*** Big Fat Weight Loss Thread ***

A great thing about yoga that is suitable for all the ages. Both of my parents do yoga and they really like it.As for me, I don't like gyms and group workouts so prefer to do it online here. This way I can also adapt my practice to the way i feel. Yoga for sleep, for flexibility and yoga for back pain are my favorite workouts.
 
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ic1male said:
Here we go then. Hopefully, I’ve topped out at 84.3kg / 27% BF. Woke up this morning with a mouth like the Sahara, presumably due to poor body trying to get rid of 400g carbs overnight. I never did eat my Easter egg either.

Next 10 days is gradual lowering of carbs in an attempt to stave off keto flu. Today is about 200g, tomorrow 180g and so on.
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How are your first few days going bud?
 
Syla5 said:
How are your first few days going bud?
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Started yesterday on about 40g net carbs. I'll not get out the Ketostix until Saturday and see if anything's happening. But I felt fine, didn't feel hungry at all even though I should have been having massive sugar withdrawal symptoms. But no, it feels great not to be scoffing crap. It's going to be a bit tricky these first couple of weeks as I am determined to get rid of the last bag and bars of Huel I have (Black Edition so low-ish carbs) and then I'll be able to start proper in the latter half of the month.

Thanks for asking. :p
 
Zoinks. That's a bit nuts. After mentioning the Ketostix above, I got curious so decided to do a test anyway. With 40g net carbs for the past two days, I'm already in the middle purple zone on the chart. Wasn't expecting to use up all the liver glycogen that quickly. Must be down to the 10,000 steps of walking I've done each day. (Unless having asparagus for tea is giving a false reading! It certainly stinks to high heaven.)
 
This is where I'm at right now, I must say it's much more enjoyable tracking everything I eat on MFP. Definitely helps me to make better food choices when it's there in black & white. Eating between 2300-2500 calories a day, might still up that if weight loss becomes too extreme due to exercise but I have slowly been upping my protein as well as my fruit & vegetable intake. Felt pretty awful at first, feeling of no energy being the biggest issue but starting to feel a bit better now. Whether that's the drop in sugar, salt, fat or whatever I don't know but hopefully I'll be more level in my energy rather than the up and downs I used to get when I had a sugar pick me up.

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Interesting. You’re about 2lbs lighter than me right now. How tall are you? Do you do a lot of exercise? I’m not eating more than 2000kcals with a TDEE of about 2400.
 
Started IF two weeks ago and I’m now down 2 kilos. Finding it surprisingly straightforward.

Started at 120 just after Christmas and now 114KG. That’s the lowest since the end of 2020 which is nice.

Goal weight of 100KG. I’ve been there before and it’s a nice weight for me.
 
ic1male said:
Interesting. You’re about 2lbs lighter than me right now. How tall are you? Do you do a lot of exercise? I’m not eating more than 2000kcals with a TDEE of about 2400.
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I'm 5'11, how tall are you? I enjoy running which is my primary exercise, was doing around 20mpw but slacked off recently, back on it now though. I still ate the same and started gaining weight which you can see. I have quite a physical job with heavy lifting and I'm on my feet a lot, depending what I'm doing it can be anything from 4 miles to 12 miles a shift. Belly fat is the only reason I want to lose weight, I want it shifted once and for all!

MM-Seat said:
Started IF two weeks ago and I’m now down 2 kilos. Finding it surprisingly straightforward.

Started at 120 just after Christmas and now 114KG. That’s the lowest since the end of 2020 which is nice.

Goal weight of 100KG. I’ve been there before and it’s a nice weight for me.
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I really enjoyed IF when I did it years ago, felt so much more in control with not feeling like a slave to food plus I prefer eating a lot in one go, I struggled to keep up with it when working shifts though. Well done on the weight loss!
 
