Phat Fighters Q1
Discussion
Starting Weight: 100.2kg
W1: 98.2kg
W2: 96.6kg
W3: 94.9kg
Just revised the weigh ins for clarity.
Tough week as I appeared to get stuck in the 95's in spite of following diet rigidly and having one - miserable - meal out, as it was a 4 course wine tasting job and i'm off the bottle. Ended up leaving after the main course as sitting through drunk people demolishing an Apple Tarte Tartin didn't fill me with joy.
Very much looking forward to tomorrow night's burns night supper, as it's the first time i'm allowing myself alcohol. Still steering clear of carbs as much as I can but a wee dram to celebrate Rabbie sounds about right.
Edited by Neptune188 on Tuesday 23 January 10:38
SlidingSideways said:
Well the stakes have been raised; summer holiday was booked at the weekend.
I have until mid-Aug to get my beach body* sorted.
* Well, something that will mean Greenpeace don't start taking an interest will do for starters
Feel your pain....I have until mid-Aug to get my beach body* sorted.
* Well, something that will mean Greenpeace don't start taking an interest will do for starters
I've got a week in Spain in June with the Mrs & a load of our mates and two weeks with the Mrs in Cyprus in July.
We had a couple of holidays last year and I was pretty concious of the fact I was carrying a bit of cheddar. Hopefully none of that this year, I'm off to New York for a week in December so I'll undo all the hard work there just in time for Phat Fighters Q1 2019
king wSome of you guys are absolutely steaming on!
I've been doing my best during the week but don't want to foist it on my partner so the weekends have been hit and miss. Mostly miss.
But I was down to 13 13 last night, so 88.64 kg at the moment - creeping along
I've been doing my best during the week but don't want to foist it on my partner so the weekends have been hit and miss. Mostly miss.
But I was down to 13 13 last night, so 88.64 kg at the moment - creeping along
Edited by Vocal Minority on Tuesday 23 January 11:54
1 Jan 15st 9lb
8 Jan 15st 5 lb
15 Jan 15 st 5 lb
22 Jan 15 st 4 lb
On the move again after a poor week the week before, which may have involved beer and pork scratchings.
Now I know that I will have to eat less the rest of the week to enable me to continue my once a week treat of beer and pork scratchings.
If ever you are tempted by pork scratchings, please read the nutrition label.
That alone will give you a heart attack, saving you from the bother of having to eat them to get one.
8 Jan 15st 5 lb
15 Jan 15 st 5 lb
22 Jan 15 st 4 lb
On the move again after a poor week the week before, which may have involved beer and pork scratchings.
Now I know that I will have to eat less the rest of the week to enable me to continue my once a week treat of beer and pork scratchings.
If ever you are tempted by pork scratchings, please read the nutrition label.
That alone will give you a heart attack, saving you from the bother of having to eat them to get one.
talksthetorque said:
1 Jan 15st 9lb
If ever you are tempted by pork scratchings, please read the nutrition label.
That alone will give you a heart attack, saving you from the bother of having to eat them to get one.
Low Carb High Fat diet; basically i'm getting slim eating pork scratchings and cheese.If ever you are tempted by pork scratchings, please read the nutrition label.
That alone will give you a heart attack, saving you from the bother of having to eat them to get one.
Neptune188 said:
talksthetorque said:
1 Jan 15st 9lb
If ever you are tempted by pork scratchings, please read the nutrition label.
That alone will give you a heart attack, saving you from the bother of having to eat them to get one.
Low Carb High Fat diet; basically i'm getting slim eating pork scratchings and cheese.If ever you are tempted by pork scratchings, please read the nutrition label.
That alone will give you a heart attack, saving you from the bother of having to eat them to get one.
1/1 - 94.0kg
8/1 - 93.1kg
15/1 - 92.4kg
22/1 - 90.6kg
I think most of the loss for the last week has been due to not feeling great for a couple of days and eating very little, so would not be surprised to see it go back up slightly next weigh in.
I had set a conservative target of 88kg by the end of Q1, in light of progress to date I'm revising that to 85kg, which will hopefully convince me to keep up the effort.
8/1 - 93.1kg
15/1 - 92.4kg
22/1 - 90.6kg
I think most of the loss for the last week has been due to not feeling great for a couple of days and eating very little, so would not be surprised to see it go back up slightly next weigh in.
