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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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Bassfish

Friday weigh in:
Week 1 103.2kg
Week 2 101.3kg
Week 3 99.3kg

[Deleted User]

Padraig Mor wrote: »

.............even just sticking to a strict three meals a day with no snacks is essentially the most basic form of the plan................

Provided the total calories put you in a calorie deficit.

MilfordBud

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Week 0: 301.6.
Week 1: 290.6 lbs (-11).
Week 2: 282.8 lbs (-18.8).
Week 3: 279.9 lbs (-21.7).
Week 4: 276.3 lbs (-25.3).
Week 5: 269.8 lbs (-31.8).
Week 6: 265.3 lbs (-36.3).
Week 7: 262.2 lbs (-39.4).
Week 8: 257.6 lbs (-44).
Week 9: 251.9 lbs (-49.7).
Week 10: 249.1 lbs (-52.5).
Week 11: 249 lbs (-52.6).
Week 12: 246.1 lbs (-55.5).
Week 13: 245 lbs (-56.6).
Week 14: 243.3 lbs (-58.3).
Week 15: 237.2 lbs (-64.4).
Week 16: 236.9 lbs (-64.7).
Week 17: 235.7 lbs (-65.9).
Week 18: 233.4 lbs (-68.2).
Week 19: 231.6 lbs (-70).
Week 20: 234 lbs (-67.6).
Week 21: 230.9 lbs (-70.7).
Week 22: 227.3 lbs (-74.3).
Week 23: 228.2 lbs (-73.4).
Week 24: 222.5 lbs (-79.1).
Week 25: 219.8 lbs (-81.8).
Week 26: 218.5 lbs (-83.1).
Week 27: 221.1 lbs (-80.5).
Week 28: 217.5 lbs (-84.1).
Week 29: (holidays)
Week 30: (holidays)
Week 31: 218.7 lbs (-82.9).
Week 32: 216.8 lbs (-84.8).
Week 33: 216.8 lbs (-84.8).
Week 34: 217.7 lbs (-83.9).
Week 35: 211.3 lbs (-90.3).

Hope I'm not putting the cart before the horse......but the finish line (<200 lbs) is in sight! Just gotta stay on track for a few weeks....

Some going. Fair play to you.

rofno1

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Week 0: 301.6.
Week 1: 290.6 lbs (-11).

Week 35: 211.3 lbs (-90.3).

Hope I'm not putting the cart before the horse......but the finish line (<200 lbs) is in sight! Just gotta stay on track for a few weeks....

Time to change user name to Padraig Beag

Hodors Appletart

Augeo wrote: »

Provided the total calories put you in a calorie deficit.

I believe I am having a calorie deficit with that intake

problems I had before were that everything I was eating was bland or very obviously "health food" - but I'd eat those chilli/garlic/ginger asian flavours every day if I could I love them.

MilfordBud

1st Jan 243 lbs
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5th Feb 229 lbs
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17th April 223lbs
24th April 222lbs

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8th May 220 lbs
15th May 218lbs
22nd May 216lbs
29th May 215lbs

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26th June 210lbs
10th July 206lbs
31st July 203lbs
14th August 203lbs
11th September 198lbs

Happy enough with my current weight. I had targeted 190 but that might be a bit light for my body shape at 6'3". Have loosened a bit on the diet but sticking to 3 or 4 gym sessions a week, the odd hike and mainly bike or walk to places in the city. Took a week off up around the North coast and didn't do too much of a dog on it plus got some hikes in. Felt myself creeping back in to the takeaway life (3 in a week) at end of August so swore off them for September. Hoping to maintain in or around this level going forward and will keep an eye if I start any creep upwards. A weird danger for me is people complimenting me on my weight loss. This has happened me before and it's almost like mentally it drives bad behaviour. Someone will say I'm looking well so I'll decide it's grand to eat **** food then. At least I'm aware of it I suppose.

