The 2025 Weight Loss Thread
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. I've tried going down to 2,000 calories and I can't do it. I'll do it for a week and then it's all out.
I have a terrible relationship with food. It's my comfort. Good day at work? Chocolate to celebrate. s
t day? Chocolate to cheer myself up.
A binge session was four times my normal amount in a matter of hours.
I can still polish of a large packet of hobnobs in one sitting in a matter of minutes and not feel full/sick.
My weight has dropped now though. Down to 136kg. I was around this three years ago.
11kg to go to what I was in 2019.
. I've tried going down to 2,000 calories and I can't do it. I'll do it for a week and then it's all out. I have a terrible relationship with food. It's my comfort. Good day at work? Chocolate to celebrate. s
t day? Chocolate to cheer myself up. A binge session was four times my normal amount in a matter of hours.
I can still polish of a large packet of hobnobs in one sitting in a matter of minutes and not feel full/sick.
My weight has dropped now though. Down to 136kg. I was around this three years ago.
11kg to go to what I was in 2019.
Amazing progress, well done again.
Not the healthiest approach but as I said, I am incredible impatient when it comes to weight loss. Since Jan 6th I have limited myself to 1900 calories / day and no eating back of exercise calories. There are days when I can be in a huge calorie deficit (yesterday for example, my recorded calorie intake was 1800, my TDEE was 4022 (a fast 10k and lots of walking to/from work so ended up with almost 25k steps). It sounds much worse than it actually is, but there will be an adjustment period going back to maintenance calories.
By far my biggest temptation is chocolate, cake, sweets etc. Even now I am confident I could polish off several big chocolate bars....even sometimes I feel jealous of my old self eating whatever he wanted without any care in the world for my weight!
Not the healthiest approach but as I said, I am incredible impatient when it comes to weight loss. Since Jan 6th I have limited myself to 1900 calories / day and no eating back of exercise calories. There are days when I can be in a huge calorie deficit (yesterday for example, my recorded calorie intake was 1800, my TDEE was 4022 (a fast 10k and lots of walking to/from work so ended up with almost 25k steps). It sounds much worse than it actually is, but there will be an adjustment period going back to maintenance calories.
By far my biggest temptation is chocolate, cake, sweets etc. Even now I am confident I could polish off several big chocolate bars....even sometimes I feel jealous of my old self eating whatever he wanted without any care in the world for my weight!
LosingGrip said:
Thanks . I've tried going down to 2,000 calories and I can't do it. I'll do it for a week and then it's all out.
I have a terrible relationship with food. It's my comfort. Good day at work? Chocolate to celebrate. st day? Chocolate to cheer myself up.
A binge session was four times my normal amount in a matter of hours.
I can still polish of a large packet of hobnobs in one sitting in a matter of minutes and not feel full/sick.
Sounds like me...although I have discovered that eating a entire large Toblerone on my own does make me feel a bit sick, I'll still finish the last couple of pieces off though!. I've tried going down to 2,000 calories and I can't do it. I'll do it for a week and then it's all out. I have a terrible relationship with food. It's my comfort. Good day at work? Chocolate to celebrate. s
t day? Chocolate to cheer myself up. A binge session was four times my normal amount in a matter of hours.
I can still polish of a large packet of hobnobs in one sitting in a matter of minutes and not feel full/sick.
trails said:
Sounds like me...although I have discovered that eating a entire large Toblerone on my own does make me feel a bit sick, I'll still finish the last couple of pieces off though!
It's only recently (within the last month or so) that i don't feel guilty for not eating everything on my plate if I'm not up to it (I still rarely feel full, it's more bordem when eating if that makes any sense?). 
For all its faults, PH can be awesome in little corners that can make a difference.
I've kept a few wise words in my head, including some from this thread and it doesn't take long to look at yourself in a more positive light. I have 6.6kg for the year to show, even if I'm +2.5kg in the last month. I know when you make a change the body stores water differently, so I already have 1kg to show for a tweaked mindset in just a couple of days. We even had takeaway pizza last night as it was my daughter's parents' evening, but I didn't go mad, had been sensible through the day and didn't have further treats after (and no treat day Friday this week).
I'm not able to use my rowing machine at the moment (feels like a chest muscle, but could just be stress) which was always my trusty steed in times of my head being in the right place, so I'll have to double down on what gets stuffed in my gob.
I've kept a few wise words in my head, including some from this thread and it doesn't take long to look at yourself in a more positive light. I have 6.6kg for the year to show, even if I'm +2.5kg in the last month. I know when you make a change the body stores water differently, so I already have 1kg to show for a tweaked mindset in just a couple of days. We even had takeaway pizza last night as it was my daughter's parents' evening, but I didn't go mad, had been sensible through the day and didn't have further treats after (and no treat day Friday this week).
I'm not able to use my rowing machine at the moment (feels like a chest muscle, but could just be stress) which was always my trusty steed in times of my head being in the right place, so I'll have to double down on what gets stuffed in my gob.
LosingGrip said:
It's only recently (within the last month or so) that i don't feel guilty for not eating everything on my plate if I'm not up to it (I still rarely feel full, it's more bordem when eating if that makes any sense?).
That's good you can leave things now, I keep stuffing my hole even when I know I should stop and am full. I think there may be an element of boredom for me too, but I crave some sort of stimulation so eat to get it. Maybe.22 said:
For all its faults, PH can be awesome in little corners that can make a difference.
