*** Big Fat Weight Loss Thread ***
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I've lost about a stone and a half this year but at a bit of a standstill currently. For 3/4 weeks.
I feel it's a mental block. I think it started when I went to a party about then. First of all I hadn't been out out for a few months and I found the clothes I wanted to wear where too baggy. Then when I got there a fair few people I hadn't seen for a while commented positively on my weight . I was obviously really happy but think I lost a lot of willpower and motivation too. Before that day/night I didn't really see myself as having lost any weight. Even had ideas that my scales where maybe not being accurate.
If anyone has gone through similar and has any tips to get over this it would be great. I obviously have my reasons for losing (health/confidence) but for some reason when things are going well my lazy/greedy brain comes back . Need a big kick up the rear again really
I feel it's a mental block. I think it started when I went to a party about then. First of all I hadn't been out out for a few months and I found the clothes I wanted to wear where too baggy. Then when I got there a fair few people I hadn't seen for a while commented positively on my weight . I was obviously really happy but think I lost a lot of willpower and motivation too. Before that day/night I didn't really see myself as having lost any weight. Even had ideas that my scales where maybe not being accurate.
If anyone has gone through similar and has any tips to get over this it would be great. I obviously have my reasons for losing (health/confidence) but for some reason when things are going well my lazy/greedy brain comes back . Need a big kick up the rear again really
I've lost about a stone and a half this year but at a bit of a standstill currently. For 3/4 weeks.
I feel it's a mental block. I think it started when I went to a party about then. First of all I hadn't been out out for a few months and I found the clothes I wanted to wear where too baggy. Then when I got there a fair few people I hadn't seen for a while commented positively on my weight . I was obviously really happy but think I lost a lot of willpower and motivation too. Before that day/night I didn't really see myself as having lost any weight. Even had ideas that my scales where maybe not being accurate.
If anyone has gone through similar and has any tips to get over this it would be great. I obviously have my reasons for losing (health/confidence) but for some reason when things are going well my lazy/greedy brain comes back . Need a big kick up the rear again really
Are you gaining weight or maintaining your new lower weight? If it’s the latter, well done. If you’ve gradually lost the weight through improved eating habits and a better relationship with food, then hopefully some of those things will have stuck even in your “lazy/greedy” periods. That’ll allow you to at the very least maintain your weight and ideally enjoy the food that you’re eating.
I’ve found the worst things are either saying “sod it” and eating like crazy and even worse, feeling guilty constantly knowing that I’ve eaten badly or let things slip.
Take your steady weight as a win and allow yourself time to refocus.
Have you played around with different approaches to restricting calories, you might find one way better than others.I've lost about a stone and a half this year but at a bit of a standstill currently. For 3/4 weeks.
I feel it's a mental block. I think it started when I went to a party about then. First of all I hadn't been out out for a few months and I found the clothes I wanted to wear where too baggy. Then when I got there a fair few people I hadn't seen for a while commented positively on my weight . I was obviously really happy but think I lost a lot of willpower and motivation too. Before that day/night I didn't really see myself as having lost any weight. Even had ideas that my scales where maybe not being accurate.
If anyone has gone through similar and has any tips to get over this it would be great. I obviously have my reasons for losing (health/confidence) but for some reason when things are going well my lazy/greedy brain comes back . Need a big kick up the rear again really
Some people seem to get on with a low carb approach
Some people like to do Keto
Some people like to do intermittent fasting
Some like counting calories.
Switching between them every month or so is also a way to not get bored too.
Either way they all have the same basic function, you just got to find what you can cope with. make it part of your day to day life instead of a "6 week plan".
Structure it so it's harder to fall off the wagon than to stay on it. Make it easy for yourself to eat well.
If you know you're going to be out tomorrow night on the lash and a midnight doner, miss out breakfast and have a fiber and protein rich lunch
Forward planning helps massively.
Now, not losing anything for a month isn't a reason to fall off the wagon either, you just had a bad month and that's fine, that's life AS LONG AS YOU GET BACK ON IT on Monday...
Thanks guys. I've probably tried all of those different approaches fuzz , and I think there's definitely something in it to keep changing them and prevent boredom !
I've mainly just been cutting out sweets/biscuits to get where I've gotten this time (which shows the disgusting amount I previously ate really) but have also been working hard at the gym. In my head I treat anything sweet as a reward and have probably been 'rewarding' myself a bit too much the last few weeks
Even just posting here is good for me as I need the accountability sometimes. Years ago I had some success going to SW with an ex . Not because I agree with the way they do things (I don't) but by having that public weigh day every week it made me try that extra bit harder.
