ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Anyway... I'm going to follow my own advice and go out now up some steep hills before my meal, but return for that after only an hour out on the bike! 
Building up the miles
- Thread starter LemonJuice
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HMS_Dave
Grand Old Lady
I've been reluctant to jump in on this thread but anyway i started cycling at 25 stone. My highest weight was 27 stone. By following NHS weight loss guide you will end up limiting pasta, bread, potatoes, grains anyways as you will be simply be consuming less foods. But this is important. Cycling has built up my strength over the past 9 months and my thighs are stronger than they've ever been. Ive been pulling a lot of weight so in essence ive been heavily bulking up. The reason i mention this is this will increase your metabolism and therefore calorie burning. Cycling is a great way to lose weight.
As for the amount of weight you can lose and how quickly. This is all dependant on a number of factors such as Diet, Exercise, Genetics, Sleep... I don't want to sound controversial but aiming for "1-2lbs a week" is a waste of time. Don't lose weight a slave to the body scales... Eat right, i believe most people know this. Contrary to what i said about body scales, weigh your food instead if necessary. If you do this with some exercise, you will lose weight. You may lose 3,4,5 lbs+ (for me it was much more) first week and then it will taper off. Weight loss however, is NOT linear. Some weeks you will experience plateaus then others you will lose more and maybe you will only lose a little. Too many people have a plateau after working hard on their exercise and sticking to it religiously and head for their nearest kebab shop and off licence... Yes it's nice to see that weight fall off, but never nice to see the fruits of your labour seemingly mean nothing... Instead, try using a tape measure and weigh yourself once a month instead.
If you're doing things right then you will feel it as much as anything else...
As for the amount of weight you can lose and how quickly. This is all dependant on a number of factors such as Diet, Exercise, Genetics, Sleep... I don't want to sound controversial but aiming for "1-2lbs a week" is a waste of time. Don't lose weight a slave to the body scales... Eat right, i believe most people know this. Contrary to what i said about body scales, weigh your food instead if necessary. If you do this with some exercise, you will lose weight. You may lose 3,4,5 lbs+ (for me it was much more) first week and then it will taper off. Weight loss however, is NOT linear. Some weeks you will experience plateaus then others you will lose more and maybe you will only lose a little. Too many people have a plateau after working hard on their exercise and sticking to it religiously and head for their nearest kebab shop and off licence... Yes it's nice to see that weight fall off, but never nice to see the fruits of your labour seemingly mean nothing... Instead, try using a tape measure and weigh yourself once a month instead.
If you're doing things right then you will feel it as much as anything else...
LemonJuice
Well-Known Member
There’s no need to eat after a meal...
A ride. Sorry.
Lemon juice,. Work out your basal calorie daily requirements- Google search
Eat said Calories according to this
Ride bike a bit, that will lose weight
Its not rocket science but sensible obvious steps, with information readily available on the internet.
Failing that join 'weight watchers'
Eat said Calories according to this
Ride bike a bit, that will lose weight
Its not rocket science but sensible obvious steps, with information readily available on the internet.
Failing that join 'weight watchers'
bikingdad90
Guru
@LemonJuice, I am in a similar position to yourself at the higher end of the healthy BMI and looking to reduce weight and change my body shape.
Firstly, are you looking to remove the “flab” so that you can see you abs? No amount of dieting and weight loss will do this; in fact it might even increase the “flab” as your losing the fat underneath the skin. If this is what your trying to aim for I would look at toning and strength exercise to grow your muscles and get them to “fill” the space to tone the skin.
Secondly if possible cut out the beer and deserts from your normal meals and just do some cycling and generally be more active. Over 6 months you will start to notice subtle changes happening to your body such as thinner waist and arms but bigger legs (although not always). Over the course of 12 months you should see your weight drop without too much change to your lifestyle at once.
I was in your boots (but am now in maintenance stage as I have come to accept the fact I will never be 10st and lose that last 10lbs; my weight at 20 just before marrying) and basically did the above and lost over a stone by riding to and from work (5miles each way) 5 days a week.
Recently, I have fallen off the band wagon as due to relocation of office I have to drive in now and can’t cycle due to family commitments and rubbish train timetables. I’ve had over the last few weeks biscuits, cakes, beer, custard etc and I’ve put on 4lbs very fast! As of tomorrow morning I am back to been sensible and will start to run/cycle again on an evening after home work finishes.
Firstly, are you looking to remove the “flab” so that you can see you abs? No amount of dieting and weight loss will do this; in fact it might even increase the “flab” as your losing the fat underneath the skin. If this is what your trying to aim for I would look at toning and strength exercise to grow your muscles and get them to “fill” the space to tone the skin.
Secondly if possible cut out the beer and deserts from your normal meals and just do some cycling and generally be more active. Over 6 months you will start to notice subtle changes happening to your body such as thinner waist and arms but bigger legs (although not always). Over the course of 12 months you should see your weight drop without too much change to your lifestyle at once.
I was in your boots (but am now in maintenance stage as I have come to accept the fact I will never be 10st and lose that last 10lbs; my weight at 20 just before marrying) and basically did the above and lost over a stone by riding to and from work (5miles each way) 5 days a week.
Recently, I have fallen off the band wagon as due to relocation of office I have to drive in now and can’t cycle due to family commitments and rubbish train timetables. I’ve had over the last few weeks biscuits, cakes, beer, custard etc and I’ve put on 4lbs very fast! As of tomorrow morning I am back to been sensible and will start to run/cycle again on an evening after home work finishes.
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It takes one to know one......
Anyway, i'm out of here. I've given advice in good faith without knowing I was giving it to someone with a BMI of 22 and a 31" waist who hasn't demonstrated much in the way of gratitude or common sense. I've got better things to do, even in lockdown and while not working.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Four pints in one evening is a lot.
That is not true,
Achieving a six pack is 90% diet and little bit of weight training.
Weight training with a strict diet will achieve a ripped body
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
No I don't think I could reach a 28" waist again. I feel if I did I would look gaunt and shriveled.
Ask a woman of a certain age if she is happy to carry a little excess weight. Many will say yes because they know losing too much weight will impact their overall looks.
I got down to my teenage weight over a year ago. Someone sent me a photo, I hadn't realised I looked so gaunt.
I suit being a stone heavier
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
That definitely applies to me. After 2 years of blood clotting health issues, my weight went down from about 18 stone to 12. I ended up with loose skin everywhere and definitely looked gaunt. I decided to put a bit of weight back on and looked better then. I've overdone it though and gone to 14 stone, which is too far the other way. I'd be good at 12.5-13 stone. My waist will never be flat again though unless I have surgery to remove the excess skin, which I am not prepared to do. I'll put up with an imperfect waist of reasonable proportions!
LemonJuice
Well-Known Member
Congratulations on losing all of that weight!
How heavy does one have to be before losing weight to be left with excess skin after he or she has lost weight? I don’t think I’m going to be left with excess skin because I’m just over 13 stone and I want to ideally lose two stone.
