*** Big Fat Weight Loss Thread ***
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I thought I was the only one with this problem, running down the street trying to hold them up with one hand. It must be a sight to behold! But it's because mine are now too big for me. I need to get new ones but would rather wait for the fine weather as I have loads of shorts.
You're definitely not the only one.
For me I think when I've lost excess around the waist and the roundedness of the stomach, they'd probably stay in place better. Even with jeans on and a tightly buckled belt I get it a bit but it's much better with a belt.
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4 weeks since starting a diet and I've lost exactly 11b. This puts me at 199lb so happy breaking the 200lb barrier.
I still tend to have bigger evening meals than I need, usually 750 cals rather than the suggested 500 cals
I still tend to have bigger evening meals than I need, usually 750 cals rather than the suggested 500 cals
Depends what is near your area tbh. There is often an option in many of these chicken take away places to have some kind of chicken breast option with hummus or some rice.
Or just spoil yourself once a week, in the big picture won't make that much difference.
Or just spoil yourself once a week, in the big picture won't make that much difference.
Great stuff! What do you want to get to?
Well done!
Oh I do that already. Sunday night has been kebab night all the way through my huge weight loss.
Yeah, I had a whole 12" thin crust chicken pizza last night. Checked the scales and a pound and a half less then last week. I think once a week a few cheat meals is ok, although your making me crave for kebab now.
I threw away some chicken and mushroom pasties and a tub of coleslaw that I bought just before deciding to get on the fitness trip. I was dying to eat them.
Anyway, started week 3 of my 1,580 calorie diet today and it's going well. I'm averaging slightly under 1,580 per day, I've not been over 1700 on any day. My weight this morning was 12 stone 10lb and the NHS BMI calculator puts me at 24.9 BMI and says I'm now in a healthy weight range for my height but at the higher end. That's great, I'm slim all over but but I still look pregnant, lol. Hopefully the regular exercise will work its magic on my stomach in the fullness of time.
I'm enjoying the new Vivoactive 3 watch. I've got it synced to Garmin Connect and I've synced Garmin Connect to MFP so it can send my calories over. Today I apparently burnt 366 calories in under 40 minutes, so I guess that's not bad. I'm not sure why MFP has added 392 instead of 366 calories but I'll take that. Guys, I did a combination of walking and jogging. I find I can jog at a good pace for about 30 seconds before I feel like wretching. So I mixed it up with brisk walking, then a bit of jogging, walking, etc. That's ok to do right? I guess the more I do it I'll build my jogging endurance. I felt like I'd done a good workout when I got home that's for sure. I could walk all day though. Got my new wireless buds which are awesome and kept me entertained. I read that its best to eat carbs and protein within 45 minutes of finishing a workout or you can make yourself weaker. Is that right? So when I got home, I straightaway made bolognese, with more protein than carbs, but I suppose a good balance.
At some points my heart rate was 170bpm. According to the formula of 220 minus your age, my max bpm should be 158. Maybe I need to regulate the speed of my jogging to keep the bpm in check and to be able to jog for longer stretches. At some points my pace was just over 9/ml. I presume a lower number means doing a mile in a shorter time?
Anyway, started week 3 of my 1,580 calorie diet today and it's going well. I'm averaging slightly under 1,580 per day, I've not been over 1700 on any day. My weight this morning was 12 stone 10lb and the NHS BMI calculator puts me at 24.9 BMI and says I'm now in a healthy weight range for my height but at the higher end. That's great, I'm slim all over but but I still look pregnant, lol. Hopefully the regular exercise will work its magic on my stomach in the fullness of time.
I'm enjoying the new Vivoactive 3 watch. I've got it synced to Garmin Connect and I've synced Garmin Connect to MFP so it can send my calories over. Today I apparently burnt 366 calories in under 40 minutes, so I guess that's not bad. I'm not sure why MFP has added 392 instead of 366 calories but I'll take that. Guys, I did a combination of walking and jogging. I find I can jog at a good pace for about 30 seconds before I feel like wretching. So I mixed it up with brisk walking, then a bit of jogging, walking, etc. That's ok to do right? I guess the more I do it I'll build my jogging endurance. I felt like I'd done a good workout when I got home that's for sure. I could walk all day though. Got my new wireless buds which are awesome and kept me entertained.
I read that its best to eat carbs and protein within 45 minutes of finishing a workout or you can make yourself weaker. Is that right? So when I got home, I straightaway made bolognese, with more protein than carbs, but I suppose a good balance.At some points my heart rate was 170bpm. According to the formula of 220 minus your age, my max bpm should be 158. Maybe I need to regulate the speed of my jogging to keep the bpm in check and to be able to jog for longer stretches. At some points my pace was just over 9/ml. I presume a lower number means doing a mile in a shorter time?
