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Sunday weigh in time
Am now 12 stone 0.5 pounds
Skybaba
22-09-13, 10:42 PM
Week 2 weigh-in ==> 112.9Kg
Total lost so far ==> 3.6Kg
Week 3 Weigh-in ==> 111.1Kg
Lost 1.8Kg in week 3
Total lost so far ==> 5.4Kg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/23/4ysu8u2a.jpg
Skybaba
30-09-13, 07:31 AM
Week 3 Weigh-in ==> 111.1Kg
Lost 1.8Kg in week 3
Total lost so far ==> 5.4Kg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/23/4ysu8u2a.jpg
Mental week at work. Couldn't workout on two days and skipped lunch a few times.........not too good when you're trying to lose weight as it meant I didn't have enough calories for those days.
Week 4 Weigh-in ==> 109.9Kg
Lost 1.2Kg in week 4
Total lost so far ==> 6.6Kg
Few things happened so wasn't able to actually carry on from where I was before. Started again 2 weeks ago and joined the fat fighters club at work..... 14 of us in £20 to join. Weigh in every 2 weeks and you have to lose weight or pay a £10 fine. Pot is currently up to £270 after 2 weeks and I lost 8 lbs in weight in the first 2 weeks.
Started 18st
Week 2 weigh in 17st 6lbs
I came 3rd due to it being % based not actual amount lost. Time to carry on and see where I'm at in another 2 weeks :)
Sunday weigh in time,
Am now 11 stone 11 pounds (70.55 kg) BMI of 23.2 ( in the normal range) And now down to a 32 in waist.
(Start weight 18 stone 4 pounds (116.8 kg) BMI of 35.9 ( in the obese range) and a 44 inch waist.)
Skybaba
06-10-13, 08:46 AM
Sunday weigh in time,
Am now 11 stone 11 pounds (70.55 kg) BMI of 23.2 ( in the normal range) And now down to a 32 in waist.
(Start weight 18 stone 4 pounds (116.8 kg) BMI of 35.9 ( in the obese range) and a 44 inch waist.)
WOW!!! Those stats are so encouraging mate!
Your start weight is very similar to mine, my ideal weight is meant to be in the small eighties.
How tall are you?
Epic win mate, I'd guess you're around 5 foot 7 with a BMI of that. Can't be bothered to go through the whole thread, how long did it take you to lose that much and what did you do?
Am 5' 10"
I am doing the slim shakes route for brek and lunch with salad with meat for dinner. No carbs,so no spuds,pasta or bread of any kind.Thats the simple way to put it.
Skybaba
07-10-13, 07:29 AM
Am 5' 10"
I am doing the slim shakes route for brek and lunch with salad with meat for dinner. No carbs,so no spuds,pasta or bread of any kind.Thats the simple way to put it.
Great work mate!!!
Are you planning to go back to normal diet once you reach your target weight?
The reason why I ask is because I lost 17kg doing something similar a few years ago and I put it back on and a bit more because I didn't have any maintenance plan.
Also, how long has it taken you to achieve this amazing feat?
Skybaba
07-10-13, 07:36 AM
Mental week at work. Couldn't workout on two days and skipped lunch a few times.........not too good when you're trying to lose weight as it meant I didn't have enough calories for those days.
Week 4 Weigh-in ==> 109.9Kg
Lost 1.2Kg in week 4
Total lost so far ==> 6.6Kg
Week 5 Weigh-in ==> 108.4Kg
Lost 1.5Kg in week 5
Total lost so far ==> 8.1Kg
Great work mate!!!
Are you planning to go back to normal diet once you reach your target weight?
The reason why I ask is because I lost 17kg doing something similar a few years ago and I put it back on and a bit more because I didn't have any maintenance plan.
Also, how long has it taken you to achieve this amazing feat?
I started 31.12.12.
Am thinking only one shake a day for either brek or lunch. but what to have insted? Am thinking of introducing the odd bit of carb so a bit of bread here and there,maybe the odd sarni once a week,the odd spud or two and maybe a small bit of pizza or past once a month.
I really really don't want to pile any weight back on.
I like being slim and never want to go back. I dont want to go over a 32 waist etc etc unless its a good weight. So say for example I decide to hit the gym harder and go for free weights and I gain muscle weight then that's ok... if that makes sense?
Sunday weight in, Am now 11 stone 8 pounds
Skybaba
15-10-13, 06:29 AM
I started 31.12.12.
Am thinking only one shake a day for either brek or lunch. but what to have insted? Am thinking of introducing the odd bit of carb so a bit of bread here and there,maybe the odd sarni once a week,the odd spud or two and maybe a small bit of pizza or past once a month.
I really really don't want to pile any weight back on.
