Annual weightloss/get fit thread

[only1swanny]

10 minutes ago, London Wanderer said:

Crikey that’s a very restrictive diet recommendation. Did it come from a dietician or the doctor?

dietician, or at least claiming to be, 

Same lady that told me that a ham and cheese butty for my dinner was too much..

[Traf]

3 hours ago, gonzo said:

Yep. A nice long walk at a decent steady pace burns more body fat than a big fat sweaty horrible 20 minute run on a treadmill. 

How long and at what pace?

[only1swanny]

13 minutes ago, Traf said:

How long and at what pace?

isn't it 20 mins and at a pace where you can talk but you're clearly pushing yourself?

I'd imagine the theory is that if gives your body time to restock it's energy rather than rapid burn and feeling the need to "restock" by eating. 

[gonzo]

Aye without going all scientific with BPMs and shit, like swanny says a rule of thumb is if you can talk (just about) comfortably but you are breathing heavier than normal as well sweating you are burning body fat... 

When you're above that your body is in panic mode and smashing through your stored glycogen. Obviously once that's depleted your body will attack other stuff..

Why interval training works so well as it flies your heart up to the brink of glycogen levels, then you bring it back down and so on.

See so many folk running all out of breath and hating every minute of it, just to lose some body fat. When it's just so much easier to go for a lovely walk up beacon fell or summet.

[only1swanny]

Gone for it this week, any constructive criticism welcome as I though I'd try this. 

I've been going for a "run", tracked a 2.7 mile route to my dad's and back. I've done 4th day today and managed a total of 13 mins running the rest walking. Rest day tomorrow as I want to be able to walk upto the top tier haha 😄 

 

I've also started a new diet as such, realised that by not having breakfast, I can last till 2/3 ish without eating, then I carry on as normal, found that I'm snacking less and fewer cravings, I need to buy some accurate scales as mine vary as you move them around the room. 

[gonzo]

If you're after losing weight ne sure to track those calories pal.

Calorie deficit is the only way to lose weight. Don't just guess, the body is one dirty fucker and tricks your mind.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

If you're after losing weight ne sure to track those calories pal.

Calorie deficit is the only way to lose weight. Don't just guess, the body is one dirty fucker and tricks your mind.

I've been using the NHS weight loss app.

Done it last year, but it went to rat-shit after my seizure. 

So long as you take time to fill it in, and build up your database (makes it quicker) then it does work.

Just got to be honest with it.

Based my calorie needs on their calculator (but not accounted for the work)- 2500 per day.

Tend to have between 2000 and 2400 per day.

Bit light headed occasionally, but don't miss out any given food type- just have less. 

3lb in 2 weeks so far. A gentle, manageable loss.

[gonzo]

2 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

I've been using the NHS weight loss app.

Done it last year, but it went to rat-shit after my seizure. 

So long as you take time to fill it in, and build up your database (makes it quicker) then it does work.

Just got to be honest with it.

Based my calorie needs on their calculator (but not accounted for the work)- 2500 per day.

Tend to have between 2000 and 2400 per day.

Bit light headed occasionally, but don't miss out any given food type- just have less. 

3lb in 2 weeks so far. A gentle, manageable loss.

Perfect that mate. Any deficit is good as long as its not detrimental to your overall health and wellbeing.

Keep a good balance of proteins carbs and fats and you'll be bang on.

 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

24 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Perfect that mate. Any deficit is good as long as its not detrimental to your overall health and wellbeing.

Keep a good balance of proteins carbs and fats and you'll be bang on.

 

Gone for bread with whole grain.

Lad doesn't like it, so we've tended to just stick with white, but sod it, looking after myself a bit more. 

Like the taste of wheat,spelt and rye far more too, and a better GI.

Brown pasta too.

Never understand why brown is more expensive though!

[only1swanny]

4 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Gone for bread with whole grain.

Lad doesn't like it, so we've tended to just stick with white, but sod it, looking after myself a bit more. 

Like the taste of wheat,spelt and rye far more too, and a better GI.

Brown pasta too.

Never understand why brown is more expensive though!

Brown breads better than no bread, as my kids found out :p 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

2 hours ago, only1swanny said:

Brown breads better than no bread, as my kids found out 😛

Indeed- but him being him, he'd do without, or buy his own and have a bender if someone else ate a bit! 😆

[donkeyshorn]

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Great local walk. Even fed on route. 

