The 2025 Weight Loss Thread

[GloverMart]

That's great work, Rob, well done Sir!

Another pound off here this week - just about got the balance right between eating and exercise I think. 6 stone 8 pounds gone now so with three weeks to go till my year-long challenge ends, six pounds left to shift (for the moment!).

[acer12]

Robmarriott said:

I'm actually embarrassed to post it (and very nearly didn't) but this week I feel like I've really let myself down. 3 days in London with a load of food, a substantial amount of walking and I've gained weight. I walked so much that when I got home my left foot was painful to flex so I used it as an excuse not to go to the gym.

I think my weight this morning is closer my true weight and the one I've been seeing recently is my post-gym, post-sweat weight. I don't look any different, I'm just heavier...

So anyway, today's number is 100.00kg. I'm not going to do the maths on where that puts me for the year, I don't even want to know.

Off to the gym this afternoon and back on it. I've got 9.5 weeks to lose 5kg and I will not fail.

Edit - embarrassing graph attached.

Edited by Robmarriott on Sunday 6th April 11:57

Firstly well done on that graph. A lot of hard work. You should be proud.

Take your weekend as a learning lesson, it takes a huge amount of exercise to offset a tasty food gorging couple of days and some “light” exercise like walking is not very effective for offsetting this / weight loss (but hugely effective for things like health mind / heart so weight is not everything).

Next time enjoy a delicious main but maybe skip the desert / second glass of wine. You want to enjoy and remember the meal not resent it for setting back your goals. A long term weight strategy needs to be one where it’s not a struggle and you end up feeling like crap and ruining a special occasion. There will come a time when you have to miss the gym (injury, work etc) and if your calorie balance is too reliant on gym offsetting your calorie intake then you can be in trouble very quickly.

[yellowjack]

GloverMart said:

S100HP said:

GloverMart said:

I like that graph you've used. What app is that from and can I do one of those retrospectively?

It's in Garmin connect and from the index 2 scales.

Cheers.

I'm using Garmin Connect too. And yes, you can manually add data. I've got a cheaper "dumb" Salter brand body composition analysis scale. Garmin Connect will only take raw weight data, though, unless you buy the Index2 smart scale. Adding weights is a bit of a faff, retrospectively, as you need to assign each weigh-in a date and time. If you have a Garmin device, though, it produces a whole heap of other data fields automatically. Activity (you can set it to export to Strava automatically too), heart rate, sleep, training status, training readiness, etc, etc.

I'd link my graph, but I've tried before and I'm not sure how to do it. Getting a screenshot is difficult on my phone, too. I need a new laptop, I reckon, but when I last had one I became data obsessed, and between the Garmin/Strava stuff and DSLR photography, I spent far too much time cooped up indoors staring at a screen and not enough time outside generating the data and photos in the first place.

[KobayashiMaru86]

I've got the Garmin scale too and it will do for now but many say it's not that accurate. Is for weight but fat and muscle I don't really believe as it seems to almost match in drop, I expect fat to drop as my waist has dropped but I'm as strong as I've ever been, especially legs so don't think I've lost muscle and the
amount of meat I'm eating is more than the carbs.

[Pete102]

Oof. A rough couple of weeks for me, sadly I lost a close family member very unexpectedly and very quickly. Its been a whirlwind of emptying his house, arranging the funeral and dealing with various institutions that needed to be informed. My diet kind of went off track a little bit in terms of what I was eating but thankfully not how much. I also kept my exercise regime up which gave some well-needed mental headspace.

Things are starting to return to normal this week, time to get back into a routine and focus on getting my diet back in check, the only annoying thing is that I am dealing with runners knee so training is obviously taking a bit of a hit to quality.

Anyway, all being said, this morning I hit another low in my weight, 98.6kg and I did not see it creep back above 100kg so ill take the small wins where I can. Achingly close to 20kg now!

- Starting Weight - 118.4kg
- Week 1 - 115.4kg (-3kg)
- Week 2 - 113.4kg (-2kg)
- Week 3 - 112.4kg (-1kg)
- Week 4 - 110.5kg (-1.9kg)
- Week 5 - 109.6kg (-0.9kg)
- Week 6 - 107.3kg (-2.3kg)
- Week 7 - 106.0kg (-1.3kg)
- Week 8 - 104.5kg (-1.5kg)
- Week 9 - 103.9kg (-0.6kg)
- Week 10 - 102.7kg (-1.2kg)
- Week 11 - 101.2kg (-1.5kg)
- Week 12 - 99.1kg (-2.1kg)
- Week 13 - No Weight Recorded
- Week 14 - 98.6kg (-0.5kg)

Total Lost - 19.8kg or 43.65lb or 3st 1.6lbs

[AB]

Can't keep up with MrRoper

You're my motivation, not sure it's possible to try and match your loss!

[Robmarriott]

acer12 said:

Firstly well done on that graph. A lot of hard work. You should be proud.

