Weight Watcher's Thread

[srw]

You can't get fat without getting flabby first and you can't get flabby without putting on 2 or 3 pounds first so vigilance is what is needed, and decisive action when you spot things beginning to slide!

Wise words - and intellectually I'm absolutely there. But I seem to have some sort of mental block. My personal trainer this morning suggested a few NLP sessions to help flip a switch - I'd be interested in any experience anyone else has had.

 

[potsy]

Jan 1st - 202lbs 14st 6lb
Feb 1st - 199lbs 14st 3lb
Mar 1st - 195lbs 13st 13lb

Target is 13st 6lb by Mid April
Then 12st 6lb by Dec

A 4lb loss for February, have to be happy with that considering I did bugger all except eat for the first 2.5 weeks of it, those 4lbs all came off in the last 10 days due to cutting out all snacks and keeping the miles up.
Thanks to my 'diet partner' for the motivation

So I need another 7lbs off before the SITD audax on the 15th? April, do-able if I can keep up the work of the last 10 days.

 

[colly]

Getting there...only got the bike last Thursday so most of that is just dieting (with the odd run), so hopefully starting the daily commute and weekend rides will prevent the loss plateauing.

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Well done on losing the excess baggage.
That's a colourful graph where did you get it from ?

 

[redcard]

Well done on losing the excess baggage.
That's a colourful graph where did you get it from ?

Looks like Target Weight for the iPhone. Great little app, used it for a bit last year.

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/target-weight-for-adults-personal/id338889966?mt=8

 

[endoman]

12 stones 2 pounds today, from over 15 1/2 stones last spring, one week and I will have reached target one, a normal BMI. Then it's next target of a decent climbing weight for the Etape, another stone to go.

 

[Andrew_P]

Did not hit that target but still riding to work weighed this 13.2 weight drop has slowed.

I bought some Omron body scan scales which have me at normal BF 19.9% but still overweight in BMI Visceral 10 (9 would be normal)

I reckon I could wear 32" Reg jeans as the 34" can be taken off without undoing. Really chuffed and 80%+ of this has been down to my bike.

12st 9lbs, comfortable fit in to 32 reg jeans Almost normal BMI - Body Fat 18.1% (well in to "Normal") - Body Muscle 39.6% (Almost above Normal) - Visceral 9 (Normal). All this according to Omron Karada Body Scan.

Quite a few people who I have not seen for a while seem concerned, had a meeting with our Bank account manager and he asked rather tentatively if I was alright, seemed a bit more comfortable when I explained I had been cycling a lot. Have to say I think it has aged me a bit.

My Original target was to see 11st 13lbs, but not too sure if that will be too much!

 

[Sittingduck]

12st 9lbs, comfortable fit in to 32 reg jeans Almost normal BMI - Body Fat 18.1% (well in to "Normal") - Body Muscle 39.6% (Almost above Normal) - Visceral 9 (Normal). All this according to Omron Karada Body Scan.

Quite a few people who I have not seen for a while seem concerned, had a meeting with our Bank account manager and he asked rather tentatively if I was alright, seemed a bit more comfortable when I explained I had been cycling a lot. Have to say I think it has aged me a bit.

My Original target was to see 11st 13lbs, but not too sure if that will be too much!

Good going! Just out of interest, how tall are you?

 

[Andrew_P]

Good going! Just out of interest, how tall are you?

5ft 10" ish so not even normal BMI

 

[Steve H]

5ft 10" ish so not even normal BMI

Don't forget that the BMI calculation won't really be meaningful if you have above average muscle. The muscle can distort the result. If you are happy with your waist size, body fat percentage etc, then suggest you are at your ideal weight. Pushing on to a theoretical BMI target when you have so much muscle would likely be too far.

 

[Sittingduck]

BMI's a load of old donkey's bollix though isn't it? I am 'aiming' for a weight that will have me in the Overweight category. As far as I can tell, if you have a reasonable amount of muscle then BMI penalises you...

I'm a whopping 5'9" and thinking of aiming for about 12st 10 - 13st (maybe even just over 13).

 

[The Jogger]

Needs must, i'm going on the Atkins from tomorrow, I have read up on it and I think not only is it a quick way to kick start weight loss but it has had a lot of bad press which has not been supported by scientific evidence .

 

[srw]

From what I've read it's had a lot of bad press which is supported by very solid scientific evidence!

 

[redcard]

From what I've read it's had a lot of bad press which is supported by very solid scientific evidence!

Yeah, but obviously they withheld all the evidence from The Jogger and he didn't get the opportunity to discredit it.

Until now!

 

[The Jogger]

Yeah, but obviously they withheld all the evidence from The Jogger and he didn't get the opportunity to discredit it.
Until now!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...et-safe-far-effective-low-fat-says-study.html

 

[The Jogger]

http://www.livestrong.com/article/361954-is-atkins-diet-really-safe/

Another one for you red.......................