The 2025 Weight Loss Thread
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blue_haddock said:
I weighed myself yesterday and hadn't lost anything but for some reason weighed myself again today and had lost 600g so a pound and a bit.
This why I don't weigh daily as there will always be minor ups and down.
The missus asked me what I want for Christmas and there's nothing I really need so had been looking into walking pads. The idea is I can put something on the TV and just do an hour or so of gentle plodding instead of sitting eating a bag of crisps or biscuits .
I used to weigh once a week but now actually weigh twice a day, once in the morning after gym, once in the evening before main meal. I have learnt a lot about how my body responds to certain foods, exercise, hydration and sleep by doing this and for me, a good couple of days motivates me to keep it up. I feel like I'm holding myself to account every day kinda vibe. This why I don't weigh daily as there will always be minor ups and down.
The missus asked me what I want for Christmas and there's nothing I really need so had been looking into walking pads. The idea is I can put something on the TV and just do an hour or so of gentle plodding instead of sitting eating a bag of crisps or biscuits .
biggbn said:
blue_haddock said:
I weighed myself yesterday and hadn't lost anything but for some reason weighed myself again today and had lost 600g so a pound and a bit.
This why I don't weigh daily as there will always be minor ups and down.
The missus asked me what I want for Christmas and there's nothing I really need so had been looking into walking pads. The idea is I can put something on the TV and just do an hour or so of gentle plodding instead of sitting eating a bag of crisps or biscuits .
I used to weigh once a week but now actually weigh twice a day, once in the morning after gym, once in the evening before main meal. I have learnt a lot about how my body responds to certain foods, exercise, hydration and sleep by doing this and for me, a good couple of days motivates me to keep it up. I feel like I'm holding myself to account every day kinda vibe. This why I don't weigh daily as there will always be minor ups and down.
The missus asked me what I want for Christmas and there's nothing I really need so had been looking into walking pads. The idea is I can put something on the TV and just do an hour or so of gentle plodding instead of sitting eating a bag of crisps or biscuits .
biggbn said:
blue_haddock said:
I weighed myself yesterday and hadn't lost anything but for some reason weighed myself again today and had lost 600g so a pound and a bit.
This why I don't weigh daily as there will always be minor ups and down.
The missus asked me what I want for Christmas and there's nothing I really need so had been looking into walking pads. The idea is I can put something on the TV and just do an hour or so of gentle plodding instead of sitting eating a bag of crisps or biscuits .
I used to weigh once a week but now actually weigh twice a day, once in the morning after gym, once in the evening before main meal. I have learnt a lot about how my body responds to certain foods, exercise, hydration and sleep by doing this and for me, a good couple of days motivates me to keep it up. I feel like I'm holding myself to account every day kinda vibe. This why I don't weigh daily as there will always be minor ups and down.
The missus asked me what I want for Christmas and there's nothing I really need so had been looking into walking pads. The idea is I can put something on the TV and just do an hour or so of gentle plodding instead of sitting eating a bag of crisps or biscuits .
I stayed off alcohol last weekend and I've seen my weight stay consistently below 13 stone, and is today 12 stone 11. Thats a new low and a full 2 stone below where I started. 4ibs to go and I've hit my target.
My belly fat remains though which is annoying. I'm 3 notches down on my belt but I still the same shape, just thinner all over. I can still grap a handful of belly
Edited by 98elise on Friday 28th November 11:09
Mr Roper said:
biggbn said:
17st 7lb this morning, almost at the 4st lost mark.
Nice drop....Just shows weight loss isn't linear. 184.4lb this morning, so 2lb down since my last wiki update 3 weeks ago. Slow but it's exactly where It should be at my stage of leanness.
Yesterday was the very first negative comment from a chap who works on the same estate. Stuff like...You look ill, your face is gaunt, you really need to stop and eat a meal, i know you're training but you're taking it too far etc ..Even went on to say that someone else on the same estate mentioned that I'm starting to look ill these days.
It wasn't a tirade of observations, more being dropped in sporadically during a conversation about this and that, yet kept coming back to it.
