Weight Watcher's Thread

[billy1561]

You must be delighted with the loss Rob. Must be a massive improvement in the climbing i would guess even though at your previous 13stone you were hardly overweight.

 

[billy1561]

Update for me:
Had a very restful few days recuperation. Today for the first time in a week i woke up and felt a little bit like my old self. Still coughing all kinds up (sorry) and feeling low on energy. Not eaten much at all by my standards for 4 days but drinking juice by the gallon. Still not fit enough for the bike other than the commute which is a necessary evil.
Weight now down to 15 st 9 pounds. Was 17 st 5 on Jan 5th.
The trick now is to eat the right foods as my appetite returns and keep the weight off and put it to good use on the bike.

 

[Rob3rt]

You must be delighted with the loss Rob. Must be a massive improvement in the climbing i would guess even though at your previous 13stone you were hardly overweight.

Yes, I am quite happy with how the weight loss has improved my performance up hill, hopefully I can maintain this weight throughout the TT season and into the Hill Climb season, then maybe I can get a few nice results. Started the TT season off fairly well (by my standards) this weekend, not exactly a storming time unlike the times set by 2 of my club mates who were flying. But I did nearly hit my early season goal on my 1st race, shame my preparation was poor (last minute equipment setup and not knowing the route), at least I was in the top half of the results and picked up a few points though.

 

[stevey]

Just back from a 9 mile round the block trip felt a bit guilty mrs baked a rasberry sponge cake over the weekend with a pork joint marinated in bbq sauce didn't last long ... So hopefully have put to much on also this evening have realized the mountain bike is getting to feel very heavy and cumbersome cannot wait to get a proper road bike (end of year unfortunatly) unless can get a bargain at the bike show at the nec.

 

[uclown2002]

hello i have gone from 120kg to 91kg in 8 months, if you work out your BMR -300-500 cals from your daily eating weight will fall off
any questions please ask

Not quite
BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate, the number of calories you would burn if you stayed in bed all day i.e in a completely rested state.
You presumably meant TDEE which is Total Daily Energy Expenditure; the amount of calories typically burned in a day, and dependent on your level of activity.

 

[ColinJ]

Not quite
BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate, the number of calories you would burn if you stayed in bed all day i.e in a completely rested state.
You presumably meant TDEE which is Total Daily Energy Expenditure; the amount of calories typically burned in a day, and dependent on your level of activity.

29 kg in 8 months is about 64 pounds in 35 weeks or approximately a 915 calories a day deficit off TDEE, so 300-500 calories off BMR doesn't sound too far off.

 

[billy1561]

Another week off the bike, it's getting depressing now. Another course of antibiotics. My weight has levelled at 15 8 which is suppose is a small consolation for not having an appetite i guess.
I'll try and keep positive and hopefully this time next week be back on the bike

 

[uclown2002]

29 kg in 8 months is about 64 pounds in 35 weeks or approximately a 915 calories a day deficit off TDEE, so 300-500 calories off BMR doesn't sound too far off.

But that is not an effective way to do it as it is inaccurate and takes no account of activity level.

Typically, you need to save 3500 calories to lose 1 lb of fat, which is 500 calories per day for a 1 lb weekly weight loss. That is 500 calories less than what you expend on a typical day, i.e your TDEE described above. Sure, if poster was to eat 300-500 less than their BMR they would certainly lose more weight but probably not in a healthy manner.

For example by BMR is 1517 and my TDEE (based on ridiculous amount of exercise I do) is 2881. I know that if I eat 2881 calories per day then my weight stays stable. Now if I wanted to lose a little weight I simply cut back on my TDEE; at no stage would I consider eating anywhere close to my BMR.

Now I don't know particular circumstances of the poster wishing to lose weight, but using TDEE as a starting point for weight loss can work for everyone where invariably using BMR is not effective.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

But that is not an effective way to do it as it is inaccurate and takes no account of activity level.

Typically, you need to save 3500 calories to lose 1 lb of fat, which is 500 calories per day for a 1 lb weekly weight loss. That is 500 calories less than what you expend on a typical day, i.e your TDEE described above. Sure, if poster was to eat 300-500 less than their BMR they would certainly lose more weight but probably not in a healthy manner.

For example by BMR is 1517 and my TDEE (based on ridiculous amount of exercise I do) is 2881. I know that if I eat 2881 calories per day then my weight stays stable. Now if I wanted to lose a little weight I simply cut back on my TDEE; at no stage would I consider eating anywhere close to my BMR.

Now I don't know particular circumstances of the poster wishing to lose weight, but using TDEE as a starting point for weight loss can work for everyone where invariably using BMR is not effective.

You seem to have forgot to multiply your BMR by activity level. 1517 x 1.9(extra active) is 2882, you listed your TDEE as 2881.

So BMR is effective when the math is done correctly

 

[uclown2002]

You seem to have forgot to multiply your BMR by activity level. 1517 x 1.9(extra active) is 2882, you listed your TDEE as 2881.

So BMR is effective when the math is done correctly

The 1517 was rounded up lol.

 

[S1mon]

Another 2 lost for me last week ... Back in the gym after almost a year after my ops ... 8 weeks to Mallorca rides not going to be as long there as I hoped but at least it will be quality rides in the SUN.

 

[potsy]

No change this week, mojo totally gone

13st 5lb.

 

[Rob3rt]

Do you have a turbo or some rollers potsy? If you do, it might make it time efficient to just burn a bit more off, half an hour a day, doesn't burn a lot, but it is better than nothing.


I have been eating a lot last few days, so while in the bathroom this morning I had a preview of this weeks figures, said I was 2 lbs down. Not trusting that, lets see what it says tomorrow morning!

 

[stevey]

Still the same , Thank god for the turbo with this weather though

 

[ColinJ]

No change this week, mojo totally gone

13st 5lb.

Once the weather improves you will soon get it back!

I had a shock at the clinic on Thursday. They weighed me and I was 15 st 1 lb on their scales. I was fully clothed with a big pair of boots on so you could probably knock 4 or 5 pounds off that, so that would be 14-10 to 14-11.

The reading on my scales varies during the week from about 14-4 to 14-8 so they are probably under-reading by a few pounds. I'll stick to always using my scales and go by them. On them, I was 14-5 this morning. I will be ramping up the exercise soon so I think that the weight loss will pick up again. I am aiming for about 12-4 on my scales, whatever that actually is in reality - maybe 12-7?