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Okay, so after dropping the kids off at the pool it would appear I'm 0.2kg up on last week which considering I filled myself full of Chinese takeaway last night isn't too bad.
Robz
Nearly dropped 10kg since the first of Jan
10kg since Jan is amazing!! That's pretty much 1kg a week! Makes my total of 2.8kg so far seem a bit pathetic!
Thanks - I have gone at it quite hardcore on the food weighing, calorie tracking and CV exercise. Solid baseline of 2000 kcals per day with extra added depending on amount of exercise. Carbs cycled so low on non-training days. At least 5km walked even on rest days.
There was quite a bit of Christmas bloat that just disappeared within the first couple of weeks and like I said - this approach has definitely cost me muscle mass but I don't really mind this.
About 15 years ago I stopped cycling and got really into weightlifting/eating and I ended up weighing 115kg - I shed a lot of that about 5 years ago dropping down to about 90 kg but still had more muscle mass than I really needed - particularly as I am really mostly into all sorts of cycling again - so I was happy to cut quite hard.
2.8kgs is a solid effort - its all relative. Well done!
Great work Robz 🙂
Some good efforts going on for motivating me.
Dropped some too this week and back on track hopefully.
500g up this week, not surprised, my will power is faltering because of life stressing. Being allowed time to actually ride a bike would help too.
So I wasa bit dispirited with only 0.2kg loss for this week. Decided to re-weigh this morning and despite Friday been a more relaxed higher carb day I've dropped another 0.4kg over night if the scales are to be believed.
Be nice if this stuff was just consistent and linear eh?!
Slight loss to 83.6kg. I'll take that, activity levels up, hit a few PBs on rides, trying to get the snacking under control.
100g. Not a happy bunny. I’ve done proper exercise 6 days out of the last 7 and stayed under 1700 calories every day except Sunday where I had 2 330ml beers. I’m also constantly hungry with a rumble tum. I’ve just had breakfast and it’s still ****ing rumbling!!!
Doomanic maybe you the same issue as I assume I had with some water retention, assuming it's not bowel retention? With those cals and that exercise something's got to give.
I often suffer with inflammation after exercise and a rest day or two it will go and with it the water weight.
Down 300g on last week, modest but I seem to be loosing 300 to 400 every week. Was hoping for more, bit like the above been exercising pretty hard 5 days a week which is more than I normally manage, haven't been calorie counting but have reduced food intake, a good example being an Indian takeaway last night, only ate half will have the rest today rather than pig out last night. I think its the lack of movement during the day, I'm literally spending 9 hours a day sat a desk with very few breaks. At work there would have been some walking around, even just to get to the car, probably up and down stairs 10, 15 times in a day, being stood up for 30 to 40 minutes at a stretch. WFH has seriously reduced my background energy consumption.
That all said I'm definitely fitter than I was and the weight is coming off slowly.
When do you guys all weigh yourselves? I do it just before bed, consistently, last night I had 2 beers before bed, that's a good 700 grams extra.
I weigh first thing in the morning. This is probably most consistent I find (and lightest!)
My weight fluctuates by up to 1kg over a week. Lightest Weds/Thursday heaviest Sunday/Monday. Which is why tracking rolling average works best for me
I used to jump on the scales most mornings but since joining Chub Club I've reduced the weigh-ins to Friday mornings only. This is better for me, as I'm more likely to have a "treat" if I see a mid-week loss!
Looks like some Twonk has deleted a load of data again 🙁
Old dog same for me, weighing daily keeps me honest but use a five day rolling average for reporting.
I weigh-in first thing in the morning, preferably after making a deposit. Friday for this, but usually Monday and Wednesday too to keep an eye on things.
This morning was out of interest as I was disappointed with what I saw yesterday, and happy I did 😁
Maybe this is where I'm going wrong, 1st thing post poop I'd be over a kilo lighter.
I weigh myself first thing in the morning, once per week, post pee but pre poop.
Out of curiosity I've just weighed myself again.
So that's post pee, post poop, post cup of tea, post porridge, post protein bar, post hot chocolate, post lemon drizzle cake, post 42.6 mile ride, post two slices of toast, post choccy hob nob, post another pee. The result? 1.2KG lighter than this morning.
I can see nearly a 2kg swing after a big ride, must be all the water I forget to drink!
Have figured out I'm usually 1kg heavier in the evening compared to the morning on average too. I just take the weight every morning after no 1/2 (as required) and use that,consistency is key. Doesn't help that my 'regular pattern' is every other day so it's sometimes a heavy it light day in the Friday. And yes, I do know that my deposits are usually around the 1/2kg mark!
After a morning jog and all the load-lightening one could ever wish for, *before* any food or drink.
Ummmm! I think someone has wiped the sheet again 🙁
Hi all - Sadly someone is deliberately deleting data and removing some of the users (myself included!). I have restored the spreadhseet to 7:28pm on Friday 5th March. Someone must be upset over their lack of weight loss 😉
does the version control not tell you who, by gradually going back and looking at the various edits?
1.8kg down this week 😁 scales seem to have caught up. Happy days! Good luck the rest of you.
