Fat Fighters '23

[godivatrailrider]

Good work All !!

[Kuman]

1/01/23 - 100.4kg
08/01/23 - 98.8kg
14/01/23 - 97.4kg
31/01/23 - 97kg
06/02/23 - 95.9kg
11/02/23 - 94.4kg
26/02/23 - 94kg
10/03/23 - 93.4kg
Target 89kg

Finally budged below 94kg

[Escape Goat]

That's fantastic, well done!

[Kuman]

Thank you. Progress is slow now but total 7kg in 10weeks so far

[Escape Goat]

But 10 weeks ago you weighed 7kg more than today. Well done!

[Kuman]

But 10 weeks ago you weighed 7kg more than today. Well done!

Thank you. Can definitely feel the -7 kg difference on the bike now.

[Escape Goat]

You should be proud :)

[Rapideye]

That's really impressive. Same weight as a 5month old baby or a Lhasu Apso. I know I'm going to be put to shame at my weigh-in tomorrow.

[petemaz]

Target = 76kg
Starting weight 1/1/23 = 88.4kg
7/1/23 = 85.8kg
14/1/23 = 85.6kg
20/1/23 = 85.7kg
28/1/23 = 84.6kg
5/2/23 = 87.6kg
11/2/23 = 82.6kg
18/2/23 = 84kg
26/2/23 = 85.2kg
11/3/23 = 84kg

Slow (painfully at times) progress when lacking the motivation... Must try harder!

[Moder-dye]

Just came across this organisation Beat who do information and training to do with eating disorders and I thought it might be of interest to more than just me.

I'm thinking of going on their virtual session on Tuesday afternoon on exercise and eating if I can find out a bit more detail as it's £55 for the afternoon https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/

Ah, found more details here https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ ... programme/

Not sure it's quite what I was hoping for, looks like more to do with REDs. My issue isn't not eating enough

[godivatrailrider]

Just came across this organisation Beat who do information and training to do with eating disorders and I thought it might be of interest to more than just me.

I'm thinking of going on their virtual session on Tuesday afternoon on exercise and eating if I can find out a bit more detail as it's £55 for the afternoon https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/

Ah, found more details here https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ ... programme/

Not sure it's quite what I was hoping for, looks like more to do with REDs. My issue isn't not eating enough

Saw it in an Adrian Chiles article. Does seem to be more for anorexics / bulimic's than the other end of the scale. Us. And more to the point, my boy. Was meaning to ask your collective advice about what I can do so this is as good a time as any.

My lad. He's a fantastic man, I love him to bits. Always leaned towards plump, but we hoped it'd be puppy fat. All I can say is he must have eaten a lot of puppies now !
He had full on Meningitis B / Septicaemia when he was 2.5. We were told he wasn't likely to make it and prepare for the worst. He pulled through after 16 days in ICU, and luckily had very little /no visible damage. But we can never know if this caused invisible damage in his brain.
He's clever, articulate, funny, knowledgeable, a great man to be around.
We used to cycle loads, Singlespeed events all over the UK and Europe, HONC, Bikepacking too, a 6 day 350mile Tour De Belgium with some 70 mile days. This was up to when he was 18. He's now 24.
But at 6'1" he's about 36st /228 kg.
He lives with his mum not me.
We both did keto about 6 years ago and both lost about 3 stone so he was just over 20 stone. Oddly at that weight he looked fine, like a big rugby player.
Then me and his mum split up.
And he's piled on the weight.
I don't accept blame for this as he is an adult and knows what he's eating. I can't and won't be there all the time, it's his responsibility.
I've tried everything. Coaxing him to walk with me ( he will, I phone him and we walk & talk, he'll do 1.5 miles ) I've tried dieting with him, and getting him to do a food diary, and berating him, and crying 'cos I don't want to lose him..... it's water off a ducks back. He talks the talk, but when it comes to walking the walk and losing weight, he's ok for a couple of days then goes quiet, and not responding to texts or calls.
He needs to see a therapist.
He's got terrible sleep apnea and is waiting to see if the NHS will give him a CPAP machine, he's borderline diabetic. It'll be killing him tbh.
He says he'd love to get back cycling again and has a Sonder Frontier waiting to be built in his garage, but he's WAY too heavy for cycling at the moment.
Sorry for this diatribe.
Anyone got any advice?

[Moder-dye]

Sorry, not got any advice other than if you can get him to see a counsellor/therapist and you can afford it it's money well spent. I didn't see anyone until in my 30s and had some traumatic times before then that I could have avoided if I'd had more self knowledge and an outlet to talk.

