[Closed] STW Chub Club 2017

Went to Dr's just to check this cough wasn't anything more than the back end of a cold; ended up in hospital having my chest x-ray'd. Lol.

It's almost certainly just a secondary infection, but they had to just rule out TB and, as an ex smoker, you know what, just in case.

However, I've been warned of exercise till I've at least completed a course of antibiotics and they've got the x-rays back. I'm finding that really frustrating as I'm itching to start an exercise schedule to go along with my new healthy lifestyle.

On the plus side, still sticking to my calorie goals, eating much more healthy food, and amazingly, not drinking, and the weight is slowly coming off.

Oh, and the Dr noticed I am now an old fart so I have to go for a health MOT. 🙂

Hope it clears up quick for you Superjohn. Have you got a turbo? maybe some very low intensity work in the warm and dry would be ok?

I'm now bang on 114kg down from 118.6kg. 🙂 I think trying to hit the strava climbing challenge is helping a lot, I'm having to add hill repeats into my commutes to get anywhere near. 🙁 I'm at 49% but only have 13 days to go!

I'm just waiting for the weight loss to slow down and start getting really difficult!

I'm just waiting for the weight loss to slow down and start getting really difficult!

More or less there for me. I've JUST dropped below 82kg for the first time in years but that last 300-400g has been a week in the making.

Number of times I was in Forfar yesterday? - Two.
Number of Bridies consumed as a result?- Zero.
Number of Bridies purchased for later consumption? - Zero.

Winning.

Anyone else read 'Brides' and think 😯 ?

Anyway, good sweaty half-hour intervals session on the rollers this morning, back on the 16:8 bandwagon. Riding tomorrow night. Let's see what the scales say Friday.

16 pies, 8 pints? Good diet idea. I'm in.

I read it as birdies.

16 [b]pints[/b], ya big Jessie.

I have just successfully walked past a bakery. Admittedly I was like this....

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but walked past I did. No pastry at all so far in 2017. I'm just going to have a little cry.

Not Bride....or Birdie.

The Forfar Bridie - a thing of beauty.

Sadly, 'tis now a forbidden love......under normal circumstance I'd have marched into the bakers and ordered " Twa bridies, a plain ane an an ingin ane an a' "

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You have the Bridie, we have the Lardy cake. Sweet coronary infarction, take me into your loving arms...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lardy_cake

A friend came round for dinner last night, and I had quite a few pre-dinner crispey nibbles, my wife's delicious homemade lasagne and garlic bread (and salad ), followed by quite a large slice of raspberry pavlova. And the best part of a bottle of wine (this morning's consequence of which is that I skipped the intended session on the rollers).

This is what you call a cheat day. Have them enjoy them, don't regret them and just get back on it.

I am actually quite surprised at the amount one can lose doing no exercise at all.

Jamie - Member

I am actually quite surprised at the amount one can lose doing no exercise at all.

Try working out your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) its a guide calculation as to how many calories you will burn if you were to stay in bed all day, so you can in theory just do nothing and eat nothing for a day and still loose weight..

That may be my next plan

Jamie - Member

I am actually quite surprised at the amount one can lose doing no exercise at all.

Most people will lose about 4 to 10lbs of water weight just by reducing their calorie intake. It plateaus out after that though.

Oh, I am prepared for the slow down. Which will be annoying as injuries/incoming shoulder op will mean I won't have exercise to turn to, other than brisk speed walking, to boost things.

I am actually quite surprised at the amount one can lose doing no exercise at all.

It actually a very poor weight loss tool on its own. People forget it requires calories to do it and often when their exercise levels decrease their calorie intake does not reduce accordingly. It works best as an add on to a good diet.

I try to cycle the two if I am doing a lot of exercise I know I eat more and tend to see lower weight loss and focus more on my fitness goals. If I am doing a week with less exercise/lower intensity I use that as opportunity to really focus on the diet side and keep my calories lower and try to sleep more. I find this cycling can help over the long term.

This is what constitutes a snack now...Nice and sharp, with no extra sugar.

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Well... due to being totally bored of cold, dark, wet miserable January, we went to the pub last night. I demolished a bottle of Malbec (it was like nectar!) and then ate a load of cheese (first I've had this year - it was bloody lovely!).

So in true catholic fashion I have repented my sins this morning. I've just been and joined the local gym nd done an hour on the bike.

In other news, one of these has just been spotted in the Sahara...

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I've just been and joined the local gym

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I think I got hustled last night, although I'm not quite sure how.

Picture the scene, TINAS sits down on the rowing machine at the gym, it's one of those £10/month contract free gyms with techno music blaring and young ladies walking around wearing tops that would be considered revealing even in a nightclub.

