*** Big Fat Weight Loss Thread ***

AndyCr15 said:
Yeah, so I would go a different route (and do) as sometimes I'm lucky enough to get out during the week or alternatively I might be unlucky and can't exercise at the weekend. Last week I cycled on Tuesday too. That's not normal and wouldn't be covered in a standard weeks activity. Or... there are some weekends I might do 120 miles and some I might only do 80, which takes different fuelling. So, I would rather go with a base that covers smaller activities and then add in cals as necessary on days I exercise 'big'.

Consistency is great, but not always possible. (Sometimes in a good way) If I have a week off I'll need to eat a LOT more as I'll cycle almost every day.

For 99% of people your approach is nice and simple and the best way to go. I only brought it up as you were talking to @Martynt74 who sometimes goes running for like 3 days none stop :p and is probably in that 1% with me.
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Haha not quite, although at the moment i'm not running at all (stupid foot), i think this is why i need to be a lot more mindful of calories to avoid weight gain. Thinking i can eat the same when doing a couple of 45 minute bike rides on Zwift a week as i do running 50 miles a week is very wishful thinking!

For me, i think setting 1800/day and then not eating calories probably works, that's 7*300 kcal over a week above the 1500/day setting to lose 2lbs a week, but allows for a more even distribution of calories throughout the week.

I miss doing excessive running and just eating constantly and still not eating enough!
 
Martynt74 said:
For me, i think setting 1800/day and then not eating calories probably works, that's 7*300 kcal over a week above the 1500/day setting to lose 2lbs a week, but allows for a more even distribution of calories throughout the week.
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1500 is low for a BMR for someone your proportions (ie height etc) mine is 1650. I would start at a stable 2k, then work down from there if/when needed.
 
arc@css said:
I currently use this one:

Harris Benedict Equation

www.bmi-calculator.net www.bmi-calculator.net
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That seems to think that I need 2400 kcal to maintain my weight if I were sedentary or 2800 kcal if lightly active. I’m trying to stick to around 2000 a day, although the pace of my weight loss (or lack of!) probably suggests that I’m not logging a few calories here and there. I just need to be patient, what I like about my current plan is that I can actually eat the things that I enjoy!
 
tom_nieto said:
That seems to think that I need 2400 kcal to maintain my weight if I were sedentary or 2800 kcal if lightly active. I’m trying to stick to around 2000 a day, although the pace of my weight loss (or lack of!) probably suggests that I’m not logging a few calories here and there. I just need to be patient, what I like about my current plan is that I can actually eat the things that I enjoy!
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Assuming that has used the oxford formula, which doesnt factor in bodyfat, which can move the scale a fair bit. Sedentary as well doesn't mean doing absolutely nothing, there's an assumed level of base activity and from what i tracked to the nth degree is that sedentary seems to imply 5k steps per day!! All the forumla are at least 15+ years old when we were still giving out the 2.5k cals per day for everyone advice!
 
The several that I've looked at seem to be quite close in calorie estimates, though, of course, they're only a guide or starting point.

Unfortunately, I find the calorie suggestion in the link I posted to be a little too generous, so I can see at some point, that I'll probably need to drop below 2000.

At least, doing it very slowly allows you to acclimatise to what, I would have once thought, to be an unrealistic long-term value.
 
Somehow down to 93.2kg this morning. I’d had a plateau the last couple of weeks, so this is encouraging. I do think I’ll stick to this past my original goal of 93kg as it seems to be working well, I don’t feel terrible and I get to eat nice things. I’d have to get to 88kg to get into the upper range of normal BMI, but I’m not sure I’ll push for that. I’ll let the mirror do the talking for the next bit. I’m not exactly pushing my PBs in the gym, but strength doesn’t seem to be falling off.
 
Finished my Christmas/New year/Stag do/being ill period last week at 231lbs, diet has been tidied up and I've been getting half an hour of cardio in every other day or so and I'm down to 225lbs already.
That'll do pig, that'll do. Should be back to pre Christmas weight in the next couple of weeks.
 
Yeah, i knew things fluctuated based on water etc, but jumping 2kg from one day to the next is outrageous (i know yours is 1.5kg, but i've seen bigger movements day to day)

I'm going for a Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule. Hoping that stops me being obsessive, figure Monday gives me a good starting value after the weekend, Wednesday shows if i'm on track and then Friday is where i try and pay most attention knowing it'll likely increase over the weekend. Its also currently holding me back from buying the Garmin Index scales which i would really like for full integration into Garmin!
 
I've been weight tracking for several years now. I can see quite big swings in weight from day today. In November, after a food intollerance test, I went dairy free due to the test flagging up cows milk as being bad for me.

Christmas was tough but i'm nearly three months in now and havent had a drop of milk or eaten anything containing milk.

It's been really beneficial for my weight loss. I'm a few lbs away from lightest on record.

 
Andybtsn said:
Guys, what's the website for working out your maintain/lose/gain cals? I used to use a good one, but it got shut down.
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There're loads out there, I've not used one personally but they are generally termed TDEE calculators.

If you want to also track detailed macro and micronutrient details, I've heard Chronometer is good.
For ease of use myfitnesspal is good as you can just directly scan product barcodes in to it (have used this years ago and was good).

My understanding though, is that rather than 'working out' target calorie goals, you should aim to track as accurately as you can and adjust based on how fast you are losing weight (or not) for a truer figure for yourself (aim for 1-2% of total body weight per week at most!).
 
Back in late October I arranged with friends that we'd go Skiing/Snowboarding next week and I decided that this was a good spur to start doing something about my slowly spreading girth and lose a serious amount of weight. I initially set myself a target of dropping from my weight that day of 93.2kg (14st 9) and about the heaviest I've ever been to 82.5kg (a hair under 13st) by today. My plan was to use a combination of two day fasts, a modestly healthier diet in between, and some extra exercise. Things were going pretty well on that target before Christmas and getting ill hit, so I changed it to a slightly more achievable 85kg. Today I weighed in at 84.6kg (13st 4), a loss of 8.6kg (1st 4) in just over 100 days. Pretty damn happy with that.

I still have more gut than I like, which I'd like to lose by the end of the year, but I think I'm going to just aim at maintaining the current loss over the next few months and think about having another push later in the year.
 
I'm getting utterly annoyed by PrepKitchen not sending the right order every week. Does anyone have a recommendation as to what other similar meal prep services are out there that actually do what they are supposed to?
 
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