Biggest loser

JDurk said:
W5 was successful with both eating and moving. Circuits and weights M/W/F. 3 morning run/walks, a dawn patrol ride Tues morning, spin bike session Thurs and a chilly 64 mile ride in the Pines on Saturday with 3 other SSer's. Sunday rest day was a firewood splitting and stacking session before the SB. It was hard to get up and motivated this morning. This week's cardio will probably be indoors on the spin bike with snow and rain in the forecast for T/W/Th/Sa/Sun.

Eating was on plan all week. Saturday's ride was fueled by liquid calories, some Fig Newtons and an awesome chocolate brownie with walnuts at Nixon's. Super Bowl Sunday afternoon went off plan with beer, buffalo chicken tenders, chips and a meatball sandwich.

Weight
01/02/22 Starting weight = 235.4
02/01/25 previous weight = 197.2
02/08/25 current weight = 194.2
Diff: down 3 for the week, total lost = 41.2
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W6, activity = good. Eating = not so good. Circuits and extra credit, spin bike sessions and 1 day of snow clearing. With the upcoming chilly week, it will probably be very similar.

Eating too much during the Super Bowl had me craving sugar a few more days during the work week. Stress eating Wed and Thurs. A few adult beverages Fri, Sat and Sun. Didn't have any plans for Valentine's Day, so we ordered some sushi from a local spot. Sat night cooked some nice filet mignon with dessert and beers. Sun afternoon visited a friend in the hospital and our favorite local bar is on the way home. Back to eating on plan today.

Weight
01/02/22 Starting weight = 235.4
02/08/25 previous weight = 194.2
02/15/25 current weight = 199.8
Diff: up 5.6 for the week, total lost = 35.6
 
JDurk said:
W6, activity = good. Eating = not so good. Circuits and extra credit, spin bike sessions and 1 day of snow clearing. With the upcoming chilly week, it will probably be very similar.

Eating too much during the Super Bowl had me craving sugar a few more days during the work week. Stress eating Wed and Thurs. A few adult beverages Fri, Sat and Sun. Didn't have any plans for Valentine's Day, so we ordered some sushi from a local spot. Sat night cooked some nice filet mignon with dessert and beers. Sun afternoon visited a friend in the hospital and our favorite local bar is on the way home. Back to eating on plan today.

Weight
01/02/22 Starting weight = 235.4
02/08/25 previous weight = 194.2
02/15/25 current weight = 199.8
Diff: up 5.6 for the week, total lost = 35.6
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36 lbs in a month and a half!?!?!? 😲👍
 
rjr44 said:
36 lbs in a month and a half!?!?!? 😲👍
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Not quite. Down 36lb from January, 2022 when I started my fitness journey. My goal is to get down to the 180-185 range for race season.

Back in Aug of '22 I hit a low of 171lb which was down 64lb. Been slowly adding muscle and not eating so strict. I've mentioned it before, I find it harder to maintain than being very strict and losing.
 
JDurk said:
Not quite. Down 36lb from January, 2022 when I started my fitness journey. My goal is to get down to the 180-185 range for race season.

Back in Aug of '22 I hit a low of 171lb which was down 64lb. Been slowly adding muscle and not eating so strict. I've mentioned it before, I find it harder to maintain than being very strict and losing.
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Doh that’s what I get for ignoring the year!
 
Starting 2025 weight: 186 lbs

Goal race weight: 165 lbs

So I'm back after a relatively successful winter bulk. According to my latest InBody analysis I've added 6 lbs of muscle this winter and only 1.8 lbs of body fat (holding a bunch of water though thanks to creatine and more carbs). My "A" race this year is in October so I'm not going to crash down 20 lbs to be super light for Mayhem or Rattling Creek. I want to hold my FTP gains (Up 23 watts since October) and not lose strength in this process. Dietician at work recommended 500-700 calories higher than what I was eating last year which feels like a very sustainable way to go about this. Higher range on big ride days, lower range on rest or quick session days.
 
