It's On - Weight Loss and Gym Starting Tonight...
Discussion
Hi All,
Like so many others on here I bet, I used to lead a very active life, now less so....
In my late teens I played County Rubgy, as well as School.
Trained / Road Ran / Gym at least 4 days week, matches on top, so was 10St 4lb, and was as fit as I could wish to be - I used to get home from fitness training and then run 5km before bed....
I had a bad knee injury which took months to recover from, and when I started Rugby at Uni, I didn't get far before a Back injury stopped that.
I gave up smoking and weight ballooned to 13st 4lb, I'm about 5'8'' - 5'9'' so it wasn't pretty...
Aged 23 after 3 4 years out, I started playing for City Side and again got quite fit. back to about 11St
Now I'm 36, nearly 37 and have a very busy life with work and travelling to South Devon to see my Son.
I'm 12st7lb now, and whilst I still have a 30'' waist, it's getting critical....
I want to get to 11St, and have set myself a 3-month target to do it.
Am a member at a local gym, was going 4 days / week until circumstances conspired to stop that about 18 moonths ago.
I have paid nearly £1,000 since I last went - never cancelled it as of course "I was going to go soon"
Ridiculous, So, I AM going tonight, bag is packd in the car!!
I have put the weight on gradually, so I can't be far above the daily limit in calories?
I drink a couple of glasses of Red each night I suppose - it used to be more...
I do eat some crap, I'll admit that, but have begun to eat a good dinner which I haven't done for years, and I don't have breakfast as a rule....
Is it reasonable to think I can lose 1.5St in 3 months by a combination of reduced calorie intake and exercise?
If I can make a net reduction of 500 calories / day through combined burn-off and not consuming in the first place, does this sound reasonable?
Don't get me wrong - I'm not "Documentary fat", no way, just at the age where it starts to get bloody difficult to shift, and compared to how I used to be, albeit half my life ago, it's getting me down and I need to do something about it.
"Very busy at work" etc is just an excuse I suppose - The Gym is literally on my way home from work, no excuse there....
I am hell-bent on making sure my Son grows up healthy, and I am sure his Mum is too, but I think half the battle is won with the example I set, so it's time to set it!
I've done some research on "easy ways to avoid calories" in tea and Coffee etc and also the Grape juice doen't help...
Have also read about not eating late at night, as it just lays-down fat?
I find us doing that more and more frequently, and I never like to do it.
Like it even less if it compounding the problem....
Portion Control etc...
Any advice would be gratefully received!
Nico.
Like so many others on here I bet, I used to lead a very active life, now less so....
In my late teens I played County Rubgy, as well as School.
Trained / Road Ran / Gym at least 4 days week, matches on top, so was 10St 4lb, and was as fit as I could wish to be - I used to get home from fitness training and then run 5km before bed....
I had a bad knee injury which took months to recover from, and when I started Rugby at Uni, I didn't get far before a Back injury stopped that.
I gave up smoking and weight ballooned to 13st 4lb, I'm about 5'8'' - 5'9'' so it wasn't pretty...
Aged 23 after 3 4 years out, I started playing for City Side and again got quite fit. back to about 11St
Now I'm 36, nearly 37 and have a very busy life with work and travelling to South Devon to see my Son.
I'm 12st7lb now, and whilst I still have a 30'' waist, it's getting critical....
I want to get to 11St, and have set myself a 3-month target to do it.
Am a member at a local gym, was going 4 days / week until circumstances conspired to stop that about 18 moonths ago.
I have paid nearly £1,000 since I last went - never cancelled it as of course "I was going to go soon"
Ridiculous, So, I AM going tonight, bag is packd in the car!!
I have put the weight on gradually, so I can't be far above the daily limit in calories?
I drink a couple of glasses of Red each night I suppose - it used to be more...
I do eat some crap, I'll admit that, but have begun to eat a good dinner which I haven't done for years, and I don't have breakfast as a rule....
Is it reasonable to think I can lose 1.5St in 3 months by a combination of reduced calorie intake and exercise?
If I can make a net reduction of 500 calories / day through combined burn-off and not consuming in the first place, does this sound reasonable?
Don't get me wrong - I'm not "Documentary fat", no way, just at the age where it starts to get bloody difficult to shift, and compared to how I used to be, albeit half my life ago, it's getting me down and I need to do something about it.
"Very busy at work" etc is just an excuse I suppose - The Gym is literally on my way home from work, no excuse there....
I am hell-bent on making sure my Son grows up healthy, and I am sure his Mum is too, but I think half the battle is won with the example I set, so it's time to set it!
I've done some research on "easy ways to avoid calories" in tea and Coffee etc and also the Grape juice doen't help...
Have also read about not eating late at night, as it just lays-down fat?
I find us doing that more and more frequently, and I never like to do it.
Like it even less if it compounding the problem....
Portion Control etc...
Any advice would be gratefully received!
Nico.
Edited by Nico G on Monday 14th September 16:16
Hoofy said:
How the hell can you have a 30" waist, be 5'8 and weigh 12st7???