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Well done. Yeah, try jogging at an almost walking pace and see if you can sustain it for longer. Then, hopefully over the first few weeks you'll just gradually pick the pace up.
Thanks Andy. Yep, I was thinking the same. I seem to have a desire to jog at a fast pace but can't sustain it for long enough. I'll try and jog at a more moderate speed. Seeing the calories burnt is very motivating. And it means I can treat myself to a few snacks and still keep to my max calorie goal.
Knocked it out of the park today (well, while in the park 
). Thanks for the advice Andy about almost walking pace, that's an invaluable tip for me. Because I found that around 13:50/ml allowed me to sustain jogging for about 2 minutes. I fluctuated a lot though, I did spurts of faster jogging, around 9/ml which I can sustain for 20 to 30 seconds, walking, and the slower jogging. I'll try and keep around 13:50ish tomorrow. That said, I enjoy short bursts of higher intensity, it makes me know I'm working hard. I hit the same amount of calorie burn as yesterday in less time, about 25 minutes instead of 38 minutes, and ended up doing a 51 minute session and 653 calories burnt. \0/
I hope the watch is correct!
So I'm happy with that result. I can feel it in the top front leg muscles, mild aching, but it's fine. I had a bowl of porridge with some dried apricots and a tablespoon of honey half an hour before jogging, and two small slices of high protein low carb bread with peanut butter and banana after the workout.
). Thanks for the advice Andy about almost walking pace, that's an invaluable tip for me. Because I found that around 13:50/ml allowed me to sustain jogging for about 2 minutes. I fluctuated a lot though, I did spurts of faster jogging, around 9/ml which I can sustain for 20 to 30 seconds, walking, and the slower jogging. I'll try and keep around 13:50ish tomorrow. That said, I enjoy short bursts of higher intensity, it makes me know I'm working hard. I hit the same amount of calorie burn as yesterday in less time, about 25 minutes instead of 38 minutes, and ended up doing a 51 minute session and 653 calories burnt. \0/I hope the watch is correct!
So I'm happy with that result. I can feel it in the top front leg muscles, mild aching, but it's fine. I had a bowl of porridge with some dried apricots and a tablespoon of honey half an hour before jogging, and two small slices of high protein low carb bread with peanut butter and banana after the workout.
That's great. I think I said earlier, better to make the sessions longer but slowing down and making it a sustainable pace. Nice.
I had a spur of the moment run myself yesterday afternoon. Did 10.4k in about 1hr 8 mins. Not an amazing pace, but I didn't really push, I just wanted to get 10k done. (One of my goals this year is to do 10k if I run and 40 miles if I ride) Like you, my quads are quite tight today, so I've given myself the day off
It's too cold for cycling (well, I have done in this temp, but figure I don't need to, so will have a rest day) Sunday is also my cheat meal, so will push the boat out on dessert this evening with some order out cheesecake and milkshake That's great. I think I said earlier, better to make the sessions longer but slowing down and making it a sustainable pace. Nice.
I had a spur of the moment run myself yesterday afternoon. Did 10.4k in about 1hr 8 mins. Not an amazing pace, but I didn't really push, I just wanted to get 10k done. (One of my goals this year is to do 10k if I run and 40 miles if I ride) Like you, my quads are quite tight today, so I've given myself the day off
Yep, absolutely, slower and longer.
I'm glad I did it before it started raining. By the way Andy, this running belt I bought from Amazon works fine for me, it doesn't move around at all under the hoodie, and holds my phone and car key. It's got a partition, so I put key in front part, phone in back part. Also quite tricky to remove the phone as the pockets are tight. Good belt, pretty thin, £7.50. I didn't have any problem with my jogging pants slipping down either although the string came undone once. Couple of t-shirts on and the zipless hoodie over those is warm enough along with thin merino wool glove liners. Actually, my hands only got warm after 20 minutes of jogging.
10.4k in an hour!
I can only dream of doing that at the moment. Well done. Cheesecake and milkshake, nice! Should I be jogging everyday, or around 3 times a week or every other day?
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Not every day. Your body needs rest and recovery. Two big runs a week tops and start short working up over several weeks. Don't just go big your body will suffer. Pulling your hamstring or itb or Achilles tendon will put you out for months. Best way is to do core and weights in between the running days if you want to do more exercise. And above all stretches and warm ups, warm downs and cold showers. Look after your body etc etc