help ive got to lose 44kg

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  • bexley5200
    bexley5200 Posts: 692
    thanks prb007 the weight loss seams to be on track im out on the bike most days for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, strugling up them hills still with 3 st to lose but i am still keeping up with the diet but hard keeping away from them cakes,crisps,chocolate and them pesky mince pies thanks craig
    going downhill slowly
  • G-Wiz
    G-Wiz Posts: 261
    Well done mate. You've clearly got good motivation which is most of the battle in the early weeks.

    I tend to yoyo with my weight a bit and a lot of what I found was that by not eating steadily I'd get starving and then stock up on sugary stuff in desparation. Between instant porridge for breakfast, innocent veg pots at lunch and my wife's vegetarian cooking I'm managing to squeeze much better quality food into a quite busy day.

    Some stuff I've found from other forum members which have helped:

    Daily plate on the Livestrong site - makes me think twice about sweets knowing I'll have to tell Mr Armstrong I've been bad. I got the iphone app too so no excuses.

    SIS Rego recovery drink after sessions of 1 hour or more - stops the hunger pangs after a decent workout, I used to just eat anything in arms reach

    Decent breakfast, especially on training days, mainly porridge & brown bread toast

    Make sure I eat something like a mueseli bar as I leave work to go to the gym, again so I'm not starving when I get home.

    I also bought a set of rollers so I could do longer indoor rides on days like today when the bike's not an option and I've already done some quite intense sessions on the turbo. A good stock of cycling videos is helpful too.
  • badly_dubbed
    badly_dubbed Posts: 1,350
    I weighed 19st a year ago today I weigh 12.

    Cycling has helped as has running to and from work and selling the car. I walk everywhere I need to go or cycle whichever I feel :)

    Diet has played a massive role though I went from 20 fats and kebabs etc to snacking on fruit and nuts to eating fish chicken veg and grains etc etc

    Here is a before/after of me, albeit I'm a little thinner again..

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    Inbred Rigid 29er Singlespeed
    On-One Lurcher 29er Race Build
    2012 Kharma Race
    2013 Zesty 314
    Strava
  • bexley5200
    bexley5200 Posts: 692
    i know i have to lose 44kg in total but half way into my 6 mounth journey things have been going well overall ive lost 27kg to date ive been out on the road a few times when the roads i go on the turbo for about an hour and a half still finding it hard up the hills but improving.
    going downhill slowly
  • marusches
    marusches Posts: 129
    SteveR_100Milers wrote:
    bexley5200 wrote:
    some people on here think i cannot lose 7st in 6 months i once rode 170 miles in a day and i have run 12 full marathons im determened to shift this weight by the spring

    Not being funny here, but how on earth have you managed to get so overweight, given you have run / ridden all of those distances? It's not as if you can just get up one Sunday morning and decide to run a marathon, let alone 12 of them! You must have been doing a reasonable amount of training preparation.


    good point there i think
  • bexley5200
    bexley5200 Posts: 692
    4 months in and ive lost 5st 1lb 31kg im enjoying the cycling the turbo and the walking the cycling is geting easer but im still ave only 16mph on my 2 hr rides its early days but its great to get out in the country ive only got 13 kg to lose thanks craig.
    going downhill slowly
  • ut_och_cykla
    ut_och_cykla Posts: 1,594
    Keep going bexley/craig - don't worry too much about teh speed - just keep doing it - the speed will come!
  • Zachariah
    Zachariah Posts: 782
    You can do what I just did and get a stomach bug - nothing like not eating for nearly 24hrs and throwing up to shed those last few pounds.

    PS Don't do this, it hurts.
  • mattshrops
    mattshrops Posts: 1,134
    keep going. you dont sound like you need any advice but for anyone struggling i used www.livestrong.com. (yes it is lances cancer foundation site). what it did for me was allow me to see written down what i was eating,,how many calories, how many i was burning etc. a bit like having a written training plan. worked for me. -there are plenty of other sites quite similar if you dont like that one. the real key to the whole weight issue is lifestyle change- if you want to be as fit and healthy as possible then maybe we need to reevaluate certain "food" items- its a bit like smoking, your paying someone to poison your system.sorry if that makes me sound a bit radical but how hard do you work on the bike? then destroy it eating crap?healthy food doesnt have to be boring ,man i love food even more now its helping to make me a better cyclist. oh p.s. livestrong also has a great ride planning facility(loops) and its free.
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    bexley5200 wrote:
    4 months in and ive lost 5st 1lb 31kg im enjoying the cycling the turbo and the walking the cycling is geting easer but im still ave only 16mph on my 2 hr rides its early days but its great to get out in the country ive only got 13 kg to lose thanks craig.


    I don't average much more than that on many of my rides (unless I really push it). SO don;t worry about the speed.


    I found that when I'm focussed on weight loss, my speeds are lower anyway as I lack the full amount of calories and energy needed to go fast.

    Once you reach your target weight and can eat a bit more (maintenance vs loss) you may find you can go fast/harder/longer.

    Keep up the good work and post some before/after pics when you get closer to your goal weight!

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