Who wants to lose a stone by March - Week 2! (5-11th Jan)

bluecow

Hello all, I hope you all had a good week.
It seems like the ice is finally starting to bugger off and leaving us with the soggy yet commutable joy that is rain.
This past week has been a bit frustrating, and not getting my usual miles in has had a rather negative effect on my motivation. But will hopefully be able to start afresh tomorrow. Actually, i dont usually work Monday's but i may pop into work. Just to get some miles in. How sad.
Here is a list of people who posted last week. There are more to account for than id anticipated, but i like that a lot of you have piled in! If i miss anybody off the list or have mis-typed your starting weights, please let me know.

bluecow - start = 10st2
Fat_Rob - start = 14st9
Napolean D - start = 91Kg
popette - start = 93Kg
Sportbilly1976 - start = 95Kg
jp1985 - start = 105Kg
DavidMiller - start = 89.1Kg
carpediem - start = 15st3
JonathanMcP - start = 94.7
steve-m - start = 12st8
T.C - start = 13st12
ColinJ - start = 15st10
ratherbeintobago - start = ??
Fuzzynavel - start = 15st3
bgood2folk - start = 90Kg
Kevin Stephens - start = 10st8
ThreeLionsBrian - start = 105Kg
SpeedKing - start = 16st1
deal - start = 12st8
maander - start = 11st9

Still waiting to hear from:
pfuetze
pjm-84
ianjaytee
ollieda

<tut> :roll:

bluecow

Start weight = 9st13-
Current weight = 10st

Monday-Wednesday= Big fat nothing
Thursday = 30 miles
Friday-Sunday = Nothing.

This has been my worst week in a long long time. And i ate like a demon on Tuesday. Sheer boredom, no other reason.
Baahhhh...
STG: Lose a stone by staying off the crap food at work, drink more water.
LTG: complete the 66mile Cheshire Cat in under 4 hours.
Goals for coming week: Commute 4 days to work (120 miles) Do club run on Sunday (mileage as of yet unconfirmed)
Stomach crunches. Lots of.
Thank you Hx

bluecow

***ON BEHALF OF KEVIN STEPHENS***

Wed club turbo session, a hour yoyo 75% - 85% MHR and some sprints - felt dead
Fri club turbo session 75 min, 75%, 80% and 85% MHR then sprint intervals - felt good
Weight - no change (10st8)

hambones

A bit late but for what it's worth this is some background. I sadly put on nearly 1 1/2 stone between end of October and beginning of January, mostly due to eating too much at work and not commuting as much.
By Boxing day I topped 16 stone but the start of some portion control got me back down to 15st 10lbs by the 5th Jan when I started back at work. Now at work we have a relatively new woman working who has a dietician's background so she has been badgering me about my diet.
I am pleased to report that I have dropped to 15st 4lbs after a week of reduced fat/calorie intake and smaller portions. Alas I have yet to commute due to the cold weather although I managed a 60 mile ride today (2nd ride in 6 weeks) even if it was painfully slow by previous standards!
My target is to get back to around 14st 4lb by the end of Feb.

ColinJ

Okay folks, here's my news...

I started at 15 st 10.0 lbs and I'm now at 15 st 8.5 lbs, a loss of 1.5 lbs.

You can see a more detailed statement in this weight loss progress report*** on my new weight loss/fitness blog.

*** WARNING FOR THOSE OF A SENSITIVE NATURE - the report includes a photograph of my flabby hairy beer belly - aaaaaaargh! :shock:

T.C.

mon - work - 06.00-18.00
tue 18.00-06.00 did 1 hour pushed it in parts - 15 miles
wed -18.00-06.00 -rest
thu off for 4 days- 1 hour, pushed it 17.5 avg-18.2 miles
fri - 1 hour very slow easy ride 15 miles
sat- yes 3 hours -45 miles hilly and windy
sun -rest --weight 13.8 lost 4 lbs
stg 4 hour ride next w/e ,
ltg, planning on 3 counties challenge and SUS july (yet to enter)

jp1985

Hey Guys

I weighed in at 102kg this afternoon which means i've lost 3kg. However this is solely the result of having flu.

Attempted an easy turbo session at the end of the week but gave up after about 30mins because I could only manage to turn a gear 3/4 teeth below what i can normaly do so I took it that I wasn't fully recovered. I've avoided any other training.

Feelin alot better now so only have a broken nose as an excuse not to get out on my bike now!

Joe

bgood2folk

start weight 90kg todays weight 87.5 kg,

mon - fri 16 miles a day commute

sat nothing to icy

sunday hilly 35 miles

had a bad day with the diet today though, hoping weather improves this week hoping to take the long way home from work a few nights this week to get some extra miles in

a_n_t

bluecow wrote:

Friday-Sunday = Nothing.

what happened with the wheelers ride then?

fuzzynavel

Hey bluecow...maybe fairer to put down my weight at the start of the actual challenge.... 17st 3 was a few months ago now.

