The official NPR Weight Loss Thread

[Biffer]

White bread is the worst for putting on weight. Bagel for breakfast, those "bake your own baguette" jobbies for lunch, thick white bread with butter and soup....

Avoid anything white!

Porridge for breakfast - it is the food of the gods! 'Scott's Porridge Oats - Old Fashioned' made with salt and water. Add some fruit/dried fruit or home made jam for a little sweetness if you want. Sets you up for the day. Low cal, high fibre, filling ... brilliant.

I make it with semi skimmed milk and water 50/50, chuck in some frozen blueberries and a teaspoon of honey on top.

[Raggs]

175cm and was around 100kg, so technically obese. I've always been heavily built, so even the health guy at the doctors estimated my weight off by about 15kg, big arse, big hips and big legs, hides the weight well. But my stomach was still getting much bigger than I was happy with.

Started doing the 5/2 diet during the first lockdown, and stuck with it mostly since. Put some more on during christmas, but back on track again now, and tend to be about 90kg. Very inactive though. Once lockdown eases and I can get back to rugby practice I'll start to move plenty more.

Home schooling is also stopping me from more easily exercising with VR, since my "play" space is the lounge, where my son is working during the day, and family watching tv during the evening. That'll be handy cardio once I can play again.

With time I've found it easier and easier to deal with the fasting days. Now my routine is almost liquids only, most water, with a coffee, a bovril and a bit of orange juice in hot water, at intervals during the day, and a babybel cheese just before bed. Think it also has a knock on effect on my general appetite levels. However I'm still quite a bad snacker, love biscuits/cake/crisps/chocolate etc. But seeing as my weight seems to be level, and I know I'm improving, I think I'll head down again as my discipline improves and sport starts up again.

[Sandstorm]

White bread is the worst for putting on weight. Bagel for breakfast, those "bake your own baguette" jobbies for lunch, thick white bread with butter and soup....

Avoid anything white!

Porridge for breakfast - it is the food of the gods! 'Scott's Porridge Oats - Old Fashioned' made with salt and water. Add some fruit/dried fruit or home made jam for a little sweetness if you want. Sets you up for the day. Low cal, high fibre, filling ... brilliant.

I make it with semi skimmed milk and water 50/50, chuck in some frozen blueberries and a teaspoon of honey on top.

I like porridge, but not every day. In fact I like a very varied choice of foods for all my meals. My wife will eat the same thing for lunch for weeks.

[Sandstorm]

Ah fuck it! I'm having a Milky Bar.

[ASMO]

Avoid anything white!

Porridge for breakfast - it is the food of the gods! 'Scott's Porridge Oats - Old Fashioned' made with salt and water. Add some fruit/dried fruit or home made jam for a little sweetness if you want. Sets you up for the day. Low cal, high fibre, filling ... brilliant.

I make it with semi skimmed milk and water 50/50, chuck in some frozen blueberries and a teaspoon of honey on top.

I like porridge, but not every day. In fact I like a very varied choice of foods for all my meals. My wife will eat the same thing for lunch for weeks.

Porridge every day for me toowith a spoonful of honey on top, lovely stuff, i go Scotts too, but bigger rolled flakes not the milled shit.

[mat the expat]

Is anyone doing anything 'different' for cardio/exercise?

I took a tip from some army friends and 'amp up' my hour long morning hike by carrying a 30lb pack (looked up weights for this online but figured I could spend a fiver on plastic-sealed bag of winter driveway salt! )

I've been cross country skiing a lot since Christmas as well (what a lung-burner!) and am now thinking of getting a set of these for spring....

I still want these

[Dinsdale Piranha]

I've upped the amount of indoor cycling I'm doing during lockdown. I aim to average 7 hrs a week. I'm don't weigh myself but the clothes test says the weight is on the way down. I reckon I have about 15kg to lose to get to what apparently is my ideal weight - I'm 180cm. I don't think I've ever been that weight while an adult.

I'm also not giving up beer. Just trying to reduce the excess calories and let the extra exercise pick up the slack.

[dkm57]

Down below 82kg now and clothes getting a bit lose so took a punt and bought a pair of 34" waist jeans today for motivation, just tried them on THEY FIT! None of the usual struggle jumping up and down trying to get the buggers somewhere near my waist, holding breath, lying on the floor trying to fasten them. They just slipped right on with no effort, no muffin top, nothing they fit perfectly next stop 32" by the time I reach my target weight.

Chuffed to bits but feeling a bit "eh? what?....is that it? oh, OK then" just now.

[mat the expat]

Plateaued a bit after initial drop.