I like being slim and never want to go back. I dont want to go over a 32 waist etc etc unless its a good weight. So say for example I decide to hit the gym harder and go for free weights and I gain muscle weight then that's ok... if that makes sense?
Yeah, it makes sense :-) great work man!
Skybaba
15-10-13, 06:31 AM
Week 5 Weigh-in ==> 108.4Kg
Lost 1.5Kg in week 5
Total lost so far ==> 8.1Kg
Very bad week for me :-(
Now I can clearly see how work life plays a role in having a healthy lifestyle.
Week 6 Weigh-in ==> 108.2Kg
Lost 0.2Kg in week 6
Total lost so far ==> 8.3Kg
Sunday weight in. Am now 11 stone 3 pounds. BMI of 22.1. This means since starting my diet I have a lost 7 stone and 1 pound. I have I have 51 days left then I will have done the full year on my diet that I promised myself I would do.
chris8886
10-11-13, 02:53 PM
Sunday weight in. Am now 11 stone 3 pounds. BMI of 22.1. This means since starting my diet I have a lost 7 stone and 1 pound. I have I have 51 days left then I will have done the full year on my diet that I promised myself I would do.
well done to you sir!! that's truly excellent. how much better for it do you feel? how old are you too if ya don't mind me asking?
andrewsmith
10-11-13, 04:50 PM
Sunday weight in. Am now 11 stone 3 pounds. BMI of 22.1. This means since starting my diet I have a lost 7 stone and 1 pound. I have I have 51 days left then I will have done the full year on my diet that I promised myself I would do.
Well bloody done!
Skybaba
11-11-13, 11:16 AM
Week 9 Weigh-in ==> 105.2Kg
Lost 3Kg since week 6 weigh-in, about a kilo per week.
Total lost so far ==> 11.3Kg
Sunday weight in. Am now 11 stone 3 pounds. BMI of 22.1. This means since starting my diet I have a lost 7 stone and 1 pound. I have I have 51 days left then I will have done the full year on my diet that I promised myself I would do.
well done that man. determination is everything.
i have steadied at 11.5st and cant see me going up or down as i cant be arzed :smt037
Skybaba
18-11-13, 10:58 AM
Week 10 Weigh-in ==> 103.2Kg
Lost 2kg in Week 10
Total lost so far ==> 13.3Kg
Skybaba
02-12-13, 08:49 AM
Week 12 Weigh-in ==> 103.6Kg
Gained 0.4kg in Weeks 11 & 12
Total lost so far ==> 12.9Kg
I can never work out KG's means nothing to me.
Anyways MY weight loss is going well.
Am now 11 stone on the nose !!
Skybaba
16-12-13, 09:23 AM
I can never work out KG's means nothing to me.
Anyways MY weight loss is going well.
Am now 11 stone on the nose !!
Ha ha, I can never work out stones either cos I grew up with kilos......just google it.
I started in July at 19.5 stone (124kg).
I wasn't really doing much and didn't have any steady workout program; it was mainly down to one or two light workouts and trying no to eat heavy dishes at night.
By the end of August I'd lost 1.1 stone (7 kg), I decided to take it serious and worked out more at home and took meal replacement shakes for brekky and most times for supper, and had good lunch and some healthy snacks in between meals.
I think the greatest win for me is the night-eating. The fact that I could just make my shake in the blender and gulp it down was a no-brainer!
Between September 1st and today, I've lost 2.7 stone (17.1kg). I broke the 100kg barrier last night and that's a very significant weight for me!!!
Usually by the time I hit 103 or 104kg, the motivation to drive the weight-loss is usually gone and I just settle just before 100kilos!
Week 14 Weigh-in ==> 99.8kg (15.7 stone)
Lost 3.8kg in Weeks 13 & 14
Total lost since 1st Sept ==> 16.7kg (2.6 stone)
I'm now running 5K's at least 2 times a week........I couldn't run 100 metres 4 months ago because I always get some extreme itching when I run; started about 6 year ago and I stopped running since then. It was so bad that even if I try to walk fast or briskly the itch hits like crazy!
I've put some pictures on Instagram, so if you're not scared of seeing my fat, big belly (well used to be), check me out. My Instagram ID is bedfordchallenge.
I've now decided to promote the challenge that has helped me lose weight; it's called Body by Vi; you can check out more info at http://bedfordchallenge.com and drop me a message if you interested in either taking the challenge to help you achieve your fitness goals, or promoting the challenge to make some money.
Crimbo is just round the corner, so it's a good time to get determined and lose some weight.
Have a Happy Christmas!!!!
My last weight in was sunday 22.12.13
10 st 13 pounds.
I had a two week period of not going to the gym, was a bit of an experiment.
While I didnt pile on loads of weight I did gain a couple of pounds. So I went right back to the diet and cut right down on my food intake. I also went to the gym three times last week and out on my cycle twice.