Started at 15 st 3 (*I think last week) Still 15 st 3.

I have done no exercise this week at all. I have had a bit of a tummy bug this week and green/brown snot dribbling down my face all week (tasty :shock: ).

Starting to feel better now so have taken tomorrow off work (legit holiday...not sick day) and will put in 50-70 miles weather permitting.

bluecow

a_n_t wrote:

bluecow wrote:

Friday-Sunday = Nothing.

what happened with the wheelers ride then?

Ahem, erm... Well, i had to get up at 6am (yes, 6 bloody am!) to take my son to ski training, and i didnt go to sleep til midnight so i was tired. But the main reason was that the weather wasnt looking too good,. Though nothing like the 35mph winds metcheck had predicted.
See, metchecks fault.
Now be quiet :P

bluecow

fuzzynavel wrote:

Hey bluecow...maybe fairer to put down my weight at the start of the actual challenge.... 17st 3 was a few months ago now.

Started at 15 st 3 (*I think last week) Still 15 st 3.

I have done no exercise this week at all. I have had a bit of a tummy bug this week and green/brown snot dribbling down my face all week (tasty :shock: ).

Starting to feel better now so have taken tomorrow off work (legit holiday...not sick day) and will put in 50-70 miles weather permitting.

Thanks, ive updated it. Good job you fessed up, or your apparent 2 stone in one week weight loss claims might have put a dent in your credibility.

Anonymous

Put on a couple of pounds last week I suspect, still off the bike with Bronchitis. I hope to be back on it on Saturday.

deal

Started 12st8lbs
Currently 12st6lbs

(weighing myself once per week every sunday morning)

been busy so have been stuck using the turbo trainer every weekday evening, 2x20's and a couple of 3x20's also managed a 3 hour road ride on sunday.

popette

yeh!! turned out ok ish after all
Starting weight 93kg
current weight 90.4kg

I did four rides last week and quite a lot of core work. I also did a cracking arm workout which made my muscles ache the day after (a feeling which I love). It's not going to make me cycle faster but I hope it'll be an improvement when I wear that still too small evening dress at the end of February.

I'm actually feeling really positive now - I AM GOING TO DO THIS!!!!

bluecow

popette wrote:

yeh!! turned out ok ish after all
Starting weight 93kg
current weight 90.4kg

I did four rides last week and quite a lot of core work. I also did a cracking arm workout which made my muscles ache the day after (a feeling which I love). It's not going to make me cycle faster but I hope it'll be an improvement when I wear that still too small evening dress at the end of February.

I'm actually feeling really positive now - I AM GOING TO DO THIS!!!!

Good for you
I just came back from a 40 mile ride. I felt like i was stuck in a rut after only getting out once last week. It was going swimmingly, noobdy tried to cut me up, people overtook nice and wide and slow, then 5 miles from home some fckng chavs in a sh*t Honda beeped. So i went mental and then took a long route back through Ashworth Valley to chill out. It nearly killed me. And i felt sick on the bike, which has not happened for a very long time. Great for hills that place though...

popette

Thanks Bluecow
It sounds like you've had a good day too. I've never heard of Ashworth Valley - I must look it up on the map.
Thanks for organising the thread; I think it's working really well. 8)

pjm-84

Well I haven't rode seriously since November so riding a hilly 104km yersterday was tough and frustrating. Fighting the headwind on the way back didn't really help because there was little tailwind in the morning to even things up.

I was blaming weight gain but was very dissappointed to find that I've only gained a few pounds after a week's holiday in Cornwall (cream teas .... need I say any more). Performance wise very noticeable on the hills and recovery between slopes. Seems I have a few hard weeks ahead of me.

Current weight 16st 7lb.

Need to get back in shape for Flanders.

Jonathan Mcp

OK, info for the week 5th-11th January for me.

Weight, my pre Xmas weight was probably greatly inluenced by just getting over a dose of flu - my weight on 8/1/09 on hospital standard scales was 98kg. Can my start weight be adjusted to reflect my 2009 starting point?

Training last week:
5/1/09 Spin, 60 minutes, varied style including intervals out of saddle
7/1/09 One hour turbo, steady pace but some efforts to coincide with the stage finishes on the Tdf programme I've got on Sky+
10/1/09 Two hours spinning

Plans for this week:
Spin today, Wed, Fri, then a longish ride (4 hours or so) Sunday.

ianjaytee

Did 2 x45 minute turbo sessions and 2 x 60 minute sessions and no outside riding weight still the same. Have started to cut out the bread an chocolate and eat more protein so the theory is correct but how long will the go without chocolate last.

fuzzynavel

fuzzynavel wrote:

Starting to feel better now so have taken tomorrow off work (legit holiday...not sick day) and will put in 50-70 miles weather permitting.

