That's probably the nail on the head. 1500 calories is 1500 calories in terms of dieting and deficit, but if you eat 1500 calories of rubbish with no nutrients you'll be starving, whereas you can eat 1500 of decent stuff and feel fine. So that's where the difference will be, just more about how you feel. And if you're still hungry you're more likely to grab something else and blow your calories for that day.
). I guarantee people spend more than that doom scrolling or posting on here 
Out of interest what do you drink throughout the day as it’s not water. Lad I worked with couldn’t fathom why he didn’t lose weight when he was eating under 2k calories a day. He forgot to factor in the 5 large lattes he had a day with full fat milk.
Can of Tenzing in the morning (63 cals) and generally Pepsi Max Cherry in the afternoon (3 cals for 500ml). I don't drink tea or coffee.
You’re not wrong but it’s often overlookedTop tip I follow is don’t waste calories on a drink
You’re not wrong but it’s often overlooked
Maybe, yeah. But I wasn't in the kitchen while they were cooking it so who knows.
Isn't that pretty much what I said myself at the top of this conversation?
Isn't that pretty much what I said myself at the top of this conversation?
Yeah, probably.Aye but you went slightly over for that day I think you might have went over by a fairly big margin
Also up your step count 6000 steps is pap get them legs moving
You’ve said several times about wanting to lose weight but you just put obstacles in your own way. You won’t give up a takeaway every week because you don’t want to, whereas you could cut back to 1 or 2 a month. You need to increase your deficit which can be done with very little extra walking but you refuse to go out and do a bit more as you get bored.
I'm only being honest.You’ve said several times about wanting to lose weight but you just put obstacles in your own way. You won’t give up a takeaway every week because you don’t want to, whereas you could cut back to 1 or 2 a month. You need to increase your deficit which can be done with very little extra walking but you refuse to go out and do a bit more as you get bored.
You’ve got loads of excuses bud, surely you can find good enough reason that you want to lose weight and your health is more important than being a bit bored for 30mins of walking. Only you can make the changes but if you don’t want to then not much point complaining that the scales aren’t moving down quickly enough. Don’t you even say yourself your wife wants a walk pad but it’s easy enough to go outside and do it
Maybe spend the £80 buy the walk pad and use it indoors. Chuck a YouTube video on, watch it whilst walking that way you’ve done something productive and healthy whilst doing what you enjoy.
I believe I have a touch of high-functioning autism, and one of the unfortunate factors is the minute I get a bit bored of something, my brain completely switches off to it and I have no motivation whatsoever. This is why I used to love playing tennis, football, badminton etc, but every gym membership I've ever had lasts 5 weeks before I stop going. I can walk for 20-30 minutes listening to a podcast, no problem, but if that becomes an hour I'll just get bored and it will stop happening.
End of the day it’s your journey no one can tell you what to do. I’m always up for a bit of fitness idle chit chat, I love keeping fit and healthy plus I have to for work so it’s double edged for me.I'm only being honest.
Please note as well, I'm not necessarily looking for a magic answer that doesn't exist, I was just making idle fitness-related chit-chat really.
Edit: I just put a bunch of heavy boxes up in the loft, but I can't find anything in MyFitnessPal to enter for that. Must have burned at least 500 cals, I'm knackered!