One of the ladies comes over and says she's never used the rowers before and could I show her, so I babbled my way through adjusting the foot straps, counting to three through strokes, aim for 25-28s/min, start off with 2000m in 10min etc.

At which point she proceed to absolutely destroy me (who doesn't get competitive looking at your neighbours rowing computer?) and do 2000m in 6 minutes!

I feel somehow used.

shes not after your gym membership tinas.

2000m in 6 minutes!

Suspect you missed out setting the resistance of the fan when going through setup.

Good week so far.
Eaten well, maybe a touch to much sugar from eating fruit but not bad at all.
Exercised every day, either a 40 minute run or an hour on the turbo. Managed a few Strava PB's on one of my lunch runs too.
This weekend looks OK too, Friday night is beer and food but Saturday and Sunday look free of crap and with time to exercise.

It's not an official weigh in tomorrow but feel free to weigh yourselves and post up if it helps you stay motivated.

Not a bad week for me - a few treats on my 5 days but sticking to the plot on the 2 days plus now I have Zwift I'm doing a few extra workouts on that compared to vegging in front of the TV

Who else is doing 5:2 or IF or similar? I always find wk 3 and 4 the 'hardest' - first 2 weeks are novel and when you feel hunger on your 2 days can be rationalised as 'it must be doing me good'.

Weeks 5 and on - it's become routine.

Weeks 3 and 4 - the novelty's worn off but it's not yet ingrained. Harrummph.

Suspect you missed out setting the resistance of the fan when going through setup.

That makes less of a difference that it appears, a low resistance is only good if you've got the lungs for a high stroke rate. Anything above or below a drag factor of 120 is simulating something different, but not faster (like trying to ride a bike in a too high or low gear, power output and speed stays approximately the same but your cadence changes.)

Interesting how much extra motivation I get from the Chub Club - bet I haven't gone 18 days without a beer in, ooo, 25 years or more, and I've never eaten as consistently healthy. Weight loss has trailed off which I'd normally take very personally as a sign that it's all a big waste of time, but I'm still weighing daily and even if it sneaks back up one day, it normally starts nudging back down the next. The one thing I haven't yet implemented is exercise - in rehearsals at the mo and just no time to do anything else, but we open next weekend and I'm hoping to start doing a bit more than my lunchtime stroll from then on.

I LIKE STW Chub Club! 🙂

2k in 6 minutes, that's 1:30 per 500 metres

Good enough to win the women's open at BIRC, by quite a margin too

Interesting Pondo - rehearsals for what?

Have to admit, Chub club also very motivating for me as well; getting very excited about hopefully getting the all clear from the quacks next week so I can start exercising properly.

True, drag factor should definitely not have that big an affect on overall speed. But there was definitely something wrong (or a crap machine) if she went 6.
I used to take my rowing pretty seriously and I never touched 6, but was definitely a *long* way ahead of any of the women in the world. Simple physiological differences mean they can't get that fast.

Interesting Pondo - rehearsals for what?

And no, I am not the monster. 🙂

Good enough to win the women's open at BIRC, by quite a margin too

I do live in Reading, so it's entirely possible she was a pro from one of the rowing clubs.

Although yes, gym machines with the damper clogged with dust probably do flatter somewhat.

[edit] I've never taken it seriously, just used it as cross training, best I could do was about 7.15 when I was 18, that wasn't without trying but it wasn't with any real training either, looking at the BIRC results maybe I should have taken it seriously!

Where are the "results" of the first weigh in? Apologies I only look on here sporadically and this thread has taken off.

I've sent you the link via PM, Tails.

As don't think Jon wants it posting publicly.

Thanks Jamie, Jon has emailed me. Perhaps it got caught in my spam filter, although it let's everything else through.

I think the 'chub club' sets off the alarm bells. I think spam filters think it's an invite for a swingers club for the huskier gentleman.

next friday, I'll resend the email to all but with a more suitable title. See if that makes a difference

Can I nominate the The Unofficial Barry Bethel Fan Club.

This guy should be all of our heroes.

Failing that, Butterfield Dieters.

Your spam filter has more "niche" tastes than mine then.

Still only making a half-arsed effort here. Think I'm gonna resist the temptation for a cheeky weigh-in tomorrow and stick to the bi-weekly schedule.

If only I had the same discipline when it came to delicious salty snacks.

😉

Not an official weigh-in but I'll probably miss next week due to being on holiday, so this morning I'm 92.5kg = 203.5lb. Just over a stone lost in 3 weeks. Sounds very unhealthy, but I've honestly not felt better in a long while. I'm now more like my pre-Festive blowout weight, so I think the weight dropped so far was majority water.

