PH Losers 2019 - Anyone want to join me?

[HTP99]

PHer	Height	Start Date	Start Weight	Current Weight	Lost
UnluckyTimmeh	6ft 6	02/01/19	98.4kg	-	-
danpalmer1993	6ft 4	02/01/19	143kg	-	-
Mr Obertshaw	6ft 4	05/01/19	136.9kg	-	-
LosingGrip	6ft 4	04/01/19	129.4kg	-	-
Robmarriott	6ft 2	01/01/19	116kg	115kg	1kg
LemmingTrain	6ft 2	01/01/19	112kg	-	-
kiethton	6ft 1	05/01/19	126.7kg	-	-
geeks	6ft 1	02/01/19	109kg	-	-
Nealeh1865	6ft 1	07/01/19	105kg	-	-
STO	6ft 1	06/01/19	104kg	-	-
spence1886	6ft 1	02/01/19	99kg	-	-
rsbmw	6ft 1	01/01/19	98kg	96.5kg	1.5kg
EarlOfHazard	6ft 1	01/01/19	95kg	-	-
NiceCupOfTea	6ft 1	03/01/19	95kg	-	-
seyre1972	6ft	02/01/19	162.4kg	160.1kg	2.3kg
Peanut Gallery	6ft	04/01/19	95kg	-	-
The Ferret	6ft	04/01/19	90.9kg	-	-
thenortherner	6ft	01/01/19	89kg	-	-
oxford drinker	5ft 11	04/01/19	108kg	-	-
Riley Blue	5ft 11	04/01/19	105kg	-	-
TheK1981	5ft 11	04/01/19	102.5kg	-	-
HTP99	5ft 10	01/01/19	106.7kg	104.7kg	2kg
AndrewEH11	5ft 10	01/01/19	90.6kg	-	-
4Q	5ft 9	01/01/19	106kg	-	-
TNJ	5ft 9	03/01/19	98kg	-	-
emicen	5ft 9	02/01/19	92.7kg	92.2kg	0.5kg
Xaero	5ft 9	04/01/19	89kg	-	-
Tim1989	5ft 9	02/01/19	88kg	-	-
Thesprucegoose	5ft 8	03/01/19	108kg	-	-
rigga	5ft 8	04/01/19	93.7kg	-	-
Euan94MX5	5ft 8	04/01/19	88kg	-	-
dirtbiker	?	01/01/19	73.8kg	-	-
AK8	6ft 3	01/01/19	109.2kg	-	-
GriffGrog	5ft 8	06/01/19	101.2kg	-	-
TR7V8	5ft 8	06/01/19	110.5kg	109.5	-1.0kg
Bungleaio	6ft 3	01/01/19	113.7kg	111.8kg	-1.9kg
Steve91	6ft 3	06/01/19	100.7kg	-	-
22	6ft 3	06/01/19	114.8kg	-	-
StanleyT	6ft 3	06/01/19	112.0kg	-	-

Edited by HTP99 on Monday 7th January 07:55

[nealeh1875]

Good going H,

1st day back in Gym today, lunch meals prepped for few days and feeling positive.

Is it worth weighing weekly/fortnightly?

[emicen]

Lemming Train said:

Wait, what? How are you accurately measuring your body water and muscle mass on a set of weighing scales? What sorcery is this?

Accurate might be a touch far but just like wheel horsepower, it’s a reasonable guide as long as it’s the same scales and similar variables each time. For me; first thing in the morning, up, pee, shower, dry off, on the scales.

Set we have is a John Lewis own brand variety, similar to these:
https://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-partners-anti...

We inherited them from my mother in law. If I were buying new (and could convince myself to add £100 to the price tag) I would go for the Garmin ones that would automatically sync with my Garmin fitness watch’s phone app and save me the effort of logging things manually.

[HarryFlatters]

Am I too late to join?

If not, I'm 6' and 91kg.

Mid 2016 I weighed 82kg, then I had some work issues and my diet deteriorated and alcohol intake rose. Considerably. I hope that I can close to that again before I go on holiday at the start of April. Probably a bit drastic, but lets see what can be done.

[J4CKO]

Plucked up the courage to get on the scales, 106.59 kilos (16 st 11)

So have put just over two stone back on, aiming to get back to about 14 and a half as that is where I felt comfortable.

