Weight Watcher's Thread

[Janeyb]

Woo Hoo. At last a decent weight loss. I have been trying really hard and no weight was coming off but finally had a 3lb loss this week. Chuffed to bits. 5 lb off in total. Two weeks until my goal date for Way of the Roses and 2 lb left to lose. Fingers crossed.

 

[madpensioner]

Jan 2012 i weighed 13st-12ibs at 6ft- 1ins - and it didnt matter what training i did ( 100 mls per wk ) i could not loose weight. I then realized how much bread i was eating.
I have cut out the bread - and am down to 12st-12lbs - for the first time for years. I still have the odd slice of toast/sandwich - still eating normal which includes drinking plenty
of beer - and cycling 100/140 miles per week. I did not realize the effect bread has on body weight.

 

[guitarpete247]

Today we had GF's son and partner over and 2 granddaughters for tea. We had sandwiches, sausage rolls, cheese straws, onion scones followed by cakes, plain scones with clotted cream. I feel stuffed so this week I need a few days without rain to get out and give myself a chance to burn today's blow-out off .
Wish I hadn't eaten as much as I did.
Only once in a blue moon though .

 

[4F]

Update 11.07.12 Slowly slowly catchy monkey

20.12.10 18 stone 6 (117 kgs)
22.08.11 17 stone 13 (114 kgs)
06.09.11 16 stone 13 (107 kgs
21.09.11 16 stone 6 (104 kgs)
18.10.11 15 stone 13 (101 kgs)
29.11.11 15 stone 3 (96.5 kgs)
11.07.12 14 stone 2 (90 kgs)

 

[Sittingduck]

Well done 4F!

 

[4F]

Thanks Ant still going. I reckon about another 2 stone to go but will review once I get to 12 1/2 stone. Are you still losing ?

 

[Sittingduck]

Thanks Ant still going. I reckon about another 2 stone to go but will review once I get to 12 1/2 stone. Are you still losing ?

Nice one - you'll get there soon enough! I'm barely losing now but that's because I have upped my calories quite a lot and only have a few lbs left to go. I weighed in at 81.5Kg on Monday morning, and I would like to get to 78Kg but realistically I could probably stop right here. The current aim is to continue 'applying the brakes' and ease to maintenance. It took me 3 weeks to lose the last 1 pound and if it takes me another 6 weeks to reach target, that's fine by me.

 

[4F]

My last 2 weeks have been bizarre. Dun run week and one ride of 158 miles and I put on 6 lbs. last week lost 5 1/2 lbs .....

 

[Sittingduck]

My last 2 weeks have been bizarre. Dun run week and one ride of 158 miles and I put on 6 lbs. last week lost 5 1/2 lbs .....

Water weight, mefinks. I often fluctuate by a few lbs at my Monday morning weigh-ins, depending on what I have consumed on the Sunday (often a bit of a binge, after a long week of cycling and a longish ride). I tend to find the following week I have often lost the few lbs peak from the previous week and a bit more to boot.

 

[4F]

Yeah you are probably right. One right result is that this weight loss has really upped my average speed (that and Strava ) On average it has increased by 3 mph and most rides are now done between 16 - 18 mph

 

[Sittingduck]

Yep - I have noticed my rolling avg is typically 16.5 or so, these days. Hills have become much easier or should I say faster. I think I really noticed the difference in the past 2 months.

 

[4F]

Nice one - you'll get there soon enough! I'm barely losing now but that's because I have upped my calories quite a lot and only have a few lbs left to go. I weighed in at 81.5Kg on Monday morning, and I would like to get to 78Kg but realistically I could probably stop right here. The current aim is to continue 'applying the brakes' and ease to maintenance. It took me 3 weeks to lose the last 1 pound and if it takes me another 6 weeks to reach target, that's fine by me.

81.5 is great going , you must really notice the difference.

 

[Sittingduck]

In a bizzare reversal of hill climbing ability, I actually overtake others more uphill, than downhill these days. A bit worried about losing speed on the descents though and don't really understand how this is the case at the moment (being still a good half a stone or 1 stone overweight, for me height of 5'9").

 

[4F]

I know what you mean, last year I really struggled big time on the hills on the Dun run and averaged just over 13. This year they were a doddle and I did it in 16.2. I still have the benefit of a bit of weight for the downhills at the moment

 

[Sittingduck]

Yep - striking the ideal balance between being able to climb better and maintain power and stamina is going to be tricky!