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I still haven't managed to find it, hopefully it's not the only 'ting I be losing this week though...
That fat sure looks delicious.
Back on topic, I think I am going to squeak my 1lb loss this week. No exercise, not even waking, as knackered my knee for the last 2 weeks during some vigorous yoga....at least I think that's what did it.
<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 12.8px;">No exercise, not even waking</span>
Hibernation is not a good strategy; you'll burn barely any calories.
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But you'll also not be eating.
Edit: We're really seeing how the sausage is made with the new quote function, eh?
God! I love snossages!!
pretty trepidacious about upcoming visit to the scales; have eaten like a shrew all week and am not only learning to live with feeling hungry but have (almost) stopped crying when I think of cheese.........but belt still feels tighter
Already psyching myself up for a backwards step weight wise..........
Mmmm... Sausages
If I lost 21 stone I'd be -10 stone.
2.1kg (4.5lbs) lost this week 😐
0.6kg lost this week. 900gms away from target....
Hope it went well for you all, I felt rough last night cycling home from work and had to have a lie down and some of the kid's gummy bears. no carbs and not eating enough... you're gonna have a bad time. Goal for this coming week is to chill the f*ck out. I'm supposed to be doing this to make me feel better with myself!
1kg lost this week so not quite as good as the first 2 but still heading the right way... Nearly halfway to my target now
This week’s report: C-, must try harder.
Another zero change week... At least it didn’t go up, I suppose.
down 0.8KG from last week, been ill for the last couple of days and can't see me getting any exercise in this week.
I'm loving the graph on the spreadsheet, shows that i'm on a a fairly consistent trajectory now, hopefully that's sustainable.
On the plus side, skip a meal and spend 13 hours in bed and lose weight, who knew?!
1lb down this week. It was close tho. Had to shave off some pubes to hit my target.
Still heading in the right direction. I did see sub 90 kilos last night after a vigorous turbo session but was back above 90 this morning. But it is a good motivation to know it is there, just waiting for me. The real fun starts at about 88.5 kilos as that was as far as I got about 6 years ago when I really went for it, starting at just over 100. I would really love to get as low as 85 this time round.
rescued it to be flat again this week, which given I was expecting an increase I'll live with.
For now......
600g increase. Must be all that muscle mass and improved glycogen storage.........
must be..... 🙁
Down .8kg which puts me back on track mentally. I was actually a little lighter last night but decided to use this morning's figure.
Happy days.
900g down this week. Not bad but definitely hoped it'd be more than a kilo. 5kg down overall which I'm very happy with. Going to start exercise next week in earnest. Hopefully, that'll help increase the calorie deficit.
Well done everyone.
<span style="color: #444444; background-color: #eeeeee;">I was actually a little lighter last night but decided to use this morning’s figure.</span>
Defnly don't cheat yourself, it'll end in tears. I recorded 1.5 pounds loss; if I'd used Tuesday's figure it would have been 4 pounds shed and that would come back to bite me on my (increasing shrinking) bum next week.
I'm always really light on a Tuesday - quite bizarre
Sadly I'm now UP by 0.3kg from my original weight!! Shit week at work meant I was eating a lot of crap last week. Oh well, things are looking up this week and I've got a decent swim planned for this evening so maybe next week will be better?
Week after that will be bad again though, I'm going skiing and we're catered so there might be some booze involved. I've come back 4kg heavier on a previous trip so we'll see how it goes 🙂
Congratulations to everyone who's doing better than me though! I think that's the majority of the thread?!?
Yeah I had an awesome couple of weeks and it’s now plateau’d. I lost .7kg this week but still lost 20% of the weight I wanted.
I did a mad 3 hours and 13 Miles in last weeks snowy conditions on Sunday and been suffering with a chest infection which made spin class very tough.
another couple of packs of supermarket cheese down for me, so happy with that after thinking it was going in the wrong direction this week.
long way to go, but Hairy Tortoise and all that........
Get in! dropped 1kg this week - bonus!
Up 1.5kg! But was expected as away all week for work so a full week of eating out every night and lots of nice Canadian ipa’s
Paton I think I'd get fat if I watched all that. A quick summary before I head out for a jog?
Oh pants - put weight weight ON this week .
Take your pants of before you weigh yourself, then?
Holy shit I'm hungry! 2 hours on the bike & an hour of escrima and I'd eaten today's rations ages ago. Might "treat" myself to an extra protein shake. Good job I've good nothing in the house that doesn't need cooking or I'd just demolish it all.
0.5 lbs off this week, better than expected, but bit sad to deviate from the deblobbing graph in the spreadsheet.
