Sick of being fat

Griselda

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

You don't need to diet too aggressively just for mortgage protection. Your BMI is about 30, which is less than I've seen the threshold where the BMI matters for mortgage protection

I never knew this was even a thing.

redzerdrog

Week 1 15st 3.5lbs
Week 2 14st 10.5lbs
Week 3 14st 10lbs
Week 4 14st 10.5 lbs
Week 5 14st 10.5lbs
Week 6 14st 9.5lbs
Week 7 14st 11lbs
Week 8 14st 10lbs
Week 9 14st 8.5lbs
Week 10 missed weigh in
Week 11 missed weigh in
Week 12 missed weigh in
Week 13 14st 12lbs

Week 14 14st 7.5lbs

No idea how!

Minime2.5

Hi Padraig

Would you mind telling me what you did exactly to lose 50lbs in 10 weeks. From reading your posts I already know your doing 24 and 36 hour fasts. 24 hour fasting would imply eating OMAD One meal a day , 36 hour fasts would imply every other day or alternative day fasting. As an example , if Monday, Wednesday Friday are eat days Tuesday ,Thursday and Saturday would be fast days. How do you flip flop between 24 and 36 hour fasts and have you ever tried a 48 or 72 I know you said you were doing keto also , I know what keto is but can you tell me what exactly your eating. I was supposed to start a few weeks ago but I have some addictions im struggling with that's making it tough for me. How many calories on average do you think your eating per day

r93kaey5p2izun

I last posted on 21/2 at 62.5kg. My target from my doctor had been to get from 80kg to 64kg. That much took a year. I would like to go back to 54kg.

Several weeks later I'm 62kg. I haven't left the house for weeks (apart from an emergency trip to the shop last week) on the direction of my gp. I am struggling hard not to gain weight. I have to try eat very little now. I also find I'm having to eat stuff I wouldn't usually because of limited supplies due to no access to the shop, no proper freezer. Cocooning and weight loss are not a compatible combination!

artvanderlay

Rylee Purring Textile wrote: »

I last posted on 21/2 at 62.5kg. My target from my doctor had been to get from 80kg to 64kg. That much took a year. I would like to go back to 54kg.

Several weeks later I'm 62kg. I haven't left the house for weeks (apart from an emergency trip to the shop last week) on the direction of my gp. I am struggling hard not to gain weight. I have to try eat very little now. I also find I'm having to eat stuff I wouldn't usually because of limited supplies due to no access to the shop, no proper freezer. Cocooning and weight loss are not a compatible combination!

I think given the f*cked up circumstances of the world right now, you should give yourself a big pat on the back for not putting any weight back on. I've put on a few pounds since all this began, and I need to clean up my diet and eat less, given that I can't exercise as much as I used to.

iQuestion

OmegaGene wrote: »

how many steps are you getting from 3 hours walking out of curiosity ?
im getting 20k steps roughly walking up and down a local mountain on the fitbit most days (shop is at the top of the mountain honestly)
im doing some weights using one of the logs left behind at the logging section on the way, cant find dumbbells anywhere

In the 3 hours I am getting between 18,000 and 22,000 steps! /user/88WT8T

hots

hots wrote: »

SW 139KG 13/01/2020
136.5KG 20/01/2020
136 KG 29/01/2020
133.5KG 05/02/2020
135 KG 19/02/2020
132 KG 26/02/2020


130KG 07/04/2020.

Took far longer than I wanted, and included a good few KG put on at the start of the virus setting in but down to 130KG, lowest I've been since last Jan, small milestone there at least. Next target is 127KG, would get me under the 20 stone mark .

iQuestion

Day 1:: 26/03/2020 99.8 KG
Day 8:: 02/04/2020 97.4 KG (-2.4KG overall, -2.4KG week)
Day 15: 09/04/2020 95.7KG (-4.1KG overall, -1.7KG week)
Day 22: 16/04/2020 TBC

Great progress it seems, walking a lot, not drinking sugarly drink and controlling food intakes does seem to work.