whatawaster

Start - 17st 1lb
Week 1 - 16st 13lb (-2) (-2)
Week 2 - 16st 11lb (-2) (-4)
Week 3 - 16st 9lb (-2) (-6)
Week 4 - 16st 7lb (-2) (-8)
Week 5 - 16st 6lb (-1) (-9)
Week 6 - 16st 4lb (-2) (-11)
Week 7 - 16st 1lb (-3) (-14)
Week 8 - 16st 0lb (-1) (-15)
Week 9 - 15st 13lb (-1) (-16)
Week 10 - 15st 11lb (-2) (-18)
Week 11 - 15st 9lb (-2) (-20)
Week 12 - 15st 8lb (-1) (-21)
Week 13 - 15st 7lb (-1) (-22)
Week 14 - 15st 5lb (-2) (-24)

Delighted with that week. Birthday yesterday, got my weigh-in out of the way at 8am and then proceeded to have:
- 4 pancakes (with butter, sugar and lemon juice)
- 3 slices of cake
- a Chinese takeaway

Now to be good until Christmas

SteelyDanJalapeno

Mind if I join!?
Male 33, 6ft
Starting weight 246lbs, goal weight 180lbs

Week 1 Aug 20th 2020 : 246lbs
Week 2 Aug 27th 2020 : 242lbs
Week 3 Sept 4th 2020 : 236lbs
Week 4 Sept 11th 2020 : 233lbs

Bassfish

SteelyDanJalapeno wrote: »

Mind if I join!?
Male 33, 6ft
Starting weight 246lbs, goal weight 180lbs

Week 1 Aug 20th 2020 : 246lbs
Week 2 Aug 27th 2020 : 242lbs
Week 3 Sept 4th 2020 : 236lbs
Week 4 Sept 11th 2020 : 233lbs

That's good going. What are you doing in terms of nutrition and exercise?

Genghis

My name is Genghis, and its been 2 weeks since my last confession

Great to read all the stories in this thread, while I try to keep my posts to every couple of weeks, I do read the thread every second or so day, its very inspiring.

In the last 2 weeks, I managed to breakthrough 80kg - which is, for me, hugely significant. I can only remember short periods in my past where I have ever been sub 80kg, and these would have been when I was running marathons and triathloning reasonably competitively. As it happens the lowest weight I ever remember being was 78.3kg, and I am currently within 1.3kg of that.

I would never have thought I could acheive almost 2.5 stone loss (14.5kg) in under 10 weeks. I am today 12 and a half stone; mid July I was well over 14 stone 11 pounds.

I did hit a plateau in or around 80kg, and while today I saw a half-kilo drop I am not yet convinced I am through it, but I am confiden I can get to 78's in the next 3 to 4 weeks, which I then hope to maintain thereafter.

I have been doing Intermittent Fasting (IF), basically not having breakfast, and eating 2 meals, occassionally one snack, all broadly between 1:30pm and 7:30pm each day. Avoiding all bread and potato, mainly sticking to vegetable, meat based protein, unsweetened yoghurt, nuts, berries, with coffee, water and occassional Coke Zero for drinks. Absolutely no confectionary, e.g. no sweets, no crisps, no chocolate, no biscuits, no baked goods, pretty much no processed foods, and I have also stayed away from alcohol.

I exercise daily but would have exercised daily before IF and not seen any weight change.

In addition to the weight stats, I've included some other stats - e.g. my Blood Pressure has come down (it had been something like 145/90 last visit to doctor), and my resting heart rate has improved, e.g. last Jul/Sep my RHR was 57 or 58 in each month, this year it was 53 in July, 48 in August and 46 so far in September.

