Christmas weigh-in

Defaulter1831

Patww79 wrote: »

I'm really probably too lazy but also in my experience gyms are full of the most detestable people on the planet. Even walking is gone into a game of 'how expensive are your garments'. Used to exercise loads and was fit as a fiddle but that was in a country that didn't have a Celtic tiger.

No i'm not into gyms either.

Cycle, run etc but couldn't look at all those shapers admiring themselves in the mirror.

fussyonion

Why the hell would you weigh yourself at Christmas?
How depressing!


I used to obsess over the scales, weighing myself every day. Even if I woke up in a good mood and felt good about myself and how I looked and felt, the minute I stepped on the scales and it dared to show I'd gained weight, even a pound, I'd be miserable for the whole day.
So why let a scales determine your mood for the day?


You gain weight, you lose weight, you maintain weight; it's the circle of life.
Christmas is about enjoying the nice food and drink.


I go to the gym 4-5 times a week and I don't follow fad diets. I'm happy with how I look and I fit in the clothes I like.
That's all that matters.

retro:electro

Women in particular gain and lose throughout the month all the time. I don’t weigh myself but I know by looking at myself that I gain fluid at certain times in the month and then lose it all again a week later. It’s crazy to put supposed gain all down to what you’ve eaten when it’s for more complex than that. I refuse to weigh myself because I know I’ll only fixate on the number and I won’t allow digits on a scale to dictate how I feel about myself. If I like how I look and my clothes still fit that’s what makes me happy. Not an arbitrary number that will naturally fluctuate week by week. That sounds tormenting.

Patww79

Patww79 wrote: »

I'm really probably too lazy but also in my experience gyms are full of the most detestable people on the planet. Even walking is gone into a game of 'how expensive are your garments'. Used to exercise loads and was fit as a fiddle but that was in a country that didn't have a Celtic tiger.

You can't go for a walk without getting into a talk about how much peoples clothes cost? That's something that's never happened me, and I'm out running (or walking) every day.

Sure people will discuss various trainers, but in the same way that drivers will discuss cars in that it's about how they find using them, or if they have any issues with them.

I wouldn't let it put me off getting exercise.

Wildly Boaring

Defaulter1831 wrote: »

Can help the immune system at this time of year too. Hit real shape April on.

I do bits and pieces from nov to March. Paddy's day every year I essentially start a pre season.

Have a few weeks of hell and first real competition mid may.

But if weight gain and a bit of lying on the coach over Christmas is good for the soul.

OldMrBrennan83

Candie wrote: »

You can't go for a walk without getting into a talk about how much peoples clothes cost? That's something that's never happened me, and I'm out running (or walking) every day.

Sure people will discuss various trainers, but in the same way that drivers will discuss cars in that it's about how they find using them, or if they have any issues with them.

I wouldn't let it put me off getting exercise.

You're probably in the right stuff then. It's all image now.

meeeeh

Fiftyfilthy wrote: »

Even shorter for some of the fattys who have over indulged at Xmas and never lose the weight throughout the year and add more fat on the following Xmas

Life is too short when you are overweight and stuffing your face. I agree

Are you one of those people who can find their self worth only by putting others down?

oneilla

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

I can’t stand when people self-flagellate over eating bad things and Christmastime heightens this nonsense. My mother-in-law and my father are really bad for this: “Oh, this is so bad for me, I shouldn’t”, “this is full of calories” scoff scoff scoff. Eat it or don’t eat, just don’t eat it whilst going on about how unhealthy it is! Nobody is forcing you to eat it.

They’ve both been driving me a bit mad with that craic this Christmas. My MIL was going around forlornly with the trifle bowl the other day, trying to get someone to eat the last portion but we were all stuffed. She wanted to eat it and had a big puss on her because nobody else wanted it so that she wouldn’t be tempted. Just eat the damn trifle if you want it, FFS! Why the dance?

Eases their own weird guilt or something. Idk agree it's silly.

Fiftyfilthy

meeeeh wrote: »

Fiftyfilthy wrote: »

Even shorter for some of the fattys who have over indulged at Xmas and never lose the weight throughout the year and add more fat on the following Xmas

Life is too short when you are overweight and stuffing your face. I agree

Are you one of those people who can find their self worth only by putting others down?

Not at all, just find sloth like behaviour irritating

I’m happy so many people embrace being overweight and kid themselves on about losing it in the new year. Doesn’t happen , check out statistics, Ireland same path as uk and USA for fatties

meeeeh

Fiftyfilthy wrote: »

Not at all, just find sloth like behaviour irritating

I’m happy so many people embrace being overweight and kid themselves on about losing it in the new year. Doesn’t happen , check out statistics, Ireland same path as uk and USA for fatties

Yep, one of those people...

