The 2024 Weight Loss Thread
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I’m hovering around 155kgs. 184cm.
Knees are in bits. Right shoulder also wrecked and neck not good. Thanks to being a bricklayer and playing tight head at rugby. Also apparently running was not good for damaged knees but it helped me lose weight.
I’ve had to give up physical work due to lung disease. Now office bound with a little walking on construction sites.
Lost 50kg before but that was when I could train.
Now I’m going to try Mounjaro. Have read all the downsides but it will help immensely for my knees and lungs if I can lose 35kgs.
Pen arrives today.
Knees are in bits. Right shoulder also wrecked and neck not good. Thanks to being a bricklayer and playing tight head at rugby. Also apparently running was not good for damaged knees but it helped me lose weight.
I’ve had to give up physical work due to lung disease. Now office bound with a little walking on construction sites.
Lost 50kg before but that was when I could train.
Now I’m going to try Mounjaro. Have read all the downsides but it will help immensely for my knees and lungs if I can lose 35kgs.
Pen arrives today.
One simple swap for me seems to be making a difference for me, German rye bread for the generic supermarket "bread" I was consuming before. Fills me up and doesn't leave me craving it. Aside that from that I'm now well into the habit of preparing most meals from scratch eliminating most ultra-processed stuff.
One thing though, I'm giving up with the boditrax scanner at the gym. Jumped on it Sunday, despite hitting PB's in 5km and 10km, running 11 miles in prep for a half marathon, lifting heavier, clothes fitting much better, it stated Ive put on more fat, lost muscle and weigh more....
One thing though, I'm giving up with the boditrax scanner at the gym. Jumped on it Sunday, despite hitting PB's in 5km and 10km, running 11 miles in prep for a half marathon, lifting heavier, clothes fitting much better, it stated Ive put on more fat, lost muscle and weigh more....
After a decent start to the year I’ve struggled the last few weeks a put a little weight back on. Only c1kg so nothing disastrous.
I’m 6 weeks into having whooping cough - feel ok now apart from the lack of sleep due to coughing.
I also had a mole removed from my back a couple of weeks ago which has stopped the gym work. I’m supposed to wait 6 weeks before I lift again.
That’s the excuses out of the way …. There has been no excuse for over eating and hitting the pub too much
On the plus side, I’ve walked a lot during the last couple of weeks and have started running to improve my cardio. I’ll focus on this for the next couple of months as I gradually start to bring some weight lifting back in.
I lifted light weights today and will go to the gym on Friday. Just need to get a grip of the diet again!!
I’m 6 weeks into having whooping cough - feel ok now apart from the lack of sleep due to coughing.
I also had a mole removed from my back a couple of weeks ago which has stopped the gym work. I’m supposed to wait 6 weeks before I lift again.
That’s the excuses out of the way …. There has been no excuse for over eating and hitting the pub too much
On the plus side, I’ve walked a lot during the last couple of weeks and have started running to improve my cardio. I’ll focus on this for the next couple of months as I gradually start to bring some weight lifting back in.
I lifted light weights today and will go to the gym on Friday. Just need to get a grip of the diet again!!
lrdisco said:
I’m hovering around 155kgs. 184cm.
Knees are in bits. Right shoulder also wrecked and neck not good. Thanks to being a bricklayer and playing tight head at rugby. Also apparently running was not good for damaged knees but it helped me lose weight.
I’ve had to give up physical work due to lung disease. Now office bound with a little walking on construction sites.
Lost 50kg before but that was when I could train.
Now I’m going to try Mounjaro. Have read all the downsides but it will help immensely for my knees and lungs if I can lose 35kgs.
Pen arrives today.
My missus is using Mounjaro and in the first week lost 8lb (not sure on her starting weight). Knees are in bits. Right shoulder also wrecked and neck not good. Thanks to being a bricklayer and playing tight head at rugby. Also apparently running was not good for damaged knees but it helped me lose weight.
I’ve had to give up physical work due to lung disease. Now office bound with a little walking on construction sites.
Lost 50kg before but that was when I could train.
Now I’m going to try Mounjaro. Have read all the downsides but it will help immensely for my knees and lungs if I can lose 35kgs.
Pen arrives today.
The incredible thing was that overnight all her craving for food just disappeared.
0.5kg down for me, I didn't know what the scales would say today. Rowing machine for 40k metres on my first week back on it for two months and sometimes it makes your body hang on to more water (I'm no scientist).
But I felt good, I'm motivated. Last week was treat day Friday and I also made a 'proper' roast dinner on Sunday, other than that I've been very good with food - but with a voracious appetite with considerably increased activity.
The best benefit is in my head - which also is often my downfall so hopefully properly press on and get back under 100kg. I'm still 3.5kg heavier than the end of November last year to emphasise the scale of my deviations!
One day I'll actually find time to ping off some emails to the disappearing folk.
But I felt good, I'm motivated. Last week was treat day Friday and I also made a 'proper' roast dinner on Sunday, other than that I've been very good with food - but with a voracious appetite with considerably increased activity.
The best benefit is in my head - which also is often my downfall so hopefully properly press on and get back under 100kg. I'm still 3.5kg heavier than the end of November last year to emphasise the scale of my deviations!
One day I'll actually find time to ping off some emails to the disappearing folk.
May as well join in. In my early 20s I was around 125kg and looked bloody awful with it at 180cms. Got down to 90kg in lockdown and felt great but at the start of 2024 I was back up to 105kg.
We booked a holiday for the end of May and I don't want to look like a tubby git around the pool in front of my kids so I've been dieting hard. Dropped from 102kg at the start of April to 96kg this morning and already feel much better. I've been focusing on my diet, reducing my portion sizes and intermittent fasting and also walking more and doing about half an hour of bodyweight exercises most days.
So 6kg down and 6kg to go but I think the hard part is done, I've cut down on drinking and snacking so that when I do have those treats they actually feel like treats now rather than something that is expected each evening.
We booked a holiday for the end of May and I don't want to look like a tubby git around the pool in front of my kids so I've been dieting hard. Dropped from 102kg at the start of April to 96kg this morning and already feel much better. I've been focusing on my diet, reducing my portion sizes and intermittent fasting and also walking more and doing about half an hour of bodyweight exercises most days.
So 6kg down and 6kg to go but I think the hard part is done, I've cut down on drinking and snacking so that when I do have those treats they actually feel like treats now rather than something that is expected each evening.
Might have accidentally gone away for my birthday at the end of April and then struggled to get back on track. BUT... my exercise is returning, my fitness getting better (still can't bust out a decent 10k in one hit on the rower, but have been doing 10k total every day). Feel good, mentally it's amazing what it does, just need to get the diet back in check. I'm day 4 of much improved diet - will update Friday whatever it says.
Newcomer to this thread. Currently 104.3kg and 178cm. I've always been overweight but I'm currently the heaviest I've ever been. I did couch to 5k before but basically gave up once I finished it. Now I do the following:
My target weight is 90kg, quite an aggressive target, but we will see how it goes.
Hoping to use this thread as a bit of inspiration and motivation to keep me on track!
- Re-started couch to 5k, running 3 times a week
- Walk around 9 miles a week as part of my commute
- Play badminton for 2 hours a week
My target weight is 90kg, quite an aggressive target, but we will see how it goes.
Hoping to use this thread as a bit of inspiration and motivation to keep me on track!
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