Take your weekend as a learning lesson, it takes a huge amount of exercise to offset a tasty food gorging couple of days and some “light” exercise like walking is not very effective for offsetting this / weight loss (but hugely effective for things like health mind / heart so weight is not everything).

Next time enjoy a delicious main but maybe skip the desert / second glass of wine. You want to enjoy and remember the meal not resent it for setting back your goals. A long term weight strategy needs to be one where it’s not a struggle and you end up feeling like crap and ruining a special occasion. There will come a time when you have to miss the gym (injury, work etc) and if your calorie balance is too reliant on gym offsetting your calorie intake then you can be in trouble very quickly.

All good points.

I am proud of my progress so far and this week has put me back down in line with the trend, that one week going up was just that... one week.

As for the rest, I think you're right about the walking not being sufficient, although I did a lot. One of the days I walked from Tower Bridge to Hyde Park rather than getting the tube, in an attempt to offset the breakfast I was booked in for, then I spent the rest of the day on foot.

I know it's easy to assume that everyone drinks, but I don't, so the second glass of wine thing wasn't an issue, I didn't even have the first. It's either sparkling water of black coffee for me, and I don't have a sweet tooth, so no issues with desserts either!

I had 4 meals in total while I was away - a late lunch on Sunday, breakfast and a late lunch on Monday and breakfast on Tuesday, then a bag of crisps each evening in the hotel room looking at the view. Probably a little more food than I would normally eat but also definitely saltier, as most restaurant food is.

The bit in bold though, you're 100% bang on. I need to work on that. I actually don't eat a lot. I know everyone says that but I've kept a food diary for a year for the doctor to diagnose me with IBS, so I know exactly what my intake is, and it's low.

It is a concern for me that if I stop going to the gym, it all falls apart but I don't have a solution for that right now, my plan is to just keep going...

Edited by Robmarriott on Monday 14th April 16:18

[KobayashiMaru86]

One meal a day has been working for me, even if I still eat things I shouldn't (dairy, gluten). I'm still in deficit without exercise and when I do a big walk it accelerates the loss. It has slowed but now I do have a lot less to lose. I've never been one for breakfast anyway but would often find I'd go over the top on a Saturday so I'd end up having breakfast somewhere, do the shop, buy stuff I didn't need, then feel guilty for wasting so by Monday/Tuesday I'd overeaten and it took until Saturday to balance out again, only for it to all fall apart again. Meal planning, even if it's as basic as doing it by use by dates so they don't all go off the same day helps a lot. I've been 1 meal a day since Jan and my stomach size has definitely reduced. I'll fancy something so get it, only to find I can't finish the portion. Before I'd force it and eat it all but not now. I don't really feel the same level of hunger as before. Perhaps I've just got used to it.

[Mr Roper]

AB said:

Can't keep up with MrRoper

You're my motivation, not sure it's possible to try and match your loss!

Thank you! I’ve seen the before and current pics and wow…Huge respect to you, sir. You should be very proud. Keep it going.

[yellowjack]

OK. After a bit of Googling, and a lot of fumbling with Samsung phone buttons, I managed to screenshot my weight loss graph for the last 12 months...



And the last week...



I've set the target weight for me at 67.0kg. This past week I dipped below 65.0kg on two days, but that was as a direct result of a 107 mile bike ride which Strava/Garmin Connect estimated as between +2535 (Garmin) and +3368 (Strava) calories on top of normal "resting" calorie consumption.

I would be happy to stay between 65.0kg and 67.0kg now, and to work on my fitness without chasing further weight loss. I'll keep weighing in, to keep an eye on things, but I think I've settled into better eating habits. As long as I don't drift back into poorer habits I think I've got my weight under control.

[GloverMart]

yellowjack said:

GloverMart said:

S100HP said:

GloverMart said:

I like that graph you've used. What app is that from and can I do one of those retrospectively?

It's in Garmin connect and from the index 2 scales.

Cheers.

I'm using Garmin Connect too. And yes, you can manually add data. I've got a cheaper "dumb" Salter brand body composition analysis scale. Garmin Connect will only take raw weight data, though, unless you buy the Index2 smart scale. Adding weights is a bit of a faff, retrospectively, as you need to assign each weigh-in a date and time. If you have a Garmin device, though, it produces a whole heap of other data fields automatically. Activity (you can set it to export to Strava automatically too), heart rate, sleep, training status, training readiness, etc, etc.

I'd link my graph, but I've tried before and I'm not sure how to do it. Getting a screenshot is difficult on my phone, too. I need a new laptop, I reckon, but when I last had one I became data obsessed, and between the Garmin/Strava stuff and DSLR photography, I spent far too much time cooped up indoors staring at a screen and not enough time outside generating the data and photos in the first place.

I've just added mine for the past 11 months, it was a faff but it's done now!!

[22]

The bad news is I'm the weight I was back in Feb.