Having issues with energy as I've stepped my training up by 50%

Discovered that lots of celery is an laxative

[Raggs]

Seem to be hovering around 90kg at the moment, whilst still maintaining the 5/2 diet. However, I've started doing more activity on my VR headset, and whilst the calorie counting software may not be 100% accurate, I'm usually hitting around 500-800 calories each day now, so hopefully that'll start to have an effect. Definitely sweating and getting the heart rate up doing it.

[Saint]

I too seem to have stalled a bit at around 18stone 4 pounds (116-ish kg).

Bought some body composition scales and I'm not really sure how accurate they are, but they seem to indicate my fat % dropping and muscle mass increasing, which more or less goes along with what I'm seeing - my waist size is still dropping and clothes are getting a bit looser still

[Raggs]

I too seem to have stalled a bit at around 18stone 4 pounds (116-ish kg).

Bought some body composition scales and I'm not really sure how accurate they are, but they seem to indicate my fat % dropping and muscle mass increasing, which more or less goes along with what I'm seeing - my waist size is still dropping and clothes are getting a bit looser still

Can't complain at that then. In the end, I'm not that worried about the number on the scales, in fact, I'd rather not go down too far if I want to keep being a tighthead prop!

[dkm57]

Yeah, I find myself having a bit of an energy slump sometimes, just cut myself some slack but occasionally I really have to kick myself out of the house to go do something. I also seem to have a bit of a plateau every week, I have strictly limited myself to only stepping on the scales on a Monday and a Friday which I find helps. No idea what my calorie intake is but must be less than I'm burning.

[Raggs]

Yeah, I find myself having a bit of an energy slump sometimes, just cut myself some slack but occasionally I really have to kick myself out of the house to go do something. I also seem to have a bit of a plateau every week, I have strictly limited myself to only stepping on the scales on a Monday and a Friday which I find helps. No idea what my calorie intake is but must be less than I'm burning.

Have to say this is where the vr headset has made a big difference for me. Fun silly game that really gets my arms moving. OK, it's not as good as a fast jog, or a game of rugby etc, but it's half decent activity, fun, convenient and I want to do it, even on fasting days.

[ASMO]

Have now dropped now to 98.5kg, decided i wanted to upgrade my smartwatch from my trusty Galaxy S2 to something more attuned to fitness, have settled for a Garmin Venu, all the reviews are pretty glowing, looking forwards to giving it a crack over the weekend.

[ASMO]

Yeah, I find myself having a bit of an energy slump sometimes, just cut myself some slack but occasionally I really have to kick myself out of the house to go do something. I also seem to have a bit of a plateau every week, I have strictly limited myself to only stepping on the scales on a Monday and a Friday which I find helps. No idea what my calorie intake is but must be less than I'm burning.

Have to say this is where the vr headset has made a big difference for me. Fun silly game that really gets my arms moving. OK, it's not as good as a fast jog, or a game of rugby etc, but it's half decent activity, fun, convenient and I want to do it, even on fasting days.

BeatSaber? if you havent got it, get it, great fun and on the harder levels will get you sweating like a blind lesbian in a fishmongers.

[Raggs]

Yeah, I find myself having a bit of an energy slump sometimes, just cut myself some slack but occasionally I really have to kick myself out of the house to go do something. I also seem to have a bit of a plateau every week, I have strictly limited myself to only stepping on the scales on a Monday and a Friday which I find helps. No idea what my calorie intake is but must be less than I'm burning.

Have to say this is where the vr headset has made a big difference for me. Fun silly game that really gets my arms moving. OK, it's not as good as a fast jog, or a game of rugby etc, but it's half decent activity, fun, convenient and I want to do it, even on fasting days.

BeatSaber? if you havent got it, get it, great fun and on the harder levels will get you sweating like a blind lesbian in a fishmongers.

Got it, enjoy it, can complete Expert+ on some levels, even with the faster song modifier on 2 of them.

However, no. Gorilla tag. Rapidly growing game, very simple concept, and as long as you get an OK lobby, a ton of fun. You can play as chilled or intense as you like, and when you're chasing hard you burn a ton of calories. Free game. On steam for most headsets, but also available on SideQuest so you can play standalone on a Quest/Quest 2. Could probably run it on a potato, but it's so much fun.

[Sandstorm]

Could probably run it on a potato

Bad starch

[Enzedder]

I have a great soup recipe that I live on for 2 weeks at a time (it has additional food like fruit, veges and steak once a week) that generally leads to a 5kg weight loss if you can exercise as well.

Anyone want me to copy it (it is a strong tomato flavour)?

[ASMO]

I have a great soup recipe that I live on for 2 weeks at a time (it has additional food like fruit, veges and steak once a week) that generally leads to a 5kg weight loss if you can exercise as well.