Small loss after missing a couple of weeks of weigh ins for me, got to build up some goodwill for Easter 😉
Bum, up 500g
-2.1kg this week which is a bit of a surprise. I have changed my diet a bit and have now started having porridge for breakfast and a 2 egg spinach and cheese omelette for lunch. I'm not that fussed about snacking but if i do get peckish in-between meals i have a boiled egg, some pickled onions/cornichons, an apple or 20-25g almonds. Main meal in the evening is pretty standard but always something home-cooked. I've now hit my first target of 85kg (13.5st) so am now aiming for 76kg (12 stone) for sometime in May/June. My decision to lose weight started back in the middle of December when i stood on the scales and weighed in at 101kg which was a massive shock. This really gave me a kick up the arse as I hit 50 last year in July, and had promised myself to get a healthy BMI score before i turned 51.
I'm definitely seeing benefits in riding/climbing when out with my riding mates. But the lack of calories (1500-2000) means i do feel pretty fatigued on a Sunday evening after a longish 40-50mile road ride.
Thanks again to Coconut for setting up Chub Club, it has definitely gave me an extra boost knowing that I have to log my number on a Friday morning.
Excellent to hear Frankers, keep it up!
A modest 0.3kg loss this week, down to 79.3kgs. Strangely the bit of flab round my belly got bigger this week despite the weight loss, must be water. I don't think I'm going to make much progress though until I can get out on the bike for big days and burn some big calorie numbers. Promising news from the WAG today about that getting closer, hopefully just after the Easter break. Will have to see if I can do some convoluted local routes when the weather plays ball instead.
Was quite disheartened on the scales yesterday showing a gain, but shows a loss today so I'll take that.
Frankers that is big weight loss do far this year more than I lost over all of last year. If you're riding and losing energy you need more fuel.
You've done good losing so much, I would say eat a bit more, enjoy you're ride you deserve that.
You’re right Austy I need to fuel my rides better, but I have got so used to eating less at the weekends.
Slight(100g) loss. At least it's not a gain. Hopefully like RJ, when I can more than one ride a week in it will be better.
You could be like me. A couple of weeks of minimal loss registering and then 1.8kg loss in a week with no significamt change in cals or activity.
Exercising every day (mostly zone 2 with some training using intervals) but my weight is staying the same. I've virtually cut out booze and have dramatically cut down on sweet and fatty snacks too.
Not overly concerned as my main aim is to get fitter but I'd have expected some weight loss after 4 weeks training.
My aim is still to go from 80kg to 74kg, which is the weight I got down to last year.
So another 4 weeks of training with a week's rest after. Then 6 weeks of training with weight loss as my primary goal whilst trying to maintain the fitness gains I've made.
By June I should be fitter, stronger and lighter 🤞
My aim is still to go from 80kg to 74kg
I think I see your problem, try starting at 106 Kg, that makes it easier. My pie in the sky target is 80kg. Interestingly I think I've had a good week despite doing nothing different, been losing around 300g per week, this week looks like a good 800g, weigh in before bed will see, desperate for beer though, might have one.
My fitness is definitely better though, first session on the exercise bike I just managed 10.6km and was on the verge of throwing up. Clocked over 13km tonight and it felt fairly leisurely, managed over 14km earlier in the week but that was hard going. Jyst wish I could get out on the proper bike but the weather is terrible, don't mind rain and cold but the sleet, hail and strong winds are definitely putting me off.
800g it was last week, pleased with that.
Down 0.6kg which after a week of doing bugger all after my knee physio execises threw my si joint out and has had me on the floor most of the week is good. Back feels much better this morning after deep massage yesterday,so maybe I'll actually be able to get exercising properly again with no more trauma... 🙄
Back up 400g but bodyfat slightly down, supposedly.
Too many excuses not to exercise, too much mindless snacking. This attempt to get my shit together this year is doing a great job of just revealing my weaknesses week after week.
Pinging around mid 73kg at the moment. Was up a bit last week, down a bit this week, but seem to have plateaued rather than seeing a steady decrease.
I've lost a bit of motivation & there's been a lot of biscuits & things in the house which are hard to resist...
I'm hoping now homeschooling has stopped I will find more time for some day time walks etc. to get a bit more exercise in.
Down 200g. 🙁 Not a lot but it's slowly going down and with the lack of riding and motivation due to the weather. I'll blame the weather. 🙂 it's better than slowly going up.
I haven't logged on the spreadsheet for a few weeks, but the healthy eating and slightly obsessive running has continued. I even made it out for a 5am prework ride on the road bike the once this week.
Finally crept under 100kg and just into the overweight BMI range, not sure I'd have made such a concerted effort without the posts here and a goal to hit.
Now the struggle is not relaxing and ending up right where I started....
My head hasn't been in it for the last week or so... bit of an increase.
I'll refocus next week!
A solid 0.5kg loss this week! It must be the fact that I'm now allowed to travel further afield so have done a few longer rides with much more hills, burning at least 50% more calories each time. Only been out twice this week, the rest being Zwift and walking but it's seemingly made a big difference. Hopefully it's the start of a trend.
A kilogram left to go. Starting to feel a "normal" size for me now. Chub Club has helped definitely!
100g only this week, still it's a loss.