OcUK Dieters Progress Thread

Hi everyone,

Been reading through this thread to get some tips and stuff, seems like a good place to vent my feelings as everyone seems understanding and not going to take the mickey out of anyone.

Basically, I'm 20, and in the last 3-4 years have slowly put more and more weight on. I never cared about what I ate, and the only exercise i really did was playing football on a Sunday. Things got really bad when i got too old for junior football, and never moved onto mens football, and over the years I have gotten bigger and bigger. I wouldnt say I am fat, but i have quite a large belly now and getting a bit tubby round the face.

The only time I have managed to lose loads of weight was when one of my girlfriends broke up with me, i was so upset i didnt eat for about 3 weeks, after this i felt more confident because i looked better, with that though meant i ate more as i was happy.

Now that I am single again, my weight is really getting to me. The only exercise I do is football on Saturdays (which i struggle with big time as I havent played for ages) unfortunately the season ended yesterday so im worried that things will get worse. I have bought some scales to see how much i weigh and will hopefully keep an eye on things. Also im trying to keep an eye on what I eat, checking calories etc, but i just have no motivation for exercise. The gym is out of the question, not sure i could afford it, and i know i wouldnt go.

I know its a simple case of, eat sensibly, and exercise, but it seems a lot of us here have the problem that exercise just isnt fun. The only thing i enjoy is playing football, and me and my mates used to play 5 a side every wednesday night, but recently that has stopped.

To make matter worse, im meeting a girl ive known for like 10 years on Tuesday, i havent seen her for a couple, and while we have been talking i can tell she wants to try and make a go of things because we always had a little thing with each other. Anyway, im just worried she will see how different i look now and be really let down.

Anyway, sorry for the long post, had to get things off my chest
 
I only started putting on weight when i left college and got a dead end job, I bought a car and stopped biking everywhere, 2 year ago I was quite fit and I had confidence, now I am overweight and have no confidence at all.

But I have just bought this bike and I am going to start to ride to work/gym/shops, I want to lose quite abit of weight by July.

Cant wait to start getting fitter, the bike is great. Everybody should have a bike and cycle to work.



I have already done 8 miles on it, Im gonna keep track of the miles I do in my sig. :D
 
cheets64 said:
I only started putting on weight when i left college and got a dead end job, I bought a car and stopped biking everywhere, 2 year ago I was quite fit and I had confidence, now I am overweight and have no confidence at all.

But I have just bought this bike and I am going to start to ride to work/gym/shops, I want to lose quite abit of weight by July.

Cant wait to start getting fitter, the bike is great. Everybody should have a bike and cycle to work.



I have already done 8 miles on it, Im gonna keep track of the miles I do in my sig. :D
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Sweet bike dude!
 
Well I'm back up to 18st when I supposedly started this "diet" so time to start again. I've started to eat more pasta/fish/chicken and not eating as many chips or going out for meals (usually curry). I'm 5'9" so I plan on losing 4st overall although I think I'll lose 1st by Christmas and that's if I excercise regularly.

My problem is that I eat junk when I'm bored and unfortunately I've got a very boring job just now as the students are on holiday so I'm going to start taking up other activities when I feel bored. :o I might even buy an excercise bike to use as I dislike gyms.

Failing this I'll just hide all the mirrors in my flat. ;)
 
Well I did the Half Attack/Pump yesterday and Attack nearly bloody killed me :eek: ... Jesus it's hard , glad it was only 30 mins :p

I really enjoyed the pump part - pump is my favourite :D

Going to Attack tonight for a full hour ( god help me ! ) and then Body Combat tomorrow night , hopefully that will be enough cardio work

Anyway ... Monday morning weigh in .... * drum roll *












8st 4lbs WOHOOO !!! :D
 
I feel like death warmed up :(

I'm so tired I even had to sit down to brush my teeth :(

I'm guessing my body has just noticed the excess blood in my caffiene system :(
 
i'm in 2 minds as to whether or not this is the right thread for me, it's good seeing the amount of support in here etc, but i don't want to loose weight, rather loose fat and put some muscle on :o

My main problem, by far, is my diet. I'd post my usual schedule for eating, but.....i don't have one. Being out of work means I get up and eat whatever whenever, rather than having a set routine. Sometimes, I can wake up just in time for other family members having tea, and end up having a full blown meal for my breakfast, which surely can't be good? Then i end up having nothing for a good 8 hours, then a sandwhich or something before i go to bed.

