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Why MAN v FAT works for me
If you’re thinking about joining MAN v FAT, it always helps to hear from the men who are participating in the programme.
We’ve got some remarkable guys in MAN v FAT up and down the country and, in this article, we head to MAN v FAT Watford to hear from Craig Mitchell.
Craig plays for Porking Lisbon in our Watford club, and spoke about why the programme has worked for him.
When it came to life before I started MAN v FAT, I was struggling with depression and alcoholism, and an overall bad and lazy lifestyle. I tried gym and other things, but football is a passion and by joining MAN v FAT, I met people who are in a similar position to myself and it’s motivated me to do more for myself.
I found out about MAN v FAT about 2 years before I started – I have since played at a few other clubs and now Watford. This club has been by far the most understanding, supportive club I have played in. Before starting I was nervous and wasn’t sure what to expect which is the normal thoughts I think everyone struggles with.
What if I’m not good enough?
What am I going to do if I can’t breathe?
What are the lads going to be like?
I have since found that it’s very comforting when you join and everyone calms you down as they are in the same boat, and the people who are fitter encourage you to do better.
I have met an amazing bunch of lads, many who I’d now class as family. We help each other along our own journeys and push each other to do better. Even off the pitch, it hasn’t just been about football and what you can do on the pitch. I’ve been helped with my struggles I’ve mentioned and others I haven’t.
Thankfully, we have a good bunch of lads who help a lot to forget not just the old lifestyles, but also the everyday struggles and also give that gentle push to do better and achieve more.
If I was to say my biggest change since I started, other than the obvious weight loss, it’s my mental health. The escape I have with football is so refreshing. It has built me in a way that I have learned to deal with certain situations. I don’t drink anywhere as near as much as I used too, which adds massive health benefits too.
MAN v FAT Watford isn’t just a club, they are a family, and if anyone was to join, they would get that feeling instantly. I recommend any man to join who may be struggling with things they feel are out of their control, even if you don’t play football, because the community feel, the strength you receive, and the friendships you gain really do help.
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The MAN v FAT Weight Loss Diaries: Eat Your Feelings
Cory Hickton
The last couple of weeks has been a rollercoaster of emotions for me. The company where I work are going through several redundancies at the moment, which has hit hard with me. Stress is not good for anyone at the best of times. If you’re an emotional eater like myself, it makes it even harder.
All has not been too bad though. I have been able to keep some form of discipline when it has come to food. There haven’t been any takeaways or big hits like that. Comfort food for myself is bread and cheese, I’m not a chocolate person.
My wife has been a big help recently which is why I’ve likely kept to some sort of track. We’ve been cooking from fresh again in the evening. The meals taste so much better than processed foods. It just needs more time and effort, which has been helpful to sidetrack my mind from other things. Cooking meals in the evening has meant leftovers can be eaten the following day at lunch, another meal without going off the rocker.
Speaking to people around me about how I feel is something I don’t do. I’ve always been a person who just gets on with it and deals with it later. But, in light of my mental health and knowing I need to make some changes, I have found talking helps. I find it hard to talk, but I’ve tried it during these stressful times. I’ve not been comfortable talking, but I do think it has helped. Doing it more often in future will hopefully make it feel comfortable to talk about my feelings and will lead to more stability.
Something must be working though, I have managed to lose the last two weeks at the weigh-in. Which has made me feel better about myself. It has shown I can keep the focus on something when it’s really hard and I don’t just give in. It would have been so easy for someone like me to blow up these last couple of weeks and potentially undo a lot of hard work.
Half a kilogram is what I’ve lost, it may not seem a huge deal to some over two weeks… but let me tell you. When you eat your emotions and you’re feeling everything is against you right now, it’s an amazing feeling to know that I’ve not gained weight. More importantly, it means I’ve stayed away own goals when playing MvF Football each week! The next few weeks will still be hard, but I now have this feeling of ‘I’ve got this’ and I can move through it.
