*** Big Fat Weight Loss Thread ***

Si. said:
Hi all. time for me to do something.. I've always been overweight since my early teems, now time to do something about it, early 50s, and covid hasn't been kinda also working at home doesn't help.

Looking for any assistance, comradery, support I can get :(

Lots of ads around the "milkshake" meal replacements. Are these worth trying, or is it all marketing hype?
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Hopefully, you'll find plenty of support in here pal. I'm doing carnivore as it's what works best for me.
 
few pounds here...last 2 days was finishing any biscuits, nuts and cheeses...nothing left at home now...
started day with gym, bike 2 days ago..time to do it allover again and start dropping them pounds...
 
Weighed myself today at an alright 108kg, hoping to bring this down to 90kg towards the end of the year.
Should be a not so fun cut but hey ho.

Also decided to do carnivore diet again to acheive this, Ive done it once before for 6 months and I got easily into the best shape of my life but In the end I found it depressing.
Its surprising how much you can miss bread and sweet treats.
 
Reppyboyo said:
Weighed myself today at an alright 108kg, hoping to bring this down to 90kg towards the end of the year.
Should be a not so fun cut but hey ho.

Also decided to do carnivore diet again to acheive this, Ive done it once before for 6 months and I got easily into the best shape of my life but In the end I found it depressing.
Its surprising how much you can miss bread and sweet treats.
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S'up fellow carnivore? It's funny how good it makes you feel though right? Would be interested to hear how you get on this time around
 
Guess like most have a new target this year after shifting a lot of weight in 2023, uncharted territory this time so sure will come with new challenges.
 
Interestingly my weigh in on the 31st was 103.5kg, but yesterday on the first was 104.4kg. I wanted a proper closing/opening recording. I assume most of the increase was booze related and so based on the number of dumps i took yesterday (and continuing this morning), i should be about 80kg when i weigh again tomorrow! Perhaps that's a bit optimistic, but hoping to get under 100kg in January. Tipping over 100kg only happened in December so i'm hoping the body won't have adapted to that weight and a shock mix of lower calories/less booze will have a decent impact.


In more disappointing news. My left calf is acting up. We went for a walk down the beach last Wednesday and covered maybe 3 miles, i was in my barefoot shoes i've not worn in ages and so unsure if it's pulled something. I've been able to cycle/walk absolutely fine, but it's just really tight and painful to the touch. Can't decide whether it needs full on rest, or just continued easy efforts. I've tried loads from stretching, foam rolling, massage gun, heat, cold and compression and nothing is shifting it.
 
Martynt74 said:
I wanted a proper closing/opening recording.
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I did the same, after posting my end-of-year earlier in the thread, I was pleased that I did the opposite of you and I had lost a kg! 15st 5 on 1/1/24. I then also realised, that's probably the lightest I've been on 1st Jan for about 25-30 years...

My next target, as it has been for the last couple of years, is to drop weight before my cycling trip to Mallorca in March. This has given me a good headstart!
 
I imagine benefits of carnivore diet have a lot to do with reducing/eliminating blood glucose spikes as well as whole running on ketones thing.

Seeing the average British diet I can see how a lot of people would feel better switching to that and keto, as mentioned above it probably is effective short term but haven't done enough research into long term effects. Like most diets tethering on the extreme, probably not that great in the long run though.

As far as glucose control and spikes go though I would highly recommend Glucose Revolution book, if you're on Instagram lady who wrote that has a great account outlining spikes from various foods how to control them etc. Even if you aren't diabetic, it's very important to keep glucose stable for general health and a lot of research suggests that it's very important for longevity.
 
Haha maybe, i think i'm around the same 3.5ish gain

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Well I've just counted that over the Christmas period (22nd December to the 1st January) I ate 32 mince pies and 3 tubs of brandy butter :cry:

I'm still 35kg which is up from 33kg but my delayed gastric emptying (gastroparesis) means that currently anything other than unhealthy pies, pastries, sweets etc seems to cause catastrophic diarrhea.
 
So I finally got around to weighing myself for the first time since early November and I've lost 5lbs. So I'm 29st 4lbs now. I'd be happy but it's gotten me a little worried. I'd somehow lost weight in November without dieting and with the way I've been eating over December I should have gained a significant amount of weight, my food intake has been atrociously bad. I mean with planning on starting my diet after Christmas I'd given absolutely zero *****!

With my disability I've not been moving much more, there's been a bit more movement managed since moving to the bungalow as it's easier for me to get around but not enough of a change to cause weight loss especially now.

Still, I'm closer to my goal than I was so I'll take the win.

Next little goal is to get under 29st on purpose. The main goal is to get to 15st.
 
Awesome news. I guess (and I don’t mean this harshly). The maintenance calories at 30st must be pretty high. So even eating badly could come in low enough to lose weight?
 
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