Speaking from personal experience there's usually a massive psychological background to such issues. It doesn't mean someone has done anything wrong, or is to blame. I have issues from being as small as I can remember, due to my 'kids take on things' then, and I had no real bad parenting as such.

I hope youse can get some help. If nothing else there's Andy's Man Clubs on 7pm on a Monday night around the country which are free and a way to unload if needs be and have peer support.

As regards that course, yeh it was the Adrian Chile's article I followed it up from (totally rang a bell with me!) Entries closed this lunchtime, but I'm not doing it as they confirmed it's more to do with actually elite/sport and under nourishment, not binging and purging with exercise which is what the title suggested to me.

[godivatrailrider]

Target - 89kg ish
Jan 1st 100kg 15st 9.5lb
Jan 12th 98.5kg 15st 7.0lb
Jan 19th 97.7kg 15st 5.5lb
Jan 26th 96.84kg 15st 3.5lb
Feb 2nd 96.84kg 15st 3.5lb
Feb 9th 96.0kg 15st 1.75lb
Feb 15th 95.5kg 15st 0.5lb
Feb 22nd 95.02kg 14st 13.5lb
March 1st 95.75kg 15st 0.7lb
March 8th 95kg 14st 13lb
March 15th 95kg 14st 13lb

A static week, still too close to 15st for my liking.
A 53.7mile cycling week, which considering the snow, I'm happy with that, plus I 'caught up' with where I should be in the year, mileage wise.
A good ride on Sunday catching the train to Church Stretton, and doing a full traverse along the Long Mynd then riding home helped !
A couple of socially busy days broke my 10,000 step record :( I got to 58 days.
I've now caught some lurgy so might struggle to get the required 40 miles this week. But I'll try.

[Kuman]

Target - 89kg ish
Jan 1st 100kg 15st 9.5lb
Jan 12th 98.5kg 15st 7.0lb
Jan 19th 97.7kg 15st 5.5lb
Jan 26th 96.84kg 15st 3.5lb
Feb 2nd 96.84kg 15st 3.5lb
Feb 9th 96.0kg 15st 1.75lb
Feb 15th 95.5kg 15st 0.5lb
Feb 22nd 95.02kg 14st 13.5lb
March 1st 95.75kg 15st 0.7lb
March 8th 95kg 14st 13lb
March 15th 95kg 14st 13lb

A static week, still too close to 15st for my liking.
A 53.7mile cycling week, which considering the snow, I'm happy with that, plus I 'caught up' with where I should be in the year, mileage wise.
A good ride on Sunday catching the train to Church Stretton, and doing a full traverse along the Long Mynd then riding home helped !
A couple of socially busy days broke my 10,000 step record :( I got to 58 days.
I've now caught some lurgy so might struggle to get the required 40 miles this week. But I'll try.

Still good progress since 1st of Jan well done
I have got bad back since last Friday, not ridden bike since and will be dreading weighing on Sunday.

[godivatrailrider]

Cheers. I feel pretty motivated, and it's great to get to a milestone ... sub 15st was MASSIVE, next 14st 10lb, then 14st 7 ... I expect this to take a couple of months though.

[Moder-dye]

02.01.2023 122.9kg
05.01.2023 121.1kg
13.01.2023 120.4kg
20.91.2023 119.6kg
27.01.2023 118.1kg
04.02.2023 118.7kg
10.02.2023 118.3kg
17.02.2023 120kg
06.03.2023 120.7kg
10.03.2023 119.2kg
17.10.2023 119.4kg

Down 3.5kg or 44872 bees since NY

Not surprised at the essentially stagnant weight. Had a rough week health wise after BAM leaving me wiped out mainly due to the poor sleep and getting organised for it. tbh I wasn't feeling up to it anyway, but did it as it was a great weather window, and it was actually a lovely spot and evening.

I've realised that when I'm wiped out I feel like I need to eat to give me energy, but the issue isn't lack of energy from food it's just my CNS is wiped out and fecked, but it's hard to get past the feeling of if I eat xyz I might feel better. Must try harder

[Escape Goat]

Actual Journey Start 1st October 100.2kg
91.6 05/01/2023
90.2 13/01/2023
90.2 20/01/2023
90.2 27/01/2023
89.5 03/02/2023
88.9 12/02/2023
88.9 17/02/2023
88.4. 24/02/2023
87.0 03/03/2023
86.7 10/03/2023
85.8 17/03/2023

Or I’ve lost around 1 Darth Vader mask.

[godivatrailrider]

Actual Journey Start 1st October 100.2kg
...
86.7 10/03/2023
85.8 17/03/2023

Or I’ve lost around 1 Darth Vader mask.

