Fat Fighters '23

[petemaz]

Target = 76kg
Starting weight 1/1/23 = 88.4kg
7/1/23 = 85.8kg
14/1/23 = 85.6kg
20/1/23 = 85.7kg
28/1/23 = 84.6kg

Over the moon with today's weigh-in as I've been particularly lazy this week keeping up with exercise. Trying to keep motivated...

[yourguitarhero]

Target = 76kg
Starting weight 1/1/23 = 88.4kg
7/1/23 = 85.8kg
14/1/23 = 85.6kg
20/1/23 = 85.7kg
28/1/23 = 84.6kg

Over the moon with today's weigh-in as I've been particularly lazy this week keeping up with exercise. Trying to keep motivated...

Nice

[godivatrailrider]

There's no doubt losing excess weight is good for us, but on the apnea side it would appear that there isn't a very strong link with OSA. A London ENT consultant I was following on YouTube due to my snore/sinus etc issues has a video where he goes through the stats of (I think 2000+) of his own patients and it's not a big factor. Skinny people have sleep apnea, fat people don't, the majority who do are distinctly average in the BMI stakes. Don't get me wrong he's not saying don't lose weight if you need to, just don't think it's the cure for OSA.

Found the video... https://youtu.be/rdR8SVCeSJg

He actually has a lot of useful videos for us airway challenged people. I got some airmax nasal dilators on the back of one of his videos and they make a massive difference to me sleeping and nose breathing. Annoyingly for me my deviated septum is still far from right despite an op on it years ago and so they make my nose quite sore after a few nights. My wife says I snore and death gurgle a lot less when I do use them.

This is really interesting so thanks for the info ! My lad is very big (35 stone) and has terrible sleep apnea ... turns out the apnea may " CAUSE/ be a factor in" the weight gain !
Info re the video and the dilators duly passed on to Mitch.

[Moder-dye]

Yeh OSA apparently can mess with various hormones including insulin and cortisol which can make it easier to put on weight and make losing weight harder. I think I remember that you're also more likely to be drawn to foods with fat and sugar in them.

Also psychologically if you're tired and depressed it makes comfort eating all the more appealing (does for me anyway!).

Best of luck with helping your son.

[godivatrailrider]

Yeh OSA apparently can mess with various hormones including insulin and cortisol which can make it easier to put on weight and make losing weight harder. I think I remember that you're also more likely to be drawn to foods with fat and sugar in them.

Also psychologically if you're tired and depressed it makes comfort eating all the more appealing (does for me anyway!).

Best of luck with helping your son.

Cheers. He's been coming walking with me fairly often and is up to a couple of miles now which for a big fella is a reasonable start.
But he just falls asleep ALL the time as he never gets quality sleep at night. Vicious circle.

[Kuman]

Not much progress in last couple of weeks but still 3.4kg down since NYD.

01/01/23 - 100.4kg
08/01/23 - 98.8kg
14/01/23 - 97.4kg
31/01/23 - 97kg

Target 90kg

[godivatrailrider]

Not much progress in last couple of weeks but still 3.4kg down since NYD.

01/01/23 - 100.4kg
08/01/23 - 98.8kg
14/01/23 - 97.4kg
31/01/23 - 97kg

Target 90kg

It's good going .. this is why I don't much like weighing in in kg ... they're quite big units! 0.4kg is not far off a lb and a lb a week is fine !

[Smcknighty]

Now the WRT entry is in I feel more motivated.

Start of the year 99.8kg, now 99.7kg. 3months to go :)

Why is this so hard?

[godivatrailrider]

Now the WRT entry is in I feel more motivated.

Start of the year 99.8kg, now 99.7kg. 3months to go :)

Why is this so hard?

I have noticed it's WAY easier to stack weight on than get it off ! I'm walking minimum 10,000 steps / 5 miles a day EVERY day, Saturday I did 31,000.... not drinking beer, other than a couple of Friday or Saturday otherwise dry, I'm veggie, cook everything from scratch etc.... yet the weight seems very reluctant to shift ...
I'm hoping as the weather (hopefully) improves, I'll get out on the bike and that'll help.
I agree re having WRT to aim for, I'd like to get 150miles a month in before it....only manage 75miles in January ..
Weigh in tomorrow, but not hopefully as it was my birthday last week and the celebrations were probably excessive. For me.

