Weight Watcher's Thread

[Rob3rt]

Down 2 more.

Current weight: 12 st 2 lbs
Previous weight: 12 st 4 lbs
Loss this week: 2 lbs
Original weight: 13 st 1lbs
Total loss: 13 lbs

Nearly a stone gone. The combination of weight loss from me, my bike and the increased power output has really made a world of difference to my climbing ability. Did a local hill last week (1.4 miles, average gradient 5.3%, probably about 12% at its steepest) with the club, went up it like a rat up a drain pipe, somehow managed to leapfrog the times set by others in the club (by a fair margin) who I had recently aspired to simply keep within sight. It was my 1st time up this particular climb, so not able to compare to previous times of my own, only the PB's set by others.

 

[stevey]

Rob are you planning on loosing much more

 

[Rob3rt]

I have no intention to lose weight at this present time, it is just happening, my aims now are increasing raw power over a 60 minute duration (i.e. maximising my FTP) since I have a pretty busy calendar with 10 and 25 mile time trials.

I would assume that any weight loss it is just my body adapting to the demands I place on it. I am not dieting and not doing junk miles to burn calories. I eat well and train hard. Obviously there is some deficit else I wouldn't be loosing weight, but tbqh, if I was eating more, I would be pigging all day. Given my height (6' 3") you can probably imagine, I am pretty thin atm, healthily thin, not skeletally thin, lol.

As long as power is increasing, I won't worry to much about weight loss. If power ceases to increase or drops, I will have to address my diet and eat more somehow. I loathe to turn to supplements, but I would have to consider it because short of convenience food, I just don't have the time or energy to be prepping more meals than I currently do.

 

[andylaw79]

After yesterday's weigh-in it's another 1.5lb off for me this week, now down to 18st 11,5lbs.

 

[Rob3rt]

Nice one Keep at it!

 

[ColinJ]

I'm taking a breather at 14 1/2 stone but hope to resume the downward trend soon!

Now down to 14 st 5 lbs!

 

[RWright]

After week 9:

from 236.2 to 234.4

Was a good week, I am happy with the rate I have been losing at. I really don't want to lose too quickly. I might lose a little more the next week or so doing the Giro Challenge thing on Strava. It is riding an average of two hours a day or so for 16 days straight. That is up from my normal 45 minute to 1 and a half hour rides. It hasn't been bad so far but the weather isn't going to be very cooperative tomorrow.

I have been looking a little more at my data on MFP since I have a little history with it and noticed some changes I made the past couple of weeks might not be for the best. I have always heard too much sodium is not good and I never paid much attention to it. Two of the foods I bought thinking they may be better for me, sugar free fat free instant pudding and some vegetarian baked beans, are so full of sodium they could probably be used in place of a salt lick on someone's farm. I guess it is time for me to learn how to cut a fresh pineapple and wait for the decent cantaloupes and watermelons to start coming in.

 

[Steve H]

A fraction under 16.5 stone this morning. Steady progress, but another all time low for me. Wahoo!!

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Now I've finally seemed to have cracked my weird sugar cravings, I reckon I'll be below 16 stone by the end of March by quite a bit....hope so.

 

[S1mon]

weigh in today loads more turbo and another 1lb gone
10 weeks to mallorca and my shiney new sl4 was collected on sunday cant wait

 

[ColinJ]

weigh in today loads more turbo and another 1lb gone
10 weeks to mallorca and my shiney new sl4 was collected on sunday cant wait

Ooh, that should give you a lot of extra motivation!

I fancy a cycling holiday in Mallorca one day.

 

[The Jogger]

Now I've finally seemed to have cracked my weird sugar cravings, I reckon I'll be below 16 stone by the end of March by quite a bit....hope so.

How did you crack the sugar cravings? I need to.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Willpower and now I have short nails.

 

[billy1561]

Still exactly 16 stone here but I'm happy with that after 2 days of excess in the week.
All the same its time to push on and get under it.

 

[billy1561]

Had blood pressure checked today and from being told i should consider medication to control it 2 years ago, its now in the normal range. Delighted.
Cycling has been my inspiration for weight loss and associated benefit