*** Big Fat Weight Loss Thread ***

Here is my weight history over the past 2 years.

Last October I was 18 stone 10lb.
Today to date, I'm 16 stone 2lb.

My goal is to get under 14stone by the end of the year.

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I really need to lose some weight again... I know what I need to do (eat less, especially carbs/ sweet treats, drink less, get out of my flat a bit more often), but as with most people, it's easier said than done :D

@blairw - thanks in particular for sharing those photos, I've been obese most of my adult life and was starting to think I was too far gone, but I'm currently not much worse than your 'before' pic (124kg/6 foot) and it's restored some hope that I can do better, I'd love to look like your 'after' pic :)
 
TrojanWhore said:
I really need to lose some weight again... I know what I need to do (eat less, especially carbs/ sweet treats, drink less, get out of my flat a bit more often), but as with most people, it's easier said than done :D

@blairw - thanks in particular for sharing those photos, I've been obese most of my adult life and was starting to think I was too far gone, but I'm currently not much worse than your 'before' pic (124kg/6 foot) and it's restored some hope that I can do better, I'd love to look like your 'after' pic :)
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I think the most important part of it is the time - that is like 18 months of progress, some ups and downs, path isn't linear etc - my big shift has been around making sure this is for the long term, don't expect results in 30, 60, 90 days but keep doing what you need to do and 300 days is a dramatic difference
 
blairw said:
I think the most important part of it is the time - that is like 18 months of progress, some ups and downs, path isn't linear etc - my big shift has been around making sure this is for the long term, don't expect results in 30, 60, 90 days but keep doing what you need to do and 300 days is a dramatic difference
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Oh absolutely, I've been able to lose weight before and appreciate the time it takes (although I did lose 5 stone in around 7 months a few years ago, but that was on keto so I think mostly water/glycogen, it came back far too easily)!
I was mostly thinking I was 'too far gone' in terms of loose skin etc, but it looks like you don't have that issue, or at least that it's not as visible as I'd feared.

How old are you by the way (if you don't mind the question!)? - That's another aspect as I'm 38 now and it feels harder than it did 8-10 years ago... I'm also less mobile than I was back then so cardio is more difficult, but I could definitely do with clearing the PC spares off my weight bench and getting back on track with that.

edit: I'm aiming to lose 25-30KG overall, but if I can hit 5-10kg by the end of summer I'll be very happy, even if it's a bit less than that it's still a vast improvement!
 
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TrojanWhore said:
Oh absolutely, I've been able to lose weight before and appreciate the time it takes (although I did lose 5 stone in around 7 months a few years ago, but that was on keto so I think mostly water/glycogen, it came back far too easily)!
I was mostly thinking I was 'too far gone' in terms of loose skin etc, but it looks like you don't have that issue, or at least that it's not as visible as I'd feared.

How old are you by the way (if you don't mind the question!)? - That's another aspect as I'm 38 now and it feels harder than it did 8-10 years ago... I'm also less mobile than I was back then so cardio is more difficult, but I could definitely do with clearing the PC spares off my weight bench and getting back on track with that.

edit: I'm aiming to lose 25-30KG overall, but if I can hit 5-10kg by the end of summer I'll be very happy, even if it's a bit less than that it's still a vast improvement!
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I've just turned 35, and that's me at the 25KG down... no loose skin at the moment but I am not as lean as I will be when I get to "goal" so I suspect I may end up with a small pouch of skin of sorts, I will have more pics in May/June when I get there
 
TrojanWhore said:
Thanks, had let things slide too far as I had a pooey couple of years but hoping I can get back on top of it :)
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I was 45 when I went from 138kg to about 95kg. I'm 49 now and weighed in at 94.5kg this morning. It is about changing your lifestyle though. I work very hard these days to stay in shape. I eat about 2,600 cals a day on average, but I probably average over 1,000 cals burnt in exercise each day. (At the moment at least)
 
Checking in. I’ve got to a pretty static 105kg (5kg) down by being more conscious on the snacks at work and starting to up the exercise. Muscle mass seems to be going up which is good and I feel a bit fitter.

Two reflections from consciously focusing on this:

1. My evening habit of eating peanut butter out of a tub (unsweetened) is probably my biggest diet challenge as I suspect it’s adding a solid 3-400 calories. It’s about my favourite food (weird!) though it’s going to have to go as it’s just a bad habit.

2. Exercise - fitting it in round the job and kids. We have both a peloton and a peloton guide. Getting quite into the guide for strength and core training but the bike I can take or leave. Think I’ll need to get back to swimming as that’s the one exercise over my adult life I’ve consistently stuck to.

Onwards I go.
 
I don't think i mentioned this, the reason I got started in this weight loss again was because 4 weeks ago I went to get some new trousers, same size as the one I was wearing, 34" and the new pair didn't fit. I thought "same size, it will fit", but it didn't. I was too lazy to go back to swap and knew I had to anyway so I thought just lose weight.

