Weight Watcher's Thread

[potsy]

Similarly, I don't keep chocolate in the house. If I want chocolate, I walk to the shops to buy it, and I don't buy more than I am going to eat. I laugh when I see the new resealable wrappers - I mean, who actually seals up a half-eaten bar of choc?

I reseal it, then re-unseal it 5 minutes later

Weirdly it hasn't bothered me knowing there is chocolate in the fridge on my fast days, maybe I am finally developing some willpower?

 

[Saluki]

If we do have chocolate in the house, which is not often, we break it into individual pieces and freeze it. That way it takes ages to suck a bit of choc to death.

 

[potsy]

How many times has that happened, Potsy?

 

[Steve H]

If we do have chocolate in the house, which is not often, we break it into individual pieces and freeze it. That way it takes ages to suck a bit of choc to death.

That is a top idea!

 

[ColinJ]

If we do have chocolate in the house, which is not often, we break it into individual pieces and freeze it. That way it takes ages to suck a bit of choc to death.

I thought about buying a pack of Munchies (which I think have 12 individual Munchies in) and leaving the pack at the far end of the attic bedroom. If I wanted a Munchie then I would have to go for a walk to fetch each one. The idea didn't catch on ...

I much prefer the idea that 2 nights a week are not chocolate nights***. This is one of them. That's ok - tomorrow night is not!



*** Before potsy points it out - I have quietly scrapped the idea that I have to be choc-free the day after the fasting days! 2 days 100% good, 5 days 80% good, that's what I stick to now!

 

[potsy]

*** Before potsy points it out - I have quietly scrapped the idea that I have to be choc-free the day after the fasting days! 2 days 100% good, 5 days 80% good, that's what I stick to now!

I did wonder how long that 'rule' would last, the answer was 'about a week' wasn't it?

 

[ColinJ]

I noticed something very pleasing today ... When I got fat, I developed lots of lipomas - benign but unsightly and uncomfortable fatty lumps under the skin. Well, despite many websites stating that they are not caused by obesity, as I am losing weight the lumps are definitely shrinking! Ones which were annoyingly big are now much smaller, and the ones which were fairly small have now almost disappeared. At this rate, by the time I hit my target weight the lipoma problem should have resolved itself too!

 

[Justiffa]

I've been carrying around this very stubborn weight gain and although, in the scheme of things it might not seem a lot but i'm very very frustrated about it huargghh. I just cant seem to get rid of it :'(

My stats:
Female
50's
157cm
54kg
Target: to stay within 50kg
(sorry we're metric this side of the world).

I moved from running to cycling due to injury and thus the weight gain.... I honestly dunno how that can happen when I'm now equally active at cycling. in an effort to help things along I've declared December as a 'run' everyday month as well as cycling at least 3-4x a week. So, here goes nothing lol.... wish me luck k )

 

[ColinJ]

I've been carrying around this very stubborn weight gain and although, in the scheme of things it might not seem a lot but i'm very very frustrated about it huargghh. I just cant seem to get rid of it :'(

My stats:
Female
50's
157cm
54kg
Target: to stay within 50kg
(sorry we're metric this side of the world).

I moved from running to cycling due to injury and thus the weight gain.... I honestly dunno how that can happen when I'm now equally active at cycling. in an effort to help things along I've declared December as a 'run' everyday month as well as cycling at least 3-4x a week. So, here goes nothing lol.... wish me luck k )

You are not exactly overweight! Still, if you were happier 4 kg lighter, then I can see why you would want to get back to that.

Cycling at a moderate speed is a lot more efficient than running, so it burns fewer calories per hour! Most people could ride a marathon distance in under 2 hours, but nobody has yet managed to do it running. During and after running a marathon, you would probably be desperate for extra calories. It isn't difficult to ride for 2 hours on only water.

I would have to ride about 1,300 km to burn off 4 kg of fat. I suspect that you would have to do more like 1,600 km since your smaller body should be easier to move about than my bigger one. (That is assuming that your weight was stable at 54 kg before you started cycling, and that you do not take in extra calories to fuel your rides.)

It should take about 2 months riding 200 km a week to shift your 4 kg so you can see why it feels hard to shift through exercise alone. If you could cut your energy intake by (say) 200 cals/day, you would shift the fat a bit quicker, probably in about 6 weeks. Add some running as well (if you can do that without ending up eating more!) and you could probably lose 4 kg by the start of 2014.

Good luck!

 

[Justiffa]

All this while i've been going about it just by 'feel' but now u've given me the hard numbers to deal with, tq. yup, cycling does feel tht much easier compared to running but i didnt realise how much more i had to put in for the same effect. 200km a week (and probably with higher intensity) would be quite an undertaking… but, at least i do have a clearer picture of wht needs to be done, thx again CJ

i'm taking part in my 1st tri relay event end of this month (i'll be doing the cycling portion) so the training will certainly help kick start the fat burning….anyways, i hope so lol.

 

[evo456]

Hi, managed to shift some weight from early Aug , fear it will return a bit over Xmas break.

186cm
Early Aug 2013 - 106 kg
Early Dec 2013. - 86kg kg

Hope to drop another 6/7 kgs by end of Feb

 

[Justiffa]

i enrolled into a 5 session 'be a better runner' programme & this was my body composition analysis

Hope to change for the better at end of the programme.

 

[ColinJ]

i enrolled into a 5 session 'be a better runner' programme & this was my body composition analysis

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Hope to change for the better at end of the programme.

Ha ha - according to that analysis, you need to gain weight!

Those are interesting numbers. I would never have guessed that a small woman had that amount of muscle! I am also surprised at how light your bones are. I had never thought how much a skeleton would weigh but I would have guessed 6 or 7 kg rather than 2 or 3.

Good metabolic age!

 

[Justiffa]

Ha ha - according to that analysis, you need to gain weight!

Those are interesting numbers. I would never have guessed that a small woman had that amount of muscle! I am also surprised at how light your bones are. I had never thought how much a skeleton would weigh but I would have guessed 6 or 7 kg rather than 2 or 3.

Good metabolic age!

LOL. i'm wondering about the numbers myself

cant really trust the machines all tht much anyways... unless its a thorough medical exam by the docs, its just a general guide i guess

 

[The Jogger]

I am now down 26lbs since around the start of summer when I was yo yoing now 12st 12lbs