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

My cutting out of chips & beer (& other between meal snacks) whilst continuing to get 4 runs in a week along with plenty of walking on the other days has finally started to tip the scales in my favour. Back down the 3 lbs I'd been struggling to shift (suspect it was water retention or suchlike in reality) and noticing some room in my slim fit shirts again... gonna stick with it now, I might not have a sun holiday to look forward to (Ryanair, grrrr, but thats another story) but thats no excuse to undo all the hard work of a few years back and to pile the pounds back on.

I find my appetite isn't as bad in hot weather, probably as I drink more fluids (non alcoholic!) so this weather is good for helping me keep on track!

Keep up the good work DvB.

Jude13 wrote: »

Slim fit shirts? Well la de da.

Ah man, hate the regular fit ones, I always look like I'm wearing a cape if I raise my arm to 90 degrees with all the extra material under there:D

I'd rather get a shirt with an extra half inch on the collar in slim fit than wear a regular fit, less parachute profile

Jude13 wrote: »

Yeah I was jesting. I am a 16 collar and a slim fit in most brands. Not the skinny fit. Though as with all garments sizes vary, dont get me started on shoe sizes. For Hugo boss (the rare times I buy them due to $) the slim fit is nice.

I'm a 15 and a half, but would go up to a 16 to get the slim fit profile.

Skinny fit I wouldn't touch, for the same reasons I wont touch muscle fit t-shirts, they are simply too tight so wont even try them on, so unless you're either ripped or genuinely skinny they tend to look awful (they do on me anyway), I've seen too many people trying to get away with it in the last few years & someone really ought to have a word, looks like trying to get a king size duvet to fit into a single bed duvet cover!! No ta!

So I went back to the gym last night. I have a training app with a program, it auto fills the table with a suggested weight calculated from my last session. The last time I was using it I was remote working (the middle of nowhere) and had nothing to do but train and work. I had to use about 50-60% of my previous. It was also empty. It's a large gym but they will only allow 50 people in so it was quiet. You are allowed in for an hour, then they kick you out and they clean the place for half an hour.

Trying to go again tonight.

TRS30 wrote: »

One of the good things about weights is that your get back to where you where quicker then if you starting for the first time as such. If that makes sense!

Yeah, I always found with weights though that because I never went in for using big weights to increase bulk & instead used smaller weight loads but loads of reps that getting abck into it after a spell wasnt as hard as getting back into aerobic exercise. You lose aerobic fitness so quickly, especially as you get older that its alot harder to get back up to a level you were at even 3 or 4 months ago.

Not a fan of the weights myself but appreciate the benefits, especially as I'm in touching distance of 50, so may start introducing them again, even if its just free weights & basic workouts.

Posy wrote: »

I have free weights at home, must actually get back to using them.


Down 2lbs at my weigh in this week- have a strange feeling that after the damage I'm planning to do this bank holiday weekend, it will be put straight back on! :pac:

Swings and roundabouts, go and enjoy!

Posy wrote: »

I will!

Go you!!!

Have taken tomorrow off so have a 4 day break, looking forward to chilling out and doing plenty of eating and drinking. Will get the mrs to trim my peaky blinders haircut and make sure the kids dont burn the house down, & that's it!

Week 1 of SW done and I'm down 3lbs Delighted with that. Will hope for something similar this week - which would take me into a new stone bracket which is always a bit of motivation!

My exercise regime & diet has gone the way of my social life in the last week, only been out for 1 Run in that time & had a few beverages on both Saturday & Sunday nights, throw in a couple of BBQ's as well and lets just say I need to get my ar£e in gear again... amazing how quickly a few weeks hard work can be scuppered!!
I should get out this evening but I feel shattered atm, struggling with work stress on top of the ongoing 'games' around our holiday so I'm feeling a tad fragile/anxious & think a few early nights might be the best thing for me & then start fresh over the weekend again.

TRS30 wrote: »

Or a run might be just want you need, get out and get some good 'head space', fresh air and unwind. You'll thank me for it after

Normally thats exactly what I'd do (& recommend to others also) but I've that much going on I genuinely think I need to sleep, mentally I'm running on empty & need to get my pep back.
I may go for a walk though just to get some fresh air at least (& hope it doesnt rain!:D)

Jude13 wrote: »

I had three burgers in one day.

I genuinely laughed out loud at that. Its amazing what boredom will do for an appetite

Jude13 wrote: »

I was just thinking, the Mrs isnt here to know, I had quite a bit of guilt, two full fat cokes too. I was feeling sorry for myself after having that swab jammed up my nose. Ended up in the hotel two nights, checked out this morning. The first night we did an all nighter working so I am still recovering from that. I also had three pints of cider one night.

Haven't been tested for covid myself, but know a few who have, they pretty much all said the swab is really rammed up there & is quite unpleasant, 1 or 2 said it wasn't put that far up but the more I hear the more i'd be less looking forward to having to get my nasial passages violated

Jude13 wrote: »

I don't want to gripe too much, particularly as my OH had recently had test's (regular nothing to worry too much about) that women regularly get which would be worse. However, the guy who went in before me is a north England hard case and came out with a blood shot eye and not very happy. I don't want to put people off, it was right up there, almost behind the eye, and for a longer duration than expected, to the point that I asked the guy to stop, he simply replied "no" and continued. Had a streaming eye and irritated nose but its worth it. Got the results in 24 hours.

Ah here, after hearing that I'm never going outside again :eek: