Weight Watcher's Thread

[Electric_Andy]

I know the feeling. I have been a bit of a yo-yo dieter and binge eater most of my life. I desperately want to stick to it this time as I am miserable carrying extra weight.

I want to stick to it, but I might also have to accept that I'll be a problem eater/yoyo dieter for the rest of my days. I've learned not to be too hard on myself if I put on weight, as we can only do as much as we can do at the time. i.e. sometimes it's just too hard to eat properly if you love food and have a problem with overeating (which I do)

 

[Slick]

I'm at 223 now which is good for me but still much to do.

I'm a bit like that, I reckon I could do just about anything for around 3 weeks before throwing in the towel. I'm now trying running at a tiny deficit sometimes losing nothing but not gaining feels like a bit of a win right now. I have lost a little without really feeling like I'm trying.

I've been running at a very small deficit for some time now, and people are starting to notice.

216 lbs now, which is still too heavy but the little win thing is working for me.

 

[straas]

I've never really dieted - just tried to eat and drink a bit less than previously and fairly quickly give up!

Been having a look around the internet and there seem to be two (estimated) numbers to help;

Your Basal Metabolic Rate, which is (supposedly) the minimum calories required to perform body function if you sat still in a chair all day.

Your Total Daily Energy Expenditure, which (again supposedly) is the amount you need to essentially stay as you are in terms of weight.

So a number below your TDEE but above your BMR is considered ideal for weight loss, in that you don't get too hungry and cave because your body wants to function, but you still burn fat related to activity.

e.g. my estimated BMR is 1900 calories and my TDEE is 2500 calories, so I could lose weight at 2000 calories without getting overly hungry.

At 500 calories lower than TDEE a day I should roughly lose 1kg every 14 days.

Going to give it a go, with the low expectation of 2kg a month. As I say I've previously just eaten /drunk a little less and been annoyed that I've not lost 2kg in a week! Maybe the key is realistic expectation?

Currently 94kg, target weight 78kg. So a minimum of 8 months of dedication, I'll allow 12 months for slip ups!

 

[The Jogger]

I'm thoroughly enjoying my new eating regime and it's making me feel good. Beef, Butter, Bacon and Eggs (BBBE) and intermittent fasting throw into the mix, in which I have a five hour eating window. I feel good, I've lost weight, my body is functioning better and I'm not poisoning myself with sugar or sweeteners. I sleep better, my blood pressure has come down and as I said, I've lost weight. I've done loads of different diets in the past and intermittent fasting but this combination is working well for me and I know it's not for everyone but it's certainly for me. I've been watching the No Carb Life channel with loads of people giving their testimonials and I trust them more than the rubbish we've been fed by the WHO and BMA etc. Due to low fat diets people have got fatter and become type 2 diabetic.

 

[ianrauk]

I'm thoroughly enjoying my new eating regime and it's making me feel good. Beef, Butter, Bacon and Eggs (BBBE) and intermittent fasting throw into the mix, in which I have a five hour eating window.

Can you expand on what your diet is. Thanks.

 

[The Jogger]

Can you expand on what your diet is. Thanks.

Well, today I had, half a packet of bacon and three eggs, I had some iberico ham and this evening I'm having a large steak and I might have a couple of tablespoons of sauerkraut (I'll stop this soon). I drink lots of water some with added celtic salt. I have a variation on meats during the week, omelettes etc.

 

[ianrauk]

Well, today I had, half a packet of bacon and three eggs, I had some iberico ham and this evening I'm having a large steak and I might have a couple of tablespoons of sauerkraut (I'll stop this soon). I drink lots of water some with added celtic salt. I have a variation on meats during the week, omelettes etc.

Sorry to be pedantic. I am interested in your diet but you've just told me what you've eaten today.

What diet is it and what is it based on? or is it just your own made up diet?

 

[The Jogger]

Sorry to be pedantic. I am interested in your diet but you've just told me what you've eaten today.

What diet is it and what is it based on? or is it just your own made up diet?

Ok, it's the Carnivore Diet, I eat the stricter version but you can basically eat anything from the animal, butter, cheese, eegs and of course meat, all types, and fish and poultry. You're encouraged to eat fatty types from Rib Eye to 20% mince.

There is a lady who lives in Northern Spain, her father's a retired GP she has MS she went from a wheelchair to practically running around. Her YouTube channel Cabana Chronicles. He was very dubious until he actually seen it working for his daughter.

This clip I've linked will explain it better than me and of course there is No Carb Life which has bundles of testimonials from real people and none out to make money from it.


View: https://youtu.be/Sikx_OCSxcs

 

[Beebo]

The diet starts tomorrow.
2025 is the year i am going to drop 15kg!
No silly diets, just pre planning, more fresh veg and restrict sweet and fatty foods.
Sensible portion control has never been easy for me, so Im going to have to up my will power.

 

[Electric_Andy]

The diet starts tomorrow.
2025 is the year i am going to drop 15kg!
No silly diets, just pre planning, more fresh veg and restrict sweet and fatty foods.
Sensible portion control has never been easy for me, so Im going to have to up my will power.

