AHB Biggest Loser Challenge!

[shaunous]

Makes a lot of sense.
200 yrs ago they drank beer because it was safer than water.
I still uphold that theory.

And I feel like I'm one of the gods when I'm drinking wine

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

Indeed.

 

[big78sam]

101 is the starting wieght for me. First goal is to get down to 95...

 

[acarey]

Hey guys,
I'm loving the response to this thread!

Don't forget, weigh in day tomorrow!

 

[jonnir]

I'm keen as though weigh in for me isn't till January 4. I don't see why I would start the whole eating clean before Christmas and New years to only ruin it through that period

Good luck to all!

 

[brewdrew]

Posting to subscribe, might join in after xmas period.

For me, routine is the key. Whenever I drop my routine, the pudge grows. Planning meals throughout the week, at least 3 days with no beer, and a couple of jogs to keep the blood flowing.

Also calorie counting (for at least a week straight including a weekend) every so often helps to remind me how much of and what I should be eating.. I find it easy to lose track of proper portion size. For anyone looking for recipes I'd recommend the CSIRO Total Wellbeing books or whatever they are called. Not "diet food" by any means, just good balanced tucker.

So you've pudged up since high school then Liam?

 

[Liam_snorkel]

So you've pudged up since high school then Liam?

Yeah mate I got mega-fat for a while, sleep apnoea etc. Lost a lot of that and got fit again, but I'm still probably carrying about 20kg of extra weight.

 

[rheffera]

Fellas...what's your secret to gaining weight? (not sarcastic, being serious.) I drink a fair bit and naturally eat crap whilst doing so, yet im still 60kg on 6'0 frame. That's nearly underweight...

TELL ME YOUR SECRETS YOU FAT BASTARDS

 

[OzPaleAle]

Easy

 

[pommiebloke]

Went from 124kg to 90kg in 8 months by cycling to work and back every day - 200km a week.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

Fellas...what's your secret to gaining weight?

Set an alarm for every 10mins when you go to bed so you never get to sleep, then have caffiene / sugar during the day to keep yourself awake. You will gain weight and feel terrible.

 

[JB]

Jeez Liam, I'm only getting woken up a couple of times a night by dogs next door & I feel like an absolute zombie. Don't know how you survived!

 

[Liam_snorkel]

I don't know either.

 

[TidalPete]

Joining WeightWatchers over 35 years ago did it for me.
Started off at 14stone 10 pounds (93.5kg).
Finished at 10 stone 10 pounds (68Kg) 3 months later which was probably a little overdone seeing as I lost almost 1/3 of my bodyweight.
Am currently getting into my swims, bike & walks again & hoping to lose 2.7Kg before Christmas to get back down to my ideal weight of 72.0Kg.

Can't thank WeightWatchers enough.
New clothes, new fitness, etc more than made up for all the Scotch & water I had to drink seeing that beer was a no-no ATT.

 

[adryargument]

Change of lifestyle for me.
No meal, beer intake changes, lived off junk, i have never been to a gym.

2 years of Coles early shifts - 65kg.
5 years of IT Database engineer, went from 65 -> 88kg.
4 Months ago i started a carpentry apprentership. 88kg -> 74kg and beer gut is *nearly* gone.

No target weight here. Actually expecting to build up a few KG's as i get more muscle, however i tend to lose a kg every 2-3 weeks. But so far im happy.

I guess work keeps my weight in balance, give me another beer!

 

[smokenmirraz]

Blood pressure 185/95. I win, right!

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

110/70 for me. 85ish Kg, 175cm.Need to work on fitness and strength. Beer belly is somewhat noticable

 

[Camo6]

Fellas...what's your secret to gaining weight? (not sarcastic, being serious.) I drink a fair bit and naturally eat crap whilst doing so, yet im still 60kg on 6'0 frame. That's nearly underweight...

TELL ME YOUR SECRETS YOU FAT BASTARDS

Try this for a start mate!


Keen to get on this as well fellas. Have gained about 15kg since moving to the suburbs. Found out my blood pressures a tad high too so need to shed some kilo's and get back in shape. Will look for the scales in the brewery and drag them back to the house.

 

[edschache]

Fellas...what's your secret to gaining weight? (not sarcastic, being serious.) I drink a fair bit and naturally eat crap whilst doing so, yet im still 60kg on 6'0 frame. That's nearly underweight...

TELL ME YOUR SECRETS YOU FAT BASTARDS

As a few others here might have alluded to working in IT is a great strategy. I was about 68kg when I finished uni, after 2 months of cycling around NZ I came back at 61kg with a plan to get back up to the high 60's which is probably about right for me. A year into working in IT and I was probably around about 70, still cycling lots and swimming/running when I could.