Anyone want me to copy it (it is a strong tomato flavour)?

As long as there is no cabbage in it, go for your life

[notfatcat]

Fat cunt reporting for duty. My weight has yo-yoed over the last 2 years. I was 19st 11 in Feb 2019, which was the heaviest I've ever weighed myself at. Can't help thinking I would have been even heavier prior to that. I got down to about 17st 12 by September the same year but by Feb 2020 I was back up to 19st 8 (I'm just under 6'5 tall). I weighed 16st 12 on new year's day just gone which is my lowest for around 15 years, however I've been eating like a fat greedy cunt since then and am currently at 17st 8. I'm naturally quite a skinny twat so really should be 15st max and ideally around 14st I reckon. My weight loss strategy is the same breakfast every day (handful of nuts and raisins, blueberries, banana, Greek yoghurt, psyllium husk), sod all for lunch apart from maybe 1 or 2 small cans of mackerel late in the day, and a generally healthy meal of moderate proportion in the evening. The only rules I gave myself were no sweet stuff (I'm a chocoholic), no processed meals, and no bags of nuts (other than the breakfast stuff). I'm back on all of those things so today I'm putting an end to them. Again.

What I noticed from months of eating this healthier way is that if I mentally embrace that empty/hungry feeling then it's easier. To be honest, from Sept to new year was a piece of piss. I'm very disappointed in myself for letting things go recently.

[ASMO]

Fat cunt reporting for duty. My weight has yo-yoed over the last 2 years. I was 19st 11 in Feb 2019, which was the heaviest I've ever weighed myself at. Can't help thinking I would have been even heavier prior to that. I got down to about 17st 12 by September the same year but by Feb 2020 I was back up to 19st 8 (I'm just under 6'5 tall). I weighed 16st 12 on new year's day just gone which is my lowest for around 15 years, however I've been eating like a fat greedy cunt since then and am currently at 17st 8. I'm naturally quite a skinny twat so really should be 15st max and ideally around 14st I reckon. My weight loss strategy is the same breakfast every day (handful of nuts and raisins, blueberries, banana, Greek yoghurt, psyllium husk), sod all for lunch apart from maybe 1 or 2 small cans of mackerel late in the day, and a generally healthy meal of moderate proportion in the evening. The only rules I gave myself were no sweet stuff (I'm a chocoholic), no processed meals, and no bags of nuts (other than the breakfast stuff). I'm back on all of those things so today I'm putting an end to them. Again.

What I noticed from months of eating this healthier way is that if I mentally embrace that empty/hungry feeling then it's easier. To be honest, from Sept to new year was a piece of piss. I'm very disappointed in myself for letting things go recently.

Are you doing any exercising though?

[notfatcat]

Not exercising specifically, but my work means when I'm out doing jobs I'm carrying two backpacks weighing just over 30 lb combined and walk for probably 40 to 60 minutes during the day carrying them, plus I'm on my feet for my work as opposed to sitting down. Exercise has been the least of my problems I reckon.

[Raggs]

Fat cunt reporting for duty. My weight has yo-yoed over the last 2 years. I was 19st 11 in Feb 2019, which was the heaviest I've ever weighed myself at. Can't help thinking I would have been even heavier prior to that. I got down to about 17st 12 by September the same year but by Feb 2020 I was back up to 19st 8 (I'm just under 6'5 tall). I weighed 16st 12 on new year's day just gone which is my lowest for around 15 years, however I've been eating like a fat greedy cunt since then and am currently at 17st 8. I'm naturally quite a skinny twat so really should be 15st max and ideally around 14st I reckon. My weight loss strategy is the same breakfast every day (handful of nuts and raisins, blueberries, banana, Greek yoghurt, psyllium husk), sod all for lunch apart from maybe 1 or 2 small cans of mackerel late in the day, and a generally healthy meal of moderate proportion in the evening. The only rules I gave myself were no sweet stuff (I'm a chocoholic), no processed meals, and no bags of nuts (other than the breakfast stuff). I'm back on all of those things so today I'm putting an end to them. Again.

What I noticed from months of eating this healthier way is that if I mentally embrace that empty/hungry feeling then it's easier. To be honest, from Sept to new year was a piece of piss. I'm very disappointed in myself for letting things go recently.

It sounds like you're able to embrace it for a few months, but it's going to be tough to live this way from now until the year dot? Might be worth trying to find something that still lets you have chocolate and a bag of nuts now and then, so you don't feel like you're denying yourself anything, and not feeling constantly hungry? I find the 5/2 works for me because I don't have to deny myself on any of the 5 days, so it's quite easy to keep it going long term because overall, I don't feel like I'm missing out or craving any foodstuffs (chocolate and biscuits are my big thing, and cake, and bread...).