As you know I am trying to get to 80KG, after that I am signing up for Mortgage Protection with a company that doesn't seem to do medicals (I hate going to the doctor!), but they ask for weight, height so I am thinking to be safe I'll need to get
to 80KG since I am 180cm tall - to have good BMI. Additional motivation is the current situation by which perhaps might cause property prices to fall a bit. Also I've found a nice apartment for healthy price, bummed I can't take mortgage
right now due to weight but it will be additional motivation!

Alf Veedersane

iQuestion wrote: »

Day 1:: 26/03/2020 99.8 KG
Day 8:: 02/04/2020 97.4 KG (-2.4KG overall, -2.4KG week)
Day 15: 09/04/2020 95.7KG (-4.1KG overall, -1.7KG week)
Day 22: 16/04/2020 TBC

Great progress it seems, walking a lot, not drinking sugarly drink and controlling food intakes does seem to work.

As you know I am trying to get to 80KG, after that I am signing up for Mortgage Protection with a company that doesn't seem to do medicals (I hate going to the doctor!), but they ask for weight, height so I am thinking to be safe I'll need to get
to 80KG since I am 180cm tall - to have good BMI. Additional motivation is the current situation by which perhaps might cause property prices to fall a bit. Also I've found a nice apartment for healthy price, bummed I can't take mortgage
right now due to weight but it will be additional motivation!

80kg is a BMI of 24.7. I would be massively surprised if that's the level you need to be at for mortgage protection. I'd be surprised if anything under 30 makes much, if any, difference.

hots

iQuestion wrote: »

Day 1:: 26/03/2020 99.8 KG
Day 8:: 02/04/2020 97.4 KG (-2.4KG overall, -2.4KG week)
Day 15: 09/04/2020 95.7KG (-4.1KG overall, -1.7KG week)
Day 22: 16/04/2020 TBC

Great progress it seems, walking a lot, not drinking sugarly drink and controlling food intakes does seem to work.

As you know I am trying to get to 80KG, after that I am signing up for Mortgage Protection with a company that doesn't seem to do medicals (I hate going to the doctor!), but they ask for weight, height so I am thinking to be safe I'll need to get
to 80KG since I am 180cm tall - to have good BMI. Additional motivation is the current situation by which perhaps might cause property prices to fall a bit. Also I've found a nice apartment for healthy price, bummed I can't take mortgage
right now due to weight but it will be additional motivation!

FYI my BMI is a cricket score compared to yours, I pay something like 70 quid extra a year as a result (mortgage got last year).

iQuestion

hots wrote: »

FYI my BMI is a cricket score compared to yours, I pay something like 70 quid extra a year as a result (mortgage got last year).

Hey, thank for you kind words.
Question do you think if I wanted to take Mortgage Protection right now with a provider (Laya) note they claim 'No physical medical or family history checks', do you think if I said my weight is 95 kg and I am 180cm tall would that raise red flags and would they want me to go to the doctor? Or would they simply give me the mortgage protection without any issues.

Alf Veedersane

iQuestion wrote: »

Hey, thank for you kind words.
Question do you think if I wanted to take Mortgage Protection right now with a provider (Laya) note they claim 'No physical medical or family history checks', do you think if I said my weight is 95 kg and I am 180cm tall would that raise red flags and would they want me to go to the doctor? Or would they simply give me the mortgage protection without any issues.

Your BMI is < 30. I'd be very surprised if the premium was higher on account of that even if they have any weight related elements built into it. Have you contacted them to ask?

MilfordBud

MilfordBud wrote: »

1st Jan 243 lbs
8th Jan 236 lbs
15th Jan 235 lbs
22nd Jan 233 lbs
29th Jan 228 lbs
5th Feb 229 lbs
12th Feb 228lbs
19th Feb 227 lbs
28th Feb 225 lbs

10th April, 224 lbs.

