WEIGHT LOSS + the challenge

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Re: WEIGHT LOSS + the challenge

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overloaded wrote:how long to we do weigh in.....what about a bit of disscussion and encouragement on ideas to lose weight. lets get the talk happening people.


i think end of the month is normally a pretty good time to weigh in.

As for weight loss techniques i think the more you can cut back on sugar, fatty and processed foods is going to naturally help anyway.
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Phantom Gossiper wrote:
overloaded wrote:how long to we do weigh in.....what about a bit of disscussion and encouragement on ideas to lose weight. lets get the talk happening people.


i think end of the month is normally a pretty good time to weigh in.

As for weight loss techniques i think the more you can cut back on sugar, fatty and processed foods is going to naturally help anyway.

does that include big macs and chocolates?
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I lost 8 to 10 kilos in just over a month 6 months ago and have managed so far to maintain.

I am lucky in that i work at a facility which has a gym and lots of personal trainers around to lend advice.

The best tips i got was

-BREAKFAST, BREAKFAST, BREAKFAST even if its only 1 piece of toast.
-buy low fat everything in your shopping trolley it has to help
-eat 3 main meals, make lunch your biggest meal of the day, try to eat dinner a couple of hours before going to bed.
-if you are going to run, walk exercise try and do it before you have had breakfast, that is when you will burn most calories
-Protein is your best friend, try and have 1 protein shake a day in between meals, this will also limit how much you feel like eating.
-Eat one piece of fruit a day, if you feel like snacking fruit is your partner in life, i used to take grapes every where i went.
-If you are feeling like snacking replace the snake by sipping on water throughout the day, works very effectively, also make sure the water is extremly cold, your body burns calories heating the water up.
-NO SOFT DRINK OR CORDIAL at most have a pepsi max or coke zero, otherwise water it is.
-ANY EXERCISE IS BETTER THAN NONE.

Also for me personally i preffered weighing in once a week sometimes even twice a week. It gives you a short term goal to get to eg, no i wont eat that rubbish for dinner tonight because i dont want to ruin my work for tomorrow mornings weigh in.

Also by weighing in regulary use the short loses as motivation even losing half a kg is brilliant and strives you to keep working.

Always weigh in at the same time of the day for consistency for me it was first thing in the morning. Some days i would weigh in two days in a row and would use the 200g weight loss as incentive that what im doing is working.
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whufc wrote:I lost 8 to 10 kilos in just over a month 6 months ago and have managed so far to maintain.

I am lucky in that i work at a facility which has a gym and lots of personal trainers around to lend advice.

The best tips i got was

-BREAKFAST, BREAKFAST, BREAKFAST even if its only 1 piece of toast.
-buy low fat everything in your shopping trolley it has to help
-eat 3 main meals, make lunch your biggest meal of the day, try to eat dinner a couple of hours before going to bed.
-if you are going to run, walk exercise try and do it before you have had breakfast, that is when you will burn most calories
-Protein is your best friend, try and have 1 protein shake a day in between meals, this will also limit how much you feel like eating.
-Eat one piece of fruit a day, if you feel like snacking fruit is your partner in life, i used to take grapes every where i went.
-If you are feeling like snacking replace the snake by sipping on water throughout the day, works very effectively, also make sure the water is extremly cold, your body burns calories heating the water up.
-NO SOFT DRINK OR CORDIAL at most have a pepsi max or coke zero, otherwise water it is.
-ANY EXERCISE IS BETTER THAN NONE.

Also for me personally i preffered weighing in once a week sometimes even twice a week. It gives you a short term goal to get to eg, no i wont eat that rubbish for dinner tonight because i dont want to ruin my work for tomorrow mornings weigh in.

Also by weighing in regulary use the short loses as motivation even losing half a kg is brilliant and strives you to keep working.

Always weigh in at the same time of the day for consistency for me it was first thing in the morning. Some days i would weigh in two days in a row and would use the 200g weight loss as incentive that what im doing is working.


thanks whufc, but how did you lose 8-10kg in a month :shock: ???? are you abig fella?
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no im only tiny am 163 cm but did weigh 80kg, have always been very fit until the last 2 years concidently since i got married

at the time i was doing a fitness challenge camp through my work, which was brilliant it was 3 times a week an hour a time.

