[Closed] STW Chub Club 2017

So, 2 hr mtb ride on 800Kcal was fine. Happy days!!

Jamie - my plan is to shift the weight fast over the 8 weeks, moving my body away from carb dependency, then shift to a long term low carb, eating strategy.

As for sustainable - is any diet strategy? Putting weight back on isn't the fault of the diet, surely it's going back to what you did b4?

Putting weight back on isn't the fault of the diet, surely it's going back to what you did b4?

Depends. Some diets aren't sustainable long-term (I had a friend who got ready for a motor racing season with a crash diet but was so extreme that his team made him visit the doctors twice a week for health checks) so it's inevitable to have some weight increase. If the diet is sustainable then you're right, it's bad habits creeping back in.

Talking about eating less than 1000 kcal a day, it's surprising how much you can eat if your goal is 1600 kcal and you eat the right stuff. My typical day -

Wheetabix and semi-milk for breakfast, mid morning goahead bar, one wrap with chicken and lots of salad for dinner, mid afternoon protein bar (on days I'm riding, fruit otherwise), and something like breaded cod, oven chips (125g only though!) and peas for tea.

That's not a bad days food really and I haven't been hungry at all.

By the way, 125g of chips is a pathetic amount when you see it on the plate! 😉

I could drop the wrap and mid morning and afternoon snacks to get towards 1000kcal, but I'd likely get hungry and eat something I shouldn't, plus I think it's better to keep my blood sugar stable and metabolism up by (healthy) snacking. That's what I'm going with anyway!

115.8kg this morning!

I'm down 2.65lbs so far. Hoping to keep this going now.

Started a 30 day Push Up Plan three days ago. Had no idea my upper body weighed so much / my arms were so weak!

🙁

Started a 30 day Push Up Plan three days ago. Had no idea my upper body weighed so much / my arms were so weak!

I've got one of these sitting on the tablet, along with a core strength one and a leg one. I'm still summoning up the courage...

I built all the way up to 50 push-ups using my own devised 'one a day' program.

On Jan 1st, I did a push up

On Jan 2nd i did two.

On Jan 3rd i did three....

and so on - until i reached a day when i couldn't do the designated amount. Then i took one off (so say i failed to do 18, next day I'd aim for 17 - to allow time for a bit of recovery and repair) - and then start adding again. It took 3 months all but, but I got there.

(then I injured a shoulder playing tug of war with a vigorous puppy, and now i don't think I can do any. Maybe I'll try the 50 sit up challenge instead this year - starting Feb 1st)

Reminder that first weigh in will be Friday - but I'll send a reminder on the day. Just that you've all got 2 days for crash dieting* to show progress 😉

*don't crash diet specially,

**do crash diet if that is your tactic

On Jan 1st, I did a push up

On Jan 2nd i did two.

On Jan 3rd i did three....

Same but last nights 10 was starting to feel hard

also up to 10 Sit ups...

9lbs so far 😯

with a bit of luck and exercise double figures for Friday

Reminder that first weigh in will be Friday

Eeek 😯

So today

- 2 poached eggs, smoked salmon, mushrooms for lunch.
-Aubergine "lasagna" for tea.

Not bad for 800 Kcal. 8lbs down so far.

I find one of the best things one can do when losing weight, is to write a meal plan for the week.

You shop for what you need. No deciding what to eat at mealtimes etc.

Jamie - Member
I find one of the best things one can do when losing weight, is to do a meal plan for the week.

[b]Rapid weight loss Meal Plan - iDust Diet[/b]

Monday - Dust
Tuesday - Dust
Wednesday - Water & Dust
Thursday - Dust
Friday - Dust
Saturday - Curly Curly & Dust
Sunday -Confession

😆 ^^^^^

I've been keeping a food diary this week, if I lose weight on Friday I'll share it. No idea how many calories I've been eating in a day, I've just been eating less than I usually would.

Saturday - Curly Curly & Dust

Is that two separate halves of a Curly Wurly?

I had a bit of a shit weekend so I've stagnated. Made up for it with a fasted morning, egg lunch with green juice etc. Sufferfest tonight which will also help.

green juice

Sounds delicious.