I lost three pounds to get back down to 10st 13 pounds. So It would seem to need to do some sort of activity to help keep the weight off.I am trying to find a cheaper gym to join so I can keep up the calorie burning.
Am thinking that I could try eating some carbs and keep up the gym work as another experiment to see if I can eat some carbs and then burn them off. Something like a pazza once a week or pasta. If I can eat carbs and burn them off to keep around the same weight that will do me.
I really really don't want to go anywhere near putting weight on, not after all my hard work this past year.
I like the fact that I am a 30/32 waist and a size medium in t shirts/tops/shirts. I like the fact that I can set a bike/scooter suspension for one person and not two people ( I weighed 18 stone ) I like the fact that I am literally half the size I was.
Jackie_Black
25-12-13, 12:12 AM
Some inspirational figures there like! 2014 is going to be the year for me. Need to get in shape.
Ok people get thinking.
I need some meal suggestions. The meals Im after are low fat low carb meals.
I leave it up to you what ingredients as I need suggestions (real ones not silly ones please)
Sunday weigh in time
Am now 10 stone 10 pounds.
Still after meal ideas.
EssexDave
29-12-13, 10:03 AM
Knobby,
Any reason why low fat? More likely to fill you up with a decent bit of fat on it.
If you're after low fat low carb meals, then you're really looking at lean cuts of meat and veg to fill you up as required. Other than that, eggs are okay.
So I gave up the fags! I know! Who'd have thought that would ever happen!
40 a day to nowt. That was back in August and the fully expected weight gain has indeed been gained! :-) I'm now back up to a magnificent 264lbs which is why I lost all the weight before stopping. But not to worry because It's HCG time again!
I start taking the drops tomorrow. Different brand this time. I'll update the results...
C
EssexDave
03-01-14, 08:40 PM
My drops never turned up and so I never bothered!
Mrs DJ Fridge
03-01-14, 10:40 PM
Do not go with low carb or low fat, you have to go with something that you can live with forever, trust me I know I lost 6 stone 10 years ago and have kept it off, the only answer I found was hypnosis, I was taught to eat whatever I liked and stop when I was full. If you don't want to go to a hypnotist try Paul Mckenna on line, listen to the discs, weight loss at home without the embarrassment of telling others about it.
My drops never turned up and so I never bothered!
You can probably get them in another thousand or so places. ;-)
These drops cost me $75 this time (not sure yet how good they are, new supplier) and I've just been to buy my supply of Protein powder, Yoghurt and frozen blueberries for the 21 days and it cost another $75. So its going to cost me about $150 for the three weeks all in. (about 100 quid). I can guarantee you that I usually eat a lot more than a hundred quids worth of food in three weeks so this diet also saves you money. I still have to buy the red wine I can drink on it too so that might be a few more quid! ;-)
C
GowerSV
04-01-14, 06:13 AM
Menu/Meal ideas
I lost 4 stone 5 years ago and have kept my weight the same. I use these 3 combination methods:
1. No proper meals - like fish without the chips etc
2. Only meals - no in between stuff
3. Binge/fast - day 1 eat what you like day 2 keep to about 1000 calories.
These methods all work for me but everyone is different. My digital scale is central. I weigh every morning and only allow a 3 lb rise. Usually if a binge day gives this I will try to get 3 pounds under my target.
When I first lost my weight, exercise (cycling) was very important - now I do it mainly by diet (that's the hard bit!).
My main advantage is no booze. I used to drink quite a bit - now only spring water. That's hard at first but now it makes dieting sooo much easier.
The main thing is you have to want want to lose. I have fitting 2 piece leathers so come summer, I really want to get into them. Al my casual trousers are just fitting - they soon tell me if I am over. The waist band scales diet is quite a good one - if you are overweight, your trousers are uncomfortable - just don't buy a bigger size; that's fatal!
Well done to all those 'losers' on here - only we know how much effort it takes. Anyone can lose weight - lock someone in a room for two weeks and feed them bread and water and they will lose weight! Anyone who says they can't lose weight is talking rubbish - they mean they don't like the effort needed - that's totally different.
When you do lose weight and stand in front of the mirror in smaller clothes with a flat waist - boy does that feel good!
Hope some of this helps.
Start weight 265.0 lbs. let the three day binge eating commence! It really is a "terrible" diet when you have to eat everything you can get your hands on! :-)
Onward and downwards!
C
Day 6 of the HCG (three days of troughing it and two of dieting) - 7lbs gone.
day 7, 8lbs gone... etc...
GowerSV
09-01-14, 10:12 PM
day 7, 8lbs gone... etc...
Well done mate! Pretty soon you'll start to notice the difference. Keep up the good work.