Bit of a blip since lockdown. Time to knuckle down again. On the positive side, didn't put up any weight and also down almost 20lbs since 1st Jan. Have an ok set up at home but miss the routine of playing indoor, going for pucks or to the ball alley and circuits. I've always been a social drinker, not really into drinking at home and so have had two cans of cider since the 7th March, both on Paddy's day.

Pretzill

Pretzill wrote: »

Managed to lose that 1lb I put up last week and a few ounces more ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

11.3kg or 25lbs gone.

I was trying to figure out how long it was since I posted probably almost the same amount of time when I started forgetting about eating less. I put up about 2.3kg in the last four weeks - the pandemic made me forget about dieting and concentrate on baking instead but weighed in this morning (after a very healthy week) at 1.5 down - I have lost 10.5kg in total and hoping now to pick back up from where I left it before the pandemic eating kicked in :P

redzerdrog

Week 1 15st 3.5lbs
Week 2 14st 10.5lbs
Week 3 14st 10lbs
Week 4 14st 10.5 lbs
Week 5 14st 10.5lbs
Week 6 14st 9.5lbs
Week 7 14st 11lbs
Week 8 14st 10lbs
Week 9 14st 8.5lbs
Week 10 missed weigh in
Week 11 missed weigh in
Week 12 missed weigh in
Week 13 14st 12lbs
Week 14 14st 7.5lbs

Week 15 14st 8.25lbs

Pancakes + cheesecake + working from morning till night all week hasn't helped

Are you IF or calorie counting or AN Other ?

redzerdrog

Augeo wrote: »

Are you IF or calorie counting or AN Other ?

None of the above

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). (10th April)

Another up, then down week. Given chocolate and booze gluttony this weekend, not expecting a positive weigh in!

hots

iQuestion wrote: »

Hey, thank for you kind words.
Question do you think if I wanted to take Mortgage Protection right now with a provider (Laya) note they claim 'No physical medical or family history checks', do you think if I said my weight is 95 kg and I am 180cm tall would that raise red flags and would they want me to go to the doctor? Or would they simply give me the mortgage protection without any issues.

you'll be fine, I self-declared mine and they just came back with the weighting, even . At sub 30 you're not far off what most applicants would be I'd say. Mine would have been 43 and a bit like and they didn't bring me in, even with a couple of pre-existing health conditions on top too.

iQuestion

Week 0, Day 1:: 26/03/2020 99.8 KG
Week 1, Day 8:: 02/04/2020 97.4 KG (-2.4KG overall, -2.4KG week)
Week 2, Day 15: 09/04/2020 95.7KG (-4.1KG overall, -1.7KG week)
Week 3, Day 22: 16/04/2020 94.9KG (-4.9KG overall, -0.8KG week)
Week 4, Day 29: 23/04/2020 TBC

I can see the progress slowing, hopefully weekly loss next week will be at least 0.5kg!

leanin2019

I'm currently 79kg and 176cm.

Or 12 and a half stone / 5 Foot 9 ish in old money.

I'm up from below 73kg before christmas where I was definitely leaner and I am now carrying a fair bit more body fat for sure, particular around the lower back region... "love handles".. which is not obvious from this photo.

Don't think I'm that bad a position but ultimately Id be looking to lean down this summer so probably somewhere just below 75kg.

MilfordBud

MilfordBud wrote: »

10th April, 224 lbs.

Bit of a blip since lockdown. Time to knuckle down again. On the positive side, didn't put up any weight and also down almost 20lbs since 1st Jan. Have an ok set up at home but miss the routine of playing indoor, going for pucks or to the ball alley and circuits. I've always been a social drinker, not really into drinking at home and so have had two cans of cider since the 7th March, both on Paddy's day.

Jan 1st 243 lbs
1st Jan 243 lbs
8th Jan 236 lbs
15th Jan 235 lbs
22nd Jan 233 lbs
29th Jan 228 lbs
5th Feb 229 lbs
12th Feb 228lbs
19th Feb 227 lbs
28th Feb 225 lbs

April 10th 224lbs
April 17th 223lbs.