Pherekydes

1 lb down from this day last year; 1 lb up from the start of December.

Not too bad.

ginandtonicsky

4 pounds up on pre Christmas weight. Probably deserve a lot more so I’ll take that! Will be back down within a week or two.

Happy new year folks!

Moyglish

Half a stone down since 20th December, so pretty pleased with that, not a bad start to the year today

Gimme A Pound

Enjoyed some total gorges and didn't put on weight. Absolutely loved the few days of eating goodies, drinking and relaxing. I eat very healthily for the rest of the year, and exercise regularly. This is my annual treat and those who like to pretend that this means embracing obesity can keep telling themselves that in order to feel superior - their choice.

A happy new year!

jam_mac_jam

Fiftyfilthy wrote: »

meeeeh wrote: »

Fiftyfilthy wrote: »

Even shorter for some of the fattys who have over indulged at Xmas and never lose the weight throughout the year and add more fat on the following Xmas

Life is too short when you are overweight and stuffing your face. I agree

Are you one of those people who can find their self worth only by putting others down?

Not at all, just find sloth like behaviour irritating

I’m happy so many people embrace being overweight and kid themselves on about losing it in the new year. Doesn’t happen , check out statistics, Ireland same path as uk and USA for fatties

It's a few days a year. The majority of it comes back off as soon as you go back to normal. Many people who are not overweight can overindulge and go back to normal.

More food, more sitting. Went to the gym a few times anyway. Be grand when back to usual routine

wadacrack

Weight is the very same, Weighing yourself everyday helps me control the portion size. Can still have treats and enjoy myself without putting on weight

Fiftyfilthy

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Fiftyfilthy wrote: »

meeeeh wrote: »

Fiftyfilthy wrote: »

Even shorter for some of the fattys who have over indulged at Xmas and never lose the weight throughout the year and add more fat on the following Xmas

Life is too short when you are overweight and stuffing your face. I agree

Are you one of those people who can find their self worth only by putting others down?

Not at all, just find sloth like behaviour irritating

I’m happy so many people embrace being overweight and kid themselves on about losing it in the new year. Doesn’t happen , check out statistics, Ireland same path as uk and USA for fatties

It's a few days a year. The majority of it comes back off as soon as you go back to normal. Many people who are not overweight can overindulge and go back to normal.

actually they don’t. That’s why Ireland is getting fatter and fatter with this attitude. Many people don’t not do. Americans believe the same too......

Sky King

I hate the stupid imperial system

valoren

Gained 9 pounds. What else should I expect after eating chocolate, Pringles and drinking beer every day while sitting on my hole for 10 days straight.

Ciaran_B

Did a platelets donation earlier in the week and they weighed me before it - 75KG. Which is the same as I was 3 months ago. I'm not sure if I'm yet to metabolite all the food I've eaten over the last week but I might have gotten away with it.

Wanderer78

More or less the same weight, strangely didn't eat too much crap

smeal

I didn’t eat half as much chocolate and sweets as I usually would over Christmas but did partake in a few takeaways and meals out. Also drank a lot. Managed to get out for four runs over the break but still feel absolutely rotten, bloated and have zero energy.

Anyways I train hard running and gymming throughout the year so it was well deserved and plus I had a great time . I’ll be back to normal in a week or two. For me I think its the lack of routine that floors me at Christmas. I was getting up late and maybe not eating something decent until the late afternoon.

jarvis

For the 6 months before Xmas I consciously ate far better than I’ve ever eaten before and in that 6 months I lost nearly 2 stone.
I have been very lax about eating over the Xmas and I have put back on 6lbs.

I have a question though.
In people’s experience will that 6lb be as tough to lose as a normal 6lb or will it drop down faster when I return to a healthy diet and abandon the beering and indulging I’ve been doing every day?

wadacrack

jarvis wrote: »

For the 6 months before Xmas I consciously ate far better than I’ve ever eaten before and in that 6 months I lost nearly 2 stone.
I have been very lax about eating over the Xmas and I have put back on 6lbs.

I have a question though.
In people’s experience will that 6lb be as tough to lose as a normal 6lb or will it drop down faster when I return to a healthy diet and abandon the beering and indulging I’ve been doing every day?

It might drop faster as 2 or 3 pounds could be mainly glycogen (water weight). If you go back to the same calories as before Christmas it should be fine in 4-6 weeks maybe shorter.

