Weight Loss Discussion Thread

[hellymedic]

I would appear to have lost more than I should have expected over the last fortnight.
My 'mental weight' is 60 kg, whatever the scales are showing.

I am plugging on...

[hellymedic]

I believe today's recordings of 57.5kg even less.
Will move scales back to the bedroom and expect 60kg...

[crowriver]

Considering trying to lose weight again after over a year where I frankly CBA.
No idea what my weight is just now but judging from the belly and man boobs it's probably more than I'd like. 

Intermittent fasting (5:2) seemed to work last time, so will try that once more: problem is sticking to it. Oh might have to cut down on beer too (started recreational light drinking again in the autumn of last year after nearly two years more or less teetotal).

Any tips from folk on how to stick to a diet regime will be most welcome!

[hellymedic]

I don't have a diet regime.
I don't like alcohol much; nor does partner, so we just don't drink it.
We don't drink sugar much though I have one orange juice every day.
We fry very little.
We mostly eat meals at home, always sit down to eat together and put food away after meals.
We don't eat much between meals.
Portion sizes are sometimes controlled.
We have LOTS of fresh or frozen fruit and veg, mostly eaten raw or just microwaved, with little added fat.
We DO have treats but keep them small and infrequent.
We eat what we fancy without going wild when eating out.

This is more lifestyle than diet regime.
It works.
It's not faddy and is sustainable.

[Ningishzidda]

Since I attended a medieval ‘living museum’, I’ve started having herbs in my meat and having only onion, cabbage and root veg with it.
I’m now getting fed up with ‘Thick meat broth’ every night, but I feel great and have lost 3 lb this last week.
Tonight I’m going to spill a bit of turmeric, ginger and chilli in it to get it going.

Still on the eggs and black pudding for breakfast.

[SteveC]

Since I attended a medieval ‘living museum’, <snip>

Where? Sort of thing I'm into (particularly the cooking)

Still on the eggs and black pudding for breakfast.

Perfectly reasonable medieval fare.

[Ningishzidda]

Since I attended a medieval ‘living museum’, <snip>

Where? Sort of thing I'm into (particularly the cooking)

Still on the eggs and black pudding for breakfast.

Perfectly reasonable medieval fare.

It was a temporary affair. The Battle of Evesham 750th Anniversary weekend.

There are apparently, 22 re-enactment groups around the country who attend 'medieval' celebrations. You'll have to scour the net to find places who are hosting.
There is of course the summer jousts at Warwick Castle.

[hellymedic]

With the scales back in the bedroom, my 'unbelievable' weight loss has disappeared.
I weigh 60.0kg which is just what I would have expected.

[simonp]

75.0kg today. I'm planning to avoid a post-PBP weight gain, so restarted logging on Sunday and have started training for next season already.

[hellymedic]

I am beginning to think a '60's school dinner' diet and lifestyle might be an effective if dull way to lose weight.

Little, if any, eating between meals.
Consider what would have been a treat in the '60s; have it as an occasional treat but keep it special by reserving for special occasions.

'You can't have your pudding until you have eaten your greens!'

[Ningishzidda]

I am beginning to think a '60's school dinner' diet and lifestyle might be an effective if dull way to lose weight.

Little, if any eating between meals.
Consider what would have been a treat in the '60s; have it as an occasional treat but keep it special by reserving for special occasions.

'You can't have your pudding until you have eaten your greens!'

I’ll mail you some of my mum’s recipes, borrowed from Warwickshire Education Department School Meals Service.

1960s schoolday treat = 1/2 a 3d Mars bar shared with sister.


Wrong, Do it again!"
"If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding. How can you
have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat?"
"You! Yes, you behind the bikesheds, stand still laddy!"

[simonp]

Have decided to try gaining weight for a few months.

