Weight / Fat loss

and faster. we could barely speak when we ran that half marathon training run near your house a few months back. now we talk comfortably going about 3 minutes per mile faster.

I plan on recording the world's first ultra-marathon mixtape in 4 years.

Your knees may thank you too in the long run :)

last 4kg simply not moving. at this rate i might have to give up the ale

And hit a plateau after only 4 weeks. Time to add some morning kettlebells.

If that doesn't work I need to drop the calories again. I haven't been hungry...I track all my calories so perhaps my metabolism has already adjusted.

Trousers are looser and the midriff is slightly slimmer though :)

My gradual progress over the last few months. Progress is apparent but still not really getting the visual results I'm hoping for. Determined to play the long term game though, and be patient, making smaller but more sustainable changes to my lifestyle.
This is the libra app for Android for anyone who's interested too.

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15-Feb 215.0 pounds 97.61kg
17-May 198.6 pounds 90.16kg
31-May 194.4 pounds 88.26kg
14-Jun 190.0 pounds 86.26kg
28-Jun 185.1 pounds 84.04kg

Poor atm, eating bread far too much. Need to make the switch to beans.

Just to say thanks for the chickpea recipe, I have made a couple of versions of it now and it's good :)
I'm not naturally inclined to cook, and the addition of smoked paprika to my cupboard is a good thing.

Cut down to 1950 calories, carbs around training and very few otherswise (80 grams a day).

Not frigging pleasant as my non training days intake (1500 net) leads to a feeling of general malaise. Did drop an lbs though.

I can recommend getting a set of kettlebells and book and doing some HIIT training at home.
Half an hour a day does it, take some BCAA and caffeine tablets with it to add energy and prevent muscle loss. Good if you are tight on time. No travel needed, can be done before work.

And if you have more time you can add another session when back from work :)
[edit not HIIT thought! twice a day of that is a bit much, focus more on general bells or strenght]

Top tip: Microwave scrambled eggs. Take eggs as needed. Stir. Put in a little bit of milk. You can add a little butter for taste and any spices you like.
Takes about 2 minutes DO stir a few times!
For extra healthy add some frozen veg (cooked before adding)
And for extra fuel if needed, cheddar or goats cheese is nice.

Eat and point at weetabix eaters :p

Needs a little adjument clearly!
68 end of May
67 now
65 would be nice, but there's only so much time I have to train!

15-Feb 215.0 pounds 97.61kg
17-May 198.6 pounds 90.16kg
31-May 194.4 pounds 88.26kg
14-Jun 190.0 pounds 86.26kg
28-Jun 185.1 pounds 84.04kg
12-Jul 184.7 pounds 83.85kg

12 May 96.1 kg
13 May 95.9 kg
09 Jun 94 kg
14 Jun 93.8 kg
19 July 92.6kg

got back from honeymoon and weight was up to 15 stone 5lbs, it seems to be getting closer to 15 stone, but right now depending on how hydrated i am and if i have eaten or done a turd it can vary by 5lbs over a day.

am sure it will take me quite a while to get back to under 14 1/2 stone which was where i was before getting married

tl;dr good living is not healthy living

Slow and steady loss for the last few months for me, have lost a couple of percent of my body weight so nothing amazing but still, progress. Starting to stagnate now - think I need to up the exercise more than reduce intake.

15-Feb 215.0 pounds 97.61kg
17-May 198.6 pounds 90.16kg
31-May 194.4 pounds 88.26kg
14-Jun 190.0 pounds 86.26kg
28-Jun 185.1 pounds 84.04kg
12-Jul 184.7 pounds 83.85k
26-Jul 179.6 pounds 81.54kg

A question for those with Tanita scales -

I always weigh myself at roughly the same time (post emptying of gut and subsequent refilling of gut in the mornings). I know it's inevitable to some extent, but i've noticed in the last few weeks that i'm constantly fluctuating by +/- 1.5kg ish.

However, the increase or decrease in weight is typically exactly mirrored by the same increase or decrease in muscle mass.

My water % is normally in a similar 5% ish range whenever i measure.

Any ideas what's going on with the constant up and down? I would have expected that if my water % was massively changing each time my mass and muscle mass would too, but it seems largely consistent.

Muscles can store glycogen. One gram of carbs binds to 3 grams of water leading to 4 grams of weight increase. Could that throw it off? It sees the water in the muscles with the carbs?

Bioimpedance is not very accurate

yeh, but what's better for an 'at home' option...?

nothing, I was trying to answer

Any ideas what's going on with the constant up and down? I would have expected that if my water % was massively changing each time my mass and muscle mass would too, but it seems largely consistent.

I tend to use:

Clothes size
And a mirror
Tapemeasure can also work

Haven't lost any weight the past 2 week, yet my clothes are looser and my muscles show a little better. So I know my fat percentage has gone down, as I haven't lost strength in the gym.

As for that bloody 3pack...that ain't going anywhere though :)

Plan is to get to 86 kg by end of the month.

I've basically sat at 88kg this entire year. I've gotten stronger as kept going to gym but cardio is weaker as very little cycling but still playing football 4 x weekly.

House is nearly done and I've bought a new bike so plan is to get out and start riding more and doing hiit once per week.

15-Feb 215.0 pounds 97.61kg
17-May 198.6 pounds 90.16kg
31-May 194.4 pounds 88.26kg
14-Jun 190.0 pounds 86.26kg
28-Jun 185.1 pounds 84.04kg
12-Jul 184.7 pounds 83.85k
26-Jul 179.6 pounds 81.54kg
09-Aug 175.0 pounds 79.45 kg

After a plateau 4 weeks ago I changed my diet to whey isolate protein 'shakes, with the occasional leafy salad and apple to get some fresh stuff inside me. Had some good results.
Also the 'shakes seem to fill me up and keep the hunger pangs away.

How much more do you want to lose? At 6ft then 79kg seems a pretty healthy weight.
If you've replaced meals with protein shakes then I'd consider working to keep at the current weight with mostly real food

You're dominating!