Weight Watcher's Thread

[YMFB]

I'd be interested to hear about Mounjaro. A friend of my partners has been on it (paid for) and it seems she's not always fully in control of her bowels. Have you got on ok with it?

As I said in the post I have not had any side effects. If anything my bowel movements have generally become more regular and err smaller.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I'd be interested to hear about Mounjaro. A friend of my partners has been on it (paid for) and it seems she's not always fully in control of her bowels. Have you got on ok with it?

I know people who are on it and they tend to have "problems going"

I think it depends a lot and every person is different

 

[Drago]

Now down to 236 from 280. Aiming for 220.

I've splashed out on some expensive new trainers to protect my heel and will - very gingerly - try running again.

 

[ColinJ]

Now down to 236 from 280. Aiming for 220.

I've splashed out on some expensive new trainers to protect my heel and will - very gingerly - try running again.

(Nice to see that you have returned to the forum!)

Well done on the weight loss.

I keep thinking that I would like to give running a go again but in the past it went for my hips and knees so I stuck with 'power walking', which gives me the cardio benefits without the impacts of running.

But then I watched this video...



... and wondered whether shuffling like Cliff Young might be a good compromise for me? It looks a bit daft but it should be much kinder to the joints.

 

[Mo1959]

(Nice to see that you have returned to the forum!)

Well done on the weight loss.

I keep thinking that I would like to give running a go again but in the past it went for my hips and knees so I stuck with 'power walking', which gives me the cardio benefits without the impacts of running.

But then I watched this video...



... and wondered whether shuffling like Cliff Young might be a good compromise for me? It looks a bit daft but it should be much kinder to the joints.

This guy looks good on it!



View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8HN0SR1N24

 

[ColinJ]

This guy looks good on it!

I suspect that @Drago would hate to be that skinny but it would be great for me when cycling in hilly Yorkshire, Lancashire Derbyshire and Devon!

 

[Drago]

Aye, im still carrying a fair bit of upper body mass. 220lbs at 193cm is about as low as I want to go else id risk looking like a normie.

 

[ColinJ]

I haven't weighed myself for a few weeks but I can tell from my flabby waist that I must still be a little over 80 kg (176 lbs). In terms of fat loss, I would like to get down to around 73 kg (161 lbs), but I would like to add 3+ kg (7+ lbs) of muscle to avoid total scrawniness!

 

[colly]

I have never really felt the need for diets, even though I'm not skinny, but that's more to do with genetics than anything else. Even so, after a year of cycling only intermittently for health reasons, it was obvious I had put on some weight, mostly around my belly. Viceral fat. Which, from what I read is about the worst kind. I had a proper overhang and a pair of supporting balconies either side. They had to go.
So taking the bull by the horns I thought I would try a spell of OMAD. One Meal A day.
I did a bit of reading up on it and 3 weeks ago I began. I was a Thursday evening. After dinner at around 6pm I had another 23 hours to go before the next meal. Morning came and went and breakfast was missed, as was lunch. Surprisingly I wasn't ravenous.
Come dinnertime I was well looking forward to my meal though. Keeping plenty of fluids going I have managed well. I find I can go the full day without yearning for a snack. So for me it's one very good meal in a set 2 hour window. Also cutting out ordinary bread, cakes, pastry, choclolate and pretty much most things that are sweet and loaded with carbs. My meals are protein heavy too. Red meat, chicken, fish, lentils, even lentil bread. (yeah it's an aquired taste but its not awful)
For a pudding I'll eat nuts and a bit of fruit, both of which I have always liked, and a small amount of yogurt.
I do get the urge for a snack but I find I can put it out of my mind well enough. The scent of a bacon roll is a proper temptation though.


24 days ago I weighed in at 74.5kg
Today I was 70.7kg

It's the second time I have weighed myself since I began. I could see the difference after just a week and that was a big motivation to keep going. I thought I would leave the scales alone mostly. (until I saw this thread that is)

I have been out more on the bike during these last 3 weeks and so using up a lot more calories than usual. Even so I am surprised it has been so effective and even more surprised that it hasn't been as difficult as I imagined it would be.
Mrs Colly and I are away for this coming week to stay with old school friends and its always a great week with lots of drinking and eating and I don't intend to be the party pooper and sit there scoffing a lettuce leaf. So I will most likely be getting back on the waggon come Friday.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I have never really felt the need for diets, even though I'm not skinny, but that's more to do with genetics than anything else. Even so, after a year of cycling only intermittently for health reasons, it was obvious I had put on some weight, mostly around my belly. Viceral fat. Which, from what I read is about the worst kind. I had a proper overhang and a pair of supporting balconies either side. They had to go.
So taking the bull by the horns I thought I would try a spell of OMAD. One Meal A day.
I did a bit of reading up on it and 3 weeks ago I began. I was a Thursday evening. After dinner at around 6pm I had another 23 hours to go before the next meal. Morning came and went and breakfast was missed, as was lunch. Surprisingly I wasn't ravenous.
Come dinnertime I was well looking forward to my meal though. Keeping plenty of fluids going I have managed well. I find I can go the full day without yearning for a snack. So for me it's one very good meal in a set 2 hour window. Also cutting out ordinary bread, cakes, pastry, choclolate and pretty much most things that are sweet and loaded with carbs. My meals are protein heavy too. Red meat, chicken, fish, lentils, even lentil bread. (yeah it's an aquired taste but its not awful)
For a pudding I'll eat nuts and a bit of fruit, both of which I have always liked, and a small amount of yogurt.
I do get the urge for a snack but I find I can put it out of my mind well enough. The scent of a bacon roll is a proper temptation though.


