SquareDaff
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I got it the 1st time 
. Went off and did some reading. Well I never - live and learn!
. Went off and did some reading. Well I never - live and learn!
Weight loss thread.
- Thread starter Nathan182
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Hi Nathan
I'm a bit shorter than you at just over 5'9" but I made it up to around the same weight. I lost 5 stone which took me 14 months at a pretty steady pound a week. I'd done almost half of it before I started cycling. Then the cycling took over and became much more important than the weight. I've managed to keep it off and have stayed stable for the last two years.
My view is slow and steady, which gives you time to change your habits - lifestyle changes rather than a diet as such.
Anyway, good luck and let us know how you're doing.
I'm a bit shorter than you at just over 5'9" but I made it up to around the same weight. I lost 5 stone which took me 14 months at a pretty steady pound a week. I'd done almost half of it before I started cycling. Then the cycling took over and became much more important than the weight. I've managed to keep it off and have stayed stable for the last two years.
My view is slow and steady, which gives you time to change your habits - lifestyle changes rather than a diet as such.
Anyway, good luck and let us know how you're doing.
Broughtonblue
Guru
- Location
- Norfolk
This seems the thread for me. I lost nearly three stone last year cycling, but alas over winter my bad habits came back and i put it all back on again!
Went out today for only the third time since october and really enjoyed it. Set myself a target of losing five stone before 1st june next year. If i achieve this i have promised myself a shiny new carbon bike. Should be an incentive to keep going through the winter this year!
Edit. Im 247 pounds and 6 foot
Went out today for only the third time since october and really enjoyed it. Set myself a target of losing five stone before 1st june next year. If i achieve this i have promised myself a shiny new carbon bike. Should be an incentive to keep going through the winter this year!
Edit. Im 247 pounds and 6 foot
jdtate101
Ex-Fatman
- Location
- Boring Birmingham
Those winter months are hard, especially to avoid tasty treats and still keep the mileage up in bad weather. I mix up turbo and rollers with some running and gym to control the weight (loosing it over winter is very hard, best to try and maintain your weight), then hit it hard once the weather turns better.
Update time. Okay so ive had a good week so far, done 3 15 mile rides this week with a slow and steady jog on the days in between, eaten healthy all week, plenty of water etc. managed to lose 5 pound, which if im honest is a bit more than I expected/wanted to lose, granted the bigger you are the more you lose at first but I want to lose it at a slower pace to stop loose skin, So I feel a million times better already just going to keep it up, Got a nice ride planned for Saturday as the missus is in work all day, Thanks for the info guys and your input, its good to have somewhere to vent and to be safe in the knowledge that other people are or have been in my position 
Crankarm
Guru
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Eat less move more. This is all.
Keep up the good work so far.
Keep up the good work so far.
Hi Nathan
Good luck with your quest. This is, generally, a very helpful and supportive site with good advice and encouragement freely given. Well done on the 3x15 miles. As said above - set yourself some goals and remember it will take quite some time to get you weight under control. You did not get to your current size in a few months.
Gaz's story is incredible and inspirational. It shows what can be done. Look back at the video a few times.
Plan for the winter months. It is harder to get out when there is wind and rain but it can be done.
Good luck with your quest. This is, generally, a very helpful and supportive site with good advice and encouragement freely given. Well done on the 3x15 miles. As said above - set yourself some goals and remember it will take quite some time to get you weight under control. You did not get to your current size in a few months.
Gaz's story is incredible and inspirational. It shows what can be done. Look back at the video a few times.
Plan for the winter months. It is harder to get out when there is wind and rain but it can be done.
Currently sitting at 98kg and would like to get down to 90kg but finding it hard to get there. I do not look fat, however middle age spread is all to see. Just cannot seem to reduce the weight down, if anything I would say it has gone up?? So assuming that I have built up more muscle over the last year or so. Think If I cut out the booze I would see a differance possibly but got to have some enjoyment in life! 
Ningishzidda
Senior Member
Its easier to lose weight in the winter months.
All you need is a scrappy old pair of trainers, old socks, a tee shirt, undies and a pair of footy shorts.
Go for a brisk walk with some interspursed jogging for 10 km.
Don't eat for it.
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
Currently sitting at 98kg and would like to get down to 90kg but finding it hard to get there. I do not look fat, however middle age spread is all to see. Just cannot seem to reduce the weight down, if anything I would say it has gone up?? So assuming that I have built up more muscle over the last year or so. Think If I cut out the booze I would see a differance possibly but got to have some enjoyment in life!
This is a common assumption, but from what I gather, it is not that often the cause. Muscle synthesis occurs at a rate that is slower than that of fat metabolism (especially if you are running a calorific deficit), such that even though muscle has a higher density, the net effect would be in favour of weight loss.
Are you for real?
maybe I`m just a fat bar stewerd then
if I`m honest I can probably see where the calories are coming from, just need to cut them out 
Ningishzidda
Senior Member
Have you never done this method of fat loss?
For an overweight Bar Steward, 600 kCals is neither here nor there.
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
No I haven't. However, since you seem to assume this the case, I should clarify, it was not the advice re. the not eating for it that rings alarm bells, it is the advice to go outside, under dressed for the conditions and walk/run around.
Ningishzidda
Senior Member
I thought it was the "Don't eat for it" that you were referring to because in the quote, that sentence is in a larger font than the rest of the quote.
Another tip for jogging/walking in the cold. When it really gets bad, wear cricket shoes with metal spikes. You won't slip on the ice then.
When I was in the TA. It was std practice to keep tip-top through the winter. A 10km speed march in vest top and shorts through the snow.
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
I thought it was the "Don't eat for it" that you were referring to because in the quote, that sentence is in a larger font than the rest of the quote.
Another tip for jogging/walking in the cold. When it really gets bad, wear cricket shoes with metal spikes. You won't slip on the ice then.
When I was in the TA. It was std practice to keep tip-top through the winter. A 10km speed march in vest top and shorts through the snow.
Hmm, I didn't realise the text size had changed, must have been a multi-touch farce on my on my laptop touch pad. I didn't alter the formatting on anything in the quote knowingly. Unlike this time, the bold is intentional.
