2019 Keep Moving Challenge

TubbyDown wrote: »

has anyone got any good tips to weight loss? i'm currently intermittent fasting however would be open to trying something else

I struggle to see the appeal for fasting diets or any other gimmick diets.... I lost 5 and a half stone over the period of a year and a half by simply 'move more, eat less'. IE gong for walks as often a I could, and watched what I ate. No set plan, or following a set of rules made up by somebody else. However what worked for me, may not be ideal for others...

I started off with a simple rule - less of the junk! I quit sugary stuff (full fat coke, chocolate, sweets, fruit juice...) and replaced it with fruit initially (yes, still sugar but a lot less of it), then reviewed the quantity of what I ate when loss began to tail off, then towards the end for the last stone, calorie counted.

During the later part of my 2000 miles in a year walking, I admit I slipped with my eating and started to regain weight!

Sugar is evil stuff really. It's almost an addiction, your body starts to crave it. It takes a bit of time to get over this craving, but over 6-8 weeks, that craving starts to vanish and its much easier to say no, or even just not give it a 2nd thought!

"The truth about.... sugar" BBC documentary is an eye opener really and worth watch: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05n2bn7

Some people say have a cheat day, or meal. I tried to avoid this but again its down to personal preference.
I must admit, I did have the occasional treat but it wasn't on a set day or a set goal, but aimed for something with no sugar such as a packet of crisps, or a sausage and egg barm at work.

TubbyDown wrote: »

has anyone got any good tips to weight loss? i'm currently intermittent fasting however would be open to trying something else

Water, water and more water!! When I'm actually being focused and doing well, what helps me over and above everything else is to drink loads of water. I drink if I'm bored, if I think I'm hungry, before a meal. Basically I won't eat anything until I've had a glass of water to check that what I think is hunger isn't actually just thirst! I'm a greedy !!!!!! and I seem to be incapable of differentiating between hunger and thirst..... Other than that, I've had success with both the 5:2 diet and boring old calorie counting! With calorie counting, I find the act logging my calories can sometimes be enough to put me off eating whatever it is I'm thinking about!

Although nearly 65 I am totally metricated, so in my eat less move more diet, I have targeted a weight loss of 30kg and cycling at least 5200km.

Got my first long ride in yesterday (111km) which brings me up to 200k for the month. Weight loss so far 4.3kg.

Felt quite panicked as my Fitbit stopped working earlier :eek:

Have now remembered that I have a step counter on my phone that I can check whilst waiting for replacement Fitbit to arrive

How is everyone staying motivated?

45.94 miles for my second week. :j

A bit more than last week. I'd like to get to over 50 a week but know from last year that it is quite a challenge to do that. Lets see what I can do. The neighbours dog is always so excited to see me.