The 2023 weight loss thread - all welcome
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I seem to be the man in the riddle who halves the distance to his destination and never gets there.
About a kilo off in a month (82.4kg). That being said I've not been getting the miles in on the bike due to the terrible weather; have had a few drinks and not back on myfitnesspal yet so not doing too badly.
Was aiming for 80kg before Christmas so may need to increase discipline.
About a kilo off in a month (82.4kg). That being said I've not been getting the miles in on the bike due to the terrible weather; have had a few drinks and not back on myfitnesspal yet so not doing too badly.
Was aiming for 80kg before Christmas so may need to increase discipline.
Another week, another 1kg down - 112.5. Still cannot dunk 
But the feelgood is still with me and it kind of feels good that I am 1/3 of the way there. Haven't missed the feeling like s
t after a big night out or the bloatiness which comes with overindulgence of food.
Long this "winning" streak may continue...
But the feelgood is still with me and it kind of feels good that I am 1/3 of the way there. Haven't missed the feeling like st after a big night out or the bloatiness which comes with overindulgence of food.Long this "winning" streak may continue...
Weight stuck on 290lb for third week in a row so more exercise definitely needed. I have a boxing do tonight, so thats gonna mess up my weekly calories but three jogs a week from this week coming on top of my 5am weights workouts. Really wanna get down to@240lb so a long way to go, need to make more use of my training time as in reality I know I'm just ticking over by being in and out gym in 40mins three mornings a week. I am, however, losing fat visibly and holding onto or increasing strength so that is one positive.
This is new to me as I have never been a big lad, but at nearly 50 things had started creeping and there was a definite paunch present so I looked at what I thought might work for me. I am fully aware there isn’t a one size fits all and what works for me might not suit others.
5 foot 10 and a half, and on the scales I hit 82kg and set myself a target of 75. I walk a fair amount but hate other exercise. In the summer I will do regular 30 or 40k walks at the weekend but not when it’s cold and wet.
Too much snacking and far too much Guinness.
So Monday to Friday I am now sugar free. Only drink water instead of the fizzy stuff before and only eat real foods and no carbs. Weekend I eat and drink what I want.
The weight fell off and after a week people were commenting on change in face . Shirts that had been put to one side were back in use for weekend two.
So today is my fourth Monday and I have 1kg to go. My wife joined me on week two after seeing how well my first week went and is now just above her own target weight of 51kg which will put us both back where we were when we met.
Works for us and means we still enjoy our weekends eating out and drinking. I probably topped 30 pints of the black stuff and had three take says and a sit down Chinese this weekend.
5 foot 10 and a half, and on the scales I hit 82kg and set myself a target of 75. I walk a fair amount but hate other exercise. In the summer I will do regular 30 or 40k walks at the weekend but not when it’s cold and wet.
Too much snacking and far too much Guinness.
So Monday to Friday I am now sugar free. Only drink water instead of the fizzy stuff before and only eat real foods and no carbs. Weekend I eat and drink what I want.
The weight fell off and after a week people were commenting on change in face . Shirts that had been put to one side were back in use for weekend two.
So today is my fourth Monday and I have 1kg to go. My wife joined me on week two after seeing how well my first week went and is now just above her own target weight of 51kg which will put us both back where we were when we met.
Works for us and means we still enjoy our weekends eating out and drinking. I probably topped 30 pints of the black stuff and had three take says and a sit down Chinese this weekend.
Davetheraver said:
This is new to me as I have never been a big lad, but at nearly 50 things had started creeping and there was a definite paunch present so I looked at what I thought might work for me. I am fully aware there isn’t a one size fits all and what works for me might not suit others.
5 foot 10 and a half, and on the scales I hit 82kg and set myself a target of 75. I walk a fair amount but hate other exercise. In the summer I will do regular 30 or 40k walks at the weekend but not when it’s cold and wet.
Too much snacking and far too much Guinness.
So Monday to Friday I am now sugar free. Only drink water instead of the fizzy stuff before and only eat real foods and no carbs. Weekend I eat and drink what I want.
The weight fell off and after a week people were commenting on change in face . Shirts that had been put to one side were back in use for weekend two.
So today is my fourth Monday and I have 1kg to go. My wife joined me on week two after seeing how well my first week went and is now just above her own target weight of 51kg which will put us both back where we were when we met.
Works for us and means we still enjoy our weekends eating out and drinking. I probably topped 30 pints of the black stuff and had three take says and a sit down Chinese this weekend.
Well done mate that's great going!5 foot 10 and a half, and on the scales I hit 82kg and set myself a target of 75. I walk a fair amount but hate other exercise. In the summer I will do regular 30 or 40k walks at the weekend but not when it’s cold and wet.