To be fair I do go to the gym and do weight training three times a week so *some* will be muscle, maybe a quarter to a third of what has gone on at best though.

Scales say I am 27 percent body fat and am 6 ft.

[Steve91]

What do people do for breakfast? I'm really struggling as I'm finding it hard to eat before cycling in to work, and the early start (I work 8-7) makes it awkward to cook anything.

Bought an instant porridge pot today but that didn't fill me up at all 😂

Something that takes little time to prepare and I can take to work with me would be perfect!

[AndrewEH1]

PHer	Height	Start Date	Start Weight	Current Weight	Lost
UnluckyTimmeh	6ft 6	02/01/19	98.4kg	-	-
danpalmer1993	6ft 4	02/01/19	143kg	-	-
Mr Obertshaw	6ft 4	05/01/19	136.9kg	-	-
LosingGrip	6ft 4	04/01/19	129.4kg	-	-
Robmarriott	6ft 2	01/01/19	116kg	115kg	1kg
LemmingTrain	6ft 2	01/01/19	112kg	-	-
kiethton	6ft 1	05/01/19	126.7kg	-	-
geeks	6ft 1	02/01/19	109kg	-	-
Nealeh1865	6ft 1	07/01/19	105kg	-	-
STO	6ft 1	06/01/19	104kg	-	-
spence1886	6ft 1	02/01/19	99kg	-	-
rsbmw	6ft 1	01/01/19	98kg	96.5kg	1.5kg
EarlOfHazard	6ft 1	01/01/19	95kg	-	-
NiceCupOfTea	6ft 1	03/01/19	95kg	-	-
seyre1972	6ft	02/01/19	162.4kg	160.1kg	2.3kg
Peanut Gallery	6ft	04/01/19	95kg	-	-
The Ferret	6ft	04/01/19	90.9kg	-	-
thenortherner	6ft	01/01/19	89kg	-	-
oxford drinker	5ft 11	04/01/19	108kg	-	-
Riley Blue	5ft 11	04/01/19	105kg	-	-
TheK1981	5ft 11	04/01/19	102.5kg	-	-
HTP99	5ft 10	01/01/19	106.7kg	104.7kg	2kg
AndrewEH1	5ft 10	01/01/19	90.6kg	89.6kg	1kg
4Q	5ft 9	01/01/19	106kg	-	-
TNJ	5ft 9	03/01/19	98kg	-	-
emicen	5ft 9	02/01/19	92.7kg	92.2kg	0.5kg
Xaero	5ft 9	04/01/19	89kg	-	-
Tim1989	5ft 9	02/01/19	88kg	-	-
Thesprucegoose	5ft 8	03/01/19	108kg	-	-
rigga	5ft 8	04/01/19	93.7kg	-	-
Euan94MX5	5ft 8	04/01/19	88kg	-	-
dirtbiker	?	01/01/19	73.8kg	-	-
AK8	6ft 3	01/01/19	109.2kg	-	-
GriffGrog	5ft 8	06/01/19	101.2kg	-	-
TR7V8	5ft 8	06/01/19	110.5kg	109.5	-1.0kg
Bungleaio	6ft 3	01/01/19	113.7kg	111.8kg	-1.9kg
Steve91	6ft 3	06/01/19	100.7kg	-	-
22	6ft 3	06/01/19	114.8kg	-	-
StanleyT	6ft 3	06/01/19	112.0kg	-	-

Weighed myself this morning, put me at 89.6kgs although I'm putting this down to water etc.

Thanks to LemmingTrain for putting this table together! Would it be worth moving to either Google Sheets or a PH Wiki so it's easier for us all to update?

[HTP99]

Steve91 said:

What do people do for breakfast? I'm really struggling as I'm finding it hard to eat before cycling in to work, and the early start (I work 8-7) makes it awkward to cook anything.

Bought an instant porridge pot today but that didn't fill me up at all ??

Something that takes little time to prepare and I can take to work with me would be perfect!

