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Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2021 8:38 am
by paulgould
Nice one Paul - looks like your body is trying to tell you that you are at your happy weight :P

After 6 months of disciplined eating I felt I needed to let my hair down for a week and ate quite a bit :oops: :oops:
Did manage to get in about 80km on the rower, pretty much all at DF 350 so I have the vain hope that my weight gain this week is all muscle :lol: :lol:
Not unexpectedly, I am up just over 1 kg but confident I will get back on track and reverse this gain.

I am only going to record weekly results for the last 4 weeks and prior to that I am going to have a monthly record.


Date________Wt (kgs)____Week/Month Change_____2021 Change____Overall
14/09/20______114.3
04/01/21______97.6___________-0.4 ______________-0.0___________ -16.7
01/02/21______92.7___________-4.9 ______________-4.9___________ -21.6
01/03/21______90.3___________-1.6 ______________-7.3___________ -24.0
08/03/21______90.2___________-0.1 _______________-7.4___________ -24.1
15/03/21______90.3___________+0.1 _______________-7.3___________ -24.0
22/03/21_______89.9_________-0.4 _________________-7.7___________ -24.4
29/03/21_______91.0_________+1.1 _________________-6.6___________ -23.3

Paul G

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2021 3:47 pm
by Iain
Paul, I am sure you will do it, you just want to celebrate 90kg again :fsgrin:

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 5:04 am
by paulgould
Better week - reversed last week's gain - back under 90kg - JUST!!!

Date________Wt (kgs)____Week/Month Change_____2021 Change____Overall
14/09/20______114.3
04/01/21______97.6___________-0.4 ______________-0.0___________ -16.7
01/02/21______92.7___________-4.9 ______________-4.9___________ -21.6
01/03/21______90.3___________-1.6 ______________-7.3___________ -24.0
08/03/21______90.2___________-0.1 _______________-7.4___________ -24.1
15/03/21______90.3___________+0.1 _______________-7.3___________ -24.0
22/03/21_______89.9_________-0.4 _________________-7.7___________ -24.4
29/03/21_______91.0_________+1.1 _________________-6.6___________ -23.3
05/04/21_______89.9_________-1.1 _________________-7.7___________ -24.4


Paul G

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 8:15 am
by paulgould
Second week in a row under 90kg - now to remain there!!

Date________Wt (kgs)____Week/Month Change_____2021 Change____Overall
14/09/20______114.3
04/01/21______97.6___________-0.4 ______________-0.0___________ -16.7
01/02/21______92.7___________-4.9 ______________-4.9___________ -21.6
01/03/21______90.3___________-1.6 ______________-7.3___________ -24.0
29/03/21_______91.0_________+0.7 _________________-6.6___________ -23.3
05/04/21_______89.9_________-1.1 _________________-7.7___________ -24.4
12/04/21_______89.6_________-0.3 _________________-8.0___________ -24.7


Paul G

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 12:07 pm
by JonT
Now is not the time for a "Two weeks in a row" celebration cake/chicken bucket Paul [-X [-X

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 9:03 am
by paulgould
JonT wrote: Mon Apr 12, 2021 12:07 pm Now is not the time for a "Two weeks in a row" celebration cake/chicken bucket Paul [-X [-X
Not what I wanted to hear Jon, but you are right.
I went for a rump steak blastout this week in order to keep my protein level optimal :D :D but it had no adverse effect as I am under 90kg 3 weeks in a row now losing a further massive 100g :fsbgrin:

Date________Wt (kgs)____Week/Month Change_____2021 Change____Overall
14/09/20______114.3
04/01/21______97.6___________-0.4 ______________-0.0___________ -16.7
01/02/21______92.7___________-4.9 ______________-4.9___________ -21.6
01/03/21______90.3___________-1.6 ______________-7.3___________ -24.0
29/03/21_______91.0_________+0.7 _________________-6.6___________ -23.3
05/04/21_______89.9_________-1.1 _________________-7.7___________ -24.4
12/04/21_______89.6_________-0.3 _________________-8.0___________ -24.7
19/04/21_______89.5_________-0.1 _________________-8.1___________ -24.8



Paul G

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 8:14 am
by paulgould
Last weigh-in of the 2021 rowing season - slightly up but still below the magical 90kg barrier - not too much rowing this week but 75km walking over the last 2 days - really enjoying exploring the island on foot.

