*** Big Fat Weight Loss Thread ***

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)
 
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!
 
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.
 
I buy 'Popchips' (Sour Cream) as even the big sharing bag (85g) is only 370 calls.

Wednesday I was in the office with my team. Everyone brought sweets and choccies. I ate far too much. Thursday I flew to Mallorca with my bike, but 6lbs heavier than I've been on Monday! Tbf, this happens while I'm away anyway. All you can eat breakfast and dinner, but burning loads of calories. I usually add about 6lbs then it drops back off when I come home.
 
Post trip weight is 15st 3, which isn't too bad. Only actually put on 1lb while away, but I pre-empted that by putting on 5lbs just before going. (I usually come back 6lbs heavier due to eating lots more while away) About to go away for easter too, so I think I'll kind of just wait and get properly back on it after Easter.
 
tom_nieto said:
23 mile bike ride today. Garmin/Strava reporting 1600 calories burnt over 1h25m.
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That seems a little high, no? Do you have a power meter or a HRM? I was riding with someone almost the exact same weight as me last weekend in Mallorca. I was a little surprised when he declared he'd burnt over 5k calories the day before, given I had burnt only something like 3,100. It turns out he didn't have a HRM or a power meter and he'd not set his correct weight in Strava.

Obviously, we're all different, but I think if I rode 23 miles at that speed, I'd probably expect to burn around 1,000 cals (1,100 in fact), so just curious. (And also maybe a warning to hold back on an almond croissant perhaps :cry:)
 
tom_nieto said:
or is that Strava making up kcal!
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Definitely don't believe Strava without a Power Meter :p

I'm kinda dreading stepping back on the scales after this family holiday. I was reasonably restrained through Christmas and came out the lightest I ever have. I was reasonably restrained on my annual Mallorca cycling trip with all-you-can-eat buffets... but then flowed straight into this family trip and there are biscuits, cake and chocolate everywhere and it's all gone to pot!

Still, I have almost 3 months to my next cycling trip, to get the weight back down. :cry:
 
I believe it can sync data in from other services (I know it can on Android anyway) and mine goes back to 2010, long before I had the Withings scales.

Yesterday I'd weighed in 3 lbs down, so clearly some of the temp weight was still there on Friday. At the same time, the morning after a big ride my weight can be a little below reality. Things should have levelled out by Wednesday, so we'll see then how I've come out of two trips and Easter.
 
ver01@ said:
Because they are also the same - that is the problem.
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No, most people aren't 21½ stone...? I'm not sure what you mean?

The reason was because of my shape. People we consider 'fat' are generally 'round'.

Raymond Lin said:
Also, perhaps more importantly, since my dieting started in Feb, my resting heart rate has dropped. (Apple Watch)
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That's awesome! I wish I'd got some Rest HR numbers from before...
 
ver01@ said:
Most people unfortunately are "round".
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Hmm, we must just operate in very different circles.

Mind you, you said they are the same as me... then you said they are round. So, maybe make up your mind? At the same time, it kinda backs up my point. I was not round, so not really considered 'fat', but I was very overweight.
 
ver01@ said:
Suggesting that we operate in different cycles supports my point.
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How so? I'm saying most of my friends aren't overweight. How does that support your point that everyone is? To me it opposes it. (I've said why you're supporting my point)

Again though, saying most of the population looks fat/round supports my post you quoted from 4 years ago... :rolleyes: ...as I didn't.

**EDIT** In fact, just to put some numbers/facts to it. If I look at the team I work with, there are 10 in the UK, only one could be described as 'round'... given I work in Web development, you wouldn't expect them to be very fitness focused. Then, my closer friends (not including the cyclists as I get that isn't fair) there aren't really any 'round' friends. There's a big guy, but he';s a rugby player, so not really 'round'.

Just to throw in, I found a Nuffield graph showing only 40% of the population not being overweight, but as discussed, this is based on BMI... so kind of useless when talking about people looking 'round'. Very unlikely that 'most people look round'.

I don't fancy carrying this on tbh, unless you have anything actually useful to discuss more than 'yeah, that supports my point' without any backing.
 
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I'm just watching BBC1 Breakfast this morning and they're spending time with a family that includes an Olympic swimmer. They were just talking about food and he casually says 'yeah, I eat around 7,000 calories a day. Four big meals and LOTS of snacking.' Wow! 7k! I mean, I guess if you're training 5 to 8 hours a day then you're going to burn 3 to 6k each day?
 
Karl said:
there's still a bite of hunger that I'm still struggling to get used to even after a month.
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I hate to break it to you, but after 5 years I'm not 'used to it'. I still spend reasonable amounts of the day feeling hungry :( I'm jealous of those people that somehow don't feel hunger. "Oh no, I forgot to have breakfast!", "F off you b stard!" :cry: "I'm pleased I managed to only have two breakfasts today..."

For me, I'm back on track after two trips away where I've eaten more than I should. Thankfully I cycled a lot, so after a week or so, it has balanced itself out.
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These are average weights for the month, so the blip in January is from Christmas and the blip in April is from my two trips, but my weight yesterday was 14st 12, so lower than March average already.
 
tom_nieto said:
I substituted dairy for almond in my porridge a while back. Easily the most calorie efficient way of making it without sacrificing all flavour. I’ve since switched back to skimmed milk (more protein).
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I did the same initially. Almond is fine once you get used to it. More recently I bought two milk jugs and I make up a half almond/half semi skimmed and also a half oat/half almond jug. I then use the almond/oat for coffee and almond/semi for porridge and cereals. Kind of a compromise I guess.
 
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