I've kept a few wise words in my head, including some from this thread and it doesn't take long to look at yourself in a more positive light. I have 6.6kg for the year to show, even if I'm +2.5kg in the last month. I know when you make a change the body stores water differently, so I already have 1kg to show for a tweaked mindset in just a couple of days. We even had takeaway pizza last night as it was my daughter's parents' evening, but I didn't go mad, had been sensible through the day and didn't have further treats after (and no treat day Friday this week).
I'm not able to use my rowing machine at the moment (feels like a chest muscle, but could just be stress) which was always my trusty steed in times of my head being in the right place, so I'll have to double down on what gets stuffed in my gob.
Nice Post, good loss and hope your chest muscle heals quickly I've kept a few wise words in my head, including some from this thread and it doesn't take long to look at yourself in a more positive light. I have 6.6kg for the year to show, even if I'm +2.5kg in the last month. I know when you make a change the body stores water differently, so I already have 1kg to show for a tweaked mindset in just a couple of days. We even had takeaway pizza last night as it was my daughter's parents' evening, but I didn't go mad, had been sensible through the day and didn't have further treats after (and no treat day Friday this week).
I'm not able to use my rowing machine at the moment (feels like a chest muscle, but could just be stress) which was always my trusty steed in times of my head being in the right place, so I'll have to double down on what gets stuffed in my gob.
trails said:
Anybody shooting at you on this thread would be a right , so ignore them...you must be stoked with the change
My PT asked me for a before and after photo, it wasn't until I did the comparison last night that it hit me how much of a change I've made. I'm over the moon to be honest, I feel so much better and stronger, there's been some effort to get here but it's so worth it. , so ignore them...you must be stoked with the change Stick with it everyone
Dunclane said:
My PT asked me for a before and after photo, it wasn't until I did the comparison last night that it hit me how much of a change I've made. I'm over the moon to be honest, I feel so much better and stronger, there's been some effort to get here but it's so worth it.
Stick with it everyone
So you should be, you look like a different person...nowt worth having is free. Well except tonight's roll over Stick with it everyone
Great work there, Duncan, you've done fantastically. 
I'll put my pictures up on here at the end of my challenge, first week of May, and like you, it's not until I started seeing pictures of the change that it really sunk in.
Two pounds off for me this week meaning 6 stone 3lbs off since May 1st 2024. Six weeks to go, and I'd be over the moon to lose a stone more in that time.
I'll put my pictures up on here at the end of my challenge, first week of May, and like you, it's not until I started seeing pictures of the change that it really sunk in.
Two pounds off for me this week meaning 6 stone 3lbs off since May 1st 2024. Six weeks to go, and I'd be over the moon to lose a stone more in that time.
Some great results folks, nice one.
I'm pleased to say the 'damage' from an epic meltdown seems to be getting quickly undone. Yesterday I struggled a bit as nothing quite hit the spot (but didn't cave in). I'm going to set up my rowing machine today in the office and try a gentle 10k. I know it's what I eat more than what I do, but for me they go hand-in-hand with the exercise definitely contributing to the overall 'feel good' factor and keeping my head in check.
I'm pleased to say the 'damage' from an epic meltdown seems to be getting quickly undone. Yesterday I struggled a bit as nothing quite hit the spot (but didn't cave in). I'm going to set up my rowing machine today in the office and try a gentle 10k. I know it's what I eat more than what I do, but for me they go hand-in-hand with the exercise definitely contributing to the overall 'feel good' factor and keeping my head in check.
Robmarriott said:
0.6kg off this week which brings me down to 98.3kg, for a total of 11.10kg for the year so far.
Had to by new gym kit, it looked like I was borrowing someone else's t-shirts.
I bought a load of Pistonheads cycling jerseys (a group buy thing a few years ago). I bought stuff that fit at the time, and stuff a size bigger in case I put weight on. I also bought some "race fit" team replica gear, elsewhere, in the largest available size, but it was too snug to actually wear. I dragged the box out of my wardrobe last week, and tried a lot of it on. It turns out that losing nearly 13kg has made the "race fit" gear fit properly, and the smaller PH gear is slightly too loose. The larger PH gear? That definitely looks like I'm wearing a larger sibling's hand-me-downs. Had to by new gym kit, it looked like I was borrowing someone else's t-shirts.
This past week has been the first week I've stayed below my 67.0kg target weight for all seven days.
Today's weight was 66.3kg first thing
7-day average is 66.4kg
4-week average is 67.0kg
On two days recently I've been as low as 66 0.6kg on the scale.
I set myself a new parkrun PB yesterday, too. 00:26:30.
I'm very happy with progress. I could lose a couple more kilograms and remain inside a healthy weight range, but I'm not actively targeting further weight loss now. I'm hoping my new eating habits have fully "bedded in", and that I will not find it difficult to maintain my current weight and fitness.
I need to get a bike race done next Sunday, then I can look at targeting my 5k and 10k run times as the improvements I'd like to make. But that's for another thread.
Congratulations to everyone else who's made progress so far this year. Reading this thread has definitely been one of the things that has inspired and supported me to reach my goal weight. I will continue to read the thread, and I'll post if I feel I've got a useful contribution to make . . .
Cheers, everyone!
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