Weight Watcher's Thread

[gb155]

Despite my lack off elloquence, the following is intended in the most respectful way possible.

Dont be so naive re anorexia, no-one has the intention of lurching towards anorexia and you cant ward it off with a few words and a bit of good intention, its an illness, something people dont see coming and dont realise when they have it (then they do realise they have it, they usually are ready for recovery).

You must have learnt a thing or two in your epic weight loss journey, one of those things should have been that its not safe/normal to lose 1.5 stone in 2.5 weeks, dont kid yourself that this is ok, keep your head in the game and dont get carried away!

I am just trying to be realistic here, I am approx the same height as you and I weigh something around 11.5 to 12 stone myself (It teeters based on whether I've been running a lot) and I am skinny (I have the hip bones and visible ribs to prove it). So if as you say, you have 2 stone of excess skin, and so your actual body weight is likely so be something like 11 stone, at your height this would make me think you are a approaching a rake like physique. I've been at 11st 2lbs once, at 6'2"-6'3" and whilst I felt healthy enough in my everyday activities at 1st, my running times worsened and I looked super thin. Of course my experience isnt universal it would be naive to assume so, but I think even if we generalise around these figures we can conclude that you are likely somewhere close to weight you should maintain and you should be very careful about loosing more weight, especially the sort of fluctuations you are talking about.


I have seen a few posts by you in the last few months that made me a little concerned for you (but I have been quite reluctant to say anything, because I'm not so great in not sounding insulting) as you often come accross to me as addicted/obsessed with exercise and over the top intensity, might be time to start thinking with your head mate!

I wish you the best and sorry if the above doesnt come off how I intended!

Pardon the pun

But let me digest your words - then I'll try to answer as much as I can

 

[potsy]

You must have learnt a thing or two in your epic weight loss journey, one of those things should have been that its not safe/normal to lose 1.5 stone in 2.5 weeks, dont kid yourself that this is ok, keep your head in the game and dont get carried away!

This was why I asked you were you really 13t 2lb now, I thought it was a typing error and you were going to say you meant 13st 12lb
That is a huge fluctuation in such a short space of time Gaz, I can't imagine eating so little as to lose that much in just a couple of weeks.

Hope you take these comments as they are intended, don't want to hear of you having other health issues just to 'kill it' as you say.

 

[gb155]

This was why I asked you were you really 13t 2lb now, I thought it was a typing error and you were going to say you meant 13st 12lb
That is a huge fluctuation in such a short space of time Gaz, I can't imagine eating so little as to lose that much in just a couple of weeks.

Hope you take these comments as they are intended, don't want to hear of you having other health issues just to 'kill it' as you say.

SHEET, DOH AND DOUBLE DOH

I DID Mean 13st 12 Pounds

Now I know why your all so worried

 

[ColinJ]

SHEET, DOH AND DOUBLE DOH

I DID Mean 13st 12 Pounds

Now I know why your all so worried

Ah ah! Still, if you don't stop now then in a few weeks time you will be 13-2 and then we will be back to where we thought we were, if you see what I mean!

 

[gb155]

Ah ah! Still, if you don't stop now then in a few weeks time you will be 13-2 and then we will be back to where we thought we were, if you see what I mean!

Indeed :-)

 

[endoman]

Another couple of weeks, another couple of kilos gone, nearly a stone gone so far, plenty more to go yet!

 

[Panter]

Well done all

and thanks for the kind words further back Gaz, there's no greater motivator than yourself

I've been struggling last couple of weeks, I just keep loosing focus. Hopefully I'm back in the game now though (page 12 for my thread)

Any tips for staying on track? I know that there won't be, the person that could do that would be a multi-millionaire by now!
But, I know how to lose weight, I'm even quite good at it! but, staying focussed is my hardest challenge, as I suspect it is for 99.9% of people struggling with weight loss.

 

[gb155]

Well done all

and thanks for the kind words further back Gaz, there's no greater motivator than yourself

I've been struggling last couple of weeks, I just keep loosing focus. Hopefully I'm back in the game now though (page 12 for my thread)

Any tips for staying on track? I know that there won't be, the person that could do that would be a multi-millionaire by now!
But, I know how to lose weight, I'm even quite good at it! but, staying focussed is my hardest challenge, as I suspect it is for 99.9% of people struggling with weight loss.

Thanks dude, now , where do I send the cheque :-)

 

[Panter]

Same as discussed Gaz, same as discussed...

 

[potsy]

Thanks dude, now , where do I send the cheque :-)

Send it via me Gaz and I'll look after for Panter

Back on track now after my recent wobbles (pun intended) down to 13st 11lb after going back up to 14st 3lb ovr the last few weeks.
Just need to stay 'man flu' free for a while now and get back to cycle commuting full time.

Well done to all those that have lost weight recently, and to those that haven't- stop slacking

 

[Baggy]

I need to stop slacking! Seem to be losing inches, not weight at the moment. That's fine, but I really need to shift some lard to help me lug my carcass uphill a bit more efficiently!

 

[Steve H]

and to those that haven't- stop slacking

Think I'm in the slacking category. Must try harder!

 

[Melonfish]

well i've been cycling proper now for nearly 2 and a half weeks.
i've done 126 miles and to date haven't lost much weight at all LOL.
however, my waist is a touch smaller, my belly is definitely shrinking and my legs are now bigger.
i've always had big cyclist legs, however now they're more defined and when i walk around you can see the muscles in em.
at this point i'm just turning fat into useful muscle, with luck soon i should start burning more fat
pete

 

[Banjo]

Im a bit of a slacker at the moment .Put on half a stone over the winter and it doesnt want to go.

May have to do something really drastic like stop drinking beer and wine for a while.I dont drink a lot but its probably the easiest way to drop my calorie intake without being hungry all the time.

 

[Rebel Ian]

Im a bit of a slacker at the moment .Put on half a stone over the winter and it doesnt want to go.

May have to do something really drastic like stop drinking beer and wine for a while.I dont drink a lot but its probably the easiest way to drop my calorie intake without being hungry all the time.

I always think drinks with calories in are a bit of a waste of calories. That said it's taken all the will power I have to cut out alcohol since the start of April in prep formy LEJoG ride. 500 calories in a bottle of wine but it doesn't stop there - once I've had a glass or two I get peckish and start raiding the cupboards for food!

But......it works! Along with cutting out alocohol I've been calorie counting and cut out takeaways, crisps, sweets and biscuits and I've gone from 13-13 to 12-08 which was my LEJoG target weight .