Health & Family Biggest Loser Winter 2017

While I'd love to drop another 10kg.....it really doesn't worry me that much now that most of the weight has gone. My main concern is eating in a way that keeps my blood sugar in check.....and if that means that I'm 10kg than optimal, well, so be it.

My blood sugar has been good for 6 months & my readings are in the non-diabetic range, but I'm fully aware that although 'normal', I will never really be normal, especially if I overindulge in carby foods. My biggest stumbling blocks are social events & holidays. I'm getting better at these, but I have trouble seeing other people enjoying something, knowing that I can't, or shouldn't.

 

@wylie how are you tracking your calories?

The chances are that if you and @skater aren't losing weight at around 1000 kcal per day, you're probably underestimating how much you're consuming. Don't feel too bad, apparently even dieticians (who should know better) do it.

There's a bit of a discussion at Food For Fitness that might help.

The other possibility is that you're having a stall, because, for example, your body's holding water. I ran a diet about a year ago, and spent a month stuck at 103 kg. The next month I dropped three or four kilos.

Lastly, progress tends to be a bit of a zigzag. If you look at the graph below, the dark blue line is the trend, but the light blue is the plot of actual measurements. So weight loss can be obfuscated by short-term fluctuations.



Incidentally, the big jump up in weight during late 2015 and early 2016 was probably due to me coming off antidepressants. I stopped an SSRI in November 2016, the low point was actually when I came out of hospital for surgery.

This year's rise is probably due to fixing a hormonal problem. Some of the gain is lean mass as a result.

 

I don't underestimate at all. I'm a rather small person, so my needs aren't as high as someone like @Simon Hampel who towers above me. Like I said, I'm not tracking calories at this point, only carbs, so it is possible that I'm eating more than I need, however in the past when I have tracked calories, I've found it easy to stay under 1000 per day. I don't lose weight on this.

 

Has anyone watched "fit to fat to fit" - an American program where the personal trainers try to put on weight only to try to lose it again with the clients. I've seen one show where the trainer went from a 6 pack to a beer gut putting on 60 pounds - which I think is about 30 kg.

Interesting show.

 

This morning's stats



Slightly surprised but not really. This past week my routine has been all out of sorts but it's been a good learning experience as it's confirmed what I thought works for me.

Ordinarily I eat when I'm hungry and normally stick to <25g of carbs for the day. This past week we've been camping and doing things during the day so have been eating as soon as we get up around 6am (I usually have my first meal 11am-1pm during the day). Breakfast was usually scrambled eggs and bacon so that's ok. Everyday except for 1 we were out on the boat fishing. I grazed during the day which was usually cashews and soy crisps. Dinner every night except for 1 was a carb fest and I found myself over eating as I hate waste so was having bigger portions just to get rid of the food I cooked as we couldn't keep the leftovers.

Right now I feel blech and gross. Back to normal today though so next Monday should be a lot better.

 

101.5 kg this morning.

My PT sent me a message that she's been in an accident, and broken a few bones. It turns out that she fractured her wrist, heel, and a couple of vertebrae. She's off her feet for the next three months, and going stir crazy in the Royal Melbourne.

 

Lost 2.2kg last week due to 5 days of trekking to altitude in Kenya

 

62.4 Ho hum.....not much happening.

 

Aaand today:


Not too bad overall considering I did no exercise during the week. As much as I love camping and boating it doesn't agree with my dodgy back and from Mon-Thurs I could barely walk let alone exercise. Starting to come good now but still can't bend over (why there's no calf measurement).

Food-wise was ok. A bit bad on Monday and Tuesday but good for the rest of the week.

 

I'm back to 63 this morning, and out for the next two weeks as I'll be overseas. Leaving in a few hours.

 

101.8 kg today, the lowest I saw was 101 kg at the end of last week, so I think that I'm going in the right direction.

I had my first full week of training in about a month last week. Apart for an iffy legs session on Tuesday, it went well. Lifts seem to be about where they were before I ran into the asthma, which is a good sign.

 

100.9 kg. I've basically stalled for the last fortnight. It's at times like this I really hate dieting!

Training has been on point this week. Diet has been good, except for a meal out on Saturday evening with a friend.

I'm throwing in a fast today, and then a refeed tomorrow in a bid to get things moving again. I'll see how it goes.

 

I know that feeling well!

 

6/6 88.2kg
19/6 88.8kg
3/7 87.4kg
7/8 85.4kg

 

100.4 kg today. Though I did see 99.9 kg in the middle of last week.

@Bargain Hunter you're going well there.