Weight loss accountability/support 2022 edition

Sorry for recording my weight and height in imperial units - kilograms and centimetres just don't translate into human equivalents for me.

Man-sized units innit

Jan 1st - 91.8kg
Jan 8th - 90kg

(Target - 82kg)

Happy enough with that, couldn't have done any better, smashed this week. Might be in my mind but I think I can see a difference already and even if it is just in my mind, thats what matters.

Won't be having a cheat meal or day until at least a month in. Would probably spiral.

Well done folks!

Jan 1st -78.5kg
Jan 8th - 76.1kg

Suspect a lot of this is down to dumping the backed up contents of my colon, but seeing as how I’ve barely moved this week I’m pretty happy with the situation. Not overeating like a total twat also means that the constant heartburn has gone away which is huge improvement.

Wednesday 5th - 91.2
Saturday 8th - 90.2

Low carbs, high fat tracked with Nutracheck, with running three times a week. So far so good. My sleep pattern has changed somewhat though. I’m waking up much earlier, possibly sugar related?!

A week in, I’m 3.2kg more than I started which is not ideal

Definitely want to shed some timber this year, though not owning scales makes it feel a bit approximative...! Might need to invest in some...

I’m probably around 85kg at the moment and 190cm/6’3”, so not overweight but definitely have a fair bit of waist that’s “up for grabs”...

Have been 77 in the past and would like to get close to that, though I now definitely have more leg muscles due to more cycling and that might add some healthy weight.

On the topic of scales, are ones that calculate body fat etc any good or is it a completely approximative calculation of no great use?

Sun 2nd - 70.1kg
Sat 8th - 68.9kg

• 1.2kg loss -
  
  

Pretty happy with that given that I’ve barely moved. Hopefully work some exercise in next week and see what that does.
I feel like I’m starting to get used to being hungry for meals and being able to ignore that feeling for a bit.

To me, compared to food protein shakes are disgusting. I have tried them all and all the food. I will use protein shakes but never look forward to them

Instead of making shakes try adding protein powder to baking. Or add fruits to the shakes for flavour.

https://hundredpushups.com/

I’m going to have another crack at this. Another useful bit of stealth exercise I can sneak into any normal morning. I started it at the beginning of Lockdown 1 but didn’t complete because the lockdown rapidly broke me.

It’s an idea, but I’d rather force it down than make a cake. I do often blend it into a smoothie.

Which reminds me.

Run recovery drink..chocolate milk is good…but this is a weight loss thread

Run recovery drink..chocolate milk is good…but this is a weight loss thread

Plain milk or orange juice are difficult to beat. Or run before lunch and use your lunch as your recovery nutrition.

Man-sized units innit

You'll get me into trouble ;)

Janartameen

Jan 1st: 72.0
Jan 8th: 72.3

0.3 gained!!

Was little annoyed by this but checking smart scales stats (after rubbishing them earlier this week!!) shows i've lost 0.7kg fat, gained 1.0 in muscle and also gained some water. Numbers sem dodgy but i'm going with them. Been doing a fair amount of cardio and been on two healthy meals a day.

Plenty of margin for error on small amounts over a short time period, so wouldn’t get hung up on it. If you know you’ve been working hard and eating well then over a longer time period you’ll be golden.

Had those Shirataki noodles tonight, googled how best to do them and it worked. They're good. I'll wait and see if I shit myself in due time.

Lost 2 kilos this week. Pretty good considering I’ve had a few lapses. Gotta stay consistent over time.

Orange juice doesn’t contain protein, and milk isn’t great after a run if you’re lactose intolerant!

You’d lose weight though…

Also make sure you weigh yourself at the most consistent time and body status as possible.
For example, straight after waking up, after a morning piss.

If not, you could fluctuate during the day by kilos.

What have you been eating?

If not, you could fluctuate during the day by kilos.

The first week of a new diet, you'll be all over the shop, as the amount of water you retain goes up and down with change in your diet.

It's why protein rich / carb light diets look so effective so quickly. You're retaining less fluids.

If you're hitting the gym, it will take longer to stabilise - getting swole means more water retention in the short term too.

Don't stress over the first few weeks.

Just get the habits ingrained. You'll all do fine!

Nice! What recipe did you use?

Agree with all of that, but my point being to find a consistent time to weigh in, so that you have the best chance of an accurate measurement.

I’m almost 1kg heavier an hour or two before bedtime, compared to checking my weight in the morning.

Not a recipe really, just wanted to know how to prepare them and I went with boiling for 3 minutes then dry frying for like 7 mins before adding, prawns, peas, soy sauce and some avocado....I liked it.

I don't enjoy cooking, I just put stuff in my face. I often just eat mashed sweet potato and peas.