Bunko said:
I'm 5'11, how tall are you? I enjoy running which is my primary exercise, was doing around 20mpw but slacked off recently, back on it now though. I still ate the same and started gaining weight which you can see. I have quite a physical job with heavy lifting and I'm on my feet a lot, depending what I'm doing it can be anything from 4 miles to 12 miles a shift. Belly fat is the only reason I want to lose weight, I want it shifted once and for all!
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5'9", I do about 10 miles per week at the minute and then sit on my arse all day. So that explains how you can eat more than me if you are on your feet a lot.
 
ic1male said:
5'9", I do about 10 miles per week at the minute and then sit on my arse all day. So that explains how you can eat more than me if you are on your feet a lot.
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Yeah I’ll be in trouble if I ever got a desk job haha. Sometimes it can be a hindrance though as I can get so hungry that I just crave calorie dense foods and end up overeating junk. That’s why I’m hoping this healthier way of eating will curb the cravings. Lot more time spent in the veg aisle at the supermarket rather than the biscuits, crisps & chocolate aisles :D
 
Weight is still slowly creeping down for me.

Down to 226lbs from a high of 260lbs when I started. Not sure how much longer I can keep folding my current office trousers around me before I need to give in a buy some smaller ones :D

Wedding is 3 months away and I want to hit 215lbs by then, should be more than doable.
 
tom_e said:
Weight is still slowly creeping down for me.

Down to 226lbs from a high of 260lbs when I started. Not sure how much longer I can keep folding my current office trousers around me before I need to give in a buy some smaller ones :D

Wedding is 3 months away and I want to hit 215lbs by then, should be more than doable.
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Awesome stuff, like you say it should be more than doable in that time frame. Seems very positive in here which is good :)
 
Bunko said:
Yeah I’ll be in trouble if I ever got a desk job haha. Sometimes it can be a hindrance though as I can get so hungry that I just crave calorie dense foods and end up overeating junk. That’s why I’m hoping this healthier way of eating will curb the cravings. Lot more time spent in the veg aisle at the supermarket rather than the biscuits, crisps & chocolate aisles :D
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I was expecting massive sugar withdrawal when I lowered my carbs last week but I'm finding I'm not hungry at all. Body is clearly enjoying chomping on all the fat it's got. :D
 
Bunko said:
Belly fat is the only reason I want to lose weight, I want it shifted once and for all!
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Yeap this is my reasoning as well. Fed up of the belly and want to get it gone once and for all.

Started mid December with a Covid blip end of December, and was in a calorie deficit until 2nd April.

Start weight was 12st 2lb (77.1kg)
Maintenance phase start 11st 1.4lb (70.5kg)
Weight as of this morning 10st 13.4lb

Happy with where I am at now, and the maintenance phase was definitely needed, I have 1 more week to enjoy (birthday next week!) and then it’s back to a deficit to get down to my target that I initially set out to hit. I think I’ve got maybe 6-10 weeks more being in a deficit. Progress pics to come at the end!
 
I've bounced a little, this morning weighing 15st 4. I just had a look at my trend...

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It's interesting that I bounced and headed up around this time last year too...

The longer view also gives me some perspective too. I feel bad when my weight starts to head up a little, but this view makes me remember that I'm still doing fine. I think perhaps I need to just set a maximum (maybe 15st 6) at which point I put the effort back in to bringing my weight back down to a set level (like 15st) so I don't feel I'm always limiting myself. Last year I let it get to 16st before I decided this though...
 
I got on the scales on sunday, 99.8kg, decided to exert a bit of control and I was 96.4 this morning, I'd like to get back down to the 80 odd I was a few years ago, I managed 86 last year after 12 days in Senegal on malaria tablets had me ******* out of my arse for 10 of those days but really need to put a bit more effort in.

Anyone in the over 40 brigade seem to notice that you can still pass for mid 30's, but then when you lose a decent chunk of weight you then look older, or at least more your actual age?
 
Trig said:
Anyone in the over 40 brigade seem to notice that you can still pass for mid 30's, but then when you lose a decent chunk of weight you then look older, or at least more your actual age?
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The other way round for me. In my 20s, people thought I was in my 40s. And now I'm in my 40s, I look late 50s. Such a hard life... :D
 
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