Fetchie Flab Fighters
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4 Apr
9:05am, 4 Apr 2025
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TheScribbler
Great progress RevB. Sugar is a real problem for me too, and it's not just a case of not having sweet treats (especially chocolate) available, but avoiding it when I'm out and about too. I don't drink tea or coffee, but I do like a hot chocolate - so that's quite a sugary hit, and when I'm at work it's easy to add a chocolate bar alongside it for later. When I was staying at my mum's house for a week, I was regularly raiding the biscuit barrel because it was there, so like you I am better not to have the temptation. There's also an emotional side to my eating it. A quick fix for a low mood. I did really well with a change to what I eat at the beginning of last year, but my weight has remained largely static, and crept up a little since last June and I'd like to be closer to a healthy BMI than I am. I'm hoping that a less stressful job situation and more time for exercise will help. Also brighter days and lighter foods with more salads and fruits. I think I need to make myself accountable like you and say no to sugar as far as I can for a while. |
4 Apr
12:38pm, 4 Apr 2025
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geordiegirl
RevB what you have achieved in 12 months is amazing, you should be very proud of yourself! That you've recognised and then addressed your triggers is inspiring. Huge well done. I have every that in the next few months you will be a size 14 and you will get to your goal. Well done and thanks for keep posting. This thread has been very quiet so I've been mostly hanging out on the inbetweenies. Not that I'm making any progress in the right direction, mostly the wrong one - but as people are pointing out I am still in recovery mode and when I am exercising again I can hopefully see some progress then. We are definitely heading into the better weather for salads and less of the warming comfort food Scribbs, I am sure the less stress will also help (I am also blaming recent meltdown & extreme stress for my stubborn weight) |
4 Apr
1:02pm, 4 Apr 2025
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Gooner
Agree with the above, RevB. You've made some great progress both physically and in mindset. I can only see that being positive for you whilst continuing your journey and have no doubt that you'll get to your targets in time. I had been absent for quite a while because I essentially fell back into old excuses when I picked up an injury or two and then let 'life' get in the way. Just under 5 weeks ago though I decided that enough was enough and that if I plan on hitting my target distance at Equinox in September that I need to do something about my fitness and weight so I started an 8 week exercise and nutrition plan with the idea being fast weight loss before a maintenance period to gain a bit of performance before going back into weight loss again. So far it's been quite tough but is working. High protein, incrementally decreasing calories and increasing steps plus ensuring reasonable fibre content has lost me 4.9kg so my target of 6kg for the 8 weeks should be be achievable. I am definitely looking forward to going back up to maintenance calories for a while though, I know through experience that short, sharp and painful works best for me adhering but it's not fun at times! |
8 Apr
10:24am, 8 Apr 2025
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Grast_girl
Gonna update here as well as the other thread: 11th Feb 2025: Weight 75.1 kg Fat% 37.9 BMI 26.9 BMR 1419 Fat Mass 28.45 TBW% 44.3 Muscle 44.3 kg Bone mass 2.35 kg 4th April 2025 Weight 73.95 kg Fat% 35.5 BMI 26.5 BMR 1439 Fat Mass 26.25 TBW% 46.0 Muscle 45.3 kg Bone mass 2.40 kg |
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15 Apr
10:26am, 15 Apr 2025
23,695 posts
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Gooner
Down below 15st for the first time in quite some time now. Only one and a half weeks left on this diet phase before a month back at maintenance to regain a bit of energy and strength before going again. Finally beginning to have a bit of confidence that I will get to my target weight with time to spare, so much so that I think I'll be revising my target.
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15 Apr
10:41am, 15 Apr 2025
27,772 posts
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geordiegirl
Sounds like you're doing great Gooner & Grast_girl I'm struggling, cutting, focusing on better choice of calories and the scales are going UP! FFS |
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15 Apr
10:44am, 15 Apr 2025
23,700 posts
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Gooner
I'm in quite an aggressive deficit to get the results so it takes some of the guesswork out of the equation assuming I track accurately. Even so, my weight fluctuates in the wrong direction quite often but the overall trend has remained downward. Sometimes it has required quite a bit of patience mind you!
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15 Apr
12:29pm, 15 Apr 2025
7,066 posts
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Shades
Well done Gooner, great to make an important milestone
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18 Apr
8:40am, 18 Apr 2025
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Non-runner
Read an interesting and controversial article in the Telegraph this morning, which is probably behind a paywall, so went to the linked research. Basically, over 65 a healthy BMI is 30-31 for women and 27-28 for men rather than 18-25 for everyone. This is to prevent loss of bone and muscle mass. Waist sizes should remain less than hips, around 30-35 inches max. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov telegraph.co.uk |
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18 Apr
8:42am, 18 Apr 2025
1,211 posts
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Non-runner
Links didn’t travel telegraph.co.uk pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |
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