Get fit - unfat competition

[namtrak]

Maybe I'm the only one, but the thread combination about biggest loser/what do you cook got me thinking that I should lose some weight/get fit/try not to die too young etc. And being a semi-competitive bugger I thought I could prod a few Ubeauters into a challenge. Anyone interested in losing a few pounds over the next few months. I would be willing to throw in some bucks for some Ubeaut polish as a prize if there is enough interest.

I probably need to lose about 10-15kgs I reckon.

Any takers?

[ozwinner]

I probably need to lose about 10-15kgs I reckon.

Any takers?

Yeah Ill take it, I could do with the extra weight.

Al :rolleyes:

[namtrak]

Yeah Ill take it, I could do with the extra weight.

Al :rolleyes:


Just take the excess from between your ears - cause that would be laying idle

:D

[Termite]

Don't know what's going on myself, when I was working I was a desk jockey, tipped the scales at 87Kg, been retired nearly 5 months and now weigh 82.

Does this mean that in 82 months I will have faded away to a shadow?

And yes, I know some of you are living in hope. :p

[oges]

Don't know what's going on myself, when I was working I was a desk jockey, tipped the scales at 87Kg, been retired nearly 5 months and now weigh 82.

Does this mean that in 82 months I will have faded away to a shadow?

And yes, I know some of you are living in hope. :p
Have you stopped having the meat pie for smoko each day? :rolleyes:

[la Huerta]

well i don't need to loose weight, but happy to support and cheer you on and help with the motivation...

[Wood Butcher]

Alright Namtrak, I'll take you on. I've been wanting to lose some weight and was planning on starting soon anyway. I'll weigh myself tomorrow and get an accurate weight. Are we going to set a start and finish date? Or is the finish date the same as the Biggest Loser?

[Shannon]

You see, you've come in a bit too late - I started late last year after a couple of earlier failed attampts.

Went pretty hardcore and have lost about 20kg's with about 10 to go, this may however give me the motervation to lose the hardest bits - I have always considered the last 10kgs horrible to lose as they have been there the longest and really like me apparently :o

Good luck to all who decide to join the WWF get fit program. if U want motervation stick a sack of spuds in a backpack (to remind you what an extra 10kg's feels like on your joints etc) and walk around for a while - you will want to get rid of it pretty quick smart!!!!

[Rocker]

It's all in your genetics. I eat like a pig and am still just 72 Kg. My wife is much heavier and can't lose however hard she tries. Good luck with your endeavours.

Rocker

[namtrak]

......I eat like a pig.......

Maybe you should start using your hands? :D


Alright Namtrak, I'll take you on. I've been wanting to lose some weight

Okay, give it a day or so and we'll see if there's any other takers.

[Auld Bassoon]

When I was a teenager, and into my mid thirties, I was around 82 ~ 85KG - used to run, swim, play rugger, etc. Now I'm an Auld sod, and closer to 115Kg - and don't give a *oss :D

[ozwinner]

Ill be on the support team.

http://calorielab.com/news/wp-images/post-images/police-line-junk-food.jpg

http://www.region.peel.on.ca/health/eating/eatgifs/healthy/kids.gif

Al :)

[Clinton1]

I'm only 105 kg, but at 200cm I'm looking to put more on.
So, if anyone wants to send their excess muscle fibres my way, I'd greatly appreciate it. :p

[la Huerta]

when i was a kid i weighed 115kg, i was a big kid, as soon as i left school and worked i was down to 75-80kg, must have been the absence of the tuckshop fingerbuns , pies and sitting arouund all day....you are what you eat...(and do), sit on your ass and eat like a pig and that's what you'll end up, burn more calories than you consume and the body uses fat for food, whatever you do don't cut down on food or you wont loose weight, you just got to cut the callaries and add a bit of exersize, but in moderation.;)

[Sturdee]

I probably need to lose about 10-15kgs I reckon.

Any takers?

