Soldato
Well done OP. you look great. nice one
I'm down by 140 pounds.
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Another update to this.
According to the slightly flawed BMI, I'm not overweight any more. My weight now falls into the normal category.
It actually hit 25.0 last Friday but I didn't post because the colour in the box didn't change to green until it went under 25! It didn't help that I went out for a curry with work last Friday evening which gave me a temporary blip and it's taken until today for me to drop back under 25. I don't mind these blips because in the long term, they're very minor and easily dealt with.
Now that my BMI is 'normal', it means I'll start looking into the possibilities of an abdominoplasty to get rid of the excess skin around my tum.
According to the slightly flawed BMI, I'm not overweight any more. My weight now falls into the normal category.
It actually hit 25.0 last Friday but I didn't post because the colour in the box didn't change to green until it went under 25! It didn't help that I went out for a curry with work last Friday evening which gave me a temporary blip and it's taken until today for me to drop back under 25. I don't mind these blips because in the long term, they're very minor and easily dealt with.
I am, hence the curry last week. I know such things will give me a small blip but it's really not a problem for me any more. I have a long weekend away at the end of October and I'm fully aware that I'm going to eat and drink plenty but will soon get over it once I return.It's an amazing transformation but life is still about living, it's great to see you're continuing to do both
Now that my BMI is 'normal', it means I'll start looking into the possibilities of an abdominoplasty to get rid of the excess skin around my tum.
Actually, don't know if it's worth sharing but I have recently started going to gym with my finance (getting married on Saturday ) and found that body pump class twice a week makes the weight absolutely fall off plus I actually feel like I'm in shape. Would highly recommend it. It's mostly women at the class but you can up the weightst that you lift to make it harder. My friends still laugh that I go to a class called body pump but I don't think that will ever change
) and found that body pump class twice a week makes the weight absolutely fall off plus I actually feel like I'm in shape. Would highly recommend it. It's mostly women at the class but you can up the weightst that you lift to make it harder. My friends still laugh that I go to a class called body pump but I don't think that will ever change
Soldato
Love seeing this. I'm back on the wagon as it were myself after falling off and gaining far too much during my first married year. I will get my loss back down though. I'm 7lbs off in 2 weeks, just eating really well.
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Actually, don't know if it's worth sharing but I have recently started going to gym with my finance (getting married on Saturday
my mother just signed up to the Gym, and it entitles me to use the facilities for the next 7 days....I would try the gym out but I think I'd have to pay for an induction, so mum recommended I try body pump. I have weights at home, but tend to do higher weight in lower reps, how do you find the body pump classes (i.e. does it get your arms suitably sore, or is it more just a cardio thing)?
Soldato
Gz, impressive work, just goes to show people can do it if they try hard
Body pump leaves your muscles absolutely dying. For me, I have found that it's a damn good way to build muscle especially in my legs. Always neglected my legs before (as I think a lot of people do). Can't recommend that class enough, you just need to make sure that you increase your weight regularly.
Another update to this.
According to the slightly flawed BMI, I'm not overweight any more. My weight now falls into the normal category.
It actually hit 25.0 last Friday but I didn't post because the colour in the box didn't change to green until it went under 25! It didn't help that I went out for a curry with work last Friday evening which gave me a temporary blip and it's taken until today for me to drop back under 25. I don't mind these blips because in the long term, they're very minor and easily dealt with.
I am, hence the curry last week. I know such things will give me a small blip but it's really not a problem for me any more. I have a long weekend away at the end of October and I'm fully aware that I'm going to eat and drink plenty but will soon get over it once I return.
Now that my BMI is 'normal', it means I'll start looking into the possibilities of an abdominoplasty to get rid of the excess skin around my tum.
Good work on getting healthy; my only gripe is that you think that a Curry will cause a blip. It takes days for fat-ladened unhealthy food to turn to fat, only if you are inactive/calorie-excess. If the scales are showing increase in weight after a curry, it will likely be that it is a dense slab of food in your gut, or just natural fluctuation with water intake/toilet use.
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Indeed - you should average your food intake and your activity over a week, not on a day by day basis.
11 stone down now, that's 154lb or a fraction under 70kg.
A few weeks ago I tried running. I did the first three weeks of the NHS C25K thing but once I got to week 4, my right knee started playing up badly enough for me to abort the first day, twice. I ended up limping quite badly and so I've stopped that. My knees haven't been good for years and I was rightly concerned. I'm glad I tried though.