I also went for small but intense runs every morning and every night, my runs were only 1 km but i would jog 50m then sprint at 1000% the next 50 meters for 1km. Interval running is the best way to lose weight.

I cut out pretty much all sugars and fattening products that was possible for me to do so.

my daily diet was something like this.

Breakfast (8am)- wheat cereal of some sort with skim milk
- 2 pieces of toast, brown bread with vegemite NO butter

snack (10:30-11ish) -piece of fruit and glass of v juice

lunch(1:30-2ish)- big serve of tuna mornay or spag bog or something with lots of protein

afternoon snack (4pm)- protein shake

dinner(7pm)- was a variety grilled chicken salad no dressing, no cheese
-ham salad sandwhich, brown bread no butter, no cheese, no dressing
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well done whufc.

for a little fella to lose that much weight that quickly is a good effort. well done for keeping it off to.

thanks for the input, everybit of advice helps.
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Weigh in tommorow after first month.

How do we think we will all go?
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I actually weighed in today, and I've stuffed up already. I'm up to 73.65kg.
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overloaded wrote:Weigh in tommorow after first month.

How do we think we will all go?


Well I weighed in this morning expecting a modest but encouraging loss. I am almost embarrassed to report I have dropped a full 5kgs for January!!
..........still a little stunned :shock:
Still work to do at 124.3 but currently fantasising about revising my target weight down!

If everyone can weigh in today or tomorrow,I'll update the chart midweek.
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GirlPower74 wrote:I actually weighed in today, and I've stuffed up already. I'm up to 73.65kg.


you possibly could have still lost fat, you need to check what your BFP (body fat percentage) count is. Its a better guide that solely just your weight.

Remember muscle weighs more than fat.
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Kahuna wrote:
overloaded wrote:Weigh in tommorow after first month.

How do we think we will all go?


Well I weighed in this morning expecting a modest but encouraging loss. I am almost embarrassed to report I have dropped a full 5kgs for January!!
..........still a little stunned :shock:
Still work to do at 124.3 but currently fantasising about revising my target weight down!

If everyone can weigh in today or tomorrow,I'll update the chart midweek.
Good luck to all


WOW!!! Thats massive! Well done mate :D
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whufc wrote:
GirlPower74 wrote:I actually weighed in today, and I've stuffed up already. I'm up to 73.65kg.


you possibly could have still lost fat, you need to check what your BFP (body fat percentage) count is. Its a better guide that solely just your weight.

Remember muscle weighs more than fat.

BMI dont always give you an accurate indication, its just a formula of weight (kgs) divided by height (metres)x height (metres)

i.e

90kg/(1.75x1.75) = BMI

So if you have been pumping weights and building muscle, the BMI wont really recognise it.

I would prefer to use a tape measure and do your measurements, check your waist, hips, chest, arms etc.
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no gain or loss for me. didnt do much to be honest as work took up a lot of my January with the STDU.
Hoping for a nice loss next month.
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72kg for me, down a bit so gotta be happy with that. I've been reducing late night snacking and hitting the gym 3 or 4 times a week for a couple of weeks. Unfortunately, I think the first bit is always the easiest, and then it gets much harder after that.
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96.8kg :( not very happy but a loss is a loss i guess, time to up the ante..
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Also 96.8 Kg and also not happy.
Now that Christmas period is over it's back to the strict diet for me.
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99 kgs today

I'm OK with that - still under the Don's average
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105 kg. :D

Very happy, but I really have busted me ass this month. Exercise and cut back on eating. plenty of fruit and veg. I feel great for it, but hoiw long can I keep it up is the big question?

anyone heard from mal? or is he at Domino's for cheaper Tuesday? ;)
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Was 82.6kgs
Aiming 75kgs
Currently 86kgs

Not a good month, will kick off preseason in a fortnight, and hopefully shed the weight I GAINED before my next weigh-in...
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