Steven Mason
Week 7:
MyFitnessPal username: LiangMiUK
Starting Weight: 140.4KG / BMI: 35.81
Current Weight: 125.1KG / BMI: 31.91
Total Weight loss: 15.30KG (10.90% of weight)
Weight loss in the past week: 0.7KG
Week 8 and Season End:
Starting Weight: 140.4KG / BMI: 35.81
Current Weight: 125.8KG / BMI: 32.08
Total Weight loss: 14.60KG (10.40% of weight)
Weight loss in the past week: +0.7KG
Achievements earned this season:
- Biggest loser in week 1
- 5% of total weight lost
- 2nd biggest loser in week 2
- Biggest loser in week 3
- 2nd biggest loser in week 5
- Achieved number 1 spot for weight loss % for current season for entire club week 5
- Jean size dropped (40 waist -> 38 waist)
- 10% of total weight loss achieved
- Remained number 1 weight loss % for the club week 6
- Remained number 1 weight loss % for the club week 7
- Reached 75% of my goal of 20kg in 20 week (with 13 weeks still to go)
- Ended season as number 1 ranked weight loss.
This week was my first weight gain, but weirdly I am happy. I was down for a long weekend with family and had a great time out with food and just enjoying myself. I wasn’t counting the calories but was still mindful of what I was eating. Life is life and seeing family with my baby son was more important this week than diets. I am grateful that my new way of thinking of food did keep me in check as the old me would have gone off the rails and probably put a few KG’s on rather than keeping it under 1kg.
One season joined (halfway through) and one season ended and what a season. With my fellow Jaffa’s I personally hit the number one ranked weight loss player for the season, our team was ranked the number one for weight loss, and for combined and on the pitch, we ranked second only to those amazing Reds, who killed it all season. It would be fitting that our final game was with them with a deserved win.
As I look back at the 9 weeks I have been doing it, I see a difference, not just in weight loss and my journey, but in how I have done it from my prior attempts. With the other diet plans I have done it just feels like no accountability where here, every week I have never wanted to let myself or my team down, knowing that I might not be good on the pitch but I can damn well get the goals off it to make up for that. It has been a radical change in my thinking about my weight loss.
With next week being awards night and friendlies I look forward to the new challenges that the next season brings. I have been lucky so far to do this fantastic weight loss on just diet alone and seeing that towards the end of the season I had to start putting more effort into exercise just to get small losses doing 5km walks a day. I see the next season being much tougher with me hitting the bottleneck. So committing to continuing my 5km walks in the evening and doing some gym to continue this fantastic progress and journey I am on. With only 5KG to go to reach my intended new year goal of 20kg in 20 weeks to be at a healthy weight, I will probably have maybe another 5KG on top of that to be and look proportional to my height.
Andrew Shanahan
It often seems to me that I’m like a jukebox when it comes to weight loss – I’ve got a series of excuses that I play in rotation. Sometimes it can be hard not to feel a bit hopeless. I’ve had points this season where I’ve lost weight quite easily and enjoyably, and then at other times life gets in the way and my eating goes to pieces (of cheese).
The issue recently has been work and family matters. I’ve been travelling away a fair bit with work and I’ve found it hard to work long hours and still manage to keep making healthy choices. The other big issue is that I still have far too much of an either/or approach when it comes to eating. I’m either being good and avoiding the carbs, or I’m crashing a large baguette train straight into the heart of Breadsville.
Football is great for accountability though and although I’ve missed a couple of sessions, just the fact that I know I’m turning out for the Red Hot Chubby Fellas is enough to keep me from too many carb crimes. Here’s hoping for a quieter March and some more solid appearances on the pitch.
The MAN v FAT Weight Loss Diaries: Winner Winner Broccoli Dinner
CORY HICKTON
I really didn’t feel up to writing anything this week. But then I told myself that this needs to be told. I will not be the only person in my situation, there will be plenty of other guys out there feeling exactly like right now.
I have found things with work to be really tough. We’ve had people leave, people change roles and it feels like a lot of change in one go. It’s unsettling and it has been really stressful for me. Stress and weight loss aren’t things that go well together for me.
Ever since my younger years, I’ve been an emotional eater. If I get stressed, feel down, upset or sometimes angry – I turn to food to comfort me.
As you can likely guess, I gained again this week. It was expected and I very nearly didn’t turn up to weigh in or football this week. But I knew if I didn’t go then I wouldn’t draw a line under it and start this week fresh.
I’m learning to deal with the issues at work. Since knowing how I feel my boss has been pretty supportive. I’ve also started tracking what I’m eating this week which I feel is helping again.