Lol. I'm doing it old school. Eating a bit less, exercising a bit more. I was really pleased with my 2.5lbs off last week. :rolleyes:
day 8, 9 lbs gone. This is really flying this time. Doesn't feel like over a week!
Dave20046
10-01-14, 06:31 PM
Nice work Carl
I've lost loads over christmas :( I'm wanting to put it on!!
I've not read all 174 pages so apologies if I'm repeating.
There is a big difference between weight loss and healthy eating. I presume most people want to do both together. It's possible to lose weight unhealthily, as it's all about the calories. Weight loss is nothing to do with how much fat/carbs you eat etc. It's all about calories going in vs calories being used up. If you use up more than you take in you lose weight, simples.
My first tip to anyone looking to lose weight is to calculate your daily basal metabolic rate.
http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
Once you have figured how many calories you can burn up in a day, you will be able to figure out how many calories you need to consume per day in order to lose weight (or gain depending on your goals). The ratio of carbs: protein: fat in your diet again depends on your goals and is perhaps a greyer area.
I personally try and get 1-1.5g of protein and 0.5-1g of fat per pound of body weight each day. Fats are great for the body and should not be ignored. Salmon, all natural peanut butter, greek yoghurt, whole milk, eggs etc make a massive part of my diet. Obviously you need to keep a close eye on portion control, etc but that's all it is (and will power of course).
There are better ways than these low fat or dull smoothie diets. Just find out how many calories you need to eat/not eat, eat healthy and treat yourself (daily if you want). Watch the fat drop. Exercise on top and it'll happen quicker.
Oh and forget about all that brown/white bread or rice, etc mallarkey or the not eating before bed. It's all about total within a 24 hour time period, timing of your meals is irrelevant.
EssexDave
11-01-14, 07:59 AM
Actually Thufi there's been quite a bit of research done recently into the calorie in vs out argument and whilst it does generally hold true, when you eat is actually quite important.
Your body does different things with food depending on the level of activity the comes straight after the exercise. If you were to eat just before bed, your body will store as much of it as it can as energy, as the energy requirements are low.
If you eat just before you exercise or do some other strenuous activity, your body is more likely to use all of the calories you have eaten.
Part of the other issue with eating late at night is, in the morning when you now do your strenuous activity, you're likely to go and eat again as your body tells you you're hungry. Therefore you eat more calories than you burn.
Lots of the interesting stuff on it can be found at http://www.nutritionj.com/ and I can't find the specific article now but it's hidden in there somewhere!
If you were to eat just before bed, your body will store as much of it as it can as energy, as the energy requirements are low.
If you eat just before you exercise or do some other strenuous activity, your body is more likely to use all of the calories you have eaten.
But how about if you haven't eaten all day, and you shove all your calories in just before bed? Your body has been asking for those calories all day, and it won't necessarily be stored just because you're going to bed.
I was always under the impression that it didn't matter when you ate the calories. As long as intake and physical activity is the same, I can't see how the body will be making more energy from the same number of calories over a 24 hour period based on timing of meals alone.
Tried that link but sites down for maintenance. Will be interested to see what the new research shows. Always open to new science:)
EssexDave
11-01-14, 02:55 PM
It's not conclusive, and apparently it may not effect everybody equally, but essentially what can happen is throughout the day you've used fat reserves for energy because you've depleted glycogen stores so early on.
Then you mass eat, and your body doesn't need it, and is unable to store it all as glycogen and so ends up storing more all the spare stuff in case it gets 'starved' again.
What results, is no weight loss, but you feel like you're starving all the time - so you tend to eat more.
There's also an interesting article on there about reading high GI foods before bed and how it affects sleep compared to a low GI meal four hours before bed.
Interesting discussion.
Two years ago I spent the summer as a fishing guide. each day i would walk 5-10 miles carrrying a 24 pack of bottled water, in 32 degree heat up and down the coullies (the river is at the bottom of a valley rather like the grand canyon on a smaller scale).
I must have easily burnt off 5000 calories a day and had one small petrol station sanwich for lunch ever day and a regular dinner.
In 5 months of this, I lost 5lbs! Exercise and eating less calories doesn't work for me losing weight, whatever the reason. The guys I worked with lost between 30 and 50 lbs each.
C
HCG day 10 - 11.5lbs gone.
I thought I'd let you know what i ate yesterday as part of this "diet".
lots of coffee all day
Breakfast: Yoghurt and blueberry protein shake (Wasn't hungry anyway)
Lunch: Another one, this time with fresh Pomegranate seeds instead of blueberries 4 slices of chicken. (could hardly finish the slices)
Mid afternoon snack: a whole crab.
Dinner: two Herb roasted chicken thighs with the skin. Half a bottle of *red wine*!
Supper snack: 10 sesame rice crackers and an apple.
