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Sick of being fat

Deise boii

Hello

I'm nearly 36 just under 6ft and in and around 15st 8lbs. I am fed up of being on the big side.

I used to play gaa and would go for a run once a week. I know I need to increase that. I can go for 10k in under an hour which I know would be quite slow but suppose it's a start.

Basically I'm here looking for advice about ways to get down to under 15st maybe closer to 14. I want to change my diet as sometimes it can be good but when work is busy and working long hours I notice it goes to pot

I had ideas that other people would join in here and we support eachother to try and loose a bit or just for encouragement.

Any takers?

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[Deleted User]

87.0 kg this morning.

Can't seem to lose anything. Might have plateaued with the diet. I suppose I'll have to *gulp* exercise.

q85dw7osi4lebg

Week 1 - 96.1 kg
Week 2 - 95.7 kg
Week 3 - 95.2 kg
Week 4 - 94.8 kg
Week 5 - 94.3 kg
Week 6 - 93.4 kg

Slow and steady wins the race....or something like that!

iamtony

iamtony wrote: »

At my heaviest ever last week at 103.4kg this morning I was 102.00 hopefully this is it, I've dropped some bad habits and picked up some new good habits. This is my year!

100.1kg this morning. I love those first week losses. Pity they don't happen every week.
7.3 pounds or half a stone down in a week.
One more kg lose will get me out of obese bmi to overweight.

iamtony

corcaigh1 wrote: »

35 here...must be an Irish thing, lots of us males in thirties around 5ft 11 - 6ft seem to be around 15 stone to 15.5 stone. Ive had it now myself after buying some nice clothing recently and looking in the mirror...look bloody awful, I don't have a chubby face & have skinny legs and arms so I have this large muffin top gut fecking terrible...apple shaped lol.

Ive always worn dark t-shirts & hoodies etc to hide it somewhat but ive got to pull the finger out now and stick to a 6 month plan of strict exercise and proper eating to shake off 2 stone at least. My problem is I always only manage a month or so of dieting and exercise and drop a little weight feel lighter and then go back to my old ways!

Yeah your pretty much the same as me in height build etc. Most of the weight in the gut, but don't fool yourself with your skinny face talk, when you loose the weight and look b ack at pictures you will notice.
Your problem is your attitude, you need a permanent lifestyle change not a quick diet!

corcaigh1

Deise boii wrote: »

Hello

I'm nearly 36 just under 6ft and in and around 15st 8lbs. I am fed up of being on the big side.

I used to play gaa and would go for a run once a week. I know I need to increase that. I can go for 10k in under an hour which I know would be quite slow but suppose it's a start.

Basically I'm here looking for advice about ways to get down to under 15st maybe closer to 14. I want to change my diet as sometimes it can be good but when work is busy and working long hours I notice it goes to pot

I had ideas that other people would join in here and we support eachother to try and loose a bit or just for encouragement.

Any takers?

35 here...must be an Irish thing, lots of us males in thirties around 5ft 11 - 6ft seem to be around 15 stone to 15.5 stone. Ive had it now myself after buying some nice clothing recently and looking in the mirror...look bloody awful, I don't have a chubby face & have skinny legs and arms so I have this large muffin top gut fecking terrible...apple shaped lol.

Ive always worn dark t-shirts & hoodies etc to hide it somewhat but ive got to pull the finger out now and stick to a 6 month plan of strict exercise and proper eating to shake off 2 stone at least. My problem is I always only manage a month or so of dieting and exercise and drop a little weight feel lighter and then go back to my old ways!

iamtony

At my heaviest ever last week at 103.4kg this morning I was 102.00 hopefully this is it, I've dropped some bad habits and picked up some new good habits. This is my year!

q85dw7osi4lebg

Thinking of doing the Friday weigh in myself from now on.

ILikeBoats

Week 1 - 86.2kg
Week 2 - 84.4kg
Week 3 - 83.4kg
Week 4 - In America busy putting back on all the weight I lost
Week 5 - 84.9kg
Week 6 - 82.9kg

Gonna do my weigh-ins on a Friday from now on as it is a better reflection of average weight

redzerdrog

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14st 1.5lbs
Was away for the weekend and over indulged

q85dw7osi4lebg

Week 1 - 96.1 kg
Week 2 - 95.7 kg
Week 3 - 95.2 kg
Week 4 - 94.8 kg
Week 5 - 94.3 kg

Hour in the gym twice a week, net calories approx 1800 daily.

q85dw7osi4lebg

Week 1 - 96.1 kg
Week 2 - 95.7 kg
Week 3 - 95.2 kg
Week 4 - 94.8 kg

Started back at the gym yesterday. Should start to pick up the weight loss pace now.

redzerdrog

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14st 0.5lbs
Kept on forgetting to weigh in so it was about 10 days from the last weigh in. 1lb down isn't bad however I feel like I have trained harder during this, had 2 gym sessions, 1 preseason football training and 2 rounds of golf.
Definitely feel the best I have done since before Christmas so i telling myself that muscle has replaced fat and that's why am not down more :-)

willabur

Going to jump in on this thread.
I'm 184 cm, 105 KG. With a Wedding in June I want to lost 10KG at least of that figure.

Why I think it is achievable - I'm cycling 23km per day (rain/hail/shine) since the start of the year. I am down 3KG
I have realised though I need to sort out the diet. Have found this thread which is great, downloaded myfitnesspal and I am starting to track calories.