Opening up to my coach at MvF Football was also another good thing I’ve done. I’ve been reaching out to takeaways/junk food due to comfort eating and not being bothered to make meals fresh. He mentioned one of the best things to do is get a couple of low-calorie frozen meals for times like this. Not only is it cheaper than a takeaway, but it’ll help keep me on track too. So this week’s shop will include this advice.
I feel a bit more optimistic about this week coming. I’ve felt better about what I’m eating so fingers crossed that we see a loss next week.
Before I sign off for this week, I saw the quote I’ve screenshot here on a social media post this week and it really hit home with me. If you’re feeling you’re in the same lifeboat as me, have a read, maybe it will change your thinking a little.
ANDREW SHANAHAN
As I write this we’re about six hours away from the cup final to end the season. What I’ve been surprised by is how nervous I am, and also how I’ve absolutely behaved better than I would have done if I hadn’t had this looming. It’s led me back into thinking about why this collective responsibility for weight loss is so much more powerful for me than a personal responsibility. What sort of weirdo would improve their health and fitness for other people (lovely as they are) but not for themselves? Well, I suppose the answer is this weirdo.
My scales at home are showing I’m just under a KG down today and they usually tally fairly accurately with the club scales but I’m still bricking it, in case the scales do something random. The other thing that’s really working for me is tracking. I do it old school by writing in a diary. Every day I write what I had for breakfast, lunch and dinner, what I drank, what activity and then give it a score for the day. It’s telling that weekends are often a 1 or a 2 and weekdays are nearly always a 3.5 or higher.
I’ve continued to hit 10k steps per day, even if I’ve been doing a bit of TV watching and marching in the evenings sometimes to get me over the goal line. It’s the psychological dependency of a streak – can’t break it now! But as I look at my watch I can see that it’s nearly lunchtime and I’m only on 1281 steps – time to log off and get on my feet on the street…
STEVEN MASON
- MyFitnessPal username: LiangMiUK
- Starting Weight: 140.4KG / BMI: 35.81
- Current Weight: 127.5KG / BMI: 32.52
- Total Weight loss: 12.90KG (9.19% of weight)
- Weight loss in the past week: 2.7KG
Achievements earned:
- Biggest loser in week 1
- 5% of total weight lost
- 2nd biggest loser in week 2
- Biggest loser in week 3
- 2nd biggest loser in week 5
- Achieved number 1 spot for weight loss % for current season for entire club (week 5)
On the glorious return back to MvF this week from my absence last week due to illness I brought with me almost 3kg off. Most people would have been happy, but this left a sour taste in my mouth as my scales advised me I would be hitting my 10% weight loss goal and I was shy by 1.3KG. It was cruel for my scales to dangle that hope in front of me to have it snatched away but my consolation prize was achieving the highest percentage of weight loss for the entire club this season while also becoming second in the total weight loss for that evening.
My approach is still laser focused on maintaining 1860 calories a day and since I am a snacker, or a bored eater I have managed to maintain my snacking habits by replacing it with low calorie options. Tunnocks Teacakes, Pringles and cakes are now replaced with PopChips, BabyBel and even the odd Dairyleigh dunker. To satisfy the odd chocolate craving I have an Options hot chocolate to finish the day off with.
Normally I would continue as I have been and get the 10% but the frustration of missing out makes me want to not just achieve it but blast past it, so my eyes are on the prize this week and might even throw something new in like hitting the pool or gym to ensure victory is obtained. Those scaled better watch out as I am coming for them!
The MAN v FAT Weight Loss Diaries: make or break
CORY HICKTON
This week was a make-or-break week for me. After last week’s slight gain, it was all-or-nothing for a loss this week.
I went back to basics. I didn’t want to get hung up on calories and such. I just needed to not overthink it and not worry. So I changed up what I normally do, I didn’t track. It might not help my football team at the next weigh-in, but I needed to do it for me.
I spend too much time thinking about food when I’m tracking. I’ll get to the evening and see if I have calories left for the day. I’ll then have something else to eat when I’m not even hungry. It’s counter-productive, but this is what was happening.
This last week involved none of that. I had no idea how many calories I had remaining in an evening. So I didn’t eat after my evening meal. I didn’t go hungry, but that immediately was a few hundred calories a day I wasn’t consuming needlessly.
I also made a huge shift in snacking. I’d usually go for crisps, cheese or yoghurts. They’d get tracked and counted, but I’m flying blind now. Fruit was my main snack this last week. If I’m honest I’ve enjoyed eating more fruit and less processed stuff. I can’t remember the last time I ate a pear!