A few weeks ago I tried running. I did the first three weeks of the NHS C25K thing but once I got to week 4, my right knee started playing up badly enough for me to abort the first day, twice. I ended up limping quite badly and so I've stopped that. My knees haven't been good for years and I was rightly concerned. I'm glad I tried though.
Soldato
you have lost me. A whole me at 67 kg and 29 years old.
WELL DONE !
WELL DONE !
Swim!
Great weight loss there Feek, truly inspirational stuff, you must be immensely proud. Ive got a few questions if you don't mind me asking......
Have you maintained the steady decrease purely from walking 5 miles a day and being strict with your diet? Was this all in one go, or 5 miles split throughout the day?
I only ask as around 2 years ago I lost around 3 stone purely from huge changes to my diet (1000 cals a day, no processed foods, sugars etc etc) albeit with no exercise (other than what you would normally expect an average human being to do during a working day). I have put back on around 0.5st since then and have fluctuated around the same mark for a while but I want to really shift another 2 stone off but don't want to have to restrict myself as much as I did back then.
One thing which I found helped me a lot was having regular portions of protein throughout the day with next to 0 carbs in my meals. An example of what I was eating was - a protein shake mixed with some berries in the morning, then a mid morning morning snack of two boiled eggs and a tomato, some chicken with spinach and salad for lunch, afternoon snack of cottage cheese on a ryvita or similar with an apple and an evening meal of tuna steak with broccoli and carrots. Having those 5 regular bits of protein were instrumental I think in having successful weight loss and helped me stay fuller for longer.
What does your diet look like day to day if you don't mind me asking, i'm curious if there are things I could be doing better (as i'm sure there are!)?
Would you say a Fitbit is a worthwhile investment?
I'm going to start using MFP again (have used it in the past) and I'm going to maybe start my running again (which I took up post diet changes) but any advice you can offer up on diet, exercise would be most welcome!
Have you maintained the steady decrease purely from walking 5 miles a day and being strict with your diet? Was this all in one go, or 5 miles split throughout the day?
I only ask as around 2 years ago I lost around 3 stone purely from huge changes to my diet (1000 cals a day, no processed foods, sugars etc etc) albeit with no exercise (other than what you would normally expect an average human being to do during a working day). I have put back on around 0.5st since then and have fluctuated around the same mark for a while but I want to really shift another 2 stone off but don't want to have to restrict myself as much as I did back then.
One thing which I found helped me a lot was having regular portions of protein throughout the day with next to 0 carbs in my meals. An example of what I was eating was - a protein shake mixed with some berries in the morning, then a mid morning morning snack of two boiled eggs and a tomato, some chicken with spinach and salad for lunch, afternoon snack of cottage cheese on a ryvita or similar with an apple and an evening meal of tuna steak with broccoli and carrots. Having those 5 regular bits of protein were instrumental I think in having successful weight loss and helped me stay fuller for longer.
What does your diet look like day to day if you don't mind me asking, i'm curious if there are things I could be doing better (as i'm sure there are!)?
Would you say a Fitbit is a worthwhile investment?
I'm going to start using MFP again (have used it in the past) and I'm going to maybe start my running again (which I took up post diet changes) but any advice you can offer up on diet, exercise would be most welcome!
It varies, some days I'll do it all in one go, other days I'll split it. I know that's probably not too helpful but I'll go into more detail.
On weekdays, I get to work an hour or so early and go for a walk. I've got a few set routes and I know roughly how long they are. Then at lunchtime, I'll go out again, normally for 45 minutes or so. Sometimes, if I wake up ahead of the alarm then I get to work early and do over five miles before I even go into the office!
At weekends, I normally do it all in one go on a Saturday morning but then perhaps top it up with another couple of miles later in the day. On Sundays, I go with my wife to where she works and then I walk home - The route I do for this is almost exactly five miles. She finishes work at 16:00 and I walk back to meet her from work but I take a more direct route that's three miles or so.
So you can see that it really does vary. Today I did nearly five miles before work and another three miles at lunchtime.
I've talked about what I've done with quite a lot of people and a very common comment is "I don't have time to walk that much". My answer is simple, get up earlier. If you really want to do it, you'll make the time.
Some years ago I tried doing 1000 calories/day and the weight fell off me. However, I felt absolute rubbish and didn't sustain it for very long. I don't think a very low calorie diet is a good or sensible thing.
I also tried the very low carb thing. It was great and I lost weight but I got very bored on how restrictive it was.
Well it's getting better! I now normally manage to get three or four of the five-a-day into it but I still eat don't eat especially healthily. My diary is open to friends on MFP so if you use that, let me know your username and I'll add you.
I wouldn't have done this without it, it's as simple as that.