Weight Loss Discussion Thread

[teethgrinder]

It's been very hard as I get sick of so many people saying 'are you eating again, ooooo are you eating again, ooo that's a lot of porridge' and it REALLY pisses me off.

Hahaha!

I reckon there's a lot of truth that eating more helps keep the weight down. I'm always at my lightest when I eat a lot. Big breakfast, then topping up the rest of the day is thought by some to be the way to go. Good sleep is also thought to be helpfull too.
I used to get stick for eating a lot from people at work. They really don't have a clue, so I just ignored them. But when I really started eating a lot when I was avergaing 100 miles a day and usualy sleeping rough on the weekends while working full time, I often made people feel sick just watching the sheer volume of food I could put away.

Glad you've found something that works and even more glad you're feeling better for it.

[CrinklyLion]

Funny how no-one questions your eating habits when you are actually overweight isn't it?

Erm... in my experience, they do.  Quite a lot.

But I suspect the nosey-parker-moralising is just as irritating in either situation.

[hellymedic]

I mostly do the dieting thing in the privacy and comfort of my own home and go for a pretty 'normal' meal in company.  If there's an online menu with calories for a chosen eatery, I'll choose my meal in advance.
I'll probably take my brother's 'skip the main course' advice for my nephew's forthcoming wedding banquet.
I suppose most of my meals are at home and David's also slimming, which helps.

[hellymedic]

I have neatened up my pig's ear table.

[mcshroom]

Funny how no-one questions your eating habits when you are actually overweight isn't it?

Erm... in my experience, they do.  Quite a lot.

But I suspect the nosey-parker-moralising is just as irritating in either situation.

My experience too, when you are eating healthily or unhealthily.

[Wowbagger]

I am forever getting family members commenting on my eating habits. This can take two forms. Either, there's some left after a delicious family meal and everyone's full but "Give it to Peter - he'll eat it!" Or, others admonish me for coming back for seconds when the cook has produced something superb. I don't think anyone else in the family gets this sort of comment.

[hellymedic]

Not doing the dieting thing in public means discussing more interesting matters when eating out.
I have a healthy appetite and do not appear to be excessively light or heavy.

[Marmitegeoff]

I really need to get back on to this.   The table is a bit cockeye, but I have all the weights so will update it all in the next day or two.

Geoff

[SteveC]

So there was I this morning: weight checked, spreadsheet completed, go to YACF to update table, why is the date wrong?
It's Tuesday not Wednesday...
And I was feeling quite good about losing a couple of pounds as well.
Just better not eat too much tonight.

[SteveC]

...and I'm the same weight this morning, phew!

[hulver]

Up again. 240km at the weekend might have something to do with that, as might a slip from the low carb wagon at the same time. I've been bouncing backwards and forwards for over a month now. I need to buckle down and get serious again.

[jogler]

I've gained half a kg in the last 7 days

[hellymedic]

I have not been weighed.
I am wearing M&S size 12 trousers for the first time EVAH.
That will do.

[L CC]

I've gained half a kg in the last 7 days

Last 7 days: cycled 500+km with 5000+m climbing, gained more than 2kg.

Fuck off.

[Chris S]

I've gained half a kg in the last 7 days

Last 7 days: cycled 500+km with 5000+m climbing, gained more than 2kg.

Me too. We know why it is. Cast your mind back to the drive home and what we ate  .

I know. We were tired and hungry.

My story: carb creep, eating too much, probably too much booze. I need to turn the austerity screw a bit harder again. More than 80Kg is unacceptable, Mr Smith  .

[hulver]

I've not been very good at staying off the carbs lately either. I'm eating just enough carbs not to get the keto benefit when riding, which means I have to eat more carbs when I'm out to give me enough energy.

Time to be a lot stricter for the next few weeks.

[L CC]

Me too. We know why it is. Cast your mind back to the drive home and what we ate  .

I know. We were tired and hungry.

Well maybe. But compare that to what I ate on the ride itself: hardly anything. You kept telling me to eat more!

One day of monster carbs (and I didn't eat anything once I was home) should not equate to a 2kg weight gain. 

[Chris S]

One day of monster carbs (and I didn't eat anything once I was home) should not equate to a 2kg weight gain.

Why not? If those carbs were stored away as glycogen (we'll have been empty - all that friken' climbing!) that's a lot of water retension.

[caerau]

I've been playing a game of 'leave the wallet at home' when I've come to work this week so i eat my packed lunch and nothing more.
Consequently I've dropped a kilo since the last few weeks    The 400 km ride is still presumably to have an effect also although my muscles seem rather stunningly well recovered already (not complaining!)
The wallet seems to have appeared in my bag today though - mmm, will power...mmmm

[zigzag]

gained almost 4kg since ditchling devil two weeks ago, hmm. checked the body fat - 17.8% (if this is any close to the truth). i don't mind piling on couple of kg's more - i'll need to maximise energy reserves before 10-day race in august.

[zigzag]

[simonp]

Eating left-overs from the National 400 this week. I made bangers and mash last night with the left-over potatoes. Both the mash and the gravy I made were very rich. 72.3kg this morning; basically flat for 6 months now.

[citoyen]

Eating left-overs from the National 400 this week.

A stark warning to anyone who doesn't finish inside the cut-off time. 

[SteveC]

A pound up this week.  That's what a weekend morris dancing does for you.  Too much BEER and CAEK and nothing like enough dancing to make up for it...

[hellymedic]

Me too. We know why it is. Cast your mind back to the drive home and what we ate  .

I know. We were tired and hungry.

Well maybe. But compare that to what I ate on the ride itself: hardly anything. You kept telling me to eat more!

One day of monster carbs (and I didn't eat anything once I was home) should not equate to a 2kg weight gain.

I'm afraid it does!
A ketonaut probably has a negligible glycogen store.

Each gram of glycogen is tied to 3-4 grams of water and an adult typically has glycogen stores of around 400g. 400 + 4 Times 400 = 2,000...

Add in post-exercise swollen muscles and you get even larger fluid shifts.
The good news is most of this weight gain is NOT fat!

Do not despair!