*** Big Fat Weight Loss Thread ***

[alec]

exercise bike

exercise bike will end up as an expensive clothes hanger

just start walking, 4-5km a day will already do wonders

food wise sounds like you want to do something extreme and unsustainable
my advice - keep it normal whole food, cut out added sugar as much as possible, have more protein

do 16:8 intermittent fasting, this only needs willpower for 8 hours until next eating period

 

[AndyCr15]

I agree, I think I would recommend doing some 'free' exercise first. Start with walks, move up to brisk walks, maybe move to a very slow jog and see how you get on.

 

[Cromulent]

exercise bike will end up as an expensive clothes hanger

just start walking, 4-5km a day will already do wonders

food wise sounds like you want to do something extreme and unsustainable
my advice - keep it normal whole food, cut out added sugar as much as possible, have more protein

do 16:8 intermittent fasting, this only needs willpower for 8 hours until next eating period

I agree, I think I would recommend doing some 'free' exercise first. Start with walks, move up to brisk walks, maybe move to a very slow jog and see how you get on.

Thank you both. Unfortunately walking/running/any outdoor exercise isn't an option. I do have Apple Fitness though so I could do something with that I guess.

 

[tom_nieto]

Do they have Jude's? That's muich the same as Oppo if I remember correctly.

Got some halo top coming. Shame the peanut butter one was substituted

 

[Raymond Lin]

Still not well…weight is still dropping even though I’ve spent most of my time in bed. Lost 2kg since the 24th..

 

[tom_nieto]

Hope you get better soon @Raymond Lin
Interestingly I find that if I’ve got a cold I put on a bit of water weight.

 

[Martynt74]

@Raymond Lin fancy a free holiday to Spain pass on some of those sweet sweet germs?

Weighed this morning at 103.9kg. I don't think i've had the worst week since we got guests last week, but certainly it's come with some increased drinking and eating out (the Euros doesn't help that!) Not ideal that the start of June was around 102kg. Given my exercise levels then something is clearly very wrong.

Given how much has been spent though i think we'll be skint until the next payday as i'm trying to really reign in spending to go towards the new house as we're getting a little extreme dipping into that pot and it's gonna bite us if not curbed.

Interestingly my wife sent me some tiktok around how alcohol stops the bodies ability to burn fat and so possibly my whole "one or two beers" on a regular basis probably isn't very effective. Unsure how much truth there actually is in it.

TikTok - Make Your Day

www.tiktok.com

However as promised last month, given the lack of movement in June. The Martyn Fat Loss sweepstake is in effect for July! I've decided an easier structure is on a raffle basis with the winner taking £50. Pick numbers 1-10 between you all!

If this doesn't motivate me, nothing will

 

[tom_e]

Basically anything useful stops in your body while it deals with what is effectively a poison. Without getting into the real biological detail that's the best way to look at it.

 

[Raymond Lin]

@Raymond Lin fancy a free holiday to Spain pass on some of those sweet sweet germs?

Gimme a kiss !

I lost another half a kilo since yesterday, I am now at 80.4kg....not sure where this is gone?! Although I have lost my appetite, I have been making a conscious decision to eat, similar portion size. On the other hand, I have not done any walking at all, from an average of like 10km a day walking down to near zero.

 

[Martynt74]

Gimme a kiss !

I lost another half a kilo since yesterday, I am now at 80.4kg....not sure where this is going?! Although I have lost my appetite, I have been making a conscious decision to eat, similar portion size. On the other hand, I have not done any walking at all, from an average of like 10km a day walking down to near zero.

Erm, i was thinking of just sharing a bottle of water or something....

 

[Raymond Lin]

I am SO close to my weight starts with a 7 now, like less than 500g close. I might actually reach my target by Christmas after all.....or if this sickness lasts another week I might get there before the summer ends.

 

[Martynt74]

It's ok guys, to try and get the same benefits of kissing @Raymond Lin without actually kissing him, i've just eaten a portion of chilli which i think was cooked last Monday and the fridged but never got round to eating. My daughter got Nachos from a restaurant yesterday but only ate half so figured they worked well together

 

[ic1male]

Thank you both. Unfortunately walking/running/any outdoor exercise isn't an option. I do have Apple Fitness though so I could do something with that I guess.

Apple Fitness is an excellent option, plenty of variety in what they offer - yoga, HIIT, weight circuits. I'm going to sign up again in a few weeks when my Peloton runs out.

 

[AndyCr15]

Interestingly my wife sent me some tiktok around how alcohol stops the bodies ability to burn fat and so possibly my whole "one or two beers" on a regular basis probably isn't very effective. Unsure how much truth there actually is in it.
TikTok - Make Your Day

I feel like I might have mentioned this before in this thread (but possibly a couple of years ago now) Maybe it was a podcast I heard it on, I think they said it stops your liver helping deal with fat for 24 hours... or something like that?

Gimme a kiss !

Erm, i was thinking of just sharing a bottle of water or something....

Be grateful. It could have been worse... depending exactly what you want to catch...

 

[Martynt74]

Yeah. Sounds like I remember that. Definitely need to cut down on the daily beer. Even if it’s just the one.

Just hard when everyone else cracks one open and I’m just finishing work!

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

Hit my 91kg target this morning, down from 106.7kg on 1st of January and feel much healthier for it.

Been on a calorie deficit all year, going gym twice a week, walked at least 10,000 steps a day since February and have been intermittent fasting since March.

Going to start upping my calories by 200 a week until my weight plateaus but keep everything else the same. Body recomposition next for me to get rid of the remaining fat.

Two months since my last diet update and I managed to drop another 2.5kg, whilst increasing my calories by 200 every week, and now weigh 88.5kg.

I'm now eating 3200 calories a day to maintain my weight and fuel 3 gym sessions a week along with 10,000 steps a day.

Didn't manage to drop all of the fat, seem to carry a lot around my chest, but decided to have the summer off and enjoy life for a couple of months so this is probably the leanest I'll be for a while.

 

[Karl]

Great work mate, well done

 

[Alice In Wonderland]

Two months since my last diet update and I managed to drop another 2.5kg, whilst increasing my calories by 200 every week, and now weigh 88.5kg.

I'm now eating 3200 calories a day to maintain my weight and fuel 3 gym sessions a week along with 10,000 steps a day.

Didn't manage to drop all of the fat, seem to carry a lot around my chest, but decided to have the summer off and enjoy life for a couple of months so this is probably the leanest I'll be for a while.

Very impressive!

 

[Martynt74]

Thank **** the guests have gone. I fulfil the husbandly role of human dustbin when my wife doesn't eat a meal. We went out last night and not one of them finished their main. Words can't express how ill i felt at the end of the meal!

 

[Syla5]

Thank **** the guests have gone. I fulfil the husbandly role of human dustbin when my wife doesn't eat a meal. We went out last night and not one of them finished their main. Words can't express how ill i felt at the end of the meal!

Its not a husbandly duty mate it really isnt!