In April 2020 I weighed in at 17st 10lb and was horrified - it was the heaviest I had ever been. (I'm 6ft and 60 yrs old). That fluctuated and I tried the 16hrs a day fasting diet (felt terrible in the morning with low blood sugar levels), the fasting completely for 2 days ( i put weight on, because I binged as soon as I could eat again) and finally in August I joined a free local NHS health promotion web service / facebook page with weekly weigh in. I'm now down to 15st 7 and losing around 1 - 2 lbs per week every week. I'm basically half way to my target of 4 stone 8lb weight loss and target weight is 13st 2lb. The things I've changed are making sure I have a lunch to take into work, cutting out the excuse to have a pork pie or pasty, eating mostly chicken in place of red meat (which in my case meant casseroles, sausages, bacon), no more packets of biscuits in one go, I don't eat bread or potatoes every day (but i still have toast for breakfast at the weekend and pizza and curry and have fish and chips every couple of weeks), and consciously started controlling my portion sizes and my appetite has decreased. On a curry night I could just keep eating til it was all gone, now one plate and I'm done. I have beer at weekends and wine and generally don't feel like I am denying myself very much. I see no reason why I can't keep doing this forever as it isn't really a diet. Other than not letting myself have beer on a week night unless I really need it!
In April 2020 I weighed in at 17st 10lb and was horrified - it was the heaviest I had ever been. (I'm 6ft and 60 yrs old). That fluctuated and I tried the 16hrs a day fasting diet (felt terrible in the morning with low blood sugar levels), the fasting completely for 2 days ( i put weight on, because I binged as soon as I could eat again) and finally in August I joined a free local NHS health promotion web service / facebook page with weekly weigh in. I'm now down to 15st 7 and losing around 1 - 2 lbs per week every week. I'm basically half way to my target of 4 stone 8lb weight loss and target weight is 13st 2lb. The things I've changed are making sure I have a lunch to take into work, cutting out the excuse to have a pork pie or pasty, eating mostly chicken in place of red meat (which in my case meant casseroles, sausages, bacon), no more packets of biscuits in one go, I don't eat bread or potatoes every day (but i still have toast for breakfast at the weekend and pizza and curry and have fish and chips every couple of weeks), and consciously started controlling my portion sizes and my appetite has decreased. On a curry night I could just keep eating til it was all gone, now one plate and I'm done. I have beer at weekends and wine and generally don't feel like I am denying myself very much. I see no reason why I can't keep doing this forever as it isn't really a diet. Other than not letting myself have beer on a week night unless I really need it!
Meant to mention in my post that I have been doing the 16/8 fast as part of my weight loss. I get it's not for everyone but it's been great for me, basically no calories between 8:30pm and 12:30pm. Took me a couple of weeks adjusting but my body has adopted it now and can easily make it through to lunchtime (and sometimes longer) on nothing more than black coffee and water. There's a lot of pseudo science out there about how it works that I don't pay any attention to, for me it is just a way of limiting calorie intake which is the number one priority when trying to lose weight.
Last year I lost a Sharon from New Year’s Day to lockdown, then put on 8 lb whilst off work for 9 weeks plus another 4lb at Christmas so my starting weight is 2lb lower than last year at 13st 8lb.
I ran over 1600 miles last year so a 2lb loss doesn’t seem good, but strava doesn’t show beers consumed!
Looking to lose a stone by April ish and a bit more by October just in case the London marathon actually happens
Last year I lost a Sharon from New Year’s Day to lockdown, then put on 8 lb whilst off work for 9 weeks plus another 4lb at Christmas so my starting weight is 2lb lower than last year at 13st 8lb.
I ran over 1600 miles last year so a 2lb loss doesn’t seem good, but strava doesn’t show beers consumed!