Robin said:
I have added creatine into my diet - since the fall...but sometimes I forget to drink it. I usually add 5 g (2 tsp) to my morning water bottle. I know that it can cause water retention/weight gain. Wondering how much of my weight gain is due to that. Probably not as much due to tasty treats....
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I've watched and listened to so much information on creatine, it does vary but 2-4 lbs is quite normal. The benefits far far outweigh that downside IMO of course.

I'm a bit upset I never took it before this winter. It's been amazing.
 
Over the Bars said:
The 2 -4 lb water weight gain from creatine gets retained within your muscles making an inbody scan show higher muscle mass as well as lower body fat percentage.
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Possible...but I choose to believe I look like this:

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JDurk said:
W6, activity = good. Eating = not so good. Circuits and extra credit, spin bike sessions and 1 day of snow clearing. With the upcoming chilly week, it will probably be very similar.

Eating too much during the Super Bowl had me craving sugar a few more days during the work week. Stress eating Wed and Thurs. A few adult beverages Fri, Sat and Sun. Didn't have any plans for Valentine's Day, so we ordered some sushi from a local spot. Sat night cooked some nice filet mignon with dessert and beers. Sun afternoon visited a friend in the hospital and our favorite local bar is on the way home. Back to eating on plan today.

Weight
01/02/22 Starting weight = 235.4
02/08/25 previous weight = 194.2
02/15/25 current weight = 199.8
Diff: up 5.6 for the week, total lost = 35.6
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R19W7 was good for activity and better, but not great for eating. Circuits, Extra Credit weights, spin bike sessions and a 68mi mtb ride in the Pines yesterday. It was a bit rough getting up this morning. Keeping it going for W8 of this E2M round.

Eating was ok. Visited my wife's aunt on Saturday where the menu included meatball sandwiches and Amish potato salad. We did have mixed fruit for dessert. Sat. night went out to the local for a memorial for a dude from H.S. Shots of Jameson and Guinness were enjoyed. Went out to dinner Sunday after the big ride for salad, filet mignon, potatoes and carrots. No dessert.

The not-so-great eating shows on the scale, but it did move in the right direction.

Weight
01/02/22 Starting weight = 235.4
02/15/25 previous weight = 199.8
02/22/25 current weight = 198.8
Diff: down 1 for the week, total lost = 36.6
 
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accountability check in.

My "lunch" at school is at 10:10. I went back to waiting until then to eat anything/IF last week in hopes that it would eliminate the extra snacking/meal throughout the day. Worked out - easier to do at work when I'm busy. Home is a bit more challenging.

I feel like my posts are more about my fitness journey - been enjoying the olympic lifting class I'm going to/part of CrossFit. Friday I had a PR with my deadlift. Saturday I felt really strong on the MTB - granted it's only ride 4 of 2025. Had a PR/cleaned a challenging section. So those are wins.

As for the scale - it didn't move when I weighed in Friday. So be it.
 
Whelp, here we go …again. Decided now that the weather is starting to turn🤞and I have a bike trip lined up for April, and my knees are complaining more than usual, that I would like to drop 10 lbs (or more).

Aiming for 2 lbs a week until April 7th, when I’m off to Bentonville.

2/24/25
Starting weight is 211.
 
Forgot to weigh-in yesterday!
After the busy weekend, I was a foraging monster yesterday.
I should have left the house!
Doing ok - still no real cardio - although hopping on a pole vault mat a few hundred times did get the breathing/HR up a bit.
Alc still in check.

If I get near a scale today, i'll give it a go
 
Current weight: 183.7 lbs. (-2.3 lbs)

Goal race weight: 165 lbs

Slight up and down week. Saturday was basically flat (I think...I have 2 scales right now to reference and trying to get similar numbers has been something). Training has landed on a very anticipated recovery week so I'm keeping my calories a bit lower (2300-2500) than normal. I still struggle a bit on days I ride longer (4 hours on Sunday) with not eating like a pig right after but I have been better about keeping a protein shake at the ready for post ride which staves off the desire to eat every carb I can find.
 
