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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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basillarkin

I am going to start my own journey now, weighed myself last week and have been my heaviest ever at 112kg which is way overweight for 5' 9"

I was 89kg only 3 years ago but bad injuries have seen my weight balloon in 3 years. I was always reasonable fit while been slightly overweight but my diet was never the best so looking to get back in to small bits, first on the bike and rowing in the gym as my body aint able for field team sports anymore. The fitness side i have always enjoyed but the diet part is going to be extremely hard.

I have been looking through the thread for inspiration on the diet side of things as i dont even know where to begin. Going back to food prep will be key for me and to stay away from drinks full of sugar and snacking. Rarely drink or eat out but work on building sights and would have bad deli food, roll in morning, a wrap at lunchtime followed by a takeaway in the evening.

Even as i write this down i can see why i have put on so much in the last 3 years. Staying injury free will be massive as well as anytime i have had setbacks in the bast ive done back to eating even more crap.

Going to spend a portion of bank holiday tomorrow food prepping and a light run in the evening, doest help that i got my bloods done earlier in the year and the doctor warned me that my weight was starting to be an issue and that my blood pressure was getting high.

Would be greatful of any major dos and donts.

landofthetree

https://www.precisionnutrition.com/weight-loss-calculator

Ive found this weightloss calculator to be very helpful.

Pretzill

Starting 94kg
Week 1: 94kg
Week 2: 94kg
Week 3: 93.5kg (-.5kg)
Week 4: 93kg (-.5kg)
Week 5:?
Week 6:?
Week 7: 92.6kg (-.4)

And then I started to go back up...:( by Week 8 I was at 94kg and feeling unwell - and then I hit 95kg and I thought I better get serious about this, because it's not just about being sick of being fat, it is becoming I'm sick of being fat and sick!

I'm not sure what week I am now - Week 12 I think.

Week 12: 91kg
4kg down on keto type diet over the last 10 days or so. I have also had more energy and have been able to up my exercise too. So fingers crossed I keep going down this time

Bassfish

Lost 15kg between last September and April. We've had a new arrival in the house so all routines and good habits went to sh1t. I put back on 8kg in two months! Now that she's two months old there's no need to to be carrying on with that nonsense so I'm back tracking on MFP and getting 7/8 veg and fruit a day. Might have to lay off my beloved Guinness at the weekends too!

[Deleted User]

Was down by about 30/35 pounds, crept back up by 10 or so in the last few weeks. Bad weekend just passed but proper stuff bought in, time to get trucking again. :P

el Fenomeno

I think an awful lot of late night eating - especially when it's junk like sweets, biscuits and cereal - is habit more than hunger. Especially with anything sugar-related. Your body adapts to a schedule/routine very easily and if you start releasing dopamine at the same time every night by eating junk, your body will expect it as a routine and that's what we call a craving

It's not your stomach wanting food to overcome hunger, it's your brain wanting sugar for a quick-fix dopamine release.

As Alf said, for me water was the easiest way to beat cravings. If you wake up with a massive sugar craving, just chug half a pint of water and it quenches that craving substantially. If you can beat them for a week or two, you'll find your body adapts to this and the cravings will stop.

[Deleted User]

iamtony wrote:

I'm back to 97kg

Thank **** haha

iamtony

Deleted User wrote: »

93.5 today. Not good. Had a bad few days eating wise. Will be good over the weekend

I'm back to 97kg:D

corcaigh1

ironictoaster wrote: »

Hi All,

I thought I would get involved after reading the entire thread. 28, male.

Just wondering does anyone have tips on what to eat late night? I usually wake up in the middle of the night (4 am) craving food. I keep going for a massive bowl of cereal!

My diet is my downfall I reckon - cereal(weetabix, special k, corn flakes and fruit and fibre) and low fat milk is the bet the main killer

However I am enjoying exercising again even if I can get 30 minute run on a treadmill during work. Aiming for 3 times a week. Weighing in tomorrow!

lol!! Its defo just a habit you need to break, body clock has adjusted to waking at that time etc. Resist the urge!

Alf Veedersane

ironictoaster wrote: »

Hi All,

I thought I would get involved after reading the entire thread. 28, male.