Looking to lose a stone by April ish and a bit more by October just in case the London marathon actually happens
In April 2020 I weighed in at 17st 10lb and was horrified - it was the heaviest I had ever been. (I'm 6ft and 60 yrs old). That fluctuated and I tried the 16hrs a day fasting diet (felt terrible in the morning with low blood sugar levels), the fasting completely for 2 days ( i put weight on, because I binged as soon as I could eat again) and finally in August I joined a free local NHS health promotion web service / facebook page with weekly weigh in. I'm now down to 15st 7 and losing around 1 - 2 lbs per week every week. I'm basically half way to my target of 4 stone 8lb weight loss and target weight is 13st 2lb. The things I've changed are making sure I have a lunch to take into work, cutting out the excuse to have a pork pie or pasty, eating mostly chicken in place of red meat (which in my case meant casseroles, sausages, bacon), no more packets of biscuits in one go, I don't eat bread or potatoes every day (but i still have toast for breakfast at the weekend and pizza and curry and have fish and chips every couple of weeks), and consciously started controlling my portion sizes and my appetite has decreased. On a curry night I could just keep eating til it was all gone, now one plate and I'm done. I have beer at weekends and wine and generally don't feel like I am denying myself very much. I see no reason why I can't keep doing this forever as it isn't really a diet. Other than not letting myself have beer on a week night unless I really need it!
Meant to mention in my post that I have been doing the 16/8 fast as part of my weight loss. I get it's not for everyone but it's been great for me, basically no calories between 8:30pm and 12:30pm. Took me a couple of weeks adjusting but my body has adopted it now and can easily make it through to lunchtime (and sometimes longer) on nothing more than black coffee and water. There's a lot of pseudo science out there about how it works that I don't pay any attention to, for me it is just a way of limiting calorie intake which is the number one priority when trying to lose weight.
Absolutely, just wasn't realistically sustainable for me. My eating patterns weren't healthy and I didn't want to lose weight then put it all back on so it was more of an adjustment of those patterns and also a recognition that a lot of my eating was about stress and reward. The low blood sugar thing just seemed not very self caring, feeling ill every morning but that's me - I have a couple of colleagues who do the 16:8 and they don't get that. I tend to always be all or nothing - eat too much, drink too much or starve and abstain and what I really needed to change was that - to learn to be a bit more balanced.
Weight 87kg (Highest ever) Body Fat 19.5% (okay, would like to get this back to 14-16%) Water 55.7% (okay, would like to see this around 60%) Muscle Mass 66.5kg (Good, need to try to keep this above 64kg) Viscceral fat 6.5 (Good, but has been lower.) Metabolic Age 31 (A year younger than actual, want this around 25-27) (I use Tanita body composition scales and these numbers are based on those readings)
Slow start, moving in a positive Weight 86kg Good direction BF 19.3% Good direction Water 55.8% No real change Muscle mass 66.1kg (Not done weights this week at all) Bad direction, don't want this changing Visceral Fat 6.5 No real change Metabolic Age 31 No change
Weight 87kg (Highest ever) Body Fat 19.5% (okay, would like to get this back to 14-16%) Water 55.7% (okay, would like to see this around 60%) Muscle Mass 66.5kg (Good, need to try to keep this above 64kg) Viscceral fat 6.5 (Good, but has been lower.) Metabolic Age 31 (A year younger than actual, want this around 25-27) (I use Tanita body composition scales and these numbers are based on those readings)
Slow start, moving in a positive Weight 86kg Good direction BF 19.3% Good direction Water 55.8% No real change Muscle mass 66.1kg (Not done weights this week at all) Bad direction, don't want this changing Visceral Fat 6.5 No real change Metabolic Age 31 No change
Should have weighed in at 9am... Will do so tomorrow morning to get accurate figurs. 85.5 Kg Meh BF 19% Meh Water 58.4% Ahh so I'm more water today (Have drunk 2L's since 9am) Muscle Mass 65.9% meh VF 5.5 meh Metabolic Age 30 meh
Weight 87kg (Highest ever) Body Fat 19.5% (okay, would like to get this back to 14-16%) Water 55.7% (okay, would like to see this around 60%) Muscle Mass 66.5kg (Good, need to try to keep this above 64kg) Visceral fat 6.5 (Good, but has been lower.) Metabolic Age 31 (A year younger than actual, want this around 25-27) (I use Tanita body composition scales and these numbers are based on those readings)
Slow start, moving in a positive Weight 86kg Good direction BF 19.3% Good direction Water 55.8% No real change Muscle mass 66.1kg (Not done weights this week at all) Bad direction, don't want this changing Visceral Fat 6.5 No real change Metabolic Age 31 No change
Should have weighed in at 9am... Will do so tomorrow morning to get accurate figurs. 85.5 Kg Meh BF 19% Meh Water 58.4% Ahh so I'm more water today (Have drunk 2L's since 9am) Muscle Mass 65.9% meh VF 5.5 meh Metabolic Age 30 meh
I had stagnated around the above until last week. Suddenly everything feels easy from a dietary choice point of view. I have found it easier to make sure my meals have the right macro & micro nutrient balances and track calories over the past week.