I think, the reason it got under my skin is because it came from someone who has trained for decades, keeps in ok'ish shape and should know better so it kinda blindsided me.
I also know It comes from a place of unfamiliarity but the tone was of concern and that's what's needled me. Even after explaining the process.
It's a social norm to poke at the fat lad, many of us have experienced it at some point or another but even this is a new one on me.
So this morning I found myself looking in the mirror looking in a different way to which I did yesterday and that's really bothering me.
Anyway....Poor rant but thems the apples.
Yesterday was the very first negative comment from a chap who works on the same estate. Stuff like...You look ill, your face is gaunt, you really need to stop and eat a meal, i know you're training but you're taking it too far etc ..Even went on to say that someone else on the same estate mentioned that I'm starting to look ill these days.
It wasn't a tirade of observations, more being dropped in sporadically during a conversation about this and that, yet kept coming back to it.
I think, the reason it got under my skin is because it came from someone who has trained for decades, keeps in ok'ish shape and should know better so it kinda blindsided me.
I also know It comes from a place of unfamiliarity but the tone was of concern and that's what's needled me. Even after explaining the process.
It's a social norm to poke at the fat lad, many of us have experienced it at some point or another but even this is a new one on me.
So this morning I found myself looking in the mirror looking in a different way to which I did yesterday and that's really bothering me.
Anyway....Poor rant but thems the apples.
biggbn said:
It has been quite steady Mr.R, done well over the last two weeks, been quite brutal with calories and no weekend drinking/snacks. Lots of training as well as 'work walks'
If memory serves you're aiming for 16st? I imagine that's feeling incredibly close now that you've lost the majority of you weight loss goal.Excellent work, especially with the extra focus on cutting back on the bad and increasing the good.
mediumgbn
. Mr Roper said:
184.4lb this morning, so 2lb down since my last wiki update 3 weeks ago. Slow but it's exactly where It should be at my stage of leanness.
Yesterday was the very first negative comment from a chap who works on the same estate. Stuff like...You look ill, your face is gaunt, you really need to stop and eat a meal, i know you're training but you're taking it too far etc ..Even went on to say that someone else on the same estate mentioned that I'm starting to look ill these days.
It wasn't a tirade of observations, more being dropped in sporadically during a conversation about this and that, yet kept coming back to it.
I think, the reason it got under my skin is because it came from someone who has trained for decades, keeps in ok'ish shape and should know better so it kinda blindsided me.
I also know It comes from a place of unfamiliarity but the tone was of concern and that's what's needled me. Even after explaining the process.
It's a social norm to poke at the fat lad, many of us have experienced it at some point or another but even this is a new one on me.
So this morning I found myself looking in the mirror looking in a different way to which I did yesterday and that's really bothering me.
Anyway....Poor rant but thems the apples.
There you go, the first negative comment after what, I guess, would have been dozens of positive remarks on how well you look. It's natural to focus on that negative though; everyone says the same about online comments - they read all the good stuff but the bad stuff, much less in numbers, is what they hone in on.Yesterday was the very first negative comment from a chap who works on the same estate. Stuff like...You look ill, your face is gaunt, you really need to stop and eat a meal, i know you're training but you're taking it too far etc ..Even went on to say that someone else on the same estate mentioned that I'm starting to look ill these days.
It wasn't a tirade of observations, more being dropped in sporadically during a conversation about this and that, yet kept coming back to it.
I think, the reason it got under my skin is because it came from someone who has trained for decades, keeps in ok'ish shape and should know better so it kinda blindsided me.
I also know It comes from a place of unfamiliarity but the tone was of concern and that's what's needled me. Even after explaining the process.
It's a social norm to poke at the fat lad, many of us have experienced it at some point or another but even this is a new one on me.
So this morning I found myself looking in the mirror looking in a different way to which I did yesterday and that's really bothering me.
Anyway....Poor rant but thems the apples.
Not ghey, but you look really good and maybe it's just the big swing between overweight and normal that has befuddled him and he's not articulated his point very well. I'd not focus on it and keep going; it's only you that has to live with you!
Mr Stringer would be a better user name now, surely?
Mr Roper, there's every chance that some of those comments have came from a place of envy, especially from someone who's trained for decades and is in ok-ish shape. They might be thinking "f
k why don't I look like that? I'm gonna put this guy down" even if they don't even know they're doing it.
Your body composition change has happened quite quickly compared to most, so that's probably shocked people a bit, but that's just because you've done what very few others are willing to do; made the effort, stayed consistent.
I've seen your recent photos from the other thread and I assure you, you do not look unhealthy or ill. You look in incredible shape; you've not just lost weight, you're lean, strong, fit and getting after it. I'm not just blowing smoke up your arse, you need to hear it because you can't be walking away from conversations feeling negatively about the way you look, that's a dark, dark road.
Plus, if anyone says anything else, you can get them in a body triangle until they start crying.
k why don't I look like that? I'm gonna put this guy down" even if they don't even know they're doing it.Your body composition change has happened quite quickly compared to most, so that's probably shocked people a bit, but that's just because you've done what very few others are willing to do; made the effort, stayed consistent.
I've seen your recent photos from the other thread and I assure you, you do not look unhealthy or ill. You look in incredible shape; you've not just lost weight, you're lean, strong, fit and getting after it. I'm not just blowing smoke up your arse, you need to hear it because you can't be walking away from conversations feeling negatively about the way you look, that's a dark, dark road.
Plus, if anyone says anything else, you can get them in a body triangle until they start crying.
Well I've gone from 141kg down to 107.9kg at my lowest and then averaged out at 109-110kg - now I'm 113kg and still not eating much
Unfortunately the meds I'm on all have the same side affect (one of many) and that's weight gain...
I'm literally surviving off Weetabix, bananas, porridge, turkey sandwiches, plenty of salad and veg etc... But that's when I can face eating
Unfortunately the meds I'm on all have the same side affect (one of many) and that's weight gain...
I'm literally surviving off Weetabix, bananas, porridge, turkey sandwiches, plenty of salad and veg etc... But that's when I can face eating
horsemeatscandal said:
Mr Roper, there's every chance that some of those comments have came from a place of envy, especially from someone who's trained for decades and is in ok-ish shape. They might be thinking "fk why don't I look like that? I'm gonna put this guy down" even if they don't even know they're doing it.
Your body composition change has happened quite quickly compared to most, so that's probably shocked people a bit, but that's just because you've done what very few others are willing to do; made the effort, stayed consistent.
I've seen your recent photos from the other thread and I assure you, you do not look unhealthy or ill. You look in incredible shape; you've not just lost weight, you're lean, strong, fit and getting after it. I'm not just blowing smoke up your arse, you need to hear it because you can't be walking away from conversations feeling negatively about the way you look, that's a dark, dark road.
Plus, if anyone says anything else, you can get them in a body triangle until they start crying.
Yeah, I hear you mate...maybe it's poor timing. The last few weeks of this cut has seen a more exaggerated look of depletion, strength and general feeling of flatness..... but that's part of it, yet all very new to me. In fact, only the other day my PT said that I'm at the stage where a lot quit because of this. Plus my rib hurts so I'm likely more naggy than usual k why don't I look like that? I'm gonna put this guy down" even if they don't even know they're doing it.Your body composition change has happened quite quickly compared to most, so that's probably shocked people a bit, but that's just because you've done what very few others are willing to do; made the effort, stayed consistent.
I've seen your recent photos from the other thread and I assure you, you do not look unhealthy or ill. You look in incredible shape; you've not just lost weight, you're lean, strong, fit and getting after it. I'm not just blowing smoke up your arse, you need to hear it because you can't be walking away from conversations feeling negatively about the way you look, that's a dark, dark road.
Plus, if anyone says anything else, you can get them in a body triangle until they start crying.
Appreciate what you've said....I won't be going down that dark road. This cut will be over soon then it's show me the gylcogen!!
Cheers mate, as always a top bloke.
Thanks Glover,
I would never knowingly say negative things about someone's body and I think that's also the case here. Curiosity, poorly executed.
Thanks pal.
