Just ate a box of 12 krispy kreme donuts to myself. In 1 day. Yes it's a problem, I haven't even been restricting calories that much, lost 55lbs in 6 months and still a way to go, but I can't escape an occasional binge

@Mikey__R

Жыл бұрын

I feel this so hard! That's about a kg per week, which is really good work. I found I needed to make room in my weekly calorie allowance for one pizza at the weekend, but I've got to be really careful to stop there and not follow it with dessert, because once I've triggered my sweet tooth I can't think of anything but chocolate for the rest of the day.

@Misha2439

11 ай бұрын

😊😊

Sometimes it's easier to deal with the aftermath of a problem, than avoiding the problem - especially if the problem is so yummy 😁 (ancient Chinese proverb has never said this 😁) Hope you enjoy this one folks .....and yes, it's just an excuse to get my back to back Zwift podiums in a video 😂)

I totally relate. TOTALLY! I have lost 8st. I have finally learned to manage my eating. Running has helped. I too go off the rails occasionally but the big difference is that I get back into my healthy routine after 2 or 3 days. Also I have learned that I can still run even if I am overeating in fact I can usually run harder. I have realised that the monkey will always be on m y back but finally at age 62 and a lifetime of obesity and inactivity I am a healthy weight and I run. Love the videos and am so grateful to you for sharing your experiences.

The pet food analogy was really excellent. Most people can restrict food for their pets but are too weak to apply it to themselves. Of course the food industry is not making it easy to eat healthy. Love your channel.

I recently found your channel and am really enjoying your videos. I’m a 5 foot 3 inch overweight female working to get fit again after a minor stroke this summer. Not only am I inspired by you, I learn something every video, and you make me laugh. Especially with this one. I laughed out loud several times. Thank you for your content. I really appreciate it.

Thanks man i have the same issue. I'm a big guy and growing up i was always the tallest person my age more or less and no one knew about nutrition so everyone around me borderline forced me to eat seconds. Must have had 4000 calories a day in elementary school. Cool to see someone succeed with the same kind of messed up hunger wiring. Keep it up! You're inspirational!

@MarkLewisfitness

3 жыл бұрын

I blame my mum 😂

Thanks for the multiple laugh out loud moments. Had a rough day and needed that. Keep on crushing it, loving following along your journey with you.

binge eater here as well I have been doing this since I was a teenager, it's frustrating as hell. Sometimes when the urge to binge comes on you cannot stop it and it will happen regardless of what you do.

Love frequenting your channel Mark...brings a much needed chuckle now & then.

Amazing that you know yourself and the things you cannot change and have learned to succeed (and avoid seeing binges as failures) even so. Lots to reflect on.

Thank you. I'm your age but where you started in your fitness journey. I totally identify with the yo yo and food addiction. It's the getting up and carrying on when you 'fall over' that gets you to the goal. It's so easy to make the binge the focus. I'd never thought of it that way - it's a really helpful view that I will try. Not giving up.

Jeez - Your videos keep getting better and better. You speak so much sense. I can really relate, as i have done the same as you many many times. I am on a journey myself now and this series is very motivational. Keep up the good work Mark.

Great video Mark. I spent years genuinely yo-yoing. Always ending up back heavier than i was. The ability to not stop yourself eating is something no personal trainer/youtuber seems to understand! I can get up at 0430 everyday to exercise but cant resist 1 (or 10) packets of crisps. It's not willpower, theres something else. Last year i (5ft 8) went from 155kg to 105kg. While i still have a bit to go, this is a good place for now, and have held this weight, with no myfitness pal (which i used religiously for 10 months) Great content.

Great video, keeps me inspired while I'm trying to get into better shape too. Keep it up

Mark i cant believe how i relate with you mate watching your binge videos has totally changed my way of dealing with them, less trying to stop them but taking the hit and going again Keep up the amazing work mate all the best from the fine city of Norwich

Definitely one of the most sensible videos about food and (hate the word) dieting I've seen. Thank you for applying much needed common sense.

Great video... Keep pushing bro, you are on the right path. 👍🏻

Love this guy! Gives it straight to the point without the need to bend and twist the truth…. Keep up the superb content……..👍💪💪

You’re a beast Mark! I struggle with the yo-yo and am going to take the advice to push through the bearish binges!

Thanks for this video today i had a realy bad run and this video got my spirits up and gives me more confidence to just stick with my plan and keep running

Some great points in there and some good directional ideas. 👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

All the way with You and further approaching 59 as age and collecting lots of information about myself YES I need those cheat days as well but also I learned to deal with them. Stay on Your track don’t get to far off cause that will be bad the older You get (believe me, did it) Your one of my absolute favorite motivational goto

This video really rang bells with me, I know its not recent but it helps with my own health drive. Thank you for putting this out there!

