Rds1983 Posted June 24, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 24, 2022 36 minutes ago, sparrow1988 said: I'm leaving it at this before we get into trouble with the mods. Should change your name to chicken1988. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 6 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: Should change your name to chicken1988. Nice move to bring it back on topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nicho Posted June 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) 10lbs lost in 3 weeks, I can’t keep that loss up but feeling good. Knocked the drinking and takeaways on the head, some intermittent fasting but pretty much just eating very very well. Daily exercise of either HIIT training or weights alongside the daily 5 miles with the dog. Another 12lbs or so to go and expecting that to be much harder to lose, be happy to get to that by the end of August. Back to the regular running is next but pre season football training starts in 3 weeks. Edited June 30, 2022 by Nicho 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 23 minutes ago, Nicho said: 10lbs lost in 3 weeks, I can’t keep that loss up but feeling good. Knocked the drinking and takeaways on the head, some intermittent fasting but pretty much just eating very very well. Daily exercise of either HIIT training or weights alongside the daily 5 miles with the dog. Another 12lbs or so to go and expecting that to be much harder to lose, be happy to get to that by the end of August. Back to the regular running is next but pre season football training starts in 3 weeks. Thats brilliant well done. You get to a stage like me when your weight sort of stays the same. Im about 10 stone 12 and im just floating between there and 11 stone 1. Finding it hard to get lower that 10 stone 12. Ideally i want to get down to 10 stone 5. Ill probably cut my calories down and mYbe do one meal a deal for next 10 weeks see if that helps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 18 hours ago, Nicho said: 10lbs lost in 3 weeks, I can’t keep that loss up but feeling good. Knocked the drinking and takeaways on the head, some intermittent fasting but pretty much just eating very very well. Daily exercise of either HIIT training or weights alongside the daily 5 miles with the dog. Another 12lbs or so to go and expecting that to be much harder to lose, be happy to get to that by the end of August. Back to the regular running is next but pre season football training starts in 3 weeks. Well done mate. Keep it up. I’ve been counting calories last three weeks. Not lost any weight but still manage to count them But on a serious note it’s given me an awareness of what I need to do and how much harder it becomes if you’re not at all active. Also drinking is the big one. So many empty calories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicho Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 On 30/06/2022 at 13:13, Nicho said: 10lbs lost in 3 weeks, I can’t keep that loss up but feeling good. Knocked the drinking and takeaways on the head, some intermittent fasting but pretty much just eating very very well. Daily exercise of either HIIT training or weights alongside the daily 5 miles with the dog. Another 12lbs or so to go and expecting that to be much harder to lose, be happy to get to that by the end of August. Back to the regular running is next but pre season football training starts in 3 weeks. Took another 3 weeks to get to a full stone lost. Probably showed that the initial 10 was also water weight. As I flatlined at 10 but my body continued to change with what I assume was water going back up and weight continuing to go. Pre season starts tomorrow….still aiming for 8 lbs more by end of August. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 34 minutes ago, Nicho said: Took another 3 weeks to get to a full stone lost. Probably showed that the initial 10 was also water weight. As I flatlined at 10 but my body continued to change with what I assume was water going back up and weight continuing to go. Pre season starts tomorrow….still aiming for 8 lbs more by end of August. You counting calories or just eating less? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicho Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: You counting calories or just eating less? I never set out to count calories but I suppose I am concious of not going above 2000. Also started to recognise things at say 400 calories that I might have eaten 4 of. The biggest thing I believe in is exercise specifically HIIT training along side intermittent fasting/fasting from certain things. Its easy to eat a shit load if you eat regularly throughout the day for the sake of routine. Thinking you’ve been healthy when in fact you’ve still eaten 3500 calories. On the flip side eating less has now just become a routine, I’ll eat at 12 ish and then when I get home from work. Done. But fasting from certain things (as I’m calling it) is the key, if I buy some biscuits I’ll eat them all. Don’t buy them I won’t eat them. Edited July 20, 2022 by Nicho 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) Best advice I can give is to make changes to your lifestyle and routine rather than any period of attempted weight loss and then back to normal. Walking a lot is an easy one to keep track of and incorporate into a new routine. Have a target per day of steps and a weekly target, make up your shortfall on the weekend. Diet is another big one. Cooking with fresh ingredients and you can't really go too wrong. If you cut out sugar, again you can't go wrong. Have a limit of 1 take away per week (good for the wallet too). Also, the only thing you might want to count is how many beers you have per week. Edited July 20, 2022 by CVByrne 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Nicho said: I never set out to count calories but I suppose I am concious of not going above 2000. Also started to recognise things at say 400 calories that I might have eaten 4 of. The biggest thing I believe in is exercise specifically HIIT training along side intermittent fasting/fasting from certain things. Its easy to eat a shit load if you eat regularly throughout the day for the sake of routine. Thinking you’ve been healthy when in fact you’ve still eaten 3500 calories. On the flip side eating less has now just become a routine, I’ll eat at 12 ish and then when I get home from work. Done. But fasting from certain things (as I’m calling it) is the key, if I buy some biscuits I’ll eat them all. Don’t buy them I won’t eat them. My maintenance is about 2200-2400 and it’s surprising how relatively easy it is to hit