That's great going ! just about a bag of sugar in a week !

[PaulB2]

03/03/23 72.6kg
10/03/23 72.2kg
17/03/23 71.6kg*

It's been an out of wack week with a race last sunday, massive post race munchies and skipped training runs. 40km run for the week. *I forgot to weigh myself first thing so weight is post-run, post first coffee of the day - real figure is probably 0.5kg more.

[JimmyG]

06/01/3023 - 87.9kg
13/01/2023 - 85.9kg
20/01/2023 - 85.7kg
27/01/2023 - 85.7kg
03/02/2023 - 84.8kg
10/02/2023 - 83.8kg
17/02/2023 - 83.4kg
24/02/2023 - 82.1kg
03/03/2023 - 81.2kg
10/03/2023 - No weigh-in
17/03/2023 - 81.2kg

I was down visiting my grownup kids in South Wales last week. I enjoyed far too many Tiny Rebel beers, hoovered up too many snacks, etc. and wasn’t able to ride my bike. Didn’t have access to a set of scales either - probably just as well!

Anyway, this week I’ve been far more disciplined on the food and drink front and cycled every day. In doing so, I’ve managed to get back to where I was two Fridays ago.

However… I’m away up north today with Mrs G to a cottage for a week. It’s a certainty that I’ll be consuming too many calories (including that beer and nibble thing again!) but I’m hoping that the weather is user-friendly enough for me get out on the bike to offset the damage somewhat.

[Escape Goat]

Actual Journey Start 1st October 100.2kg
...
86.7 10/03/2023
85.8 17/03/2023

Or I’ve lost around 1 Darth Vader mask.

That's great going ! just about a bag of sugar in a week !

Aiming to get that loss per week. It’s hard sometimes. Thanks though!

[ledburner]

02/07/21 76.5kg
31/12/21 77.6 kg
01/01/22 78.2Kg
08/04/22 73.3kg
14/04/22 73.8kg
22/04/22 73.9kg
31/12/22 77.7 kg
13/01/23 76.8kg
20/01/23 76.9kg
27/01/23 76.9kg
03/02/23 77.0kg

700g. Which is half the weight of a average human brain.

10/02/23 76.3kg.
16/02/23 76.6kg. (next day 77.2kg, then 77.6kg) blimey have I eaten a rock?
24/02/23 77.3kg.
03/03/23 77.3kg. Peaked yesterday at 78.6kg, see_food diet again.
Note to self avoid sweet stuff (mainly junk) avoid munchies..
10/03/23 77.9kg. Going the wrong way
17/03/23 77.6kg. a bit of a bloated blip

[godivatrailrider]

Target - 89kg ish
Jan 1st 100kg 15st 9.5lb
Jan 12th 98.5kg 15st 7.0lb
Jan 19th 97.7kg 15st 5.5lb
Jan 26th 96.84kg 15st 3.5lb
Feb 2nd 96.84kg 15st 3.5lb
Feb 9th 96.0kg 15st 1.75lb
Feb 15th 95.5kg 15st 0.5lb
Feb 22nd 95.02kg 14st 13.5lb
March 1st 95.75kg 15st 0.7lb
March 8th 95kg 14st 13lb
March 15th 95kg 14st 13lb
March 22nd 93.3kg 14st 9.75lb

BOOM ! At last a REALLY good weight loss! 3lb in a week, this far in to the process is stoating !
Still walking 10,000 steps daily, which is about 5 miles for me.
Still yoga'ing /stretching most days, not sure if every day is better or worse.
On target, actually ahead of target cycling-wise, 51 miles in the last 7 days.
EDIT: I've just rejigged my mileage log to be more accurate. My target for the year is 2023 miles, which I've had as needing 40 miles a week, but 40 x 52 is 2080 not 2023. So I NEED 38.9 miles a week not 40.
I've altered the spreadsheet to 38.9 and I'm now a little further ahead than where I was I'm now about 23 miles ahead of schedule.

So everything going to plan.

No weigh in next Weds as I'm walking the Mortimer Trail from Kington to Ludlow, only 30 miles or so, but hilly ones, over 2.5 days.

[Moder-dye]

Well done that's great

Rough week for me with 3 days essentially house bound so far, probably today too the way my legs are feeling

[Rapideye]

Target - 72kg
7/1 - 73.8kg
14/1 - 72.9kg
21/1 - 73.1kg
28/1 - 73.2kg
4/2 - 72.5kg
11/2 - 72.6kg.
18/2 - 73.3kg
25/2 - 72.7kg.
4/3 - 73.2kg.
18/3 - 73.6kg. Must do better but struggling to focus.