Biggest loser

[JDurk]

E2M R10W8D1

Diet
Week started off well, was good mostly, some ice cream and choc chip cookies found their way into the house. There was some snack machine trips at work. After my pre-race meal on Sat. morning, pretty much ate nothing but processed food calories and not on plan things. During the race was Hammer Nutrition Perpetuem and Heed followed by a Recoverite after. Post race meal was Korean beef tacos and crispy brussel sprouts topped with balsamic glaze and parmesan cheese from the food truck, washed down with beer. Got home and ate whatever was in front of me. Sunday morning had a egg and cheese on a bagel before travelling to Avalon to watch my wife swim a open water 5k. Post race meal was cheese pizza and cream filled donuts and 2 N/A Athletic Brewing Run Wild IPAs. Had a good dinner Sunday evening.

Exercise
Running M/W, circuits M/W/F including some extra credit weights, some lunch walks, dawn patrol ride T and #notarace at Belmont on Thur evening. Tried a new gearing on the SS at Belmont, 34/20, and managed an 8th place O.A. and 2nd SS. Saturday was the MASS Big Elk race at Fair Hill, MD. Managed a P2/6 with 6 laps in 4h09m and 46.2miles. 1 more MASS race left at Granogue Rewind on Sat, 9/2.

Weight
1/2/22 Starting weight = 235.4
8/21/23 current weight = 187.6
Diff: up 1.8, total lost = 47.8
Not the direction I want the weight to be going. I know why. Which is why I listed at the diet b.s. above. It's pretty obvious my body likes to store sugar, simple carbs and alcohol (more sugar). Adding in the cheese and salt makes me retain water. Top that off with some inflammation after Saturday's race and it all starts to add up. However, I have the tools and knowledge of what works for me if I right the ship.

E2M R11W1D1

Posting for accountability, as it seems I'm losing some focus
Diet
Another week of starting off well, then the downward spiral of the weekend happened again. I'm tired after a busy month of riding in July and have been lazy with sticking to the I.F. window and snacking too much on sugary things and all varieties of nuts. I like cashews and I can not lie. Saturday ate early, then visited relatives of my wife and we ate what was served, then came home and went to a new to us place for dinner that included beer, butter, bread, pasta, rice and real mashed potatoes. Committing to being more disciplined this week. Going to keep fruit in the mix to satisfy the sweet tooth cravings.

Exercise
Running, circuits and extra credit legs on Friday still have my legs store this morning. Morning run was slow and muscles were not feeling good. Rode at Wissahickon yesterday on the FS trailbike, didn't think pushing the current SS gearing would be a good idea. W1D1 circuit is pretty easy and no extra credit this week. Ride plans are set for the coming holiday weekend. I'm calling it the JBD Epic with 3 days of riding. Thursday evening is the final #notarace at Belmont. Friday 55k ride from the house to 1 of the local trails and back to Tonewood for a celebratory beer. The 55k, rather than 55mi, is for another trip around the sun. Saturday is the final MASS race Granogue Rewind where I'll be doing 4+hrs of Endurance SS.

Weight
1/2/22 Starting weight = 235.4
8/28/23 current weight = 190.4
Diff: up 2.8, total lost = 45
No fault but my own. Snacking has been excessive, beer drinking and a not so great day of eating on Saturday and Sunday all added up.

 

[Robin]

Struggled last week with eating out and desserts. Had some good days on the bike and heavy lifting but

Back to work today and resetting. While hubby has always been supportive, he's now jumping on board with more healthy eating for himself. Onward!

 

[Robin]

Friday accountability check-in...

Monday reset with the E2M program - Round 5 for me. As @JDurk has mentioned, maintenance can be harder than losing. I was enjoying summer vacation more than I should. With school starting, less opportunity to snack and back to not eating out more than once a week...

My lunch is now 11:30. If I was home, it would be tough to wait but now that I'm busy teaching, it's not as bad to wait...I did feel like garbage on my rides and tired this week. Not sure if it's the change in eating....change in schedule...or the fact I haven't taken a break for 2.5 weeks.

Down to maintenance weight. Sticking with program as far as one meal out/week. Curious as to what hubby weighs today...

Enjoy the long weekend!

 

[JDurk]

E2M R11W1D1

Posting for accountability, as it seems I'm losing some focus
Diet
Another week of starting off well, then the downward spiral of the weekend happened again. I'm tired after a busy month of riding in July and have been lazy with sticking to the I.F. window and snacking too much on sugary things and all varieties of nuts. I like cashews and I can not lie. Saturday ate early, then visited relatives of my wife and we ate what was served, then came home and went to a new to us place for dinner that included beer, butter, bread, pasta, rice and real mashed potatoes. Committing to being more disciplined this week. Going to keep fruit in the mix to satisfy the sweet tooth cravings.