Date________Wt (kgs)____Week/Month Change_____2021 Change____Overall
14/09/20______114.3
04/01/21______97.6___________-0.4 ______________-0.0___________ -16.7
01/02/21______92.7___________-4.9 ______________-4.9___________ -21.6
01/03/21______90.3___________-1.6 ______________-7.3___________ -24.0
29/03/21_______91.0_________+0.7 _________________-6.6___________ -23.3
05/04/21_______89.9_________-1.1 _________________-7.7___________ -24.4
12/04/21_______89.6_________-0.3 _________________-8.0___________ -24.7
19/04/21_______89.5_________-0.1 _________________-8.1___________ -24.8
26/04/21_______89.8_________+0.3 _________________-7.8___________ -24.5



Paul G

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:09 am
by Wolfmiester
Amazing Paul, a nice round number of 25kg.
Life changing =D> ^O^

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 10:14 am
by Kevinhorne44
Mega effort Paul 💪 BBQ time 🙂

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 8:54 pm
by Grobi
Congratulations on your impressive weight loss Paul! =D>

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Sat May 01, 2021 9:32 pm
by wojtek
Great Job Paul,

Which island?

Woj

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Sat May 01, 2021 9:51 pm
by wojtek
Hello folks,

A month without rowing, due to some back, shoulder and knee pain. Also, back at school for two weeks, which was incredibly tiring, and then back to virtual teaching as the situation in Cali and the department (Valle del Cauca) is getting much worse. ICU occupancy is at 95.7%, we are in red alert. So, school was suspended last week, then we had riots following a national strike on Wednesday - looting, pulling of speed cameras down, general damage. Very understandable - people do not have much there is a push to reform the tax legislation which will hit a lot of people really hard. So, stuck at home with the girls and Sonia.

With the new rowing year starting today I tried the Marathon - that was a slight misjudgement on my part, got to within 7900m and facing another 50 minutes of rowing at the pace I was going at just did me in. Still got a good row in and will be more focussed this month, especially becauase my older brother Marek, is getting his new concept 2 D model (renamed Erg) on Wednesday. So I will introduce to him to Free Spirits and probably get him on this forum, as he needs to lose weight and get fitter.

Been a bit static on the weight front, but clothes are getting looser and I can fit into shirts I have not worn for many years (+10 years at least!). Aiming for sub 100kg by my 50th, and 90ish by October, a year from when I started this Odyssey.


Date________Weight (kgs)_____ Change______________2021 Change_____________Overall Change_______
Oct /20______127.6
13/01/21_____112.2__________-15.4 _______________-0_____________________-15.4
20/01/21_____110.9__________-1.3_________________-1.3___________________-16.7
27/01/21_____111.3__________+0.4_________________-1.7___________________-16.3
09/02/21_____109.8__________-1.5_________________-3.2___________________-17.8
15/02/21_____108.2__________-1.6_________________-4.8___________________-19.4
22/02/21_____107.6__________-0.6_________________-5.4___________________-20.0
01/03/21_____107.8__________+0.2_________________-5.2___________________-19.8
08/03/21_____107.9__________+0.1_________________-5.1___________________-19.9
15/03/21_____107.3__________-0.6_________________-5.7___________________-20.3
05/04/21_____108.3__________+1.0_________________-4.7___________________-19.5
12/04/21_____105.4__________-2.9_________________-6.8___________________-22.2
20/04/21_____104.8__________-0.6_________________-7.4___________________-22.8
26/04/21_____105.2__________+0.4_________________-7.0___________________-22.4
Next weigh in is on Monday, so we shall we that brings???

Woj

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 8:56 am
by paulgould
Thanks Peter, Kevin, Steve, Woj.
Well done on your weight loss so far Woj, well over 20 kg already.
The island in question is the Isle of Wight - we moved here in 2016 and love it here.
When my wife has weekend work shifts I take the opportunity to do some long walks , normally between 20 and 40 km - my legs are definitely getting much stronger from the effort and I have had the chance
to see some beautiful areas - the terrain and vegetation is quite diverse for such a small island so there is a lot to see

Paul G

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 12:04 pm
by Paul Victory
Well done to everyone on your weight loss.