Just wondering does anyone have tips on what to eat late night? I usually wake up in the middle of the night (4 am) craving food. I keep going for a massive bowl of cereal!

My diet is my downfall I reckon - cereal(weetabix, special k, corn flakes and fruit and fibre) and low fat milk is the bet the main killer

However I am enjoying exercising again even if I can get 30 minute run on a treadmill during work. Aiming for 3 times a week. Weighing in tomorrow!

Have some water by your bed and drink it if you wake up and think you need to eat. If you were actually hungry, then you need to look at what you eat during the day.

Either way, the solution isnt finding something to eat during the night

[Deleted User]

93.5 today. Not good. Had a bad few days eating wise. Will be good over the weekend

Mellor

If you wake up at 4am go back to bed. You don’t need a big meal on the middle of the night to fuel sleep

ironictoaster

Hi All,

I thought I would get involved after reading the entire thread. 28, male.

Just wondering does anyone have tips on what to eat late night? I usually wake up in the middle of the night (4 am) craving food. I keep going for a massive bowl of cereal!

My diet is my downfall I reckon - cereal(weetabix, special k, corn flakes and fruit and fibre) and low fat milk is the bet the main killer

However I am enjoying exercising again even if I can get 30 minute run on a treadmill during work. Aiming for 3 times a week. Weighing in tomorrow!

[Deleted User]

Boom. 92.7

Pretzill

iamtony wrote: »

Haha I think most of us were slipping from the lack of activity on the thread.
I think it's important to also post about the bad times. It had inspired a few to get their ass in gear already. It also shows were all human and it's ok to have a few slip ups.

P.s 96kg this morning, already heading in the right direction.

I have been unwell the last few weeks - I think most of it is weight related.
There comes a time when carrying it actually starts to hurt the body and I've reached that point - It's hard. I stopped smoking over a year and a half ago and felt the health benefits immeadiately until the weight began to pile on :eek: - almost 2 stone in about 6 months

and then another stone thereafter.

The good thing is, this didn't drive me back to smoking - the bad thing is it came on so fast I didn't do anything to stop it. So I have a big effort now to start to lose it properly. I have already cut down on and cut out my smoking replacement (chocolate, biscuits, red wine and anything sugary)

I am really peed off that I replaced one unhealthy practice with another. Being overweight sucks. (At least I enjoyed smoking :pac:)

The reason I posted here is because I posted in the giving up forum the day I quit, so if I can do that, I can do this!

iamtony

MuffinTop86 wrote: »

Well done on that, myself and himself were the same, a few nearly every night in front of the tv with peanuts and pringles etc. I’m finding it makes a big difference! Still have a few on Saturday nights but not at home so no junk food

Yeah it's a bad habit to get into. We both gave up for 3 months early in the year but slowly fell back into the habit and that brought with it phone calls to the local Chinese etc. Costs a fortune as well!

iamtony

artvanderlay wrote: »

I love my sweet stuff but have started baking very simple, low fat, low calorie desserts and snacks instead of shop buying. I make a big batch of peanut butter cookie dough and keep it in the fridge. I might make 6 at a time and that keeps me going for a few days. I think gradually reducing sugar is the way to go; if I had to go cold turkey, it wouldn't work. I had some Ben and Jerry's the last day, for the first time in a long time and threw up the whole lot. I think I am actually getting intolerant to sugar-laced foods.

This is a brilliant, easy recipe for peanut butter cookies. I cut the sugar by over a half (80g instead of 200g, and I think I could go lower), I swap half the butter for Greek yoghurt (and it tastes better this way), and I use Aldi 100% peanut butter (no added sugar). Makes around 18-20 cookies, and I couldn't eat more than 2 of the cookies per day. The peanut butter makes them very filling.

https://www.livewellbakeoften.com/soft-peanut-butter-cookies/

sounds delicious!
Why don't you use a heat tolerent sweetener like canderel for baking?
Personally I don't have a sweet tooth at all, I could easily live without any form of sweet things. The savory carbs are my enemy!

iamtony

redzerdrog wrote: »

Ye have given me a kick in the ass to get back on the scales tomorrow. Far too much chocolate, cake and sweets recently and I feel like ****e for it

Haha I think most of us were slipping from the lack of activity on the thread.
I think it's important to also post about the bad times. It had inspired a few to get their ass in gear already. It also shows were all human and it's ok to have a few slip ups.