As a result, the body fat is definitely coming off. Over a percent in a week feels like a good step.
Weight 85kg Body Fat 17.9% Water 56.5% Muscle Mass 67kg Visceral Fat 5 Metabolic Age 27 (this is good news)
I ironically have done the reverse and gained a stone, not lost it. Which probably means I now need to lose two stone!
Until last week I found it very difficult to be consistent from a diet perspective, I am not sure what changed. Something mentally has obviously clicked into place.
You know you can do it all, you have done really well before and hopefully the news that the country is going to start to re-open can be a motivating factor to kickstart you.
Body fat is going down (well so the scales tell me ) so thats good, lost 5 pounds of weight since New Years Eve, set a goal to lose 14 pound by the end of the year, 9 pounds left to go before the end of the year.
Down to 88kg this week, so about 3kg lost since Christmas (I'd gone up a kilo between Christmas and New Year so it's 4kg down on the year). Started to think about end goals at this point and what weight I'd be happy with maintaining, for my height 84kg is in the healthy BMI range, I know it's a slightly flawed measurement but seems like as good a range as any to aim for at this point.
I have also put a stone on and really need to lose about 2 stone. The gym not being open is a major problem for me as I usually go about 4 times a week. I got another dog back in November and am out walking every day but walking alone does not have the same effect as a good gym work out.
I'd got up to 14st13lbs in August. I'm 5'11 so that had me edging "obese" on the BMI front with 29. I've managed to get it down to 13st3lbs as of this morning mainly through a low carb diet (not exactly keto, but elements of this). Another half a stone would be good and a stone great! Already dropped a trouser size and several belt holes.
Being stuck at home caused an acceleration of long term weight gain, but it also helps in terms of weight loss and control... I can choose all the food for the week (luckily I do the shopping and cooking) and plan meals so as not to stuff my face with takeout breakfast and lunches which I did when working in town. Drinking less is a big help as well
a bit stuck at the weight I've been at since November (still a stone and half less then it was at the start of lockdown V1). The running has been a bit hit and miss lately, so going to get back out and into the habit again, starting this evening.
Weight 87kg (Highest ever) Body Fat 19.5% (okay, would like to get this back to 14-16%) Water 55.7% (okay, would like to see this around 60%) Muscle Mass 66.5kg (Good, need to try to keep this above 64kg) Visceral fat 6.5 (Good, but has been lower.) Metabolic Age 31 (A year younger than actual, want this around 25-27) (I use Tanita body composition scales and these numbers are based on those readings)
Slow start, moving in a positive Weight 86kg Good direction BF 19.3% Good direction Water 55.8% No real change Muscle mass 66.1kg (Not done weights this week at all) Bad direction, don't want this changing Visceral Fat 6.5 No real change Metabolic Age 31 No change
Should have weighed in at 9am... Will do so tomorrow morning to get accurate figurs. 85.5 Kg Meh BF 19% Meh Water 58.4% Ahh so I'm more water today (Have drunk 2L's since 9am) Muscle Mass 65.9% meh VF 5.5 meh Metabolic Age 30 meh
I had stagnated around the above until last week. Suddenly everything feels easy from a dietary choice point of view. I have found it easier to make sure my meals have the right macro & micro nutrient balances and track calories over the past week.
As a result, the body fat is definitely coming off. Over a percent in a week feels like a good step.
Weight 85kg Body Fat 17.9% Water 56.5% Muscle Mass 67kg Visceral Fat 5 Metabolic Age 27 (this is good news)
How are others getting on?