If, by some chance it's actually down to diet and exercise, I'm eating ~1900 kcal/day and aiming for 1g protein per lb of lean bodyweight, doing Ice Cream Fitness 5x5, and doing a brisk 10 mile cycle on my days off the gym. Drinking water or black coffee, nothing else.

Had a very boozy afternoon/evening last Friday, which included a lot of Chinese food, then continued to eat big dinners most of the week and also have the occasional beer. Somehow though, I've still lost 3lbs, I was half expecting to put that much on this week.
Going to be a lot more sensible with the eating and no booze this week and continue with the same exercise that I've been doing the last couple of weeks and hopefully achieve that 1st target.

Another pound lost, so three pounds in three weeks, bang on target. And I can tell you exactly when I ate the additional calories for another pound as well 😳

I was under 81.6kg yesterday. Then did 1000 calories over my normal limit during the traveling and evening meal/meeting for work.

Only 1lb down on last week - slightly disappointed - but at least it's in the right direction.

Bit more discipline this coming week (a few, very slight, hiccups this past week).

But am feeling better - less bloated and am continuing my boris bike commute across London each day. Good habits forming.

Good luck to those of you who will be weighing today - even if unofficial day.

238lbs dead this morning, makes a 10lbs loss since day one - think I'm falling behind schedule to meet my month one target, but still got a couple of weeks to push on, so we'll see what happens.

Started taking my pulse in the morning too, and that's come down, which is a nice fringe benefit - typically it was around 68-70 at the start of the year, now it's around 60. Happy days! 🙂

Just over a stone lost in 3 weeks.

Blimey.

This week's unofficial weigh in was okay-ish. 87.6kg from 87.5kg last week, so holding steady despite Monday's boozey/foody wagon falling offing. Oh, and basically the same on Saturday night too 😳

Bit more discipline this coming week

Amen.

Not a great week.

Fish and Chips last weekend, Mother in laws birthday party on Monday night (had to have a couple of pints to get through it) with too much bread. Then nearly 1000 miles of driving this week capped off with feeling really pissed off on the way home last night and couldn't resist a cake with my coffee 🙁

Three decent gym sessions, a good yomp up the hill and a couple of hours of badminton has seen another 1.5lbs off from weigh in last week taking me to just under a stone loss in three weeks.

I'm not sure I could describe any week where I ate cake and lost weight as a bad week.

Off the wagon for me this week - long hours at work, no exercise and much alcohol. Ate sooooo much curry yesterday - sinful, but oh so nommy

Back to a mere 1lb under my starting weight, but I think there's a load to be lost throughout the day...

Back on it today.

Down another 2 - 2.5 lbs this week, so the large initial losses have subsided and are starting to settle to what I have dialed into Myfitnesspal, which is a pound a week loss iirc. Drs on Wednesday, hope to get the all clear to start exercising which should help things along.

Talking off Myfitnesspal, if anyone else in Chub club uses it and wants Fitness friends, my username is the same as on here.

superjohn, nice idea im on mfp as nicetrigger

Illegal weigh-in yesterday showed my first loss, but really it was dehydration, however there is cause to celebrate: 42km run this week. Double my average week in 2016. Expecting to see start of steady fatloss next week as high intensity training increases.

Hit my modest 1 month target (2lbs) last week and no change is week. Need to do more (obviously) but deliberately wanted to start slowly. Have done the easy stuff cut out most alcohol (2 glasses of wine in 2 weeks both yesterday with a potato and raclette cheese gratin 😳 ) and cut full fat yogurt with breakfast. Portion control next step.

I'm down to 248 from 256 at beg of jan, so going the right direction, now its over half a stone It seems it is paying off

Chapeau

I seem to be pooping every other day recently.

Think it's eating more salad/veg, than bread etc.

Still weird, as eating lots of broccoli, cabbage etc.

6lbs off for me overall now. But it's shifting from the right places. My 'Stella baby' has reduced considerably, and I've returned to the notch on my belt that I used to be on when I used to smoke.

So looking a little less paunchy is massively encouraging me. I can't believe how much better I'm feeling from drinking far less, eating better (and less), and just doing more exercise

Not rocket science, I know. But I'm quite enjoying my new found smugness. Is this what healthy people feel like? 😀

Not as good as my first two weeks. Hard to balance eating carbs when exercising vs weight loss. Down a pound or so tnis week, still well on target for my 1 month goal. May well go back to MFP for a few weeks.

Mrs dickyboy got an ice cream maker for Xmas so the diet is doing very badly but ran just shy of 6miles in 50mins last night so the extra exercise is paying off

Feeling pretty damn smug today. Yesterday was cheat meal day, had some fried chicken, mac and cheese, chilli fries, oh, it was filth. 4 pints and a lot of gin on top too.
But, woke this morning feeling fine, rode my bike to Parkrun and smashed out a very respectable PB of 23:22 for 5k. Now feeling pretty damn good about myself and may even hit the turbo later in celebration.
Steak for dinner tonight too, today's turning out alright!