[Jimmy Smallsteps]

In a bit of a bind as I have developed a hip complaint at the same time I need to exercise and lose weight.

Went and saw the great orthopaedic surgeon John O'Donnell (he of fixed Andy Murray fame) here in Mellers and he is rightfully of the belief it's a relatively minor complaint.

Problem is I need to lose weight at the same time as doing less exercise.

And drinking the same amount of beer.

[Jimmy Smallsteps]

Fat cunt reporting for duty. My weight has yo-yoed over the last 2 years. I was 19st 11 in Feb 2019, which was the heaviest I've ever weighed myself at. Can't help thinking I would have been even heavier prior to that. I got down to about 17st 12 by September the same year but by Feb 2020 I was back up to 19st 8 (I'm just under 6'5 tall). I weighed 16st 12 on new year's day just gone which is my lowest for around 15 years, however I've been eating like a fat greedy cunt since then and am currently at 17st 8. I'm naturally quite a skinny twat so really should be 15st max and ideally around 14st I reckon. My weight loss strategy is the same breakfast every day (handful of nuts and raisins, blueberries, banana, Greek yoghurt, psyllium husk), sod all for lunch apart from maybe 1 or 2 small cans of mackerel late in the day, and a generally healthy meal of moderate proportion in the evening. The only rules I gave myself were no sweet stuff (I'm a chocoholic), no processed meals, and no bags of nuts (other than the breakfast stuff). I'm back on all of those things so today I'm putting an end to them. Again.

What I noticed from months of eating this healthier way is that if I mentally embrace that empty/hungry feeling then it's easier. To be honest, from Sept to new year was a piece of piss. I'm very disappointed in myself for letting things go recently.

Fcking hell cat of the fat variety. Is 14st realistic for you these days? I'd be happy with that and I am much shorter than you. How old are you?

[Raggs]

In a bit of a bind as I have developed a hip complaint at the same time I need to exercise and lose weight.

Went and saw the great orthopaedic surgeon John O'Donnell (he of fixed Andy Murray fame) here in Mellers and he is rightfully of the belief it's a relatively minor complaint.

Problem is I need to lose weight at the same time as doing less exercise.

And drinking the same amount of beer.

Is just standing and moving a little a problem? Honestly, try a quest 2 headset and VR, there are experiences that will get you squating and moving, but others where you can be more stable, but still waving your arms around like a lunatic. And it's fun.

[Jimmy Smallsteps]

If I were on Dr Christian Janssen's or Anna Richardson's shows I reckon they would be perplexed at my constant weight until Friday night.

On Monday morning a slightly ashen version of themselves would say " do you know how many beers you had on the weekend?"

I would say "About 40 units"

They would say "Yes! 40 units! It's way too much!".

[tc27]

If I were on Dr Christian Janssen's or Anna Richardson's shows I reckon they would be perplexed at my constant weight until Friday night.

On Monday morning a slightly ashen version of themselves would say " do you know how many beers you had on the weekend?"

I would say "About 40 units"

They would say "Yes! 40 units! It's way too much!".

Problem is beer is packed full of energy - its basically liquid white bread.

I just write off evenings where I go drinking (I am a typical brit twice a month binger in normal times) as is too depressing to calorie count.

[ASMO]

Not exercising specifically, but my work means when I'm out doing jobs I'm carrying two backpacks weighing just over 30 lb combined and walk for probably 40 to 60 minutes during the day carrying them, plus I'm on my feet for my work as opposed to sitting down. Exercise has been the least of my problems I reckon.

Calorie counting is the way to go for you my friend.

[Jimmy Smallsteps]

In a bit of a bind as I have developed a hip complaint at the same time I need to exercise and lose weight.

Went and saw the great orthopaedic surgeon John O'Donnell (he of fixed Andy Murray fame) here in Mellers and he is rightfully of the belief it's a relatively minor complaint.

Problem is I need to lose weight at the same time as doing less exercise.

And drinking the same amount of beer.

Is just standing and moving a little a problem? Honestly, try a quest 2 headset and VR, there are experiences that will get you squating and moving, but others where you can be more stable, but still waving your arms around like a lunatic. And it's fun.

It's not too bad, as the great man St John Hip and Back indicated.

I used to run 6-7km pretty much unbroken but suffered discomfort for a few hours afterwards.

It's due to a bit of bone rubbing apparently and a labral tear.

He's supportive of my walking stretches of said distance from now on to take the stress off it.