JDurk said:
R19W7 was good for activity and better, but not great for eating. Circuits, Extra Credit weights, spin bike sessions and a 68mi mtb ride in the Pines yesterday. It was a bit rough getting up this morning. Keeping it going for W8 of this E2M round.

Eating was ok. Visited my wife's aunt on Saturday where the menu included meatball sandwiches and Amish potato salad. We did have mixed fruit for dessert. Sat. night went out to the local for a memorial for a dude from H.S. Shots of Jameson and Guinness were enjoyed. Went out to dinner Sunday after the big ride for salad, filet mignon, potatoes and carrots. No dessert.

The not-so-great eating shows on the scale, but it did move in the right direction.

Weight
01/02/22 Starting weight = 235.4
02/15/25 previous weight = 199.8
02/22/25 current weight = 198.8
Diff: down 1 for the week, total lost = 36.6
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R19W8 was pretty successful with activity and eating. Took a few days to recover from the big Pines ride.

Ate well without too much between meal snacking. Just 1 day of note that was bad. We've come to the conclusion that cheat meals are better when we buy and cook them ourselves. Sat. was scallops, coucous and asparagus for the meal with some adult beverages. Oreos and milk for dessert.

Today I begin another round of E2M. R20W1D1 workout this morning. Been consistently following the program since Jan 2, 2022. Currently in W8 of 11 following the Time Crunched Cyclist plan. Goal is still to get to around 185lbs for race season. Looking forward to the spring weather on the way. Kept my base fitness with running and cycling through the winter. Jan. 2, 2025 after getting back from FL, was 207. So lost 10.8lbs in 8wks, even with a work trip to WNC that included too much beer.

Weight
01/02/22 Starting weight = 235.4
02/22/25 previous weight = 198.8
03/01/25 current weight = 196.2
Diff: down 2.6 for the week, total lost = 38.6
 
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Got in 2 mornings of running, a short MTB ride, and 4 days of CrossFit. Friday was the start of the 2025 Open - our Box is doing a fun competition with it's members. Last year I had to scale all of the workouts. This year my goal is to complete at the RX weight. Friday I accomplished that - in addition to getting further into my reps than I planned. So that was a win!

Friday was steady with the scale....despite trying to change a few things during the week. Frustrating. Reaching out to a nutritionist for some help - I know I have to increase my protein...when I lost weight two years ago, I cut a lot of carbs/calories, which yes, moved the scale but felt like crap on longer activities...I know the scale isn't everything but I'm feeling discouraged right now.
 
accountability check in.

Last week was tough. Have some family things going on that drove my stress levels through the roof and impacted what I did/ate for the week. I managed to still get in a few runs and a MTB Ride. CrossFit was fewer and missed the 25.2 workout.

I met with a nutritionist during the week and have to make some changes in my diet if I want to feel better along with getting stronger and not feeling plump. Really stepping up my protein. Tracking macros instead of calories. Similar to E2M I did 2 years ago, but eating carbs appropriately.

I used to take weekly measurements when following E2M - and saw inches lost - but now thinking back, probably not all good. I measured myself this morning and surprised at where my numbers are. The way I feel I'd have expected them to be worse - but I'm still 9 inches down from when I started E2M.
 
Robin said:
accountability check in.

Last week was tough. Have some family things going on that drove my stress levels through the roof and impacted what I did/ate for the week. I managed to still get in a few runs and a MTB Ride. CrossFit was fewer and missed the 25.2 workout.

I met with a nutritionist during the week and have to make some changes in my diet if I want to feel better along with getting stronger and not feeling plump. Really stepping up my protein. Tracking macros instead of calories. Similar to E2M I did 2 years ago, but eating carbs appropriately.

I used to take weekly measurements when following E2M - and saw inches lost - but now thinking back, probably not all good. I measured myself this morning and surprised at where my numbers are. The way I feel I'd have expected them to be worse - but I'm still 9 inches down from when I started E2M.
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You got this @Robin !!
 
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