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.5kg here so happy enough with that. Sticking to 1800 calories per day and have clocked up 55k walking this week not including normal day to day movement so that's certainly helping and like that Google fit syncs that to MFP which then automatically adjusts your daily calorie allowance.
another crap week (two nights at work til almost midnight, so zero exercise and a takeway pizza ordered in for us), but again on the upside a very slight loss.
hopefully when I can actually get a decent couple of weeks in I might start to show progress. at least there's no gains, so the rest of the stuff I'm doing is offsetting the excess
Longdog- cheers for the info I’ll have a look out for some. Wouldn’t drinking loads make a salt deficiency worse tho?
Might just grab a handful of KP’s finest in the meantime just to be safe!
FB-ATB very common when people start a keto diet. As above an electrolyte tab usually solves the headache pretty quick. Increasing fluid would also rule out dehydration as a cause as well.
I have knocked off 0.9 kg again this week, without doing anything outrageous, just more veg, less sugar, less processed carbs.
I will be perfectly happy with 0.9 kg every week, that will be 45 kg by this time next year. Annoyingly I still wouldn't be underweight!
Matt
No idea how i’m doing this week. I’ve been out for a few runs, but also spent 5 nights in a hotel with free food and drink. Travelling for the next 36 hours so will have to do weigh in on Sunday
Didn't weigh in until Saturday but somehow lost two pounds which keeps me on target.
No change here but only just settling back to normal life post Christmas-so to be expected. All I need to do now is shed this cold and get back on my bike!
Big effort required this week (quitters week) to make sure I can lose a bit more.
Just been for a short run and felt lighter, easier and a touch quicker.
Now I need to go find my bike at the back of the garage somewhere and get back on that.
Determined to lose at least a stone by the end of Jan
Nice one Tiger
Meanwhile in Malvern, I’ve just discovered one last box of six mince pies from Xmas 🥧 🥧 🥧 🥧 🥧:/
Slow and steady right?
Managed another 0.6kg last week - pleased to have got off to a good start - am prepared for the odd bad week though.
Just cutting out the crap and managing portions etc. seems to be working - trying to stick to (or under) the 1800 calories in MFP.
Had a good week, stuck to my Calorie target and been for a couple of runs. Lets see what tomorrow brings 🙂
After a good couple of weeks I have come down with a chest infection, have eaten everything in the house and done no exercise for a week, slightly dreading tomorrow (and if I am honest the next few weeks).
I'm a gainer this week for sure.
First week of 1800 kcals/day intake was disappointing.
Started at 88.1kg, ended at 88.1kg.
Stuck with and down 2.5kg this week which makes up for it.
Finding it easy to stick to 1800/day using MFP.
Only issue is trying to get 180g protein/day for all the weightlifting. Was eating about 90/day. So 3 protein shakes a day now, taking 400 of my kcals...
optimistically pessimistic for tomorrow.
I've done well the first two weeks so I'm prepared for a slow down or flat week, but OTOH I have been pretty good so may be hoping for another result.
1/2lb if I'm kind.... I'll live with it.
Only 0.6kg down this week which is on target, feels slow though. Maybe a bit of effort this week and drop 0.9 which would return me to pre Christmas chubbery.
8lb down overall so far so I'm happy with that. Hopefully be sub 240lb next week, but the gales continue here so outside riding is mainly a dream.
There's a bun run at work today that I'm resisting despite having weighed in 😎
Another 1.2kg off this week. Found it a bit tougher to avoid the snacking and alcohol but stuck at it. Still waiting for the plateau.
Yes! Yes! - Very happy 🙂
Well done to all 👍
Down another 4lbs for the this week
Total loss for 2020 = 16lbs 👍👍
So chuffed to lost over a stone, just feel better. (expecting a massive plateau now)
Very pleased here too, -1.1kg for the week bringing my total loss to -3.2kg so far. Sticking to my ~1800 cals, walking 50k a week, no snacking, no booze.