I haven't posted on this thread in over a month and unfortunately, I have been going in the wrong direction and I'm now back in the red zone. I had got into the habit of drinking nearly every night and I decided that I needed to cut back and have managed to do so for the past few weeks. But I overcompensated by eating too much junk food, with entirely predictable consequences.

I'm going to start posting weekly updates again and I hope that this will help to keep me on the straight and narrow.

Paul V

Date________Weight (kgs)_____Weekly Change_____Overall Change
02/01/21______99.2
09/01/21______97.9______________-1.3_______________-1.3
16/01/21______98.7______________+0.8______________-0.5
23/01/21______98.2______________-0.5_______________-1.0
30/01/21______98.2_______________0.0_______________-1.0
06/02/21______97.8______________-0.4_______________-1.4
13/02/21______98.9______________+1.1_______________-0.3
20/02/21______97.2_______________-1.7_______________-2.0
06/03/21______97.1_______________-0.1_______________-2.1
13/03/21______96.7_______________-0.4_______________-2.5
20/03/21______97.6______________+0.9_______________-1.6
27/03/21______97.5_______________-0.1_______________-1.7
02/05/21______100.6_____________+3.1_______________+1.4

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 3:00 pm
by wojtek
Date________Weight (kgs)_____ Change______________2021 Change_____________Overall Change_______
Oct /20______127.6
13/01/21_____112.2__________-15.4 _______________-0_____________________-15.4
20/01/21_____110.9__________-1.3_________________-1.3___________________-16.7
27/01/21_____111.3__________+0.4_________________-1.7___________________-16.3
09/02/21_____109.8__________-1.5_________________-3.2___________________-17.8
15/02/21_____108.2__________-1.6_________________-4.8___________________-19.4
22/02/21_____107.6__________-0.6_________________-5.4___________________-20.0
01/03/21_____107.8__________+0.2_________________-5.2___________________-19.8
08/03/21_____107.9__________+0.1_________________-5.1___________________-19.9
15/03/21_____107.3__________-0.6_________________-5.7___________________-20.3
05/04/21_____108.3__________+1.0_________________-4.7___________________-19.5
12/04/21_____105.4__________-2.9_________________-6.8___________________-22.2
20/04/21_____104.8__________-0.6_________________-7.4___________________-22.8
26/04/21_____105.2__________+0.4_________________-7.0___________________-22.4
03/05/21_____104.5__________-0.7_________________-7.7____________________-23.1

Getting there.
Woj

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 10:28 am
by paulgould
Nice going Woj - for me, a hectic work week leading to very little training and bad eating - crept back over 90kg but am not too worried - going to get back to the right side of 90kg but it feels like my optimum weight is around 88kg at the lowest, if I want to retain enough strength and muscle mass.

Date________Wt (kgs)____Week/Month Change_____2021 Change____Overall
14/09/20______114.3
04/01/21______97.6___________-0.4 ______________-0.0___________ -16.7
01/02/21______92.7___________-4.9 ______________-4.9___________ -21.6
01/03/21______90.3___________-1.6 ______________-7.3___________ -24.0
29/03/21_______91.0_________+0.7 _______________-6.6___________ -23.3
26/04/21_______89.8_________-1.2 _______________-7.8___________ -24.5
03/05/21_______90.3_________+0.5 _______________-7.3___________ -24.0

Paul G

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Mon May 10, 2021 9:13 am
by paulgould
Back below 90kg again - just!!!

Date________Wt (kgs)____Week/Month Change_____2021 Change____Overall
14/09/20______114.3
04/01/21______97.6___________-0.4 ______________-0.0___________ -16.7
01/02/21______92.7___________-4.9 ______________-4.9___________ -21.6
01/03/21______90.3___________-1.6 ______________-7.3___________ -24.0
29/03/21_______91.0_________+0.7 _______________-6.6___________ -23.3
26/04/21_______89.8_________-1.2 _______________-7.8___________ -24.5
03/05/21_______90.3_________+0.5 _______________-7.3___________ -24.0
10/05/21_______89.8_________-0.5 _______________-7.8___________ -24.5


Paul G

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Mon May 10, 2021 9:05 pm
by Kevinhorne44
Well done Paul 😎😎

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Tue May 11, 2021 1:15 pm
by paulgould
Kevinhorne44 wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 9:05 pm Well done Paul 😎😎
Thanks Kevin - feeling strong at this weight - have upped the food intake a bit as I have upped the rowing distances and been doing long(30k+) walks on the weekends.