I've been keeping a food diary this week, if I lose weight on Friday I'll share it. No idea how many calories I've been eating in a day, I've just been eating less than I usually would.

This. A lot less. Still not had a single packet of crisps or anything snacky, of anything pastry related (a genuine first!). Replaced my usual lunchtime doorstop butty with something healthy. Smoked salmon and scrambled eggs today. No bread. Thats healthy right? Mrs Binners went to Fat Club weigh-in yesterday and she's shifted 5ib so far. Resisting the urge to weigh myself before Friday. If I've not lost owt, I'll be gutted!

I'm also setting myself goals. We're going to Keswick for the weekend at the end of the month. If I can keep this regime up for the month and shift some timber, then my reward will be a trip to the George for this...

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... their legendary cow pie! About a months calories in one beautiful, delicious hit! At which point I'll probably lapse into a coma. 🙂

Right.... off out for a walk in'th'ills. I was going to go out on the bike, but there are bits of street furniture being blown down the road, so I reckon I've more chance of staying upright without the whole wheels business. Low centre of gravity, and all that....

Still not had a single packet of crisps

I've been eating quavers. Like diet crisps.

I've been weighing up these, as they're also made of air, right?

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I've packed in the crisps as a conscious thing, as more than anything I'm trying to get out of grazing all day like a heifer. Its just too easy when you work from home. Theres no shame associated with ramming handfuls of wotsits into your gob while sat in your pants. You should see the looks I get when I do it in peoples offices. Modern society is just SO judgemental!

Right... to the hills!

When weighing up my choice of diet crisps, I ruled out Skips and Wotsits due to their relatively high sugar content. 1.1g per pack vs Quavers 0.4g.

I picked up some rice cakes as well. Just had one, and they're now in the bin. Polystyrene.

Oh crisps I remember those....

It was commented on in the office that they have noticed my snacking is no more as the usual pile of treats and stuff that tend to float around the offices seem to be lasting longer,

Not sure if I should be proud or not

I picked up some rice cakes as well. Just had one, and they're now in the bin. Polystyrene.

Aldi do chocolate coated ones (and yogurt coated).

It's like cereal bars, tastes like it should be healthy, but still isn't good for you.

Sounds delicious.

It's better than it sounds. Today's version had:

2 apples
1 cucumber
Handful of spinach
lime
ginger
mint

Sounds random but it's good and also a good way of emptying the fridge of veg at times. I won't say it's always good to look at tho, the carrot and spinach was brownish which isn't great in a drink that isn't chocolate milk.

While I am talking about, well I wasn't but I am now, substitutions for nice foods.

Waitrose do a lovely [url= http://www.waitrose.com/shop/DisplayProductFlyout?productId=349719 ]yoghurt coleslaw[/url]. A fraction more sugar, but a big bowl of salad with quarter of a pot dumped on top makes a quick, low calories lunch. Not too pricey at £1.40.

....yeah, I live round the corner from a Waitrose.

Regular coleslaw:

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Yoghurt coleslaw:

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When weighing up my choice of diet crisps, I ruled out Skips and Wotsits due to their relatively high sugar content. 1.1g per pack vs Quavers 0.4g.

[tough love bad cop]Just don't eat crisps, diet or otherwise[/tough love bad cop]

Waitrose do a lovely yoghurt coleslaw

Have you tried their Moroccan couscous (and was there ever a more Waitrose product)? It's right nice love.

Shop couscous is normally very high calorie.

^^ this. Shop salads can be really bad, need to look at the label. It's all about the dressing.

#wheatberries4lyfe

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Well that was awful. Its so depressing trying to plan some kind of exercise routine when you live in a grim post-industrial northern wasteland...

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So I must have scrubbed off some serious calories there. I was walking into what appeared to be a hurricane, through ground with the consistency of porridge. So I've got back and I'm now absolutely bloody starving. Got out of the shower and I couldn't resist the temptation to jump on the scales to either encourage me or demoralise me completely...

4lb's off since last week 🙂 I'm celebrating with a tangerine. I know how to live!

Did someone say lunch...

Sub 400 Calories as well

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Ron, you've just bought a kebab and removed the meat and pitta?