Day 0 - 94.10kg
Day 3 - 91.50kg (-2.60kg)
Day 6 - 89.90kg (-4.20kg)
Day 9 - 88.95kg (-5.15kg) [BP 134/88]
Day 13 - 88.05kg (-6.05kg)
Day 19 - 87.60kg (-6.50kg)
Day 22 - 86.50kg (-7.60kg) [BP 135/86]
Day 25 - 85.10kg (-9.00kg)
Day 28 - 85.50kg (-8.60kg)
Day 31 - 84.60kg (-9.50kg)
Day 34 - 83.25kg (-10.85kg)
Day 37 - 82.65kg (-11.45kg)
Day 40 - 82.45kg (-11.65kg)
Day 44 - 82.05kg (-12.05kg)
Day 47 - 82.05kg (-12.05kg) [BP 147/89]
Day 50 - 81.25kg (-12.85kg)
Day 53 - 80.85kg (-13.25kg)
Day 56 - 79.85kg (-14.25kg)
Day 59 - 80.20kg (-13.90kg)
Day 62 - 80.10kg (-14.00kg)
Day 65 - 79.60kg (-14.50kg) [BP 132/83]

[Deleted User]

Genghis wrote: »

..........
I have been doing Intermittent Fasting (IF), basically not having breakfast, and eating 2 meals, occassionally one snack, all broadly between 1:30pm and 7:30pm each day. Avoiding all bread and potato, mainly sticking to vegetable, meat based protein, unsweetened yoghurt, nuts, berries, with coffee, water and occassional Coke Zero for drinks. Absolutely no confectionary, e.g. no sweets, no crisps, no chocolate, no biscuits, no baked goods, pretty much no processed foods, and I have also stayed away from alcohol.

I exercise daily but would have exercised daily before IF and not seen any weight change...........

Well done, prior to IF had you been doing the bits in bold also?

SteelyDanJalapeno

Bassfish wrote: »

That's good going. What are you doing in terms of nutrition and exercise?

Hi!

I actually sound very similar to Genghis above.

Nutrition : 2 meals a day with light snacks between 12 - 8, calorie wise I'm aiming for 1400-1500 most days which puts me in a good deficit.
Lunch is loaded with veg, sometimes a curry, or chilli, or tomato based sauce meal, with a little white rice usually. These meals are roughly 500 cals. Stocking up on fruit with this meal and fruit usually for a snack throughout the day if hungry.
Dinner is usually white meat or fish based, again loaded with veg, not too much starch like rice or potatoes.

I've cut out alcohol except for special occasions which I reckon may be once every 10 weeks or so, before now I would have drank most weekends, so this alone is playing a big factor imo, as I think my diet was pretty good before this. Probably drank 2000+ calories a week.

No sweets or crisps or soda, but was never too bad for those anyway. Sparkling water and sometimes homemade protein and oatballs if peckish with tea.

Aiming for 10k steps every day, this alone is at least 400 calories spent, usually more but I average down, and it's very easy to do. Also trying to do some core exercises to start and I play soccer once a week.

It's great to start seeing the belt move in a hole or 2 and be able to fit back into those shirts in the wardrobe

Genghis

Augeo wrote: »

Well done, prior to IF had you been doing the bits in bold also?

If you mean immediately prior, no - In my post I describe the change, so pretty much all of the items I list are changes to say earlier this year.

A number of years ago a similar diet (with no IF) had sustainably reduced my weight by I think 2, maybe 3kgs. Then last year an IF approach on its own had achieved maybe 1-2kgs over say 6 weeks which quickly went back on as I abandoned IF.

I am following the Fast800 approach, which I is - I think crucially - two things working together: the clean, low sugar, Mediterranean diet together with IF. The What and the When, if you like.

Works for me.

Padraig Mor

Some seriously good work there guys (gals?) - well done!

Genghis wrote: »

In addition to the weight stats, I've included some other stats - e.g. my Blood Pressure has come down (it had been something like 145/90 last visit to doctor), and my resting heart rate has improved, e.g. last Jul/Sep my RHR was 57 or 58 in each month, this year it was 53 in July, 48 in August and 46 so far in September.