Keep it up guys!
I’m 5:2ing on Mondays and Thursdays. Went to bed hungry, woke up feeling fine and almost 2kg down on the week?! Doesn’t seem quite right but I’ll run with it.
Top tip 😀
Report all weight loss in lbs 👍
It always sounds more, it’s like cycling is better in KM 😂
Down 0.7kg would have liked more as have an evening of excess on the cards for Sat.
1.7kg down in total so only 0.1kg behind plan but all lost this week (always was a late starter). Need to keep avoiding the bacon & hash brown roll from the canteen in the morning and the tuck shop for the rest of the day.
Down 0.3g... but I've not been a good boy this week! Still below target though so I'm not too disheartened.
Down 0.3g…
nice accurate measurement there sharkbait - are you sure your 300mg weight loss isn't due to cutting your nails earlier in the week 😉
So having expected a gain I have lost 4 pounds, I guess coughing burns more calories than I thought!
Another 0.9 kg/2 lbs for me, that's three in row!
I'm getting loads of 'i told you steady losses are the way to go' looks from my wife, but who cares it's me that's nearly half a stone lighter, yay.
Matt
4kg down since starting this, 4 kg doesnt mean much to me but in real money thats over half a stone. would probably been more if the wife hadnt brought home fish and chips and a bottle of cider earlier this week and took me to miller and carter the day after.
Somehow lost another pound. Must try harder
I’m not expecting a good result tomorrow morning, partly because last week’s loss was driven by illness but also because I’ve been ****ing ravenous all week.
A big fat zero on weight loss this week. Tbf I’m happy I’ve not gained as 4 days away and 2 nights in hotels this week means always going to be a struggle. Training day and driving home meant didn’t get above 5k steps on Wednesday
Put weight on this week so a bit of a crapper. 🙁
Lost first week, gained second week (WTF?) and lost again the third week. Hopefully my routine is back to normal after a weird fortnight and I can give this a proper shot.
Big shout out to all those losing though, good job 🙂
Only lost 0.3kg last week, so must try a bit harder this week.
Been on holiday for two weeks hence no weigh in. Holiday eating and minimal exercise means I’m dreading the scales when I return
Much work to be done!
a week of inactivity due to a tendonitus flare up in my foot has meant I've stayed at the same weight as last week.
Slightly more mobile now, so hopefully I'll be able to resume light activities towards the end of the week to ensure I don't creep back up
Well, after a week of a gross intake of 1800kcals/day (disregarding exercise - weightlifting/walking etc) and 2 days of a net zero kcals (two big days cycling ~ 4000 kcals exertion) and two skipped dinners I have lost a grand total of.... f-all. Haven't put any on though.
Well, after a week of a gross intake of 1800kcals/day (disregarding exercise – weightlifting/walking etc) and 2 days of a net zero kcals (two big days cycling ~ 4000 kcals exertion) and two skipped dinners I have lost a grand total of…. f-all. Haven’t put any on though.
This!!!
I think this week, I'm exactly the same 🙁 and from experience I always 'plateau' for a couple of weeks after the first few 'big' weeks. Just got to keep up the good work and push on through 🙂
If we're using more calories than we consume then there can only be one outcome.... 🙂
Haven’t put any on though.
That’s good then. A rather large meal out (with matching wine and rum) on Sat has me fearing for next week!
So far this week.
Fri - 2000cals 🙁
Sat - 1500cals & 5k Park run
Sun - 1645cals & 26km on the bike
Mon - 1600cals
Today - 1100cals so far & 8km run
Soooooo f........clucking hungry....trying to not plateau, but i know its coming... I really hope I drop something this week
Well that's going the wrong way. Heavier than when I started - must have been really dehydrated last week - can't see how else I've put 2kg on in a week. It can't all be due to last night's beer, burger, chips and chocolate fudge cake - can it?
Yep, it could. That's a fair weight in itself, weigh again tomorrow.