Did the 50 miles today..... did it too soon..not well enough. there was a strong headwind for the last 20 odd miles... totally bonked after 40 miles and couldn't get above 12-15 mph.....totally knackered now.

steve-m

Mon 5 Cycling 0:35:00 12.6
Mon 5 Cycling 0:45:00 18.5
Mon 5 Swimming 0:20:00 200
Mon 5 Other 1:00:00 0 Yoga
Tue 6 Cycling 0:35:00 12.6
Tue 6 Cycling 0:45:00 18.5
Wed 7 Cycling 0:35:00 12.6
Wed 7 Cycling 0:35:00 14
Thu 8 Cycling 0:35:00 12.6
Fri 9 Cycling 0:35:00 12.6
Fri 9 Running 0:37:00 8
Sat 10 Cycling 0:20:00 7
Sat 10 Other 1:30:00 0 Yoga
Sun 11 Cycling 5:00:00 100

Cycling and runnng in Km, swimming metres

Weight has been up and down all week and weighed in just now at the same 81.5 kg.

Not HP

FAT_ROB

Hmm here goes,

Starting weight 14st 9
Current Weight 14st 7

Woo lost 2lb to celerbrate I had a xl Double bacon cheese burger, chips and full fat coke on the train home!!!

This week started badly, then finished with 2 x big gym sessions, 30 lengths of the pool and a spinning class which probably saved my bacon so to speak

Nothing today (unless you count a 12hr shift) spinning tomorrow am, then run with the boys at work lunchtime, and swimming tomorrow evening will probably off set the burger!!!!!

Oh and I have entered the London Triathlon.... yep definatly going mad... must be lack of chocolate!

SteveR_100Milers

I'm envious - I havent altered my weight since avbout October, despite week 51 doing 7 hours, xmas week 10.5 hours, last week 8 hours and this week will be doing about 8 again. Its all hard effort stuff to: track night, chaingang on saturday, two turbo 2x20's equivalent....where am I going wrong, I can't eat THAT much food!!

Pork Sword

I've ridden exacltly 12 miles so far this year, I haven't been to the gym or done much of anything really but I've still managed to lose 10Ibs from my pre-christmas weight. I have moved house recently - who needs cycling?

popette

Pork Sword wrote:

I've ridden exacltly 12 miles so far this year, I haven't been to the gym or done much of anything really but I've still managed to lose 10Ibs from my pre-christmas weight. I have moved house recently - who needs cycling?

who needs anything with a name like that

Pork Sword

Don't ask me why I chose Pork Sword as a username... although it has raised a few smiles its also been a bit negative with regards to people taking anything I post seriously! :oops:

However Popette, good luck with the weight-loss and fitness regimes - I've been following your progress with interest, both on the Forum and in Cycling Plus as, like you, I've been struggling with my weight lately and also found the Exmoor Beast more than just a bit hard. I plan to do it again this year and hope to complete it under 6 hours rather than 7 which will be made all the more easier if I reach my target weight of 70kgs (I was 96kgs during November - no wonder I found all those climbs a bit tough!) :shock:

Jonathan Mcp

SteveR_100Milers wrote:

I'm envious - I havent altered my weight since avbout October, despite week 51 doing 7 hours, xmas week 10.5 hours, last week 8 hours and this week will be doing about 8 again. Its all hard effort stuff to: track night, chaingang on saturday, two turbo 2x20's equivalent....where am I going wrong, I can't eat THAT much food!!

Maybe try some variety in your training, bit of aerobic gym stuff maybe?

bluecow

SteveR_100Milers wrote:

I'm envious - I havent altered my weight since avbout October, despite week 51 doing 7 hours, xmas week 10.5 hours, last week 8 hours and this week will be doing about 8 again. Its all hard effort stuff to: track night, chaingang on saturday, two turbo 2x20's equivalent....where am I going wrong, I can't eat THAT much food!!

I feel your pain. In June i did LEJOG, carrying two full panniers of stuff an average of 85 miles a day for two weeks.
I lost...... wait for it... a measly 4 pounds.
Arse. :evil:

FAT_ROB

FOUR POUNDS

Awww bugger I was planning on coming back from John O groats at least half the man I used to be!!!!

Back to the drawing board me thinks...

SteveR_100Milers

Jonathan Mcp wrote:

SteveR_100Milers wrote:

I'm envious - I havent altered my weight since avbout October, despite week 51 doing 7 hours, xmas week 10.5 hours, last week 8 hours and this week will be doing about 8 again. Its all hard effort stuff to: track night, chaingang on saturday, two turbo 2x20's equivalent....where am I going wrong, I can't eat THAT much food!!

Maybe try some variety in your training, bit of aerobic gym stuff maybe?

OK, but why will that make any difference?