I had set a conservative target of 88kg by the end of Q1, in light of progress to date I'm revising that to 85kg, which will hopefully convince me to keep up the effort.
HTP99 said:
I'm pretty sure it is alcohol for me
Same here. That and bread appear to be my weight loss nemeses 
On that note, anyone got any non-bread/cereal breakfast ideas that aren't egg based? I love an omelette as much as the next man, but they're getting a bit repetitive now.
Oh, and no avocado either (which a lot of the other suggestions I've found seem to include), that truly is the devils food!
SlidingSideways said:
Same here. That and bread appear to be my weight loss nemeses
On that note, anyone got any non-bread/cereal breakfast ideas that aren't egg based? I love an omelette as much as the next man, but they're getting a bit repetitive now.
Oh, and no avocado either (which a lot of the other suggestions I've found seem to include), that truly is the devils food!
Mix 40g of oats with a Muller light and a handful of fruit. Leave overnight to soften the oats, eat in the morning.On that note, anyone got any non-bread/cereal breakfast ideas that aren't egg based? I love an omelette as much as the next man, but they're getting a bit repetitive now.
Oh, and no avocado either (which a lot of the other suggestions I've found seem to include), that truly is the devils food!
Nice and filling breakfast.
ETA. Sorry I guess oats fall into the cereal part, if your carbs are low for the rest of the day that's a fine amount though.
SlidingSideways said:
HTP99 said:
I'm pretty sure it is alcohol for me
Same here. That and bread appear to be my weight loss nemeses On that note, anyone got any non-bread/cereal breakfast ideas that aren't egg based? I love an omelette as much as the next man, but they're getting a bit repetitive now.
Oh, and no avocado either (which a lot of the other suggestions I've found seem to include), that truly is the devils food!
My diet is good and has been for some time, I very rarely eat bread, sweets, cakes, crisps, I have home made salad for lunch and generally a cooked from scratch meal in the evening, I rarely snack when at work, I drink either black coffee or water when at work.
I went from the 1st to the 10th January without alcohol and lost 1.4kg, as soon as I went back to it, my weight loss slowed and has then crept back up, I need to be stronger.
Steak and poached eggs for brekker? Add some asparagus/spinach for greens? Doesn't have to be a full on 8oz fillet, just a nice wee cut. Or get a range of ingredients and shake up the scrambled eggs. Chuck in halved cherry toms, sliced chorizo, a bit of spring onion, literally any green veg leftover and finely diced to cook quickly. I find if being morning adventurous, I'm more likely to succeed if it involves one pan, so chucking stuff into scrambled eggs is quick and easy.
Personally, I repetitively do 50g of porridge oats, 150-180ml milk and 5g of golden syrup. If I want to go mad, I chuck some Hawaiian muesli into Greek yoghurt and a small spoon of honey. Craaaaazy.
Personally, I repetitively do 50g of porridge oats, 150-180ml milk and 5g of golden syrup. If I want to go mad, I chuck some Hawaiian muesli into Greek yoghurt and a small spoon of honey. Craaaaazy.
SlidingSideways said:
HTP99 said:
I'm pretty sure it is alcohol for me
Same here. That and bread appear to be my weight loss nemeses On that note, anyone got any non-bread/cereal breakfast ideas that aren't egg based? I love an omelette as much as the next man, but they're getting a bit repetitive now.
Oh, and no avocado either (which a lot of the other suggestions I've found seem to include), that truly is the devils food!
WolfieBot said:
ETA. Sorry I guess oats fall into the cereal part, if your carbs are low for the rest of the day that's a fine amount though.
I think I might start adding some oats in a day or two a week. Maybe on the days I run so at least the carbs get burnt.HTP99 said:
Can't help on the breakfast front as I do scrambled egg.
My diet is good and has been for some time, I very rarely eat bread, sweets, cakes, crisps, I have home made salad for lunch and generally a cooked from scratch meal in the evening, I rarely snack when at work, I drink either black coffee or water when at work.
I went from the 1st to the 10th January without alcohol and lost 1.4kg, as soon as I went back to it, my weight loss slowed and has then crept back up, I need to be stronger.