Nearly there already. In the last 4 months I've lost 8.5 kgs not from any dieting but from the healthy exercise of gardening and dancing.:D

Peter.

[DavidG]

Being a coke-aholic I changed over to the new Zero sugar free and have lost 3kg.
Gotaavacoke.:rolleyes:

[Wood Butcher]

when i was a kid i weighed 115kg, i was a big kid, as soon as i left school and worked i was down to 75-80kg, must have been the absence of the tuckshop fingerbuns , pies and sitting arouund all day....you are what you eat...(and do), sit on your ass and eat like a pig and that's what you'll end up, burn more calories than you consume and the body uses fat for food, whatever you do don't cut down on food or you wont loose weight, you just got to cut the callaries and add a bit of exersize, but in moderation.;) My problem is that mid last year I had to quit work due to back injury and started to study full time. Since I wasn't doing manual work anymore I have gained about 9 kgs. Now I have sorted out a good therapy regime for my back I want to loose the extra weight (and a bit more would be nice :o). All going well I will start riding with my daughter to and from school three days a week starting next week as we bought her a new bike for chrissy (got me one too:D). I'm looking forward to being fitter and namtrak's idea was at the perfect time!

[Grunt]

All going well I will start riding my daughter to and from school three days a week

Hope she can carry the weight!

[la Huerta]

Nearly there already. In the last 4 months I've lost 8.5 kgs not from any dieting but from the healthy exercise of gardening and dancing.:D

Peter.


i bet you've watched that movie 'shall we dance ' a dozen times...:)

[la Huerta]

and regards to dieting , your on the right track Sturdee, dieting is a waste of time...your just burning more energy now, so it naturaly happens...

good stuff mate...saw the snazzy garden too

[fxst]

mmm yeah but as I got older it got harder so I just try to maintain the weight I am and not gain more. Now I figure its a case of diet, exercise get fit and die anyway.:( morbid but true
the only difference I can find as I have lost a few mates over the last couple years the fit ones were easier to carry. no humour intended just being realistic
Go for it but keep expectations at a realistic level.
Pete

[woodbe]

Already done it! :D

Since October 2004 I have dropped 12kg and raised my fitness level dramatically. Especially my cardio-vascular fitness. My resting heartrate has dropped from 79 to 50.

How did I do it? Mainly exercise, but I also reduced intake of high fat/salt/sugar foods, and re-aligned my portion sizes to what I needed rather than what would fit on the plate.

In any exercise program, especially a program like mine that is a solo effort, you just have to get the motivation right. In the past my efforts have all ended because I got bored or allowed things to get in the way (weather, work, trips away etc) While at the Adelaide show in 2004 I noticed a particularly good rowing machine, and when I found out about the motivation program run by the manufacturer, I bought one. It's all internet based, but there are goals and even prizes for distance and speed, regular competitions, clubs to join, etc, etc. I have settled down to a program of about 25-30 minutes rowing 5 days a week, and have completed over 2 million metres since I bought the machine.

woodbe

[la Huerta]

if only you had a dollar for every metre....

[Harry72]

Me too woodbe, was up to 114kg... now hover around 85 depending on what type of program Im doing at the gym. Might even start competing soon(next year).
I reckon I'd be about 70kg if I wasnt a gym yuppie, its amazing how much muscle weighs.

[Sturdee]

i bet you've watched that movie 'shall we dance ' a dozen times...:)

No, but I did watch the movie 'Dirty Dancing' again.:D


Peter.

[woodbe]

Yes. Common problem among the rowing people too. The shot is to replace fat with muscle and burn some fat too. Using a program helps, and also a heartrate meter is a good idea for both safety (so you don't overdo it) and to get into the intended zone (burn it, or build it)

woodbe

[Grunt]

I've lost about 9kg. I am 180cm tall and weighed 85kg. Hardly overwight but enough for my liver to complain (fatty liver, precursor to diabeties). I scratched around for ages trying to find an excercise program that didn't bore the crap out of me.