Mr Roper said:
184.4lb this morning, so 2lb down since my last wiki update 3 weeks ago. Slow but it's exactly where It should be at my stage of leanness.
Yesterday was the very first negative comment from a chap who works on the same estate. Stuff like...You look ill, your face is gaunt, you really need to stop and eat a meal, i know you're training but you're taking it too far etc ..Even went on to say that someone else on the same estate mentioned that I'm starting to look ill these days.
It wasn't a tirade of observations, more being dropped in sporadically during a conversation about this and that, yet kept coming back to it.
I think, the reason it got under my skin is because it came from someone who has trained for decades, keeps in ok'ish shape and should know better so it kinda blindsided me.
I also know It comes from a place of unfamiliarity but the tone was of concern and that's what's needled me. Even after explaining the process.
It's a social norm to poke at the fat lad, many of us have experienced it at some point or another but even this is a new one on me.
So this morning I found myself looking in the mirror looking in a different way to which I did yesterday and that's really bothering me.
Anyway....Poor rant but thems the apples.
It's the fat apologist nature of our country, I my opinion. It's only ever the obese that make those comments from my experience.Yesterday was the very first negative comment from a chap who works on the same estate. Stuff like...You look ill, your face is gaunt, you really need to stop and eat a meal, i know you're training but you're taking it too far etc ..Even went on to say that someone else on the same estate mentioned that I'm starting to look ill these days.
It wasn't a tirade of observations, more being dropped in sporadically during a conversation about this and that, yet kept coming back to it.
I think, the reason it got under my skin is because it came from someone who has trained for decades, keeps in ok'ish shape and should know better so it kinda blindsided me.
I also know It comes from a place of unfamiliarity but the tone was of concern and that's what's needled me. Even after explaining the process.
It's a social norm to poke at the fat lad, many of us have experienced it at some point or another but even this is a new one on me.
So this morning I found myself looking in the mirror looking in a different way to which I did yesterday and that's really bothering me.
Anyway....Poor rant but thems the apples.
Granted, you quite often do lose weight from your face quickly, then level out, but how f
king rude to give someone a negative comment.Can you imagine the backlash if you went up to some and told them they looked fat and looked looked a lot closer to an heart-attack than did a few months earlier?
And gym goers are quite often the worst. When I started Intermittent Fasting, a guy at the gym who trains and is strong, and 'big', but is also carrying several stone of fat was the first to highlight at made me 'gaunt' when I dropped bodyfat. This the guy that has zero definition and hasn't seen his own b
ks for a generation. Someone then suggested he should try the 'jabs' to lose bodyfat, he was livid and mortally offended.Just ignore them. As others have said, it's often a defence mechanism and grounded in envy.
Amazing to see some great transformations this year (and work going back beyond for some).
In a last-ditch effort to be under 100kg at Christmas (or at least before I go away for Christmas), I've created a daft game with financial penalties; the proceeds going in the work lads Christmas tip jar. I'm usually disappeared from the thread by now so the fact I still care I'm taking as progress.
For much of the year I've eaten well and done a shift on the rowing machine. This time of year I'll accept one or the other.
If I do NEITHER on a given day I pay a a penalty. I then have 24 hours to earn it back by eating well AND rowing 10k the following day. The first penalty I did indeed take it back the next day. Yesterday was a blip and although I've eaten well today, I don't see how I'll have time to row so the cash stays in the pot.
It does seem to have given me a mini kick up the bum (after a poor few weeks). Whatever happens I'm on the thread next year and want to get lower again.
In a last-ditch effort to be under 100kg at Christmas (or at least before I go away for Christmas), I've created a daft game with financial penalties; the proceeds going in the work lads Christmas tip jar. I'm usually disappeared from the thread by now so the fact I still care I'm taking as progress.
For much of the year I've eaten well and done a shift on the rowing machine. This time of year I'll accept one or the other.
If I do NEITHER on a given day I pay a a penalty. I then have 24 hours to earn it back by eating well AND rowing 10k the following day. The first penalty I did indeed take it back the next day. Yesterday was a blip and although I've eaten well today, I don't see how I'll have time to row so the cash stays in the pot.