Too much snacking and far too much Guinness.
So Monday to Friday I am now sugar free. Only drink water instead of the fizzy stuff before and only eat real foods and no carbs. Weekend I eat and drink what I want.
The weight fell off and after a week people were commenting on change in face . Shirts that had been put to one side were back in use for weekend two.
So today is my fourth Monday and I have 1kg to go. My wife joined me on week two after seeing how well my first week went and is now just above her own target weight of 51kg which will put us both back where we were when we met.
Works for us and means we still enjoy our weekends eating out and drinking. I probably topped 30 pints of the black stuff and had three take says and a sit down Chinese this weekend.
DaveE87 said:
80kg target hit on 24th of Sep. Maintained that weight for about a month. In the past week I've been able to drop another kg with a bit of effort. 16kg lost this year by focusing on bodyfat. That's what works for me.
Another 2kg lost in 9 days. That's 3kg in just over 2 weeks after maintaining 80kg for about a month. Over 18kg so far this year 
I've hummed and hawed about what to do along the way, but when I hit 75kg I'll stop trying to lose weight.
Another week - 1.3kg lost - down to 111.2kg Can just about touch the rim. Need an extra hole on my belt. Still feeling great and beginning to really get into it. As in - I struggle with the idea of not having physical exercise of some form every day and also, I am really getting into the healthy eating habits. Missing out on processed carbs has helped a lot...
Time for an update from me.
In September, I was 14.12 stone.
Today I'm 14.7 stone, now that doesn't sound like a big loss, but this proves why just weighing yourself doesn't tell the whole story.
I have started doing weights, as well as cardio, since September I have dropped another trouser size, and now in a size L t-shirt.
My body looks very different, despite the small numbers.
I think another half a stone off long term, while still bulking up muscle will do me, if I listened to my doctor, and got down to 11.5 stone I think I would look ill. Anyone want to offer opinions on this, I know it's hard just based on this picture.
In September, I was 14.12 stone.
Today I'm 14.7 stone, now that doesn't sound like a big loss, but this proves why just weighing yourself doesn't tell the whole story.
I have started doing weights, as well as cardio, since September I have dropped another trouser size, and now in a size L t-shirt.
My body looks very different, despite the small numbers.
I think another half a stone off long term, while still bulking up muscle will do me, if I listened to my doctor, and got down to 11.5 stone I think I would look ill. Anyone want to offer opinions on this, I know it's hard just based on this picture.
Seems like a pretty random figure suggested by the quack, there is no "ideal" weight, composition is far more important, if I were you I would really give the weights priority over anything including cardio, do that as well of course, carrying as much muscle into your later years will add massively to your health span, and make sure you are getting adequate protein too, to support your endeavours in the gym.
mcelliott said:
Seems like a pretty random figure suggested by the quack, there is no "ideal" weight, composition is far more important, if I were you I would really give the weights priority over anything including cardio, do that as well of course, carrying as much muscle into your later years will add massively to your health span, and make sure you are getting adequate protein too, to support your endeavours in the gym.
Protein, and recovery times are things I'm just learning about.Everything until now was calorie based, now I need to learn what my body needs to work properly while being pushed to new limits.
Started on light weights, low reps, now upping the reps, and in a few weeks will up the weight.
Somewhat of a confession and accountability post from me this morning.
These last 3 weeks or so have been difficult, for whatever reason that I can no longer remember, I stopped weighing myself daily. This might seem like no big deal to some people but for me it acted as a lynchpin to set me up for the rest of the day and keep my eating in check. So, with no daily weigh in I started to slip a little bit on my diet, perhaps eating a little extra food here and there, not tracking via MFP or having sugary food that I would typically stay away from.
The timing of this couldn't have been worse to be honest, it was half term when I had the kids for a week and the following week I was away fork work in a hotel on expenses etc. Fortunately I kept my exercise and training up to a high level, still running approx. 50km a week, hiking at weekends and supplementing it with gym work.
As you can imagine, the longer I didn't weigh myself the less I wanted to weigh myself so I kept putting it off....until this morning.
92.5kg. This is up only 0.6kg from my lightest (which at the time was measured directly after a long morning ride). I have mixed feelings today, firstly I am annoyed at myself for not sticking to my routine of weighing and tracking food daily. Secondly, it has given me some motivation and hope that I can maintain broadly the same weight when I do not have these support measures through intuitive eating and exercise but that ultimately I prefer a more scientific and data driven approach.
