Eating less f*cking food

Down 6kg since the start of the year, last couple of months I've started lifting weights again - weight loss stopped at about 112kg but did loose an additional 5cm off the belly at that weight which I'm happy with, and it's not like I'm even moving 'decent' weights like when I was younger.

Hopefully continue with the weights but also more time on the bike, will prob have to increase the diet a little, but it's always a balancing act. Still need to loose some fat to help with the sleep apnea

Been able to stick with the weights as the middle kid is trying to bulk up and he's happy to join me at 6am (I'm not a morning person) - seems like the early start and someone to do it with has kept me pretty consistent for the first time in 15 years. That being said the 14 y/o is about to overtake me on a couple of lifts, which will make me both proud and jealous.
 
wkkie said:
Any news? Placed the order? 12 speed? Smart?
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Nil stock on the 12sp smart unless I want to order out of the USofA - and the EUR to USD to AUD + freight is not appealing. I didn't want to order it until around now anyway (because financial reasons), so just chilling waiting for stock to reappear.
 
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Jabubu said:
Join me (or most likely ignore) my journey towards being a sub-100kg human by eating less fucking food and being disciplined about it (hat tip to @Minlak).

Today I ate less fucking food.

I need to put batteries in the weighing scale.

* This thread definitely won't win me a Christmas prize.
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And here I am, heavier than before but with several gym sessions under my belt!

Wish me luck (again)..
 
Jabubu said:
And here I am, heavier than before but with several gym sessions under my belt!

Wish me luck (again)..
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Good luck and remember, muscle is heavier than fat, so if you are gaining weight (or not losing it) but gaining strength and fitness, it can mean that you are just replacing fat with muscle, which is a good thing.
 
Checking in here. almost hit 90 (heaviest I've ever been). coming off 2 months of absolute sedentary netflix life after a broken elbow. Hardest part is I can't use the bike to offset the food (you can't out run a bad diet, but you can certainly outride it!)

Stredda said:
Good luck and remember, muscle is heavier than fat, so if you are gaining weight (or not losing it) but gaining strength and fitness, it can mean that you are just replacing fat with muscle, which is a good thing.
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Have noticed this too. First few weeks of doing nothing lost a bit of weight, then it slowly came back on. Back to running and suddenly the weight goes up even more. I think fluid retention in muscles also adds to that in the short term.
 
Calvin27 said:
Checking in here. almost hit 90 (heaviest I've ever been). coming off 2 months of absolute sedentary netflix life after a broken elbow. Hardest part is I can't use the bike to offset the food (you can't out run a bad diet, but you can certainly outride it!)


Have noticed this too. First few weeks of doing nothing lost a bit of weight, then it slowly came back on. Back to running and suddenly the weight goes up even more. I think fluid retention in muscles also adds to that in the short term.
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I find I drop a kilo after a really big epic ride but I'm pretty sure that's just fluid loss and within a couple of days I'm back to normal.

I think there's even a thing where if you starve yourself, your body will become more efficient and actually store fat more easily. It's not as easy as just not eating much unfortunately.
I'm fortunate that I have always had a fairly high metabolism and haven't had much of an issue with putting on weight. I have noticed now I'm over 50 though, when I do have a month or so where I don't ride as much I do put on a kilo or two pretty easily, so I think if I stopped riding I would really start to put on weight at this stage of my life.
My wife has struggled with her weight for a long time now. She eats way healthier than I do and goes to gym 6 days a week but puts on weight just looking at a bit of chocolate.
 
Stredda said:
My wife has struggled with her weight for a long time now. She eats way healthier than I do and goes to gym 6 days a week but puts on weight just looking at a bit of chocolate.
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Yeah the added muscle mass of being a man certainly helps. The other problem as well is gym doesn't actually do that much for weight loss, you'd probably lose a lot more committing to something like 10k steps per day than lifting, especially if you are doing lighter weights.
 
Calvin27 said:
Yeah the added muscle mass of being a man certainly helps. The other problem as well is gym doesn't actually do that much for weight loss, you'd probably lose a lot more committing to something like 10k steps per day than lifting, especially if you are doing lighter weights.
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Yes, if you are just wanting weight loss gym is not always the answer. With my wife, (don't ever tell her I said this) she does seem to gain fat very easily. She is strong though, and she smashes me at the gym, but I can run rings around her on a bike. She also have, being a woman and short running against her.
 
Stredda said:
Good luck and remember, muscle is heavier than fat, so if you are gaining weight (or not losing it) but gaining strength and fitness, it can mean that you are just replacing fat with muscle, which is a good thing.
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Kind of 2kgs weighs 2 kilograms no matter what it is made of - It is that muscle is denser than fat so occupies less space which is why measuring yourself can some times give you more motivation to continue than scales - In one of my gym fueled descents of madness of trying to outrun a bad diet I once lost (in 12 weeks) 1 kg in weight but 11cms from my waist - Scales alone would never maintain motivation in that scenario. So whilst some one may indeed add muscle to their frame whilst not reducing fat they will indeed be heavier however replacing muscle with fat you could indeed be similar weight but dramatically reduce your body size.