I've mainly just been cutting out sweets/biscuits to get where I've gotten this time (which shows the disgusting amount I previously ate really) but have also been working hard at the gym. In my head I treat anything sweet as a reward and have probably been 'rewarding' myself a bit too much the last few weeks
Even just posting here is good for me as I need the accountability sometimes. Years ago I had some success going to SW with an ex . Not because I agree with the way they do things (I don't) but by having that public weigh day every week it made me try that extra bit harder.
Back on the wagon today, high salt load and calorie excess over the weekend has pushed me to 91.8kg this morning! Hopefully things will come down fairly rapidly with a bit of sensible eating this week.
Got to think of the pluses, did 80kg 5x5 on the flat bench this morning. Was worried that my strength was really starting to dip with the deficit. Also perhaps going to the gym last week and this week might stimulate a bit of muscle rather than catabolism. Long and short is - “put the fork down”!
Got to think of the pluses, did 80kg 5x5 on the flat bench this morning. Was worried that my strength was really starting to dip with the deficit. Also perhaps going to the gym last week and this week might stimulate a bit of muscle rather than catabolism. Long and short is - “put the fork down”!
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BIM is such an irrelevant number. Im higher BMI after a year and a half of training in the gym, cutting and then bulking again. Probably half the weight I lost and regained is muscle. So same weight, higher BMI, lower BF%, much healthier, go figure.
Yep, totally agree and is most useful on a population level. However as a general indicator it can be useful. It’s given me a target to aim for and despite kidding myself about going to the gym and being a rugby player, it turns out that having a “normal” BMI rather than “overweight” has resulted in dropping significant body fat and more importantly dropping my waist size (visceral fat presumably). I wouldn’t have said I was unhealthy at 100kg, but over 10kg lighter and with significant reduction in waist size, it’s hard to argue that I didn’t need to work on it. I guess I’m just not as special as some of the rather gifted powerlifters on this forum and BMI has lumped me in with the masses!
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These busy bank holiday weekends have been for but not great for the weight loss lol.
Come back from holiday 3 weeks ago and still about the same weight. Need to really knuckle down with diet/not drinking too much now.
Come back from holiday 3 weeks ago and still about the same weight. Need to really knuckle down with diet/not drinking too much now.
If there’s one thing on call is good for it’s weight loss. Probably dehydration, but I hit a new low of 88.2kg today. Significant as this puts my BMI within the normal range (24.95) for the first time in my adult life I reckon. Want to get down to that level on a regular basis. The bank holiday weekends have resulted in pretty crazy weight shifts, oops.
Still going with Lion's Prep, can't believe it. Costing me an arm and a leg mind you, but it's providing me with more healthy meals each week than I'd eat in a month. Only thing is my daily calorie intake is a bit low with it, so thinking about bringing back Huel to complement it.
Just under 2 weeks left here in Spain. Hadn't bought much booze for the shopping for this week then hit upon a lovely wine shop on Sunday 
Be curious where i'm at when i actually get back on some scales. I've certainly put on weight, there's no doubt about that, and not sure it'll just drop off like normal holiday weight! I think the big factor is eating out much more. Food is always cooked in loads of oil/butter and here a lot of deep fried and comes with bread. Obviously i could make better choices, but who wants to do that!
Be curious where i'm at when i actually get back on some scales. I've certainly put on weight, there's no doubt about that, and not sure it'll just drop off like normal holiday weight! I think the big factor is eating out much more. Food is always cooked in loads of oil/butter and here a lot of deep fried and comes with bread. Obviously i could make better choices, but who wants to do that!
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Decided to add some other activities into my routine so today went hiking for the first time in the Brecon Beacons, that was fun.
88.9kg the morning that we jet off to a week’s all inclusive holiday. 8 week average is below 90kg which I’m really happy with. Not managed to dip under the 88kg goal, but things have been steady and I’m hoping that some of the healthy eating habits are really starting to stick now. I’m sure I’ll have added a couple of kg on my return, but I’m not going to log weight or calories whilst I’m away. Not exactly going to have the chance to booze from sunrise to sunset with the kids which helps the calorie intake!
I wondered whether I’d call time on this journey after this holiday, but I’m quite enjoying the process and I’m feeling really good in myself. Ideally I’d like to up the exercise, but life is getting in the way of that at the moment.
For now, I’ll be at the buffet!
I wondered whether I’d call time on this journey after this holiday, but I’m quite enjoying the process and I’m feeling really good in myself. Ideally I’d like to up the exercise, but life is getting in the way of that at the moment.
For now, I’ll be at the buffet!