So, with a renewed motivation we go again this week, back to the fundamentals:
2000 Calories per day, front loaded between 6am and 2pm and then fast until the next day.
Tracking all food
Daily weighing
Daily exercise of at least 600 calories
Another small win was an unofficial personal best in my 5km run time this week, 21 minutes dead, unfortunately the GPS on my phone did not track properly and only recorded 4.5km (I knew it was 5km since its my usual 5km test route). Anyway, long story short I now have a shiny new Garmin watch to hopefully avoid a situation like that in the future.
Good to see progress from everyone, especially as we move into the darker colder months.
These last 3 weeks or so have been difficult, for whatever reason that I can no longer remember, I stopped weighing myself daily. This might seem like no big deal to some people but for me it acted as a lynchpin to set me up for the rest of the day and keep my eating in check. So, with no daily weigh in I started to slip a little bit on my diet, perhaps eating a little extra food here and there, not tracking via MFP or having sugary food that I would typically stay away from.
The timing of this couldn't have been worse to be honest, it was half term when I had the kids for a week and the following week I was away fork work in a hotel on expenses etc. Fortunately I kept my exercise and training up to a high level, still running approx. 50km a week, hiking at weekends and supplementing it with gym work.
As you can imagine, the longer I didn't weigh myself the less I wanted to weigh myself so I kept putting it off....until this morning.
92.5kg. This is up only 0.6kg from my lightest (which at the time was measured directly after a long morning ride). I have mixed feelings today, firstly I am annoyed at myself for not sticking to my routine of weighing and tracking food daily. Secondly, it has given me some motivation and hope that I can maintain broadly the same weight when I do not have these support measures through intuitive eating and exercise but that ultimately I prefer a more scientific and data driven approach.
So, with a renewed motivation we go again this week, back to the fundamentals:
2000 Calories per day, front loaded between 6am and 2pm and then fast until the next day.
Tracking all food
Daily weighing
Daily exercise of at least 600 calories
Another small win was an unofficial personal best in my 5km run time this week, 21 minutes dead, unfortunately the GPS on my phone did not track properly and only recorded 4.5km (I knew it was 5km since its my usual 5km test route). Anyway, long story short I now have a shiny new Garmin watch to hopefully avoid a situation like that in the future.
Good to see progress from everyone, especially as we move into the darker colder months.
cjs racing. said:
mcelliott said:
Seems like a pretty random figure suggested by the quack, there is no "ideal" weight, composition is far more important, if I were you I would really give the weights priority over anything including cardio, do that as well of course, carrying as much muscle into your later years will add massively to your health span, and make sure you are getting adequate protein too, to support your endeavours in the gym.
Protein, and recovery times are things I'm just learning about.Everything until now was calorie based, now I need to learn what my body needs to work properly while being pushed to new limits.
Started on light weights, low reps, now upping the reps, and in a few weeks will up the weight.
Some great results and efforts folks. 0.8kg off for me which makes a nice change from recent weeks. 16.9kg for the year. I'm 2.5kg from where I'd like to be, but I've been within 5kg for months.
I've struggled this week with food. Everything I've eaten is 'allowed' on the slimming world approach (and I already eat a lot and exercise heavily) but I've eaten far, far too much of it. Most days I've come home for lunch and then struggled to turn off the tap. But 0.8kg I'm pleased with - shows it's still there to lose.
I've struggled this week with food. Everything I've eaten is 'allowed' on the slimming world approach (and I already eat a lot and exercise heavily) but I've eaten far, far too much of it. Most days I've come home for lunch and then struggled to turn off the tap. But 0.8kg I'm pleased with - shows it's still there to lose.
cjs racing. said:
Time for an update from me.
Today I'm 14.7 stone, now that doesn't sound like a big loss, but this proves why just weighing yourself doesn't tell the whole story.
I have started doing weights, as well as cardio, since September I have dropped another trouser size, and now in a size L t-shirt.
My body looks very different, despite the small numbers.
Today I'm 14.7 stone, now that doesn't sound like a big loss, but this proves why just weighing yourself doesn't tell the whole story.
I have started doing weights, as well as cardio, since September I have dropped another trouser size, and now in a size L t-shirt.
My body looks very different, despite the small numbers.
gangzoom said:
Doesn’t matter what numbers I choose, BMI, weight, or Body fat%, all the objectives makers say things haven’t gone well in the last 12 months.….
……so instead I’ll just focus on some different numbers that can reinforce the lie I keep telling my self ‘muscle is heavier than fat’
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How does the Smart Watch make those estimates?……so instead I’ll just focus on some different numbers that can reinforce the lie I keep telling my self ‘muscle is heavier than fat’
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