Interesting data. I got bloods done in Jan (@ 300 lbs) and July (@ ~220). Think earlier ones had high triglycerides etc indicating fatty liver etc. Latter were described by doctor as "perfect" - first time hearing that! Cholesterol was actually 5.6 (moderately high) but down from 6.4 previously - apparently it's a bit of a lagging indicator so should continue downwards. BP in July was 135/80 IIRC so pretty spot on (was up to 150/100 before).

I exercise daily but would have exercised daily before IF and not seen any weight change.

Might still be doing you good though (well, of course it's doing good I suppose!). I had significant spells earlier in year after I started exercising properly where I wasn't losing much weight, but the waistline was definitely decreasing - so keep an eye out for those 'non scale victories'!

scilover

if youre a busy person, the most common thing to do is to control your food portions as it is hard for you to exercise often. it do helps, control your food portion, no sugar (carbonated drinks, sweets), and eat before night.

Padraig Mor

Week 0: 301.6.
Week 1: 290.6 lbs (-11).
Week 2: 282.8 lbs (-18.8).
Week 3: 279.9 lbs (-21.7).
Week 4: 276.3 lbs (-25.3).
Week 5: 269.8 lbs (-31.8).
Week 6: 265.3 lbs (-36.3).
Week 7: 262.2 lbs (-39.4).
Week 8: 257.6 lbs (-44).
Week 9: 251.9 lbs (-49.7).
Week 10: 249.1 lbs (-52.5).
Week 11: 249 lbs (-52.6).
Week 12: 246.1 lbs (-55.5).
Week 13: 245 lbs (-56.6).
Week 14: 243.3 lbs (-58.3).
Week 15: 237.2 lbs (-64.4).
Week 16: 236.9 lbs (-64.7).
Week 17: 235.7 lbs (-65.9).
Week 18: 233.4 lbs (-68.2).
Week 19: 231.6 lbs (-70).
Week 20: 234 lbs (-67.6).
Week 21: 230.9 lbs (-70.7).
Week 22: 227.3 lbs (-74.3).
Week 23: 228.2 lbs (-73.4).
Week 24: 222.5 lbs (-79.1).
Week 25: 219.8 lbs (-81.8).
Week 26: 218.5 lbs (-83.1).
Week 27: 221.1 lbs (-80.5).
Week 28: 217.5 lbs (-84.1).
Week 29: (holidays)
Week 30: (holidays)
Week 31: 218.7 lbs (-82.9).
Week 32: 216.8 lbs (-84.8).
Week 33: 216.8 lbs (-84.8).
Week 34: 217.7 lbs (-83.9).
Week 35: 211.3 lbs (-90.3).
Week 36: 207.5 lbs (-94.1).

corcaigh1

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Week 0: 301.6.
Week 1: 290.6 lbs (-11).
Week 2: 282.8 lbs (-18.8).
Week 3: 279.9 lbs (-21.7).
Week 4: 276.3 lbs (-25.3).
Week 5: 269.8 lbs (-31.8).
Week 6: 265.3 lbs (-36.3).
Week 7: 262.2 lbs (-39.4).
Week 8: 257.6 lbs (-44).
Week 9: 251.9 lbs (-49.7).
Week 10: 249.1 lbs (-52.5).
Week 11: 249 lbs (-52.6).
Week 12: 246.1 lbs (-55.5).
Week 13: 245 lbs (-56.6).
Week 14: 243.3 lbs (-58.3).
Week 15: 237.2 lbs (-64.4).
Week 16: 236.9 lbs (-64.7).
Week 17: 235.7 lbs (-65.9).
Week 18: 233.4 lbs (-68.2).
Week 19: 231.6 lbs (-70).
Week 20: 234 lbs (-67.6).
Week 21: 230.9 lbs (-70.7).
Week 22: 227.3 lbs (-74.3).
Week 23: 228.2 lbs (-73.4).
Week 24: 222.5 lbs (-79.1).
Week 25: 219.8 lbs (-81.8).
Week 26: 218.5 lbs (-83.1).
Week 27: 221.1 lbs (-80.5).
Week 28: 217.5 lbs (-84.1).
Week 29: (holidays)
Week 30: (holidays)
Week 31: 218.7 lbs (-82.9).
Week 32: 216.8 lbs (-84.8).
Week 33: 216.8 lbs (-84.8).
Week 34: 217.7 lbs (-83.9).
Week 35: 211.3 lbs (-90.3).
Week 36: 207.5 lbs (-94.1).