Good luck! I'm the same, although I have started today (only 2 meals and they were cold meat and salad with no mayo). I have bought a tub of slimfast; never used it before but they do a coffee flavour and I love iced coffee which is basically what it tastes like. I'm thoroughly sick of being fat and feeling like a beached whale. I'm also sick of being obsessed with food.

 

[sevenfourate]

Also starting a general ‘eat better’ regime today. I do plenty of exercise and am busy enough to easily burn my suggested daily intake.

Unfortunately eating is not only about the thing I’m best at in life. But as a true foodie: it’s the one I enjoy the most too. No plan to calorie count, or a
set weight to hit etc. Just a regime of sensible portions, healthy snacks and cutting out rubbish to help me feel a little better !

 

[ColinJ]

The diet starts tomorrow.
2025 is the year i am going to drop 15kg!
No silly diets, just pre planning, more fresh veg and restrict sweet and fatty foods.
Sensible portion control has never been easy for me, so Im going to have to up my will power.

Vegetables are your friends weightloss (and health) -wise!

Obviously, some veg (e.g. potatoes!) and some cooking methods (e.g. deep frying!!!) are to be occasional treats in controlled portions, but consider things like salads as effectively unlimited as long as you don't accompany them with huge amounts of fatty stuff like mayo or grated cheese. I am serious...

Here's what I had for this evening's fasting meal ... A huge salad, a tin of tuna (in a tiny amount of brine) and a home-made dressing.

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The tuna was about 160 calories.

I guesstimate the dressing at about 100 calories. I don't think there are many calories in a few mL of balsamic vinegar, some crushed garlic, juice of half a lemon, half a teaspoon of honey, and half a teaspoon of multigrain mustard. I added a small amount of extra virgin olive oil (6 mL) and about 80 g of low fat natural yoghurt.

The salad is huge, but it was all low cal ingredients. For instance - I used a 200 g bag of mixed salad leaves and grated carrot; guess how many calories in that? 30! Something really filling and healthy, which tastes good, hardly contains any calories, and only cost £1 from the local Co-op - bargain!

I found 5:2 fasting pretty easy to stick to but now that I am within about 5 kg of my target weight (~78 kg vs 73 kg) I just do it informally. Tonight for example... I ate plenty yesterday and don't feel particularly hungry this evening so I will make do with a (large!) bowl of muesli.

I have sprouts, cabbage, parsnips, carrots etc left over from last week. I will use up some of them tomorrow with a baked potato and some grated cheddar, maybe with baked beans too if I want more to eat.

 

[The_Weekend_Report_Guy]

Hello there!
I see is a general refusal to step on the scale after the holidays?
Or maybe I was the only one that let himself go and decided to eat and drink as much as possible?

That said I did step on the scale on January 1st and it wasn’t much of a surprise with the result: 108 kilograms! (I am 1,75 cm tall)

To give you an idea I am heavy set from factory and this is no t my heaviest ever either but mid November when I stopped cycling I was somewhere between 95 and 98 kilos, so I gained 10 kilos in a month and a half!!!

So now is time to start the new year trying to get back to my 90+ kilos body and I realized for a while now that is easier when others cheer you up or encourage you.

What do you say? Want to follow my journey back to my less fat body? I will be posting weekly updates with the progress and set backs.

Here are the two weights in from the start of the year:

 

[The_Weekend_Report_Guy]

Hello there!
I see is a general refusal to step on the scale after the holidays?
Or maybe I was the only one that let himself go and decided to eat and drink as much as possible?

That said I did step on the scale on January 1st and it wasn’t much of a surprise with the result: 108 kilograms! (I am 1,75 cm tall)

To give you an idea I am heavy set from factory and this is no t my heaviest ever either but mid November when I stopped cycling I was somewhere between 95 and 98 kilos, so I gained 10 kilos in a month and a half!!!

So now is time to start the new year trying to get back to my 90+ kilos body and I realized for a while now that is easier when others cheer you up or encourage you.

What do you say? Want to follow my journey back to my less fat body? I will be posting weekly updates with the progress and set backs.

Here are the two weights in from the start of the year:

Good morning!

Time for the weekly update!

300 grams less then last week and changes on the fat mass and muscle mass!

Little gains! All counts! As long as it is progress!

 

[Electric_Andy]

Progress indeed. I think I'm doing about the same, although my first mistake was weighing with my clothes on. So I don't really know how much I weighed to start. I took off 1kg for my clothes and guessed I was 12 stone 10 lbs. I am now at 12 stone 6 lbs (naked and toiletted). And that's after 1 week. I have found it quite easy on the Slimfast plan - I really like the shakes made with just water instead of milk so that is a calorie saving further. I also don't have any of the recommended 3 x 100kcal Slimfast snacks, although I do have a treat of a coffee/tea with sugar. I haven't drank alcohol since 1st Jan, and I don't even have squash now, just water