PH Losers 2019 - Anyone want to join me?
Discussion
14.2kg lost in 12 weeks exactly. 119kg-------->104.8kg today
In between I went on holiday and while I didn't binge, I definitely could have been a lot more careful with intake. Put on a couple of kg so had to lose that before continuing to lose
Overall, happy with 14.2kg down.
Another 20 or so kg to go though
In between I went on holiday and while I didn't binge, I definitely could have been a lot more careful with intake. Put on a couple of kg so had to lose that before continuing to lose
Overall, happy with 14.2kg down.
Another 20 or so kg to go though
I was 173.3kg at the beginning of the year, got down to 155kg now back up to 159kg, going to have a new push before skiing at Christmas. I think I can get down to 140kg by the new year taking this years weight lose to 33kg
It’s going to be hard, 19kg in 8 weeks, but it will set me up well for next year
It’s going to be hard, 19kg in 8 weeks, but it will set me up well for next year
cowboyengineer said:
I was 173.3kg at the beginning of the year, got down to 155kg now back up to 159kg, going to have a new push before skiing at Christmas. I think I can get down to 140kg by the new year taking this years weight lose to 33kg
It’s going to be hard, 19kg in 8 weeks, but it will set me up well for next year
There's only 7 weeks until the end of the year... That'd be some going but good luck! I'm aiming to lose another 7kg by the end of the year, that'd get me to a total of 30kg gone.It’s going to be hard, 19kg in 8 weeks, but it will set me up well for next year
19kg is 3 stone! In 8 weeks? LOL. Even if he went on a fast from now until the end of the year he wouldn't lose that much. My own personal experience is that 1 stone per month is doable with some dedication and great care with what you do and don't eat. Get your foods wrong and you'll pay for it with a lot of discomfort. Trying to do more than 1 stone per month is not good for you and you'll get some unpleasant side effects, especially if you do fasting beyond a few days.
I know it's addictive jumping on the scales every morning and seeing another couple of pounds gone and that's great to keep up your motivation to stick at it, but keep it sensible. Rob M has the right idea, 0.5-1.0 kg every week is a safe and steady pace.
Nice to see the thread is still alive and a number of latecomers aboard the weight loss train. The 2018 thread had died a death by August and everyone had given up! I think this one will still be running at the turn of the year!
You've all still got another challenge to come when you reach your goals as well - maintaining your weight! I'm finding this harder than the actual weight loss. It only takes handful of indulgences to swiftly pile it back on. A week at the coast just recently saw me put a stone on in a week
just from a few beer sessions and some dirty eating. I went from 80kg to 87kg! Back at home now and getting it down again (currently 85) but it really does come back on fast when you start eyeing up the beer, pies and cakes... "One won't hurt/just one more/I'll do an extra hour in the gym" 
Well done & good luck to all!
I know it's addictive jumping on the scales every morning and seeing another couple of pounds gone and that's great to keep up your motivation to stick at it, but keep it sensible. Rob M has the right idea, 0.5-1.0 kg every week is a safe and steady pace.
Nice to see the thread is still alive and a number of latecomers aboard the weight loss train. The 2018 thread had died a death by August and everyone had given up! I think this one will still be running at the turn of the year!
You've all still got another challenge to come when you reach your goals as well - maintaining your weight! I'm finding this harder than the actual weight loss. It only takes handful of indulgences to swiftly pile it back on. A week at the coast just recently saw me put a stone on in a week
just from a few beer sessions and some dirty eating. I went from 80kg to 87kg! Back at home now and getting it down again (currently 85) but it really does come back on fast when you start eyeing up the beer, pies and cakes... "One won't hurt/just one more/I'll do an extra hour in the gym" Well done & good luck to all!
Lemming Train said:
19kg is 3 stone! In 8 weeks? LOL. Even if he went on a fast from now until the end of the year he wouldn't lose that much. My own personal experience is that 1 stone per month is doable with some dedication and great care with what you do and don't eat. Get your foods wrong and you'll pay for it with a lot of discomfort. Trying to do more than 1 stone per month is not good for you and you'll get some unpleasant side effects, especially if you do fasting beyond a few days.
I know it's addictive jumping on the scales every morning and seeing another couple of pounds gone and that's great to keep up your motivation to stick at it, but keep it sensible. Rob M has the right idea, 0.5-1.0 kg every week is a safe and steady pace.
Nice to see the thread is still alive and a number of latecomers aboard the weight loss train. The 2018 thread had died a death by August and everyone had given up! I think this one will still be running at the turn of the year!