Paul G

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Tue May 11, 2021 4:06 pm
by wojtek
Still going down.

Oct /20______127.6
13/01/21_____112.2__________-15.4 _______________-0_____________________-15.4
20/01/21_____110.9__________-1.3_________________-1.3___________________-16.7
27/01/21_____111.3__________+0.4_________________-1.7___________________-16.3
09/02/21_____109.8__________-1.5_________________-3.2___________________-17.8
15/02/21_____108.2__________-1.6_________________-4.8___________________-19.4
22/02/21_____107.6__________-0.6_________________-5.4___________________-20.0
01/03/21_____107.8__________+0.2_________________-5.2___________________-19.8
08/03/21_____107.9__________+0.1_________________-5.1___________________-19.9
15/03/21_____107.3__________-0.6_________________-5.7___________________-20.3
05/04/21_____108.3__________+1.0_________________-4.7___________________-19.5
12/04/21_____105.4__________-2.9_________________-6.8___________________-22.2
20/04/21_____104.8__________-0.6_________________-7.4___________________-22.8
26/04/21_____105.2__________+0.4_________________-7.0___________________-22.4
03/05/21_____104.5__________-0.7_________________-7.7___________________-23.1
11/05/21_____103.8__________-0.7_________________-8.4___________________-23.8

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 8:13 am
by paulgould
Nice one, Woj - that 100kg barrier is looming.
For me, a busy work week and did not have a chance for my daily walks, or too much rowing.
Put on a bit, but nothing too calamitous that can't be reversed!!
Date________Wt (kgs)____Week/Month Change_____2021 Change____Overall
14/09/20______114.3
04/01/21______97.6___________-0.4 ______________-0.0___________ -16.7
01/02/21______92.7___________-4.9 ______________-4.9___________ -21.6
01/03/21______90.3___________-1.6 ______________-7.3___________ -24.0
29/03/21_______91.0_________+0.7 _______________-6.6___________ -23.3
26/04/21_______89.8_________-1.2 _______________-7.8___________ -24.5
03/05/21_______90.3_________+0.5 _______________-7.3___________ -24.0
10/05/21_______89.8_________-0.5 _______________-7.8___________ -24.5
17/05/21_______90.9_________+1.1 _______________-6.7___________ -23.4


Paul G

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 11:03 am
by Wolfmiester
Hi all,
thought I'd share a, hopefully, positive tale to maintain the encouragement on this theme.
I've never really been obese and generally maintained a decent level of fitness. In Jan/Feb I did some Pete Plan sessions and recorded 6:57 for the annual 2k test.
However, hovering @ 93kg there was still a noticeable spare tyre around the belly. A love of beer and wine will do that :-)
I've always "suffered" from internal fat around the inner organs (visceral fat), which is different to that general belly fat most folks tend to put on under the skin (subcutaneous fat). This can be harmful long term and over the years I've tried unsuccessfully to understand it and particularly why I'm affected (we are all different).
Anyway, in Feb I finally found someone who could explain it in a way I could understand and I signed up with her for an 8 week program for March and April.
The program included a daily meal plan and daily exercise plan. Measurements taken weekly to track progress.
The good news is that it worked very well.
Weight dropped @1kg per week from 92 to 82kg and the important waist line measurement went from 101cm to 92cm.
Most of the meal plan is nothing new (little dairy, no saturated fat, no refined sugars, no alcohol etc) but the biggest thing for me was noticing the portion control. Even at half my normal plate size, eating 5 times a day every 3hrs (snacks between 3 main meals) keeps the body in 'stasis' and blood sugars even and one never feels hungry.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that given the will we can all achieve something. So keep doing what you are doing folks, it's great reading =D>

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 6:05 pm
by Paul Victory
Well done wolfie and all the rest of you on your weight loss.