I decided to take up cycling. I signed up for the Great Victoria Bike Ride as a motivator and haven't looked back. Just love going out for a ride and I'm at the stage where I actually look for steep hills to climb. :eek:

Most of the states have bike rides now. I recommend signing up and get on yer bike.

[bennylaird]

Another Me Too story. Cut out anything really fatty and eat more friut etc. But!!!! Eat more often. I used to not have breakfast and lunch then pigged out on dinner etc.

Now I eat all day, walk 7km every luchtime, go to gym etc.

lost 15kg and all healthy signs fine after about 4 mths. cholesterol down blood pressure heart rate.

[bitingmidge]

190cms 82 kg.

What Grunt says, although like Woodbe I dropped 14kg a year ago by similar diet, and upping the K's on the bike consistently. I don't do the gym thing, being a firm believer that as long as I don't have any muscles I've got nothing to injure.:D

Have just had two weeks off the bike while the PDRacers are consuming pre-work time, and I miss it!

My dearest has also got the message, with the daily walk and gym, and it does make it a lot easier when we are eating similarly.

One fascinating observation: in our travels, we keep our luggage light, but still lug 12 -14 kgs a piece, and that gets pretty heavy and tiring occasionally.... till you realise that that's how much extra FAT you were lugging everywhere....

Cheers,

P

[Clinton1]

Is weight a problem if you are not carrying any fat?

Work has a BMI (Body Mass Index) and I am over it, but am not carrying any fat, and so long as I can still pass the fitness assessment they don't care.
Its a bit harder on the joints, but my 105 kg doesn't include much fat.

I agree that exercise has to be enjoyable. I used to run about 60 km a week, and ended up hating it. Now I don't run much anymore but hit the exercise bike with a good book as my main form of cardio. Much better.

[bitingmidge]

Is weight a problem if you are not carrying any fat?
That means you I've got too many muscles big fella, and you know what I feel about muscles!

P
:D :D :D

[la Huerta]

I agree that exercise has to be enjoyable. I used to run about 60 km a week, and ended up hating it. Now I don't run much anymore but hit the exercise bike with a good book as my main form of cardio. Much better.

running is to damm hard on the knees and back, a fella i know took up a soft form of internal kung fu and just does that,he loves it and it has become his life... he's about 70 and can kick ass...

[Andy Mac]

I'm one of those lucky buggers, sit on 75-76kg and haven't budged for 10 years or more. My wife tells me I'm a scrawny little thing and sends me to work with containers of leftovers to try and fatten me up!:p Drink too many beers as well. I once went put in a concerted effort to gain weight, supplements and pushing weights etc, managed to put on a stone then lost it when I combined it with cycling:eek: . I think I manage to keep the weight off by not sitting still, constantly walking at work, and even in bed I tend to thrash about...but you don't need to know about that!!:D

Good luck to you all anyway, I can imagine that 10kgs off would make a big difference!

[bennylaird]

Running is bad for me, causes probs as I was a swimmer when young. I find walking so much easier on the old chasis.

[sinjin1111]

I couldn't agree more with "WoodBe"....if there is one machine to buy for home use its a rowing machine...there not cheap at all. They seemingly offer little resistance when you try them in the shop.
But its a bit of a joke of mine when friends see it and pull the handle saying it would do little. I have bet them all to sit of it and row for 5 minutes and gentle pace....they don't last. I have had mine for about 9 yrs and i bought mine for surfing. Office bound i would find i would go down the coast paddle out for a couple of waves and felt like i just rode the Tour de France. It helped me enormously. Mind you the bike still sinks no matter what i do.
Sinjin

[woodbe]

Must be a lot of cupboard rowers out there :)

Mine sits in the office beside the desk (I work from home) and it beckons me if I haven't rowed for some reason. Sinjin is right, they're not cheap - $2200 odd - I tried to buy one on ebay, but something 5 years old was selling for near new price so I bought the new one. These things are seriously well built, not a domestic-use machine, the same unit is sold to Gyms as to joe public.

