Weight Watcher's Thread

[slinky malinky]

I have gone sub 13 stone!!! (only just) but thats a first, looking at another bike (once i have worn down the protests from her indoors) my next challenge is going to be a race! may be at the end of the summer, just had my works medical (have to have one every year) lungs are better than last year, my fat% is down again (18%) although this could be better, resting pulse is good at 52.
I have a fitness test in the next few months so that should be interesting.
Good luck to my fellow weight watchers. If I can do it YOU can.

 

[potsy]

Put 4lbs on over Easter,have since lost 6lbs so am finishing April 2lbs lighter than I started it
Have signed up for the Manchester to Blackpool ride in July so desperately want to lose another 8-12lbs for that.
Currently 14st 2lbs.

 

[Armegatron]

Height is approx 5ft 7. Target weight is in the 12 stone region. Initial weight back in summer 2009 was over 14 stone.

2010 Totals:
Week 3 average weight 88.2kg
Week 5 average weight 86.7kg
Week 6 average weight 86.8kg
Week 7 average weight 85.8kg
Week 8 average weight 85.4kg
Week 9 average weight 84.7kg
Week 10 average weight 84.9kg
Week 11 average weight 84.1kg
Week 13 average weight 83.5kg
Week 14 average weight 83.7kg
Week 15 average weight 83.1kg
Week 16 average weight 83.6kg
Week 17 average weight 82.6kg
Week 18 average weight 82.3kg


Yesterday my spreadsheet started showing green, which means that Im now in the 12 stone region and close to target

 

[lanternerouge]

Awesome MIke, am same height as you and well over 14 st... just started back out on my bike again. Any tips?

 

[Armegatron]

Awesome MIke, am same height as you and well over 14 st... just started back out on my bike again. Any tips?

Thanks! I normally ride at least 5 miles a day everyday, and weekends I try to get a 30mile ride on the saturday and a 15 mile ride on the sunday. I have a gym membership but I hate cycling to get nowhere so on the rare occasion that I go (probably once a month!) I focus on upper body with weights etc.

I find that the weekend rides are perfect because my mind is taken off food, and I can get back home and not feel hungry - its the days where I do nothing that are most difficult because I eat out of boredom, so I try to fill the time or get on the bike if Im hungry / bored.

Monday to Friday I commute 3 miles each way, and have for lunch:
Pasta & Tuna & Salad, or cheese sarnie, or chicken and rice. Plus I have a cheeky packet of crisps (I reckon if I cut that out it would make a difference), and a breakfast bar (alpen strawberry & yoghurt). I drink water instead of a fizzy drink at lunch, and have a coffee on the morning and a hot chocolate on the afternoon at work.

When I get home I often go back out and rack up some extra miles on the bike, usually an extra 5-10miles. Then Ill have a slightly smaller portion of food than I used to have eg spag bol. I try to avoid snacking but if I feel the urge Ill have a cereal bar instead of chocolate or crisps.

Looking on the web at the calorie calculators and adding up the labels myself I reckon I take about 2000 to 2500 cals a day. Before I started I was able to easily clear my plate and my fiancee's left overs when we went out - now its me leaving left overs .

My main reasons to losing weight were:

• I could see it was increasing steadily and something needed to be done to stop it getting to the point of no / difficult return.
• I wanted to increase my present fitness, as I got out of breath easily and having back problems I guessed it would be less strain on it if I lost a bit of bulge.
• Appearance, yes it isnt everything but I wasnt happy with the "wobbly bits" and wanted to get to a weight that I was happy with before returning to university this summer after being away for a year. I tried this over a summer a couple of years ago but failed because I didnt commit to the exercise and diet, and probably set myself too soon of a deadline. This time I was determined to do it.

Im sure you'll do well, its just a case of sticking at it and finding something that works for you.

 

[Rob3rt]

Hah, a week away, eating mcdonalds twice a day (not through choice, in the place I stayed by time I was home from business everywhere else was closed) for breakfast and lunch, I still dropped weight, now at 12 stone 6 lbs.

4 miles walk and 4 mile run a day! Shame im now laiden with a major blister!

Just goes to show fast food isnt to blame for obesity, lazyness is!


back to the bike training though

 

[Shady]

Down to 13st 11.2 now from 14st 7 in mid Feb.

Keeping a close eye still on my intake via livestrong but i now have a good idea of what calories are in the meals I have on a regular basis.

Averaging about 25 miles cycling a week and about 10 miles walking so all good.

Also making sure to keep myself fully hydrated.. good thing I sit near the bathrooms..

Shady

 

[Martok]

I thought I'd join in with this thread seeing as I'm carrying far too much in the way of extra poundage.

A bit of background - I've always had a problem with my weight ever since I was a kid. I was fine in my younger years but by the end of primary school I was rotund. I lost it through my teenage years and even became skinny whilst at university. Since then I've battled with my weight, putting on the extra pounds stones, then shedding them. Rinse and repeat. A couple of years ago when I was at my highest weight of nearly 17 stones I sensibly dieted (with not much exercise, I wasn't cycling then) and dropped down to 13.5 stones. However due to various personal issues I've put on much of that weight again, much to my disgust, and I want to get rid of it again. This time though I have cycling to help me.

I'm 6'1" (185cm) and my current weight is 15st 12lbs. Here's the info since the beginning of April:

Date_________Weight_________BMI
06/04/10_____15st 12.6lbs_____29.6
13/04/10_____16st 2.2lbs______30.0
20/04/10_____15st 12.2lbs_____29.5
27/04/10_____15st 13.8lbs_____29.7
04/05/10_____15st 11.2lbs_____29.4
11/05/10_____15st 12.4lbs_____29.5

My target weight is 13 stones.

I just need to watch what I eat, as I tend to over-eat at mealtimes if there's plenty of food to hand and I need to get out cycling more regularly i.e. most days of the week rather than the one or two times I'm currently doing.

 

[Jambon]

happy days i've finally broken the 13st barrier, it's all down to swimming a mile twice a week and my 24 mile commute 5 days a week. It's taken over a month to get under 13 stone.

 

[potsy]

Another 2lb off last month,progress is slow but steady and am averaging 2lb per month this year,feel i could get some serious weight off if I could keep myself motivated for longer than a few days.
!4st exactly.
11-14lbs to target weight for year

 

[Armegatron]

3lb down from last month. Now sitting at 12st 10 (80.9 kg). I think its time for me to start focusing on keeping it level and not moving up or down.

 

[navrat_biker]

I advise and help alot of people to lose weight successfully and BMI shouldnt be looked at for us cyclists as we all know muscle is heavier than fat. take me for example normal bmi range as soon as i have a fat percentage measuring reading i am in the low weight range with a body percentage of fat of 10%

 

[scook94]

Well I reached my weight loss target yesterday. Started last October at 15st 6.5lb, yesterday I weighed in at 11st 10lb, total weight loss of 52.5lb.

I think that'll do me but the hard work starts now!

 

[Telemark]

Well I reached my weight loss target yesterday. Started last October at 15st 6.5lb, yesterday I weighed in at 11st 10lb, total weight loss of 52.5lb.

I think that'll do me but the hard work starts now!

Congratulations! Keep on cycling

T

 

[Steve H]

Well I reached my weight loss target yesterday. Started last October at 15st 6.5lb, yesterday I weighed in at 11st 10lb, total weight loss of 52.5lb.

I think that'll do me but the hard work starts now!

Very impressive. Would love to be able to make a similar post in 6 - 9 months time!