PH Losers 2019 - Anyone want to join me?
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Funk said:
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.
Birdster said:
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.
Apols for trimming but - I think you are eating too much on your exercise days. I’d pretty much ignore how much MFP tells you you have ‘earned’ on those days as chances are you haven’t. 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.
GloverMart said:
Funk said:
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.
He seems to have understood where I'm at and what I'm looking to achieve and importantly he's said that clearly whatever I'm doing with Slimming World is working so to stick with that until it needs tweaking (one thing he pointed out straight away for example was that I should be having something in the afternoon between lunch and getting to the gym after work so I'm swapping some elements around). Thursday was interesting as we used the 'FitQuest' body composition machine they have there and it's a clever bit of kit! Current stats are body fat: 36%, muscle 33%. Interestingly the 'metabolic age' it calculated for me is 36 (I'm 40) - I don't really understand how it arrived at that but apparently lower than your actual age is a good thing.
He also got me to find out my 'one-rep max' for several exercises which was interesting - my upper body really needs building up but my legs are OK.
A little disappointed in myself after yesterday! 
I have two targets in my challenge, one to lose eight stone in a year and the other to do 5k steps a day, every day. It's quite a low number because I wanted it to be achievable; no point in making it 10k steps because I'd have folded after just a few days.
Anyway, from July 1st until yesterday, I had done at least 5k steps every day. Some days I'd done thousands more and others I had creeped over the line. All in all, I am averaging just under 9k steps per day but yesterday, I went shopping in the evening and just forgot about the target. First time I'd ever done it and when I checked this morning, I'd finished 234 steps short. Gutted, because for someone with a statistical leaning like myself, it was important to keep the run going. 144 consecutive days, and then stop.
So today I got my steps done early by a 3 mile walk after breakfast. Added to the every day stuff, I'll be at nearly 13k steps come bedtime. I'm considering revising my target to a new one, simply to average 10k steps per day for a year. It will mean doing around 10.7k steps from now till the end which is achievable and may even reboot my weight loss too.
I have two targets in my challenge, one to lose eight stone in a year and the other to do 5k steps a day, every day. It's quite a low number because I wanted it to be achievable; no point in making it 10k steps because I'd have folded after just a few days.
Anyway, from July 1st until yesterday, I had done at least 5k steps every day. Some days I'd done thousands more and others I had creeped over the line. All in all, I am averaging just under 9k steps per day but yesterday, I went shopping in the evening and just forgot about the target. First time I'd ever done it and when I checked this morning, I'd finished 234 steps short. Gutted, because for someone with a statistical leaning like myself, it was important to keep the run going. 144 consecutive days, and then stop.
So today I got my steps done early by a 3 mile walk after breakfast. Added to the every day stuff, I'll be at nearly 13k steps come bedtime. I'm considering revising my target to a new one, simply to average 10k steps per day for a year. It will mean doing around 10.7k steps from now till the end which is achievable and may even reboot my weight loss too.
All you had to do was do an extra 234 steps today and you'd have been golden 
.gregs656 said:
Birdster said:
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.
Apols for trimming but - I think you are eating too much on your exercise days. I’d pretty much ignore how much MFP tells you you have ‘earned’ on those days as chances are you haven’t. 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’ll look to drop the calories a bit more on those days. It’s getting that balance to have the energy to cycle back.
A much better week this week despite the disappointment of Friday's step total. Lost another 3 lbs (1.1kg) this week so now down 21.8 kg (3 stone 6 lbs) in 21 weeks, bang on target.
Hoping to tick along nicely now for a few weeks at the same rate. I'll be halfway through the challenge in five weeks time & have eight pounds at least to lose by then.
Hoping to tick along nicely now for a few weeks at the same rate. I'll be halfway through the challenge in five weeks time & have eight pounds at least to lose by then.
GloverMart said:
A much better week this week despite the disappointment of Friday's step total. Lost another 3 lbs (1.1kg) this week so now down 21.8 kg (3 stone 6 lbs) in 21 weeks, bang on target.
Hoping to tick along nicely now for a few weeks at the same rate. I'll be halfway through the challenge in five weeks time & have eight pounds at least to lose by then.
Hoping to tick along nicely now for a few weeks at the same rate. I'll be halfway through the challenge in five weeks time & have eight pounds at least to lose by then.
Good work fella!Funk said:
GloverMart said:
A much better week this week despite the disappointment of Friday's step total. Lost another 3 lbs (1.1kg) this week so now down 21.8 kg (3 stone 6 lbs) in 21 weeks, bang on target.
Hoping to tick along nicely now for a few weeks at the same rate. I'll be halfway through the challenge in five weeks time & have eight pounds at least to lose by then.
Hoping to tick along nicely now for a few weeks at the same rate. I'll be halfway through the challenge in five weeks time & have eight pounds at least to lose by then.
