#TopfitMorning week 2: of cravings and resistance
As the workout intensity increases for our three challengers, so do their food cravings
Challenger: Lee Tsui
After shedding 2 kilograms in the first week, Tsui hasn’t lost more - in spite of doubling the weights in his workouts and drastically cutting his food intake to just 2,000 calories a day.
“I was frustrated at first, but I do look different,” says Tsui, whose goal is to lose 14kg over 12 weeks. “I’m gaining a lot more dense muscle and losing fat for sure. I guess my goals are changing - I’m not that bothered about the weight anymore but about gaining definition.”
Put on a carb-free diet for the first 10 days by trainer Louis Doctrove, Tsui has had massive cravings for things like pizza and burgers. “I’ve been really struggling with food,” Tsui says, “but using the phone app to keep track of my diet has helped because you know exactly what’s hitting you in terms of calories.”
He admits to cheating once: a fish burger from Burger King for breakfast one morning while in mainland China for work. “I felt really bad about my life after eating it and for the rest of the day I just starved myself trying to purge the calories,” says Tsui. Good news for Tsui: Doctrove's putting him back on carbs until the last three weeks of the challenge.