PH Losers 2020 - Anyone want to join me?
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Carl_Manchester said:
Funk, that’s for the updates and the inspiration. You are a machine bud. Your output in the gym and the results is some next level stuff.
Looking at your massive cardio numbers i went back to the drawing board and I have settled on 1 day gym, 1 day rest cycles. I have have about a kilo left to lose to hut my pre-lockdown weight so i have now dropped about 6 kg in total.
I am now using a near-realtime heart rate % counter which has taken me up a level as it’s allowing me to spike my HR more efficiently.
I am also taking a carb gel prior to starting my workout, as well as my pre-workout powder.
Usually i am doing 2000kcal burns but today my body felt good and i pushed on to 2200kcal.
thanks for the updates and keep posting as it’s certainly helping my motivation to get back to where i was.
Cheers, it doesn't always feel like it and I've been lurking around the same weight for some time now which is a little frustrating. Really feeling Tuesday's session in my legs today, was all about squats - barbell squats front and rear, good mornings and just to really throw some fLooking at your massive cardio numbers i went back to the drawing board and I have settled on 1 day gym, 1 day rest cycles. I have have about a kilo left to lose to hut my pre-lockdown weight so i have now dropped about 6 kg in total.
I am now using a near-realtime heart rate % counter which has taken me up a level as it’s allowing me to spike my HR more efficiently.
I am also taking a carb gel prior to starting my workout, as well as my pre-workout powder.
Usually i am doing 2000kcal burns but today my body felt good and i pushed on to 2200kcal.
thanks for the updates and keep posting as it’s certainly helping my motivation to get back to where i was.
ks into my quads, a load of Bulgarian split squats to round out the hour. I'm walking like I've st my pants at the moment... 
Good call on the HRM - I use a Polar chest strap which gives me real-time readings on my phone, this was Tuesday:
I tacked on 20-odd mins on the bike afterward as a cool down as well, mainly to keep the blood moving through the legs..!
I'm also doing 1 day gym, 1 day rest at the moment but really ought to chuck some more cardio in there really. I'd been thinking about getting a smart turbo trainer and getting on Zwift, however I'm limited on space at home, a trainer will be several hundred quid and I already have access to static & spin bikes at the gym in my membership...
What's the benefit of the carb gel out of interest? I usually have a protein shake and amino acids before I go to the gym.
giblet said:
Keep up the great work folks, especially you Funk!
Down to 70KG now, doing a few HIIT sessions a week at home which incorporate some weights. Plan is to continue that for a few more months to shrink the gut a bit more and then start on weights. Need a bench with stands for a bar, Argos seem to be oos all the time and second hand prices are still silly.
I’ve been researching 5/3/1 and Starting Strength to work out which one to do once I have the gear
Thanks giblet, sounds like you're making great progress - that's 8kg down! I thought a lot of the gym gear dropped in price since the lockdown eased off - if I had room I'd have a bench and barbells/dumbbells for ad-hoc training too.Down to 70KG now, doing a few HIIT sessions a week at home which incorporate some weights. Plan is to continue that for a few more months to shrink the gut a bit more and then start on weights. Need a bench with stands for a bar, Argos seem to be oos all the time and second hand prices are still silly.
I’ve been researching 5/3/1 and Starting Strength to work out which one to do once I have the gear
My session tonight will be all shoulders which is my weakest area so looking forward to hitting that tonight...
I've also decided that I think I'm definitely going to drop Slimming World now. After having done a year I think I've now got the ingrained discipline and understanding to go my own way with it.
Just made a start on this after following James Smith on social media for a few months (it was in the Kindle daily deal too) and am quite impressed so far. Nothing particularly groundbreaking but interesting and easy to read. Worth a go I think! The man himself is a bit marmite but I quite like the no-nonsense approach!
With regard to losing weight, I've been tracking well since the beginning of the year but plateaued a bit just now. I'm starting the Zwift Academy today so hopefully that will be a good prompt to keep up the cardio and I'll continue to track intake with MFP...
About time we had a bad news story in amongst all these goody two shoes losing all their weight....
