How much weight do you want to lose by the end of summer?

Anonymous

Following on from the 'If you're overweight, by how much?' thread in Road General I thought it might be more motivating to have a goal and chip away at it publicly.

Pick goal on poll, then state your current weight and goal and briefly update once a week (or just update amount lost (if any!) if too shy to state weight).
Maybe quote your previous post each time so that there is a running log of progress.

Anonymous

Currently 13 Stone 10lbs (192lbs).
Goal is 12 Stone 12lbs (180lbs).

ai_1

Sorry, I can't possibly participate unless it's in kilograms!

charlie_potatoes

No voting option for people who don't want/need to lose any weight?

I feel discriminated against :P

Anonymous

Ai_1 wrote:

Sorry, I can't possibly participate unless it's in kilograms!

Party Pooper (tongue out smiley).

You can do it in kilograms

stannie

I want to lose 2 stone (12.7kg) by the beginning of September. (12 weeks away) It is a big ask, but I hope it is possible.
Watch this space for my update next week.

junglist_matty

I'm currently ~16 stone (102kg)

By the end of the summer (i.e. end of August) I want to be back down to 15 stone (same as before my injury), but would like to be 14.5stone which was my original goal, considering I've got a 3 week adventure to Costa Rica booked for most of August it may be difficult to acheive, but I'll have fun trying! Just enjoying being able to ride my bike again after 5 months rest for recovery!

Anonymous

Charlie Potatoes wrote:

No voting option for people who don't want/need to lose any weight?

I feel discriminated against :P

Which are you (don't want/don't need)?
If its don't need, you are in a minority in the lardy ar5e UK so I make no apologies for the discrimination

charlie_potatoes

Carbonator wrote:

Charlie Potatoes wrote:

No voting option for people who don't want/need to lose any weight?

I feel discriminated against :P

Which are you (don't want/don't need)?
If its don't need, you are in a minority in the lardy ar5e UK so I make no apologies for the discrimination

Both. I don't want or need

brettjmcc

Charlie Potatoes wrote:

No voting option for people who don't want/need to lose any weight?

I feel discriminated against :P

You should and to be honest you deserve it for losing too much weight last year and now be consistently beating me on Strava. You with your ability to go out in the afternoons and not have the kids to look after - I'm not jealous, really I'm not I can only console myself with the fact that I can stil produce more power than you (just don't bring power to weight ratio into it :P )

In more answering the question. I would love to get down to 11st 7. I was doing really well, but seem to have crept back up to 12st5 recently from being as low as 12st

charlie_potatoes

It was only 30kgs Brett :shock:

ianbar

atleast a stone to get me under 15, then as much as i can then keep getting off! 14st would be a really fit weight and i recon if fly up hills then. i have been trying for ages t lose weight, just doesn't work for me! currently now off the bike too with injury so thats not going to help!

michaelede

19/05/14 - 95.4kg (210lb or 15st)
11/06/14 - 89.9kg (198lb or 14.1st)

Goal 85kg (187lb or 13.4st)

Current progress has been down to LCHF diet + IF + Fasted morning rides.

tlw1

1 stone for me, though the wife disagrees :roll:

BeaconRuth

matthew h wrote:

1 stone for me, though the wife disagrees :roll:

Does she think you should lose more or less than 1 stone?

dilatory

August last year I was almost 18 stone. Today I am 12st 4. I'd like to get to 11 by winter.

BrandonA

I voted <4 stone as this was the best option for "not wanting to lose any weight" - technical zero is less than four stone

roscoe

3.5Kg lost since 29/12/13, mainly due to stopping drinking and upping the monthly mileage on the bike to just under 400miles.

Current weight 72.5Kg, height 5'7".

tlw1

BeaconRuth wrote:

matthew h wrote:

1 stone for me, though the wife disagrees :roll:

Does she think you should lose more or less than 1 stone?

no she says nothing - but to quote my doctor when he weighed me - you're got heavy bones

finlayson99

dilatory wrote:

August last year I was almost 18 stone. Today I am 12st 4. I'd like to get to 11 by winter.

That's seriously impressive stuff.

How did you achieve that rate of success?

dilatory

finlayson99 wrote:

dilatory wrote:

August last year I was almost 18 stone. Today I am 12st 4. I'd like to get to 11 by winter.

That's seriously impressive stuff.

How did you achieve that rate of success?

Thanks! Initially (August 2013) I was borderline (maybe properly?) obese, miserable and angry (putting strain on relationship) and longed for the days where I was fit and healthy and used to mountain bike regularly (about 8 years previous) so I purchased a mountain bike. I was super out of shape (8 years of wine, naughty food and long long days at a desk), went for a quick 7 mile ride and thought I was going to die. Something had to change, so after lots of research and reading I made some severe diet adjustments. I cut out all but 30g of carbs a day. Together with this I made an effort to cycle every day. I'd ride to work and then do that 7 mile loop back home again. It was on a 9speed 29er and initially the (little to me now) hill was in the lowest gear and was agony. In all the wind and rain of winter, my stupid 9 gears and my cheap lights but I knew it was the only way.