that number with all the food that is available to us! Throw a few beers in and you can easily go over it. I guess exercise is key to get that number up but it’s so hard to get going. Edited July 20, 2022 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicho Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 27 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: My maintenance is about 2200-2400 and it’s surprising how relatively easy it is to hit that number with all the food that is available to us! Throw a few beers in and you can easily go over it. I guess exercise is key to get that number up but it’s so hard to get going. Yeah beer is massive, also ruins the diet for the next day for me. As @CVByrne says general routine is key. Behaviours and actions you can actually keep up. Regarding exercise I didn’t relate to The “Just do it” slogan when I was younger. I do now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CarryOnVilla Posted July 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2022 Didn’t even know there was a board for this… congratulations for everyone who’s lost weight.. keep it up myself, I’m on weight loss trip too… purely managed by calorie counting. I’ve cut out all the “treats” from my diet.. so no chocolate, cake, ice cream, puddings, take aways or eating out, also trimmed my portion sizes per meal. All I’m eating a day is about 1600 Cals. I started in February and now lost 3st 4lbs so far… thats 34 waist to 30, Large/XL tops to medium.. BMI obease to 2lbs from BMI normal about an other stone to go until I start adding more calories and hit the gym to tighten up the muffin tops my top tip in this… eat more vegetables (not fruit). Low calorie and more filling than carbs and fats 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 33 minutes ago, Nicho said: Yeah beer is massive, also ruins the diet for the next day for me. As @CVByrne says general routine is key. Behaviours and actions you can actually keep up. Regarding exercise I didn’t relate to The “Just do it” slogan when I was younger. I do now. To adapt your lifestyle needs patience too, you won't see sudden drops in weight within a few weeks. Your body slowly adapts to the changes over time. A good one in relation to beer is to go for a gin and tonic or a vodka and diet coke or wine to replace some beer intake. Those are what is called "empty calories" basically your body will burn off the alcohol as fuel but none of the energy is stored as fat. So it is a big help in "tweaking" your lifestyle. Another big thing is to get rid of snacking. I eat 2 or 3 meals a day and never snack. I am hungry when it's lunch or dinner time but that's part of me enjoying my meal then. Often with snacking you still eat the same sized lunch/dinner so it's just added to it basically. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 So i have a suit to fit into for September. It fits as it stands but its border tight/comfortable i wanna be abit more comfortable around the waist. Ive decided to go OMAD for the whole of August. Its gonna be tough but im gonna solider it for this next 31 days. Wish me luck ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbs Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Had a look at this thread out of curiosity, and now I'm overweight and under-active! I'm 47, 185 lbs and 173cm. My other half says I'm not overweight but that's not how I see it. I'm in a job where I'm sitting down for 9 hours a day, I drive 13 miles to and from work so walking isn't an option. I do walk the dogs but that's probably only 30 mins maximum a day. Today is the day to change! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 1 hour ago, dubbs said: Had a look at this thread out of curiosity, and now I'm overweight and under-active! I'm 47, 185 lbs and 173cm. My other half says I'm not overweight but that's not how I see it. I'm in a job where I'm sitting down for 9 hours a day, I drive 13 miles to and from work so walking isn't an option. I do walk the dogs but that's probably only 30 mins maximum a day. Today is the day to change! Count your calories. Find out what your maintenance number is, and eat and drink less than that. judging from the numbers you gave, and activity level.. your maintenance rate is roughly 2000 kcal per day. So consume less than that. You’ll be a coming down from a dubbs to a dubs in no time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbs Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 1 hour ago, CarryOnVilla said: Count your calories. Find out what your maintenance number is, and eat and drink less than that. judging from the numbers you gave, and activity level.. your maintenance rate is roughly 2000 kcal per day. So consume less than that. You’ll be a coming down from a Tubbs to a Dubbs in no time. FYFY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 1 minute ago, dubbs said: FYFY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post imavillan Posted July 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2022 I ballooned to 17st 4lb and i went on holiday in Jan and looked like a beached whale in my bathers, was a 2XL !!!! That did it for me and since then i've changed my lifestyle and eating habits.Do some walking and the gym. I still have a few beers on the w/e and the odd treat, meal out but eat healthy in the week. A takeaway is now a treat rather than the norm. I'm realistic with what i want to lose as i know i'm never going to get to a medium and sustain it. I'll be happy to be a size L and my target is 13st 12lb. I'm currently 14st 6lb and feel a whole lot better for it. I've done myself a google spreadsheet and weigh myself every Friday morning. If i've had a busy w/e friends round, beers, eating out and put a couple of pounds on i'm not too bothered as i'll lose it the next week. It can't be all diet, i have to have some treats but as many have already said it's about being sensible. PS: It's cost me a fortune in new clobber, but it's well worth it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 So hows everyone getting on? Dieting now before crimbo or you gonna just take a hit until the new year? My bodys gone into some wierd mode. I seem to not put weight on when i have sugary snacks, but if i touch pasta rice bread (the carby stuff) ill put on a couple pounds. Same with fruit like bananas or apples. But im generally happy as ive kept the weight off . In the space of 12 months gone from a size large to small for jumpers. Only downside is i have so many clothes that dont fit me now as way too big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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