Exercise
Running, circuits and extra credit legs on Friday still have my legs store this morning. Morning run was slow and muscles were not feeling good. Rode at Wissahickon yesterday on the FS trailbike, didn't think pushing the current SS gearing would be a good idea. W1D1 circuit is pretty easy and no extra credit this week. Ride plans are set for the coming holiday weekend. I'm calling it the JBD Epic with 3 days of riding. Thursday evening is the final #notarace at Belmont. Friday 55k ride from the house to 1 of the local trails and back to Tonewood for a celebratory beer. The 55k, rather than 55mi, is for another trip around the sun. Saturday is the final MASS race Granogue Rewind where I'll be doing 4+hrs of Endurance SS.

Weight
1/2/22 Starting weight = 235.4
8/28/23 current weight = 190.4
Diff: up 2.8, total lost = 45
No fault but my own. Snacking has been excessive, beer drinking and a not so great day of eating on Saturday and Sunday all added up.

E2M R11W2D2

Diet
Labor Day weekend started early by taking Friday off. It was also my birthday. Did well all week. Birthday dinner at the local with my parents included a sandwich, beer and creme brulee cheesecake for dessert. Raced on Saturday, had Korean beef tacos and crispy brussel sprouts from the food truck on site. There may have been some ice cream too. Stuck to the plan the rest of the weekend. Back to following I.F. this week.

Exercise
Running, circuits and extra credit weights. Did what I will call JD's BD Epic. 3 stages: Thurs at the Belmont Year 33 finale, top 10 finish and 1st SS. Probably the best course layout of the season. 2 laps, with course alterations on Lap 2 to keep you on your toes. Fri mroadie ride from the house to the trails of CCC, then home to get 55km, ended up a little longer. Sat raced at the final MASS race, Granogue Rewind, in Endurance SS. Got P2/3 with 6 laps in 4h01m for 37.5mi. Was expecting to get 3rd as Chris Lane from B'more, MD showed up, but apparently broke his crank on lap 2 to DNF. Took Sunday off to recover.

Weight
1/2/22 Starting weight = 235.4
09/05/23 current weight = 188.2
Diff: down 2.2, total lost = 47.2
Holiday weekend, so didn't expect much change. Was surprised for the downward number. Race season is over, MASS series started in April with Rattling Creek. Another TSEpic 5 day and the W101 in there too. Got a few podiums, 3rd overall for the season and the team got a 2nd overall for Endurance Team competition.

 

[xc62701]

Yesterday might have been the first day this summer without beer. It was my first day back to work with only teachers and no students yet. I figure it's a good time to get back to those better habits. I wanted to have a really clean eating day at work, until someone hand delivered birthday cake. Damnit. At least I'm back to work where I can be more disciplined and I'm forced to be active all day. I'll get back into my daily after work ride schedule as well and hopefully keep working back to this fitness/lightness thing again.

 

[Over the Bars]

Spent about a month cutting calories and dropped the extra 4.5 lbs I gained. Back in business 🙂

 

[xc62701]

Been beer free and watching the calories for the last 4 days so the habit is starting to form. Hard part is that my lunch at work is at 10am but I have a free period at 1pm. I’m trying to use my lunch as breakfast and actually have lunch at 1 since dinner is usually 6:30. The 1-6:30 stretch is the hard part. I do have a nice block of free time after work that I need to use effectively. Of the 4 days back to work, I’ve had two workouts and two naps. Both were amazing lol.

 

[xc62701]

1 beer on Sunday during the pathetic Giants game, and the rest of eating has been pretty clean. Starting to feel a bit lighter and the scale is starting to move a little. I weighed myself Saturday and Sunday after my morning ride which is a tease. Today I was up, but Monday's always do that. I'm gonna stick to the routine and see if I can get in better shape over the next few months. I've got a race coming up this weekend which should be interesting. I've gotta eat well before and after that to make sure I've got enough juice for the event. First race back after my knee surgery and I picked a 50 miler. Should be 5+ hours of fun!

 

[xc62701]

Wednesday weigh in: 6 lbs down. This week so far has been crazy busy, so it's helped limit extra snacking and I've been super active and getting my rides in. Another long day tonight with back to school night. I'm still gonna fit my ride in and get all the work stuff done. I'm hoping to shed a bit more weight as I get closer to the weekend for my race coming up. I'm getting in a good pattern of less beer and calories so I'm gonna stay on that track and see where I can get by the end of September. Then continue for October and hopefully survive the holidays/winter. That's always a bit tough.

 

[Robin]

Bi-weekly check in.

