Weight loss accountability/support 2022 edition

Well this is a timely thread. I have been on somewhat of a health kick since July and have seen good results, i'm back down to a 32'' waist and i'm comfortable in large shirts and jumpers again.

However, i weighed myself for the first time in years on Christmas eve and i'm 90kg which is a little more than i expected. Given my height (5 10"), age (33) and build (big shoulders and thighs) i think i should be between 80-85kg. Weighing myself has somewhat galvanised my commitment and i'm going to try and push on in the new year.

Also echoing what others have said, GIVE UP THE BOOZE. It's a real game changer.

190cm / 93kg. Race weight 84kg. Would like to get under 90kg. What is the best calorie counting app? Are there any that sync with Strava of Garmin connect?

What is the best calorie counting app?

Nutra check is very good and is fully compatible with Strava and Garmin.

Current: 84g
Goal: 77kg
Stretch: 74kg

Had a 2nd kid in August, combined with sleep deprivation, stress eating and too much work I've lost a good bit of muscle for fat.

Currently 73kg
Aiming for 68kg
175cm
Wrong side of 45 right side of 50

The last 2 years I’ve been cycling and running more but also eating more dross

I'm quite light for my height which usually surprises people as I don't look unhealthily thin. I'm about 6ft 1 or 186cm and for all my adult life I've been 65kg. In the past 3 weeks through lack of riding and Christmas eating I've gone up to 70 for the first time ever. I'm not upset about this but I would like to turn that 5 kilos back into muscle and lose the small belly I've now put on. No real plans other than a new long commute 5 days a week and healthy eating

Hey, dont see any options for Strava...is it only Strava through Garmin. Cheers.

Ahh my mistake, it appears it's iPhone fitness, Apple watch, Fitbit and Garmin connect.

That's cool. Might be handy to keep motivated with diet, the miles will do their own thing.

Current 68kg
Target 62kg
5’10

It’s more about just getting moving a bit more again. I used to do tons of steps at my old job working outside all day which I’m just not doing any more.
Aim is to walk and extra 10k/day and see how I get on and if my knees want to run this year.
Got a voucher for Xmas for one of those Conquerer Challenge virtual race thingies so seemed a good way to use it.

102kg down from 109 in September, want to reach 95kg by May. Haven’t had a drink in 6 weeks since an alcohol fuelled meltdown. Seem to have swapped one addiction for another , always hated the gym but going 3 or 4 times a week plus a Zwift trainer and the hut tidy out are helping.

Current weight: 81kg ish
Goal weight: 68kg
Target date: 31/03

1kg a week for 13 weeks.

I was around 68kg before Christmas last year, feeling pretty fit. I spent the first lockdown doing lots of indoor training, and home exercise, eating healthily and carried it on for most of the year, 4.25w/kg ftp, which I was nudging up.
Then Christmas, lockdown, horrible Covid, and 3 months of mental and physical fatigue. Developed a delivery food habit, and far less cycling/exercise than normal.

81kg is not the heaviest I’ve ever been, but I know that I have to reverse it quickly.

Slow and steady dieting doesn’t really motivate me, hence the pretty lofty weight target.

I’ll be following a strict low/slow carb diet, aiming for 1500 calories daily.
About 8-10 hours of martial arts related training a week. Some additional nutrition as necessary for training.

I only use it to track what I’m eating day to day. I don’t link it to any exercise or even steps so that I can guarantee I’m in a calorie deficit if I’m eating what I should be. Alongside my Garmin watch it’s been working well.

It’s also excellent at making you choose healthier food options once you start to appreciate the calories in certain foods. It’s really helped me.

This is a great idea and always need that extra accountability boost.

I can be quite a yo-yo. Was 98kg four years ago and dropped it to 78kg (relationship breakdown- nothing better than being motivated by self loathing).

Crept back up over lockdown 1 and was 88kg last September 2020 and managed to work it down to 75kg by December 2020. Lightest I had been for a long while and really felt good and was back to doing long distances on the bike - including 170km gravel race.

However, autumn and winter has hit me hard - overworking and dark Sweden - so crept up again and at 82kg ish.

Target is 75kg
Stretch 72kg

Plan is in 10-12 weeks. Low carb diet (vegan so can be tricky) and back to calorie countinb (used “Lose It” app which previously was effective) plus high daily exercise target combination of gym, hikes and as many winter rides as possible.

Aim is for several gravel races this summer and a big bikepacking trip in northern Sweden.

Have gained four or five pounds over the festive period, mince pies, big meals and chocolate and a few skipped turbo sessions have done me in!

Time to revert to less snacks, cakes, crisps, chocolate and more cardio.

Still am the beat part of two stone lighter than when first lockdown started.

Current weight: 85 kg
Goal weight: 75 kg

Target for this is end of May, as I've got a bet with my brother going on. Basically just want to get back to where I was in 2019, main problem is (and always was) eating, stopped drinking recently so that's one factor eliminated at least.

Current 88kg
Target 78kg
6’1
Will cut out chocolate and crisps, and cut back on carbs more generally. Will get back to running in my lunch breaks and maybe join a gym further down the line to build back some of the muscle I lost. Hope to be down to 80 by mid March. Will start without calorie counting app but might need to get back to it, as it was the Only thing that worked for me in the past.

Current weight 83kg, goal 80ish but lose the bellyfat and put on some muscle again.
I worked really hard to reach 80kg a year ago, was the heaviest I ever been at that weight, but quit working out and riding much less while eating the same 🤦🏼‍♂️. 186cm/6’1, 41yrs, 31 waist (only just). More riding, more workouts, less snacking and alcohol.

Well done everyone! i’m somewhere in the mid 80s i am guessing, looking to get down to 79kg. sat on the turbo for the first time in ages this morning, sweating buckets. bloody bike clicked and clunked the whole time. i need to tune the gears otherwise it’s another roadblock to using it. but mechanic-ing has its own roadblocks! it’s tricky when the cassette on the turbo is further in than with the wheel.

What are the best weight loss or food tracker apps out there?

Nutracheck has been suggested above. Using it to see if it helps. Seems really good.

CURRENT: 102kgs
GOAL: 90kgs
187cm

Like the idea of writing this down at the start of the year for a bit of accountability.

Goal for the year is 4 W/kg+ FTP. Got within touching distance this year but COVID & multiple sets of iso in the summer got in the way. Can’t measure weight or FTP at the moment for a before picture but 75kg and 300 seems the simplest goal

14 stone 5 pounds this morning.

Would like to be 13 and a half by Easter.

6 foot one. Fifty nine (fuck).

94kg here, target of 84kg. 63yrs 1.8m

Managed it last year but put it back on quicker than getting it off.
Know all the reasons, comfort eating, lethargy and myriad of very poor excuses. Have the Brompton for part of commute and the mtb for local rides, neither of which have moved for 4months.
I generally pride myself on my own appearance and the weight plusses stress me and causes the comfort eating. A nasty spiral not helped by a disposition towards compulsive behaviors.

That was quite cathartic.

I use Garmin Connect and my fitness pal for calorie counting. Big believer, and it works for me, that use more than than you take in and the weight will disappear. At home we try not to eat processed or packaged food which makes the calorie counting a bit more awkward as you have to put the ingredients in and then size portions.