Down 1lb, and that's 20lbs since New Years. Didn't get much exercise done this week. I feel like working from home is actually busier/more tiring than working in the office. Diet reasonably ok, definitely too much chocolate though.

bladespin

MilfordBud wrote: »

Down 1lb, and that's 20lbs since New Years. Didn't get much exercise done this week. I feel like working from home is actually busier/more tiring than working in the office. Diet reasonably ok, definitely too much chocolate though.

That's awesome going, well done.

Yes, the homeworking challenge is real!

gormdubhgorm

Not 'fat' myself but I felt I was getting a bit tubbier (not exercising as much these days for one reason or another, beyond my control physically)

So I fasted every couple of days (about a month or so) and ate mostly eggs and fruit, cut down on the portion sizes and the tubbiness is gone. Obviously I would not recommend it if you have an underlying health condition. But it has made me a lot more appreciative of food, portion sizes. How much I need to actually eat and the natural slowing of metabolism due to the aging process.

If you can acclimatise yourself to it you will find you need to eat a lot less food than you usually consume. I find eggs to be a fantastic food source slow release lots of energy in them. Porridge the same. Fruit is great as well bananas and so on.

It is really those slow release foods that are the god sends. It goes without saying steer clear of snacking between meals and alcohol and sweet stuff that is full of sugar.

From an exercising point of view it is all about setting a target sticking to a routine no matter what your age. A few laps of the back garden work well. It is all about mindset and drive

https://www.the42.ie/cathal-freeman-mayo-garden-hurling-marathon-fundraiser-5065800-Apr2020/

Minime2.5

Started again yesterday

Week 0 -305.6lbs

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).

Happy enough with that given Easter chocolate and booze. Again (third time in the last month) had an increase (2.5 lbs) on Tuesday, followed by a drop (4.2 lbs) to Friday. Aiming to cut all the crap this weekend and go straight down the line with fasting for the next couple of weeks to see if I can kickstart bigger drops. Have also ramped up my exercise and am now most days doing a 3km walk in both the morning and evening (although forecast poor weather for the next week may interfere with this).

hots

hots wrote: »

SW 139KG 13/01/2020
136.5KG 20/01/2020
136 KG 29/01/2020
133.5KG 05/02/2020
135 KG 19/02/2020
132 KG 26/02/2020
130KG 07/04/2020
129KG 17/04/2020

1KG down with a takeaway and the easter chocolate gone, it'll do. Hopefully hit that 127KG mark by next week.

iQuestion

Week 0, Day 1:: 26/03/2020 99.8 KG
Week 1, Day 8:: 02/04/2020 97.4 KG (-2.4KG overall, -2.4KG week)
Week 2, Day 15: 09/04/2020 95.7KG (-4.1KG overall, -1.7KG week)
Week 3, Day 22: 16/04/2020 94.9KG (-4.9KG overall, -0.8KG week)
Week 4, Day 29: 23/04/2020 95.2KG (-4.6KG overall, +0.3KG week)
Week 5, Day 36: 30/04/2020 TBC

Understandable weight gain, considering how fast the weight went down at the beginning.

dennispenn

iQuestion wrote: »

Week 0, Day 1:: 26/03/2020 99.8 KG
Week 1, Day 8:: 02/04/2020 97.4 KG (-2.4KG overall, -2.4KG week)
Week 2, Day 15: 09/04/2020 95.7KG (-4.1KG overall, -1.7KG week)
Week 3, Day 22: 16/04/2020 94.9KG (-4.9KG overall, -0.8KG week)
Week 4, Day 29: 23/04/2020 95.2KG (-4.6KG overall, +0.3KG week)
Week 5, Day 36: 30/04/2020 TBC

Understandable weight gain, considering how fast the weight went down at the beginning.

well done you!!!

Hopefully looking at your figures, ill get motivated. Well done again, keep it going.

MilfordBud

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

Still going the right way anyway. Definitely not eating as well as I could be. Went for 2 runs this week, had intended to do more but work and housework/gardening kind of got in the way.