You've all still got another challenge to come when you reach your goals as well - maintaining your weight! I'm finding this harder than the actual weight loss. It only takes handful of indulgences to swiftly pile it back on. A week at the coast just recently saw me put a stone on in a week just from a few beer sessions and some dirty eating. I went from 80kg to 87kg! Back at home now and getting it down again (currently 85) but it really does come back on fast when you start eyeing up the beer, pies and cakes... "One won't hurt/just one more/I'll do an extra hour in the gym"
Well done & good luck to all!
I know it’s probably unrealistic. But that’s what I’m going to work towards. I know it's addictive jumping on the scales every morning and seeing another couple of pounds gone and that's great to keep up your motivation to stick at it, but keep it sensible. Rob M has the right idea, 0.5-1.0 kg every week is a safe and steady pace.
Nice to see the thread is still alive and a number of latecomers aboard the weight loss train. The 2018 thread had died a death by August and everyone had given up! I think this one will still be running at the turn of the year!
You've all still got another challenge to come when you reach your goals as well - maintaining your weight! I'm finding this harder than the actual weight loss. It only takes handful of indulgences to swiftly pile it back on. A week at the coast just recently saw me put a stone on in a week
just from a few beer sessions and some dirty eating. I went from 80kg to 87kg! Back at home now and getting it down again (currently 85) but it really does come back on fast when you start eyeing up the beer, pies and cakes... "One won't hurt/just one more/I'll do an extra hour in the gym" Well done & good luck to all!
4-5 gym sessions every week, well 3 gym sessions, And then 3 couch to 5k runs and then a mountain bike ride.
I eat twice a day. A total of 1700 calories, and at 70% fat, 25% protein and 5% carbs.
I know it’s easier to stick to another diet that I can maintain, however now for me sticking to this diet is important because it means I have to remain disciplined. And for me learning discipline is very much needed.
Isn't setting an unrealistic/unachievable target just automatically setting yourself up to miss it though? I've been losing on average 4lbs/week which is about 1.8kg (although it has slowed slightly as weight's been coming off). It's a little quicker than I anticipated, however it's been easy to do without punishing myself either food-wise or exercise-wise. In theory I should be able to aim for 12kg loss by Christmas based on that but is it realistically achievable? I know that I've had a couple of weeks with small 0.5lb gains, so by aiming to lose 7kg in that time I'm more likely to achieve it overall which psychologically is more encouraging. I keep reminding myself it's not a race, I'm not against the clock.
cowboyengineer said:
Lemming Train said:
19kg is 3 stone! In 8 weeks? LOL. Even if he went on a fast from now until the end of the year he wouldn't lose that much. My own personal experience is that 1 stone per month is doable with some dedication and great care with what you do and don't eat. Get your foods wrong and you'll pay for it with a lot of discomfort. Trying to do more than 1 stone per month is not good for you and you'll get some unpleasant side effects, especially if you do fasting beyond a few days.
I know it's addictive jumping on the scales every morning and seeing another couple of pounds gone and that's great to keep up your motivation to stick at it, but keep it sensible. Rob M has the right idea, 0.5-1.0 kg every week is a safe and steady pace.
Nice to see the thread is still alive and a number of latecomers aboard the weight loss train. The 2018 thread had died a death by August and everyone had given up! I think this one will still be running at the turn of the year!
You've all still got another challenge to come when you reach your goals as well - maintaining your weight! I'm finding this harder than the actual weight loss. It only takes handful of indulgences to swiftly pile it back on. A week at the coast just recently saw me put a stone on in a week just from a few beer sessions and some dirty eating. I went from 80kg to 87kg! Back at home now and getting it down again (currently 85) but it really does come back on fast when you start eyeing up the beer, pies and cakes... "One won't hurt/just one more/I'll do an extra hour in the gym"
Well done & good luck to all!
I know it’s probably unrealistic. But that’s what I’m going to work towards. I know it's addictive jumping on the scales every morning and seeing another couple of pounds gone and that's great to keep up your motivation to stick at it, but keep it sensible. Rob M has the right idea, 0.5-1.0 kg every week is a safe and steady pace.
Nice to see the thread is still alive and a number of latecomers aboard the weight loss train. The 2018 thread had died a death by August and everyone had given up! I think this one will still be running at the turn of the year!
You've all still got another challenge to come when you reach your goals as well - maintaining your weight! I'm finding this harder than the actual weight loss. It only takes handful of indulgences to swiftly pile it back on. A week at the coast just recently saw me put a stone on in a week
just from a few beer sessions and some dirty eating. I went from 80kg to 87kg! Back at home now and getting it down again (currently 85) but it really does come back on fast when you start eyeing up the beer, pies and cakes... "One won't hurt/just one more/I'll do an extra hour in the gym" Well done & good luck to all!