Wow, what a video. That analogy really hit home! Subscribed.

Great advice. I've been doing Noom for the past 2.5 months, and this is something they talk about as well. It's easy to get into all or nothing thinking when it comes to eating well. "Damn, I binged last night, now my whole life is ruined, might as well quit and go back to eating like shit full time." The reality is so much different, and it's so much healthier to accept the choices you made and move on. As someone of a similar height and build as you, it's been great watching your vids. I appreciate the inspiration!

I’m glad I found this channel. Very funny, very interesting and motivating. I’m 6’8 big and go through these binges. You’re right, it’s an addiction.

Just great advice. On my wavelength Mark… cheers for the content

What a great video, cheers Mark :)

Just the message I needed today - had a rough (out of control) eating day, stopped myself finally, back on track tomorrow.

Great videos. Would love to see more like these in the future

Superb content and delivered so well. I subscribed a few days ago and am loving all your content. Maybe I should have said hello on a more recent video but this one resonated pretty well. Keep it going fella and work with the you that you've been blessed with.

Well said. Life happens when it does get back on track. Great take away

This is a great video Mark - that a lot lot more people than will see it should see it!

great advice and great humor

If you aren't an example of health and fitness, the rest of us are screwed. Health purists simply don't live in reality, because they've turned it into a religion. Nobody gets out of this game alive, and none of us go through it the same say. You've found what works for you, and damn has it worked. Good job, and thank for sharing the great advice. My wife and I are healthier and happier for it.

Gold as usual Mark. Also reminds me why I started running in my early 30's. I used to drink a lot and was putting on weight. So I started running, i kept drinking, but kept my weight (and size) in balance by running. Now I stay a bit fitter and moderate the food and drink. Fortunately my occasional binge drinking sessions leaves me feeling so bad I don't drink much after them, and some running helps burn it off. Problem solved.

Love your channel so much!

Eloquent as ever - love the financial analogy - don’t sell at the bottom of the fat loss market Double down and get back in the game 💪

Just catching up on some of your channel. Great stuff. On this video 1) the messages about the dip in the market is so right. A day can easily turn to a week and months. Don’t let it. Stay on course. 2) the Boris Johnson clip was just brilliant.

It’s your intensity of focus on yourself your goals, feelings and activities as an ongoing cycle. “No one tells me…” captures that focus and exclusion of distractions very nicely. Strong evidence of self control, no sticks except for the dog! I’m not awestruck yet gapped by such focus. Sure, it’s you.

Totally my situation as well. Your videos are spot on.

Very inspiring and to the point. No foul tips either. Thanks for that.

Amazing video. Thank you for sharing your adventures and journey with everyone. Sharing your videos with friends as I think you make really good videos and it's good to see other people in the same / some what similar boat as me. I used to be 150kg's but now I'm lingering around the 98-102kg section. Currently training for a 105 mile run. I think I go about eating roughly the same way as well, being pretty restrictive and then I'll have a cheat day and then it only takes about a week to get back to where I was. Now and then though I go through a 30 day program to cut everything out and get really strong by the end of it as well, now on day 2 :D

Thanks for the video, and congrats on your wedding/ultra marathon. I struggled with the binge eating, bad habits learnt in childhood and family dinning out etc, not laying blame, I love my parents/family , but we had a culture of big meals, finish your plate etc. Cutting out the booze has helped me but sugar cravings have kicked up a gear 🤦🏻‍♂️

So glad I found this video and subscribed to start my lifestyle change 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

Great video. Nice that you say what works for you. It is different for everyone and it's what works for you.

Great content and great advice.

Totally agree with you Mark. I agree with everything you say about eating and binging.

Love your work and all your tips. I just got back to some work out again after many years off, and lots og weight gain. Noe i have lost 40 kg in 10 months just by walking, going to gym for 5 months and change all my eating. From pizza, burger and lots og energy drinks, Coke and all other kinds, and to water and healthy food. Some times i have a set back in food for my crave for bad food. But I allways get it off again in the gym or by doing extra long walking trips. This summer i will be doing a 176 km walk trip with backpack to celebrate my first big weightloss step, and to prove to myself how much better i am in shape.

Solid bounce back mate from the burger-thon!

Love the reality of this 👍

I am a tall, heavy guy myself, who is in the middle of an eating lump right now. Thanks for the inspirational video!

