Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 I spared you an update last week, but am making steady progress. Last week I was 18st 12 3/8 This morning 18st 8 3/8 About 1st 10lbs lost to date, all good. I’m not even dieting really, just cutting out all the chocolate and pie that I had been eating 👍 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaykay42 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 1 hour ago, fatblokestu said: I spared you an update last week, but am making steady progress. Last week I was 18st 12 3/8 This morning 18st 8 3/8 About 1st 10lbs lost to date, all good. I’m not even dieting really, just cutting out all the chocolate and pie that I had been eating 👍 Sounds fab! Good news!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset Posted February 27, 2023 Author Share Posted February 27, 2023 Still ticking down at a couple of pounds a week which is a good rate I think. Now 18st 4 1/4lbs. I had gone a bit lower but that was due to illness so no issues putting a little back on. Getting impatient to see a 17 at the beginning though! I have a foam seat kit to make myself a more comfortable seat and get rid of the flowery cushions, I’ve said I will do that at 17 and a half stone so I have an incentive. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaykay42 Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 13 hours ago, fatblokestu said: Still ticking down at a couple of pounds a week which is a good rate I think. Now 18st 4 1/4lbs. I had gone a bit lower but that was due to illness so no issues putting a little back on. Getting impatient to see a 17 at the beginning though! I have a foam seat kit to make myself a more comfortable seat and get rid of the flowery cushions, I’ve said I will do that at 17 and a half stone so I have an incentive. Keep going, mate! Great job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 Whoop, whoop! Big milestone today, 17st 13 5/8 this morning! Another half stone and I will make myself that comfy expanding foam seat 👍 Haven’t had the car out for what feels like ages, rubbish weather, salt and other commitments. Soon hopefully. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaykay42 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 The way you are dwindling down the car might be twice as fast next time out than you remember... 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 2 hours ago, jaykay42 said: The way you are dwindling down the car might be twice as fast next time out than you remember... 😉 Tee hee. I’m hoping that the eventual 40kg loss will help the acceleration a little 😄👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_prelit now westfield_bumble Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Well done Stu. I did slimming world 3 years ago just to get down from 16 clem. I managed to get down to 14.5 stone. I'm now back to 16 clem and cant get myself back to good habits. Shift work doesnt help. I eat all hours of the day and struggle with indegestion which if i eat often helps to keep it at bay. I used to snack on sugar snap peas instead of crisps and make my own pastys using a wrap. Need to get back in the habit and make the car faster for free. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 1 hour ago, scott_prelit now westfield_bumble said: Well done Stu. I did slimming world 3 years ago just to get down from 16 clem. I managed to get down to 14.5 stone. I'm now back to 16 clem and cant get myself back to good habits. Shift work doesnt help. I eat all hours of the day and struggle with indegestion which if i eat often helps to keep it at bay. I used to snack on sugar snap peas instead of crisps and make my own pastys using a wrap. Need to get back in the habit and make the car faster for free. Thanks Scott. It’s making the first steps that are hardest I find, once in a good eating routine it is much easier. I’m aiming for around 14st again! Mustn’t yo-yo another time once I get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Carrot Steve Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 On 13/03/2023 at 22:19, scott_prelit now westfield_bumble said: Well done Stu. I did slimming world 3 years ago just to get down from 16 clem. I managed to get down to 14.5 stone. I'm now back to 16 clem and cant get myself back to good habits. Shift work doesnt help. I eat all hours of the day and struggle with indegestion which if i eat often helps to keep it at bay. I used to snack on sugar snap peas instead of crisps and make my own pastys using a wrap. Need to get back in the habit and make the car faster for free. What does clem mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Carrot Steve Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 I lost 35lbs in the 1st 5 months of last year by intermittent fasting and eating a healthy ketogenic diet. Basically going at least 15 hours every day without food, 18 if I can, then eating healthy food with as little bad carbs as possible. Not only does it work very well I never felt so amazing! More energy than I've had since I was in my 20s. As seems