So I lost 5 stone 2 pounds in a year, missing my target by a mile but overall, can't really grumble about losing 22% of my body weight in twelve months. Always planned on having a few weeks off from watching what I eat + exercising so for the last three months, have taken no notice of what I eat.
Disaster.
Started working early mornings at Sainsbury's in mid June until mid August picking online orders. Lot of twisting and turning, about 7k steps per shift and earned a few quid in my pocket. However the twisting & turning + the fact I messed my body clock up and started eating more really took a toll on my body, my knees in particular I've had issues with. Having walked a thousand miles in a year previously, a couple of dozen shifts at Sainsbury's has done more damage than the walking. This, plus a lack of willpower on my part, means I weighed in this morning 2 stone 6 pounds up at exactly 20 stone.
I'VE PUT ON TWO STONE SIX POUNDS IN THREE MONTHS.
What a
Anyhow, weighed in at Boots this morning and feeling more positive now. Sainsbury's job ended six weeks ago so feel more like exercising now and the local railway path where I did most of my walking is a lot quieter now the kids have gone back to school and folk have gone back to work. I've reset my stats in the table and I'm now going for another five stone off by July, to get down to 15 stone dead. That would be roughly two pounds per week; if I manage that, I'll be nearly eight stone down in two years. I'd have taken that last July when I started and maybe my body needed to be shocked back into action but make no excuse, this is all down to me.
Onwards and, er, downwards.
So I lost 5 stone 2 pounds in a year, missing my target by a mile but overall, can't really grumble about losing 22% of my body weight in twelve months. Always planned on having a few weeks off from watching what I eat + exercising so for the last three months, have taken no notice of what I eat.
Disaster.
Started working early mornings at Sainsbury's in mid June until mid August picking online orders. Lot of twisting and turning, about 7k steps per shift and earned a few quid in my pocket. However the twisting & turning + the fact I messed my body clock up and started eating more really took a toll on my body, my knees in particular I've had issues with. Having walked a thousand miles in a year previously, a couple of dozen shifts at Sainsbury's has done more damage than the walking. This, plus a lack of willpower on my part, means I weighed in this morning 2 stone 6 pounds up at exactly 20 stone.
I'VE PUT ON TWO STONE SIX POUNDS IN THREE MONTHS.
What a
Anyhow, weighed in at Boots this morning and feeling more positive now. Sainsbury's job ended six weeks ago so feel more like exercising now and the local railway path where I did most of my walking is a lot quieter now the kids have gone back to school and folk have gone back to work. I've reset my stats in the table and I'm now going for another five stone off by July, to get down to 15 stone dead. That would be roughly two pounds per week; if I manage that, I'll be nearly eight stone down in two years. I'd have taken that last July when I started and maybe my body needed to be shocked back into action but make no excuse, this is all down to me.
Onwards and, er, downwards.
The good thing is that you know where you are now and you also know you can do it fella! We're pretty much the same weight and with similar targets so let's keep each other motivated along the way...!
Still not quite bold enough to post my full ugly mug, however with the gym reboot it seems a good time to post a progress pic. This is what I've achieved in a little over 18 months:
172kg (March '19) > 128kg (October '20).
I've definitely decided to drop Slimming World now; it's been great in kickstarting things for me but I'm going beyond what it's really designed for now. I'll go to group on Monday to let them know in person and there's a few people I'd like to say "goodbye and good luck" to etc. Next phase beckons...!
Still not quite bold enough to post my full ugly mug, however with the gym reboot it seems a good time to post a progress pic. This is what I've achieved in a little over 18 months:
172kg (March '19) > 128kg (October '20).
I've definitely decided to drop Slimming World now; it's been great in kickstarting things for me but I'm going beyond what it's really designed for now. I'll go to group on Monday to let them know in person and there's a few people I'd like to say "goodbye and good luck" to etc. Next phase beckons...!
