Yet Another Cycling Forum
General Category => The Knowledge => Health & Fitness => Topic started by: Regulator on 08 May, 2008, 10:18:25 am
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In an attempt to actually shift some of the 3-4 stone of extra weight I am carrying, I've joined WeightWatchers - and I'm the only man in my group :-[
I chose Weightwatchers as they are the groups generally recommended by the medical profession and they have a good success rate.
Anyone else taken the plunge? Can we share our success stories / tips / recipes?
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I've joined them three different times. I lost 50lbs the second time and have the certificate too! If you get on well at the group and with the group leaders, it is a very effective way to lose weight.
When I was successful I was working in an office with a couple of women who also did Weightwatchers, but at different groups. The friendly rivalry and the mutual check on day-time snacks worked for all three of us.
I've since put half my weight-loss back on, but am on another diet right now.
For me, the most effective diet method is just to write down everything I eat or drink. If I do that honestly, the weight falls off - but only temporarily - 'cos I'm a fat bastard at heart.
Weightwatchers works brilliantly if you have other things going well at the time.
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I did ww a few years ago - it was the 18 points a day diet. I have a few nice 0 point recipes if ww still do the the point stuff.
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I did ww a few years ago - it was the 18 points a day diet. I have a few nice 0 point recipes if ww still do the the point stuff.
They do - but I get an allowance of 34 points a day... :o - plus I keep earning additional points by cycling (an extra 3 points just for the commute to and from work).
My problem is that I've not managed to use all 34 points in a day - never mind the extras.
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I never used to count my cycling points. I was told to use full fat milk and yoghurts. It's a healthier way of using up the points rather than eating chocolate (which I thought would be a good idea!)
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I was discussing calorie consumption with my nephew, who is a doctor.
Based on an online calorie counter I found (I can't find the same one now), we calculated that in 2007 I burned almost 600000 extra calories through cycling 7800 miles. I think that figure is way too high. Even I'm not that greedy...
Looking at different websites gives varying results. This one (http://www.cobr.co.uk/e-cobr_information/t_and_r_section/sections/nutrition/Cycling%20will%20increase%20your%20daily%20output.shtml) claims "And even at a recreational pace of 15 MPH, 1 hour a day of riding will burn almost 4000 Calories per week (the equivalent of a pound of fat) in addition to your normal activities. " I can't maintain 15 mph no matter what. Correction - I managed it on one ride last year for 20 miles. Once I got to 20 miles I relaxed a bit and my final average for the ride was about 13 mph.
This one (http://www.dietandfitnesstoday.com/caloriesBurnedInfo.php?weight=108&duration=60&id=4) in addition to your normal activities.) reckons 908 calories an hour for a 108 kg lardarse like me riding at 12 mph.
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If you are thrashing around the hills of Malta, you will need extra on top of the basic 2,200, maybe as much as an extra 2,000
I can reassure you all that there was no risk of a serious calorie deficit among the four of us in Malta ;D
Mind you I did lose weight that week which has stayed off.
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I lost a bit of weight too, but I assume t'was just water retention lol.
I was thinking about joining a weightwatchers typre programme, how much are they?
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I didn't bother with diet or ww I just ...
1/ cut my junk in take from 3-4 times a week to 1-2 a month
2/ cut away the "snacks" e.g. didn't eat the crips, cakes, candy and biscuit
3/ stopped using the car started to cycle 14miles every working day
4/ started to eat at regular time and less at meal times *)
5/ cut my beer in take too **)
2 years later I'm 5 stones + lighter EDIT I'm now just under the 15 stone.
*) instead of eating at random times and also a massive plate and then seconds
**) which was hard at first but what helped was that I was so utterly knackered after cycling and a days work that I just went to sleep and didn't get to drink at all. I was 20stone+ and haven't done anything other than walking to the next pub for over 4 years.
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I was discussing calorie consumption with my nephew, who is a doctor.
Based on an online calorie counter I found (I can't find the same one now), we calculated that in 2007 I burned almost 600000 extra calories through cycling 7800 miles. I think that figure is way too high. Even I'm not that greedy...