I snack on my kids pom bear crisps. Only 80 cals a pack. Must be healthy.

Scamper if you look closely there is roast pork (cooked in slow cooker on a bed of onion) in there, with a balsamic vinegar chilli dressing thing i made so yes it is kinda like a no pitta kebab thing...

at least thats what I keep telling myself

Mrs Binners has been on a health kick big shop. There are now green things in our kitchen that I've never seen before and can't actually identify.

But on a contradictory note, I've just discovered that a packet of cheese and onion French Fries that you find down the back of the (usually) interesting bit of the cupboards is only 79 calories, and doesn't taste any the worse for being 2 months out of date

Forgive me Chub Club for I have sinned....

😥

There are now green things in our kitchen that I've never seen before and can't actually identify.

Those are vegetables. I've read about them on the internet. Not for me.

[url= https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetable ]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetable[/url]

So far, so good this week.
Porridge for breakfast.
Made lunches for the week on Sunday that is basically tomatoes, turkey mince, leeks and 1 cup of brown rice. That'll last 5 days.
Dinner is so far zero carb, lean protein, a bit of fat and veg.
1 or 2 apples per day to snack on.
And 30 mins exercise minimum per day.

If that doesn't work I'm stuffed.

Lunge - There are terrorist cells embedded in the deserts in Syria that are eating a more fulfilling diet than that

I just went into the loft to see if I still had P90x DVD's and there were the remains of a chocolate biscuit in the box.

Past me clearly lacked motivation too!

Porridge for breakfast.
Made lunches for the week on Sunday that is basically tomatoes, turkey mince, leeks and 1 cup of brown rice. That'll last 5 days.
Dinner is so far zero carb, lean protein, a bit of fat and veg.
1 or 2 apples per day to snack on.

Question.

Why zero carb lunch, when you're surrounding it with carbs?

Lunge - There are terrorist cells embedded in the deserts in Syria that are eating a more fulfilling diet than that

It is forcing me to be a bit more creative with my cooking, different types of veg, different dressings, different ways to prepare the protein part. Oddly quite enjoyable, I tend to eat late, 8pm ish, so I get quite hungry late afternoon but I'm bit of hunger is not a big deal in the grand scheme of things if this works!

Question.

Why zero carb lunch, when you're surrounding it with carbs?

No science behind this,

Agreed 🙂

This however....

didn't you get the memo? We don't trust experts any more. This is post truth dieting, just do anything as long as it looks vaguely thought through to 25% of the population.

I shall be having a low carb / high protein tea by the way - I have 2 cod fillets and some cauliflower (floretted, covered in cajun spices and oven baked for 20 mins) - but that's my dinner on day 2 this week of my 5:2 so i'm done again for the week.

And I shall be having porridge with a dollop of strawberry jam and some blueberries in tomorrow morning - a genuinely red, white and blue breakfast.

didn't you get the memo? We don't trust experts any more. This is post truth dieting, just do anything as long as it looks vaguely thought through to 25% of the population.

It's also worth bearing in mind that this style of eating is wonderful Sunday to Thursday. Where it trips up this week is Friday (lunch meeting in London, booze will be involved) and Saturday (catching up with friends, we're meeting in the pub at 5pm...). Basically I'm hoping to smash it in the week and not mess it up too much over the weekend.

So had a little pre weigh in, weigh in this morning. Not wishing to tempt fate, but cos I was curious...

13st on the button, down from 13:5!

Will see how I go on Friday morning but fingers crossed moving in the right directions.

So far have cut down refined carbs, cut down on sugar intake, increased vegetable intake and that's about it. Oh and drinking less... Except for Sunday which was the GF's birthday, but that was mostly Gin, which is like water right? 😉

Not being constantly bloated by bread/pasta/potatoes is starting to feel good too, even as nice as they taste. Been reunited with an old friend too, not seen him in a while!

mboy - Member

13st on the button, down from 13:5!

we only operate in lbs dont you know

(insert smiley face)

I don't think I have ever felt bloated off a potato.

Anyway, LBS or GTFO 😀

🙂

I don't think I have ever felt bloated off a potato.

A potato (singular)... Maybe not...