I came into the weekend on a high. I was determined that what I’d done through the week was not about to be undone. I have control over this and I will do it.
I fancied a pizza on Saturday, but I knew that I would feel real down after if I had one. So, out came the frying pan and an omelette topped with Mushrooms, Onion, Ham and Cheese. Pretend the omelette is a pizza and I’m winning. Furthermore, it was tastier than I thought it would be and filling. The best part, there was no guilt after eating it!
Monday arrived and I dreaded weigh-in all day. I had this gut feeling that I’d not counted calories all week and that I was going to be hugely over. I message the guys in the team chat about how I was feeling and there was an overwhelming amount of support! It is worth noting if you’re struggling, reach out to the guys around you at MAN v FAT.
I eventually got to weigh in and dragged myself on the scales. I couldn’t remember what I weighed the week before, my mind went blank despite checking a few minutes earlier. I saw the weight and immediately thought I had gained again. Much to my surprise, the coach said I’d lost 2.4kg! I nearly fell over, I couldn’t believe it.
What I learned this week was not to get too caught up in what you’re consuming – it can sometimes have the opposite effect of what you are wanting. If you’re struggling, say so to your teammates and if need be, do what I did and take it back to basics.
STEVEN MASON
Starting Weight/Current Weight | Weight Loss this week | Total Weight loss | Achievements earned |
Start: 140.4KG (BMI: 35.81)
Now: 130.2KG |
2.0KG lost | 10.2KG
(7.3% of body fat) |
– Biggest loser in the entire club week 1
– 5% total weight loss – 2nd biggest loser week 2 – 10kg lost week 3 – Biggest loser week 3 |
This week has been amazing. This week was the celebration of my family’s Chinese Traditions with Chinese New Year. This is normally a belly-filling experience and it was still a belly-filling experience, but with a difference.
For Saturday we celebrated with a Chinese hotpot. We went through and calorie counted all the food, veg and dumplings and worked that into my 1800 calorie diet. Carefully planning high calorie foods like sliced lamb which was very fatty, meatballs, hotdog pieces with the abundance of veg to mostly fill the hotpot. We had a great time enjoying my son’s first Chinese new year, watching Chinese TV’s New Year gala and yet with all this food, I managed to lose 0.5kg the following day.
Chinese New Year’s Day was dumpling day. With large amounts of calorie-busting flour used, we worked out our homemade recipe using lean mince would be only 28 calories per dumpling. Working again like the prior day with light calorie breakfast and lunch meant I could enjoy a great amount of dumplings and lost another 0.5KG over that day
Losing weight and enjoying a flavour-filled Chinese New Year meant the world to me. To top it off on the scales this week I lost a total of 2kg, meaning for my initial goal of losing 20KG in 20 weeks I have achieved half my goal in only 3 weeks. To say I am on Cloud Nine is an understatement. Next minor goal will be to get under the 130’s, which should be achievable this week. Last week I managed to slip on some ice and injure my ankle, so I can’t play football for a week or two but with the three consecutive weight losses I have had, even though I am not on the pitch I am still scoring goals for my team.
ANDREW SHANAHAN
Bit of a disastrous week for me – again. Since I started my weight loss at the beginning of January, I’ve had a run of bad luck with injuries and illness, all of which have added up to me not having the focus that you need to lose weight. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
I missed weigh-in this week thanks to some kind of flu that had been brewing for a week or so. Shivers and sneezing lots has meant that I’ve been reaching for the biscuits at the same time as reaching for the Lemsip. Additionally, my knee has blown up to twice its usual size, which means that my efforts to carry on with Couch 2 5K (week 4, run 2) have been hampered.
It’s ultra-frustrating, but I think the only thing I can do is draw a line under it this week and get back on with focusing on the weigh in next Thursday. It’s the start of our league’s cup fixtures and I think that will be a good motivation as we may even have a chance to win it. We won’t, but we have the chance, and sometimes that’s enough!
Amazing Loser Andrew Rowley 100lb Weight Loss
We often focus on MAN v FAT Football players in our Amazing Loser series, but what’s so impressive about Andrew Rowley, who is a player at the Newport league is that since an injury stopped him playing he’s mostly lost weight simply through sorting out what he was eating.
