*** Big Fat Weight Loss Thread ***

You guys have inspired me so it's time for me to join this, a good start being the 1st of the month too. I don't really have a goal weight in mind but I know I need to lose some off the stomach as it's where I seem to store all my fat. I want to improve my running as well so cutting the booze down should help with both which I'm going to attempt to do this week as a starting point. Current weight today 13st9 (86.6kg). That's just over a stone heavier from October last year. I rarely weigh myself but I knew it had crept up.

Well done to everyone here so far!
 
Running wise I've hit 20 miles for the past 3 weeks which I'll increase to 25 soon. I probably should follow a more structured plan but I just kind of go with how I'm feeling for now. I'm hoping if I see/feel runs getting easier it'll motivate me more. Eating wise I have no plan, I will look at calculating some macros and take it from there. I don't plan to eat back exercise calories as I'll just adjust it according to the activity level on the macro calculator.
 
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Running wise I've hit 20 miles for the past 3 weeks which I'll increase to 25 soon. I probably should follow a more structured plan but I just kind of go with how I'm feeling for now. I'm hoping if I see/feel runs getting easier it'll motivate me more. Eating wise I have no plan, I will look at calculating some macros and take it from there. I don't plan to eat back exercise calories as I'll just adjust it according to the activity level on the macro calculator.
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Great work on the running, that's a great weekly total for a fairly new runner :)

EDIT - We're having a Grill Up for tea, and it's usually not too unhealthy, just sausage, bacon (done in oven) and then fried egg with some beans.
However the wife has just messaged me suggesting we should get some thick sliced Warburtons and now it's in my head there's no chance i'm not going to eat about half a loaf :D


@AndyCr15 Not sure if you check out HUKD, but Amazon often have some Snickers protein bars. 18 for ~£4.50 which is silly cheap and at 192kcal seem to be a pretty decent snack.
 
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Thank you, I definitely don't want to overdo it so trying to keep the mileage pretty level and up it slightly every month perhaps. This is where I should maybe get some goals set out. I just love being outside on a run (didn't think I'd say that at the beginning) and so far 20 miles seems to be enough to keep me from getting bored but long enough that I have to work to reach the total.

Enjoy haha, I'm thinking I'll just not buy anything at the moment that I'd normally over indulge on until I can get a bit of a habit forming. I'm not a fan of restricting myself but I need to gain some self control back first :D
 
I've also just had a delivery of other cheap stuff from Amazon. I'm not sure if it's their own brand but theres a nutrition brand called Bulk, they seemed to have some cheap Electrloye powder which i jumped on, then i saw that Cacao nibs and Sunflower seeds were cheap so got some as a healthy snack.

My god Cacao nibs are freaking disgusting! Not bad initially but then end up tasting like dirt!
 
Martynt74 said:
I've also just had a delivery of other cheap stuff from Amazon. I'm not sure if it's their own brand but theres a nutrition brand called Bulk, they seemed to have some cheap Electrloye powder which i jumped on, then i saw that Cacao nibs and Sunflower seeds were cheap so got some as a healthy snack.

My god Cacao nibs are freaking disgusting! Not bad initially but then end up tasting like dirt!
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Mix the cacao nibs in with Greek yogurt and maybe some raspberries and walnuts, plus a teaspoon of honey or maple syrup to sweeten. You won't really notice them as much. I find they leave a dark chocolate after taste.

Amazon's food supplement brand is Amfit.
 
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Martynt74 said:
I've also just had a delivery of other cheap stuff from Amazon. I'm not sure if it's their own brand but theres a nutrition brand called Bulk, they seemed to have some cheap Electrloye powder which i jumped on, then i saw that Cacao nibs and Sunflower seeds were cheap so got some as a healthy snack.

My god Cacao nibs are freaking disgusting! Not bad initially but then end up tasting like dirt!
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Bulk is Bulk Powders who have been around for years, had a rebrand last year or the year before.
They are pretty good for sups etc.
 
Martynt74 said:
@AndyCr15 Not sure if you check out HUKD, but Amazon often have some Snickers protein bars. 18 for ~£4.50 which is silly cheap and at 192kcal seem to be a pretty decent snack.
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That's a bargain against the CarbKilla's and Fulfil bars I subscribe to at the moment, but unfortunately I don't really like peanut mixed into sweet things (so no peanut butter either) so a dealbreaker there really. :(
 
After tracking all my food for the last couple days I didn't realise how much my intake had started to increase. I've cut out chocolate/crisps and any extra treats for now and I'm still hitting 2800 and that's without having a few beers most days too! Just shows how easy it is, I've just default set my target calories at 2500 for now (381c/78f/128p) and I'll see how the scale/energy fairs in the coming days & weeks.

I'm weighing daily just to try and get this routine to stick for longer than a week and today I weighed 13st4 so 5lb lost in 2 days, I seem to really hold onto the water weight if I over indulge :rolleyes:
 
2 weeks since the last post. How's everyone doing?

I seem to have bizarely got out of the habit of weighing myself. Yesterday i got up, got dressed, sat at my desk, before realising and going back downstairs, undressing and getting onto the scales. Now i've just remembered i've not done it today either, but it's now a little late as i've already had breakfast/coffee/pint of water and i'm unsure whether it's better to avoid today to keep the pattern of the same time, or go and do it and keep the pattern of a daily weigh in!

