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Forgot it was weigh-in day yesterday so did it this morning after managing to get out for a run - first actual exercise for longer than I'd like to admit..! Just over 2kg down, which is a good start, and probably due to stopping the Xmas Xcess 🤣
A bit of evidence that Consume Less, Do More diet works. Mostly cutting out alcohol and swimming a couple of times a week when it is too wet and miserable (the weather, not me) to ride.
First time under 16 stone for a long time. Aiming for low 14 stone area.
Not sure if this is encouragement or a brag but I thought I would share.
Morning all, I'm on target, I think dry January is certainly helping. Not too late to join still, just add your details into the spreadsheet.
Weather and evening commitments put the kibosh on any proper exercise this week, and my usual reaction to chaos at work gas been to dive into the snack cupboard.
0.3kg back on, still fractionally down overall.
Stuck to my diet , biked 5 times in 7 days … and I’ve lost nowt 😞
Another couple of kg down. As I said last week, a better diet post Xmas plus kick starting exercise does wonders.
Thanks Coconut for doing this, down a little.
Another couple of kg down. As I said last week, a better diet post Xmas plus kick starting exercise does wonders.
Out of interest what exercise are you doing? I've sat on a turbo nearly everyday for two weeks and hardly lost a thing! Running takes the weight off me but I'm injured just now and can't run!
It’s definitely working for me. 4kg off in 10 days.
Thanks for giving me the encouragement to actually do this. Dry January helps too. Had some friends round for a meal last night that I cooked. Only one of the 6 of us drinking. Found a nice 0.5% milk stout I could happily drink long term.
My dry January seems to be paying off, still on target. How's everyone getting on ?
1/2 kg this week, 2kg down on start weight- which is more or less on target so I'm happy with that so far
Missed last week's weigh-in but remembered this morning - down 3kg overall so far with (embarrassingly) minimal exercise. Been eating better, less of the processed stuff, and trying to save drinking for weekends!
Well done to those that have lost weight or adjusted to a healthier lifestyle.
I'm down a total of 0.5kg which is a bit disappointing for me as that is my weekly target, not my 3 week target.
I've upped my physical activity (both structured and unstructured), gone back to fasting between 6pm and 8am and reduced the sugary snacks. All that has dropped me 100g in a week; I'm sure it will be worth it in the long run but my short terms gains are a bit of a downer.
Another week of losing more than required, very happy with that. Just got to resist the temptation to have a bit of a blowout in celebration and undo all that work!
Out of interest what exercise are you doing? I’ve sat on a turbo nearly everyday for two weeks and hardly lost a thing! Running takes the weight off me but I’m injured just now and can’t run!
Running, nothing massive just a 5k route from my front door.
Also getting out on the bike more.
I put one kg on this week though. But I’m blaming an overnight work meeting this week and umpteen pints of Guinness and the triple stack burger in the bar.
A slow week for this one, the wife had the lager lurgy so I had to isolate too. not being able to ride and cupboard full of christmas crap didnt help
Hmm - slowly slowly but it is coming down. Need a couple of decent weeks to hit my mid-term on-track goal. I am eating better, I just need to bring some exercise to the proceedings...
1.6 kg this week. Took too long to get started on this but on it now so hoping for more of the same.
I'd brutalise a bacon sandwich though....
0.9kg this week. 2.5kg in total. However, the easy bit during dry January is over, all other years have slowed then stopped by April before ending up again where I started. Hopefully I can offset with exercising more this year.
85.4kg. So I've found about a kilo that one of you other buggers claims to have lost.
Was looking at a decent drop this week but I had a meal out with the company I've been working on a project with for the last 4 weeks last night. A bloody lovely fillet steak, trimmings and lots of garlic bread means I'm up a bit today. Hopefully it'll fall straight back off but I've managed to create a bit of a buffer anyway so a small blip isn't the end of the world.
Depressing result when I got on the scales today so I am going to weigh again after parkrun tomorrow...
Holding steady at 93.9 (previous weeks didn't save for some reason?) but still on target. Going to start training for Tough Mudder soon as well, so that should help!