[yourguitarhero]

Target = 82kg

03/01/2023 - 88.8kg
08/01/2023 - 87.7kg
14/01/2023 - 87.1 kg
18/01/2023 - 86.7kg
23/01/2023 - 86.2kg
28/01/2023 - 85.5kg

02/01/2023 - 85.0kg

Just over half a stone in a month, pleased with that. Especially as I haven't had to make many changes, slight cut in booze, slight increase in exercise, choosing healthier options a little more often.

[godivatrailrider]

Jan 1st 100kg 15st 9.5lb
Jan 12th 98.5kg 15st 7.0lb
Jan 19th 97.7kg 15st 5.5lb
Jan 26th 96.84kg 15st 3.5lb
Feb 2nd 96.84kg 15st 3.5lb
I weighed yesterday too and was down 3/4lb and was going to use that but was back at last weeks weight today so sod it.
Still yoga'ing & 60 press-ups a day, still dry 5 or 6 nights a week, still walking 10,000+ every day which is about 5 miles that's actually going out for a walk , not just pottering about. I'm on a 22 day streak on that.
It's all a bit galling really.
But it's still down nearly half a stone so far.... which is good !

[Escape Goat]

93.8 01/01/2023
91.6 05/01/2023
90.2 13/01/2023
90.2 20/01/2023
90.2 27/01/2023
89.5 03/02/2023

My training has increased for feb. Around 30% more, food prep still being done and healthier options for snacking still very common. Most dinner hours I go out for a brisk walk for most of that hour.

Well done to those still keeping to their goals.

[ledburner]

I been away so after a slightly less restrain Xmas and half board lodging.Target 70kg or less
31/12/22 77.7 kg
13/01/23 76.8kg
20/01/23 76.9kg found more mince pies Oops
27/01/23 76.9kg at least it hasn't increased...
03/02/24 77.0kg marginal gains it was the mince pies again honest

[Moder-dye]

I'm weighing in tomorrow as we've been away visiting family for the last week along with a funeral.

I'm not expecting great news after buggering my ankle again last Saturday, so I've mainly been sat feet up keeping my doiting Mam company. We'll see...

[JimmyG]

06/01/3023 - 87.9kg
13/01/2023 - 85.9kg
20/01/2023 - 85.7kg
27/01/2023 - 85.7kg
03/02/2023 - 84.8kg

Progress at last. Onwards and downwards… hopefully!

[PaulB2]

20/01/23 74.1kg
27/01/23 73.4kg
03/02/23 73.1kg

34.5km run since the last weigh in and 0.3kg lost. I'm eating better in general now the christmas excess has gone and the exercise is going well. I'm not sure how I'm going to fit some cycling in between all the running but my cardio should be good for the WRT if nothing else.

[ootini]

Target = 75kg

06/01/23 = 85.1kg
13/01/23 = 84.5kg
20/01/23 = 84.3kg
27/01/23 = 83.7kg
03/02/23 = 84.8kg

[godivatrailrider]

Target = 75kg

06/01/23 = 85.1kg
13/01/23 = 84.5kg
20/01/23 = 84.3kg
27/01/23 = 83.7kg
03/02/23 = 84.8kg

Good work !

[Escape Goat]

Let’s do something fun. Subtract your current weight from your first weigh in weight and Google “what weighs x” and post the results. It’s fun but really solidifies you’re making good progress as you have something to compare it to.

I’ve lost;

A standard car tyre 🛞
Or
Almost a 32 inch tv
Or
1150 portions is sushi

www.weightandthings.com

[yourguitarhero]

A brick

[Moder-dye]

5647 woodlice

[ledburner]

700g. Which is half the weight of a average human brain.
Nuff said. It's why I lurk around these parts

[Keith74]

02/01/2023 92kgs
13/01/2023 89kgs
20/01/2023 88kgs
27/1/2023 90kgs
3/2/2023. 88kgs

Going the right way at long last.

[ledburner]

02/01/2023 92kgs
13/01/2023 89kgs
20/01/2023 88kgs
27/1/2023 90kgs
3/2/2023. 88kgs

Going the right way at long last.

[Escape Goat]

Love these weight things haha. Good stuff all.