I'm hovering around the 95kg mark now which is a decent level for me. We were at my mother in laws on Sunday and she told me i'd lost too much weight and looked thin. I certainly don't think i look thin and unsure if it's because i'm tall and so fat is easily hidden or because i've always been "big" bar a few periods and so even a minimal reduction makes me "look" thin if that makes sense. I'm certainly still bigger than i was 10yrs ago as i don't fit into the shirt i wore on my stag do!

I think the main thing for me now is to try and hit weights on a more regular basis. That way i'll hopefully add some muscle and avoid the tall lanky look, but also lose some extra fat along the way and hopefully that improves my running too.


What i think would be really useful would be a website with a huge database of body photos with height/weight/body type, so you could plug in your height and it shows you how you might look at different weights/muscle levels.
 
Funny enough was just about to come in and ask the same thing lol
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What i think would be really useful would be a website with a huge database of body photos with height/weight/body type, so you could plug in your height and it shows you how you might look at different weights/muscle levels.
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Pretty sure there is, I'm seen one before no idea where it was from though.

I'm in a similar situation. Got down to 13st 3 at the end of January then decided to enjoy myself a bit and not really worry too much. I was still hitting exercise hard (as I enjoy doing that) and was still making sensible food choices. End of last week it turned out I had lost a pound over those two weeks which I was happy with as I wasn't trying too hard. I'm in probably the best shape I've ever been and fittest I've ever been, feel really good at the moment. Probably not going to lose any more weight now though and try not to go under 13st as I play rugby and that's getting a bit on the low side for that.
 
Started at 13st 9 (86.6kg) and down to 13st 3 (83.9kg) today. Been as low as 12st 12 (81.6kg) somehow but I haven't had an alcoholic drink all month so attribute it to water weight being all over? I haven't been tracking what I eat but just trying to pick better things to eat and replace some of the junk I used to eat with some healthier options.

I always get told I look thin or don't need to lose any more weight as well but like you I also know I'm certainly not thin! I don't have a goal weight in mind but I just want to lose some of the fat on my stomach which I can tell is subsiding a bit, I feel so much better at the moment which again I put down to cutting out alcohol.
 
Did a 72 hour fast at the beginning of January, when I went back to work on the 4th (are my last meal at 6pm.on the 3rd). Then went back to the 5/2 intermittent fasting that I've been doing since 2011.

Also did 31 days of no alcohol and no junk (biscuits, cake, chocolate, sweets, crisps, etc)

I also hit the gym pretty hard, going 5 days a week doing weights for around 45-60 minutes at a time. Plus my daily 20-30 minute morning sessions (200 press ups, 3 minute plank and 75 bodyweight squats)

Lost a total of 8.5kgs in 39 days (80kgs down to 71.5)

Started to have a few beers over the weekend now, but far less than before (down to 3-5 beers a weekend from 12-20) and a few treats (share a tub of pringles or a few biscuits or cake)

Will continue with the 5/2 fasting as it's been part of my life now for over ten years. Going to also stick with the gym as well. Which should t be a problem as I've been regularly going 3-5 times a week since they reopened last April. I'll also see if I can stick to the reduced alcohol and junk at weekends.
 
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We were at my mother in laws on Sunday and she told me i'd lost too much weight and looked thin. I certainly don't think i look thin
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I had this when I did my original big weight loss. People said I had started to look too thin. I personally thought it was because they were so used to how I had been looking for years. If I met someone that didn't know me from before, I don't think they would think I looked too thin.

A bad weekend for me with friends visiting for the Superbowl and much junk was eaten. Having said that, I burnt almost 4,000 cals on a 77 mile ride on Saturday morning, so it's possible I came out with a small calorie deficit still. Not weighing myself yet due to the volume eaten, but might step on the scales tomorrow morning even if I might not be back to a useable measurement until Wednesday morning.
 
Martynt74 said:
What i think would be really useful would be a website with a huge database of body photos with height/weight/body type, so you could plug in your height and it shows you how you might look at different weights/muscle levels.
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There's body fat % comparison pictures but even then there's individual variance with fat distribution, proportions, any loose skin and if muscle mass is relatively evenly distributed (like in a bodybuilder) or more localised (more sports specific) all of which will have an affect on how you look at a given weight so it's hard to compare how you'd look with any other body than your own.

The main thing is that the more muscle mass you have, the better you'll look at a given body fat % and people who don't train properly tend to underestimate this %, overestimate how much lean mass they have (unless they're starting off as a rake) and be naïve to how hard and slow the muscle gaining process is.
 
Oh yeah, i agree there's a lot of variation. I just meant more that it would give a rough ballpark indicator. With a big enough database i think it'd be fairly useful. You can generally tell muscle mass from pictures i'd say. For example with me there's pretty much none and why i'm conscious of dropping to a point where i'm either thing and lanky or just skinny fat :p


Absolutely brilliant Youtube video here about binge eating. Certainly mirrors some of my habits and some good tips to try and not let it get you down too much and just focus on controlling things for the next few days rather than dwelling on the slip up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXeGmsYC6WI&ab_channel=MarkLewis

I feel a little like i'm in that slip up point, whereby i had a McDonalds on Monday and then last night about 1000kcal of junk. Ran around 35 miles over the weekend, so think it's a point where my body is craving calories from junk and normal nutritional food doesn't provide that enough.
 
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