Like I said, the motivation support is the cream on the cake, that gives the expensive machine it's longterm value. I'm not associated with the company, just a happy customer. Here's a quote from the bottom of the online logpage:

Active Members This Season: 23,542 Total Meters This Season: 5,147,501,949
Users Online Now: 464
TOTAL PAST METERS
2005: 5,474,434,430
2004: 4,587,515,127
2003: 3,555,639,401
2002: 1,615,165,521
2001: 705,735,955
2000: 119,624,070

Not bad growth, and not everyone logs online...

woodbe

[Clinton1]

I don't reckon I'm too far past skinny even at my weight, just a lot more to stretch it over.
I've been lifting weights as a pretty serious hobby for ten years, ever since I stopped labouring.

Every time I manage to stack up some more personal best's and to put on a little more weight, I get sent out scrub for work.
I usually loose 10 kg in one week while working 20hr days and eating dog food cunningly marketed as being 'fit for human consumption'.
Oh how I enjoy that. :(

And BM, I like muscles too. Particularly the one just above the leg and just below the back.




Grilled in inch thick slices with a mushroom gravy, potatoe to the side!

[ozwinner]

And BM, I like muscles too. Particularly the one just above the leg and just below the back.




Grilled in inch thick slices with a mushroom gravy, potatoe to the side!

Your bum? :confused: http://www.ubeaut.biz/throwup.gif

Al :eek:

[Grunt]

No, BM's bum.

[Wongo]

My mum once said I won’t get fat even if she dips me in oil.:D

I was born to eat and eat like horse.:D

Wongo (6 foot 1 and 170lbs)

[ozwinner]

My mum once said I won’t get fat even if she dips me in oil.:D

I was born to eat a horse.:D



Hows it going.? :confused:

Al :p

[Grunt]

Speaking of that, I'm so hungry I could eat a whore.

[ozwinner]

Speaking of that, I'm so hungry I could eat a whole lot more.

Is your keyboard playing up again?

Al :confused:

[Wongo]

Gees OZ, you are worse than those journalists. You twisted my words like that.:D

[namtrak]

Is your keyboard playing up again?

Al :confused:


Are you saying he meant to type "Speaking of that, I'm so hungry I could eat a lot more whole"?

:o

[namtrak]

Okay Wood Butcher, looks like its you and me. I weighed my self on Friday night and will do so each Friday night. I'm gonna give it 3 months - so until the end of May.

My starting weight? 110.7 kg - sadly about 3 kgs more than I thought.
My target weight? 95kg - my playing weight was 100kg, so I reckon this is reasonable.

Cheers

[Wood Butcher]

108.5kg as of Thursday. Would love to get to 90kg but I would settle for anything under 100.:( I will keep a weekly weight log and see how we go!!

[namtrak]

Okay, first week. Just stopped eating crap this week - nothing else unusual.

108.1 kg used the same scales etc, but they could be dodgy. Next week may provide a better picture

Week 1 110.7 kg
Week 2 108.1 kg

Cheers

[Wood Butcher]

108.0kg :( and I know that the scales are good!

[ozwinner]

Good on you for doing this on a puplic forum.

Al :)

[namtrak]

Second week, slight increase in crap and some unexpected alcohol consumption. :D


Week 1 110.7 kg
Week 2 108.1 kg
Week 3 107.9 kg

[woodbe]

A good plan would be to match increased consumption with increased exercise.

Popular wisdom is that the exercise you do that exceeds 20 minutes at a moderate increase in heartrate burns fat. My own experience matches this wisdom. I'm 50, and if I exercise at 130bpm+ (less than 85% of max HR, and above 75% of Max) for 20 minutes or more, the weight peels off.