I don't fancy paying for keyhole surgery which is the other option, though I haven't explored the limits of my private health insurance. It's an off the shelf offering so I expect they would invite me to kindly fuck off.

[Sandstorm]

Problem is I need to lose weight at the same time as doing less exercise.

And drinking the same amount of beer.

"Bulimia nervosa, also known as simply bulimia, is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging. Binge eating refers to eating a large amount of food in a short amount of time. Purging refers to the attempts to get rid of the food consumed. This may be done by vomiting or taking laxatives."

[ASMO]

In a bit of a bind as I have developed a hip complaint at the same time I need to exercise and lose weight.

Went and saw the great orthopaedic surgeon John O'Donnell (he of fixed Andy Murray fame) here in Mellers and he is rightfully of the belief it's a relatively minor complaint.

Problem is I need to lose weight at the same time as doing less exercise.

And drinking the same amount of beer.

Dysentry, guaranteed weight loss in a very short space of time.

[Sandstorm]

In a bit of a bind as I have developed a hip complaint at the same time I need to exercise and lose weight.

Went and saw the great orthopaedic surgeon John O'Donnell (he of fixed Andy Murray fame) here in Mellers and he is rightfully of the belief it's a relatively minor complaint.

Problem is I need to lose weight at the same time as doing less exercise.

And drinking the same amount of beer.

Dysentry, guaranteed weight loss in a very short space of time.

Raw chicken diet

[Slick]

Not exercising specifically, but my work means when I'm out doing jobs I'm carrying two backpacks weighing just over 30 lb combined and walk for probably 40 to 60 minutes during the day carrying them, plus I'm on my feet for my work as opposed to sitting down. Exercise has been the least of my problems I reckon.

What are you? A fucking Ghostbuster?

[Sandstorm]

Not exercising specifically, but my work means when I'm out doing jobs I'm carrying two backpacks weighing just over 30 lb combined and walk for probably 40 to 60 minutes during the day carrying them, plus I'm on my feet for my work as opposed to sitting down. Exercise has been the least of my problems I reckon.

What are you? A fucking Ghostbuster?

[Saint]

Fat cunt reporting for duty. My weight has yo-yoed over the last 2 years. I was 19st 11 in Feb 2019, which was the heaviest I've ever weighed myself at. Can't help thinking I would have been even heavier prior to that. I got down to about 17st 12 by September the same year but by Feb 2020 I was back up to 19st 8 (I'm just under 6'5 tall). I weighed 16st 12 on new year's day just gone which is my lowest for around 15 years, however I've been eating like a fat greedy cunt since then and am currently at 17st 8. I'm naturally quite a skinny twat so really should be 15st max and ideally around 14st I reckon. My weight loss strategy is the same breakfast every day (handful of nuts and raisins, blueberries, banana, Greek yoghurt, psyllium husk), sod all for lunch apart from maybe 1 or 2 small cans of mackerel late in the day, and a generally healthy meal of moderate proportion in the evening. The only rules I gave myself were no sweet stuff (I'm a chocoholic), no processed meals, and no bags of nuts (other than the breakfast stuff). I'm back on all of those things so today I'm putting an end to them. Again.

What I noticed from months of eating this healthier way is that if I mentally embrace that empty/hungry feeling then it's easier. To be honest, from Sept to new year was a piece of piss. I'm very disappointed in myself for letting things go recently.

Fcking hell cat of the fat variety. Is 14st realistic for you these days? I'd be happy with that and I am much shorter than you. How old are you?

This. I'm 6'1" and 14st is tge top end of my "normal" weight - and my GP reckons that is the wrong number for me. You would need to be a natural stick insect at 6'5" for that to be a target weight

[sockwithaticket]

Not exercising specifically, but my work means when I'm out doing jobs I'm carrying two backpacks weighing just over 30 lb combined and walk for probably 40 to 60 minutes during the day carrying them, plus I'm on my feet for my work as opposed to sitting down. Exercise has been the least of my problems I reckon.

What are you? A fucking Ghostbuster?

[Tichtheid]

If you go by BMI numbers every rugby player would be clinically obese, morbidly so in many cases.

A far better rule of thumb is that your waist measurement should be half your height or less


edit - case in point, I've just put the numbers from Dan Carter's wiki page into a BMI calculator and he comes up as overweight/borderline obese.

You can pretty much ignore BMI

[sockwithaticket]

If you go by BMI numbers every rugby player would be clinically obese, morbidly so in many cases.

A far better rule of thumb is that your waist measurement should be half your height or less

While they're clearly healthier than many regular people, it's probably fair to say that they're carrying more weight than bodies are supposed to, even if it's 'good' weight.