Very inspirational to see these results and effort. Almost 100lbs lost! You must feel mighty! Massive well done Padraig!

What is your key tip in terms of weight loss and sticking to the plan, if I remember correctly back along this thread is it yourself that's following the fasting method??

Bassfish

Week 4- 98.2kg (1kg down from last week, 5kg down since September 1st)

Hodors Appletart

I'm going to get on this bandwagon myself

Week 0 : 145kg
Week 1: 143kg (-2kg)

bobbyy gee

to lose weight walk 30 minutes in morning and at night.get rid of wheat in your diet no sugary drinks.if your addicted to food like sugar don't bring it into the house you can't eat it if it's not there.when shopping go full after eating and with a list now with covid it's harder to lose weight as we exersise less find a friend to support you

2 fast

bobbyy gee wrote: »

to lose weight walk 30 minutes in morning and at night.get rid of wheat in your diet no sugary drinks.if your addicted to food like sugar don't bring it into the house you can't eat it if it's not there.when shopping go full after eating and with a list now with covid it's harder to lose weight as we exersise less find a friend to support you

Why cut out wheat? Creating a calorie deficit learning more about nutrition and what your body needs but don't deprive yourself, and then move more is sufficient.

?Cee?view

rofno1 wrote: »

Time to change user name to Padraig Beag

Or Padraig No Mor

Mortgage Question

2 fast wrote: »

Why cut out wheat? Creating a calorie deficit learning more about nutrition and what your body needs but don't deprive yourself, and then move more is sufficient.

Wheat is bad for you.

SteelyDanJalapeno

Mortgage Question wrote: »

Wheat is bad for you.

You can't say that, I know you mean well but it's simply not true.
And I would be the 1st to admit I find it very easy to overeat with wheat, but it's not bad for you.

If you're trying to lose weight, and you have the same relationship as weight like I do, then it is easier just to stay away from wheat as I could easily have 1000 cals of pasta and not be full.

SteelyDanJalapeno

Male 33, 6ft
Starting weight 246lbs, goal weight 180lbs

Week 1 Aug 20th 2020 : 246lbs
Week 2 Aug 27th 2020 : 242lbs
Week 3 Sept 4th 2020 : 236lbs
Week 4 Sept 11th 2020 : 233lbs
Week 5 Sept 21st 2020 : 229lbs

Delighted with the weigh in this morning, had set myself a goal of under 230 by today's date from the start of this journey as we are going away on a small trip up West for a few days and I really wanted to get below this arbitrary number I set!

Some notes on the week:
Exercise has been good this week, 40 km cycle, 70,000 steps (ish) and 2 games of 6 a side. I plan on introducing resistance training next week and cut back to 1 game of 6 a side probably.
The cycle was a 40km round trip which I've done a couple of times previous, but this time I cut 8 mins of my best time on this route, I really went for it.

Nutrition has been very good, mainly eating between 1pm and 8pm, nothing processed really except a few natural yoghurts. Calories most days has been about 1400, except the weekend where that crept up to 2000 each day as I had breakfast both days, however the cycle and a hill walk needed this energy.

Non scale goal, I bought a regular fitting size L shirt that fits!