I said that I was going to start posting weekly updates again in the hope that this would help to keep me on the straight and narrow. Unfortunately, I have failed in both objectives and I'm now at my highest weight in about four years. :oops: :oops: :oops:

So it's back to the drawing board for me. And away from the buffet table!

Paul V

Date________Weight (kgs)_____Weekly Change_____Overall Change
02/01/21______99.2
09/01/21______97.9______________-1.3_______________-1.3
16/01/21______98.7______________+0.8______________-0.5
23/01/21______98.2______________-0.5_______________-1.0
30/01/21______98.2_______________0.0_______________-1.0
06/02/21______97.8______________-0.4_______________-1.4
13/02/21______98.9______________+1.1_______________-0.3
20/02/21______97.2_______________-1.7_______________-2.0
06/03/21______97.1_______________-0.1_______________-2.1
13/03/21______96.7_______________-0.4_______________-2.5
20/03/21______97.6______________+0.9_______________-1.6
27/03/21______97.5_______________-0.1_______________-1.7
02/05/21______100.6_____________+3.1_______________+1.4
17/05/21______101.9_____________+1.3_______________+2.7

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Mon May 24, 2021 11:07 am
by Paul Victory
I'm going to try to weigh in on the same day each week in order to provide a like for like comparison. Seeing as how I tend to misbehave to a greater extent over the weekend than during the week, doing it on a Monday morning is probably a good way to try to keep me honest.

Small improvement this week, but still in the red zone.

Paul V

Date________Weight (kgs)_____Weekly Change_____Overall Change
02/01/21______99.2
09/01/21______97.9______________-1.3_______________-1.3
16/01/21______98.7______________+0.8______________-0.5
23/01/21______98.2______________-0.5_______________-1.0
30/01/21______98.2_______________0.0_______________-1.0
06/02/21______97.8______________-0.4_______________-1.4
13/02/21______98.9______________+1.1_______________-0.3
20/02/21______97.2_______________-1.7_______________-2.0
06/03/21______97.1_______________-0.1_______________-2.1
13/03/21______96.7_______________-0.4_______________-2.5
20/03/21______97.6______________+0.9_______________-1.6
27/03/21______97.5_______________-0.1_______________-1.7
02/05/21______100.6_____________+3.1_______________+1.4
17/05/21______101.9_____________+1.3_______________+2.7
24/05/21______101.0_____________-0.9_______________+1.8

Re: 2021 Weight Loss thread

Posted: Mon May 24, 2021 2:09 pm
by paulgould
Paul Victory wrote: Mon May 24, 2021 11:07 am I'm going to try to weigh in on the same day each week in order to provide a like for like comparison. Seeing as how I tend to misbehave to a greater extent over the weekend than during the week, doing it on a Monday morning is probably a good way to try to keep me honest.

Small improvement this week, but still in the red zone.

Paul V

Date________Weight (kgs)_____Weekly Change_____Overall Change
24/05/21______101.0_____________-0.9_______________+1.8
Amazing weight loss over the last few months Wolfie. =D>
Well done Paul - moving in the right direction again.

That 0.9kg that you didn't want - well I've taken it this week :lol: :lol:

Another really busy work week and rubbish weather(my erg is outside) led to bad eating and not much exercise, so not too disappointed(or surprised) by the expected weight gain.

Date________Wt (kgs)____Week/Month Change_____2021 Change____Overall
14/09/20______114.3
04/01/21______97.6___________-0.4 ______________-0.0___________ -16.7
01/02/21______92.7___________-4.9 ______________-4.9___________ -21.6
01/03/21______90.3___________-1.6 ______________-7.3___________ -24.0
29/03/21_______91.0_________+0.7 _______________-6.6___________ -23.3
26/04/21_______89.8_________-1.2 _______________-7.8___________ -24.5
03/05/21_______90.3_________+0.5 _______________-7.3___________ -24.0
10/05/21_______89.8_________-0.5 _______________-7.8___________ -24.5
17/05/21_______90.9_________+1.1 _______________-6.7___________ -23.4
24/05/21_______91.8_________+0.9 _______________-5.8___________ -22.5

Paul G