Been struggling since Labor Day - that weekend really set me back...got back on track with eating for the most part. This past week was slightly off with family dinner and hten Phillies game Monday (talk about unhealthy food choices!). School schedule has been consuming/adjusting and not riding as much as I'd like but still trying to get to CrossFit minimum 2xs a week.

Just hovering at maintenance weight. But feeling good about upcoming weeks...

 

[xc62701]

Friday check in. Still hovering around the -6 mark. I figure the easy water weight drop is over and now this is where the real work will start. My PT has given me a bunch of good exercises to do at home instead of wasting my time/insurance $ at their place. I thought my lower body was in decent shape from riding but man some of these exercises are making me sore! The knee that I'm trying to strengthen isn't that bad, it's everything else that hurts. I'm gonna keep up with the workouts and add some other stuff in as typically all I do is on the bike work. It should help overall in the long run.

 

[mattybfat]

Well here I am still sitting between 222-228
Nothing has changed except eating once a day with zero effects. I always assumed my daily work would be enough with an avg of 9-12k steps and 10 flights a day, that I didn't need any extra cardio. My riding is basically 1-2 rides a week so not breaking anything different there. It looks like I am gonna need to really work for the next 15-20 lbs which I'm just gonna get miserable over and probably pork up. Definitely a dilemma I'm at as I have been parked at this current weight for about 3 months. Basically eat a carnivore diet for the most part. Energy level is a 10 but I can see a boredom setting in with choices. Yes I have some rare cheat moments but reel it right back right away. Still mentally focused on maintaining where I'm at and if this it then so be it.

 

[JDurk]

Try eating more. Your body may be in defensive mode and holding onto the body fat. If carnivore, you're probably eating plenty of protein. Add a portion of vegetables, healthy fat (avocado, nuts or nut butter) to that one meal, and have a second meal of the same. See what happens.

And drink plenty of water.

 

[mattybfat]

Try eating more. Your body may be in defensive mode and holding onto the body fat. If carnivore, you're probably eating plenty of protein. Add a portion of vegetables, healthy fat (avocado, nuts or nut butter) to that one meal, and have a second meal of the same. See what happens.

And drink plenty of water.

Tons of water already
2 avocado daily
4 boiled eggs
1/4 pound roughly of cheese
2 apples
Meat protein of something
1 72% dark chocolate
6 pack seltzer
That's my typical day

 

[mattybfat]

And I should clarify that once a day is a window not an exact moment.
2-5pm seems to be that time frame.
So that list is in that time period. This is how I understood intermittent fasting to be.
Also add walnuts and almonds to that list

 

[JDurk]

I follow a 16/8 I.F. schedule, eating 3 meals between 10:30a - 6:30p.

 

[iman29]

Well here I am still sitting between 222-228
Nothing has changed except eating once a day with zero effects. I always assumed my daily work would be enough with an avg of 9-12k steps and 10 flights a day, that I didn't need any extra cardio. My riding is basically 1-2 rides a week so not breaking anything different there. It looks like I am gonna need to really work for the next 15-20 lbs which I'm just gonna get miserable over and probably pork up. Definitely a dilemma I'm at as I have been parked at this current weight for about 3 months. Basically eat a carnivore diet for the most part. Energy level is a 10 but I can see a boredom setting in with choices. Yes I have some rare cheat moments but reel it right back right away. Still mentally focused on maintaining where I'm at and if this it then so be it.

sounds like your work day is already physical but consistent, which may be part of where your body has adapted to this busy level of activity.

I saw the most results in terms of weight reduction and fitness improvements doing interval training. For me this was on the bike in the basement 2-3 times a week for 30-45 minutes watching youtube videos (pre zwift and smart trainer era). I bought myself a Fluid2 trainer and did this for 3 months during that winter time period (before I knew what riding outside in the cold meant) and lost 20ish lbs.

Im wondering if trying 1-2 days a week of some kind of interval training (plyometrics, fast/slow walking, bodyweight based sets) would help turn up the metabolism engine for you. there's lot of free guides and videos online you could check out. The challenge is how to stick with it like anything else it takes a few weeks to see the results.

Hope that's some helpful experience/ideas for you.

 

[a.s.]

Hi. I'm fat. That is all.

 

[xc62701]

I raced Sunday for 3 hours and had some great food/beer after. I’m skipping the scale for a few days but trying to keep the calories low in the meantime. I’ll probably do another weigh in Thursday. I didn’t ride yesterday, but will get out today and tomorrow. It’s best for me to weigh in after being more active.

 

[Over the Bars]

Spent the weekend in Killington knocking out the last of this year's spartan races. The 14 mile race was just brutal! signing up for these races has been critical for me to not go back to being a fat slob. I already purchased all my 2024 race passes to keep it going.