[only1swanny]

On 17/08/2024 at 10:24, only1swanny said:

Gone for it this week, any constructive criticism welcome as I though I'd try this. 

I've been going for a "run", tracked a 2.7 mile route to my dad's and back. I've done 4th day today and managed a total of 13 mins running the rest walking. Rest day tomorrow as I want to be able to walk upto the top tier haha 😄 

 

I've also started a new diet as such, realised that by not having breakfast, I can last till 2/3 ish without eating, then I carry on as normal, found that I'm snacking less and fewer cravings, I need to buy some accurate scales as mine vary as you move them around the room. 

About 3 weeks in and currently on 2.5KG weight loss, which isn't too bad, although I can't really say how much of the weight is muscle ( Dragging my fat arse around running will add some), 

Didn't seem that much until I googled what 2.5kg of fat looked like and that was quite eye opening..

New twist on the running, been running, and I make it as far as i can without stopping, I then do 10 squats and carry on, then repeat, when It feels too much to run anymore, i walk home and repeat the squats every 50m ish legs feel like lead now though!

So this morning, was roughly 1.9m run, with 100 squats interspaced 😛 

[gonzo]

Get your Body fat % checked. Boots chemist or any chain gym.

Body max machines or even a handheld jobby off amazon.

Alot of your initial shed be water weight if you've dropped carb levels.

 

[Sweep]

Mrs Sweep has decided to go on a diet, she's doing the calorie counting, and trying to stick to 1200 calories a day. 

Its actually quite eye opening, when you start to look at everything you eat

[Casino]

1200 seems very low

[Casino]

21 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Get your Body fat % checked. Boots chemist or any chain gym.

Body max machines or even a handheld jobby off amazon.

Alot of your initial shed be water weight if you've dropped carb levels.

 

Lad has a slimpad scale that reckons to do all sorts

Whats a reasonable body fat % for an owd, not particulary active, bloke

Im only overweight these days, no longer obese

What a horrible word....obese

 

[gonzo]

4 minutes ago, Casino said:

Lad has a slimpad scale that reckons to do all sorts

Whats a reasonable body fat % for an owd, not particulary active, bloke

Im only overweight these days, no longer obese

What a horrible word....obese

 

You could do with being not much over 25-30% mate. 

See people gun losing overall weight, which is fine, but it's really bodyfat people should target.

Keto and low carb shit stripps weight off at the start, but all that's a lot of water weight. 

BF% is as important as your BW.

You can be 10 stone but if your body fat is 50% you're fucked

 

 

[only1swanny]

7 minutes ago, Casino said:

Lad has a slimpad scale that reckons to do all sorts

Whats a reasonable body fat % for an owd, not particulary active, bloke

Im only overweight these days, no longer obese

What a horrible word....obese

 

I'm classed as obese, only takes into account height and weight though so i take it with a pinch of salt...

[gonzo]

Just now, only1swanny said:

I'm classed as obese, only takes into account height and weight though so i take it with a pinch of salt...

Why you need your BF% checked.

Lad your size has a lot of hidden secrets

[only1swanny]

9 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Why you need your BF% checked.

Lad your size has a lot of hidden secrets

off to boots today before being dragged around Boundary Mill, 

done an online one that gets all your measurements and that reckons its 25.2%, see how that compares to a real one later  thanks 

[Casino]

37 minutes ago, gonzo said:

You could do with being not much over 25-30% mate. 

See people gun losing overall weight, which is fine, but it's really bodyfat people should target.

 

 

 

26.9

I want another stone off before december and hopefully sub 25 on the fatty fatty fat fat

[gonzo]

17 minutes ago, Casino said:

26.9

I want another stone off before december and hopefully sub 25 on the fatty fatty fat fat

That's not bad at all for 67 year old alcoholic tbf 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

4 minutes ago, Sweep said:

Mrs Sweep has decided to go on a diet, she's doing the calorie counting, and trying to stick to 1200 calories a day. 

Its actually quite eye opening, when you start to look at everything you eat

Yep.

Some things have lower calories than I expected. And vice versa.

[L/H White]

1 hour ago, Sweep said:

Mrs Sweep has decided to go on a diet, she's doing the calorie counting, and trying to stick to 1200 calories a day. 

Its actually quite eye opening, when you start to look at everything you eat

You probably already know, but scan everything with my fitness pal, makes it miles easier to track