El_Nombre Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 I'm doing things a little differently. Aim to compete at either my current kickboxing discipline (Sanda) or as yet undiscovered MA following my 'retirement' from years of TMA training. Top end of middleweight is 185lbs, currently up to 180-ish lbs from a lean weight of 155lbs two years ago. Not especially lean atm but abs visible. Stand 6' tall. Put on 5lbs lean mass naturally (I estimate) since January. Run 3 miles 3 or 4 times a week, weight training 3 times a week either 1-2 split routine or 5x5 split training. Trained down the dojo (until my cold) 3 hours a week and kickboxing 2 hours a week on and off. Bench is up to 77.5kg for 5 reps, probably around 85kg max but I hate 1 rep to failure sets as it's easy for form to slide. Can't complain, though recently a cold and WEEKS of feeling nasty put me out. Just back up to it.
kevbaz Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 its very high but ive always yoyo'd but literally eating junk for a about 8 weeks and hardly any exercise will do that to you not proud of it 3 stone loss was over a period of about 5-6 months, but it really drops off when cutting the carbs
Butters Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 I don't actually worry too much about my weight as it's increasing due to muscle mass. I have however dropped from a 36" waist down to a 33" and look and feel a million times better. No more having a belly is such a boost to confidence.
bondbill2k2 Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 I've started to go out on my bike rather then the gym, do around 8 miles each time sometimes a little more, its more then i'd do at the gym because i'm not simply looking at the same Music chart show day in day out in a boiling hot room with guys grunting on weights too heavy for them and im pretty sure ill benefit more doing this then at the gym on a stationary bike ride doing 4-5miles at a easier pase and a little jogging.
bondbill2k2 Posted July 15, 2011 Posted July 15, 2011 Increased by bike rides to 12miles and have a nice little route to do Now lost just over 50lbs and just about under 15 Stone, setting a target of 13 stone for November
Iain.Faulkner Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Time to make a return to this thread :-) As I've said, I started trying to lose weight in earnest at the beginning of this year and was doing pretty well. However a couple of health issues meant I couldn't go to the gym for quite some time so weight loss kind of went on hold... However, I've been off the booze for a couple of weeks and been back at the gym and weight watchers, and this week I had another 4lb's off and have now lost 2 stone 1.5lbs from my heaviest approximately 2 1/2 years ago :-) It's taken a while, but it's progress. Still no real goals for me, other than to keep a steady downward trend :-)
pooley Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 Time for an update, after a blip (went to Tenerife for a week) I am back on the healthy eating / training regime. I am now down to 14st. Thats a loss on 1st 4lb since February (when I 1st commented on this thread) and a total loss of 3+ stone in about 18 months. I think 14st is the lightest I can ever remember weighing in my adult life, certainly since I ended my teens. Trying not to give myself too many targets at the moment, weight is coming off nicely and i'm still losing inches off waist etc. Down to a 33" waist from (at my largest) a 40" so very pleased with myself.
featured_spectre Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 Well time for an update from me, I have lost 4kgs in 3 days (slight diet change - removed soft drinks, even though I only drank the zero/diet varieties) and using my nintendo Wii. Will be pairing this with the UFC ultimate trainer on the Xbox Kinect as well as cycling and swimming. Have been given a diet and exercise plan from the Navy which involves reducing my calorific intake by 200 calories a week until I hit 600 calories and exercise as I normally would be, slowly increasing by 30mins - 60 mins a week. So far so good. Before people spout about how a 600 calorie diet will do me more harm than good, I did not like the idea until I did some research and found the Newcastle University found it beneficial if it is done gradually as stated. In fact it has cured 7 out of 10 people (average, sample group was over 200 people) from type 2 diabetes and after 18 months only 1 went back on the diabetes medication because they reverted to their old ways.
Butters Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 Well time for an update from me, I have lost 4kgs in 3 days (slight diet change - removed soft drinks, even though I only drank the zero/diet varieties) and using my nintendo Wii. Will be pairing this with the UFC ultimate trainer on the Xbox Kinect as well as cycling and swimming. Have been given a diet and exercise plan from the Navy which involves reducing my calorific intake by 200 calories a week until I hit 600 calories and exercise as I normally would be, slowly increasing by 30mins - 60 mins a week. So far so good. Before people spout about how a 600 calorie diet will do me more harm than good, I did not like the idea until I did some research and found the Newcastle University found it beneficial if it is done gradually as stated. In fact it has cured 7 out of 10 people (average, sample group was over 200 people) from type 2 diabetes and after 18 months only 1 went back on the diabetes medication because they reverted to their old ways. Can you link to the research? This smells like a diet for targeted issues and not general well being. I'd make sure you are using a good multivitamin on a diet that low in calories.
creese Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 I don't know if anyone has mentioned it on here but since early July I have been using http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk It basically a database of food, calories, % fat, protein, carbs. The weight loss philosophy is calories in - calories spent, the only real way to lose weight IMHO. I have lost 21 lbs since the end of June. A steady 2 lb a week with little difficulty. It's my second stint on the site from being 16st plus last June. Mainly due to steroids and ill health. I'm really in the right frame of mind to get to my target of 12 st (initially) and that is the where it all hangs, if you are not committed to any type of diet, it won't work.
