cool i dont think the 13 exercises would be too much stress being as i am only doing it 3 times a week tues/thurs/sat so i will see how i gor for the next fortnight and determine by the results and how i feel if i neeed to adjust anything is prob the best thing to do.

Now moving onto my update on last week which i am trying to forget as it was a mare!!! due to my car breaking down twice and being towed home late and spending my other time all over the place i kind of managed to stik to the diet. If anything i probably eat less because of all the rushing about and i didnt manage to get any workouts in which i am gutted about!

Because of having the car in the garage on tuesay i ad to walk 3 miles to the garage and 3miles back and then walk 3miles there again on sat morning so the week wasnt a total loss.

As a result my stats yesterday on the scales as at the end of week 2 are:

148.8lbs a drop of 0.4lbs
Stomach 90cm A drop of 0.5cm

So even despite the worst week ive ever had last week i managed to make some small in roads by losing half my weekly target of 1lb and my stomach has come down by half a cm which is on target.

So far this week even though it is only Tues i have stuck rigidly to the diet and itis workout night as well so im determined now!! I have despite a bad week continued to lose so its given me something to strive for especially breaking the 90cm mark on my stomach even tho its not much it will the first time in years i would have been below that mark and if i can get below 147lb i will the same weight i was 8yrs so the lightest i have been in nearly a decade!

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Hi guys i have been totalling my calories up and i need some advice as i think i need to increase them! I am currently at my lowest weight in 7 years so it is working but i think my calories are too low. My current weight is 10st 6lbs to give you an idea of what calories u think i should need.

My diet and calories are as follows:-

Breakfast
2 Crumpets - 120 calories
Sliced Healthy Cheese - 30 calories

Morning & Afternoon Breaks
2 Yoghurts - 226 calories

Lunch
Bread 2 Slices - 122 calories
Tuna - 85 calories
Extra Light Mayo - 20 calories
Low Fat Crisps - 94 calories

Total = 597 calories

My evening meals are as per my previous posts so around 500 calories meaning that on a daily basis i am only having 1100 calories total for the day.

If i am gradually losing a pound in weight a week is it ok to keep at this or can u guys suggest little additions/tweaks to add a few more calories into my diet.

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I must eat 1100cals for breakfast!

I think anything lower than 1500 is too low and not sustainable.

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go back to the first post in this thread. Anthony was telling you to eat between 1700 and 1500, cycling down (and I think also mentioned an example diet). Now this might have changed, I'm not about to read your whole thread. But 1100 seems too low. If you lose weight, it could just be muscle you are losing, not good.

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Hi Lelloman!

Well done on the weight-loss :-)

What is your goal weight and can you give us some measurement stats?

Follow Anthony's calorie cycle as Matt says, and please, do yourself a favour and get some fruit and veg and lean meat and fish in that diet!

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Hey pj i have got chicken and tuna in the diet i just need to add something in to up ym calories at the minute to compliment the working out.

My goal is to drop to 9st7lb at the lowest as going by Anthonys method i need to lose roughly 7lbs of visible fat meaning i have to lose 14lb fat alotgether so i need to lose around 10-12lb to get flat ready to up my calories and start getting my body shaped and toned.

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hi guys thought i would alter my diet and see what you made of this.


Morning - Scrambled eggs on toast or cereal whicheer you think would be best and a glass of milk

Mid morning and afternoon snacks - Half a bagel with quark and cucumber

Lunch - 2 wholemeal rolls with tuna and extra light mayo and be good to yourself crips.

Tea - This will be the same as outlined in my previous posts as they are quick easy and i am still enjoying them!

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That looks pretty decent mate :) I'd maybe add another couple of snacks - one mid afternoon & one 3 hours or so after your tea to keep hunger at bay & the ol' metabolism ticking nicely

The best cereals are the bland wheat & bran based ones (by bland I mean no razzamattaz of chocolate & honey etc). Weetabix, All Bran, Bran Flakes etc are all good cereals

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I'd swap the crisps for something more beneficial, unless you really really want them. Maybe nuts.

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