Happy weekend damage limitation chubbers 🙂
I went Xc skiing , came home to the smell of warm cinnamon and butter. I mean how selfish can you be to make Swedish buns when your husband is on a di...NOM NOM NOM tomorrow is another day
Dble
Having a shocker at the moment!! More focus is required!!! I’d give myself a C as I’ve managed to exercise loads more but the diet has been ok rather than good which it what I need.....
I’m sick of being Fat and I’m bloody doing it this time!!!!!
Put weight on this week, but not really surprising as I haven't actually start the diet yet, just upped the exercise.
A fat kebab last night probably didn't help...
riding again but not on the wagon and craving shite
I was 147lbs on Friday. This morning I am 150lb, and have to get down to 146lb in 5 days.
🤔
@howsyourdad *drools* I couldn't say no to a warm cinnamon bun either.
@wookster I wish the "I'm sick of being fat" feeling would pop up in the evenings and stop me from my post dinner binges, unfortunately it seems to clear off about 7pm. Good luck with getting a B this week 🙂
I had roast lamb for dinner last night, the first time I've had red meat since 2nd Jan and this morning I have that horrible heavy tummy. Can't say I've missed red meat much at all and the kids haven't noticed, so maybe I'll keep it up for another month, or longer. It hasn't helped with weight loss but I'd been having IBS pain/symptoms for a few months and they totally disappeared with the removal of red meat from my diet. Interesting.
I'm starting to get really interested in my weight fluctuations morning to evening, by that I mean when is the best time to weigh myself to get the lowest figure...
Until today I'd found that the classic morning, post piss, pre breakfast time to be optimum. That reading would then generally be around 1kg lower than the evening reading post dinner. That's weird enough for me but today I did a fasted race on Zwift, drank 1 litre of water and was 300g lighter than when I'd started. I know I didn't sweat out that much but it's got to all be water hasn't it? Where does it all come from?
Good news is, whatever it is, it's working. I've not seen 78.something on the scales in about 5 years.
I did a fasted race on Zwift, drank 1 litre of water and was 300g lighter than when I’d started. I know I didn’t sweat out that much but it’s got to all be water hasn’t it? Where does it all come from?
GCSE Physics init' Weightloss isn't just pee & poo & sweat... all that heat and power your creating during exercise is made by using stored energy and that stored energy has mass, once those Watts have moved the turbo and turned friction into noise and heat and the exothermic heat has left the body and heated the surrounding it ain't coming back in. So you'll have less mass.
I was 147lbs on Friday. This morning I am 150lb, and have to get down to 146lb in 5 days.
This could work out well, if you gain weight by using 'Jamies' as a unit of mass I lose weight without having to do anything.
Eat on!
@gerti I was shitting bricks for days after eating red meat for the first time in 6 weeks. apologies but that is the best analogy. don't miss it at all
<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 12px;">GCSE Physics init’ Weightloss isn’t just pee & poo & sweat… all that heat and power your creating during exercise is made by using stored energy and that stored energy has mass, once those Watts have moved the turbo and turned friction into noise and heat and the exothermic heat has left the body and heated the surrounding it ain’t coming back in. So you’ll have less mass.</span>
That isn't how physics works. Your body hasn't transformed matter into energy, that's nuclear fission and your body can't do that. Moving your body creates heat and motion from the energy released in the chemical reaction that takes place in your muscles, breaking down simple sugars into other compounds. You lose weight by your body expelling those by-products through your lungs, and some though sweat and urine.
You literally breathe out the weight. That's why if you weigh yourself before you go to bed and again in the morning you've lost weight.
I seem to be getting used to not eating much now...
Far less craving for crappy stuff in the evening and the weight is slowly going down might be half way to my target Friday if I'm good until then.
came back to work this morning after a day off looking after my sick lad. Went to put my cucumber salad in the work fridge "oh we saved you some carrot cake". Bastards.
Vegetable based cake is okay. 1 of your 5 a day I reckon 🙂
It's that chocolate stuff that you need to avoid, kick on...
<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 12px;">I was shitting bricks for days after eating red meat for the first time in 6 weeks. apologies but that is the best analogy. don’t miss it at all</span>
Yup...
whoops, put on 6lbs in three days.
Eating some choc digestives.
Oops.
Still stuck at the same weight, but just done a ftp test and I’ve gone up by 40w, so I’m claiming muscle!
Rob - If you're feeling excel ninja-ish and bored at work I think we need more graphs and stats.
These featherweights that have done 110% but only had 250grams to lose are taking all the glory and demotivating the proper fatties.
