And so it begins...

CCT

New Member
Hi there everybody, this is my first post on this forum.

I came across this website a few weeks ago and today I finally decided to join up. I like the idea of having an online dieting journal and interacting with people who are going through (or have been through) a similar experience. I think/hope this may motivate me to finally shed my unwanted weight.

I've been trying to lose weight for quite some time but I always fail to maintain a healthy diet and regular exercise. I usually start off well and then fall back into my negative habits. At the age of 21 I know this has to end.

I am going to start my journey tomorrow but I wanted to begin my diary today.

At the moment I am roughly 6 feet tall and weight 14 stone I am male and 21 years of age. I like to think that I am not massively overweight but I desperately want to reduce the fat on my body as it really bugs me and makes me a less confident person.

My main source of cardio exercise is jogging. There is a nice, quiet road near my house and I try to run up and down this road 3-4 times a week. The road is 4 miles long (there and back) so I believe this is a fairly good source of cardio.
Over the past 2 weeks I have ran a total of 30 miles, which I hope to increase.

I also own some free weights and am beginning to use them more often than I used to. I try to do several hundred reps a day when I get the motivation to actually use them:D

In terms of eating I am a vegetarian (have been for about 2 years) and a lot of my diet consists of Quorn which I really like. I try to keep my meals at roughly 400 calories in total.

I think my main downfall is that I have a habit of snacking on junk food which piles on hundreds of unneccesary calories. Chocolate, cake, crisps etc often find their way into my diet even though I don't want them there.

Anyway, I am hoping that this diary and forum will finally give me the push that I need to shed my unwanted weight. Hopefully I shall report back tomorrow with my progress.

Any feedback in terms of what I am doing wrong or things that I should be doing would be massively appreciated as I am not an expert on health and dieting so I may be making mistakes.

Thank you so much for reading.

 
Hi CCT, Well done in being determined to do something about those extra pounds.
Must say that at 400 cals per meal that works out to app 1200 a day for you and even adding a few more for those nibbles that you enjoy, that is still quite low for a man, especially with all that exercise as well.
I am no expert but it would be a good idea to look into that a bit further otherwise you will risk making yourself unwell at the least.

Take care and all the very best to you....:)
 
Thank you for the feedback.

I generally tend to have 4 meals on weekdays since I am up rather early for university. So that would bring me up to about 1600kcal and then I think snacks on top would push me to near 2000kcal or even higher.
On food labels the Guideline Daily Amount for men is 2,500 calories but even if I am eating less than that amount I don't seem to be losing the weight.
My general idea is to try and keep below the 1,500 calories line. Do you think that is too little to consume?
 
Day 1

Diet

Breakfast
1 Banana, 1 Small Glass of Milk

Dinner
Cheese and Celery Sandwich - 250 Calories
Packet of Seedless Grapes - 80 Calories

Evening Meal
7 Quorn Chicken Nuggets - 220 Calories
3 Scrambled Eggs - 240 Calories
Lettuce - ? Calories (shouldn't be very high)
1 Pint of Water

Supper
1 Bowl of Cheerios with Semi-Skimmed Milk
1 Cup of Tea (no Sugar)


Exercise

3 Miles Jogging
1 Mile Walking


I'm quite happy with my first day but feedback is much appreciated since (as I say in my opening post) there are people on here who know much more about health and diet than I do.

Hopefully will jog again tomorrow and do some weights as well.
 
Day 2

Diet


Dinner

1 Tin of Tomato Soup - 240 Calories
1 Slice of White Bread - 100 Calories
1 Pint of Water

1 Cup of Tea (No Sugar)


Evening Meal

8 Quorn Chicken Nuggets - 240 Calories
1 Slice of White Bread - 100 Calories
Bed of Lettuce - ? Calories
1 Pint of Water

Had a FlapJack afterward (whoops)


Supper

1 Bowl of Cheerios
Cup of Tea (No Sugar)


Exercise

200 Weight Reps (Chest exercises I don't know the name for). Using 9KG weights.
Was going to go running but had an ache in my lower leg so decided to let it rest for a day.
 
Looks like some good stuff, and a very positive start, but have you thought of lower calorie, higher-volume foods. In the morning a bowl of oatmeal prepared with water and a glass of skim milk is around 200 calories, and it will stave off hunger for a solid 3 to 4 hours. Just a suggestion, I like the way it's looking though.
 
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