a thickener.

Dymatize iso 100 mixes really well but I got cookies and cream which is sickly sweet.

I still only ride my bike up the road and back. Still not confident riding long distance or acute turns.

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Don’t forget creatine (I prefer the gummies) to maximise strength improvement in your legs.

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I lost al my weight without throwing stuff like that into my body. Had small amounts of PP but never much.

If you are hardly exercising why are you consuming that ? I personally would be eating eggs or bacon for breakfast veg chicken breast for dinner then something you like light for lunches and keeping calories as low as possible to burn the fat off quick to start with. Worked for me anyway

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The calories in the protein shakes are low and they fill my stomach. 120 + 60 + 67.5 = 247.5 calories for brunch.

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Thats 3 eggs and a bit of butter to scramble them in which is what I would prefer. My breakfasts are 2 eggs 100 grams of egg whites and 100 grams cooked chicken slices for 310 calories . I am maintaining now though so can eat more

each to their own though if it works for you fair play

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I did the other day have 3 boiled eggs with a little salt and a bit more black ground pepper and 6 slices of lamb macon for dinner. I do venture into proper food. Just not yet because I'm not active. I'm not putting much thought into a proper diet. The minimal calorie intake will surely rid my body of some of its weight. I'm guessing when I'm down in weight I may feel more energy. That's when I'll try progress with exercise.

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Anybody know of any decent slow release protein?

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MyProtein, every time.

https://www.myprotein.com/p/sports-n...wder/10798909/

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Mixed bag of reviews there. Foaming is an issue. Is that due to excessive shaking?

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Depends what you mix it with really, I’ve never had a problem. I prefer to use water but for a few extra grams of protein I might use milk. Full-fat is most likely to cause the foaming, I only ever drink green-top and that never foams for me.

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This

https://www.dolphinfitness.co.uk/en/...n-18-kg/134822

works out cheaper. I might go for strawberry next time I order. I want some snytha 6 edge when my current allmax and dymatize run out.

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It does work out cheaper but when it comes to protein supplements, where possible you need to put quality over cost.

Not always practical I know but quality protein will always make a difference. A lot of the cheaper powders are bulked out with fillers.

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Understood. I do, check the price of Allmax factoring in custom charges. Dymatize is priced the same but no custom fees because dolphin fitness stock it here in the UK.

I want to go for something different next time. I know from past encounters in the gym for basic meal replenishment snytha 6 gets a big thumbs up. I haven't tried or received any feedback regarding Applied Nutrition. I however have their water jug and shaker which I love. Here's hoping their protein is just as good.

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https://www.jbc-nutrition.co.uk/collections/all

These guys are always my next go-to after MyProtein. Pricey but really good quality. They supply various sports teams including Queens Park Rangers.

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That's reasonable

https://www.jbc-nutrition.co.uk/prod...36602353582234

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Actually I’m using that right now - mixes like a dream and no fillers. Good quality protein source.

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Any flavour recommendations?

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Cookies and Cream is alright but Vanilla Ice Cream is my favourite.

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Thanks

Still stuck on 92kg. Diet's been as normal protein shake for brunch, fruit if I get peckish then one main meal which includes a container of veg or salad.

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Have you sorted your bike seat height yet it's been weeks since you mentioned it?

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Yes I purchased the one Jaymoss recommended on AliExpress. I ended up fitting myself. It's a lot more comfy than the original.

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good good :)

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Oops I forgot to mention ride height. It's not made much difference.

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You will have to get used to it I guess or put your high heels on. :D

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you are meant to hardly be able to touch the floor so the pedal rotation gets the full force from your legs. When you stop you lean slightly to your favoured side ( mine is left foot down ) with the opposite side pedal up so you and use that force to straighten up. If sat upright only my very tippy toes touch tarmac

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My Timberland boots are far too heavy :D

I think it's my belly giving me the unbalanced feeling. I'm not confident on the bike therefore am looking for more stability one way being me able to be grounded in the unfortunate situation of needing to stop quickly.

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OK so it's time for me to tap out when it comes to Ozempic.

The positives: I've dropped a stone in 3 to 4 weeks. Muscles looking far more ripped at 51 than I could imagine possible. I have the V shape I've wanted.

As I'm carrying less weight, cardio is much easier.

The negatives: You've heard of the side effects of the 'Zempic? Sweet weeping Jacob, you have no idea. For breakfast, I normally have either have Fuel's protein cornflakes or a bacon sandwich. Bacon is always medallions, cooked in the air fryer and wrapped in kitchen tissues once done to absorb any residual fat. The bread is diabetes-friendly sourdough. Hadn't had the bacon sandwich in ages, and the other day, after my last jab I had one.

By mid-morning, something didn't quite feel right and I went to the toilet. What happened next I can only describe as being something like the chest-bursting scene from Alien only it didn't come out of my chest and instead of everything being covered in red, it was brown. And it went on for ages. Where the hell all this came from I have no idea.