[Ningishzidda]

Treacle sponge pudding. Spotted dick. Suetty jam rolly-poly. Fruit cake and custard. Stewed rhubarb and brown sugar. Trifle. Slice peaches ‘upsidedown’ cake. Rice pudding and strawberry jam. Manchester tart. Semolina pudding ( Kentish Pudding Pie ).

60s school dinners,,, bring it on…

[Ningishzidda]

2010s schoolday treat.
“I hate you. I wanted a McDonalds and you give me a bag of Haribo. I hate you.”

[simonp]

Hopefully without gaining too much fat - so pigging out on cake is unfortunately not part of the plan.

[SteveC]

Not a good week (or fortnight, or three weeks) but one of our ParkRun core team said he thought I was trimmer than when he first got to know me, which was less than a year a go, so maybe the weight is rearranging itself?

[crowriver]

I am beginning to think a '60's school dinner' diet and lifestyle might be an effective if dull way to lose weight.

Indeed!

Sliced roast beef with gravy (protein)
Boiled potatoes (carbs)
Boiled cabbage (carbs, roughage and minerals)

Then for afters:

Jam sponge cake and custard (carbs, fat, some protein)

Yum! 

Actually I love cabbage so I might just give it a go.

[hellymedic]

I am beginning to think a '60's school dinner' diet and lifestyle might be an effective if dull way to lose weight.

Indeed!

Sliced roast beef with gravy (protein)
Boiled potatoes (carbs)
Boiled cabbage (carbs, roughage and minerals)

Then for afters:

Jam sponge cake and custard (carbs, fat, some protein)

Yum! 

Actually I love cabbage so I might just give it a go.

Keep the puddings small and
NO PUDDING TILL YOU'VE FINISHED YOUR GREENS!

[simonp]

Weight seems stable post-PBP.

I am currently eating quite a bit more than maintenance calories but so far, no weight gain, and no increase in SI skinfold. Where's it going?

[hellymedic]

It might be going into your bigger, better, more metabolically active muscles.
Maybe.
It might be hiding in visceral fat, unfortunately.

[simonp]

It might be going into your bigger, better, more metabolically active muscles.
Maybe.
It might be hiding in visceral fat, unfortunately.

32" jeans are snug - not tight - around my thighs, but loose around my waist. So probably not putting on much visceral fat.

Think I might venture into the gym again after Monday's disaster with the squats, I can do upper body while my legs continue to recover.

[hellymedic]

Beware of vanity sizing! 32" trousers from 2015 are much bigger than those from 1995!
Sorry to be such a repetitive old woman!

[simonp]

Beware of vanity sizing! 32" trousers from 2015 are much bigger than those from 1995!
Sorry to be such a repetitive old woman!

Well, last time I checked my waist it was around 81cm. November 2009, 87cm, and my body fat was estimated as 18%. The skinfold chart suggests 9% for 4mm but I strongly suspect it's an underestimate as I don't have visible abs, which you would expect at 9% body fat in a male. I think I'm somewhere above 10% and below 15%.

In 1995 I was probably wearing 28" jeans. Those days are gone now, and in the past they must remain.

[hellymedic]

4mm is pretty spare!
If your abs aren't visible, I suspect your skinfold might exceed 4mm over the tummy.
Fat distribution changes quite a lot with age and IME very slowly after dietary manipulation.
My forearms are now pretty thin.
My waist measures the same now as it did in 1999 but my hips are 3" smaller and I am 10kg less.

I've not been able to weigh myself today.
I expect my body fat to have changed little over the past fortnight.

[SteveC]

Beware of vanity sizing! 32" trousers from 2015 are much bigger than those from 1995!

Quite. I recently had cause to be measured properly, with a tape measure, by someone who knows about such things (in particular not by me being optimistic) and my true waist measurement is 36". A couple of weeks later I saw a pair of shorts in my wardrobe which I've not worn for  a year or two. "I wonder how they fit these days?" To be fair they are 'snug' and I wouldn't be happy wearing them anywhere important, but they would do fine for the garden or beach. M&S. Size 32". Silly.