Hardly a starvation diet is it? :-)
1.5lbs lost in a day.
sumimasen
13-01-14, 08:34 AM
There's no way your body can be negative 5,000 calories in a day (unless you work as an Olympic athlete), so that weight loss has got to be more than fat.
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HCG day 14 - 15lbs lost :-)
yesterday I had two smoothies, some deep fired chicken drumsticks, peperamis, a crab, Sesame crackers, three apples and a whole pot of Source 0% fat yoghurt.
This is some diet!! :-)
Owenski
16-01-14, 11:44 PM
I recon you're gonna have to ship me a batch of this potion over carl. I'll try anything once and this at least seems worth the crack.
This is the stuff I'm using this time (http://www.hcgbluebottle.ca/)
Its homeopathic so technically not as good as the last stuff I was using but you can't argue with the results. it doesn't last as long either as its 10 drops 3 times a day instead of two.
If they don't ship to the UK, head to Youtube, search for "pregnancy testing HCG", find a brand that tests positive (even Walmart (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoAnBXZ5MDU) sells +tive testing HCG in the US) Then Google it for a supplier.
The stuff I have here tested negative as its homeopathic dilutions. Too weak to register, but its still working. I'll go with a positive test brand for the next round.
C
Skybaba
17-01-14, 08:34 AM
Week 14 Weigh-in ==> 99.8kg (15.7 stone)
Lost 3.8kg in Weeks 13 & 14
Total lost since 1st Sept ==> 16.7kg (2.6 stone)
Week 18 Weigh-in ==> 97.4kg (15.3 stone)
Lost 2.4kg since Week 14.......Christmas fell into this period and I'm proud to say that this would be the first Christmas I've not added weight.
I ate and enjoyed myself, but still kept running (I ran 13K on Boxing Day LOL).
I've been out in Nigeria having fun in 30 degrees sunshine for the last 8 days so I reckon Week 19 weigh in may be......ahem :-)
When you do lose weight and stand in front of the mirror in smaller clothes with a flat waist - boy does that feel good!
The Mrs bought me my first set of new clothes last week before I left the UK and the sizes are a tale to tell.
Jacket
Old size - 48R (even bought a 50R last year)
New - 44L and it feels slightly big
Top
Old size - XXL (some XL depending on brand)
New - Large
Bottoms
Old size - 42 jeans (44 suit trousers)
New jeans - 36
I'm now comfortably in the same sizes I was before I got married..........about 10 years ago!!!!!!
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chris8886
17-01-14, 05:12 PM
bloomin' 'eck, good on you mate! hopefully I shall see you at the southend shakedown maybe (probably the last time I saw you too) to see the changes in the flesh?!
Top work bro.
Aint it a nice feeling when you can go down a few sizes?
So as you may have read I am now 10 stone and 8 pounds.
I goto the gym at least twice a week and cycle as much as possible when the weather allows.
I went to my quacks so he can update my weight in my records and mentioned cholesterol. So I had a blood test.
Results are in but I see the LDL cholesterol level is slightly high at 3.4mmol/L
My quack hasn't said anything so isn't that worried about it. Even so it got me doing a bit of searching to see what causes a high LDL level.
I cant see there is much I can alter to lower it :confused:
I don't have fatty things and am on low carb/low fat intake as it is. And my exercise level and the fact im in the good range of the BMI chart means this high LDL level to me doesn't make sense.
Any ideas before I go and see my quack again?
HCG day 20, 18lbs lost (I've been experimenting, cashew nuts OK, but slow weight loss down. So do bananas in the smoothies.) Muscles also waterlogged from hiking the riverbank this week. I expect to lose a good three to four lbs from this overnight.
Last day of the HCG. Total lost - 20lbs in 23 days. Really easy this time. Not hungry once in 23 days.
6 weeks and I'll do it again..
C
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Blimey! it's Cuba Gooding Jnr!
Well done sir.
Skybaba
02-02-14, 08:32 AM
bloomin' 'eck, good on you mate! hopefully I shall see you at the southend shakedown maybe (probably the last time I saw you too) to see the changes in the flesh?!
Lol......yeah, that was the last time I saw you. Certainly planning to come again if Supervox is doing it this year.
Hopefully, I won't be in a hurry and miss the BBQ this time, but the ride-out was great!
Blimey! it's Cuba Gooding Jnr!
Well done sir.
Cheers matey! :-)
Just to pre empt the christmas rush I thought I'd get into some training before the turkey fest.( thats not thanksgiving by the way)
I thought I'd try out focus T25 by the legendary Shaun T. I 've seen the infommecials about Insanity and it looks pretty impressive but I dont think I could commit to 6 days a week of 60 - 90 minute sessions.
Besides I'm not getting any younger or thinner
I could spare 25minutes a day so the t25 looks ideal.
