From a Christmas Pudding to a Christmas Cracker - Weight Loss Motivation

Jude, I know I've said this before, sometimes you need to avoid the candle burning at both ends, with the new business set up there's more than enough stress in that alone so I'd not be beating myself up too much until that's settled down a tad. Obviously try to avoid the clear dangers of piling on more weight and try to get some exercise (even if it is weights) but I'd not be killing myself either, that leads to burn out & melt down which is just self defeating ultimately. You'll get there again, but for now, look at the priorities of the here & now & take care of yourself.

FWIW i'm killing myself in the gym atm, was down 5 times in the last week and 3 times alone over the weekend but am still counter balancing that with ice cream & fruit cake of an evening... I know my fitness is improving but it isn't showing on the scales yet so really do need to cop on & cut out the snacking. I've done something to a nerve in my arm that's really bugging me the last couple of months (feels like I've smacked my funny bone, only constant) and whilst its not impacting me using weights it seems to stiffen up my lower arm very quickly, may need to bite the bullet & get it looked at.

Cheers elves for the guidance, all agreed. I will not be doing the dog on it like I did last September to December when I lost 18kg. I will take it much easier.

DvB I used to do the 5 times a week at the gym (I equate gym to weights) however found that when I had the trainer that I killed it three times a week and got better rests. In reality I pushed very hard on those three days so needed the days to recover as a consecutive day would have been a waste as I'd be unable to lift.

Eskie the log is painful but serves a purpose. When I went from 95kg to 77kg last year there was just stubbornness, no real secret.

On the weight side of things there is no real secret diet, just science. Its Cals in vrs cals out. You need to be in a deficit.

Whether you find one meal a day does that, or 'fasting' for X number hours, keto, they all just equate to a calorie deficit so pick one that suits you. None are magic, the goal is always a calorie deficit.

If you are in a calorie deficit and not losing weight then you are most likely kidding yourself and need to weight each item of food to ensure you are in deficit. There are some exceptions which affect 0.00001% of the worlds population but unless you've won the euromilllions a few times I wouldn't think about that.

In relation to time you have to be selfish. Also, something has to give. At present I just could not do the level of training and dieting that I did last year. It would affect my work. I work in a weird backwards sphere where nights/dinners out are a must. It is very difficult. I didn't drink last year for three months and it was tough but it worked, though I started to not get invited to things as I wasn't drinking. In the last few weeks last year to drop the last 3kg I wasn't nice to be around.

In short get in a calorie deficit.

Weigh all your food.

No booze.(or at least just vodka lime and soda)

Schedule each day. Mine was up at 4:45am/5am for gym, work for 7:30. Try to get home by 7:30pm for tuck in time. Bed at 9:30pm.

Also I am doing none of the above at the moment and not looking forward to this weeks weight in after two nights out and take aways.

I find diet so much harder when I’m going to the gym regular. I’m definitely hungrier and I find it easier to justify treats when I know I’m gonna work some of it off

A loss is a loss though. 4 days in the gym and down 1lb would def show more in your appearance. Do you ever take measurements?

Week 1 at 90.4kg

Week 2: 89.7kg - -0.7kg/1.54lbs

Week 3: 88.2kg - -1.5kg/3.01lbs

This weight in is an anomoly, I sweated a huge amount yesterday so its at least half water weight which has to come back on. Plus I have a lunch out tomorrow and then on Wednesday drinks. If at week 4 I am the same weight as week 3 I will see that as a win.

Agree. I'd love to have achieved those kind of figures considering my sacrifices to the cause 🤣

Will be going hard at it this week on both the gym & diet fronts to see if that helps me start eating (pardon the pun) into those last few pounds to get to my goal.

I’m in a very odd situation at the moment. Everything fell apart for me the last year. Again. I was so tired of rebounding when my husband was referred to the bariatric team I asked to be too. I just couldn’t do working so hard and then eventually rebounding worse than ever like I have been doing for years

So now I’m in the weird situation where I can’t actually lose weight right now or I will no longer qualify (it’s based on BMI). I’ve got a lot of work to do for my headspace between now and the new year as well as appointments to do. I meet the dietician in three weeks time. In the meantime I’m trying to keep my weight stable, no gain, no loss. And I really want to improve my fitness before surgery as I’ll be starting from a better base. It also won’t have much effect on my weight but will on my well-being! I’ve joined the pool and my step count will jump once school returns. I’ll be trying to get out for walks in the evening too

if i read that correctly you're over a stone down now, that's fantastic work loughc. Well done.

I have no idea what I'm doing wrong with me though, have been killing it in the gym (did so again last night with a great session) and have been eating healthily since the weekend and have actually gone up in weight... short of eating nothing I'm struggling to see what's going on tbh... just have to stick with it... that or have a really big poo!!

Between coffee & water I'm drinking plenty. To be fair I know I haven't really got much to lose so losing anything at thsi stage is difficult, but still, i'm a little disappointed that I'm actually going up rather than even just maintaining. I know I've upped the weights a bit but still.

Anyway... just need to stick at it, I'm definitely feeling my fitness increasing so that's a definite positive. I'm back to running 10k in around 50 minutes which for my age & injury history I'm more than pleased with.

Was pretty sure you would be, anyone with a sports history/ background knows the importance of hydration. Just though I would mention it.

The only other thing i can think of is that muscle is heavier than fat, so as you do more weights you are replacing fat with muscle, so weigh doesn't change much however you are in better shape.