I've been listening to Eathan Suplee's Podcast every other day "American Glutton", he's the actor from "My Name is Earl", if anyone is familiar, he weighed 530lbs at his largest, I believe he's know 240lbs and like 13% bodyfat.
The podcast discussing everything diet, nutrition and fitness related from the POV of a big guy, it's not American centric despite the pod name.

[Deleted User]

SteelyDanJalapeno wrote: »

Male 33, 6ft
Starting weight 246lbs, goal weight 180lbs

Week 1 Aug 20th 2020 : 246lbs
Week 2 Aug 27th 2020 : 242lbs
Week 3 Sept 4th 2020 : 236lbs
Week 4 Sept 11th 2020 : 233lbs
Week 5 Sept 21st 2020 : 229lbs

..................... Calories most days has been about 1400, except the weekend where that crept up to 2000 each day as I had breakfast both days, however the cycle and a hill walk needed this energy. ..............

Fantastic achievement.
Good to see calories being tracked and the numbers stacking up ......... well done.

Padraig Mor

corcaigh1 wrote: »

Very inspirational to see these results and effort. Almost 100lbs lost! You must feel mighty! Massive well done Padraig!

Yes very happy. Never thought my weight would be inspirational for anyone other than as a deterrent! 'Officially' not obese any more with a BMI a tad under 30 (having been a morbidly obese 43).......the 34 waist jeans I ordered the other day were a bridge too far though! :pac:

What is your key tip in terms of weight loss and sticking to the plan, if I remember correctly back along this thread is it yourself that's following the fasting method??

Yes, intermittent fasting, as well as a keto-esque diet - so no sugar, refined carbs etc (or at least that's the plan anyway - after a great weekend last week, I was a disgrace weekend just gone!). I find the fasting fine, but obviously it won't be for everyone. I also exercise quite a bit nowadays - am now touching over 50km a week jogging / brisk walking, as well as resistance training three times a week.

But my key tip.........posting here weekly, and sticking with it! There's no hiding weight gain if you're 'shaming yourself' in public - honestly, I've found my weekly log here hugely motivating.

MuffinTop86

My doc rang me this morning with my blood teat results and said there’s a strong indication I have PCOS.
I’ll do more research on that but the reason I’m posting it here is because she said to basically eliminate ‘simple’ carbs, ie bread rice pasta and potatoes.
I eat brown bread but the rest are white, though not even sure the brown makes a difference.
I do rely heavily on these, basically every dinner would have one of these in it.

So just wondering if anyone following the keto diet or anyone else that has replaced these foods in your diet, what would you recommend as alternatives that will still give that satiated feeling?

Padraig Mor

MuffinTop86 wrote: »

My doc rang me this morning with my blood teat results and said there’s a strong indication I have PCOS.
I’ll do more research on that but the reason I’m posting it here is because she said to basically eliminate ‘simple’ carbs, ie bread rice pasta and potatoes.
I eat brown bread but the rest are white, though not even sure the brown makes a difference.
I do rely heavily on these, basically every dinner would have one of these in it.

So just wondering if anyone following the keto diet or anyone else that has replaced these foods in your diet, what would you recommend as alternatives that will still give that satiated feeling?

It's a difficult one. My go toes are mushrooms and tenderstem broccoli - the latter in particular is very filling and gives a good crunch when eaten. Having said that, there's no denying that 'starchy side dishes' for mopping up juice / sauce etc are conspicuous by their absence on such diets - closest is probably cauliflower rice.

Ande1975

I've fallen off the wagon a bit lately so today is my reset.
I've eaten shyte and pounds are on the up.
I fasted for 14 hours and broke it with rashers, poached egg and tomatoes.
Fasting works wonders for me.

Am going to take a leaf out of Padraig Mor's book and start posting my weight on here.

Female, 44, 5ft 4
(starting weight in March this year was 190lbs)
Goal is 126 lbs (28lbs to go)

Reset
Week 1: Sept 21st weight 154 lbs