I'm just under 6'4, and just under 15 stone, and reasonably muscular with it, but recently my chest in particular is LOOKING fatty, yet is still solid as a rock under a very fine layer of fat :/

AS for exercise, I have a pretty hard training regime playing basketball for Manchester , training twice a week (tuesday thursday, 2 hours a shot) and game or two on the weekend. The coach makes sure he pushes us hard, and it's always an awesome feeling at the end of a session.

It's mainly basketball that has made me want to get sorted, and ive definitely lost some weight around my stomach, but in the last month or so, i've developed what look like bitch **** for want of a better phrase :D Just a month ago, I had compliments from people about my physique, where as in the last 2 weeks i've had a few light hearted prods at the exact same thing that was being complimented a month ago....possible the build in muscle that i have been working on is slowly disintegrating due to lack of a decent diet?

Sorry for my long winded post :)

PS i do some body weight only work at home, pressups and pullups, generally 3 sets of 6 pullups (only recently got the pull up bar) and 2 sets of 30 pressups (one on the floor, 1 with my legs raised on a chair) then another set of pullups (usually fail on this), twice a day when i remember, and i certainly can't afford to go to the gym at the moment :/ Need to get a set routine down for what can do around the house, a decent diet, and sort my bodyclock out. Any hints on any of these?

Cheers

Tom.

EDIT just a quick phone snap i just took

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Not confident enough to take a picture with my real camera atm ;)

Tom.
 
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Well done Piggy :cool: (and all others who are doing well).

OK, I will be starting today. I will buy a set of scales later and put my start/target/current weights in my sig.

Breakfast (soon) will be poached eggs on dry toast + tea with skimmed milk (can't drink black tea).
Lunch will be soup and a sandwich.
Tea will be grilled chicken with veg and a couple of tatties.

There will be no naughty snacking - fruit only.

I will also increase my water intake (I usually drink about 2 litres of water a day anyway).

Exercise will consist of some serious housework and a brisk walk up to the shops at Clerkhill (about 15 mins each way).

How do people combat the hunger pangs?

Stan :)
 
I think it's easier to stop the hunger if you decrease slowly, that way it won't be a shock to the body. If you have a small snack like a piece of fruit inbetween meals this should help.
 
FunkyT said:
Sorry if this has been discussed previously but why are people trying to avoid drinking coffee?
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Well, people that drink it with cream and sugar are getting A LOT of extra calories that way. I personally drink it black or with skimmed milk and at most one a day, so I should be fine. Some people believe that caffeine inhibits weight loss too.
 
One More Solo said:
Well, people that drink it with cream and sugar are getting A LOT of extra calories that way. I personally drink it black or with skimmed milk and at most one a day, so I should be fine. Some people believe that caffeine inhibits weight loss too.
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Thanks. I drink my coffee black and take tea with semi-skimmed milk. I don't have sugar in either.

I'm not really dieting but am monitoring my weight on a weekly basis. I've noticed some loss after I began hiking in Jan.
 
cheets64 said:
Cant wait to start getting fitter, the bike is great. Everybody should have a bike and cycle to work.
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Indeed. Getting out on the bike is a great way to exercise and most people shouldn't find it too boring if you're not into all the cardio stuff :)


I don't ever bike to work but I'll be sorting my bike out for the coming weekends so I can get out again :D
 
Got some bathroom scales.

Start weight = 16 stone 2lbs - a bit less than I thought - only 2 stone 9lbs to go :p

Stan :)
 
Desmo said:
Indeed. Getting out on the bike is a great way to exercise and most people shouldn't find it too boring if you're not into all the cardio stuff :)


I don't ever bike to work but I'll be sorting my bike out for the coming weekends so I can get out again :D
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I love biking to work its about 7 miles down hill going and its up hill coming back, in summer its nice to ride in the sun and not be stuck in traffic, I can easily beat a car to town when its rush hour.
 
Mine is about an 8 miles journey to work but I'm still not sure I'd want to do it :/
It's not the distance that's a problem but I'm just not sure I'd want to do that before I got to work. Might get my bike taken to work one day and then ride home though :)
 
I was like that at first, people taking the mick and being sweaty but the mickey taking doesnt last for and you start to sweat less as you get fitter.

I have bought a good cycle computer for £30 and Im going to record every journey to work and see how quickly I can do it and look back when I first started.
 
Desmo said:
Mine is about an 8 miles journey to work but I'm still not sure I'd want to do it :/
It's not the distance that's a problem but I'm just not sure I'd want to do that before I got to work. Might get my bike taken to work one day and then ride home though :)
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You wouldn't be home till about 7pm that way :eek:
 
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