Max HR is a subject that many books have been written about, but for starters, consider Max HR as (220 - Your Age) So at 50, it's 170. If you want an accurate number, the best way is a medically supervied test because everyone is different.

woodbe

[Wood Butcher]

106.8kg this week. I decided to start using the treadmill that we bought about 9 months ago. Next week I might start decreasing my food intake too.:D

[namtrak]

Drop in crap intake, stable alcohol intake, probable increase in whitebread

Week 1 110.7 kg
Week 2 108.1 kg
Week 3 107.9 kg
Week 4 107.2 kg

Might start some gym stuff next week as the landscaping job I've been working on should be done

[namtrak]

Urk

Week 1 110.7 kg
Week 2 108.1 kg
Week 3 107.9 kg
Week 4 107.2 kg
Week 5 108.9 kg

enough said

[Wood Butcher]

Lets see, two weeks ago 106.8kg, this week 106.0kg.

Whoever the sod that invented Sizzlers was, never had any consideration for people trying to loose weight:(

[RETIRED]

I like the auto links at the bottom.:D

[Daddles]

Yep, I've found that if I exercise at above 75% of my max HR, the weight of my red wine cask falls away dramatically :D

Richard
yes, the kids are unimpressed by my impressive girth:(

[Harry72]

Well you guys have managed about the same as I have, 3kilo's in 3 weeks... 89kg down too 86kg(5'11)
Wether its of interest to you or not, heres how Im doing it...

I've stepped up my cardio at the gym with full superset workouts ie, no rest between each exersize, but 1-2min rest between each superset, repeated 4 times eg,

Day1 each superset involves 10 reps each of benchpress@80kg /10 widegrip chin ups@ body weight/10 per side single arm lateral raisers@15kg/30-40 decline abb crunches.

Day2 10 shoulder press@60kg/ 10 standing single leg calf rasiers@body weight+5-10kg per leg/ 10 lying hamstring curls@70lb(old machine)/ 10 per side abdominal swings@40lb(sorta like pull starting a lawnmower or swinging a golf club attached to a cable and weight).

Day3 10 legpress@360kgs!/ tri-sets on biceps(10reps@30kgs,12reps@20kgs,14reps-failure@10kgs, all weights are per arm/ tri-sets on triceps (try saying that 10 times over!) 10reps@15kg, 12reps@10kg, 14 or to [email protected] per each arm/ 20 hanging ab crunches@body weight.
The each daily workout takes 25min max which is repeated twice a week and rest on sundays, I also stepped up my daily walks 3 times a week to 1hr 20min at a fast pace and 40-50min per day every other day with SWMBO.

And also taking some tablets to help suppress my appetite somewhat... as I tend too eat enough for 2 adults and then some!

[Wood Butcher]

89kg down too 86kg(5'11)

Man, I can only wish. I'm 6'0" and I think the last time I was that weight was 9 1/2 years ago when I meet me wife.

[Harry72]

Guess what 5-6 yrs ago when I gave up the cancer sticks I got to 114kg before saying enough is enough...

[namtrak]

Just being lazy

Week 1 110.7 kg
Week 2 108.1 kg
Week 3 107.9 kg
Week 4 107.2 kg
Week 5 108.9 kg
Week 6 109.4 kg

[Caliban]

Ok guys you've inspired me.
I'm 48yrs. 5' 7" and sadly 93kgs.
I should weigh 75kgs according to all those charts you see in doctors rooms.
The beer gut is really becoming noticeable. Now days it's more of a wine gut though. Have started walking each day but 5 kms nearly kills me, can't run or back pain is severe for about a week. Bicycle is looking like a good option again.
So count me in as a late starter in this little competition. Maybe I can lose enough by the time of the Sydney show to dare to show my face.

[Wood Butcher]

I've decided to get into a bit of bike riding to help my cause. I rode with my daughter to school for the first time today. There's a couple of short and steep hills on the way which were a bit of a challenge. Got to school and said goodbye to the daughter and turned around. It's a lot more fun on the way home. Got home and could barely walk, damn my backside was sore. I think I need to get another seat for the bike.