P.s 96kg this morning, already heading in the right direction.

artvanderlay

I love my sweet stuff but have started baking very simple, low fat, low calorie desserts and snacks instead of shop buying. I make a big batch of peanut butter cookie dough and keep it in the fridge. I might make 6 at a time and that keeps me going for a few days. I think gradually reducing sugar is the way to go; if I had to go cold turkey, it wouldn't work. I had some Ben and Jerry's the last day, for the first time in a long time and threw up the whole lot. I think I am actually getting intolerant to sugar-laced foods.

This is a brilliant, easy recipe for peanut butter cookies. I cut the sugar by over a half (80g instead of 200g, and I think I could go lower), I swap half the butter for Greek yoghurt (and it tastes better this way), and I use Aldi 100% peanut butter (no added sugar). Makes around 18-20 cookies, and I couldn't eat more than 2 of the cookies per day. The peanut butter makes them very filling.

https://www.livewellbakeoften.com/soft-peanut-butter-cookies/

redzerdrog

15st 10lbs
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14st 1.5lbs
14st 0.5lbs
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14st 8lbs
14st 5lbs
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3 months later and I am back up to 14st 9.5lbs

Time to cop on

MuffinTop86

iamtony wrote: »

When you drink almost every night it doesn't matter when you give it up:pac:

Well done on that, myself and himself were the same, a few nearly every night in front of the tv with peanuts and pringles etc. I’m finding it makes a big difference! Still have a few on Saturday nights but not at home so no junk food

redzerdrog

Ye have given me a kick in the ass to get back on the scales tomorrow. Far too much chocolate, cake and sweets recently and I feel like ****e for it

iamtony

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm doing a parkrun tomorrow. FFS. It's getting serious

Good luck with it!

[Deleted User]

I'm doing a parkrun tomorrow. FFS. It's getting serious

iamtony

Xzavier Limited Teamwork wrote: »

Giving up drink on a Friday you mad thing

When you drink almost every night it doesn't matter when you give it up:pac:

q85dw7osi4lebg

Giving up drink on a Friday you mad thing

iamtony

Deleted User wrote: »

Healthy burrito for lunch, quorn pieces with peas and carrots for dinner. Now I'm going to bed because I have curly wurlys in the fridge.

Absolutely raging with myself for the weight gain but motivated now to get it off again.

I'm threw away all my bigger clothes and now I'm squeezed into mediums and larges and feel rubbish about it.

I'm not letting myself buy clothes now though. I will have that 5kg gone by the end of the month. You better get your arse in gear Tony!!!!

Off the drink from today. Me and the missus so that's a big help. I've a scales in the bathroom now that should give me incentive to stay on track.
Hate when the clothes get too tight:(
Anyway I'm in it to win it so I'm hoping for massive losses this week:pac:

q85dw7osi4lebg

silverharp wrote: »

you should try make your own soup, "low calorie" soups will still add sugar

Not to mention salt, I love soup but can't get over the sodium content in even the healthier ones.

q85dw7osi4lebg

I'm a full stone heavier than I was 5.5 years ago. Fluctuated up and down a good bit in that time.

Just ran the sums, to put on that stone I've only had to overeat by 25 cals a day in that period. How is that fair !

Have now changed from vegi to pescatarian, 2.5 months without farmed meat now. Down few lb, lightest I've been all year now.

Eating about 1700 cals a day atm. (Net)

silverharp

Deleted User wrote: »

I weighed myself again this morning.

Down to 93.9kg. one kg in the bag.

(I know weighing yourself every day is a poor reflection on actual weight loss but I'm using it as a positive)

Banana for breakfast, low cal tomato soup for lunch and chicken and peppers for dinner.

If I can get the scales to say 92 (even if it's 92.9kg) by Sunday, I'll be a happy bunny.

you should try make your own soup, "low calorie" soups will still add sugar