4-5 gym sessions every week, well 3 gym sessions, And then 3 couch to 5k runs and then a mountain bike ride.
I eat twice a day. A total of 1700 calories, and at 70% fat, 25% protein and 5% carbs.
I know it’s easier to stick to another diet that I can maintain, however now for me sticking to this diet is important because it means I have to remain disciplined. And for me learning discipline is very much needed.
Losing weight can be challenging especially if one is trying to shift weight that's been there decades and trying to change lifelong/decades long eating and activity habits
WHat's everyone's plan to keep weight off?
Is this is complete lifestyle change? IE eating better, more activity, drinking less (if applicable) etc
That's certainly my plan. The weight loss, while nice, is less important to me now. I am more focussed on trying to maintain the good habits I have developed over the last 3 months. Eating a lot better (minimal margin to improve IMHO), exercising a lot more (some scope to improve). Need to work on life balance a bit to free up some time to do new physical things like hiking/cycling/climbing etc
WHat's everyone's plan to keep weight off?
Is this is complete lifestyle change? IE eating better, more activity, drinking less (if applicable) etc
That's certainly my plan. The weight loss, while nice, is less important to me now. I am more focussed on trying to maintain the good habits I have developed over the last 3 months. Eating a lot better (minimal margin to improve IMHO), exercising a lot more (some scope to improve). Need to work on life balance a bit to free up some time to do new physical things like hiking/cycling/climbing etc
MrJuice said:
Losing weight can be challenging especially if one is trying to shift weight that's been there decades and trying to change lifelong/decades long eating and activity habits
WHat's everyone's plan to keep weight off?
Is this is complete lifestyle change? IE eating better, more activity, drinking less (if applicable) etc
That's certainly my plan. The weight loss, while nice, is less important to me now. I am more focussed on trying to maintain the good habits I have developed over the last 3 months. Eating a lot better (minimal margin to improve IMHO), exercising a lot more (some scope to improve). Need to work on life balance a bit to free up some time to do new physical things like hiking/cycling/climbing etc
Mine is a classic example of 'weight over the decades', I've always been big. Turning 40 kinda hammered home that I'm not as young as I was and if I don't sort it the fWHat's everyone's plan to keep weight off?
Is this is complete lifestyle change? IE eating better, more activity, drinking less (if applicable) etc
That's certainly my plan. The weight loss, while nice, is less important to me now. I am more focussed on trying to maintain the good habits I have developed over the last 3 months. Eating a lot better (minimal margin to improve IMHO), exercising a lot more (some scope to improve). Need to work on life balance a bit to free up some time to do new physical things like hiking/cycling/climbing etc
k out it's that or worse.One of the benefits of doing it through Slimming World is that once you achieve your target weight it's free of charge to attend and help 'keep you honest'. I've a lot more to lose before I have to think about maintaining though... I'll cross that hurdle when I come to it!
Lemming Train said:
Stick with it. Getting into a groove that you 'enjoy' to keep the weight loss going is more important than making unrealistic targets. Remember there are no prizes for reaching 140kg and the world will not end if it takes you another couple of months.
Good adice there.Funk said:
Mine is a classic example of 'weight over the decades', I've always been big. Turning 40 kinda hammered home that I'm not as young as I was and if I don't sort it the fk out it's that or worse.
One of the benefits of doing it through Slimming World is that once you achieve your target weight it's free of charge to attend and help 'keep you honest'. I've a lot more to lose before I have to think about maintaining though... I'll cross that hurdle when I come to it!
Realistically you're not going to go anymore once you've reached your target, unless you have nothing better to do with your time. Piling it all straight back on is a real problem and I expect many will fall foul of this, as I nearly did until I gave myself a kick up the arse. It comes back on about 20x as quick as you can lose it ! I find that with minimal exercise I can get away with one moderate 'cheat' day a week but then have to stay 'clean' away from beer and anything with carbs for the other days to maintain my weight.k out it's that or worse.One of the benefits of doing it through Slimming World is that once you achieve your target weight it's free of charge to attend and help 'keep you honest'. I've a lot more to lose before I have to think about maintaining though... I'll cross that hurdle when I come to it!
Well five full weeks have passed and I can report that my calorie consumption this week has averaged out at 876 kCal/day.
4.5 units of alcohol were consumed and the calories are included in the above calculation.