You will know better after a week for a your regular diet

jimbobaloobob

Heard a piece on the news Before Christmas saying on average people gain 5-7lbs
Decided then to see what I weighed. Tested again on reading this. Still the same.

jam_mac_jam

Fiftyfilthy wrote: »

actually they don’t. That’s why Ireland is getting fatter and fatter with this attitude. Many people don’t not do. Americans believe the same too......

Actually its more to do with what you do the whole year rather then a week at Christmas. Obviously the obesity epidemic is not due to one week a year.

jimbobaloobob

It's not what you do between Christmas and New Years but what you do between New Years and Christmas.

jam_mac_jam

jimbobaloobob wrote: »

It's not what you do between Christmas and New Years but what you do between New Years and Christmas.

Exactly. I am back to one pound over my normal weight now after a few days of being good so it not really hard to loose it again once you don't go mad.

ginandtonicsky

jarvis wrote: »

I have a question though.
In people’s experience will that 6lb be as tough to lose as a normal 6lb or will it drop down faster when I return to a healthy diet and abandon the beering and indulging I’ve been doing every day?

I’m sure someone has a more scientific answer to this, but IME my body has a “set weight” that it’s most comfortable at and that I’ll revert to pretty naturally when I’m back living a healthy lifestyle after a few days of heavy eating. So with that and water weight, I’d shift the few post-binge pounds a lot easier than a few pounds that have crept up over the course of a year that my body has gotten “used to” in a sense.

Trigger Happy

I am the same weight that I was before December. But it’s distributed differently as am less fit than I was.

Dalomanakora

jarvis wrote: »

I have a question though.
In people’s experience will that 6lb be as tough to lose as a normal 6lb or will it drop down faster when I return to a healthy diet and abandon the beering and indulging I’ve been doing every day?

In my own experience (I've been actively losing weight for a while), if I have a bad week and gain 4+lbs (rare thankfully, usually a bad week is 1.5lv gain), 2-3 of that will fall off immediately within a day or two of healthy eating. Some of it is water retention, and some is fat gain.

Fiftyfilthy

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Fiftyfilthy wrote: »

actually they don’t. That’s why Ireland is getting fatter and fatter with this attitude. Many people don’t not do. Americans believe the same too......

Actually its more to do with what you do the whole year rather then a week at Christmas. Obviously the obesity epidemic is not due to one week a year.

Yes but adding a few kgs over Xmas to eat wrecklessly just adds to the weight you will add during the year

Look around, more fatties than physically fit people

Worth noting most people don’t believe they are overweight but they are

meeeeh

Fiftyfilthy wrote: »

Yes but adding a few kgs over Xmas to eat wrecklessly just adds to the weight you will add during the year

Look around, more fatties than physically fit people

Worth noting most people don’t believe they are overweight but they are

Right so how does your goading of fat people really work? It doesn't seem to be successful. So you are wasting everyone's time to repeat something that has absolutely no valuable effect except to make you feel better.

There is a quote attributed to Einstein about insanity that might be appropriate here.

Fiftyfilthy

meeeeh wrote: »

Fiftyfilthy wrote: »

Yes but adding a few kgs over Xmas to eat wrecklessly just adds to the weight you will add during the year

Look around, more fatties than physically fit people

Worth noting most people don’t believe they are overweight but they are

Right so how does your goading of fat people really work? It doesn't seem to be successful. So you are wasting everyone's time to repeat something that has absolutely no valuable effect except to make you feel better.


There is a quote attributed to Einstein about insanity that might be appropriate here.

I am goading because I originally said that it was strange how people let themselves go over Xmas and live in denial believing they will become active after Xmas?

I am replying to posters quoting me? Is it not a contradiction if posters are the ones quoting me ?

I understand people are feeling low now Xmas is over and they have put on excess weight

Fenster

I lost half a kilo, though I spent most of the season running and hiking because SAD.

Wildly Boaring

Had the ****s for the last 2 days. (The joy of toddlers in the house bringing home every bug in the country)

Now back to pre Christmas weight and falling.

Conall Cernach

First day back at work after Christmas. I didn't think I was too bad over the last 10 days but I had to struggle to get my belt into its normal loophole.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Fiftyfilthy wrote: »

I am goading because I originally said that it was strange how people let themselves go over Xmas and live in denial believing they will become active after Xmas?

I am replying to posters quoting me? Is it not a contradiction if posters are the ones quoting me ?

I understand people are feeling low now Xmas is over and they have put on excess weight

And I said that many people (well, many people that I know) are well able to indulge over Christmas and get back to healthy eating in January. You genuinely seem to think that these type of people don’t exist. That the only people who indulge at Christmas are fat to begin with. If so, how bizarre, how bizarre.