Also, constant heartburn. I'm going through a lot of Gaviscon.

Additionally, I've lost my appetite, which is the strangest feeling. I make my way through the day by covering my protein target with shakes, chicken slices, and other snacks.

So I'm happy to have lost a stone but the side effects just outweigh everything else. As soon as my appetite returns, I'll go back to bulking and continue with the extra cardio.

All in all, the Pen is great if you have a holiday coming up or something that you want to shift some weight for but I won't going back to it ever again.

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I used to work with a guy whose idea of high praise for a good curry was that afterwards he could have “sh@ through the eye of a needle” …

It sounds like your breakfast just went straight through you, with whatever you had to drink, without stopping to wipe its feet in your intestines. That plus stomach acid can produce a far, far greater, thinner volume of material than your poor old ringpiece is accustomed to.

Not that I expect you took the time to breathe in the aroma but if it went through you that fast it probably still smelled of bacon. I hope you didn’t have that experience; I once got food poisoning from a bad breakfast and the smell of fried goods arising from my toilet bowl put me right off bacon for weeks. :sick:

Anyway, back to the topic … :D

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(Addendum) Just had to explain to the missus why I was typing and sniggering, so I told her this, and she has surprisingly little sympathy for you (sorry!) as apparently this is a known side effect of Ozempic that takes 4-6 weeks to settle down once you start taking it.

Not sure raging Bombay Bum is worth it tbh. :disturbd:

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Yep, when it first started to be mentioned, I took one look at the side effects and decided to stay well away from it.

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It certainly wasn’t through the eye of a needle. If anything my accuracy became way off. In the words of Gregg Davies, it was a faecal Jackson Pollock.

No I don’t seek or deserve sympathy, I knew what I was signing up for. I’m around 5 weeks in from when I properly started so things should ease off soon.

The stone weight loss means the stress on my knees is a lot less so I’m aiming to use that to help keep it off.

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I get a shit blast when taking seven seas cod liver oil plus multivitamins omega-3 and cod liver oil high strength omega-3. The toilet becomes very Coldplay yellow. I can't deny I love the sensation. Sticky logs are just not me.

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This tale started badly :sick: tailed of tremendously in the middle :sick: and let's not even mention the shit blast ending :Yikes:


think blackadder said something similar about Baldricks novel now I think about it

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91kg

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And you want to get down to around 7st. Either you're a midget, a petite female. I call BS to that weight.

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Midget. 5'4.

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7st is still way underweight for age and size.

Take it from someone that knows what it's like to be underweight. To get down to that weight, you'd bottom out to basically skin and bone, no fat etc. That's nearly 1.5st underweight of being considered the edge of normal. If you've been that weight before you'd never want to go back to it that's for sure. Everything would be a huge struggle and that's why I have issues believing it.

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Eat porridge, go for long walks, swim. Avoid meat, white bread, crisps and the gym subscriptions . Drink loads of wine.
These are top tips from me :)

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And avoid tips from those that suffer from body dysmorphia. lol.

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I was thinking aim low at 7 stone and not get disheartened if I find 8 stone my limit. I've nearly dropped 1 stone with protein shakes as meal replacements and fruit if my tummy hurts. One main meal dinner that includes veg or salad. It's working :D I'm not even doing any exercises.

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The idea weight for a 35 year old male (at 5'4) is, according to various sites, just over 9st.

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I'm assuming they account for muscle? I could do with being skinny again. I was agile and more confident in myself, not the pleasing other people confident, I mean confident in my own body.

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That still doesn't make any sense. To be 7st (or even 8st), to not look emaciated you'd need a certain amount of body fat. If you wanted to be fit and wanted to turn that into muscle but keep that low weight then at weight you would look seriously ill and it'll be really painful. Not advisable at all.

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I wasn't emaciated at 7 stone. I looked shredded cut up but not bloated muscle. It'll be interesting to know what weight I find slim. I've just plucked 7 stone because that's what I was for soo many years, my natural weight no matter how much I ate. The change is artificial due to drugs (medication). I want rid of it back to how I once was.

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I want to binge. It's difficult keeping this up. The goal is in my vision which is being able to fit a straight fit t shirt. It's just foods are delicious but I'm not going to do it.

I kind of fell off the wagon a week or so ago. I was consuming a lot of rice. My weight didn't change. I'm stuck on around 91kg.

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Maybe it is time to have a couple of cheat days a month

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Funny you say that. It's my cousin's birthday Wednesday. I'm guessing we're going out for dinner and cake. I could finish a sultani right now half chips half rice. Yummy yummy food in my tummy.

With regards to weight loss the vegetable for dinner really helps. Fruit on the other hand during the day only goes so far so I'm consuming a lot more fruit which my dietitian said was ok. She hates palm oil. I've found it to taste chemically rubber like. Err. :sick:

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I find I can cut down if I find myself putting on a good few pounds, I was once told by a fortune teller I would end up a really fat person, so I never forgot that , so I make sure I never go over 10 stone