Started a bit more exercise today to assist in reaching my goal. (rowing machine at home)
Tomorrow is weigh-day and I'll report in again via the progress table.
4.5 units of alcohol were consumed and the calories are included in the above calculation.
Started a bit more exercise today to assist in reaching my goal. (rowing machine at home)
Tomorrow is weigh-day and I'll report in again via the progress table.
MrJuice said:
WHat's everyone's plan to keep weight off?
Is this is complete lifestyle change? IE eating better, more activity, drinking less (if applicable) etc
Mine has been a return to a lifestyle I had before I got fat. I was a very committed athlete before, stopped due to a location and work change, got fat and now I'm very active again. I was 20kg overweight in January this year, by the end of March I was not, by May I was even less and quite fit. Since then my return to cycling has been quite serious, I started racing again - MTB this time. Is this is complete lifestyle change? IE eating better, more activity, drinking less (if applicable) etc
I burn around 1000-2000 extra calories a day from training so eat as much as I did when I was fat but I don't gain weight now, in fact, I have more of an issue making sure I eat enough!
I'm eating healthier for sure but, at 50, I'm a veteran racer so not going for anything more than winning my age-group rather than overall and so I indulge in lots of 'bad' foods too. I've found a happy balance and it's been 8 months since I was no longer overweight.
GloverMart said:
Funk said:
Weigh-in night tonight at SW - another 1.6kg down taking me to 23kg lost in total in the 13 weeks since I started.
Fantastic work, Funk. After eighteen successive losses,this week I put two pounds on. I'm disappointed but it's where I go from here that counts so onwards and upwards. Still 18.7kg down after 19 weeks though and almost on target.
Have done nearly 30,000 steps in the past two days & eaten fairly well with the odd blip but I think it was the disappointment of not keeping the run of consecutive losses going that spurred me on this week. So that's 20 weeks in, and 20.7kg lost. Absolutely bang on target after nearly 40% of the challenge although the great weeks at the start will have slightly biased the figures a little.
88kg. This week was a struggle, I’ve not done any exercise because it’s too damn cold so I’ve been much more careful what I eat and it’s obviously paid off.
Did a 23 mile bike ride today to collect my car from the train station, after the weigh in, so hopefully that’ll help next week.
Can’t upload a photo for some reason :-/
Did a 23 mile bike ride today to collect my car from the train station, after the weigh in, so hopefully that’ll help next week.
Can’t upload a photo for some reason :-/
Hi,
Figured I’d join in on here as been struggling with weight loss. I’ve been to see my GP and discussed how I’m getting fitter and maybe replacing some fat with muscle but the GP agreed based on my logs that something might not be right and sent me for blood tests.
I do parkrun on a Saturday. Run it in just under 24 mins. I cycle to work 18 miles each way three time’s a week and it takes 90mins. I feel like that shows a level of fitness, but I’m not sure if I’m still not getting my diet and fuel right for that amount of exercise. Am I eating too much, too little?
I’ve not had alcohol as regular as I used to and nothing in a month. I do body weight exercises to compliment the cardio and can see the definition changes slightly.
All my food is logged in MFP. Some examples below. If I’m cycling it’s 2000-2800 calories a day. If not cycling I try to keep around 1800 calories.
Thanks
Figured I’d join in on here as been struggling with weight loss. I’ve been to see my GP and discussed how I’m getting fitter and maybe replacing some fat with muscle but the GP agreed based on my logs that something might not be right and sent me for blood tests.
I do parkrun on a Saturday. Run it in just under 24 mins. I cycle to work 18 miles each way three time’s a week and it takes 90mins. I feel like that shows a level of fitness, but I’m not sure if I’m still not getting my diet and fuel right for that amount of exercise. Am I eating too much, too little?
I’ve not had alcohol as regular as I used to and nothing in a month. I do body weight exercises to compliment the cardio and can see the definition changes slightly.
All my food is logged in MFP. Some examples below. If I’m cycling it’s 2000-2800 calories a day. If not cycling I try to keep around 1800 calories.
Thanks
Stu-nph26 said:
Funk said:
Weigh-in night tonight at SW - another 1.6kg down taking me to 23kg lost in total in the 13 weeks since I started.
Wow what diet and exercise programs are you following? Gym-wise also nothing special; I started going back in March in order to get into the habit of actually going. I go three times a week for an hour at a time and up to a few weeks ago it was boggo cardio stuff - walking, bike etc. Stuff that wouldn't put excess strain on my knees given my starting weight.
I think part of the reason the loss has been fairly decent early on is because the weight I started from was so high, I'm fully expecting it to slow more as the weight comes down.
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