to be the way for many of us I somehow fell off the wagon and have put 10lbs back on. So I am starting again now, my aim is to get to 14 stones, I was 17½, currently 15' 10. I am hoping to start lifting weights again and boxing training (too old to actually fight these days) There is some great stuff on YouTube about healthy keto dieting and intermittent fasting. I tend to learn from Dr. Sten Ekberg, Dr. Eric Berg DC, and KenDBerryMD, all have good vids for beginners explaining how and why it works and how to do it effectively. Once you realise you won't starve to death and you will not be feeling hungry all the time (that's what stops most people even starting, the false belief that you will feel starving hungry all the time) then it's actually really easy. Don't drink alcohol especially at night, it's about the worst thing you can do for losing weight (more specifically fat, it's not really weight that's the problem, it's specifically fat weight right?) Make sure you eat a large healthy keto meal in the evening, what you eat the night before will very much dictate your ability to fast the next day! Stay well hydrated, lots of water, maybe tea (no sugar), some coffee if it's your thing (definitely not mine, I'm a tea man) If you do this properly your body will enter ketosis and you will metabolise body fat at a tremendous rate, not only that but with correct intermittent fasting your body will also enter autophagy. Google that for more info, but basically it will improve your overall health no end, I'm pretty sure it's why I felt so amazing when I was doing it properly, I was bouncing off the walls with energy, it was kind of amazing tbh. I said I'd never eat any other way ever again it made me feel so brilliant but as life tends to be other things happened that caused me to lose my focus on the system. I'm back on it now though. I've already Improved the power to weight ratio of myself and the Westfield by 5bhp/tonne at no cost (cheaper than carbon 😂) and there's at least another 5 to come. An extra 10+bhp/tonne for free is a great deal for me! It all helps 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_prelit now westfield_bumble Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Flying Carrot Steve said: What does clem mean? Stone mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Carrot Steve Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 2 hours ago, scott_prelit now westfield_bumble said: Stone mate Never heard that before! Is it a regional expression? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 I can vouch for the effectiveness of a Keto diet. I found out by accident. I’ve had arthritis for about 20 years now, and about 10 years ago, fed up with all the joint pain despite being on some high level medication, I experimented with exclusion diets to see if anything I was eating was contributing to the inflammation. One food type suggested was grains so for several weeks I eliminated bread, pasta, pizza, biscuits and breakfast cereals etc. and used quinoa instead of rice. I was also using sweet potatoes instead of white but that was to do with some suspicion about nightshade family stuff but that’s another story. So, I was eating plenty of meat and veg and fruit – full English breakfasts, kippers, mackerel and so on. Certainly wasn’t starving myself – that wasn’t the point of the exercise. But after 3 or 4 weeks I had lost nearly a stone. Given that I was only 10 ½ stone to start with it was quite concerning as I wasn’t trying to lose weight. I didn’t realise I was effectively following a Keto diet of sorts – high fat/low carb/plenty of protein. I returned to my usual diet and gradually got back to my normal weight. What I had learnt in the process though was that gluten is a trigger for my inflammation so I avoid that as much as possible. Still have to take the meds but I figure that by avoiding things that cause inflammation I’m giving the drugs a better chance of doing what they’re supposed to. Anyway, very best wishes to all of you in getting to where you want to be. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaykay42 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Good evening, all! As mentioned before: I'm no expert, more a lucky buzzer when it comes to weight. However, part of it may not be "luck" i.e. genes, but I inadvertently follow most of what an actual expert summed up in his books "Diet Myth" and "Spoonfed". (His third one I haven't read) Here's the link: https://tim-spector.co.uk/tim-spector-books/ Basically: avoid highly refined/processed foods ideally completely. How can you tell? Rough guide: the longer the list of ingredients, the more processed the food is. In other words: such items are not "food" to feed yourself, they can only be a treat/snack etc. Just like alcoholic drinks are not to quench your thirst, but a treat etc (for some of us). There's more to it, and yes, his research agrees that intermittent fasting seems to work. Enjoy your weekend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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