Anyone else done it or fancy starting it next week? I'm not fat just big boned :)
tactcom7
17-10-14, 09:26 AM
Just to pre empt the christmas rush I thought I'd get into some training before the turkey fest.( thats not thanksgiving by the way)
I thought I'd try out focus T25 by the legendary Shaun T. I 've seen the infommecials about Insanity and it looks pretty impressive but I dont think I could commit to 6 days a week of 60 - 90 minute sessions.
Besides I'm not getting any younger or thinner
I could spare 25minutes a day so the t25 looks ideal.
Anyone else done it or fancy starting it next week? I'm not fat just big boned :)
Where did you get 60-90 minutes from??
It's nowhere near that long mate, perhaps pushing towards 60 in the last four weeks but the first four are more like 40-45.
Just so happens that I am selling my Insanity if you're interested? Includes the Wall chart and DVD's etc...
how did you get on with insanity.. did it work? . I think the time was in a comparison review I read.
I've got t25 winging its way to me .. its the 25minutes thats got me sold and that I could end up with a body of adonis in 15 weeks :)
tactcom7
17-10-14, 01:57 PM
It got me fitter and gave me more definition sure. To be honest I don't think I was fit enough when I started it. I struggled with the last four weeks (actually insane) and redid the first four weeks. Be prepared to sweat a lot and shake your head and feel like you're dying.
Good luck with the t25!
well its started and I cant believe how long 25minutes takes .. who ever said time flies when you're having fun was so right as equally the converse is true.
Hats off to anyone who does insanity because you have to be potty to do it!
Littlepeahead
24-10-14, 08:00 AM
You could all try my weight loss plan, or unplanned, depending on how you look at it. In March I was 9 stone, a bit heavy for my liking but some migraine meds had weight gain as a side effect. Then I switched pills to some that had weight loss as a side effect so the gained weight started to slowly come off, all good. A stomach bug in August obliterated my intestine lining so I can hardly eat and now I'm 8 stone!
My jeans hang off me, my leathers are too big, I easily fit into size 8 dresses.
But the irony is while friends and colleagues keep telling me how good, i.e. slim, I'm looking, I've never felt so unwell and exhausted. How these stick like models exist on no food and just fags and coffee and still look gorgeous I don't know!
its all in the makeup and photoshop i think ... that said no amount of makeup is going to turn my 1 pack into 6. :)
I prefer your burger and cake diet..! ;) Time for some indulgence LPH :)
timwilky
14-12-14, 04:04 PM
just been to the quacks, yes open sunday
worried, lost 12kg in 6 months, without trying, The wife said our scales are faulty. Doc confirms the loss and scheduled a load of tests.
nice I can get back into my one piece leathers
Littlepeahead
14-12-14, 06:04 PM
Well mine turned out to be giardia, a parasitic disease! While it's nice to be a bit lighter I've felt like death for several months as a result.
Red ones
14-12-14, 07:12 PM
You don't happen to swim do you?
Littlepeahead
14-12-14, 07:47 PM
I don't. So at the moment it's looking like I either got it from visiting a kids farm, or caught it from a friend who had similar symptoms that pre date mine. Either way, the speed at which I recovered once I got the antibiotics was remarkable, 48 hours and I felt like a different person. Now I've got to keep the weight lost off!
its 7 weeks on t25 and I havent lost any weight more like put on a few pounds :) I have dropped chest and waist size and a mysterious 3 pack is appearing. Only another 3 weeks to go ;)
I dont think I'm that desperate to lose weight now after hearing all the above.
Littlepeahead
14-12-14, 08:48 PM
Seriously, I would not recommend it as a weight loss programme!
BanannaMan
15-12-14, 12:53 AM
This is the wrong time of the year to try to lose weight.
(at least for me)
Brettus
31-12-14, 08:18 AM
Haven't posted in here for a while as since last time I did I had a load of stuff and hassle and wasn't in the right frame of mind so hit the dizzy heights of 105kg.
Things had settled down and decided I needed to try again, I opted for the 5-2 option that two of the guys at work mentioned, seemed OK, easy enough to handle at first and didn't over compensate on the other days but in the end after 2-3 weeks it wasn't working, can't remember if I was eating too much on the 5 days or struggling on the 2 but either way it wasn't for me.
Gave it some consideration and decided that I needed something that I'd be comfortable with and logically I knew I needed to make sure I activated my metabolism early in the day (making sure I had breakfast of some description) but minimised my intake. Portion sizes become a chore and awkward as you either have left overs or have to be smarter in the prep (neither are a strong point of mine)
So I came to a plan that had me skipping a "random" meal each day, I'd try and make sure I didn't miss two together so not skip tea one night and breakfast the next. I found this much more workable for me as keeping going and looking at the clock thinking "I'm going to eat in 4 hours, just get on with it" was easy, rumbling stomach was encouragement that it was having a positive effect and always had that carrot of the meal will come in time so never had an issue with waiting it out. Effectively it just reduced my overall intake the same as any diet does but this method suited me particularly well.