The quantity I normally eat potatoes in... It's quite easy I can assure you!

Welcome to food comparisons. An occasional series of posts where I compare foods.

This week:

Ham, cheese and yoghurt coleslaw salad I just made, which took me about 30 mins to trough through.

450 calories.

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5 chocolate hobnobs. Which I would have absent mindedly snaffled while watching telly in about 2 minutes.

450 calories.

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Tune in next week, or they'll kill me!

Hi Jon
For tomorrow's weigh in do you want us to put the relevant details in the email title to save you having to open all emails?

We could all follow the same format to make it easier such as:

STW Chub Club 13/01/17 username xxx

Where xxx is the weight in lbs?

That's a smart idea - even just stw name and lbs is enough

Jon, did I get 'registered'? I don't know if we were supposed to receive anything from you by email, but I didn't.

Quick spin on the rollers this morning, only fell off once. Luckily the bike didn't jerk backwards into an old table that's in the garage, which didn't bash into another old table that's in the garage, which didn't bash into the garage door, which didn't make massive bang, so the wife didn't have to stick her head out of the back door to check everything was all right.

Saxon rider,

just checked the googledoc and you are on there

@saxon

yes you were registered and you were on the email sent out on 4th jan. Check your spam folder, a few seem to have found it in there. it was a gmail address related to this site.

I see you have also emailed me your result. You do realise it's Thursday and weigh in's are on Friday (maybe not if the email didn't get through)?

And good try on the email but you just sent me "STW xxxlbs" when what I'd like is your STW name and weight (in lbs)

eg: Saxonrider xxxlbs

I know you're from STW, I'm not running chub club for anyone else. And I'm beginning to wonder why I'm trying to run this one too 😉

Message received! 😳

Anyway, no, I definitely didn't get the initial inbox. Having just now checked my spam folder, there is nothing from you. I did, however, get your reply to my eager, if miscast, weigh-in email!

will check the original email but shouldn't be an error, as they were all c&p'ed in
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[b]For avoidance of doubt[/b][/u]

weigh in's (in lbs) on every other friday, starting tomorrow - exception is end Mar (because there are 13 weeks in a quarter and we want a 3mo check) when there will be an extra weigh in. I will post a reminder on here and by email although not sure all emails are getting through.

If you can email me with a subject line of <YOUR STW NAME> xxxlbs - eg: theotherjonv 200lbs then i don't have to 'read' 70 emails.

Feel free to post up on here as well with thoughts on how it's going, what's working (or not), etc. It's here the magic and motivation happens, I'm just keeping score.

If i don't get an email from you I'll just roll over your old weight. No expulsions for not sending data in, but obvs if you want to be removed let me know.

Updates won't be instantaneous on the s/sheet, but I'll aim to have them totaled and done by sunday eve.

OK?

Ok. My money is on 27% of the entrants sending their weights in in kg.

Also, I think we'll see a 14% drop out rate.

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EDIT: Sorry, that was in response to theotherjonv's post, just above Jamie's. Now it just looks stupid.

Jon, you may not get my weight Saturday morning as I don't think I'll be home until late Friday and will likely be unable to stand on scales if my bosses plans for boozing tomorrow come to fruition... For that I apologise, the mail will be with you by 10am Saturday morning.

that's fine, as i said another reason for having Friday as a weigh in is so that I have the weekend to do updates.

Lovely, thanks.

Right then, just decided to have a crack at the local Parkrun on Saturday morning. I like a bit of competition and this seems like it might get the competitive juices flowing. 6 miles on the bike to get there as a warm up, 5km run, cycle home all with a raging hangover. That's a good idea, right?

yep.

Weigh yourself after you vomit but before you drink water to take the taste away, for maximum loss.

Is it too early to start getting excuses in for why you weight hasn't gone down or has actually increased?

I've eaten too many bananas.

I think my scales might be broken*

I've lost fat but gained muscle mass.

I'm a fat, lazy git with a sugar addiction and poor impulse control.**

*This is actually true - stood on them and they went Boing and stopped working....but I bought a new fancy dan, body fat, bone density measuring set during the week to replace them.

