Weight / Fat loss

Went from 1400 (fat loss) and not so great after 8 weeks
To 1500 (still not so fun feeling)
To 1600 (still hungry) for two weeks, not getting fatter
Now at 1700 which seems the minimum, going to stay on that for two weeks and see.

If you are done with your goals/feel very drained and a break is good, going up slowly is a way to see where you are. As your metabolism will have slowed a little/your new maintenance is lower and it would be too bad to regain fat and have to lose it again :)

Or, you can take a two week diet break that's what some people do and diet again.

I've got a champagne afternoon tea and a 40th birthday party and it's snowing... it's not going to end well is it?

Anyone aware of reliable Bodyfat scales for a reasonable price?

Not possible at my place, pure agile.
Testing is the responsibility of the whole team!

It's unit tested. For everything else there's QA users.

I'm 100% triggered.

Changed tact a little bit for a more sustainable diet.
Previously was eating quite low carb/slow carb, but was finding it tough to train/workout, and also finding appropriate lunch options (no time to prepare lunch in the mornings etc)
I'm also trying to organise for both myself and wife, so food prep is a pain.

Going for a more calorie deficit (1500 calories) with good carbs and higher protein, with the occasional meal (usually breakfast) being low carb.
Choice of Eggs/ham/tomatoes/beans/brown toast for Breakfast
Sandwich + piece of fruit for lunch
Meat + lentils/broccoli/salad for dinner

So naturally had a work team meal at TGIs yesterday...

1/1 - 78.5kg
31/1 - 79kg
7/2 - 79kg
14/2 - 77.7kg
21/2 - 77.4kg
28/2 - 74.8kg
7/3 - 74.7kg
15/3 - 75.2kg

god dammit

https://www.instagram.com/p/BgTm1DxAoJC4-gyhCqcfK-Fuk-j3easw3N30Zo0/?taken-by=calrgn

caught

Have you looked into measuring fat, water, muscle % - I've found this really helpful to monitor what weight I'm losing (fat vs muscle)

could just be retaining water + you said you had food poisoning or similar which would mean weightloss + dehydration potentially.

Depends how you define reliable... hydration level etc. can throw them off.

Inch pinchers like Accumeasure are cheap and work too :)

I can squeeze love handles for a small fee, totes professional.

@Kompute

I’ve got the Tanita BC-543, £60 on Amazon at the mo, I paid nearer £80 four years ago.

91.6 yesterday
91.2 today

You tease. Just break 90kg FFS.

But it's weekend soon and Hippy is on holiday...he's going to come back weighing 95 :p

I'm going to weigh in dehydrated just for fun... then watch it head back over 90kg..

Quick to put on. Harder to lose. Eat steak and drink spirits - you will be fine!

Just stay dehydrated until you're back on the salad next week.

Looks like I'm out tonight as well... who'd have known...

Can I exercise will power and "skip the chip"? Will I stop after a reasonable amount of alcohol or will everything be demolished in the usual feeding frenzy? Stay tuned...

90.6

83.9kg or 13st 3lb in old money. My walking, squash, weights and restricted diet is still working.

Time to put a stop to weight loss and increase muscle.

I think this is the lightest I’ve been since my teens. Feel better for it too. There is also a hint of abs appearing which is surprising.

72.9kg after a few strong coffees...

Good on you! Yep take a break, add 100 calories per day each week until you are at maintenance and take it from there :)

Thanks. I am worried that it may be luck to some extent and if my activity drops, my weight will shoot up - injuries are now a worry.

For anyone trying to lose weight, it seems walking briskly (sweating a bit) has helped me a lot. My Apple Watch has helped me immensely. One last thing - don’t drop the watch on a tiled floor. I had to replace my watch yesterday as it smashed on the floor - pics on the watch thread.