Along with starting my metabolism I knew if it gets a pattern it'll adapt to it and just burn less of the intake (OK I might be misusing terms but the essence is there) so I wanted to keep it guessing so to speak. To that end not only was I varying which meal I skipped but every 3-4 weeks is have a binge meal, taybarns all you can eat or the legendary breakfast bap http://imgur.com/a/ty28e flooding it with calories to get shut of so it never really settled down.
To illustrate that, I didn't really plateau over the 12 months I've been doing it: (I think May was lack of data points)
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/31/b6a4cf1a9df4fc69b7b201c5248c6ad1.jpg
I knew the weigh in today wasn't going to be a helpful one but looking at the history my 100kg weigh in (when I first started logging and admitting I was on a diet) was January 10th, suits me perfectly as I've got a works Christmas party on that date this year so I'll try and be back to 78.8 by then and that'll be my baseline to try and maintain.
Alongside the diet I've done a modicum of exercise that wasn't there before. I've been on the rowing machine perhaps 10 times at most for around 12 minutes average duration and I've enjoyed cycling round a 12 mile circus that I found near Chester, no traffic or inclines and paved surface make it pretty relaxing. I've completed the lap around 10 times maybe a few more.
The benefit of exercise is that is affects you for 2-3 days, not just the one you do it on so once a week with something like that was pretty effective, sometimes I went for a month or more with none though so it's not a constant factor.
I also switched from "full fat" coke and fizzy drinks to Pepsi max and zero alternatives. Took a bit of acclimatisation but now the full fat stuff doesn't taste so good. When I started dieting I wasn't drinking much carbonated stuff but early starts and such for the project meant the caffeine was welcomed :-) (and even supplied by work for a large chunk of the time!)
Oh and one last thing, my meals were anything but balanced (I think it's way better if they are of course) because of my weird eating habits and the fact we were on a project at work meant some of my meals were just three types of cake ;-)
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/31/f25a9541b8e1b3164a31d065454beab1.jpg
Luckypants
30-01-15, 01:00 PM
Keep up the good work Brett!
I have started back on the diet thing again. I was keeping the weight off quite successfully until August 2013, when I had an off on the push-iron and never really got back to it. Then we got married, moved house, got a new job (you know life!) and the old happy contented complacency came in and my weight went back up to 15st!! Not quite back to my full immenseness, but only 9lbs away from that.
So I started using MyFitnessPal again at the start of the month and have lost half a stone. This now has a mobile app which is really useful for keeping up to date with my food diary. The bar code scanner is brilliant!
So here we go with my report...
Start Weight = 15st 9lbs (99kg) (Jan 2010)
Restart weight = 15st 0lbs (95.25kg) (Jan 2015)
Current Weight = 14st 6lbs (91.6kg)
Target weight = 12st 12lbs (80Kg)
Next goal is to get under 200lbs (14st 4lbs)
Luckypants
06-03-15, 05:58 PM
So here we go with my report...
Start Weight = 15st 9lbs (99kg) (Jan 2010)
Restart weight = 15st 0lbs (95.25kg) (Jan 2015)
Current Weight = 13st 13lbs (88.5kg)
Target weight = 12st 12lbs (80Kg)
So I got under 200lbs and have now lost over a stone.
Next goal is to get to 87Kg (13st 10lbs)
Well done. :)
You changed anything other than monitoring your intake?
Bluepete
09-03-15, 04:50 PM
Stress.
It's one hell of a way to lose weight!
Not the most healthy way to go though.
One stone in five weeks.
Pete
Luckypants
09-03-15, 04:53 PM
Not really Tam, keeping a food diary to monitor intake makes you realise where the excess calories (aka blubber!) come from. So portion size is down, alcohol intake down, puddings out completely with fruit substituted in. These can all come back in moderation once I'm at a better weight. The food diary app. I use make it easy to see where I'm going wrong.
So far today has been a good day without effort and I have 'spare' calories for a treat like a pudding or glass of wine.
One of the reasons I put weight back on after last time is portion sizes became too big, so I intend to stick with my food diary to maintain weight at a sensible level this time! (famous last words?? =;)
EssexDave
10-03-15, 08:57 AM
I was 17 stone in 2010 and decided to start cycling. I got down to 13 stone 10 (at 6ft 4 that was pretty trim). However, since starting uni as a mature student and becoming injured so that I could not cycle I have gone up (over three years) to 19 stone (as of this morning).
I still don't quite not what was wrong with my foot (which was preventing me from cycling) but I think I can get out on the bike again without the pain and I'm certainly going to try.