Age: 37
Height: 6’7″
Starting weight: 171.7kg (377 lbs)
Current weight: 117kg (258 lbs)
What was life like before you lost the weight?
I was suffering with depression and anxiety, I would eat to feel better and ballooned to the highest weight I’d ever been. I had really bad back problems and struggled to walk upstairs and would be out of breath very easily. On a typical day I’d eat chocolate, crisps, takeaways and all number of fatty and bad foods to comfort myself if I was feeling low. I’d struggled with my weight for a number of years, and every time I dieted, I would fall off the wagon and end up putting more weight on than I started at.
What negative experiences did you have because of your weight?
I remember when people stopped saying I was tall and started saying I was big, they would always make excuses for me and say that I could carry off being bigger as I was tall, but I would see pictures of myself and feel even worse and then go back to comfort eating. My back problems were getting worse and when it would hurt, it was hurting worse and for longer, sometimes needing weeks off work.
What made you decide to change?
I wanted to get back out into the world and do something that I would enjoy. I had been having therapy sessions and discussing my mental health and was encouraged to get out and do something. I knew I had to change for myself and my son, I wanted to enjoy doing things with him and be a good role model for him.
What did you eat before you lost weight? Give us a typical day’s food…
Bacon/breakfast roll for breakfast. Then a large chips, sausage and curry for lunch. Followed by another big meal for tea, possibly two sharing bags of chocolate and a big bag of crisps to keep me going through the day.
What do you eat now?
Bran flakes and a yogurt for breakfast, scrambled egg on toast for lunch/chicken salad pitta and spaghetti bolognese/steak and air fried chips for tea. Fruit as a snack. Drinking plenty of water through the day.
How hard did you find it to lose weight?
Strangely, it’s been quite easy and very enjoyable, especially when I look back on my progress photos and see how far I’ve come, it’s such a good feeling of achievement when you hit a target or get a loss on the scales.
What has been the most difficult thing about losing weight for you?
I ruptured my achilles scoring a wonder goal about six weeks into joining the program. I had just hit my 5% that night. So I’ve been unable to run, but pushed through the pain to go for walks (uphill walks work great for cardio), and do small home workouts with kettlebells. Even with the injury, I’ve continued to lose weight, because it can only help with my recovery if I’m lighter! They don’t lie when they say it’s 90% diet as most of my weight has come off due to that.
How has life changed now that you’ve lost weight?
I can walk longer distances, I’m not out of breath going upstairs, I’ve dropped a few X’s off my clothes and have gone from 4xl to XL, my waist has gone from 46 inch trousers to 38. I feel so much better about myself. Just as importantly, my mental health is a lot better with the support network from football and I haven’t had back problems since I started losing my weight.
What are your next steps?
My main focus is building my leg back up after I had surgery to repair the tendon, so I can get back to playing football. I’m looking to build muscle and make sure I don’t pick up any other injuries as I look to return to playing, but I will continue to lose weight.
What has it been like playing football at your MAN v FAT Football club?
I’ve not played properly to be fair, when I got injured I was just finding some energy to complete a game and since then I’ve not been able to run and play as I would like. But I love the family at Newport, everyone is there for each other, not just their team, but the whole community. My brother has started coming along and he has the same feeling of community and togetherness there. Since I joined Newport, other MvFF clubs have opened that are nearer my home, but I love the friends I’ve made there and couldn’t think of going anywhere else.
What three things do other fat men need to know about losing weight?
It’s all about a calorie deficit, drinking plenty of water and making sure you stretch properly before you do exercise!
You’re Prime Minister for the day – what do you do to improve the health of the nation?
Reduce the cost of going to the gym or playing sport and improve facilities. Help educate people about the number of calories they should be looking to have against the number they’re actually having.
The MAN v FAT Weight Loss Diaries: achievement unlocked
This is only the third installment of our weight loss diaries and already we have one of our diarists celebrating a significant achievement. Read on to find out what and who…
Cory Hickton
Where do I start? I’m livid with myself. This week has been one of those weeks where you aim to be good. You start with all the best intentions but as the week progresses it just goes downhill. It lead to yet another gain!
After weighing in on Monday I was all “let’s do this, let’s make it an awesome week!” I tracked everything I ate, even the several Heros chocolate I found myself needlessly eating. Did you know there are around 53 calories per chocolate (on average)? I can soon polish off 10 of those little things in no time – that’s over 500 kcals when I’m not even hungry.