All was well after a short rest when I got home. Come round 2:45 and I go to get back on the bike. I forgot but my rump remembered straight away what that damn seat felt like. But....

It was great. Little Butcherette loved it and is now pleading with me as to when we can do it again. I'm hoping ride with her at least once a week (that's all my schedule allows) and to go for a decent ride on my own 2-3 times a week. I've even thought about some lights so I can go at night after the kiddies are in bed.

Jim, great to hear that someone else is stupid enough to join us.

Oh, I not mentioning my weight. Let's just say it's a little above last weeks:(

[woodbe]

Have started walking each day but 5 kms nearly kills me, can't run or back pain is severe for about a week. Bicycle is looking like a good option again.

Start slow and build up. If 5 kms is a big effort, do 3 and increase it by 500m each week.

We blokes want it all now, but we also have to realise we spent a long time getting into our respective sorry states, and you can't undo that in a few weeks. Whatever exercise you are comfortable with, you want to build up to a moderate pace and extend the time until you are maintaining that pace for at least 20 minutes. If possible, do a few minutes quiet warm up, and some stretching before you get into it.

woodbe.

[Lignum]

A possitive way to start is to move the beer fridge to the other end of the shed 4 meters away. Then drink six cans a night which = six cans x 4 meters = 24 x conservative 5 nights in the shed = 120 meters per week x 52 weeks = 6240 meters power walked = which is just under 16 laps of an oval, thats a positive and effective way to be at least a kilo lighter this time next year:)

[Daddles]

You blokes have it all wrong. So WHAT if you weigh more than the doctor's chart reckons you should. Die happy and be comforted in the thought that the pall bearers will have to work harder than they expected :D

Richard

No, I'm NOT fat, I've got big tummy bones:rolleyes:

[Sturdee]

Nearly there already. In the last 4 months I've lost 8.5 kgs not from any dieting but from the healthy exercise of gardening and dancing.:D


Since then a further loss of 2.5 kgs making it a total loss of 11 Kgs and down to 74 Kg.

Trouble with losing that weight is that clothes don't fit very well anymore. :p Lost 70 mm around the waist and I've had to punch a number of extra holes in all my belts.:D

I think I prefer to keep on dancing rather than bike riding, I get all my exercise whilst holding beautiful women in my arms.:cool: :cool: :cool:

Peter.

[Harry72]

I've gained weight this week... 3kgs!(the gym regime is working)

WB & Nam, dont be to concerned if your weekly weigh in is slightly more than the previous... your weight does vary throughout the day. Always weigh yourself when you wake from a full sleep(ie 7-8hr sleep)and average it over several days.
Some weeks you may find that you have gained weight... but look in the mirror and you've lost weight, doing exersize will increase your muscle mass as muscle is heaps heavier than fat.
The true way to judge how well your doing is to have a body fat test, they take several skin pinch measurements add them together and read off a scale appropriate to your age... dont go by the BMI test(utter crap), my BMI is like 27-28 yet my BF test said 17%(20% is considered good/heathly)last week.
The BMI is for joe average... he's a fictional character!

[NewLou]

ARrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

I'm gonna join you Gut BUSTers!!! I'm sicka the the joints creakin in moanin in the shop!!

The floor boards scream when I thump across em in the house!!!

112 kgs is Slobdom!!!

I'm in n am gonna get to me fightin weight!!!

I'll keep ya posted!!

Lou thebigmoooo!!!

:eek::eek::eek:

[namtrak]

Dont think I quite got the hang of this yet


Week 1 110.7 kg
Week 2 108.1 kg
Week 3 107.9 kg
Week 4 107.2 kg
Week 5 108.9 kg
Week 6 109.4 kg
Week 7 109.9 kg

[ss_11000]

Dont think I quite got the hang of this yet


Week 1 110.7 kg
Week 2 108.1 kg
Week 3 107.9 kg
Week 4 107.2 kg
Week 5 108.9 kg
Week 6 109.4 kg
Week 7 109.9 kg
you were going pretty good for the first 4 weeks:cool: ...what happened after that?:confused:

[Caliban]

My friday weigh in was 91kg.thats 2 kgs less than the previous friday.
Just shows what a grog free week can do.
Not game to weigh myself after the weekend though.