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Recently found out I was pre diabetic. WTF does that mean I says to the doc I feel fine! It basically means your blood glucose levels are just about to tip over into full blown type 2 diabetes if you don’t pull your head in and stop eating carbs and sugars. It can be reversed somewhat but I’ll never be eating exactly what I want ever again. I was insulted hearing this! I’m strong, fit, active, don’t smoke etc etc. how did I end up with this??!
Now I always thought I ate pretty well. And did. But I also ate a LOT of bread, cereals, pasta, more pasta and various processed and sugary foods.
I’m naturally slim so thought myself immune from weight gain. To a point. There is no way to know whether the prediabetes is triggered by too much sugar/carbs or genetics or what. It is what it is.
So long story short I’m 6,3 and was running about 103kg. Mixed with lots of riding and a bit of muscle I didn’t look or feel overweight.
Doc says I need to be somewhere around 88kg so basically I stopped eating bulk carbs, processed foods, breads and pastas, sugars, even too much fruits and juices etc etc. Now eating HEAPS of veges and protein. Lotsa protein to keep the energy levels up and other benifits. And fibre. Really important.

The weight literally fell off overnight. 3 months later I’m sitting at about 88kg.
The new adjusted diet is great.I feel great. I’m actually really enjoying being healthy and it’s not a chore. The missus is on board and she’s also lost weight.
Just came back from 8 straight days of riding with about 15000m of descending in NZ and didn’t feel like I was going to keel over and die afterwards. These were BIG days too. So I feel better than I have in a long long time. I’m actually also really enjoying eating healthy and being healthy. You also start to realise how much food out there is shit and the opposite of good for you.

So I don’t recommend going and getting prediabetes but I do recommend reducing your carb intake as it converts to sugar in your system and too much sugar makes you a porky pig. Instead of that massive plate of pasta you used to have halve or third it and replace it with a good salad. And that oh so delicious white crusty bread? Well that has zero nutrients in it and is refined to an inch of its life so have less. Less is the mantra.
 
Jpez said:
Recently found out I was pre diabetic. WTF does that mean I says to the doc I feel fine! It basically means your blood glucose levels are just about to tip over into full blown type 2 diabetes if you don’t pull your head in and stop eating carbs and sugars. It can be reversed somewhat but I’ll never be eating exactly what I want ever again. I was insulted hearing this! I’m strong, fit, active, don’t smoke etc etc. how did I end up with this??!
Now I always thought I ate pretty well. And did. But I also ate a LOT of bread, cereals, pasta, more pasta and various processed and sugary foods.
I’m naturally slim so thought myself immune from weight gain. To a point. There is no way to know whether the prediabetes is triggered by too much sugar/carbs or genetics or what. It is what it is.
So long story short I’m 6,3 and was running about 103kg. Mixed with lots of riding and a bit of muscle I didn’t look or feel overweight.
Doc says I need to be somewhere around 88kg so basically I stopped eating bulk carbs, processed foods, breads and pastas, sugars, even too much fruits and juices etc etc. Now eating HEAPS of veges and protein. Lotsa protein to keep the energy levels up and other benifits. And fibre. Really important.

The weight literally fell off overnight. 3 months later I’m sitting at about 88kg.
The new adjusted diet is great.I feel great. I’m actually really enjoying being healthy and it’s not a chore. The missus is on board and she’s also lost weight.
Just came back from 8 straight days of riding with about 15000m of descending in NZ and didn’t feel like I was going to keel over and die afterwards. These were BIG days too. So I feel better than I have in a long long time. I’m actually also really enjoying eating healthy and being healthy. You also start to realise how much food out there is shit and the opposite of good for you.

So I don’t recommend going and getting prediabetes but I do recommend reducing your carb intake as it converts to sugar in your system and too much sugar makes you a porky pig. Instead of that massive plate of pasta you used to have halve or third it and replace it with a good salad. And that oh so delicious white crusty bread? Well that has zero nutrients in it and is refined to an inch of its life so have less. Less is the mantra.
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TLDR - Actually ate properly and made a difference :)

Awesome work on having the discipline to achieve it good stuff!!!
 
Minlak said:
Kind of 2kgs weighs 2 kilograms no matter what it is made of - It is that muscle is denser than fat so occupies less space which is why measuring yourself can some times give you more motivation to continue than scales - In one of my gym fueled descents of madness of trying to outrun a bad diet I once lost (in 12 weeks) 1 kg in weight but 11cms from my waist - Scales alone would never maintain motivation in that scenario. So whilst some one may indeed add muscle to their frame whilst not reducing fat they will indeed be heavier however replacing muscle with fat you could indeed be similar weight but dramatically reduce your body size.

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I'd be much happier not looking as heavy as I do if that makes sense. I can deal with 100kg if I wasn't such a lump of lard at the same time!
 
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