Looking at different websites gives varying results. This one (http://www.cobr.co.uk/e-cobr_information/t_and_r_section/sections/nutrition/Cycling%20will%20increase%20your%20daily%20output.shtml) claims "And even at a recreational pace of 15 MPH, 1 hour a day of riding will burn almost 4000 Calories per week (the equivalent of a pound of fat) in addition to your normal activities. " I can't maintain 15 mph no matter what. Correction - I managed it on one ride last year for 20 miles. Once I got to 20 miles I relaxed a bit and my final average for the ride was about 13 mph.
This one (http://www.dietandfitnesstoday.com/caloriesBurnedInfo.php?weight=108&duration=60&id=4) in addition to your normal activities.) reckons 908 calories an hour for a 108 kg lardarse like me riding at 12 mph.
I did 254 miles in April and put a stone on! In a month! My trousers are looser round the waist and tighter round the arse - I think I'm losing a bit of fat, developing a bit more muscle and the flab in my arse is higher up.
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I went for my weigh in yesterday...
and I had lost 7½ lbs in the first week :thumbsup:
I was 'Loser of the Week' ??? in my group.
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I was 'Loser of the Week' ??? in my group.
haha Loser, naa well done you :)
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My wife joined WW five years ago, just after we got married (the wedding photos are NOT on public display). She didn't do the meetings, but the 'at home' option. As I was doing all the shopping and cooking at the time, I was going to have to be involved if it was going to work. We then bought some scales. 17 stone :o
Before the end of the year I was down to around 11 stone (never below that and usually about 11-7).
I'm now just under 12 stone. We didn't usually feel hungry during the experience (obviously there were one or two occasions which were difficult, but usually no problem).
Suggestion -- budget the treats FIRST! (in my case a beer allowance).
Obviously worked for us. My only cycling during that period was the 2.85 miles each way to work, four days a week. I also swam once or maybe twice a week.
Losing that much weight had some problems -- several old friends have failed to recognise me! But over all I'd recommend WW (and trying to be a sensible weight)
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I've been to weightwatchers in the past and I'm going to Rosemary Conley classes at the moment. the thing that I find most helpful, apart from writing down what I eat is to make sure I eat something every 3 hours or so. I aim to have regular meals and in between I have an apple or other piece of fruit or a yoghurt. That way you don't have big dips in energy which make you eat things that are less suitable. I try to avoid refined sugar as that also burns up too fast. :)
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Wahey! Another 3 lbs down this week :thumbsup: - despite the cooked breakfast, beer and large ice-cream over the weekend. ;D
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I got weighed last week and I seemed to have put on 3 pounds - cancelling out the good work of the week before. :( However, when I was weighed last night, I was supposedly down 8 lbs on last week - which is a hell of a weight loss when I've been pigging out a bit.
I think the discrepancy may have arisen becuase I wasn't weighed on the usual machine at my regular meeting (I was in Manchester last week) so we've agreed to call it a 5 lb weight loss over 2 weeks.
However, it does mean that I've lost 15½ lbs in 4 weeks! :thumbsup: ;D
Only another 3 stone to go... :-\
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However, it does mean that I've lost 15½ lbs in 4 weeks! :thumbsup: ;D
Careful Reg - you're way over the 2lb/week limit. I know it feels nice now dropping the weight so fast, but you may pay for it later.
(Maybe have a 'rest week' - healthy food but lots of it?)
Still, well done on the progress - must be very satisfying.
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Men tend to lose quicker than women. My GP says a loss of 4-5 lbs a week is OK but I know that it will slow down after the first month or so. I expect this week's loss to be in the region of 2-3 lbs.
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Careful Reg - you're way over the 2lb/week limit. I know it feels nice now dropping the weight so fast, but you may pay for it later.
I managed to lose 3lb a week for about six months a few years ago. Dead straight line on the graph apart from two 'silly' weekends and a holiday (and I didn't put weight on even then).
I will admit I'm now about a stone heavier than the minumum and would like to lose a few pounds, but that still makes me 5 stone lighter than when I started. So it is possible to keep it off.
S