Ahh you need something to take to work, my suggestion won't work then, however if anyone else is interested I have 2 eggs poached on a slice of toasted, seeded wholemeal bread with a bit of spread, washed down with a strong, black, unsweetened freshly brewed coffee (sometimes 2, depending on time); I have this at about 07:15 and it will easily see me through till 12:30 for lunch.

I've had eggs for breakfast for years, it is the only food that I've found which will see me easily through to lunch without feeling hungry, I used to have 3 eggs scrambled with no toast but a year or so ago I swapped 1 egg for the toast and it seems to work better for me.

[J4CKO]

My wife stabilises her weight by eating protein for breakfast, she will have a bit of Scrambled egg and poached salmon, a bit of Haloumi grilled or Bacon and tomatoes fried.

It does work, three egs scrambled for example are 300 calories, versus a bowl of cereal, the former keeps you full for ages longer than the latter, its like throwing a log on a fire versus a load of paper.

Porridge is great, and not just for breakfast, and that is a big part of it, you need fuel and it doesnt matter what food you have at what time as long as its the right stuff.

My favourite evening meal is grilled chicken in pitta(s) with tonnes of salad, its like having a takeaway and leaves you pretty full but well under 800 cals.

[Steve91]

HTP99 said:

Ahh you need something to take to work, my suggestion won't work then, however if anyone else is interested I have 2 eggs poached on a slice of toasted, seeded wholemeal bread with a bit of spread, washed down with a strong, black, unsweetened freshly brewed coffee (sometimes 2, depending on time); I have this at about 07:15 and it will easily see me through till 12:30 for lunch.

I've had eggs for breakfast for years, it is the only food that I've found which will see me easily through to lunch without feeling hungry, I used to have 3 eggs scrambled with no toast but a year or so ago I swapped 1 egg for the toast and it seems to work better for me.

I suppose that as I have a microwave at work, there's nothing stopping having scrambled eggs at work, and just buying a toaster so that I could go down that route. Might give that a go tomorrow!

[HTP99]

J4CKO said:

My wife stabilises her weight by eating protein for breakfast, she will have a bit of Scrambled egg and poached salmon, a bit of Haloumi grilled or Bacon and tomatoes fried.

It does work, three egs scrambled for example are 300 calories, versus a bowl of cereal, the former keeps you full for ages longer than the latter, its like throwing a log on a fire versus a load of paper.

Porridge is great, and not just for breakfast, and that is a big part of it, you need fuel and it doesnt matter what food you have at what time as long as its the right stuff.

My favourite evening meal is grilled chicken in pitta(s) with tonnes of salad, its like having a takeaway and leaves you pretty full but well under 800 cals.

I've never been a cereal fan, most is just loaded with sugar and the recommended "portions" are tiny so you need to double up to get any meaningful amount, plus I'm not big on milk.

Alpen Original; most people would think that would be healthy, a 45g portion is 168 calories with 9.5g of sugar, double up and you have 336 calories and over half of your recommended daily sugar amount add 250ml of semi skimmed milk and you are at 451 calories.

My 2 poached eggs, toast and spread is 332 calories plus I won't be hungry by 10:30.

[Lemming Train]

AndrewEH1 said:

Thanks to LemmingTrain for putting this table together! Would it be worth moving to either Google Sheets or a PH Wiki so it's easier for us all to update?

It was emicen that actually started it and I just tidied it up a few days later by adding the new 'players'.

I've knocked up a 'wiki' table here : https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&.... Is that any good? I can't get the thread link to show as a blue link colour though like they appear as in other wikis. Doesn't seem to be a colour option in the formatting help.

[HarryFlatters]

Steve91 said:

I suppose that as I have a microwave at work

Porridge?

Not a crap Quaker pot thingy, just 40-50g rolled oats, milk (I use plant milk because I don't like cow's milk) and a squeeze of honey or agave syrup. I put a bit of salt and cinnamon in too.

Have a google at overnight oats too, which I switch to in the summer when it's too warm for a hot breakfast.

[J4CKO]

HTP99 said:

J4CKO said:

My wife stabilises her weight by eating protein for breakfast, she will have a bit of Scrambled egg and poached salmon, a bit of Haloumi grilled or Bacon and tomatoes fried.

It does work, three egs scrambled for example are 300 calories, versus a bowl of cereal, the former keeps you full for ages longer than the latter, its like throwing a log on a fire versus a load of paper.