Dalomanakora

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

And I said that many people (well, many people that I know) are well able to indulge over Christmas and get back to healthy eating in January. You genuinely seem to think that these type of people don’t exist. That the only people who indulge at Christmas are fat to begin with. If so, how bizarre, how bizarre.

I was fat to begin with when I indulged too much at Christmas.


I'm also far, far less fat than I used to be and can very easily jump back into healthy eating and moderation as I've done today



It's mad how overindulgence at Christmas makes all of us porkers who will never lose a pound of it.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Dalomanakora wrote: »

I was fat to begin with when I indulged too much at Christmas.


I'm also far, far less fat than I used to be and can very easily jump back into healthy eating and moderation as I've done today



It's mad how overindulgence at Christmas makes all of us porkers who will never lose a pound of it.

Aye, I lost a good bit of weight in late 2010/early 2011. Weirdly, indulging at Christmas didn’t prevent me from getting back on the wagon on the second of January. It’s mad, isn’t it? Almost like we possess self-control or something. :pac:

PuppyMcPupFace

Was a big guy anyway so no real difference but I'm starting to try a few small lifestyle changes in the year to come.

Can't hurt !!!! Happy New Year all!!

The undertone of spite in that posters posts is what puzzles me the most.


Anyway, we were visited by the vomiting bug in this house and nobody put on an ounce, if anything we've lost a few pounds since we haven't been able to even eat normally. Unless being on a drip is overindulging.

I can cancel the obesity clinic appointments for now :P

Dalomanakora

Candie wrote: »

The undertone of spite in that posters posts is what puzzles me the most.


Anyway, we were visited by the vomiting bug in this house and nobody put on an ounce, if anything we've lost a few pounds since we haven't been able to even eat normally. Unless being on a drip is overindulging.

I can cancel the obesity clinic appointments for now :P

Ah god, i hope you're feeling a little better now! Iirc, you're only a petite little lady anyway, I hope the weight loss hasn't affected you too badly!

Dalomanakora

Dalomanakora wrote: »

Ah god, i hope you're feeling a little better now! Iirc, you're only a petite little lady anyway, I hope the weight loss hasn't affected you too badly!

I was told I look like a pencil today :P It's all over now, just feeling a bit drained (no pun intended!).

Congratulations and well done on the weight loss! Happy New Year!

Dickerty

Candie wrote: »

The undertone of spite in that posters posts is what puzzles me the most.


Anyway, we were visited by the vomiting bug in this house and nobody put on an ounce, if anything we've lost a few pounds since we haven't been able to even eat normally. Unless being on a drip is overindulging.

I can cancel the obesity clinic appointments for now :P

We had that 'bonus' last December! Thankfully not again.
Both wife and I put in maybe a pound or two, but need to get back to regular exercise. She did her usual class on Monday, I was back on bike today! After more than 2 weeks, it gets more difficult...

Dalomanakora

Candie wrote: »

I was told I look like a pencil today :P It's all over now, just feeling a bit drained (no pun intended!).

Congratulations and well done on the weight loss! Happy New Year!

And to you! Time to indulge in some chocolate for you, just be careful you don't end up obese per fifty guy's warnings :pac:

Dalomanakora

Dalomanakora wrote: »

And to you! Time to indulge in some chocolate for you, just be careful you don't end up obese per fifty guy's warnings :pac:

His posts reek of projection - we hate what we fear the most.

Don't take him personally, we all have our own problems.

Dickerty

Dickerty wrote: »

We had that 'bonus' last December! Thankfully not again.
Both wife and I put in maybe a pound or two, but need to get back to regular exercise. She did her usual class on Monday, I was back on bike today! After more than 2 weeks, it gets more difficult...

I've been sick the last three Christmases, had pneumonia one year! Santa has it in for me.

It happened just after Christmas and I was worried it was food poisoning but since my sisters-in-law made the dinner and I just made the desserts I reckoned I'd plausible deniability if the finger of blame got pointed, but it was just norovirus. Nasty, but not as bad as food poisoning can be!

Even though I didn't overindulge, I'm looking forward to being more active when I get some energy back, you can only be a sloth for so long before it grates!

Happy New Year.

Graces7

Fiftyfilthy wrote: »

Yes but adding a few kgs over Xmas to eat wrecklessly just adds to the weight you will add during the year

Look around, more fatties than physically fit people

Worth noting most people don’t believe they are overweight but they are

Old saying, "Keep your eyes on your own page." Not on getting at others .