As I've been good for weeks, me and the kids are in Maccy D's. I've just eaten one of these....

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I feel dirty. But In a good way! 😀

I'm guessing it's about 12 million calories!

I now feel quite unusual. My body doesn't appear to like the sudden introduction of saturated fat into proceedings! 😥

You're changing from an ugly duckling into a swan, Binners.

Still a pretty chubby and dodgy-looking swan, but In theory I suppose I could break someone's arm. If I fell on them, for example 😀

Or if they'd tried to take food off your plate 😉

I went to the gym

Now don't get me wrong I've been going to the gym twice maybe three times a week, but today is a Saturday and I went to the gym!!!

I actually need to go and buy a new belt too as I'm well beyond the holes in this one

Kinda do feel very smug but the truth will be at the weigh in this week..

Anyway now to rest as I've also just spent two hours at Rampworld, dicking about on jump bikes as its a lot easier to fly through the air when you are slightly lighter

Feeling very pleased with myself. Me and the good lady decided to spend the weekend in York as the kiddywinks were away. We arrived, checked in, then proceeded to walk into town then all around the old city wall. Went out for lunch and tea, and ate healthily both times. Not a drop of alcohol passed our lips. Tonight we walked into town again and went on a ghost walk, then walked back to hotel. Again, no drinkypoos. We've walked over 10 miles today.

Going away and staying within our fitness goals really does feel like a great achievement. What's more, all the food we ate was yummy, and I've had a great time. Win win.

Oh, and the good lady had said we can go to the railway museum tomorrow to look at big blokey machinery engineeringy stuff. How friggin ace is she?

I just ate a pack of hobnobs. First wobble of the year, and feel suitably pissed if at myself that it'll be the last for a bit.

Grrr.

Quitting fags, booze and caffeine were child's play compared to my sugar addiction.

Mrs Pondo and I are away for the weekend - still no beer, and food's almost on plan, even spent a couple of hours on a tandem and realised I must do the cycling thing again. I have, however, eaten a kilo of chicken and drunk a frankly ridiculous quantity of Pepsi Max.

Anyone else with a partner who actively doesn't want you to loose weight? Full on cooked breakfast in bed this morning - I'd feed it to the birds but bedroom window is above kitchen window = busted 😕

On bmi scale I am borderline obese btw

10am sat here with a bowl of oats and bean porridge made with water and added apple and raw cacao, after a 1000m swim bookended by 15/20 minute ride to the pool, that's a good way to start a Sunday..

Had a pretty good week, a couple of minor wobbles but still managed my 3 scheduled runs, including going out at 5am this morning for 10k, was hoping to try and extend to 10 miles or even a half but had to rush home due to "nature calling".

Weight as of today is 8lbs down with 1lb to go before I hit my end of month target, another good week should see that do-able

The only downside to all of this is I need new clothes now 😀

I'm down to 251 lbs from 261 lbs. Cant complain at that. 🙂

Has been harder this week though, both to stick to the diet and loosing weight - It's definitely slowing down now.

Just home from a 50km loop in the Peak (843m of climbing) and I've rode to work and back every day - just shy of 200km distance and 2,500m of climbing in total this week.

I'm tired! 😥 Feeling better than I have in a while though. 🙂

Down to 211 from 228 this morning. My 800Kcal today included a sausage/poached egg/spinach/mushrooms/tomato for brunch, and a no carb roast chicken for tea.

Went for a fasted ride yesterday morning in sub zero temps - lack of power in the legs due to depleted glycogen stores was noticeable but manageable.

Just back from me and a mate taking our kids skating, as we've got a brilliant big new rink opened recently nearby. Myfitnesspal is telling me that thats burnt 1100 calories. I used to bloody love skating, the kids had a brilliant time, and are asking when we're going again.

So in true STW middle-aged bloke midlife crisis fashion I'm about to spank a couple of hundred quid on a pair of Bauer hockey skates. Reckon it'll be more likely that I'll want to take the kids skating on a miserable, dark, wet Wednesday evening than go out on the bike, and though I've been persevering with the gym, it bores me rigid!

Anyone else doing something new or different exercise-wise?

Starting running again this year after a few years off.

Does playing on jump bikes count, 2 hours last night and I was a puffing like a good one..

However it might be that the only weight loss from it is where I keep falling off and loosing chunks of skin/flesh

I've started doing yoga and kettlebells twice a week. I am loving the kettlebell thing! The yoga is boring, but it's good to feel stretchy.