Author Topic: Weight Loss Discussion Thread  (Read 1253342 times)

Andrij

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Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1225 on: 03 November, 2010, 09:24:40 am »
My weight has also levelled off.  I'm surprised, as I've been eating for two lately.  Guess the exercising has made a difference.  Would love to be able to increase the activity and decrease the consumption.  Fingers crossed...
 
;D  Andrij.  I pronounce you Complete and Utter GIT   :thumbsup:

Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1226 on: 03 November, 2010, 11:28:05 am »
In maintenance mode now. Upped my calorie allowance on livestrong, basically eating heartily (managed to get 5000kcal in me during the 200km at the weekend).

Chris S

Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1227 on: 03 November, 2010, 11:36:40 am »
...managed to get 5000kcal in me during the 200km at the weekend.

Goodness. How did you find any time for cycling? ;)

Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1228 on: 03 November, 2010, 12:11:44 pm »
From the validation...

Distance = 209km
Climbing = 1,917m
Duration = 9 hours 39 minutes
Start Time  = 31 Oct 2010 07:05:23
Finish Time = 31 Oct 2010 16:45:03
Average Speed - Overall = 21.7kph
Average Speed - Moving  = 26.6kph
Time At Rest = 2 hours 48 minutes

My secret weapon was the feared Blackfriars banana flavoured flapjack. Did 6 of them! Add in some gels, 3 litres of overly thick SIS, 2 oats bars, a muffin, an sis energy bar, a baked potato with cheese, beans and salad... jobs an good 'un. Nick and JJ ate less than me (Nick appeared to do it on a couple of litres of energy drink, a bowl of soup and a roll!). Every time we stopped, I think I managed to stuff a bar in my face and one in my jersey pocket.



Our local garage was doing the 4 for £1 (just out of date) so I stocked up. They are currently doing Burnt Sugar Dark Choc caramels (£2.30 each at Waitrose) at 6 for £1.50 (out of date as of Nov 10th). I've eaten so many, I am sick of them.

Chris S

Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1229 on: 03 November, 2010, 01:54:51 pm »
Average Speed - Moving  = 26.6kph

Ah, that's how you found time to eat so much... ;)

simonp

Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1230 on: 03 November, 2010, 02:12:33 pm »
Nick is a fast rider. He would consider that pace "sedate". A fast rider riding well within themselves will burn less carbohydrate and proportionally more fat than a less fit rider.

Not that DrMekon seems to be very slow. I don't think I've ever done that ride as fast as that though I did manage around 9h30 riding solo on my Madone last year - less time stopped.

Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1231 on: 03 November, 2010, 02:44:30 pm »
I was on a mission to stuff myself on our 200 and didn't manage 5000 calories. I suppose I might have done if I had carried flapjack rather than brioche. O, and not had to stop at every flushing opportunity.  :hand:

Manotea

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Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1232 on: 03 November, 2010, 08:07:51 pm »
I think I had about 4kCal for 220km on Sunday:
Egg'n'Beans on Toast
Ham Roll
Chicken wrap
2x0.5l Yazoo
Quarter sandwich
Small date Slice
Small slice fruit cake
Large slice fruit cake
3*3 pack Go-ahead biscuits
Creamed Rice with ice cream
Tuna Salad
2 bananas
Several cups of tea

simonp

Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1233 on: 03 November, 2010, 10:19:32 pm »
And people wonder why they don't lose weight. :)

Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1234 on: 04 November, 2010, 06:23:08 am »
I've managed to drop 5 kg but not muscle mass, actually I have increased muscle mass.
I am now around 82kgs.

Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1235 on: 20 November, 2010, 03:42:10 pm »
Today I am wearing 32" waist jeans, which I haven't done for a quite a while.  :thumbsup:

simonp

Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1236 on: 20 November, 2010, 03:54:08 pm »
I've managed to drop 5 kg but not muscle mass, actually I have increased muscle mass.
I am now around 82kgs.

That's good work. :)

Manotea

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Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1237 on: 21 November, 2010, 09:09:10 pm »
From the validation...

Distance = 209km [K]
Climbing = 1,917m
Duration = 9 hours 39 minutes [D]
Start Time  = 31 Oct 2010 07:05:23
Finish Time = 31 Oct 2010 16:45:03
Average Speed - Overall = 21.7kph
Average Speed - Moving  = 26.6kph [ASM]
Time At Rest = 2 hours 48 minutes
Can someone check my Maths:
Time Moving [TM]= D-TR=6:51 or 6.85 hrs
Calculated distance=ASM*TM=182.21km
Event distance is 209km

simonp

Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1238 on: 21 November, 2010, 09:45:24 pm »
From the validation...