It does seem to have given me a mini kick up the bum (after a poor few weeks). Whatever happens I'm on the thread next year and want to get lower again.
TheHeadhunter said:
Mr Roper said:
184.4lb this morning, so 2lb down since my last wiki update 3 weeks ago. Slow but it's exactly where It should be at my stage of leanness.
Yesterday was the very first negative comment from a chap who works on the same estate. Stuff like...You look ill, your face is gaunt, you really need to stop and eat a meal, i know you're training but you're taking it too far etc ..Even went on to say that someone else on the same estate mentioned that I'm starting to look ill these days.
It wasn't a tirade of observations, more being dropped in sporadically during a conversation about this and that, yet kept coming back to it.
I think, the reason it got under my skin is because it came from someone who has trained for decades, keeps in ok'ish shape and should know better so it kinda blindsided me.
I also know It comes from a place of unfamiliarity but the tone was of concern and that's what's needled me. Even after explaining the process.
It's a social norm to poke at the fat lad, many of us have experienced it at some point or another but even this is a new one on me.
So this morning I found myself looking in the mirror looking in a different way to which I did yesterday and that's really bothering me.
Anyway....Poor rant but thems the apples.
It's the fat apologist nature of our country, I my opinion. It's only ever the obese that make those comments from my experience.Yesterday was the very first negative comment from a chap who works on the same estate. Stuff like...You look ill, your face is gaunt, you really need to stop and eat a meal, i know you're training but you're taking it too far etc ..Even went on to say that someone else on the same estate mentioned that I'm starting to look ill these days.
It wasn't a tirade of observations, more being dropped in sporadically during a conversation about this and that, yet kept coming back to it.
I think, the reason it got under my skin is because it came from someone who has trained for decades, keeps in ok'ish shape and should know better so it kinda blindsided me.
I also know It comes from a place of unfamiliarity but the tone was of concern and that's what's needled me. Even after explaining the process.
It's a social norm to poke at the fat lad, many of us have experienced it at some point or another but even this is a new one on me.
So this morning I found myself looking in the mirror looking in a different way to which I did yesterday and that's really bothering me.
Anyway....Poor rant but thems the apples.
Granted, you quite often do lose weight from your face quickly, then level out, but how f
king rude to give someone a negative comment.Can you imagine the backlash if you went up to some and told them they looked fat and looked looked a lot closer to an heart-attack than did a few months earlier?
And gym goers are quite often the worst. When I started Intermittent Fasting, a guy at the gym who trains and is strong, and 'big', but is also carrying several stone of fat was the first to highlight at made me 'gaunt' when I dropped bodyfat. This the guy that has zero definition and hasn't seen his own b
ks for a generation. Someone then suggested he should try the 'jabs' to lose bodyfat, he was livid and mortally offended.Just ignore them. As others have said, it's often a defence mechanism and grounded in envy.
Edited by biggbn on Friday 28th November 17:05
Mr Roper said:
biggbn said:
It has been quite steady Mr.R, done well over the last two weeks, been quite brutal with calories and no weekend drinking/snacks. Lots of training as well as 'work walks'
If memory serves you're aiming for 16st? I imagine that's feeling incredibly close now that you've lost the majority of you weight loss goal.Excellent work, especially with the extra focus on cutting back on the bad and increasing the good.
mediumgbn
. biggbn said:
Mr R, for what its worth I reckon it has simply been a thoughtless throwaway comment and perhaps you are a little tetchy due to the cut? I'm afraid I don't buy the 'fat apologist' comments, it doesnt resonate with me or my experiences. Live and let live. If someone, anyone wants to make derogatory comments about anyone's appearance, sexuality, whatever, challenge them, don't assume they are a barometer for others. The irony of HH post above is not lost on me.
Yeah, on reflection, Throwaway and me being tetchy is pretty much spot on, mate. Am I that arsed?…Not really, just tetchy. Where’s the doughnuts? Edited by biggbn on Friday 28th November 17:05
To use your sign off…Peace and love.
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