Good message. Enjoyed your video.

totally agree -biggest challenge is to learn to shorten binges or night out (as this reality for most) & get back on track eg 80/20 rule ---very few people can do perfect 100% time

Oh man, I know this video is old at this point, but your stock market analogy is exactly what I needed to hear at this point in my journey.

I really appreciate this video.

Made my laugh! Great vids 👍🏻💪🏻

Powerful presentation 🙏 since birth I've had a voracious appetite balanced only when offset with cycling, footy and rowing. However lapses in motivation and a bad work life balance) meant 2 stone weight gain, chronic back and some sleeping problems, it's a downward, pardon the pun, cycle. At 53 cycling and rowing had made me, in my mind, fit strong and critically for my well-being, feel successful using Strava (that delicious serotonin hit of the strava cups won) it's not tackling my glutinous compulsion in a mature way. Your presentations are wise, funny, thoughtful, open and as a result very welcome, so thanks for what you do, plenty in here for me to take on board.

In the long run your cravings always win. I’ve done yo-yo dieting before and now after getting to a healthy weight again I don’t want to go back again, but you have to find a way to live with and satisfy your cravings. If that’s is a weekend binge once in a while then so be it, good for you on learning how to deal with it!

@MarkLewisfitness

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly right-planning how to deal with the aftermath of the inevitable seems more sensible than planning to prevent something you can’t stop 👍🏼

Great video - I've been on a similar journey to you. I do more intermittent fasting rather than calories. But... It's important to know what works for you! Most of the advice I've ever received has been rubbish and from people who haven't succeeded. Those who have succeeded are more circumspect with their advice!

Very well done 👍🏽

I am stuck in the yo-yo cycle. Went from 307 to 170 when I was 19-20. Maintained the 190s for several years, became bodybuilder and maintained 215 and 8% bf. Eventually overtrained and injuries prevented me from working out at 27. Got up to 235 when I was 28 then dropped down 200. Got in a serious relationship and now at 30 I’m 250. trying to get back down to 210

I stopped the fast food debacle by essentially creating my own healthy alternatives that we so good I would never look at a MacDons burger the same way. It like having Italian in Italy. Eat a hotdog with 100% beef snags and multigrain rolls coleslaw and purple onions. Mindset reset switch

I know this video is a little old but I have enjoyed that... I am totally different to you in terms of height and weight but with a disability I sometimes give in to cravings (ok a lot) but your videos are good and do help Thanks Mark

These things happen to us all in one way or another - it’s part of being human. It’s how you recover and cope with it that’s important. Well done. Be kind to yourself.

It’s amazing how if you just keep working through your issues how you’ll keep adjusting and learning how to change your habits. I used to drink a ton of soda and eat fast food regularly. Now, I haven’t touched a soda in years and if I do have fast food, it’s maybe once a year and only if they have something GF on the menu. Discovering my gluten issue was super helpful, but making mistakes and learning from them was even more helpful.

Came across this channel. Good stuff.

Great video

Thank you for your videos. I like your direct way of naming things :-) *sent with a donut*

Is that really you in the middle pic of the thumbnail Yowsa , transformation is amazing 👏 well done Mark , so very inspiring for those of us who had 2 magnum ice creams yesterday

@MarkLewisfitness

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Yep, only a couple of years ago. From where I am now, to there, is about 4 months of not caring 😳 in other words, easy to get to……hence I try to stay motivated!!! 😁

@SimonJamesBayman

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkLewisfitness I didn't appreciate your from to now journey. Incredibly impressive my friend. Those days are long gone with your focus

@MarkLewisfitness

3 жыл бұрын

What is even scarier is that those photos show a change from a few years ago where I only slipped back a bit. I think I went from something like 15 stone to 18 stone. Back in my 20s and early 30s I used to move between 20 stone and 23 stone 😳😳😳 so that fat picture in the video is actually not too bad.I never took any shirtless fat pictures when I was crazy heavy because I didn’t realise somebody will invent KZread one day and I might need them 😆

I totally get you and the thing with binge eating. And as you said most people that have this struggle probably do not have a healthy relationship with food or at least with the portioning of it. I always knew that I eat more and differently than other people but when I moved together with my girlfriend I was shocked how many times she did not finish a plate and did not take a second or third plate of food. I realised I did not eat to simply get full but I would mostly overeat. When I was younger this wasn't a problem but as I get older I cannot simply eat as much as I want. I try to simply eat one portion, drink a glass of water and see if I'm still hungry half an hour later. Doesn't help with bad food choices but with the portioning.