Today I could button it up!

Also, checking in.

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Yesterday morning I weighed in at 14st 10, so still dropping a few more lbs and now I'm in the weird place where I have to eat more, ready for lots of cycling from Thursday. Normally I get hungry about now and it's a battle of wills to not eat. I wasn't hungry but just made myself eat a toasted bagel with biscoff spread! What a nightmare!
 
Raymond Lin said:
I don't think i mentioned this, the reason I got started in this weight loss again was because 4 weeks ago I went to get some new trousers, same size as the one I was wearing, 34" and the new pair didn't fit. I thought "same size, it will fit", but it didn't. I was too lazy to go back to swap and knew I had to anyway so I thought just lose weight.

Today I could button it up!

Also, checking in.
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Awesome work. I remember i bought some Superdry shorts once at the airport and just grabbed a large and figured they'd be fine. Got to the destination and they were hilariously small, and because i'd bought them at the Airport store i couldn't return/exchange at the Manchester store.
Those things sat in my wardrobe for years before i tried them on one day and they fit, they were also really badly made and the velcro was really scratchy so after all that time they went in the bin!


As of today, i'm going to try and use MFP properly, as i've just had no luck managing myself properly and even after cycling 100 miles last week, i was up this morning vs last week!
 
Martynt74 said:
Awesome work. I remember i bought some Superdry shorts once at the airport and just grabbed a large and figured they'd be fine. Got to the destination and they were hilariously small, and because i'd bought them at the Airport store i couldn't return/exchange at the Manchester store.
Those things sat in my wardrobe for years before i tried them on one day and they fit, they were also really badly made and the velcro was really scratchy so after all that time they went in the bin!


As of today, i'm going to try and use MFP properly, as i've just had no luck managing myself properly and even after cycling 100 miles last week, i was up this morning vs last week!
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I remember last time I was in the 75kg or so I bought a whole new wardrobe, naturally clothes look better when you don't have a belly so I got anything and everything. Some questionable fashion choices, especially now I am older. But there are a few items that I would love to be able to wear again, like I have a few leather jackets that I love. I still have all these clothes and would be great to wear them again.

At one point I was wearing 30" jeans and I even bought a size 29" once, although that didn't last long and gave that pair to a friend who had 10% body fat at the time.

I even had to make a new hole in the leather belt because the smallest notch was still too big, I am actually wearing said belt now…and currently 3 notches up from the smallest hole that I made.
 
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Interestingly i do wonder if i need to pay more attention to food macros.

Now i'll caveat this post by saying i'm not obsessive whenever i do use MFP. I'm not going to start weighing out food, i generally estimate but it's a reasonable average and if i'm aiming for 1500kcal a day (with 1/2 exercise calories added back) and i should be on 2500 i figure there's enough wiggle room for a few hundred kcal here and there.

I've never noticed this screen before, but was glancing through. My food entries for yesterday were

Breakfast
Overnight Oats (Oats, semi skimmed milk, chia seeds, raisins)
Pear

Lunch
3x scrambled eggs
4x small frankfurters
Small tortilla wrap

Tea
Sauasage, mash and onion gravy (chicken sausages)

Snacks
10x almonds
handful of crisps (get the big sharer bags here)
SIS Rego drink after an evening bike ride



Now due to the caveat above, these measurements are unlikely to be 100% accurate, but it suggests my diet is fairly high in fat and low in everything else. I guess a lot of that would be due to the eggs, sausages and nuts (I literally just chose an option for "Sausage and Mash" and guessed at 800kcal)


I was trying to avoid too much bread, but i'd have thought the oats and potatoes would be enough carbs for the day. Protein is certainly low, especially considering it's topped up with the SIS Rego drink. Perhaps i need to try and get some kind of drink for a midday meal.


EDIT - Also, obviously this is only 1 day and without any thought into actual food. There's probably other days i have chicken, rice and veg for tea and it's a different chart! Breakfast/Lunch usually stay similar though.
 
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Martynt74 said:
Interestingly i do wonder if i need to pay more attention to food macros.
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I'm a little bit of both sides. No, it's calories that count / Yes, I try to have protein more than anything else.

I certainly wouldn't allow myself more calories because I was eating more protein. If I need to hit 2,300 for the day, then that's the bottom line and that's what I need to hit. If I've been to the gym in the morning, I might try and get more protein in the morning though.
 
AndyCr15 said:
I'm a little bit of both sides. No, it's calories that count / Yes, I try to have protein more than anything else.

I certainly wouldn't allow myself more calories because I was eating more protein. If I need to hit 2,300 for the day, then that's the bottom line and that's what I need to hit. If I've been to the gym in the morning, I might try and get more protein in the morning though.
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Oh yeah that has to be the priority but I do wonder if I need to switch some things around occasionally.
 
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