Porridge is great, and not just for breakfast, and that is a big part of it, you need fuel and it doesnt matter what food you have at what time as long as its the right stuff.

My favourite evening meal is grilled chicken in pitta(s) with tonnes of salad, its like having a takeaway and leaves you pretty full but well under 800 cals.

I've never been a cereal fan, most is just loaded with sugar and the recommended "portions" are tiny so you need to double up to get any meaningful amount, plus I'm not big on milk.

Alpen Original; most people would think that would be healthy, a 45g portion is 168 calories with 9.5g of sugar, double up and you have 336 calories and over half of your recommended daily sugar amount add 250ml of semi skimmed milk and you are at 451 calories.

My 2 poached eggs, toast and spread is 332 calories plus I won't be hungry by 10:30.

Yep, when trying to lose weight you need to eat like that, need to have a calorie deficit and eating less of the normal stuff just leads to misery as you are limited in how much you can have, and it doesnt fill you up, then you are hungry so much sooner.

Eggs are a godsend, though my wife rattles on about 3 eggs being a ridiculous amount to eat, she is a nine stone woman and has one or two eggs and as a sixteen plus stone bloke who lifts weights reasonably often having three is apparently too much ! Then she moans if I cook and omlette as it stinks, yet she cooks some stinking fish and I have to put up with it.

[Riley Blue]

Breakfast for me is either 40gm fruit & fibre flakes + a small handful of bluberries / prunes OR a 36gm sachet of porridge + a small handful of raisins. Both plus a mug of Earl Grey tea and a tumbler of water. Semi-skimmed milk with the cereal and tea. Total 300 calories. Then it's black coffee at 9:30-ish, green tea with mint at 10:30-ish and suddenly it's lunchtime

[Craikeybaby]

I've added myself to the table on the wiki. I only came in to the health matters to look for something else...

I was 88kg when I weighed myself on the 31st December - my goal for 2018 had been to get down to 85kg from 87. However for most of the year I was around 87kg, just put on a kilo in December.

For 2019 I am still trying to get down to 85kg.

[emicen]

HarryFlatters said:

Steve91 said:

I suppose that as I have a microwave at work

Porridge?

Not a crap Quaker pot thingy, just 40-50g rolled oats, milk (I use plant milk because I don't like cow's milk) and a squeeze of honey or agave syrup. I put a bit of salt and cinnamon in too.

Have a google at overnight oats too, which I switch to in the summer when it's too warm for a hot breakfast.

Similar to me.

50gr porridge, splat of honey or golden syrup, pinch of salt. Pour some boiling water in and give it a stir to dissolve the honey, then 30s in the microwave. Leave it sitting 15mins to avoid taking the roof off your mouth.

Good long lasting feed that takes little effort. You can tub it up before work and just add water and heat when you’re there. Roughly 275 calories.

If you have more time for prep, this morning I had banana oat pancakes with some fruit & berries with coconut yoghurt. About 350 calories for this one.

[Lemming Train]

Craikeybaby said:

I've added myself to the table on the wiki. I only came in to the health matters to look for something else...

I was 88kg when I weighed myself on the 31st December - my goal for 2018 had been to get down to 85kg from 87. However for most of the year I was around 87kg, just put on a kilo in December.

For 2019 I am still trying to get down to 85kg.

That's 13st 12 to 13st 5 in real money. You could just about lose that in a day just by having a good st!

[HTP99]

I tried porridge but never got on with it, A) I'm not a great fan of the texture and B) it never really filled my up and I couldn't get through till lunch without being hungry.

I guess we are all different and different foods affect us in different ways, fortunately eggs work for me and I also love them so it's a win win.

[Lemming Train]

HTP99 said:

I tried porridge but never got on with it, A) I'm not a great fan of the texture and B) it never really filled my up and I couldn't get through till lunch without being hungry.

I guess we are all different and different foods affect us in different ways, fortunately eggs work for me and I also love them so it's a win win.

Eggs and - unsurprisingly - also omelettes I find very good for staving off hunger on my low carb diet. A 4 egg omelette with some cheese, ham, diced red onion and diced green pepper will comfortably last me 36 hours before I start to feel hungry again.