I find that it's not just the calories in the alcohol (although they certainly don't help), but also my reduced willpower after consuming it My diet is good and has been for some time, I very rarely eat bread, sweets, cakes, crisps, I have home made salad for lunch and generally a cooked from scratch meal in the evening, I rarely snack when at work, I drink either black coffee or water when at work.
I went from the 1st to the 10th January without alcohol and lost 1.4kg, as soon as I went back to it, my weight loss slowed and has then crept back up, I need to be stronger.
Smitters said:
Steak and poached eggs for brekker? Add some asparagus/spinach for greens? Doesn't have to be a full on 8oz fillet, just a nice wee cut. Or get a range of ingredients and shake up the scrambled eggs. Chuck in halved cherry toms, sliced chorizo, a bit of spring onion, literally any green veg leftover and finely diced to cook quickly. I find if being morning adventurous, I'm more likely to succeed if it involves one pan, so chucking stuff into scrambled eggs is quick and easy.
Steak and eggs? That's my kind of breakfast. I guess doing something like bacon and beans would be a half decent alternative. But now you've said steak.... 
When I was last single and thus had total control over life, I did the breakfast like a king, lunch like a price, sup like a pauper thing - and found it a great way to eat, with the caveat that late afternoon or evening exercise made life interesting. I was able to get up early, and had plenty of time to make all sorts for breakfast, then when I was knackered at the end of the day, I'd be having a bowl of cereal or porridge and hitting the hay early. Not so doable now granted, but now and then it's nice.
Bacon and beans are fat and sugar heavy mind, but the protein should keep you going nicely.
Bacon and beans are fat and sugar heavy mind, but the protein should keep you going nicely.
craig r said:
craig r said:
I'm in! 85kg this morning weighed at the gym after a circuits class. I'm 188cm so I'm not overweight by any stretch, but I seem to carry a lot of it around my middle which as we all know is not a good sign...
My target is only 2kg, and to 'redistribute' it a bit. I've entered the Spring Wolf Run at the end of April and I'm thinking about entering a local sprint tri at the start of April, so that should keep the motivation up. I finished couch 2 5k in November so I've downloaded the fastest 5k follow on podcast, which should also help with my Parkrun times. It seems like a lot of things to change, but I know it is just a routine change and as I slipped into a quite unhealthy routine easily it 'should' be easy to slip into a healthy eating and exercising routine.
I'm on the wagon as November / December was quite booze heavy, but I don't have a time frame for that, just as long as possible. Diet is starting to get back to something resembling healthy. Breakfast in December was mostly a Ginsters pasty, share bag of crisps and a can of Monster! Not everyday, but often enough for me to feel like sh*t about it.
Good luck to everyone.
Craig
84kg today after circuits again this morning. Not a bad start, but extra motivation happened yesterday - I've dropped a belt hole! I am more happy with that than the weight loss.My target is only 2kg, and to 'redistribute' it a bit. I've entered the Spring Wolf Run at the end of April and I'm thinking about entering a local sprint tri at the start of April, so that should keep the motivation up. I finished couch 2 5k in November so I've downloaded the fastest 5k follow on podcast, which should also help with my Parkrun times. It seems like a lot of things to change, but I know it is just a routine change and as I slipped into a quite unhealthy routine easily it 'should' be easy to slip into a healthy eating and exercising routine.
I'm on the wagon as November / December was quite booze heavy, but I don't have a time frame for that, just as long as possible. Diet is starting to get back to something resembling healthy. Breakfast in December was mostly a Ginsters pasty, share bag of crisps and a can of Monster! Not everyday, but often enough for me to feel like sh*t about it.
Good luck to everyone.
Craig
Made it through last weekend without any alcohol - miracle! Diet has been good (apart from a bag of crisps Tuesday lunch time), water consumption is healthy.
I've signed up for a 10k run on 28th Jan, and a 30 mile sportive on 18th Feb so I have a reason to keep eating well and exercising. next week will be a challenge with '2nd Christmas' with the side of the family I didn't see on actual Christmas...
As someone said before there is some great progress happening on this thread, and as much as he irritates me Joe Wicks does have a point when he says weight loss is a journey not a race. Although I'm sure he blagged that from someone else!
Brass Monkey 10k on Sunday and I'm hoping for a sub 1 hour run, hopefully the 1kg loss will make all the difference!
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