Why I think I will fail - I love falling off the wagon. Its going to take a serious cramp down on cheat days or cheat on my cheats and make them a relatively healthy day - that and cut down on pints (drinking at home is a killer) - wish me luck

Penn

Payton wrote: »

With MyFiness Pal do you have to use up all the calories in your goal for the day?

No, but do try and make sure you're not going too low too often.

ILikeBoats

Monday weigh-in

Week 1 - 86.2kg
Week 2 - 84.4kg
Week 3 - 83.4kg
Week 4 - In America busy putting back on all the weight I lost
Week 5 - 84.9kg

Nothing on for next month so should be disciplined

redzerdrog

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Slipped up and have gone from 84.5 to 87.2.

Ugh. So hard to lose but so easy to put on.

Definitely a lot easier to put back on and then it feels even harder to lose 2nd time round.

I think the key is to catch the slide before it gets out of control, even maintaining that weight for a week before starting to move things in the right direction again

[Deleted User]

Slipped up and have gone from 84.5 to 87.2.

Ugh. So hard to lose but so easy to put on.

Mellor

Payton wrote: »

With MyFiness Pal do you have to use up all the calories in your goal for the day?

Nope.
Probably better if you don't tbh

Payton

With MyFiness Pal do you have to use up all the calories in your goal for the day?

Heres Johnny

Haven't been documenting as much as some on here but my weight is now at 102kgs from 118kgs in Sept/Oct when I started. Combining a bit of running with some gym work in my local rugby club so I'm very active. Walk short distances now never drive. Have done a good few 5km parkruns now in prep for Dublin marathon. The increase in activity has obviously created a calorie deficit. If I'm being honest I could have probably gone to 90kgs already if I was really trying my hardest which would have been my bottom target weight at the outset. Still have a big dinner generally full of potatoes or pasta, meat, Bolognese sauces, but I'm not eating as much bread, have a takeaway once a week and have a good sup of beer once a week too (10 pints plus). So I'm not denying myself anything which is helping. Don't snack also which helps, very rare I'd have crisps or chocolate.
Things working in my favour - quite heavily muscled from years of rugby and strength training so I think I burn more calories than most just to maintain. Fitness - I'm used to hard training and I can push myself and go heavy on the weights room.
So 16kgs in about 4 months I'm happy with, I thought 100kg would see me at my optimal weight but I think it's closer to 90kgs now. So short term is the drive to 100kgs in 2 weeks then 90kgs in 2 months. Will be delighted when I get there. In old money I've gone from 260 lbs which is 18 stone 8 to 224 lbs which is 16 stone on the button and I look and feel much better. Target weight old money is 200 lbs which is 14 stone 4. So 4 stone 4 lbs loss total.

Snapgal

Just came across this thread here.Goint to aim to lose half a stone per 4 weeks and aim to have lost stone and a half by end of 12 weeks.

q85dw7osi4lebg

Mellor wrote: »

If you don't mind me asking, what were you implementing for the first 3 weeks if not dietary changes or fitness?

I continued to do my usual daily routine, I burn about 2800 cals a day going by my Garmin, when I removed the additional alcohol calories I'm only eating about 2500 cals a day, so it would be from a calorie deficit.

Mellor

Xzavier Limited Teamwork wrote: »

Week 1 - 96.1 kg
Week 2 - 95.7 kg
Week 3 - 95.2 kg

Very slow progress but I only began implementing dietary changes yesterday. Will start the fitness side of things in the coming day.

If you don't mind me asking, what were you implementing for the first 3 weeks if not dietary changes or fitness?

q85dw7osi4lebg

Tuesday weigh in

Week 1 - 96.1 kg
Week 2 - 95.7 kg
Week 3 - 95.2 kg

Very slow progress but I only began implementing dietary changes yesterday. Will start the fitness side of things in the coming days.

Weight loss so far solely from not having a drink since new years.

el Fenomeno

Fair play redzer, progress is progress, no matter how much you think it's slowed down.

1.5lbs in a week is perfectly fine btw!

redzerdrog

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14st 1.5lbs Jesus it felt easier before Christmas, feel like I had to work harder this week and was maybe expecting slightly more of a loss but at least it moving in the right direction for the 2nd week in a row

tony1980

peteeeed wrote: »

i'm 6ft 3 and was 18 and half stone in my early 30's and started by working out a circuit of 4 km and walking it then jogging and when i got tired slowed to a walk but kept walking till i got my breath back then would jog again then eventually i was able to run the full 4km . then i joined a gym , that combined with cutting out food after 7pm bar the off lapse i lost 4 stone

That’s great stuff! It just shows you that the evening time is the most dangerous time for bad snacks or take away food while watching TV. That change alone would make a huge difference in most people’s lives!

peteeeed

i'm 6ft 3 and was 18 and half stone in my early 30's and started by working out a circuit of 4 km and walking it then jogging and when i got tired slowed to a walk but kept walking till i got my breath back then would jog again then eventually i was able to run the full 4km . then i joined a gym , that combined with cutting out food after 7pm bar the off lapse i lost 4 stone

ILikeBoats

Monday weigh-in

Week 1 - 86.2kg
Week 2 - 84.4kg
Week 3 - 83.4kg

Heading to the US this week, this won't bode well!

q85dw7osi4lebg

Monday weigh in

Week 1 - 96.1 kg
Week 2 - 95.7 kg

No dietary changes and no additional exercise, however I am doing dry January.