Well done Funk - the photographic evidence is quite inspiring. I've had a few weeks treading water as I acquired a sugar craving (and packets of chocolate digestive disappearing in seconds) subsequent to stopping drinking; I didn't put any weight on due to increased daily exercise but I didn't lose any either. Anyway that sugar craving seems to have subsided and weight loss resumed. Onwards and downwards.
Inspired after reading all this and meeting the legend, the myth, the man himself Funk on Saturday, i decided to get my act together and order some proper scales and change my diet/do more excise, i'm not going to add to the spreadsheet, mainly because a) i'll break it, b) i probably won't update it enough and c) i'm not committed to enough t justify adding myself, however my starting point is, 50 year old male, 18st 6lbs, 5' 7" short!!! Well done to everyone who is committed and has been sticking to it!!!
worsy said:
Right I'm in. I did join the 2019 thread and went nowhere so....
Start weight March 15st 13 and 3/4
Sept 1st 15st 8 (lockdown lack of beer)
Purchased a Proform Max Trainer
Vectra 1450 Gym
Sept 29th 15st 1 1/2
Combination of exercise/weights and staying clear of the crisp cupboard!
15st 0 lbs is my best morning now. Occasionally up 1\4 or 1\2 but slowly coming down.Start weight March 15st 13 and 3/4
Sept 1st 15st 8 (lockdown lack of beer)
Purchased a Proform Max Trainer
Vectra 1450 Gym
Sept 29th 15st 1 1/2
Combination of exercise/weights and staying clear of the crisp cupboard!
Have been doing a 20 min cardio session daily, with a 10 minute weights session alternating between arms, chest, legs etc. Not stopped the beer but I only indulge weekends (badly). Swapped crisps for fruit and resisting snacking.
Obviously feel much fitter and putting my socks on every morning is no longer a chore.
Really looking forward to 14stone 13 and 3/4 oddly, just to see that number.
I am about 3 Weeks in.
My Mrs has joined Slimming World and started exercising, so I have joined in and needed to TBH.
5'11" and around 15 Stones.
Bought some new Digital Scales in Week 1 and turns out our old Analogue ones were being kind by about 3KG
Week 1. Not really sure what the loss was
Week 2. Lost 1 KG
Week 3. Looking to be the same.
Target is around 80KG/13 Stones/34" Waist.
I am quite broad. Got to 12.5 some Years ago and looked too thin.
The Food on SW is good. Limited Bread, Alcohol and Sugar.
Rice, Pasta and Potatoes are accepted as they fill you up. Lots of Veg.
Have been doing some Step Aerobics and 'Dancing'
Never realised what an uncoordinated lump I am !
My Mrs has joined Slimming World and started exercising, so I have joined in and needed to TBH.
5'11" and around 15 Stones.
Bought some new Digital Scales in Week 1 and turns out our old Analogue ones were being kind by about 3KG
Week 1. Not really sure what the loss was
Week 2. Lost 1 KG
Week 3. Looking to be the same.
Target is around 80KG/13 Stones/34" Waist.
I am quite broad. Got to 12.5 some Years ago and looked too thin.
The Food on SW is good. Limited Bread, Alcohol and Sugar.
Rice, Pasta and Potatoes are accepted as they fill you up. Lots of Veg.
Have been doing some Step Aerobics and 'Dancing'
Never realised what an uncoordinated lump I am !
Funk said:
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What's the benefit of the carb gel out of interest?
It’s allowing me to go through the 90 minute wall far more easier than without. it’s an 85kcal trade mind but i am now going through to the 2 hour mark easy and then only the last 30 minutes is a grind. What's the benefit of the carb gel out of interest?
i can recommend if you are hitting a wall and want to keep going otherwise, i would skip it.
Puck said:
Well done Funk - the photographic evidence is quite inspiring. I've had a few weeks treading water as I acquired a sugar craving (and packets of chocolate digestive disappearing in seconds) subsequent to stopping drinking; I didn't put any weight on due to increased daily exercise but I didn't lose any either. Anyway that sugar craving seems to have subsided and weight loss resumed. Onwards and downwards.