I've set some modest goals and we'll see how it goes. :)
Just noticed this thread. I started the 5+2 at the end of Jan. I'm not massively overweight but I have developed a pot and I want rid of it. So far progress had been slow but steady and I've dropped from 83kg to 80kg and the pot is less apparent and trousers much loser.
Ideally I'd like to get down to 76kg and then I'll go to a 6+1 diet to try and keep it there.
Luckypants
16-03-15, 10:57 AM
Well done John, that's a decent loss. Yeah 76Kg be nice for me too (in my dreams!)
Thanks Mike. I've tried a normal diet and pounding round the village on the pushbike but that's hard work. Starving myself twice a week is a lot easier.
Luckypants
28-03-15, 10:56 AM
Latest...
Fattest Weight = 15st 9lbs (99kg) (Jan 2010)
Restart weight = 15st 0lbs (95.25kg) (Jan 2015)
Current Weight = 13st 10lbs (87kg)
Target weight = 12st 12lbs (80Kg)
So I got to 87Kg and my next goal is 190lbs or less! Happy with the way this is going :D
Well done Mike. Great progress.
I finally hit my target of 76kg today. So the 5+2 plan worked for me. I've just got to maintain it now.
Luckypants
26-05-15, 12:55 PM
Wow well done John, that's a great achievement! :cool:
For me the latest is...
Fattest Weight = 15st 9lbs (99kg) (Jan 2010)
Restart weight = 15st 0lbs (95.25kg) (Jan 2015)
Current Weight = 13st 1lb (83kg)
Target weight = 12st 6lbs (78Kg) Revised my goal down a bit to help with cycling
Progress is being made...
I won't recognise you next time we meet. Losing the best part of 3st must make a huge difference to cycling and the VFR's performance.
Luckypants
26-05-15, 03:02 PM
Thanks John, yep it certainly helps going uphill on the old push iron!
time for the annual weightloss routine.. back on the t25 .. why wait till January :)
T25? I've managed to keep my weight stable after the 5:2 diet by going to 6:1. However I've stopped the fasting for the last couple of weeks and its still good. The downside is that I've had to by new leathers trews.
Using tips from this very thread, for the last 4 months I've been;
- doing my own modified version of 5:2
- entering everything into My Fitness Pal app. Need to weigh stuff at first but gets very easy after a while.
- weigh myself every morning and record it in the app once a week
I've lost 16 pounds so far. 5:2 is great. Doesn't feel like a chore so not having a problem with it.
Haven't done any exercise but getting ready to introduce a bit now I think.
Sounds similar to my experience. I think it's important to keep a daily record as it encourages you to keep going especially if you chart it too. I'm still doing that and I also check my average weight by month.
T25 is a training regime created by Shaun T. Its a 25min work out for 10 weeks. You dont need any additional equipment but essentially gets your heart rate up and body toned. Its easy to fit into the day and you can do it at home. I enjoy food and didnt follow a food plan and somehow didnt end up with a beach body :) . My theory is at least I can eat more over the period and stay the same weight ( i've been trying to lose weight but it never really shifts)
I tried exercise but whilst it improved my fitness it didn't burn many calories. I guess the best approach is do a bit of each, diet and training.
Mrs DJ Fridge
15-11-15, 12:05 AM
I have said this many time through the thread, but hypnosis is the answer, I fought my weight for 35 years then I got hypnotherapy I have been stable at a regular size 12 for the last 13 years, I am now free from weight stress. Hypnosis with cds that you can continue with at home are life changing. Don't laugh but Paul McKenna is really good at it.
Interesting. Hypnosis works well for giving up smoking as well I believe.
Littlepeahead
15-11-15, 11:34 AM
The Paul McKenna ones were done through Sony, who I worked for. One day I was sat in the office proof reading the artwork and put the CD on, then absent mindedly ate a donut while working. The irony was not lost on my colleagues.
However I agree hypnotherapy is great for many things. Glen Harrold is also very good and does a weight loss one. His sleep therapy is excellent too.
After shrinking to 7st4 last year after contracting giardia where I looked like a bag of bones I'm now back to 8st5 and feel really chubby. I know that may sound like I still don't weigh much but I'm only 5'3 so a stone on my frame makes a big difference. I'd like to shift a few pounds before spring.
millemille
15-11-15, 12:24 PM
Slimming World. Joined 12 weeks ago and have lost just over 2 stone. Between 2 and 5lb's a week depending on how many Syns I have.
Another half stone to go and then exercise kicks in to maintain weight and build fitness...
the best success for weight loss was having a kid and I wasn't even the one giving birth
the best success for weight loss was having a kid and I wasn't even the one giving birth
Yep but you were doing all the running around! (Panicking)
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