Weight Watcher's Thread

[ColinJ]

I watched a documentary film the other night as recommended to me by phil_hg_uk - Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead. I'm not sure that many of us would want to go to the extremes of 'juicing' that the two men in the film did, but I found it uplifting and inspirational. At the very least, it shows what can be done if you put your mind to it. Well worth watching.

It is being shown on Channel 5 at 8:00 this evening. I think that they might be showing it in 2 halves because it is in a 1 hour slot and I remember the DVD being near enough 2 hours long. Either that, or Channel 5 have made some major edits to squeeze it down.

 

[Fubar]

Hi, I've only just picked up on this thread but thought I would add my experience if it helps anyone - I changed jobs in March going from a very stressful/reactive job (on-call, filling sickness, etc) to a 9-5 Mon-Fri more project management role so decided to try and lose some weight as when filling in the Occ Health forms I discovered I was 17 stone and only 5'5" (BMI about 39). I joined the gym at work on 1 April and signed up for MyFitnessPal.com (other calorie counting websites are available!) and have lost 39 pounds since then. I find the calorie counter great for keeping an eye on what I eat (I also drink a lot less alchohol) and combining 40 minutes in the gym at lunchtime with cycling and a half-hour walk to meet my wife has really worked for me. No rocket science just eating less and moving around more but I try to exercise at least once every day (Sunday might just be mowing the lawn), watch what I eat and take every opportunity to stretch my legs. I even took my bike on holiday so I could still fit some in, normally coming off holiday is when all my willpower goes out the window but I didn't find that this year as I hadn't really stopped. My BMI is now 33.45 and I hope to get it under 30 in about 6 weeks. Good luck to everyone trying to lose weight, I know how hard it is but it can be done! Regards, Mark

 

[Biscuit]

Congrats @Fubar, sounds like you've got the bit between the teeth.

 

[Stringy Bob]

15st 6lb this morning. 216 lbs. Lightest I have been for years. Been doing the 5:2 for the last 4 weeks, and what with the usual cycling plus 102 mile of the Cheshire Cat, it's dropping off. Well chuffed. Target is now get down to 200 lbs which is the upper limit of my BMI.

 

[Rob3rt]

I was curious as to where my weight has settled since I stopped logging my weight in here so I weighed in this morning, 12st 3lbs (77.6 kg) @ 6ft 3" tall. That is 5 lbs up since April (but still ~2 stone down on my starting point), but I am going much faster now than I was back then, I am flying atm.

 

[MickL]

Started to take note of my weight now Ive started to really cycle a lot more this year, weighted myself 5 weeks ago 117kg, last week I was 108kg hopefully my next weight in I will be 100kg or close to it. I want to get down to 85 or there about's, buying the Subway has done me a world of good !!

 

[Simmer]

Hi all, I'm new to the forum but have been on 5:2 since April. 22lbs lost so far. I lost 2 stone prior to that but then stalled. 5:2 got me losing again.

For anyone relatively new to 5:2, there is an 8 week plateau everyone seems to hit.. usually lasts a week or 2 and puts a lot of people off. With the cycling on top I'm healthier than I have been for 20 years.

cheers
Si

 

[The Jogger]

Well done Si , I am fasting today. What do you weigh in at now, I am just under 14st would like to get to 12st 7lbs I am 55 years old now and haven't been under 13st for about 30 years. The 5: 2 is excellent.

 

[Simmer]

I'm at 15st10lb now, put on a couple of lb's during my holiday a few weeks back (decided to have a week off the diet as well and just enjoy it !)

My aim is 13st 7lb, the only time in my life I have been that weight was during my "clubbing" days in the 90's ... I fast on Mondays and Thursdays with porridge and coffee for breakfast and then an evening meal around 300kcal (usually Salad with a piece of fish or chicken) .. How are you getting on with cycling on your fast days ? I notice a drop in power but not stamina. (so I just take it easy and do a high cadence slower 6 mile loop)

 

[The Jogger]

I will let you know about the cycling while fasting today as I usually avoid it on fasting days but not today. I don't eat until about 7pm and then have a 400 cal meal with a snack before bed. Tou have done brilliant.

 

[RWright]

After week 30:

from 208.8 to 205.2

Rode quite a bit and ate quite a bit but cut back a lot on meats, very little red meat, just baked chicken breast and some variety of white fish fillets. I found out Walmart fries some tilapia fillets that I like, so now I know the nice people that work there and they are happy to cook me up some "big ones" while I shop. I know fried isn't the best for dieting but you need to enjoy what you eat some as well. I also broil fish in the oven some. I don't want to make it sound like I am on a total health food mission though, if I want a steak or burger or pizza, I will eat one, and love every minute of it. I am just trying to make them not the main things I eat day after day.

I also started eating bananas, I always hated them as a kid but I am finding them not bad at all now. I eat at least one a day. I am cooking more things like dried beans, rather than out of the can, trying to keep the sodium monster at bay. It isn't that hard to do with a crock pot and they taste much better after I season them like I like. The only can veggies I try to buy now are the no salt added ones.

I hope everyone is having success and good health.

I just checked my BMI on some web site. I am now only overweight and not obese, hope to keep it that way.

I guess going and buying a big pie to celebrate would not be appropriate...unless I ride 200 miles to go get it.

 

[Fubar]

3 stones down now since 1 April - 1 and a bit to go...

 

[RWright]

After week 32:

from 205.2 to 204.4

Not much change the past two weeks. Have been hanging out with my Mother a little more for a week or two, and not riding as much. I hope to crank up the mileage a little more toward the end of the month, weather and everything else permitting.

I am wanting under that 200 lb. mark now.

 

[Fubar]

After week 32:

from 205.2 to 204.4

Not much change the past two weeks. Have been hanging out with my Mother a little more for a week or two, and not riding as much. I hope to crank up the mileage a little more toward the end of the month, weather and everything else permitting.

I am wanting under that 200 lb. mark now.

Hi, where do you get the wee graph shown there in MyFitnessPal? I've been using it for a while on iPad and iPhone but never seen that! Cheers, Mark

 

[bozmandb9]

Guys, I just thought I'd share with you that I'm there!

I'm not really sure I set a specific weight goal, it was more a body fat percentage, or not even that so much as a desire to have a six pack.

I started off at 16 stone or around 100 kilos late 2005' aged 35. Took around 3 years to lose 3 stone. Since then my goal has been more about body composition, but recently I've been down to around 12 and a half stone, or 80 kilos. That's pretty much my lowest weight since I've been fully grown (I'm 6'1, 185 cm).

Today I'm 77 kilos and starting to feel I don't really want to drop any more weight! May start to focus on building more muscle mass.

But the point I'd like to make us that I'm not consciously dieting. I've just changed my diet, to minimise carbs from starchy sources, and as much as possible avoid refined carbs and sugars. It's not tough, and I'm never hungry.

So anyway, good luck to all who are on the journey, you can get there and it is worth it! I've never been fitter faster or stronger, I reckon I've reduced my biological age by at least 20 years, and will live much longer too.

If I can do it anybody can!