Old MacDonalds Weekly Weigh Less

[Old MacDonald]

Hello,

83.5kg for a loss of 1.0kg this week.

Only a couple of walks this week, but kept my food intake the same.
Picked up a 10kg bag of chicken food for my chickens a few days ago, hard to believe I was carrying around that much extra weight 2 months ago. No wonder I feel more energetic.

Until next week....

[Old MacDonald]

Hi again,

82.4kg for a loss of 1.1kg this week.

I have pulled a muscle in my neck just yesterday putting up a new farm gate, very hard to turn my head or actually move much, so exercise could be out for a while. Even with little exercise I should be able to lose about 0.7 kg with my kilojoule intake. I'm still on 7000kj's a day. I'm still amazed at how much food that is when it's healthy food, but equates to a couple of burgers with fries when it's not. Hope everyone else is going well with their plans.

Until next week.....

[Retire_The_Fat]

I enjoy coming in and having a read of your weigh in and the little asides you put in. Thanks

I hope your neck gets better soon, a stiff neck's so hard to deal with

[Old MacDonald]

Hello again,

81.2kg for a loss of 1.2kg this week.

My neck seemed to fix itself after a few days, and I did quite a bit of physical work after that.
Only 1.2kg from my target, I think I will try to lose some more weight and get to that BMI of 25 (75.5kg) or below. I said a few posts back that at that weight I wouldn't feel ok, but I still have a bit more to lose off my belly. Guess I was only kidding myself, just like when the DR asked what I ate each day and portions, who was I kidding. If I was eating that amount I wouldn't of got up to 94kg in the first place. I now understand what my body burns each day, and to keep equal or less than those kilojoules to maintain or lose weight. Time for brekkie....

until next week....

[Retire_The_Fat]

So close!! So proud, I'll bet:)

[phillip94]

Congratulations on your weight loss, what are your future goals or plans when you reach your goal weight?

[Old MacDonald]

Congratulations on your weight loss, what are your future goals or plans when you reach your goal weight?

Hi Phillip, thanks. I'll probably continue to lose a bit more, 80kg was just my initial goal, it's not until I get below 76kg that my BMI will go under 25. Ever since I left school my weight was 78 to 82kg, I'm 44 years old now. Then I went up to 94kg in mid January, I was 81kg at a DR's appointment 3 years ago. I will probably stop weighing food and calculating all my kilojoules, but continue to eat healthy, keeping an eye on my weight and counting kilojoules again to lose a kilo here and there when needed.
I now fully understand what my body burns and what energy is in food. I always thought things like chicken and fish were ok to eat until you are full, but they still have roughly 700kj per 100grams. I eat alot of fruit, a nashi pear has less than 200kj's per 100 grams. I really stick to my food scales, it's too easy to kid yourself on portion sizes.

Cheers

[Old MacDonald]

So close!! So proud, I'll bet:)

Thanks, I am proud. wearing my old t shirts and jeans again. Had a pair of jeans I bought 3 years ago when I was about 80kg, they look new and I can wear them again, they are actually a bit lose now.

Good luck with your weight loss.

[phillip94]

I really agree with you there, many people who try and lose weight are doing the exercise to lose it. But there nutrition is letting them down, i see many people do this. Not to mention i know people who do this, i let them know and they just continue...

[Old MacDonald]

I really agree with you there, many people who try and lose weight are doing the exercise to lose it. But there nutrition is letting them down, i see many people do this. Not to mention i know people who do this, i let them know and they just continue...

Yes, I would need to walk briskly for 100km a week to lose 1kg a week, who has time for that. Two and a half hours a day, every day. As long as you do some form of exercise for your cardio and general muscle tone, say 3 times a week for 30 minutes, unless your training for something in particular, that's plenty, but exercise in general will not lose you a lot of weight. Good nutrition will.
I find people exercise hard, which may burn 1000kj, but then eat even more than that because the exercise was so strenuous, which can make you even more hungry. I hardly exercise at all, but I do physical work around my farm, probably overdid it this week cutting up and splitting trees for firewood, my loss this week could be bigger, but in relation to the work I did, it won't be much. Most of the loss will be from my diet.
My weigh in is tonight, then I post results Friday morning.

Cheers

[Old MacDonald]

Hi again

79.8kg for a loss of 1.4kg this week.

I'm away on a break and doing this on my phone, so it's short and sweet.
Hit my initial target now

Until next week.....

[Retire_The_Fat]

YES!!! YES!! YES!!

Congratulations!!!

What now?
Maintain or another target?

So happy for you

[Old MacDonald]

Hi again

79.2kg for a loss of 0.6kg this week

I went away for easter and got back yesterday, a longer holiday than planned. Didn't take my food scales as i had hit my initial target of 80kg. I am increasing my kilojoule intake slightly, so i plan to lose 0.5 to 0.75kg a week from now on until I get to a BMI of below 25, which is 75.5kg or below. So I have just under 4kg to go to get to this. Thought I am better to increase food slowly for a few weeks than do one big jump up to maintain weight. Will see how I feel and look after I get to 75, At that weight I'm at the top end of "normal" weight.

Until next week....

[Old MacDonald]

Hi again,

78.1kg for a loss of 1.1kg this week.

I have upped my kilojoules consumed, the extra loss this week is due to being more active this week, but I'll take the loss whichever way it comes.
By my calculations I only have about 2.5kg to go to get my BMI below 25, will see how I feel and look once I get to that weight, but at this stage I think 75ish is fine for me.

Until next week......

[Retire_The_Fat]

You have done so well!

I'll come back and read your page when i need inspiration....like now!