featured_spectre Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 (edited) Been to the Dr and explained about it. He is aware of the diet and said it is a diet targeted for seriously obese people (like myself), those with a fatty liver and those with type 2 diabetes. He has also given me a list of vitamins to take with it. *edit* http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/item/diet-reverses-type-2-diabetes Link to the first press release, the study has since gone into phase 2 and increased number of people. Edited August 25, 2011 by featured_spectre
bondbill2k2 Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 (edited) 600cals per day is crazy low! Ive now lost 53lbs since Jan on 1500cals per day + exercise, slowed down abit recently as my food choices haven't been great this summer lots of bbqs and in hot weather ive not been to the gym much as its a cheap gym with no proper air con, I already have sweat visibly running down my chest during a good workout in cooler conditions lol. With such low intake and exercise on top youll end up burning muscle and putting your body into starvation so it will try to store much food as possible into fat. The high quick weight loss at the start will be mainly water weight you have been maintaning I lost 12lbs in the first week and never lost more then 2.5lbs after that in 1 week. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ Is a great site ive been using, their database has almost every food you can think of and you can use their app and barcode scanner to quickly add food or see its content, it will also let you view graphs of your progress, exercise and calorie intake over the last year. Edited August 25, 2011 by bondbill2k2 1
teejay Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 I've been on a low carb diet for 1 1/2 weeks and have lost just over 1 stone. Beginning to slow down to more sensible speeds of weight loss now, but it's still dropping off pretty quick. I've also bought some body analyser scales and they are showing the loss is in fat, not muscle or water so I'm pretty chuffed so far.
featured_spectre Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 Well switched to something a bit more sensible, have lost 6lbs so far and I am dropping about 1lb a day or thereabouts. If anyone is interested, for every 7.7 cals you burn off, you burn 1g of fat. I have been to the Dr and getting a "prescription" for a gym referral and have a personal trainer who will be ringing me tomorrow.
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SYNACK Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 Is this worth a shot? The Best Daily Deals in Sydney - Citywide - Three Electro Therapy Treatments OR is it just some gimmick for chicks ;p I have to say I like their stock photos As to the effectiveness assuming they mean electo stimulation of muscle groups then yes it can work by forcing the muscles to move so it is effectivly a work out of those specific groups. This can be more intense than a standard workout as the electrodes can force them to contract quickly and past exaustion. Is it a solution, no, could it be a part of a solution, yes. Again assuming it is what I think it is but there site does not really give many details.
featured_spectre Posted September 2, 2011 Posted September 2, 2011 Ok, update from me... Starting with my BMI, BMI gone down from 42.33 - 40.92. In total in 10 days I have gone from 141.9kgs (312.18lbs) to 136.2kgs (299.64lbs) (this is including a lapse where I put on 3 kgs in 1 hit!!) Nearly a stone gone in weight! Only 1.3kg/3lbs to go and my first stone will be gone! And for the first time in 3 years I am under 300lbs!! This is all due to changing my diet from processed food (like chicken and burgers etc) to fresh stuff from my butcher and home grown fruit and veg and foraged foods. I have done some light exercise to go with it (walking about 1km a day with my daughter and walking everywhere possible!)
GrumbleDook Posted September 2, 2011 Posted September 2, 2011 Well, we have registered with Slimming World now and am following the Extra Easy plan, which is simple enough. I have started off at 17st 3 1/2 lbs (on tuesday) and we will see where we go from there. I don't do BMI, so I am not even looking at that. It is a ridiculous measurement for so many reasons and rarely suitable as setting targets. For anyone who has previously been very physically active then it can be grossly misleading. Keith Devlin did an amusing piece about 2 years ago with the 10 top reasons why it is wrong, and when studying coaching and sports science I was always taught to avoid it ... and even the research you get nowadays talks about how waist size is linked to health complications, not BMI. I have never had low BMI, apart from when I was doing stupid things to make weight categories when younger ... best thing I did was decide to stop that and move up a weight or two ... it is just a shame I would now be considered for the Open category if still doing Judo! ---edit--- Found the Keith Devlin article. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439 1
mattx Posted September 2, 2011 Posted September 2, 2011 The 'Adam Ant' Diet worked for me. "Don't chew ever, Don't chew ever...." 1
featured_spectre Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 1 stone officially gone. Got a great workout plan if anyone wants me to post it up)
garethEds Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 1 stone officially gone. Got a great workout plan if anyone wants me to post it up) Yes - put it up. Gareth
featured_spectre Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 Here it is - Designed by my Personal Trainer, Doctor and Nutritionist (all working through the NHS and been on it for 1 week). Workout_Regime.xlsx Couldnt upload on here for some reason!
featured_spectre Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 Also, the workout plan I posted up is tailored to me, and my circumstances. It is designed to increase muscle tone and size, burn fat, increase endurance and stamina and allow me to cover a minimum of 15-20 miles per 2 hours. After this has been achieved, we will be working on getting me to do 1km per 5 minutes / 1 mile per 7 mins 30 seconds (on a short run - 30 mins or less) and train for distance running also.
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