I'm 5'8 weight 11 stone with a 32" waist. Do you have a massive head?
Weird isn't it !!!I'm 5'8 weight 11 stone with a 32" waist. Do you have a massive head?
The funny thing is that I didn't start buying 30'' waist trousers until I was 30-odd
I was in 32's most of my life - briefly up to 34 when I went to 13st4lb.
Like I said though - I should probably be in 32's now, but I've decided to stay in denial and lose the weight rather than give in !
Edited by Nico G on Monday 14th September 16:29
Hoofy said:
How the hell can you have a 30" waist, be 5'8 and weigh 12st7???
I'm 5'8 weight 11 stone with a 32" waist. Do you have a massive head?
Weird isn't it !!!I'm 5'8 weight 11 stone with a 32" waist. Do you have a massive head?
The funny thing is that I didn't start buying 30'' waist trousers until I was 30-odd
I was in 32's most of my life - briefly up to 34 when I went to 13st4lb.
Like I said though - I should probably be in 32's now, but I've decided to stay in denial and lose the weight rather than give in !
Edited by Nico G on Monday 14th September 16:36
Ok, I'm no expert but these are my opinions:
- Don't skip breakfast, it does more harm than good. I recommend a good helping of porridge made with fat-free milk
- Lose the wine, in fact stop drinking altogether. You'll get cravings for a while (which are actually more sugar cravings that your brain misinterprets as booze cravings due to association) but after a few months you won't even want to drink.
- Don't worry so much about cutting down calories, think about what you eat rather than just how much. I strongly recommend eliminating all sugar from your diet (apart from the odd small weekend treat), limiting lunch and dinner carbs and replacing the shortfall with lean protein and vegetables. I guarantee you'll feel better and more energetic all the time if you do this.
- Lift heavy weights (free weights, not machines as much as possible). Cardio does burn calories but is an immensely painful way of losing weight and the moment you fail to keep it up the weight goes straight back on again. If you build a bit of muscle your basal metabolic rate will go up, you'll look good and it burns a huge amount of calories if done properly.
- A crash diet and exercise routine might make you skinny in the short term but for real long term improvements you need a permanent lifestyle change R.E. diet and exercise routine. It might feel difficult at first but stick with it and you should start to love it (and the results).
im sure you know this, but its worth saying...
whilst in theory ideas like not eating late at night may help, the reality is that wont be the deciding factor on whether you lose weight or not. it takes massive dedication, nothing else. cutting one sugar from your cup of tea or 1 glass of wine instead of 2 wont make the difference
you need to 100% change your diet, make it as close to perfect as possible. exercise at every opportunity, no excuses. if you put 50% effort in, you wont get any noticeable progress any time soon, and will give up quickly. if you do everything you can to lose weight, you will lose weight, and that will drive you on to your goal
whilst in theory ideas like not eating late at night may help, the reality is that wont be the deciding factor on whether you lose weight or not. it takes massive dedication, nothing else. cutting one sugar from your cup of tea or 1 glass of wine instead of 2 wont make the difference
you need to 100% change your diet, make it as close to perfect as possible. exercise at every opportunity, no excuses. if you put 50% effort in, you wont get any noticeable progress any time soon, and will give up quickly. if you do everything you can to lose weight, you will lose weight, and that will drive you on to your goal
Must be the Monday for it. I am doing the same.
I was supposed to start a week or two ago but my diary was incredibly busy. It seems to have freed up a lot all of a sudden.
Need to be under 12st. About 13st 3lbs now.
I haven't got the patience for long sessions of gym/running so am entering some sprint tri's as a happy medium of competitive exercise in short bursts. The motivation to achieve a good time will see me exercise through the winter months.
The advice above is spot on and exactly the rules I followed when losing weight in the past.
I was supposed to start a week or two ago but my diary was incredibly busy. It seems to have freed up a lot all of a sudden.
Need to be under 12st. About 13st 3lbs now.
I haven't got the patience for long sessions of gym/running so am entering some sprint tri's as a happy medium of competitive exercise in short bursts. The motivation to achieve a good time will see me exercise through the winter months.
The advice above is spot on and exactly the rules I followed when losing weight in the past.
From my experience diet is key, exercise is secondary.
Get your diet right first, the primary factor for losing weight is calories, reduce what your eating gain some control of it. The theory of it is easy, the mental battle is the hard part.
You want to be aiming to lose are a lb a week. Slow and steady so you keep it off.
Get your diet right first, the primary factor for losing weight is calories, reduce what your eating gain some control of it. The theory of it is easy, the mental battle is the hard part.
You want to be aiming to lose are a lb a week. Slow and steady so you keep it off.
Foliage said:
From my experience diet is key, exercise is secondary.
Get your diet right first, the primary factor for losing weight is calories, reduce what your eating gain some control of it. The theory of it is easy, the mental battle is the hard part.
You want to be aiming to lose are a lb a week. Slow and steady so you keep it off.
I've read this many times. Some say diet is 90% of the battle.Get your diet right first, the primary factor for losing weight is calories, reduce what your eating gain some control of it. The theory of it is easy, the mental battle is the hard part.