Total loss (individual)
Weeks biggest loser
Total combined loss and calories equivalent
I agree with Tiger. Rob is slacking and needs to pull his fingers out.
Work?? Haven't worked for ages! But funnily enough have been doing lots of martial arts training :).
Now you've given me a task I'll get on with it 😀
Anyone got any more suggestions while I'm at it?
<span style="color: #444444;">I agree with Tiger. Rob is slacking and needs to pull his fingers out.</span>
Balls! Can't even post an hilarious image
errmmmm
<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 12px; background-color: #eeeeee;">Anyone got any more suggestions while I’m at it?</span>
Total packs of lard melted
How many 'Jamies' have we burnt
Done.
Look on my works, ye chubblies, and despair 😛
we've burned 1.4 Jamies. Get in there lads
Like! 🙂
🙂 Nice. 821,000 calories!!
(Don't understand the Jamie quotient though)
<span style="color: #444444;">(Don’t understand the Jamie quotient though)</span>
"The Jamie" is the new currency of Chubbliness
You are currently (and always) worth 1 of yourself
You are currently 1.37 Original Jamies (his worth at the beginning)
You are currently 1.40 Current Jamies (his current worth)
Warning: The value of your investment may go up as well as down.
Warning: If you invest in this silliness you may lose some, or all of the chubbliness you invest.
Oh and I think SchrickVR6's data is squewing stuff as he has not start weight...
I would edit that but can't :-\
I see what you mean - will message him...
I guess the fact I am a currency will explain my current rate of deflation.
Now that <span style="color: #444444;">SchrickVR6’s data is sorted out and I *ahem* fixed a few development errors, things are looking much more healthy! Before you know it we'll be swimming in Jamies :).</span>
I need to lose 2lbs to hit my target for this week. Sleeping in a sweat suit
Pah!!!
Gone up a touch! (0.5lbs) This week has been a right Yo-Yo week...
Oh well, always next week, all still going in the right direction
third consecutive identical weight loss for me; it would seem I de-lard like I ride #Slow&Steady
Back on track... Well, that's a relief. 😉
Now to keep the good work up.
I’ve just had two consecutive colds/ flu. Kept me off the booze but been comfort eating a bit and off the swimming! Judgement awaits.
no loss for me this week. I'm relieved it didn't go up actually, due to the aforementioned cinnamon buns. (plus those chips on Wednesday)
still on target and heading in the right direction. all good
1/2lb off - miracle as I have been away with work eating out 2 nights on the trot. Salvaged by a 'quiet' day yesterday and bootcamp in the evening. But, not complaining.
2.5lb loss for the month which I suppose is OK, but only 25% of the way to target so i need to up my game in the next month..... still only 1lb a week but current trend makes that still a bit of a stretch. I'm hoping at some point the renewed exercise (been injured, again) will bully the metabolism into action and I'll have a 3lb week and get ahead of the game.
Another pretty poor week for me. Still, nearly 2kg down from my xmas weight, so that's something.
Off to Sufferlandria later to punish myself!
- 0.5 lb again #teamtortoise
Seems like a rubbish loss but I've consistently gone the right way and thanks to Rob's excel-lent skills, I noticed this morning that I've actually lost 25% of my target, so really pretty chuffed with that! Hoping to still make my target at the end of March as exercise increases over the next month.
On 1700kcals a day with a couple of off plan days a week, so it's really not that difficult if you're happy to take it slooooooow.
Well after a couple of weeks off recording, I'm back on board. Dead battery on the scales followed by weeks of illness so weight wasn't my priority. 205lbs from a start of 210.
Been suffering with stress a lot, and checked my BP the other day, way high again, 170/105 so got the GP to rejig my meds, starting yesterday. Last night about 10 I felt like a fog had lifted, weird but all my symptoms just dropped away over about two hours, BP 137/88 and I feel human again for the first time in about 10 months.
Trying to drop the bread, pasta and spuds from the diet, and up the green leafy stuff when I can. If I can get the car tyres sorted while there's a bit of daylight left I may even ride my bike.
Pretty much back up to where I started after a week of being a bit stressed and eating way too much bread. :-/
Hey ho, onwards and upwards - time to get back on it.
I've lost over 1/10th of my IT apprentice, pretty happy with that.
The battle is real in our house at the moment, Mrs S went shopping yesterday and, from the looks of the fridge, plans on us just eating dessert for the next week.
She also made a huge batch of fudge, my weight loss goals are not aligned with her baby growing needs.
3 pounds down for for me - seems at bit much when I was expecting to lose a pound a week. Still, only a couple more to go and then the real hard work of maintaining skinniness begins.
excellent email Rob, cheers for the data!