Cheers! I found I lost the sugar cravings after a while and now actually prefer savoury things for the most part. I have the odd bar of chocolate (things in moderation and all that) but I've found that without so much processed sugar things like fruit taste so much sweeter.Bobberoo99 said:
Inspired after reading all this and meeting the legend, the myth, the man himself Funk on Saturday, i decided to get my act together and order some proper scales and change my diet/do more excise, i'm not going to add to the spreadsheet, mainly because a) i'll break it, b) i probably won't update it enough and c) i'm not committed to enough t justify adding myself, however my starting point is, 50 year old male, 18st 6lbs, 5' 7" short!!! Well done to everyone who is committed and has been sticking to it!!!
Hello matey! Good to see you here and it was great to meet you - thanks for the Technics bits and for letting me take up so much of your time fella! 
I'm sure you'll do great with getting back in shape - it'll be like riding a bike I'm sure.Carl_Manchester said:
Funk said:
What's the benefit of the carb gel out of interest?
It’s allowing me to go through the 90 minute wall far more easier than without. it’s an 85kcal trade mind but i am now going through to the 2 hour mark easy and then only the last 30 minutes is a grind. i can recommend if you are hitting a wall and want to keep going otherwise, i would skip it.
As per my previous post I've now dropped Slimming World - the lady that runs my group was lovely and completely understood. I don't know quite why but I felt it was important for her to know that I wasn't leaving due to it being a failure or me going backward in any way, in fact completely the opposite. My PT is right - that train got me to here but it simply isn't heading where I want to go so it's time to get off. It's taught me so much over the last year and I would wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone - it's absolutely worked for me to get me to where I am.
However since I resumed the training it's sent weekly readings a little haywire and I hadn't found it particularly helpful and the weight seems to be mainly water retention from DOMS - I've not changed my diet in the last few weeks:
I now have a new weight training programme from my PT and a nutrition plan to go with it. And as long as my weeks look mostly like this (or better!) from a calorie burn perspective I should start to see things happening:
Am hitting ~4400 calorie burns on the days I'm training which is ideal. Normal intake is between 2,500-3,000 cals/day currently.
I've also bought a proper tape measure so I'm going to start tracking changes in shape which may be more telling than tracking weight at this stage. I'll still be weighing in perhaps every month or two using the FitQuest machine because that will give me a body composition reading as well which will be far more useful for me than just tracking weight alone.
Edited by Funk on Monday 12th October 14:44
It looks like you burn more than I do in your gym sessions unless I've misunderstood your post from earlier? It shows you did ~2,200 calories which is more than me .
I typically average around 1,500 cals/gym session (my BMR is around 2,200 calories/day, sedentary is around 2,800 - therefore on days where I'm doing 1,500 in the gym I'm hitting a total daily burn of around 4,400 cals. Although your BMR is probably much lower (I'm still 128kg after all) if you're doing 2000-2200 cals/session in the gym that's more than I'm doing!
Last night's was a session focused around core exercises which was fun, I followed it up with 30 mins on the spin bike just to get my HR up a bit more, I did around 1,100 cals yesterday. Tonight is back to deadlifts, Romanian deadlifts, bent-over rows and sumo squats with some cardio tacked on as normal.
I typically average around 1,500 cals/gym session (my BMR is around 2,200 calories/day, sedentary is around 2,800 - therefore on days where I'm doing 1,500 in the gym I'm hitting a total daily burn of around 4,400 cals. Although your BMR is probably much lower (I'm still 128kg after all) if you're doing 2000-2200 cals/session in the gym that's more than I'm doing!
Last night's was a session focused around core exercises which was fun, I followed it up with 30 mins on the spin bike just to get my HR up a bit more, I did around 1,100 cals yesterday. Tonight is back to deadlifts, Romanian deadlifts, bent-over rows and sumo squats with some cardio tacked on as normal.
I am unfortunately locked up for most of the day and i need a rest day in between workouts so my daily 7 day average is locked at 1350kcal per day, that’s all in, including the odd walk.
When i was younger, in the City office and walking to work i reckon my daily burn rate would be double what it is now but the lockdown is really affecting my activity levels.