The good news is I'm the weight I was back in Feb after an almighty meltdown that I've managed to unwind somewhat. The better news is I've lost 9kg+, some of that two or three times this year already

My wiki entry wiki shows 0kg, and it's 10kg to go which is what I need to focus on. 5kg from 100kg and seeing some of you guys reach that milestone is spurring me on.

Away for the weekend so weighing a day early (and was the same weight as yesterday which was a bit annoying!).

[ecsrobin]

I’ve added myself to the wiki.

10 years ago, I was 95kg and felt that I was a good weight. I moved, changed jobs and stopped smoking and since then the weight slowly increased to the point where I was six weeks ago 127kg and starting to resemble Jeremy Clarkson.

I’m going on holiday soon with friends and one of them decided to start dieting which kickstarted all of us having a go and obviously for me long overdue. I’m using MyFitnessPal, cut down on the alcohol, cut down on the junk food and watching what I eat. I go away with work occasionally have eaten a normal meal as it’s hard to calorie count but skip dessert and go for a long walk after.

A standard day for me is a Huel shake for lunch, and then a healthy dinner. I generally don’t feel hungry in the morning, but if I do, I just have another shake. I also have a snack of cashews if I’m hungry in the afternoon although generally I think this is more from boredom, that I have this.

As of today, I am 119kg and hope to continue back to 95kg. BMI whilst I know isn’t everything suggests I should be 90kg but I will make that decision if and when I get there.

[GloverMart]

ecsrobin said:

I’ve added myself to the wiki.

10 years ago, I was 95kg and felt that I was a good weight. I moved, changed jobs and stopped smoking and since then the weight slowly increased to the point where I was six weeks ago 127kg and starting to resemble Jeremy Clarkson.

I’m going on holiday soon with friends and one of them decided to start dieting which kickstarted all of us having a go and obviously for me long overdue. I’m using MyFitnessPal, cut down on the alcohol, cut down on the junk food and watching what I eat. I go away with work occasionally have eaten a normal meal as it’s hard to calorie count but skip dessert and go for a long walk after.

A standard day for me is a Huel shake for lunch, and then a healthy dinner. I generally don’t feel hungry in the morning, but if I do, I just have another shake. I also have a snack of cashews if I’m hungry in the afternoon although generally I think this is more from boredom, that I have this.

As of today, I am 119kg and hope to continue back to 95kg. BMI whilst I know isn’t everything suggests I should be 90kg but I will make that decision if and when I get there.

Good luck, keep us updated!!

[LosingGrip]

I've had a ste week and a bit but back to 135.4kg. 0.4kg heavier than my lightest a few weeks ago.

Three fatals in a week including two of the worst I've been to, 11 hours extra over two shifts and Easter has meant I've just binged.

Today is a new day. Chocolate had all gone. Back on it.

[GloverMart]

Two more pounds off this week, that's 6 stone 10 pounds in 50 weeks. Pleased with that as the last couple of weeks have been tough mentally, i can't lie.

To be so close to achieving it now is great.

Edited by GloverMart on Tuesday 22 April 06:04

[KobayashiMaru86]

Hovering around 88.5kg - 89kg but know why so it's fine. Eaten a few things I shouldn't again so it's bloat so as long as I'm back to normal it will drop quick enough. Not climbed as much this week and the weekend is looking like a washout too. But I'm happy with where I am, can work on strength training and my physio bits to keep my back good.

[LosingGrip]

134.9kg today. 0.5kg lost since my last update. Getting there again!

My short term target is 130kg. I'd like to get to this by 01/06/2025. Its doable at around 1kg a week.

In a better place head wise as well now.

Hope everyone has had a good weekend!

[S100HP]

S100HP said:

Back in this year. Still loads of exercise but I'm going to try mounjaro. I'm fed up of not being able to drop below the 100kg barrier. I know what to do, I know how to do it, I just can't mentally stop myself eating st.



So here I am, for accountability. Let's see where I am in 4 or 8 weeks.

Thought I'd put myself out there again on this thread. Here is my original post from 3 months ago. I was 107.2kg then, although I think the picture (behind a spoiler tag) I was a little less, 105kg I believe.

Today I was 94.2kg, a 13kg loss, so whilst I can't see much difference, here is the up to date picture to compare.



What I can see is a difference between 2023 and now, when I hit about 117kg at the most. That's also behind a spoiler so I don't put you off your dinner.



Apologies if over sharing

[LosingGrip]

S100HP said:

Thought I'd put myself out there again on this thread. Here is my original post from 3 months ago. I was 107.2kg then, although I think the picture (behind a spoiler tag) I was a little less, 105kg I believe.

Today I was 94.2kg, a 13kg loss, so whilst I can't see much difference, here is the up to date picture to compare.



What I can see is a difference between 2023 and now, when I hit about 117kg at the most. That's also behind a spoiler so I don't put you off your dinner.



Apologies if over sharing

Good work!

What I do have a problem with is trying your clothes on the hand drier...the germs ha.