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I'd love to join in this thread, but I've just reached my target weight!
On May 7th this year I was 220lb and most of that was around my belly...With the thinning hair, i was in danger of becoming a stunt double for Homer Simpson!! :p :p
Anyways, since May I've dropped down to 170lb and I thats fine as if I loose anymore people will start sending me food parcels!
People in work have asked how I managed it or which diet I'm on, but really its just down to one thing and thats eating less!
Now the *really* hard part will be keeping the weight off!
Regards,
Pete
minimeeze
06-09-2006, 17:52
You can still join us Pete E - we all need some inspiration :)
just when you thought this thread had gone away... its jumped right back at yer, so are we all doing well??
Well I'm doing better than I expected.
I *was* 18st 7 at some point in this thread.
I weighed myself the other week, 18st 5 and a 1/4 (I think).
Then down to 18st 3 1/2
Then on Sunday, I was bang on 18st :D
Going to the gym more (at least twice, sometimes 3 or more times a week), and I've cut out the crap (mostly).
I lost a stone and a half and now its just stopped dead for 2 weeks.
I think its down to excercise now. :bang:
Ahh seems like you could have Plateud Janice.
However, your body could simply be taking a break, so to speak.
Keep up the good work, a stone and a half is fantastic!.
I try to live by the simple rule, if calories in (food), is less than calories out (exercise), then I'll lose weight.
Also, your body can get used to a 'routine' so changing your habits slightly may kickstart it into action again :)
Also, your body can get used to a 'routine' so changing your habits slightly may kickstart it into action again :)
Right....I'll start eating cream cakes and see if that does the trick! ;)
Matt Charlton
20-09-2006, 08:02
I'm going to give slimming world a go, I've bought the (e)books from ebay, never been one for going to meetings and public weigh ins and stuff - sue did that with weigh****chers, but I want to give something a go where I can eat as much as I want as my apetite is the biggest problem.
Go go red and green days :D
Matt Charlton
20-09-2006, 08:02
silly profanity filter :p
Hmmm I'll look into that, I know why its doing it though :D
Matt Charlton
20-09-2006, 08:27
its checking embedded words ;)
Matt Charlton
20-09-2006, 08:35
If anyone wants a copy of said ebooks, please drop me your email address in a pm :)
weigh****chers,
He he.........I love it!
By the way... well done Darksaber...its the start of the dieting that is often the hardest...getting going. Well done you. :thumbs:
h.r.ford
20-09-2006, 09:30
Well I'm 6 weeks on my new way of life and I've already dropped a whole size. I don't know my weight as I feel that doesn't help me. But putting on a shirt that hasn't fit in a year has just made me beam! Yeah me!
Matt Charlton
20-09-2006, 09:31
I've started lots of times, it the keeping going I have problems with ;)
Remember as well that is you are exercising regularly you may be building muscle which weighs more than fat(IIRC) so even if your actual weight doesn't go down you may actually be getting less fat and more toned/musclely. so don't despair if the scales don't go down!
I need to get my finger out, my dad has said he will pay for my monthly gym membership so hopefully that will get me on the road, I stopped going to the gym before cos i couldn't afford it and gradually with changes at work etc and eating badly put back on all the 6+ stone i lost!!
Time to start again.
**might it be worth making this a sticky so we can easily keep up to date with each others progress**
I seem to have hit a wall recently.
My weight is going down instead of up which is a good thing, but not by anything like the amount I would like.
I have a lot of things going on at the moment which won't be helping - especially as I tend to eat when stressed (and there has been a lot of stress recently), hopefully I will get past it and start losing weight again soon
stats:
Weight as of Monday am: 260.5 lbs - 18st 8.5 lbs - 118.4 kilos
Start Weight: 287 lbs - 20st 7lbs - 130.45 kilos
Total lost: 26.5lbs - 1st 12.5lbs - 12 kilos
digitalfailure
20-09-2006, 21:47
weight loss tends to even out after a while, the first few weeks/month always gets the best results as your body reacts to it's new routine. after that it should be a progressive loss as your body learns to cope and control with the calorie intake and exercise increase.