You gotta love those "Youre doing it all wrong" comments lol. People just cant do what works for them and leave it at that they allways gotta push their way onto others. I have a problem with binging so i avoid it all together cause i cant control it and it spirals into months and months. Happy to say that i've lost 42 Kilos and still going strong. Does that mean my way is the best!? Absolutely not just do what works for you and leave it at that enjoy your journey and be supportive of others otherwise keep your mouth shut thank you very much.

Really informative and inspiring. I like the balance of theory, pragmatism and especially the humour. Do you think that planning binges (or cheat days- beers and a curry etc) is a useful tool to help with binges? ie helps to resist burger urge cos you know you’re having one (scheduled) Friday night?

great vid, all very true, I went from 95kg to 83kg to 105kg to now 73kg ive realised that you can eat what you want from time to time but still be in a deficit long term and not gain a massive amount of weight, yoyo eating is of course not a great diet but people need to realise the amount of calories in the foods they eat at any given time and only then will they educate themselves in what is good for them long term, eat a burger but skip the snacks for the day and it will balance it out but if people dont know then the just eat whatever, knowledge is very much power they just need to realise it

"Nobody's every died doing an Ultra-marathon, that they weren't prepared for" 🤣🤣

All those people that offer that advice are no experts in following the advice. I know. I would offer ALL same great advice and then don’t follow it. It’s that superiority complex. Thank you for this. While you are in way above average shape over me, I have to remember to stay committed to myself. I love to give up (cash in) and have so much work to get back to where I was before the slide. It is SOOO hard. Oh, so hard, but I can’t throw in the towel cuz what is the alternative?

Too many people over thinking it IMHO. You worked hard, you took a break, you identified the signs to get back on it... you are back on it and now you're addressing the lost ground. You didn't gain 150lbs or even return to pre program weight... boxers do this regularly to fight at a lower weight category. As you said... sometimes s*@t just happens. You deal with it and then you move forward, a little more experienced than you were before the blip. Work Hard... Play Harder 🤙

@MarkLewisfitness

3 жыл бұрын

It really is that simple isn’t it-yet in the past I have come off the back of a binge and dropped into a three or four month slump that set me back a year or more in training. If only you didn’t take so long to get so wise 😂 i’d of been fit at 25 😆

The most hilarious diet video ever. Subscribed. How did you lose the bulk of fat before?

Hi Mark, considering your working knowledge in investing you may like to consider doing a future video on the topic e.g. Above Average Returns which is the same philosophy you use for your fitness do what others are not doing

You would be an intimidating sight at the local fast Friday ride. I can only imagine you drilling it on a slight downhill and forcing a huge split in the group!

Solid ✊🏾👊🏾👍🏾

Very well explained sir…and funny as to boot. Keep crushing it and good luck with the marathon and alpe…..sub 55 here you come!👍

@MarkLewisfitness

3 жыл бұрын

If I manage sub 55 of the back of a marathon tomorrow, I will eat my cycle helmet 😂

@markevans7460

3 жыл бұрын

If you’re wearing your cycle helmet to go up the Alpe then there are other issue to be considered here….smash it 👍

I dieted once really hard (600 kcal) and had a strong yoyo. Many years later I dieted responsible with a small kcal deficit 300 - 500 and had also a yoyo. The yoyo has been much slower though. Many years later I ate due to a medical issue only 400 kcal daily for 3 weeks. I lost 9 kilo. At the same time I was on antibiotics for 2 weeks. The weight never came back. No overeating, no hunger, no lean mess loss. Since 4 years I am on that new weight without any struggle. I believe it had to do with the antibiotics and the gut flora. As it's the only difference to the other attempts.

I know your not a dr or something like that and this works for you but I find your videos useful and helpful so with that in mind please oh please keep doing them Has for binge/failure I'm for ever going up and down with my weight so finding out you have the same problem do help with my fittness goals one last thing did i see a GT85 on the wall

This is just a question of marketing. don’t call it a 10000 calorie binge, call it a 10000 calorie challenge, film it and revel in the glory of completing it. No one will moan about it then.

@MarkLewisfitness

3 жыл бұрын

One man's disaster is another man's viral video 😂

Dad jokes on point. Kidding aside, today i peelee my butt off my chair and did a jump rope workout. Thanks for the pick up mate

Suggestion - Alp ride on Saturday, why not make it a group ride, would love to ride with you and I am sure many others would as well. you could even make it a ride where people don't get dropped ( a setting on the group ride feature). Or at least tell us what time you are doing it.

Hey Mark love the videos- curious how you structure your lifting with your cardio? I struggle to figure out a balance with the two maintaining strength and cardio fitness. thanks

@MarkLewisfitness

2 жыл бұрын

Lot of compromise......and squeezing stuff in. No real science - just train what doesnt hurt and accept the compromise.