Distance = 209km [K]
Climbing = 1,917m
Duration = 9 hours 39 minutes [D]
Start Time  = 31 Oct 2010 07:05:23
Finish Time = 31 Oct 2010 16:45:03
Average Speed - Overall = 21.7kph
Average Speed - Moving  = 26.6kph [ASM]
Time At Rest = 2 hours 48 minutes
Can someone check my Maths:
Time Moving [TM]= D-TR=6:51 or 6.85 hrs
Calculated distance=ASM*TM=182.21km
Event distance is 209km


Time at rest is wrong. Try 1h48.

citoyen

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Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1239 on: 24 November, 2010, 12:56:11 pm »
My weight this morning was down exactly 1kg on last week, which isn't so very odd in itself - one kilo is well within the realms of normal fluctuation, but I'm still surprised because I've done no exercise at all over the last seven days, and haven't exactly been stinting on the pies - I was expecting it to have gone up, not down.

And it's the lowest my weight has been for two months, which is good. But minor variations aside, my weight has essentially been static since mid-July at around 79kg. I'm going to have to put in some serious effort over the next month to reach my end-of-year target of 76kg. Especially considering the number of parties I've got lined up...  :-\

d.
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Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1240 on: 25 November, 2010, 05:24:07 pm »
Overshot on my "weight maintenance" last week. Back up to 70kg.

Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1241 on: 02 December, 2010, 10:09:15 am »
Hmm - week off Livestrong, and it's crept up another kg to 71.0 That suggests that supplementing my diet with Innes & Gunn Oak Aged Beer (2 x 750ml for £5 in Tescos) is not an effective weight loss strategy. Alas I fear the Leffe Brune I have waiting for me at home may be no less effective, Perhaps eating 3/4 of a Toffee Apple Crumble was also a contributing factor, etc.

simonp

Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1242 on: 04 December, 2010, 12:21:31 am »
Ive been exercising like mad and eating like mad. No idea about the calorie count *weighs self*.

74.5kg. Well, I'm stably fat. There is that at least.

jogler

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Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1243 on: 04 December, 2010, 04:27:47 am »
74.5kg is not fat

Gattopardo

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Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1244 on: 04 December, 2010, 05:18:40 am »
Is 82kg fat then?

Need to lose weight again.  Low carb here we go back.

Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1245 on: 04 December, 2010, 06:30:42 am »
74.5kg is not fat
It is if you're 4 feet tall.

simonp

Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1246 on: 04 December, 2010, 11:30:06 am »
74.5kg is not fat

Indeed. It puts my BMI at 22.5. It's still too heavy for an endurance athlete though. I was 68kg at the start of Mille Cymru and that makes a big difference to my climbing. I think that's about as light as I want to go.

73.7 this morning.

Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1247 on: 12 December, 2010, 08:57:03 am »
I went back down to 69kg for no discernable reason. Weight is crap feedback for exercise / dietary behaviour in the short term. I've been chatting to the MRC group that did the cycling intervention meta-analysis this week. Hoping that in the new year I'll be in a position to tap a bunch of you guys up for some development work on a novel intervention that will support the long-term goal of cycling-mediated weight loss with short-term rewards.

Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1248 on: 12 December, 2010, 09:04:56 am »
I went back down to 69kg for no discernable reason. Weight is crap feedback for exercise / dietary behaviour in the short term. I've been chatting to the MRC group that did the cycling intervention meta-analysis this week. Hoping that in the new year I'll be in a position to tap a bunch of you guys up for some development work on a novel intervention that will support the long-term goal of cycling-mediated weight loss with short-term rewards.

Short term rewards ?
Like chocolate ?

Won't that be counterproductive ?


Re: Weight Loss Discussion Thread
« Reply #1249 on: 12 December, 2010, 04:24:23 pm »
I am gearing up (pardon the pun) to starting new year, new bike, new training regime and new diet!

I just weighed myself for only the 2nd time in 2010 and I am 61kg. (When I felt like a fat git last May I was 64kg).
So basically I have lost 3kg with no alteration to what I eat, and in fact have probably consumed more cake and pub lunches than I previously did. I decided to wear my black skinny jeans this week, I had been shunning them presuming they would be way too tight. They were loose enough I almost needed a belt to hold them up  :o This, presumably, is due to taking up cycling  :thumbsup:

What I now need in my quest for PBP qualification is a plan to lose some more weight. I would rather carry 5kg of useful stuff in my Barley than 5kg of useless blubber.
At the age of 21 I was about 56kg. Does it seem reasonable to try to get back to that weight at the age of 40 or should I set my sights a bit fatter?