It's often noted that this transition period leads to the breaking of a controlled diet because the dietee becomes depressed at the poor results and resorts to food.
Take heart, you've done a great job so far :thumbs:
Dark Star
20-09-2006, 21:56
ppp - I know what your saying - I joined weight watchers 2 years ago and, in the space of 6 months, lost over 2 stone - I went from 14 stone and a bit down to 12 stone - then I stopped trying as hard.
Its taken me 18 months to gain again what I lost. Today I weigh 14 stone again and I'm determined to shift at least a stone by Xmas - I know I can do it cos I've done it before.
And its not clever - eat less, exercise more!
Watch this space I'll check in from time to time!
My annie has been a awful eater ever since i've known her, we decided to take her to a nutritionist to see if she could offer some sort of help regarding her poor appetite.
The main thing she insisted upon is changes to what you eat, more fruit, fresh veg, and assorted nuts/ seeds ie : sunflower, pumpkin etc.. and especially oilly fish such as mackerel, tuna, sardines etc
we have now started down this road, and annie is eating us out of house and home, but no crap, and she has actually lost weight too (unlike me)
Dark Star
22-09-2006, 18:36
Had a BUPA check up today for work - all okay apart from weight :(
Body Mass Index 28 (should be between 20 and 25) :(
Cholesterol (sp?) 6.1 :( should be 5!!!! :eek:
Its back on the weight watchers diet for me my friends!!! :D
Watch this space!!!!
Don't agree with BMI, basically says that if you're this height you should weigh xyz. What about build? Muscle weighs more than fat etc?
I have a BMI of 27 yet you'd be hard pushed to find much fat on me. I think it may be due to having a very dense head....
Dark Star
23-09-2006, 07:28
Ah well there is a slightly different measurement they also do which takes this into account and measures just the fat aspect (and at the medical they did explain exactly what you saying so you're dead right - treat numbers with care!).
John
WetSparks
23-09-2006, 08:51
Suddenly seen this thread and read through it, so I thought I'd jump in with a comment or two.
OK starting point 6' 1" tall and 180 Kg (heavy bones you know ;) )
Results from Monday's check up show Cholesterol at 3.8 and HbA1c at 7.2 (anyone else around here doing DAFNE or Novorapid and the like?)
I go into the gym every day, check the equipment is working and then leave. Once someone actually suggested that I use it, they don't work for me any more :cuckoo:
Oddly enough I think that my growing enjoyment of photography is going to help me loose some weight. Far more encouragement to get out and walk around looking for that perfect shot :)
h.r.ford
23-09-2006, 08:57
WetSparks,
That is exactly what photography has done for me. I used to come home in a bad mood and eat some chocolate or a biscuit. Now if it has been a bad day I tell my husband I need a 1/2 hour and take the camera out. Not only is it healthy walking and not eating the junk but I don't feel bad after for eating all the crap.
DAMN!
Have just gained all the weight I lost at the beginning of this thread. :(
Then I get depressed at not being able to wear what I want, but only what I can get into and I eat more junk.
Is it easy if you stay slim from when you are young. It seems that once you get too big once it will never stay off for very long.
I cant imagine myself losing it and it staying off.
Is it all a state of mind too? Once I get down, I just eat. Even if I was slim there are things that bring me down... and Id just eat and back it would come again.
HOWEVER I'm not going to be defeatist. The reason I have posted this is because if I do this in private it will be far too easy to give up...but if I put it on here I will have to announce my lost weight and it will give me more incentive.
Im getting my mountain bike out today and going off for a spin... so... here we go on the route to a new slimline, and hopefully happier, Janice !! :D :thumbs:
Forbiddenbiker
19-05-2007, 15:57
Go for it Janice ...good on you girl. :clap: ...just don't over do it and go and get skinny on us. :nono:
;)
Jimmy_Lemon
19-05-2007, 16:22
Is this last years thread or this years? I lost track
minimeeze
19-05-2007, 18:56
I think this is last years thread :thinking: I'm sure we started a 2007 thread somewhere.
digitalfailure
20-05-2007, 16:45
It is the old thread......raised from the dead to haunt you. :eek:
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