24 days ago I weighed in at 74.5kg
Today I was 70.7kg

It's the second time I have weighed myself since I began. I could see the difference after just a week and that was a big motivation to keep going. I thought I would leave the scales alone mostly. (until I saw this thread that is)

I have been out more on the bike during these last 3 weeks and so using up a lot more calories than usual. Even so I am surprised it has been so effective and even more surprised that it hasn't been as difficult as I imagined it would be.
Mrs Colly and I are away for this coming week to stay with old school friends and its always a great week with lots of drinking and eating and I don't intend to be the party pooper and sit there scoffing a lettuce leaf. So I will most likely be getting back on the waggon come Friday.

Well done!

In my case I know how to lose weight
I just need to cut out the snacks between meals

But I know how I work

when I can do it I will - trying any other time is a waste of time and won't work

I have cut out a lot of crisps which is good
but am now eating more chocolate - which doesn;t


not help by Coeliac Disease - a lot of the gluten-free things add a lot of sugar and stuff like that to try to make things taste better

I will do it at some point - but now isn;t it

 

[teeonethousand]

I have never really felt the need for diets, even though I'm not skinny, but that's more to do with genetics than anything else. Even so, after a year of cycling only intermittently for health reasons, it was obvious I had put on some weight, mostly around my belly. Viceral fat. Which, from what I read is about the worst kind. I had a proper overhang and a pair of supporting balconies either side. They had to go.
So taking the bull by the horns I thought I would try a spell of OMAD. One Meal A day.
I did a bit of reading up on it and 3 weeks ago I began. I was a Thursday evening. After dinner at around 6pm I had another 23 hours to go before the next meal. Morning came and went and breakfast was missed, as was lunch. Surprisingly I wasn't ravenous.
Come dinnertime I was well looking forward to my meal though. Keeping plenty of fluids going I have managed well. I find I can go the full day without yearning for a snack. So for me it's one very good meal in a set 2 hour window. Also cutting out ordinary bread, cakes, pastry, choclolate and pretty much most things that are sweet and loaded with carbs. My meals are protein heavy too. Red meat, chicken, fish, lentils, even lentil bread. (yeah it's an aquired taste but its not awful)
For a pudding I'll eat nuts and a bit of fruit, both of which I have always liked, and a small amount of yogurt.
I do get the urge for a snack but I find I can put it out of my mind well enough. The scent of a bacon roll is a proper temptation though.


24 days ago I weighed in at 74.5kg
Today I was 70.7kg

It's the second time I have weighed myself since I began. I could see the difference after just a week and that was a big motivation to keep going. I thought I would leave the scales alone mostly. (until I saw this thread that is)

I have been out more on the bike during these last 3 weeks and so using up a lot more calories than usual. Even so I am surprised it has been so effective and even more surprised that it hasn't been as difficult as I imagined it would be.
Mrs Colly and I are away for this coming week to stay with old school friends and its always a great week with lots of drinking and eating and I don't intend to be the party pooper and sit there scoffing a lettuce leaf. So I will most likely be getting back on the waggon come Friday.

Well done.. how did you find your energy on the bike. I am wondering whether I don't feed enough when out for longer rides and curious what effort you can sustain without any. I might give this a go but I think I would eat around 10.00 a m. and take the day to digest it..did you pick evening eats for social reasons ?

 

[colly]

I think, for me at least, eating my evening meal just fits in with how life runs. Eating with Mrs Colly rather than her eating alone seemed to be the thing to do as well. Also while I do like a breakfast, if I've ever missed it in the past it really has not bothered me.
I've not found a lack of energy on rides, I go at various times too. Early am to mid pm. Having said that currently I'm riding up to 25 miles and not much more. So maybe reserves are enough to see me through.

 

[potsy]

In my case I know how to lose weight
I just need to cut out the snacks between meals

But I know how I work

when I can do it I will - trying any other time is a waste of time and won't work

Sounds very familiar, can relate to that completely.

Having lost 2.5 stone over the last 8 months or so my weight is now steady, have upped the exercise which now includes some light running.

Still snacking occasionally which is stopping me from losing the rest of the weight I need to get off.

Hopefully as I get more into the running it will encourage me to keep losing the lbs, should make the parkruns slightly easier ( or just as hard but slightly quicker) 😁

 

[Drago]

Now 235. Im dropping about a lb a week now, which seems sustainable.

The flame grilled steak pot noodle diet works! 45 down so far.