5/5/18. 257.2lb down 2.8lb

That's a lot, but its week 1 and there'll be a good bit of water in that especially as I've been trying low carb.

01/01 73.6kg
05/01 72.4kg

Just cut out all junk, alcohol and added 2 short lunch runs* the days I am in the office...give it a few weeks and things will start going wrong when I build a bit of muscle back up which is heavier than the fat was

*knee finally ok for jogging after 14 months off

02/01/2018: 233.6 lb
05/01/2018: 230.4 lb (-3.2 lb) On a Zwift mission
12/01/2018: 231.6 lb (+1.2 lb) 'flu' stops play
19/01/2018: 231.6 lb (+0.0 lb) 'flu' still stopping play
26/01/2018: 230.6 lb (-1.0 lb) back on the wagon post 'flu'
02/02/2018: 229.6 lb (-1.0 lb) still heading in the right direction
09/02/2018: 229.6 lb (-0.0 lb) no change, harummph!
23/02/2018: 228.4 lb (-1.2 lb) heading in the right direction again
02/03/2018: 227.4 lb (-1.0 lb) still heading in the right direction
09/03/2018: 227.4 lb (-0.0 lb) no change
16/03/2018: 226.6 lb (-0.8 lb) heading in the right direction again
23/03/2018: 226.4 lb (-0.2 lb) hitting a plateau
30/03/2018: 224.6 lb (-1.8 lb) down from the plateau
09/04/2018: 226.4 lb (+1.8 lb) a week of Easter eggs, Dutch beer & pancakes
13/04/2018: 226.0 lb (-0.4 lb) slowly coming down, very slowly
20/04/2018: 222.8 lb (-3.3 lb) under 16 stones for the first time in years
27/04/2018: 222.2 lb (-0.6 lb) still heading in the right direction
11/05/2018: 226.0 lb (+3.8 lb) carb-loading for the JennRide!
18/05/2018: 220.8 lb (-5.2 lb) post-JennRide
01/06/2018: 218.8 lb (-2.0 lb) 6 days on NCN 7 in the scorching heat
22/06/2018: 220.4 lb (+1.6 lb) All over the place these last few weeks
01/07/2018: 214.8 lb (-5.6 lb) 7 days on C2C2C in the scorching heat
06/07/2018: 221.3 lb (+6.5 lb) Just can't stop eating
17/08/2018: 223.2 lb (+1.9 lb) It's been way too long! Now back on track.
24/08/2018: 224.0 lb (+0.8 lb) Minor fluctuation.
14/09/2018: 226.6 lb (+2.6 lb) Dismal
19/10/2018: 225.2 lb (-1.4 lb) Back in the saddle

Aiming for:
31/12/2018: 175.0 lb

03/01 75.8 (167.1)
io05/01 76.0 (167.4)
12/01 75.6 (166.6)
19/01 74.7 (164.6)

Still trying to reduce sugar intake with varying degrees of success and taking more packed lunches to work.

03/01:247
05/01: 246

Well its a start!!! And heh just worked out if I lose just 1 lb a week, this time next year I will have lost over 3.5 stone!! That should help on the hills!! Imagine if I lost 2lb a week - I would be a racing snake!!
Having a dry January and cutting out all the high and medium sugars - i.e. not having foods with more than 5g of carbohydrate that is sugars per 100g (doctors orders as diabetic so do need to!!).

Keep it up groovers!

Good stuff

Yeh mh24 I think the long term is hard to comprehend until you put continued small successes into the context of a year like that.

Similarly just one bag of crisps a day for a year could be 15lbs worth of calories (assume 3000cal for a lb fat) you don't need.

Small gains (losses) add up. They are also easier to maintain in the long run as your body doesn't react in the same way as crash diets which, while having a sexy headline - "I lost 20Kg in a month!" don't result in long term weight loss.

Look at it from a different perspective: when were you last at your target weight? For most this is going to be ten or more years ago. Your body has become accustomed over that time to your new weight, losing it all in a couple of months might not be the best strategy. Lose 6Kg (a stone) this year and 6Kg next

05.01.18 First weigh in 76.7 kg
Thanks Moderdye

PeterC wrote:05.01.18 First weigh in 76.7 kg
Thanks Moderdye

03/01/2018 - 87.2 kg
05/01/2018 - 87.1 kg (probably just a good poo, as I've done nothing with respect to weight loss as yet).
12/01/2018 - no entry. Was away with work.
19/01/2018 - 87.4 kg, we'll this is going welll...
26/01/2018 - 86.8 kg. Nice.

ootini wrote:03/01/2018 - 87.2 kg
05/01/2018 - 87.1 kg (probably just a good poo, as I've done nothing with respect to weight loss as yet).

Just noticed your curry recipe blog , will need to check it out and pass on to my wife as she's a curry queen. red thai steak for me tonight

Here we go
01.01.2018 - 85.7 kg
05.01.2018 - 85.9 kg
19.01.2018 - 86.0 kg
01.02.2018 - 85.9 Kg
15.02.2018 - 85.5 Kg

01-01-18 129kg - 284.4lbs
05-01-18 128.3kg -282.85lbs

Not fully into healthy eating right now or my cycle commute, that begins next week. Thanks again for running the club.

Will post on Monday got a few family/hospital issues at the moment

middleagedmadness wrote:Will post on Monday got a few family/hospital issues at the moment

No worries, hope all gets sorted for you :(

Moder-dye wrote:

ootini wrote:03/01/2018 - 87.2 kg
05/01/2018 - 87.1 kg (probably just a good poo, as I've done nothing with respect to weight loss as yet).

Just noticed your curry recipe blog , will need to check it out and pass on to my wife as she's a curry queen. red thai steak for me tonight

Yeah, bit of a curry addict, hence needing to join in on this thread!!!

05-1-18 - 111kg or 244.5lbs
12-1-18 110.5kg or 243.6lbs
19-1-18 110kg or 242.5lbs
07-02-18 110kg or 242.5lbs
20-03-18 109.5kg or 241.5lbs

Goal is 90kg (198lbs) by the end of the year.

Route to weight loss:

- Keto (more realistically just general LCHF)
- no beer at home (and I don't go out much - once every two weeks or so).
- ride more
- run more
- ski/board more

Good luck everyone!!!

Lchf/keto here, but not measuring to see if in ketosis, just trying to keep the macros right and trying to get a decent no eating spell overnight and no snacks. Just starting to feel OK on it now, though a bit lacking in power on the bike. 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a big glass of sparkly water has helped with a bit of head ache and tastes OK.

Cheers moder-dye, mother in law been ill for a couple of years but doctors reckon to is the day so a bit pushed with the hospital and all

First weigh in ; 234 lbs, quite pleased not much gone on over the festive period,
Still trying low carb, high fat/protein etc, not been out on bike in ages, that's changing from
Next week so exercise will be going up, I'm managing over 10,000 steps nearly every
Day so that must be helping

Failed last year doing this (along with BAM) so signing up now
Weigh in @ 113 Kg would like to lose 10kg, but concentrating on ‘lifestyle’ changes less booze, less meat and more veg. My daughter is doing Vegan January so i’ll eat the same as her when I’m home. More biking less Ipad
Work away a lot so try and avoid the bar and hit the gym or go for a run. When it gets lighter I’ll take the bike too

OK, I'll get you added

Cheers

01.01.2018. 89kg
06.01.2018. 88.5kg.

Still on holiday. Back to work on Monday and last of Christmas treats will be taken there away from me.

Aim to be back under 100kg and into low 90s by year end - same as last year but the wheels really fell off for lots of reasons for the last 6 months.

5.1.18 - 111.5kg
12.1.18 - 109.6kg - I'd like to say I'm down a cup size on the moobs but I haven't measured (or cupped them)
19.1.18 - 108.7kg - slow progress but still progress - first main goal just another ~8 weeks away ;-)