I then moved out west, started working from home, driving the 1600km round trip once a month (doing honours at uni and coming back for meetings, had to stop for a pie at the bakery on the way), didn't ride/swim/run and got into the country lifestyle ritual of going to the pub on a Friday night with the rest of town. My weight steadily climbed to about 98kg in 3 years. As you can imagine putting on an extra 50% of your body weight isn't exactly the greatest health move.

So if you want to put on weight: lots of work, beer, chocolate, pies, lack of sleep etc. If you want to put on weight in a healthy manner to get to a better weight (realising that being underweight can be just as bad as being overweight) I'd go with eating that one or two extra fork fulls of carbs with each meal and that extra healthy snack each day. It doesn't take much to tip the balance.

For years working late was an excuse for not exercising. Now exercising is my excuse for not working late.

 

[rheffera]

Yeah im all for gaining healthy weight. I usually only eat twice a day(assuming im not drinking) as i get up at 11am after work which is far too close to lunch for me. I usually eat a big dinner, heaps of mashed potatoes so that solves the carb issue..

Although i may be 60kg alot of the time i feel sluggish, like i weigh several times more than i do.


Good luck to you all on your weight loss, although the hobby we share isn't encouraging of it.

 

[donburke]

i don't need to lose weight, i just need to grow a bit taller

according to bmi, i am the perfect weight for a 9 foot tall male

 

[shaunous]

i don't need to lose weight, i just need to grow a bit taller

according to bmi, i am the perfect weight for a 9 foot tall male

Baaahahahahahahahahaha. I'm 6'6" and you can have some of my weight. Maybe we could even up.

 

[shaunous]

Weighed myself this morning, pre breakfast, post toilet time (most accurate part of the day), 106.8kg, would like to get back down to 93kg.

 

[timmi9191]

recommended AHB workout...

weight lifing regime.. 12oz weight bicep curl to chin.. 10oz weight bicep curl to chin... 8oz weight bicep curl to chin... 6oz weight bicep curl to chin...

 

[shaunous]

recommended AHB workout...

weight lifing regime.. 12oz weight bicep curl to chin.. 10oz weight bicep curl to chin... 8oz weight bicep curl to chin... 6oz weight bicep curl to chin...

Fill and repeat.

 

[doon]

Yeah im all for gaining healthy weight. I usually only eat twice a day(assuming im not drinking) as i get up at 11am after work which is far too close to lunch for me. I usually eat a big dinner, heaps of mashed potatoes so that solves the carb issue..

Although i may be 60kg alot of the time i feel sluggish, like i weigh several times more than i do.


Good luck to you all on your weight loss, although the hobby we share isn't encouraging of it.

You eat twice a day and wonder why you dont gain weight. Start by keeping track of calories. At your height you should probably be eating at least 3000 if not more to gain weight I doubt your getting that in two meals

 

[acarey]

Friday weigh in.
I bought a set of smart scales that wifi across the internet magic into my phone and integrates with a bunch of other apps so you can track weight, BMI, body fat % against activity and food etc.

Interestingly (or maybe not), I had good results for the first few days. Ate healthily all week, no processed food, no fatty or sugary stuff etc. Kept off the alcohol until wednesday night when the inlaws came around. Had two glasses of white wine on wednesday and thursday nights and put on a little bit.

I know you aren't supposed to weigh in each day, but I like the analysis. I'll start counting calories as well next week so I have more data to work with.



Starting weight: 105.8kg
Current weight: 104.5kg
Loss this week: 1.3kg
Goal weight: 95kg

edit: add image

 

[BeerNess]

It's all alcohol that screws it, on top of the carbohydrates in the beer/wine/whatever the time required by the body to process the alcohol(toxin) means that less of the rest of what you've eaten gets fully metabolized as resources are devoted to the higher priority of toxins, so stuff gets stored as fat instead. Basic explanation as given to me by my nutritionist. Probably incredibly oversimplified to the point of being inaccurate.

Had a boozy week so my weight hasn't moved, might've even gone up, 101.8kg this morning.

 

[meathead]

Original weight 99
Today 100.5
Goal 89

Big week with social functions, **** melbourne weather meant little exercise
Coming week sacrifices will be made

 

[shaunous]

Red wine, spirits and dry alcohols aren't bad, you can have a couple without worrying. White wine, beers and champagnes aren't for the weight loss program.

Also acarey you can weigh yourself daily if your shredding the kilo's. I know I'll lose nearly or more than 500grams a day when I'm really strict on my intake, and that's not exercising either, but I do or did have a fairly hard working job.

My biggest thing is the wife, wanting to snack on **** all day and not just eating a steak on its own, has to have sauce and mash potato and whatever else, and of coarse I see that and it Fuks everything. If I don't have it or can't see it I'm good, soon as it's in our cupboard or she's snacking on it, I'm out, hahaha.