@5:09 I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, but Jeff Cavaliere from AthleanX says that exercise performed in that manner causes hernias. Also, you’re a beast. Great videos. Great work ethic.

Looking great. Negative comments probably stem from jealousy. You are inspiring to me. Not that I will ever look like you. I'm 63 and 5 foot 5. LOL. However, 60 pounds down, in good shape, and just discovering the fun of Zwifting. Looking at you reminds me to regularly hit my home gym too. Going to look and feel great for my 70th birthday. Well, as great as a man can look when he's 70 and 5 foot five 😂

Excellent use of that Borris clip. Also since it turns out Borris did not follow his own advice, good for you.

Well Done on putting 'the rest' in the fridge before sitting down for tea ✅ Have you considered not eating while watching tv? Similar to only doing two activities in bed.. so not reading eating etc for sleep hygiene. Eating not in front of tv like eating hygiene. This works awesome when coming back to your home after being away for a few weeks.. because all of your environmental cues are weak or broken so you can reset. Doing other things instead of tv while only eating in the kitchen Now when I turn on tv, food doesn't occur to me.

Nicely said without any self absorbed pity seeking.

Hey Mark! I can relate to everything you say and it is great to see someone like me. I did ran a marathon, competed in crossfit competitions also became obese. I also have insulin resistance, pre-diabetes. I had two knee surgeries in 2 years timespan, gained a lot and I am finally trying to get back at it. I am 38 and I concerned if I do not stop going extreme (for myself) mu body is not gonna handle (injuries and stuff) and I will keep going into the dark side. How are you planning to cope with this when you get older and you can not push that hard?

@cngz3.3

2 жыл бұрын

Also! I hope I can do things you are capable of doing when I am 50! Atta a boy!;)

@MarkLewisfitness

2 жыл бұрын

@@cngz3.3 Its a good point - I am just reaching the point where some of my PB's are now behind me - but luckily I have no injuries as such. I just put a LOT of time in recovery and staying healthy....and hope! I will cover in more detail in a few weeks as its something I've been thinking about.

How do you stop your metabolism adapting to lower intake?

by becoming fat adapted I am never hungry, big time carb addict here, low carb keeps the hunger away. I am not an athlete, I do the minimum exercise plus stretching and hiking. The I am 65 and had had a heart attack. By doing way super exercise you are setting your body up to gain when you someday ( and you will) cut back on the amount you can do.

Great videos generally, man. The one thing I'd say, though, is that I wouldn't quite characterise burgers as junk food. A good burger is super nutritious, it's the size of them at most burger joints + all the other stuff one generally gets with burgers that make it a less than great meal. And still far better than crisps* or soft drink, etc. So I back you to keep them around as a sometimes food. *love the shit out of these too, oh man.

Really inspiring, thank you. I'm trying to loose weight also. Apart from calorie counting do you have any more tips/ resources/ advice?

@MarkLewisfitness

2 жыл бұрын

When I want to drop weight I don't eat before mid day, clear the house of junk, PLAN my meals, count what I eat and stay distracted with lots of other stuff!

@romo994

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkLewisfitness great, thanks a lot

@Koen030NL

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkLewisfitness for me that last point is key. Keep distracted with stuff that prevents you from eating. Eating ander excercise is not something you can do at the same time. Seems so simple, yet it is so hard.

When I was in a cutting phase I would give myself Saturday off and I would eat what I wanted and then on Sunday I would go back to a super structured meal plan that I didn’t mind because it didn’t overly restrict my calories but they were emotionally satisfying. When I hit a weight that was to little for my frame 6’3 170 pounds I loosened up on the Sunday eating got my butt to a gym and put on some healthy weight and the only thing my trainer said at the time was just add 1 chicken breast to my Monday to Friday meals and I would be good. 3 months later I hit 190 pounds and still at the same belt size I hit when I was 170. I have kept it there over the last 4 years with a combo of cardio, weights and eating what I want but what I want to eat these days is very different from before. The nagging voice in the back of my head to keep eating even when I am full is still there and sometimes I listen to it but if I do I don’t stress about it and go back to what works for me. I started this when I turned fifty and if I can do it most people can do it.

Man you rock. I'm on a similar journey but my nemesis is cigarettes but almost 2 years smoke free now

@Koen030NL

2 жыл бұрын

wow im already stuggling to keep my eating under control. So happy i never felt the urge to smoke when i was younger. Now in early thirties and a lot of my friends who were smoking in highschool/college have difficulty stopping.