I'm doing well, this time. 2.4kg lost since the start of January. Doing dry January which has helped with weight loss, intermittent fasting (16:8, eat in a 8 hour window) and going to gym/walking/cycling. I'm going to keep going with cutting alcohol , fasting and increase exercise as weather is getting better
I have put a pound on this week. But it was my birthday on Wednesday and went out for a meal so I’m going to let myself off. I’ll probably miss my week 5 target next week though.
On January 1st this year I was 5kg more than I was the same time the previous year. I've now lost 2kg since then. I look a bit leaner too.
Goal is to lose another 6kg to get back to my September 2020 weight. 🤞
At my lightest for goodness knows how many years - 13st 5lb this morning, down from 15st this time last year. I've done nothing drastic apart from healthier eating. Go to the gym, but that's just weights. I move around quite a bit at work, but no specific cardio. Bike riding, what's that?
Came out of Christmas and successive injuries/lurgies 5kg heavier than my 'normal' weight which is still 5kg heavier than my target!
I think I've got the easy gains out of the way, quickly down to 88kg from 90kg, but I think that's just from reducing crisps and midweek junk. Now it feels like a long game at 0.5kg a week for 20weeks! 😬
Anyone found a good alternative to booze and crisps for dealing with work stresses? Am pretty powerless to resist come Friday evening, wondering if a decent workout on the bike might be a reasonable substitute, endorphins vs. hops?
Anyone found a good alternative to booze and crisps for dealing with work stresses?
Coke and hookers?
I was a crisp addict for years, but have managed to kick it. I'm partial to a bag of mixed nuts and also a good one for me is - dried mango, but add some salt. You might be surprised
Grapes? Nice sugar hit.
The parkrun managed to shift a bit so KOKO
Flatlining. Injured elbow has restricted my climbing so I really need to concentrate on other exercise. Also need to reduce snacking - especially bread (with jam or marmalade, peanut butter, cheese, hoummus, etc)
0.9kg gone this week which is not bad considering it included a rare outing to the pub and a few bigger meals than were necessary.
So that is 3kg lost this year, another 5kg to go to get to my post COVID weight!
Well I did sign up which was a bit daft, January has two family and three close friends birthday months, so I wasn't expecting to lose any, but the last of them was last weekend so since then it's been carb replacement for the main meals at home, cauli rice and vegetti from the spiralizer. 14st 11lbs this morning, after a high of 15st1lb. Down a little over 1Kg from the start of the thread, but just the start this week really. Did a solid 45min effort on the turbo last night too.
Nearly managed to lose the gains from the week before but then I did miss a Zwift session this week as I want to be rested ready for the group workout that DrP has arranged. Still ahead of target though so all is good so far. Hopefully sticking to a training programme should help the weight fall off!
Level this week but at least not up! Onwards comrades!
(Shambles off to make a salad. No, really!)
Back up again for me this week.
Have signed on for DrPs' Zwift 12 week booster programme, which starts Monday.
Not going to up food intake at all, so the weight should go the right way soon.
I wasn’t shifting anything but then my wife asked me about the nuts I was taking to snack on at work & was I eating them in one go ? I was, but it turns out there was about 400 cals in that little tub - stopped talking them this week and lost 2lb near enough!
The good news is I'm back below my starting weight, but still 2.5kg above where I'd hoped to be.....
lost 0.7kg this week which is pretty remarkable given the amount of Guinness I drunk at Murrayfield last Saturday
So far off the pace at the moment. I tend to have a food meltdown on a Thursday and undo all th good work of the week.
Ground to a halt again, but considering the crap i ate (& drank if i'm honest)last weekend it's not a bad result to be honest.
Stalled as well, but I’d hit the five week target early so have taken my foot off the gas. Back on it now for phase 2.
A bit of weight gain last week but managed to undo that this week, hopefully getting back into Zwift again will help keep me on target.
100g above the mid target weight, I'll take that. Probably would have been bang on if I'd been able to complete the Zwift training last night (technical issues) as I had eaten a bit more during the day to fuel for it and obviously didn't burn it off!
Just got to keep the progress up to the end now!
120.2Kg for me yesterday.
Back on the turbo and feeling better.