*** Big Fat Weight Loss Thread ***

Under 90kg again - 89.2 kg this morning. Got a bit of work still to do. Bad sleep, busy work and kids aren’t helping matters. Pleased with any progress and swimming / gym when I can get there is keeping me sane.

Some nice progress being made by others. Things gone a bit quiet in this thread lately. Hope everyone’s getting on ok. January is a rubbish month!
 
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I've not lost a lot of weight in the past couple months but I've dropped another clothes size so I think I may have swapped a bit of fat for muscle.

I've just started with a personal trainer at the gym, it's definitely been worth it as I haven't ached nearly as much as this since I first started!
 
arc@css said:
Has anyone here tried using a blood glucose monitor, and if so, what does a decent/accurate one cost? My interest for getting one is purely curiosity, as I am interested to see how much certain foods affect my blood sugar. Ta.
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I used one for two weeks on Zoe, it gave me some interesting insights and definitely changed my way of eating.

Oats caused me a big spike and crash. I’d often eat 2 hours before riding and feel like I needed a snack before leaving the house because I’d gone a bit hypo. I have barley flakes now and I don’t get that anymore.

Potatoes were also a total disaster. Regardless of how I prepared them or what I ate them with, they would push my blood sugar higher than pretty much anything. Considering I ate potatoes for lunch nearly every day, that was an eye opener.

I eat a lot less white rice and pasta now, and also have increased my fat and fibre intake to moderate the impact of higher carb foods.
 
@One More Solo - really interesting insight with Zoe. I eat oats for breakfast almost every day and find that they’re about the only thing that keeps me full beyond about 0930! Does make me wonder how I can better regulate dietary intake as my Noom diet and logging has really helped me reset and regulate my appetite… although I can still eat ridiculous quantities if I let myself!!
 
One More Solo said:
I used one for two weeks on Zoe, it gave me some interesting insights and definitely changed my way of eating.

Oats caused me a big spike and crash. I’d often eat 2 hours before riding and feel like I needed a snack before leaving the house because I’d gone a bit hypo. I have barley flakes now and I don’t get that anymore.

Potatoes were also a total disaster. Regardless of how I prepared them or what I ate them with, they would push my blood sugar higher than pretty much anything. Considering I ate potatoes for lunch nearly every day, that was an eye opener.

I eat a lot less white rice and pasta now, and also have increased my fat and fibre intake to moderate the impact of higher carb foods.
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Thanks for the feedback. What glucose monitor did you use that came with Zoe?
 
Hmm… I’m concerned a lack of sleep and heightened stress might have been hindering progress somewhat. Had a great session in the pool this morning after a decent sleep. Will be interesting to see what happens over the next few weeks if I can get some better quality sleep (kids and on call may well get in the way).
 
ic1male said:
Wow, famous at last! They used my body in the start of Alan Wake 2! :D
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Haha looks freakishly like me too. Same hair any everything!

I was at 102.1kg today. Still not dropped off as quick as i'd hoped, but at least it's downward. I've been pretty poor with exercise this month, but at least done a decent job of reducing alcohol and snacking.
 
January has been a mixed month. First couple of weeks were good - 3x a week on the peloton and really watching the diet saw me lose about 5kg. Downside was I got a new set of smart scales which increased my weight by 2kg :(.

Since then I’ve hit a wall on the exercise as works blown up so it’s been 7-8 in the office every day the last few weeks. Trying to get better at doing 10 minutes exercise even on days when I just end up slumping into bed after the kids are down. Positive is I’ve been mostly holding off the sweet snacks at work. I’ve found switching to kefir yoghurt and home made granola for breakfast has been a really positive change.

Weight is static at the moment which is good given the work situation. Onwards and upwards.
 
Alex_L said:
January has been a mixed month. First couple of weeks were good - 3x a week on the peloton and really watching the diet saw me lose about 5kg. Downside was I got a new set of smart scales which increased my weight by 2kg :(.

Since then I’ve hit a wall on the exercise as works blown up so it’s been 7-8 in the office every day the last few weeks. Trying to get better at doing 10 minutes exercise even on days when I just end up slumping into bed after the kids are down. Positive is I’ve been mostly holding off the sweet snacks at work. I’ve found switching to kefir yoghurt and home made granola for breakfast has been a really positive change.

Weight is static at the moment which is good given the work situation. Onwards and upwards.
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Are you taking your lunch break and getting in some steps then?
 
Meaker said:
Are you taking your lunch break and getting in some steps then?
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When work blows up as it is lunch is usually a quick 20 minute walk out of the office to grab something and then back to the desk. Fortunately I have about 3 miles of walking in total each day on the commute which I do at a brisk pace.
 
Alex_L said:
When work blows up as it is lunch is usually a quick 20 minute walk out of the office to grab something and then back to the desk. Fortunately I have about 3 miles of walking in total each day on the commute which I do at a brisk pace.
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Actually taking that break alone would improve your health. Doing a walk even better, don't pay the company your time for free or health.
 
Meaker said:
Actually taking that break alone would improve your health. Doing a walk even better, don't pay the company your time for free or health.
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Fair challenge and I try where possible to get out for breaks but sadly it’s often the reality of life in a city job. No such thing as a free lunch. Whether I’ll regret it in the future is something to wrestle with.
 
One of my targets this Christmas, was not to balloon and then spend Jan, Feb and Mar trying to get my weight back down. Well looking at averages, last year Jan was 15st 8.3, this Jan was 15st 4.6. This morning, I stepped off the scales at 15st 1.7. (Last Feb ave was 15st 6.3)

I now need to decide what to do here. Usually, 15st 2 is my target. I think in the past I decided that was a good place to be (for cycling), but I'm kinda tempted to go a bit lower and see how I feel.
 
Lost 7 pounds in January.
Doing about 3-3.30 hours of cardio per week (Peloton bike and concept 2 rower).

Just joined PureGym, going to try and do two strength workouts minimum per week.

Aiming to lose a few more stone and put on muscle. Completely changed my diet, only drinking water and black coffee, high protein low carb.
 
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