The *Official* FretBoard Celebrity Fat Club Weigh In and Diet thread.

mudslide73

I've had a good week - I won't weigh in until Sunday though. If I haven't lost I don't care because all the extra F&V I'm eating has made me feel a lot better generally. 

Tavernor

monquixote said:

Height​ is a big factor. 

15 stone and 5' 4" is very different to 6' 4" and 15 stone

Kind of you to say. Obviously natural build has something to do with it but I'm not convinced it's as big a determining factor as many would have you believe. Anyway, I've been eating sod all and walking a lot, dropped 3/4 pounds since Monday so roughly five days. Down a belt notch too (sort of, I made a new one ).

I did eat my words about willpower not being an issue with me tonight though, alongside a lot of lasagne. Still, a day shouldn't make a big difference. Slippery slope though so more exercise/less food tomorrow.

Tavernor

Google has been fairly inconclusive on this so I'll throw it out as a question for you knowledgeable people. Does drinking lots of diet fizzy drinks hinder weight loss? What about energy drinks (regular and diet)? I drink far too many red bulls (switched to diet ones mainly now) and diet cokes.

tone1

My Mrs calls Diet Coke 'Cancer in a Can I prefer to call it 'A Chicken's Suicide' but I still love it 

Tavernor

I whole heartedly blame my ex for the diet coke habit, she drank literally nothing but the stuff. I'd presume she's still alive though.

Drew_TNBD

Tavernor said:

I whole heartedly blame my ex for the diet coke habit, she drank literally nothing but the stuff. I'd presume she's still alive though.

Probably got dementia according to the front of the papers yesterday.


Massive blowout last night. Lots of beers, a huge pizza to myself, and four cookies.

Yeah... lost all my gains in one evening, joy!

grungebob

Week one of insanity completed, stuck to my macros and calorie intake of 1950. Weight gone up 0.9lbs. But my waist is slightly smaller and I'm feeling good so only another 7 weeks of insanity to go plus strength training then I need to think of a way to maintain. 

EricTheWeary

Tavernor said:

Google has been fairly inconclusive on this so I'll throw it out as a question for you knowledgeable people. Does drinking lots of diet fizzy drinks hinder weight loss? What about energy drinks (regular and diet)? I drink far too many red bulls (switched to diet ones mainly now) and diet cokes.

I don't know anything technical but I've certainly read a few times that diet drinks increase your appetite and people who use them are less likely to lose weight. 

octatonic

Sugar loaded fizzy drinks are clearly bad for those trying to lose weight because,.. the sugar.

Diet drinks- well, they are better than sugary drinks but there is some evidence that sweet tasting foods and drink prime the body to receive food and when no calories are delivered the craving for calories doesn't go away. So you might be raiding the cookie jar an hour later.

It isn't conclusive though, but I have cut back the amount of diet drinks that I consume.

ThorpyFX

This week has been interesting to say the least. Having swapped the crap for veg and fruit, my mood has improved, along with my energy levels and my IBS has disappeared this week too. I have to say though the tastiest change I've made is to replace sweets, chocolate and  processed fruit corner yoghurts with natural Greek yoghurt, some fruit and and a spoon of honey.

the nearby levels thing though is astonishing, I hope it continues as I'm enjoying the lack of lethargic crashing! 

professorben

97kgs
down to 96.2kgs

no real exercise but monitoring my diet, a few wobbles but using MyFitnessPal I was able to adjust accordingly, a couple of evenings hungry soon makes you realise a blow out isn't worth it. 

octatonic

Week 1:

Started at 97.5kg.
Now at 97.2kg.

TheBlueWolf

Speaking from experience, fizzy drinks are the path to junk food, hence I need to avoid at all costs.

I'm still hanging in though. It's Saturday so I'll confess to the cheeky Big Mac I'll be eating tonight now. Otherwise being a good boy

tone1

TheBlueWolf said:

Speaking from experience, fizzy drinks are the path to junk food, hence I need to avoid at all costs.

I'm still hanging in though. It's Saturday so I'll confess to the cheeky Big Mac I'll be eating tonight now. Otherwise being a good boy

Absolutely^ I went through a spell of popping in for a cold Diet Coke and always coming out with a kit Kat 

kjdowd

Week 1:
16 stone 2 down to 16 stone. 

Cut out lots of snacks but still had the odd glass of wine. Also some exercise (run, HIIT or swim) every day. 

EricTheWeary

In a week featuring cake, wine, a burrito restaurant and pizza I wasn't expecting much but 14st10 to 14st7. Might just be a bit of natural variation plus more than average activity ( gardening, dog walking type stuff). Next week likely to be more sedentary but at least Easter is over and no birthdays.

ThorpyFX

Week 1. I've lost 3lbs. So 118kg and nudging into 117 territory

TimmyO

TimmyO

Last week: 16 stone 5lb
This week: 16 stone 4lb
Target.   12 stone 12lb (!)

Tone71

90.8 this morning have lost .2 of a kg (.5 of a pound!) 

Bad: Pizza last night and some beers.
Good: Have cycled every day since last Wednesday, consumed more water and feel a little better for it, also weight is moving downwards (albeit slowly, rather than upwards as it was).

Fortnightly hospital appointment on Fri which is always a weigh in, so will work towards losing a bit by then.

JamesAshworth

Lots 2Lbs - not much but too much Easter egg in the house - the cupboards are now clear :-)