** This is also true. Don't judge me.

Weigh yourself after you vomit but before you drink water to take the taste away, for maximum loss.

I'm debating doing it powered merely by a double espresso.

A good strong espresso may also trigger the old bowels for added weight loss weigh-in win.

Only £5.49 for four sachets, Kids!*

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*Please don't take weapons grades laxatives in order to lose weight. It's not healthy.

Aaah, that Kieran. Long time no see/ride.

Give me a shout if you fancy bringing the STW Cotswold Massiv (oh, the irony) back to life chap.

Hi Si, yep, no where near enough riding which has meant I'm now doing this. The STW Cotswold Massiv would be a good target as well maybe for the summer? I doubt I could get my fat arse up the hill at the moment 😳 and I think we might have put a few people off after the "Field of Doom" incident!

On the positive side a mix of no snacks, no beer, calorie controlled meals, a few sessions in the gym, starting swimming and competing with the missus on "steps" every day has already led to a 5lb loss in the first week and a tighter notch on the old belt 😀 Most importantly I'm actually enjoying it!

Actually looking forward with interest to my weigh in tomorrow

Went for my first post illness ride today, back from the garage after dropping my car off. 16 miles on my CX bike with no breakfast, whilst yesterday had the usual calorie deficit - in other words, I was running on empty.

It was neither fast, fun or pretty. Note to self - do not ride on an empty stomach!

Mrs Binners has bought a Fitbit. This is now getting out of hand!

Ooooh! OOOH! An idea for Dragon's Den.....the Fatbit.

Tracks the movement of your hand towards your mouth, sends you alerts when Greggs opens and buzzes if you don't consume 250 calories per hour.

It was neither fast, fun or pretty. Note to self - do not ride on an empty stomach!

The slow horrible ugliness was probably more to do with the post-illness bit. Riding 16 miles on an empty stomach is fine, I used to about 20 miles to work with just a cup of coffee beforehand, it's just a fasted ride (although you do have to get used to it a bit).

In fact, there's a fair bit of opinion that it's better than fine, it's actively fat-burningly muscle-buildingly good, and it's a significant portion of my Chub Club plan. It's the only significant portion of anything I'll be getting though 🙁

The office anorexic has recommended sugar free jelly as a filling alternative to actual food. As it's pretty much just suspended water you probly burn more calories looking at than it gives you.

No idea about the effect of artificial sweeteners, though.

I remember once eating too many sugar free sweets.

All that sorbitol completely wrecked my toilet.

Is it the weigh in tomorrow? Do I email or post here

Tails, mail I think, STW user name and your weight in lbs in the mail title.

Anyway, I've gone early as tomorrow I won't be at home to do the weigh in.
197.5lbs so 7.5lbs lost.
This means either my scales are faulty (not unlikely), the original weight was wrong (also not at unlikely), or I've lost 1/2 a stone in 2 weeks (feels less likely).

If true I'm chuffed and a little concerned at the same time. Let's see what it looks like in another 2 weeks.

@Tails.

[url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/stw-chub-club-2017/page/16?replies=557#post-8210541 ]You must have scrolled past it.
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[b]For avoidance of doubt[/b]

weigh in's (in lbs) on every other friday, starting tomorrow - exception is end Mar (because there are 13 weeks in a quarter and we want a 3mo check) when there will be an extra weigh in. I will post a reminder on here and by email although not sure all emails are getting through.

If you can email me with a subject line of <YOUR STW NAME> xxxlbs - eg: theotherjonv 200lbs then i don't have to 'read' 70 emails.

Feel free to post up on here as well with thoughts on how it's going, what's working (or not), etc. It's here the magic and motivation happens, I'm just keeping score.

If i don't get an email from you I'll just roll over your old weight. No expulsions for not sending data in, but obvs if you want to be removed let me know.

Updates won't be instantaneous on the s/sheet, but I'll aim to have them totaled and done by sunday eve.

OK?

Thanks guys

I'm still in work and the only thing stopping me from raiding my emergency chocolate bar / crisp pile, is knowing I have weigh in tomorrow morning.

Well done chub club!

I think my body is so confused by the sudden lack of sugar, it's refusing to lose any weight.