Weight loss accountability/support 2024 edition

1/1/23 - 77.5kg
8/1/23 - 76.5kg
15/1/23 - 75.8kg
22/1/23 - 76kg
29/1/23 - 75.5kg
5/2/23 - 75.3kg
12/2/23 - 75.3kg
26/2/23 - 75kg

Didn't weigh myself last week - but that's a fairly manic fortnight with my wife being in Singapore for a week, the end of a cold and work being exceptionally demanding. So to have more or less stayed flat is positive. I managed to run 60kish both weeks but haven't been to the gym in a fortnight which is making me :( Also looking forward to moving back home at some point in March!

09/01 91.2
16/01 88.1
23/01 88.3
30/01 85.8
06/02 85.1
07/02 84.4
13/02 85.6
20/02 85
27/02 84.5

I was at 84.1 yesterday morning but agreed to meet some people for lunch at a place that mostly served various deep fried carbs and meat in varying quantities. And beer.

81.1kg > 79.1kg > 78.9kg > 77.9kg > 78.9kg > 79.8kg > 78.9kg

Not great gains, but at least moving in the right direction again. Had a funeral to attend last week and that threw me into a bit of a comfort eating funk, but that’s done now so hopefully March is my month.

3/1/23 - 73.1kg
9/1/23 - 71.6kg
16/01/23 - 71.0kg
24/01/23 - 70.1kg
14/02/23 - 71.7kg
28/02/223 - 71.2kg

Stalled a bit in weight loss, but have recently started supplementing creatine so expecting some extra water retention. Feeling stronger and fitter, especially now that I've cleared a cough/chest infection that had been lingering for ages.
Also went to an Indo-Pak charity food festival on Sunday, and ate all the things.

Stretch goal to 67kg by end of 31st March.

Serious question:
Is it clothes on or clothes off when measuring yourself on the scales?

Post dump morning weigh-in wearing just boxers.

But the general idea is to just aim for consistency. If you're wearing your favourite Spice Girls PJs each morning then do that each time.

Cool. Post exercise, only in cycling kit got me < 70 kg today.

But when a doctor asks "what do you weigh?" they'll generally mean without clothes.

100g of underwear isn't going to make a huge difference for anything, especially as hydration levels will mean a typical person varies by anything up to 2kg.

100g of underwear isn't going to make a huge difference

Don't know about you lot, but it has been a bit chilly recently.

That beard must be at least 1 kg

Also - weigh-in when I wake up, after having a pee. Nekkid, as our lord BuffDietJesus decreed.

That way hydration levels are relatively similar (assuming my kidneys are fucked).

85.5-> 81.5kg. Not been hungry, eaten more than usual, never “dieting” again.

When you say eaten more than usual, I'm guessing you mean volume?

Yeah more volume.

Well, I swam and I ran, plus I'm playing 5-a-side tonight.

DOMS tomorrow then.

16/1/23 - 80.6kg 21.7% BF. Trend - 0
24/1/23 - 79.9kg 21.4% BF. Trend - 0.7
31/1/23 - 79.6kg 20.3% BF. Trend - 1.0
07/2/23 - 79.6kg 20.2% BF. Trend - 1.0
14/2/23 - 78.6kg 19.5% BF. Trend - 2.0
20/2/23 - 78.1kg 20.1% BF. Trend - 2.5
28/2/23 - 77.8kg 19.1% BF. Trend -2.8

1/1/23 69.9kg
8/1/23 70.5kg
15/1/23 70.9kg
22/1/23 70.1kg
29/1/23 70.9kg
5/2/23 70.6kg
12/2/23 69.75kg
19/2/23 69.85kg
26/2/23 69.35kg
5/3/23 69.15kg

It’s going to get harder to lose the next kilo

If you are looking to lose weight, are you sure you’re doing the right things?

800g loss in 2 months is approximately a 100 calorie deficit a day.

That looks like maintenance (which is no bad thing, by any standards).

Those measurements are all well within measurement error territory.

Outside of any other metric (waist to hip ratio, for example, or caliper tests or just mirror / photo comparison), I'd be wary of drawing any conclusions at all.

I take it slowly and make it stick.
Im at the stage where quickly shifting 2kg would be painful and wouldn’t last long.

I’m nearly 50 I’m 5kg heavier than when I was 15 I’m 12 kg lighter than when I was 35.

Generally for training I run or cycle 3-5 times a week. I’ve been throwing in strength and conditioning.

I’m only eating 3 meals a day and a couple of pieces of fruit. No refined sugar no bread or alcohol. I cook from scratch and go heavy on the varied veg.
I’m guessing portion control is my next port of call.

My tracking is more about a steady reduction and making sure I don’t go off the rails and eat all the crap and drink all the beers. You can see how quickly I can gain weight if I fuck about. I’m sure I can do more to lose weight but I’m in decent shape.

Fair points.

You’re very consistent in weight, and appear to eat healthily. Bearing in mind this thread is a weight loss thread, 800g lost in 2 months is as TW said is within measurement error.

For example I’m 2kg heavier today than yesterday.

Good news is that because you seem to be pretty much bang on maintenance weight/food intake and consistent in your eating habits, small changes should reduce your weight if that’s what you’re after.

16/1/23 - 80.6kg 21.7% BF. Trend - 0
24/1/23 - 79.9kg 21.4% BF. Trend - 0.7
31/1/23 - 79.6kg 20.3% BF. Trend - 1.0
07/2/23 - 79.6kg 20.2% BF. Trend - 1.0
14/2/23 - 78.6kg 19.5% BF. Trend - 2.0
20/2/23 - 78.1kg 20.1% BF. Trend - 2.5
28/2/23 - 77.8kg 19.1% BF. Trend -2.8
06/3/23 - 76.7kg 18.7%BF. Trend - 3.9

Not sure what led to the big drop this week as I've not changed anything specifically.

09/01 91.2
16/01 88.1
23/01 88.3
30/01 85.8
06/02 85.1
07/02 84.4
13/02 85.6
20/02 85
27/02 84.5
06/03 84.1

Shitty weekend. Didn't eat too much, but definitely drank too much.

1/1/23 - 77.5kg
8/1/23 - 76.5kg
15/1/23 - 75.8kg
22/1/23 - 76kg
29/1/23 - 75.5kg
5/2/23 - 75.3kg
12/2/23 - 75.3kg
26/2/23 - 75kg
5/3/23 - 75kg

This week I wasn't worried about losing weight as I had a race and so was more focussed on fuelling correctly for that, also with a slight taper (and lunch at Quality Chop House on Wednesday) I didn't wanna stress about it. I maintained for the week and set a HM pb of 1:29 :)

(27 Dec - 93.0 post-Christmas bloat)
2 Jan - 91.6
9 Jan - 89.5
16 Jan - 89.4
21 Jan - 87.7
27 Jan - 87.6
6 Feb - 86.7
13 Feb - 86.4
20 Feb - 85.6
27 Feb - 84.5
6 Mar - 84.5

Target 80

Sliding a bit this week, with portion control going out of the window somewhat. A bag of ugly-but-good chocolate that the other half brought home from work certainly didn't help (and neither did my lack of self-control).

84.5 - Not great, not terrible.