You want to be aiming to lose are a lb a week. Slow and steady so you keep it off.
For me, it's all about eating breakfast, reducing portion size and eating far fewer carbs. Having fruit and veg in the house (stocked cupboards) helps - organisation is key.
For exercise, I have to have a goal.
TurboHatchback said:
Ok, I'm no expert but these are my opinions:
I have never understood this! I have never had breakfast, I rarely have anything at all until after noon. I guess some may need it while others don't...- Don't skip breakfast, it does more harm than good. I recommend a good helping of porridge made with fat-free milk
chris watton said:
I have never understood this! I have never had breakfast, I rarely have anything at all until after noon. I guess some may need it while others don't...
I think the idea is that it starts your metabolism and the body burns the food from the early morning and continues to do so throughout the day. But, if you don't eat your body holds on to food at lunch when you eat as it relies on the storage to get you through.That's about as scientific as I get.
FrankAbagnale said:
I've read this many times. Some say diet is 90% of the battle.
For me, it's all about eating breakfast, reducing portion size and eating far fewer carbs. Having fruit and veg in the house (stocked cupboards) helps - organisation is key.
For exercise, I have to have a goal.
I agree. Eating certain things and eating at the right time helps immensely but I think people need to find their own path at their own pace. I just kinda prod people into the direction of getting control of what they eat, eat consciously these days as otherwise I can be 'preachy'...For me, it's all about eating breakfast, reducing portion size and eating far fewer carbs. Having fruit and veg in the house (stocked cupboards) helps - organisation is key.
For exercise, I have to have a goal.
All this cut stuff out of your diet is b
ks. My wife has lost over 3 stone since February all the while having pizza every Friday and a glass of wine every night. Track everything you eat with MyFitnessPal and get yourself a fitbit charge HR. Balance what you put into your body (MFP) with what your body is actually burning (fitbit). Do not go on a "diet", change your lifestyle.
ks. My wife has lost over 3 stone since February all the while having pizza every Friday and a glass of wine every night. Track everything you eat with MyFitnessPal and get yourself a fitbit charge HR. Balance what you put into your body (MFP) with what your body is actually burning (fitbit). Do not go on a "diet", change your lifestyle. BrabusMog said:
Different diets work for different people. But it is a FACT that if you take in fewer calories and start to make an effort to burn a few extra hundred calories each day, you will lose weight.
Yep - this is what really matters, not what time you eat or how many meals a day you have, it's all about calories in and calories out. (I was a 1200 calorie per day diet for a few months last year, the weight soon come down).Doing regular resistance training also helps - a lot...
ETA - cutting out bread and sugar as much as you can, and eating mainly wholefoods helps a lot, too.
Edited by chris watton on Monday 14th September 17:25
FrankAbagnale said:
For me, it's all about eating breakfast, reducing portion size and eating far fewer carbs. Having fruit and veg in the house (stocked cupboards) helps - organisation is key.
Something like this worked for me. I lost about 2 stone 3 or 4 years ago, for health reasons, and used the above approach. Gave up bread completely, watch the carbs, measured how much I was actually eating of everything (rather than guess), record it all in MFP, don't drink in the week, and off it came.Combination in recent months of a change of job which has made me far more sedentary and led me into picking at bad stuff put around half a stone back, and a holiday which was an eatathon has topped that up by another 5lbs or so, so I'm back into strictness now. Started to notice that clothes are getting tight. I HAVE to lose about 9 lbs and if I can shift a further 3 I'll be happy.
chris watton said:
TurboHatchback said:
Ok, I'm no expert but these are my opinions:
I have never understood this! I have never had breakfast, I rarely have anything at all until after noon. I guess some may need it while others don't...- Don't skip breakfast, it does more harm than good. I recommend a good helping of porridge made with fat-free milk
N.B. There's a correlation between eating breakfast as a child and living longer btw... quite easy to work out.
R8VXF said:
All this cut stuff out of your diet is bks. My wife has lost over 3 stone since February all the while having pizza every Friday and a glass of wine every night. Track everything you eat with MyFitnessPal and get yourself a fitbit charge HR. Balance what you put into your body (MFP) with what your body is actually burning (fitbit). Do not go on a "diet", change your lifestyle.
Yes if you just ate 1500kcal of cookies and beer and burned 2000kcal a day you will lose weight but you'll feel like crap, look like crap and lose loads of muscle and strength. I'm sure your wife is seeing results and it must be painful but she'd undoubtedly see better results if she did everything the same but replaced the wine etc with an equivalent calorie quantity of boiled eggs or chicken breast.ks. My wife has lost over 3 stone since February all the while having pizza every Friday and a glass of wine every night. Track everything you eat with MyFitnessPal and get yourself a fitbit charge HR. Balance what you put into your body (MFP) with what your body is actually burning (fitbit). Do not go on a "diet", change your lifestyle. Of course not everybody wants to go all out and completely change their lifestyle which is fair enough, if someone's happy with what they're doing and the results then really that's the goal.
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