Good work fella! whatever the numbers say! True. I was hoping to make it to a nice round 30kg loss by the end of the year but that's 6.6kg away - whilst doable in the 5 weeks we have remaining (around 1.3kg a week) I also think it's probably a little unrealistic based on a couple of things. Firstly (and obviously) it's Christmas which is just about the worst time for controlling diet. Not impossible, granted, but definitely trickier. Secondly my weight loss has slowed up; as mentioned a few times this isn't unexpected either and is probably a combination of getting used to the new food regime and also that whilst I may be losing fat I'm also now working on trying to build up some muscle - I don't know whether that will offset fat loss much.
I keep reminding myself that I'm not against the clock on this and I don't want to get into a habit of doing things which aren't sensible diet- and exercise-wise just to chase an arbitrary number. I think that it might also just be setting myself up for a disappointment so I'm happy to continue on the basis of 'it's a loss, that's a win' whatever that loss may look like.
I keep reminding myself that I'm not against the clock on this and I don't want to get into a habit of doing things which aren't sensible diet- and exercise-wise just to chase an arbitrary number. I think that it might also just be setting myself up for a disappointment so I'm happy to continue on the basis of 'it's a loss, that's a win' whatever that loss may look like.
Birdster said:
gregs656 said:
Birdster said:
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.
Apols for trimming but - I think you are eating too much on your exercise days. I’d pretty much ignore how much MFP tells you you have ‘earned’ on those days as chances are you haven’t. 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’ll look to drop the calories a bit more on those days. It’s getting that balance to have the energy to cycle back.
No weigh in last week because I was moving house but I’ve had to buy new clothes again... Down to a 30 inch waist (though Matalan jeans are quite flattering so more likely a 32) and a frankly ridiculous small T-shirt.
Also joined the gym again, planning to keep some sort of momentum over the winter which I definitely wouldn’t do if I was relying on good weather!
Also joined the gym again, planning to keep some sort of momentum over the winter which I definitely wouldn’t do if I was relying on good weather!
Robmarriott said:
No weigh in last week because I was moving house but I’ve had to buy new clothes again... Down to a 30 inch waist (though Matalan jeans are quite flattering so more likely a 32) and a frankly ridiculous small T-shirt.
Also joined the gym again, planning to keep some sort of momentum over the winter which I definitely wouldn’t do if I was relying on good weather!
Good work, Rob, and joining the gym is a good idea although you'll have to put up with the long queues come January 1st when the newbies all join up.Also joined the gym again, planning to keep some sort of momentum over the winter which I definitely wouldn’t do if I was relying on good weather!
Good news is that by the 15th, you'll be all alone again....
Tried out a home cooked Christmas dinner today to practice cooking times etc., turkey, roast potatoes and veg. I'm struggling at the moment to lose any weight but we'll see what weigh-in day brings tomorrow. Still got 2 kilos to go to achieve original target of 86 kg.
939 kCal/day average this week including 8.4 units of alcohol.
939 kCal/day average this week including 8.4 units of alcohol.
GloverMart said:
Good work, Rob, and joining the gym is a good idea although you'll have to put up with the long queues come January 1st when the newbies all join up.
Good news is that by the 15th, you'll be all alone again....
I’m dreading that, luckily I only really do cardio stuff and it’s not the trendy thing to do so I might be ok.Good news is that by the 15th, you'll be all alone again....
Post house move weigh in this morning, big chunk down but it’s to be expected as I’ve done a load of lifting, carrying and moving and not weighed myself for 2 whole weeks now...
Mega happy with that, that’s 30.4kg in total, or 4 stone 11lb and change in old money!
Lemming Train said:
Well done Marty, Funk, wjb, Rat . Stick at it chaps.
Thanks Lemming Train and agreed, well done to all former and reforming chonkers in the thread. . Stick at it chaps. I didn't post up my result after my weigh-in last night at SW - not for any sinster reason but I wanted to see if there was any context to the result.
My result after another week of careful eating, counting Syns etc was.....maintain. To the lb I was exactly the same as the previous Monday and zero loss. However, I wasn't disheartened and when I went to the gym tonight I spoke to my PT and although he'd rather give it a few more weeks before re-doing the FitQuest machine I said that as a 'data and numbers' guy, it's more out of curiousity and wanting to understand whether I'd screwed up somewhere last week. If I saw no change in fat and muscle % then I must've got the food wrong.
As it happens I didn't screw up at all; I lost 1.7kg of fat last week (well, technically 11 days). However, what I also did was put on 1.8kg of muscle and boost my hydration, resulting in a net maintaining of my weight overall. Not only that but my metabolic age dropped another 3 years to 33. If I'd been simply 'doing the diet' I would've seen a loss (probably not 1.7kg though, as no doubt the gym-work will have contributed to that loss) but the devil is, as always, in the detail.
So whilst I remain the weight I was last week, here's what happened:
Fat: 54.3kg down to 52.6kg (down from 36% to 35%)
Muscle: 49.5kg up to 51.3kg (up from 33% to 34%)
I'm pretty happy with that overall as part of my plan was to build muscle to replace the fat and help in some small way to mitigate the loose skin I'll inevitably have. Looking forward to my Thursday PT session; we're going to work on shoulders as it's one of my weakest areas and I need to fix that.
Edited by Funk on Wednesday 4th December 12:03
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