Aside from the chocolates and the takeaways at the weekend (we shall never mention those again), the rest of the week was pretty good. Meal-wise I’ve eaten things I’ve never had before. Things like Prawn Jambalaya, Meat-Free Chick’n Fajitas and an Aromatic Sir Lankan-Style Chicken Curry. They sound delish and they tasted even better!
I am passed the feeling of being down in the dumps about the last week. I feel it has spurred me on to relax and eat good, healthy foods when I’m getting hungry. I need to stay away from snacking because I’m bored (this is what often happens).
It’s also going to be back to basics as the shopping is concerned. The cost of living is still very real for many of us and budgeting the weekly shop every more so. As a family, we’ve found some things are cheaper when frozen over fresh, yet taste just the same when cooked. It’s safe to say our freezer is now filled to the brim.
Using the ‘poor’ result of the last week and knowing where it went wrong, I am more determined this week to make an impression and get back to losing ways.
Andrew Shanahan
It’s the classic “game of two halves” for me this week as foodwise I had an absolutely atrocious weekend (curry/lager/sweets) but I found that by the Sunday I was so fed up with myself that I finally kicked into the headspace that I was just going to weigh my team down and cost them goals if I didn’t sort my shit out. So this week has been great, I’m back on the Couch25k, a programme that I’ve done so many times that Sarah Millican audibly groans when I go back to week 4. I’ve also stopped snacking so much, which was a bit of a problem last week.
Footballwise I felt better on the pitch last game and even managed to string a couple of passes together. It’s something that a lot of guys on MAN v FAT Football experience but I realise that I’m a much better player in my head than I am on the ground. I know where I should be to make that defence-splitting run, it’s just the sadness of realising that – at the moment – my body can’t quite get there. I think the word is humbling.
Sadly, this week’s game has been snowed off so I’m not weighing in either. I’m pretty sure I’m losing though as a few shirts have felt a bit baggier, I’ve even had a bit less self-loathing in recent days too, so that’s a win!
Steven Mason
MyFitnessPal username: LiangMiUK
Starting Weight/Current Weight | Weight Loss this week | Total Weight loss | Achievements earned |
Start: 140.4KG
Now: 132.2KG |
2.9KG lost | 8.2KG
(5.84% of body fat) |
– Biggest loser in the entire club week 1
– 5% total weight loss – 2nd biggest loser week 2 |
This week was a bit of a down emotionally at the start, but great at the end.
After my amazing loss of over 5KG my body froze in weight for three or so days, despite being on my 1800 calories which was a little demoralizing. My work event was a tough day but still managed to get in under my 1800 total calories for the day. Had a great plan with menus all researched until trains started to cancel due to the bad weather and my stress started to rise to get back home. To top it off the subway sandwich my plan did involve……closed for refurbishment!
For a usual trip to work would have involved McDonalds breakfast menus, KFC or whatnot for lunch and a Burger King for dinner, hitting that 1800 calories throughout the very long 19 hour day was a pleasing moment for how far I have come. Stress like that would have tilted me over the edge for the prior Steve.
I have had a number of people come to me thinking it must be hard to do 1800 cal in a day as it seems so low. For the best part of my week when doing shopping I was stuck looking at the low calorie end until a thought popped into my head. Having 3×600 calorie meals isn’t actually that bad if you eat the right foods. Having 300 cal for both breakfast and lunch leaves me with 1200 cal for dinner and snacks.
With my son’s teething causing lack of sleep I am on ready meals this week as I dont have the energy to cook and so have got myself some Tesco Finest curries and some other pasta dishes to enjoy as delicious meals.
One day I was particularly happy this came to light. It was 5-6am and I picked up a Costa Bacon roll (324cal) and a large Mocha(267 cals). At this point you might be thinking well that is a ruined diet, I might give in but I still managed to hit my 1862 cal daily goal also having for the day a great 3 bean and sweet potato lunch (283cal), Tesco Finest Tikka Masala (470 cal) a Sticky toffee pudding (294 cal) and 2 muller light chocolate yogurts (138 cals) with a total of 1828 cal for the day (target of 1862). It certainly didn’t feel like dieting is all I can say!
I have made my MyFitnessPal profile open for anyone who wishes to see that 1862 calories isn’t hard!
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