Weight 84.5kg Body Fat 17.7% Water 56.4% Muscle Mass 67kg Visceral Fat 5 Metabolic Age 26
Weight 87kg (Highest ever) Body Fat 19.5% (okay, would like to get this back to 14-16%) Water 55.7% (okay, would like to see this around 60%) Muscle Mass 66.5kg (Good, need to try to keep this above 64kg) Visceral fat 6.5 (Good, but has been lower.) Metabolic Age 31 (A year younger than actual, want this around 25-27) (I use Tanita body composition scales and these numbers are based on those readings)
Slow start, moving in a positive Weight 86kg Good direction BF 19.3% Good direction Water 55.8% No real change Muscle mass 66.1kg (Not done weights this week at all) Bad direction, don't want this changing Visceral Fat 6.5 No real change Metabolic Age 31 No change
Should have weighed in at 9am... Will do so tomorrow morning to get accurate figurs. 85.5 Kg Meh BF 19% Meh Water 58.4% Ahh so I'm more water today (Have drunk 2L's since 9am) Muscle Mass 65.9% meh VF 5.5 meh Metabolic Age 30 meh
I had stagnated around the above until last week. Suddenly everything feels easy from a dietary choice point of view. I have found it easier to make sure my meals have the right macro & micro nutrient balances and track calories over the past week.
As a result, the body fat is definitely coming off. Over a percent in a week feels like a good step.
Weight 85kg Body Fat 17.9% Water 56.5% Muscle Mass 67kg Visceral Fat 5 Metabolic Age 27 (this is good news)
How are others getting on?
Weight 84.5kg Body Fat 17.7% Water 56.4% Muscle Mass 67kg Visceral Fat 5 Metabolic Age 26
Literally one bad day of food on Tuesday night... 86kg yesterday
85kg again today.
This is why not to weigh in too regularly. (I only use the body composition setting once a week)
No chocolate or alcohol for over two weeks, gently reintroducing exercise.
weight loss - zero
load of shite
Are you actually creating a calorie deficit? Just not eating chocolate or not drinking booze will have no effect if you're replacing those calories with other foods/beverages.
No chocolate or alcohol for over two weeks, gently reintroducing exercise.
weight loss - zero
load of shite
Are you actually creating a calorie deficit? Just not eating chocolate or not drinking booze will have no effect if you're replacing those calories with other foods/beverages.
Can’t answer honestly incase anyone on here saw me in KFC on Monday night...
My weight always seemed to be around the 12 stone mark, but over the last 5 yrs, it had crept up to 14 stone. I don't make a point of jumping on the scales that often, but last week I decided to take a peek, to see if it could explain why my wife has been shrinking all my clothes................and I was horrified to see them read 15'3. I put this down to various things: Getting older (now 54) so metabolism slowing down, Got into the habit over the last year of having a couple of beers every night when I get home from work and finally not watching my calorie intake. Up until a few years ago, I was one those annoying people that could literally pour sugar down my throat and not gain an ounce, but I'm now accepting the fact that this is no longer me.
Since my wake-up call, I've now taken up running for the first time in just over 10 years and got to say, it's a lot harder when you're an old man. Currently doing a 4k curcuit every evening, not much, but it's a start. I've not begun to tackle the diet yet, although I've knocked home drinking on the head. My aim this year is to lose 2 stone and 3 in total, but we'll see how that plans out..................
Comments
Weight 86kg Good direction
BF 19.3% Good direction
Water 55.8% No real change
Muscle mass 66.1kg (Not done weights this week at all) Bad direction, don't want this changing
Visceral Fat 6.5 No real change
Metabolic Age 31 No change
85.5 Kg Meh
BF 19% Meh
Water 58.4% Ahh so I'm more water today (Have drunk 2L's since 9am)
Muscle Mass 65.9% meh
VF 5.5 meh
Metabolic Age 30 meh
As a result, the body fat is definitely coming off. Over a percent in a week feels like a good step.
Weight 85kg
Body Fat 17.9%
Water 56.5%
Muscle Mass 67kg
Visceral Fat 5
Metabolic Age 27 (this is good news)
How are others getting on?
You know you can do it all, you have done really well before and hopefully the news that the country is going to start to re-open can be a motivating factor to kickstart you.
The gym not being open is a major problem for me as I usually go about 4 times a week.
I got another dog back in November and am out walking every day but walking alone does not have the same effect as a good gym work out.
Being stuck at home caused an acceleration of long term weight gain, but it also helps in terms of weight loss and control... I can choose all the food for the week (luckily I do the shopping and cooking) and plan meals so as not to stuff my face with takeout breakfast and lunches which I did when working in town. Drinking less is a big help as well
Body Fat 17.7%
Water 56.4%
Muscle Mass 67kg
Visceral Fat 5
Metabolic Age 26
86kg yesterday
85kg again today.
This is why not to weigh in too regularly. (I only use the body composition setting once a week)
weight loss - zero
load of shite