Weight Watcher's Thread

[BikeCurious]

Having regained everything I lost last year I'm starting again at 88kg with a target of 78kg. In the past I've had good results by "just riding more" but really to make good progress I need to look at the diet too. I've just joined MyFitnessPal which is quite eye opening. I previously had no idea how many calories I was consuming. Now I can see if I have those 4 chocolate hob nobs during the day I won't have enough calories left to have dinner in the evening! The hard part now is sticking to the calorie target.

 

[Part time cyclist]

went back to weight watchers last week and i had put on 30.5 lbs in 4 months so no longer a non paying gold member......... weighing in at 15st 12lbs , i have been very focused this week and cycled shed loads of miles and lo and behold 6.5lbs off............ over the moon is an understatement

 

[The_Weekend_Report_Guy]

Good morning folks..!

So like everyone else I am struggling with my weight... As much as I like to ride I like to eat....

At 1.78cm/ 5'10'' I am at 99 kilos/ 217 lbs or so....

After that introduction I was wondering if anyone ever tried a low carb diet..?? (I stopped eating sugar and starches last week) on top of counting the calories i eat..

First week was good, lost a kilo and seems to stay off of me so far... But damned Is hard to find replacements for breakfasts without sugar..!!! The only sugar I am taking in is the one that fresh fruits and veggies have...

Thanks for any advice you can give me..

P.

 

[si_c]

Lo

Good morning folks..!

So like everyone else I am struggling with my weight... As much as I like to ride I like to eat....

At 1.78cm/ 5'10'' I am at 99 kilos/ 217 lbs or so....

After that introduction I was wondering if anyone ever tried a low carb diet..?? (I stopped eating sugar and starches last week) on top of counting the calories i eat..

First week was good, lost a kilo and seems to stay off of me so far... But damned Is hard to find replacements for breakfasts without sugar..!!! The only sugar I am taking in is the one that fresh fruits and veggies have...

Thanks for any advice you can give me..

P.

Low carb breakfast isn't too hard, try eggs. Add some avocado, perhaps some bacon. Make an omelette of it. It may be high calorie, but you don't get hungry again like you do with cereal.

 

[The_Weekend_Report_Guy]

Lo

Low carb breakfast isn't too hard, try eggs. Add some avocado, perhaps some bacon. Make an omelette of it. It may be high calorie, but you don't get hungry again like you do with cereal.

Agree..! And I been doing that.. Just that I am getting tired of eggs.. Already using tofu one day eggs the next ont to avoid getting too tired of it..

Thanks for the advice.. And yes that is the good part of it you do not get hungry right away with this breakfasts

 

[Saluki]

I lost a load in 2015 and kept it all off until about November last year, when depression bit me in the backside. I haven't put it all back on though so that's OK. I've kicked myself in the bum and have hopefully dislodged the depression's grip. So far I've lost 4kg so very happy with that. My clothes still fit, although my regular jeans are snug. My summer skinny jeans don't fit, but they never do in winter and spring anyway.
I have gone back on Exante for a couple of weeks and then will continue on with Slimming World as I like it and it suits me.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Decided to try a fasted virtual ride this morning, it wasn't easy, I didn't enjoy it and I felt like I was cycling through treacle. It's supposed to be good for improving your fat burning metabolism, improve riding economy and aid weight management.
Fasted rides, especially pre-breakfast, producing a low carbohydrate training environment, have long been publicised as beneficial for adaptation to a fat burning metabolism and its potential associated positive impacts on endurance performance.

Well all my morning commutes are fasted and I`m still a fat b..........d I actually think it works in the beginning but after a while your body adjusts. No scientific evidence whatsoever to support this but hey ho my opinion.

 

[martint235]

So far this week I've done: 3km swim on Monday, 105 mile bike ride on Tuesday, 27 mile commute on Weds, what will be a 25 mile commute today. So why is my weight refusing to fall???

 

[MrGrumpy]

80/20 rule kitchen/exercise Its pretty simple, however weight is not the only measure, last year i was about 6kg lighter than now and the only difference I noticed was how loose my clothes were, my wife reckoned I was too skinny, but the scales and BMI would argue different.

 

[si_c]

80/20 rule kitchen/exercise Its pretty simple, however weight is not the only measure, last year i was about 6kg lighter than now and the only difference I noticed was how loose my clothes were, my wife reckoned I was too skinny, but the scales and BMI would argue different.

I think that's a problem a lot of us have, we've become accustomed to increased weight on the people around us, so a healthy weight actually starts to look unhealthy. I'm not skinny by any stretch of the imagination (15st), but my MIL keeps asking Mrs C if I'm ill as she thinks I'm too thin.

 

[ianrauk]

So far this week I've done: 3km swim on Monday, 105 mile bike ride on Tuesday, 27 mile commute on Weds, what will be a 25 mile commute today. So why is my weight refusing to fall???

You drink lots and eat lots

 

[martint235]

You drink lots and eat lots

Ah but I didn't eat my Haribo on Tuesday.

I have actually cut down the amount I eat in the last couple of years and it's got a lot more healthy in the last year as SWMBO does the cooking now and it's all based on WW points system.

 

[ianrauk]

Ah but I didn't eat my Haribo on Tuesday.

I have actually cut down the amount I eat in the last couple of years and it's got a lot more healthy in the last year as SWMBO does the cooking now and it's all based on WW points system.

No booze on a school night
You can do that.

 

[martint235]

No booze on a school night
You can do that.

I didn;'t have any on Tuesday in the end. I did have a couple of glasses of wine last night though. Just cos they were left over from cooking.

 

[ianrauk]

I didn;'t have any on Tuesday in the end. I did have a couple of glasses of wine last night though. Just cos they were left over from cooking.

So you do lol
Have to be a bit more tough on yourself