1lb off for me. Satisfactory.
Just under 1kg off for me this week, 4kg since starting. Steady but not spectacular
.6kg here this week. No doubt last night carrot cake didn't help and 'celebrating' end of dry January tomorrow with steak, chips and a bottle of wine will impact next week. Off out now for a 20k walk so at least offset it...
Down another 3 lbs for the week
Total loss for 2020 = 16 lbs
Happy and feel much better already, well done to all above, sticking with it is progress
Down 1kg on last week so pleased, looking and feeling slimmer and more room in the jeans...but it's stretching my will power to the limit!
How long do you have to avoid the snacks before it starts feeling natural?!
jim - honestly, I think it takes 2-3 months. It's an addiction rather than a need for the calorific intake, and the synergy of fat and sugar or fat and salt does trigger the same responses as when drug addicts think about cocaine
[C&P ' cos the bit I found was from the Daily Sieg Heil]
We might make the odd effort to eat more carefully, to watch our portions and exercise more, but, ultimately, many of us resort to bingeing on the wrong foods.
But guess what? It might not all be down to our appalling lack of willpower. According to David Kessler, the former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, over-eating might be due to something altogether more insidious - the combination of fats, sugars and salt used by food manufactures to trigger a ‘bliss’ point in the human brain.
so that's chocolates, cake, and crisps all as highly addictive.....what great news!
I'm still on the slow/steady progress. Another 0.9 kg for me this week.
The only problem with this is that beyond the scales the changes really aren't that noticeable. My clothes still don't fit, I haven't started flying up hills running or on the bike.
Ah well, onwards and downwards. Matt
Making steady progress but it's tough and like the comments above, there are times when you just want to eat chocolate or something that isn't going to help the situation. I've been Zwifting and using the gym when I can, which is a big improvement for me from last year's much more sedentary state. Just need to keep it all going - at some point the obvious fat loss/weight will stop heading down and then it will be about maintaining fitness and muscle rather than piling on the blubber again.
Slightly surprised by this week, I've had birthday lunches/dinners and a few glasses of wine/beer so wasn't expecting much of a drop. Will try to be back to the new normal more this week and see what happens.
No doubt last night carrot cake didn’t help and ‘celebrating’ end of dry January tomorrow with steak, chips and a bottle of wine will impact next week
Don't fret about week to week, concentrate on the end goal in March.
I was out for a large meal & drinking session last weekend and feared the worse. I ended up 0.5kg down- not a massive drop but as I expected to be up I'm happy with that.
Also having some dark chocolate as a treat some nights so it's possible to have a treat and loose the kgs.
After putting on some last week I wasn't expecting any good news this week. Not the best of weeks again but somehow still managed to lose 1.1kg. Really pleased and surprised with that.
My first bad week with 0.1kg back on. I actually managed a 50 miles ride, the longest in 12 months, but that then triggered my appetite and I succumbed to snacking.
Dry January end tonight, not sure whether to carry stay on the wagon or not.
Big fat 0kg lost this week on weigh in day. The day previous I was down 0.9kg, a late meal out last night seems to have put me back up again. Another meal out tonight too, need to knuckle down a bit after that I think.
Well, 1 kg down since Monday.
Not bad considering I was in a hotel n London for 3 of those nights and eating out, with one night boozing with a pal. Asian food is my friend - dumplings and ramen. Filling and low cals. Also had a steak and skipped the chips!!!
On top of that I smashed my PB on the bench press by 10kg this morning so I am definitely not wasting away. I am eating 300 kcals/day in protein supplements just now too.
Down 3.3kg in 3 weeks so well on target for my plan of losing 5kg in 6 weeks.
Legs, Bums and Tums today, then freeweights, a 25 mile bike ride and boxing class tonight, big MTB ride tomorrow and got two circuits classes and 3 huge MTB rides (including Jacob's Ladder and Hellvelyn) planned for next week. Maybe get that last 1.7kg off and achieve my goal within the month.
Down to 114kg so 8kg down overall, still 3kg higher than I was at the start of December but my scales say I've gained a few kg of muscle, definitely feeling better for getting back in the gym and I've gained a notch on my belt, just as well as I didn't have any to spare.
Another 1.6lbs down, so happy with that, pretty much 10lb over all 😁
Need to keep a rein on it though as some long rides 4-5 hours (last Saturday and this Wednesday) can easily trigger eating too much afterwards.
Anyone else find they have a lot of inflammation after a tough/long sessions? My thighs still look and feel fairly swollen after Wednesdays 4.5hour road ride, so I've maybe lost more than the 1.6lb this week.
Everyone is doing really well btw, 🤘
Thoroughly unexpected 3lb loss this week. Surprising really as I've had a few fat days for various reasons.
Crept down by a tiny amount, which is a relief after three days in a hotel this week.
Another 0.5kg this week.
Overall just under 2kg gone since the start - although I'm struggling to see where it's come off lol
Just had a big fillet steak with chips followed by homemade key lime pie/cheesecake. First drink tonight in a month, must drag myself out in the morning to work some of this off. It's a bit bitter sweet really, very enjoyable but appreciate how hard it is to work off.
Over halfway to Friday, how we all doing?
Last couple of days to sneak a ride or a run in 🙂
Genuinely surprised at 0.9kg off this week after dry January ended.
Ooft thats better finally made a proper move downwards.
Gutted though because i reckon what i just released into the wild would have taken a bit more off.
Down another 2 lbs for the week
Total loss for 2020 = 1st 6lbs
Again, happy 🙂 Started the Year at 15st 13lbs / 14st 6lbs
(some food sometime soon would be nice though)
Down 1.1kg after 5 days, though that may be related to food poisoning
Well done again to those losing weight this week. Interestingly it looks like this week is showing fewer losses across the sheet - have we hit the plateau or did the end of dry January trigger some extra consumption? I lost a little but it's less than I had expected after what seemed like a good week - perhaps it's last week catching up with me?
I put on a little, really struggling with daily life at the moment with so much going on and reverting back to my old ways. Desperately trying to stop but not succeeding yet. Doctor has referred me to the national exercise referral scheme so should be starting that after half term. Hopefully with some motivation from them I will have some progress then.
.3kg kin kilo this week.. Averaging 1700 daily calories and 50k walking so I'm blaming last Saturdays steak, chips, red wine and key lime pie. Must keep the faith in the science.
1.4kg this week which makes up for last weeks plateau. 3.8kg since the start, happy with that.
I've gained ~0.4Kg this week, back up to 77.1Kg... Too many cold X buns (15) and 200g packs of chocolate raisins (4?), plus extra peanut butter and jam sandwiches (even though they have far less on each slice than through 2019).
Good job I'm doing plenty of turbo sessions, otherwise the gain would be much more!
At least Salter digital scales think I'm 10.1% fat so no increase there. So maybe gain is extra fluid absorbed by all that bread going through my gut?
10.1? That’s awesome! Our Fitbit scales have me at 23.5!
back up to 77.1Kg
I’m 10.1% fat so no increase there
Are you sure you're in the right place 🙂
Just 0.5kg off for me this week, not what I wanted but it's all going in the right direction. Thinking about it two meals at the pub and no parkrun, losing anything is a result!
I'm happy when my, let's face it crap, scales tell me I've dipped under 30% body fat.
Anyway, some great losses. Keep it up everyone and it will soon be 'no-chub club'.
Matt
1kg down- but a box (now 5) dark chocolate tea cakes has materialised in the cupboard so I don’t hold much hope for next week!
Dagnamit! Busy week and forgot this morning. Meal out and Mark Beaumont talk tonight so best weigh in Sunday 😖
How much weight do you reckon the hangover dehydration accounts for? Saw some good numbers on the scales this morning, but was tanning the tinto last night and woke up parched.