The 2024 Weight Loss Thread

[JimmyConwayNW]

thepritch said:

Really interested I how others fit a athletic life in with their work/hole life.

The thing that differs is they don't make excuses or find reasons not to do something they just do it. I've noticed that since joining a gym and losing weight since last year.

The athletic ones, in good shape simply just find reasons to do it, are well prepared and don't slack off on diet for extended periods.

I find working hard in the gym ok, I find maintaining diet so much harder.

[ASA569]

JimmyConwayNW said:

thepritch said:

Really interested I how others fit a athletic life in with their work/hole life.

The thing that differs is they don't make excuses or find reasons not to do something they just do it . I've noticed that since joining a gym and losing weight since last year.

The athletic ones, in good shape simply just find reasons to do it, are well prepared and don't slack off on diet for extended periods.

I find working hard in the gym ok, I find maintaining diet so much harder.

Very much the bit I've put in bold. I now prioritise exerise as it's as much for my mental health as general fitness. In the past, if I'd had a bad day at work I would have poured myself a drink and slumped on the sofa but now, no matter what (including bad weather), I change immediately when I get home and go out for a brisk 2-4 mile walk dependent on how much moving around I'd managed in the day time. Further if I've been desk-bound or stuck in meetings for most of the day. I also get up early and go to the gym most mornings or do some cardio. Have done this since the start of 2021 and it's become habitual.

What I have found is that I sleep more and watch less television so a win all round. But I am on my own so don't have children or a partner to factor into my lifestyle. I realise others may not find it quite so easy.

The only thin

[gangzoom]

JimmyConwayNW said:

thepritch said:

Really interested I how others fit a athletic life in with their work/hole life.

The thing that differs is they don't make excuses or find reasons not to do something they just do it. I've noticed that since joining a gym and losing weight since last year.

The athletic ones, in good shape simply just find reasons to do it, are well prepared and don't slack off on diet for extended periods.

I find working hard in the gym ok, I find maintaining diet so much harder.

We don’t aim for athletic performance, just some structured exercise. We both work full time, no parents local to help with school run, and aim to cook 6 days a week out of 7. Time is by far the biggest barrier, online fitness programs has worked really well for us, 3 years into just doing weights/ride at home when ever there is a ‘spare’ 30 minutes. Did use to have gym memberships, but that would be totally wasted now, as we simply don’t have time, but doing stuff at home/house is possible, it’s now part of the routine.

[CAH706]

CAH706 said:

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I’m going to have a back off week in the gym next week and eat a little more (healthy foods) to allow my body a break and to recharge a little. I expect a bit of a weight increase but that is fine.

Progress so far

Start weight 90.5kg
Current weight 81kg

Target c76kg - ideally by end of May

Weight exactly the same today

Had another good week at the qym and still seeing good improvement in the weights I'm lifting

I usually suffer a lot with elbow/shoulder pain. At the minute I have none which I suspect is due to the improved diet and reduced alcohol consumption

2 more weeks then ill change my routine a little and add in a little HIIT work

[WCZ]

My body refuses to budge from this weight despite being at a calorie deficit and daily exercise!

[FishAndChips]

Broken scales for sure, has to be neigh on impossible to record your weigh in lbs exactly to the first decimal? Time for a battery change?

[75Black]

No change in weight this week, 79kg exactly still. Onto next week.

[king arthur]

Somehow I've gained nearly 1.5kg this week.

[WCZ]

FishAndChips said:

Broken scales for sure, has to be neigh on impossible to record your weigh in lbs exactly to the first decimal? Time for a battery change?

replaced the battery and gained 4lbs! think i'm going to get a new scale :P

[lizardbrain]

Back on target this month to hit 3kg in 3 months, after a bit of a relapse. I was injured week 1 of March, drink a bit more and snacking a lot also. The peak is when I started weighing my problem snack foods every time, which seems to have helped get back on track

my waist to height ratio is now 0.51. I believe 0.50 is when the chart goes green so that's another landmark I'm looking forward to hitting

Edited by lizardbrain on Tuesday 19th March 08:50

[Mannginger]

I've realised my weight loss is now almost certainly down to flipping from hypo to hyperthyroidism,. Meeting an endocrinologist in the next couple of weeks to confirm but still, it means when I sort that out I've got a solid -5.5kgs under my belt to start "really" losing weight!