[namtrak]

Welcome to the fun ride that is me!!

Week 1 110.7 kg
Week 2 108.1 kg
Week 3 107.9 kg
Week 4 107.2 kg
Week 5 108.9 kg
Week 6 109.4 kg
Week 7 109.9 kg
Week 8 109.2 kg

[Harry72]

How much exersize are you getting in each day?

[namtrak]

This last week just gone is the first time at the gym since last year. Four days, about an hour a day. First the first few weeks of my journey :rolleyes: I was actually finishing a landscaping job. For the last few weeks, I was mucking around at home basically.

At the gym I am doing 20 minutes walking, 20 minutes riding and 20 minutes rowing more or less.

[namtrak]

:eek:

I rowed about 20km at the gym this week and have lost about 6cm off the belly.

Week 1 110.7 kg
Week 2 108.1 kg
Week 3 107.9 kg
Week 4 107.2 kg
Week 5 108.9 kg
Week 6 109.4 kg
Week 7 109.9 kg
Week 8 109.2 kg
Week 9 110.2 kg

[Harry72]

So your loosing fat and gaining muscle!

[namtrak]

Heading back in the right direction

Week 1 110.7 kg
Week 2 108.1 kg
Week 3 107.9 kg
Week 4 107.2 kg
Week 5 108.9 kg
Week 6 109.4 kg
Week 7 109.9 kg
Week 8 109.2 kg
Week 9 110.2 kg
Week 10 109.1 kg

[bitingmidge]

All I can do is sit here and spur you on!!

Keep up the good work!

P :cool:

[namtrak]

Still losing cm off the waist, but weight is a bit stagnant. I've taken to rowing and am getting through between 20 and 30km a week, plus walking and cycling. I think I may stop using weight and start using body fat, which is supposed to be a more accurate method

Week 1 110.7 kg
Week 2 108.1 kg
Week 3 107.9 kg
Week 4 107.2 kg
Week 5 108.9 kg
Week 6 109.4 kg
Week 7 109.9 kg
Week 8 109.2 kg
Week 9 110.2 kg
Week 10 109.1 kg
Week 11 110.2 kg

[woodbe]

namtrak, keep at it, the benefits are long term.

Do you have a heart rate meter? If you want to burn fat and not add too much muscle, you need to control the level of exertion in your exercising, as well as the extent. That's easier to do with a heartrate meter, and there are guides on the web about this stuff. A polar monitor comes with a little book on the subject too...

woodbe.

[namtrak]

I am now dropping weight as my main measure of my progress and am moving onto, wait for it ,...... body fat. This seems to be a far more accurate assessment of where I am upto. I got myself a set of calipers and used the Seven Site Fat Caliper test (http://www.linear-software.com/online.html) to work out where I am at. I will only be monitoring it every month or so and I also am aware that this isn't a weight watchers forum so I dont want to clog it up with my other junk too much!! I will be posting up some pics of a redgum dining table I am working on which should be completed in the next couple of weeks, just for those who roll their eyes at complete lack of relevance of this thread!! :D

Details:

Body Fat 24.67%, I have a lean body weight of 82.87kg, which when I add on a reasonable body fat percentage of say 15% means my target weight should be around 95.3 kg. So in other words I have to lose around 10% body fat or 15 kg - for anyone that is interested :)

[Caliban]

Way to go Idaho.
Mate I'm going to have to be given a DNF on this comp for the time being.
Although all the effort of lugging my 91kgs up and down stairs on crutches should help.

[Harry72]

Namtrak 20% BF is considered a average heathly level, 15% is getting towards a AFL player level!

[namtrak]

Well the Bombers are looking a bit light on this year :)