In an effort to speed up my fitness after a month or two I started doing kettlebell excersises, 3 times a week. So my little route every day and then 3 times a quick 30 minute kettlebell routine. Although quite sore I was feeling pretty good, in the beginning of all these sort of health kicks you notice rapid gains but I happy with my progress, my fitness was increasing, I was losing weight and the diet had become pretty easy. I was keeping my calorie intake high with fats from avocado and meats and fish and just lots of green veg. Nuts etc too. By Christmas I'd just dipped under the 14 stone mark, was happy! I'd done a couple of 35 mile rides on my bike, extended my after work loop to about 12 miles and had so much energy.

Middle of January I got a (crappy) road bike, started riding it outside at the start of February and I was hooked. I decided to increase my daily mileage again and quickly realised that low carb just wouldn't cut it any more, so started to sensibly bring in carbs at lunch time, something low in the evening etc. Upped my miles at the weekend. First 40, then 50 and then a 60!

Anyway, fast forward a few months, for the last 10 weeks I've averaged about 200 miles a week. Just recently bought a new bike that's 3 weeks old and done 700 odd miles. Completed a 90 mile solo ride then a couple of weeks later 105 mile solo ride (in 6.30 which I was pleased with, about 6,000ft elevation), regularly do 60/70 on the weekend. Just done my first club TT (8 miles in 21.50, nothing spectacular but I gave it a bash!) and my life is completely different! Couldn't be happier. Well, some carbon clinchers maybe but... It's one of those cliche cycling probably saved my life sort of deals. Haha.

bernithebiker

What's a stone?

dilatory

6.35kg or 14lb.

michaelede

Diatory, well done chap that's truly some progress. Doing LCHF and seeing good results myself, not in your league but I am pleased with them. Don't abandon the low carb for good, it is really handy to have a body that burns a higher % of fat as fuel, makes your limited stores of glycogen last longer

dilatory

Thanks! Big losses because I had lots to lose too!

I know trying to balance low carbs with lots of output is difficult, trying to do them in moderation. I do notice a significant increase in long term energy with carbs over proteins and fats though. Trying to work into a sensible rounded diet that gives me the energy but doesn't take the wee wee. It's all a re-education process I suppose.

Good luck with yours! Once you're over the initial period and settled into knowing what you can eat etc it does become a lot easier doesn't it.

michaelede

Personally I am trying to train low carb and add carbs for "events" or for when I want a bit more oomph! Give it another 5kg or so and then I guess I will start adding in more "safe starches" but I've got some way to go. I know I can't go back to eating the way I had been, mixing in fasting periods is definitely helping with self control.

This guy seems to burn an amazing % of fat (although he seems to exaggerate the results somewhat) http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/2014/05/how-much-fat-can-you-burn-2/

dilatory

Ah that's pretty much how I worked, setting a target goal where I would start trickling in good carbs again.

At the moment I'm riding roughly 30-40 miles a day with long / club rides at weekend. I recently experimented with low carb lunches again and really struggled with my after work ride. Something like mashed sweet potato with some tuna etc and a banana as I leave at 5 sees me fine for the 2 hours or so I am out and then cook a low carb dinner.

Then a carb-y breakfast on long ride days + home made flapjack and rice slab things on the ride seems to be working for me. We're all different though, the key is finding something that works!

Thanks for the link too, will give that a read later!

RBS100

About 10kg.

Already lost 10kg since Feb when I was given the OK to ride after surgery and a bit of, er, a lie down.

That should have me at about 10% to 15% BF.

Miss Pootle

Sadly allowed my weight to creep up to 9st4lb from 8st10lb in January, so I'd like to get back there, but 8st7lb wold be even better for climbing.

mcnultycop

I need to shift 17kg. I was 152kg at my heaviest. MTB and powerlifting got me to where I am now (117kg), but I've plateaued for a while (mainly because I was still eating like a power lifter, but work commitments mean the gym has been off the cards since November. I got a road bike in around November/December but haven't managed to shift weight using it, but I am getting better at riding it. I did the longest ride I've done since I was a kid today (83km) and managed Cragg Vale a few weeks back, so whilst I'm getting fitter it isn't translating into weight loss.

Going to sort my diet starting from Monday and also start running too, just so I can sneak 30 minutes training in on nights I'm late back from work. Project 100kg starts now...

Anonymous

Carbonator wrote:

Currently 13 Stone 10lbs (192lbs).
Goal is 12 Stone 12lbs (180lbs).

Week 1 update

13 Stone 7lb (189lb)

3lb weight loss, so under 190lb now and 9lb to go :P