[thepritch]

lizardbrain said:

Back on target this month to hit 3kg in 3 months, after a bit of a relapse. I was injured week 1 of March, drink a bit more and snacking a lot also. The peak is when I started weighing my problem snack foods every time, which seems to have helped get back on track

my waist to height ratio is now 0.51. I believe 0.50 is when the chart goes green so that's another landmark I'm looking forward to hitting

Edited by lizardbrain on Tuesday 19th March 08:50

Think this is a very good example of looking at trends. (Well done on the loss btw!). If you didn’t and just looked at numbers alone on a few wrongly selected dates it would be easy to conclude the dieting wasn’t working.

[asfault]

im 5"6 was 76kg 39year old .

a month on now im still the same height (unfortunitly) 74kg but just cant get any lower.
been running almost every day, sit ups and push ups.
visible 6 pack is there now it wasnt a month ago.

can you just hit a weight and thats it?
I realise there is a bit of muscle increase to match the fat loss which is obviously heavier. but im still on the edge of overweight by bmi standards.

[WCZ]

asfault said:

im 5"6 was 76kg 39year old .

a month on now im still the same height (unfortunitly) 74kg but just cant get any lower.
been running almost every day, sit ups and push ups.
visible 6 pack is there now it wasnt a month ago.

can you just hit a weight and thats it?
I realise there is a bit of muscle increase to match the fat loss which is obviously heavier. but im still on the edge of overweight by bmi standards.

hmm, if you have a 6 pack then how much fat is there left to lose anyway?

[dirtbiker]

asfault said:

im 5"6 was 76kg 39year old .

a month on now im still the same height (unfortunitly) 74kg but just cant get any lower.
been running almost every day, sit ups and push ups.
visible 6 pack is there now it wasnt a month ago.

can you just hit a weight and thats it?
I realise there is a bit of muscle increase to match the fat loss which is obviously heavier. but im still on the edge of overweight by bmi standards.

Sounds like you need to have a look at what you're eating - MFP can be a pain in the arse but it rapidly becomes apparent why you're not losing more weight. The old saying that you can't out-exercise a bad diet is totally true for most folk who have actual lives!

I wouldn't worry about the BMI numbers though, I'm 170cm and have only just dropped out of the >25 'Overweight' category and don't think it's very representative for most people.

[TameRacingDriver]

asfault said:

im 5"6 was 76kg 39year old .

a month on now im still the same height (unfortunitly) 74kg but just cant get any lower.
been running almost every day, sit ups and push ups.
visible 6 pack is there now it wasnt a month ago.

can you just hit a weight and thats it?
I realise there is a bit of muscle increase to match the fat loss which is obviously heavier. but im still on the edge of overweight by bmi standards.

If you have a visible 6 pack then you are at around 10% body fat and thus should definitely not be trying to lose more weight. That is madness my friend!

[lizardbrain]

I don't think BMI is worth fretting about.

What's your waist to height ratio? That's the new kid in town

[otolith]

lizardbrain said:

I don't think BMI is worth fretting about.

What's your waist to height ratio? That's the new kid in town

Similar issue the BMI there, I would have thought, in that it's sensitive to leg length. Maybe if you took sitting height?

[lizardbrain]

otolith said:

Similar issue the BMI there, I would have thought, in that it's sensitive to leg length. Maybe if you took sitting height?

Yeah similar issues but probably slightly better.

I'm not quite at the calipers stage yet!

Though maybe if they make a bluetooth one that might tip me over the edge

[asfault]

lizardbrain said:

I don't think BMI is worth fretting about.

What's your waist to height ratio? That's the new kid in town

0.49

No idea what that means though.

re diet alot better now than it was, cut out alot of crisps with eating alot more salad and lean chicken, boiled eggs and tinned fish

still have the odd day with a mate where we literally pig out on pizza , coke and sweets but thats once every 2 weeks or so. drink wise never beer as dont like it so vodka and lemonade or G and T on most fri and sat nights.

The bigger issue that made me start was a month or two ago being 76 sometimes 77kg i was aware of a belly starting. going to 73 tehn now back to 74-75kg maybe there is nothing more to come off?