When i was younger, in the City office and walking to work i reckon my daily burn rate would be double what it is now but the lockdown is really affecting my activity levels.
Funk said:
Still not quite bold enough to post my full ugly mug, however with the gym reboot it seems a good time to post a progress pic. This is what I've achieved in a little over 18 months
They say a picture paints a 100 words, never more true, top work. I recall meeting you at a few Ford events back in the day and I recall you were a quite sizeable chap (meant in a purely observational and not critical way). Great to see what positives have come from 2020 for you amongst all the other stuff we have going on. Funk said:
The good thing is that you know where you are now and you also know you can do it fella! We're pretty much the same weight and with similar targets so let's keep each other motivated along the way...!
Still not quite bold enough to post my full ugly mug, however with the gym reboot it seems a good time to post a progress pic. This is what I've achieved in a little over 18 months:
172kg (March '19) > 128kg (October '20).
I've definitely decided to drop Slimming World now; it's been great in kickstarting things for me but I'm going beyond what it's really designed for now. I'll go to group on Monday to let them know in person and there's a few people I'd like to say "goodbye and good luck" to etc. Next phase beckons...!
Thats fantastic man, you should be very proud!Still not quite bold enough to post my full ugly mug, however with the gym reboot it seems a good time to post a progress pic. This is what I've achieved in a little over 18 months:
172kg (March '19) > 128kg (October '20).
I've definitely decided to drop Slimming World now; it's been great in kickstarting things for me but I'm going beyond what it's really designed for now. I'll go to group on Monday to let them know in person and there's a few people I'd like to say "goodbye and good luck" to etc. Next phase beckons...!
biggbn said:
Funk said:
The good thing is that you know where you are now and you also know you can do it fella! We're pretty much the same weight and with similar targets so let's keep each other motivated along the way...!
Still not quite bold enough to post my full ugly mug, however with the gym reboot it seems a good time to post a progress pic. This is what I've achieved in a little over 18 months:
172kg (March '19) > 128kg (October '20).
I've definitely decided to drop Slimming World now; it's been great in kickstarting things for me but I'm going beyond what it's really designed for now. I'll go to group on Monday to let them know in person and there's a few people I'd like to say "goodbye and good luck" to etc. Next phase beckons...!
Thats fantastic man, you should be very proud!Still not quite bold enough to post my full ugly mug, however with the gym reboot it seems a good time to post a progress pic. This is what I've achieved in a little over 18 months:
172kg (March '19) > 128kg (October '20).
I've definitely decided to drop Slimming World now; it's been great in kickstarting things for me but I'm going beyond what it's really designed for now. I'll go to group on Monday to let them know in person and there's a few people I'd like to say "goodbye and good luck" to etc. Next phase beckons...!
Bit more of that and people won't recognise him!
Plugging away.
Still haven't recaptured my mojo. Kickboxing 3 times a week and lifting once which (for me) is amateur levels of commitment.
The problem is I feel like I'm going through the motions. I'm 110% in the actual sessions, but then walk out and forget about it. I just haven't got back into the 'life style' side of things - the diet, the macros, the general obsession you need to have to make proper progress.
I'm used to plateaus, I've been around long enough to know they happen and that they are a bh. You just have to keep plugging you way through them until the mojo comes back. And it will, it always does.
For me it's the lack of sparring/ring time (as we can't do close contact). It's a bit like permanently doing football training all week but never playing a match on Sunday.
But hey, at least we're still open
Still haven't recaptured my mojo. Kickboxing 3 times a week and lifting once which (for me) is amateur levels of commitment.
The problem is I feel like I'm going through the motions. I'm 110% in the actual sessions, but then walk out and forget about it. I just haven't got back into the 'life style' side of things - the diet, the macros, the general obsession you need to have to make proper progress.
I'm used to plateaus, I've been around long enough to know they happen and that they are a b
h. You just have to keep plugging you way through them until the mojo comes back. And it will, it always does.For me it's the lack of sparring/ring time (as we can't do close contact). It's a bit like permanently doing football training all week but never playing a match on Sunday.
But hey, at least we're still open
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