Team UK - February 2011

Just curious- is anyone else keeping a photo record of their weightloss? I've decided to take a front and side view of myself every month in the hope that I will see results that will keep me going over the next year or so...

I started the day after the N vs S began, and I'm going to do the next ones on Saturday. It's a massive step for me- I hate having my photo taken. But none of my real life friends and aquaintances know about this place, so it feels safe. And we're all in the same boat....

I watch biggest loser UK and US it gets me so motivated to lose weight!! also seeing them working hard and losing those lbs makes it fun to see their weigh in every week, makes me all nervous for mine as well! love it

Quick qu please lovely people!

With exercise logging, I'm trying to only log my specific exercise sessions: long walks, gym sessions etc. I don't tend to log any general walking I do during the day (from the tube station, to my car etc) as although I might be walking for a bit longer, I was still walking before I started on here!

Do you all do the same? Or do you log everything that you do? Some days I can see myself heading towards the top end of my calories and it says I haven't done any exercise, but I've obviously been moving about but just haven't recorded it.......Also, my PT calculated my BMR calories to include light exercise, so I thought it was already factored in with how much I can eat!

Any opinions?

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Just curious- is anyone else keeping a photo record of their weightloss? I've decided to take a front and side view of myself every month in the hope that I will see results that will keep me going over the next year or so...

I started the day after the N vs S began, and I'm going to do the next ones on Saturday. It's a massive step for me- I hate having my photo taken. But none of my real life friends and aquaintances know about this place, so it feels safe. And we're all in the same boat....

Yep, I took a front and side photo when I first started. I cannot express how truely horrendous I look! Saving them for my B/A photos when I hit my goal weight :happy:

Irns I have my activity set to lightly active but am infact active. I've done this because for 3 days a week I have more restful days and I hope it balances over the week. My lightly active includes: 8 hours gardening a week. 14 hours housekeeping (not my own), walking the dog daily for 25 mins on hill, doing my own housework, shopping and general walking to and from everywhere. On top of that I can have up to 4 - 6 massages to do a week (more in the summer), some are full body which takes an hour.

Exercise for me is when I don my leggings, hrm, and hit the high percentage heart rate and sweat.

This has worked for me. I sometimes go way over my calories (I'm talking 1,000s if I have a bad day and can happen once or twice a week) and I find this allows for me to have these days without putting on weight.

Looking back to xmas when I put on 4lb, I had two full weeks off of everything apart from exercise, but forgot to lower my cals so that was a lesson learnt for next year.

I dunno how big anyone here is with blogging, but I just had to tell you about this blog: http://ms*****cakes.blogspot.com

It is a blog about a woman's journey to lose weight and exercise, and it is an inspirational blog. Every single problem, doubt or fear you've ever felt, Sheryl's had it, and conquered it. Whenever I'm looking for inspiration, I have a quick read of a couple of her posts and feel like I can get myself back on track. Have a look if you fancy

Just a note though - some of the images she posts aren't always SFW (safe for work), so maybe its a blog for home viewing!

xxx

I'm quite enjoying The Biggest Loser but the blatent advertising for the "The Biggest Loser Club" website and shakes etc. is annoying me. It is as if the programme is a side-thought for the advertising.

Saying that I am right behind the Black Team though. Ben has such the right attitude.

On the point about the portion size, I thought they were using that website to track their calories etc? Shouldn't the personal trainers be keeping an eye on the contestants?

Oooooh true I'd completely forgotten they'd been tracking their calories. Maybe they've been under-estimating.......or lying!

Definitely agree with Ben - I love his attitude, and I really want him to win!

Along a similar line just found this link on another thread, it explains that you can't actually lose more than 1-2 pounds of fat per week and if you lose more weight it will water, muscle etc. http://marckent.com/288/why-the-scale-lies/

I had a great January - since New Year's I lost 8.4 lbs (but only 7.8 lbs on MFP as I gained some over Christmas!) so I'm well chuffed. It's been a month of eating better, feeling better and exercising way more. Let's hope Feburary is going to be just as good, not just for me but everyone else

I've done photos and measurements because my PT said if you're exercising loads you might not lose weight, but you'll lose inches. That's what I'm hoping anyway!!!

This is the trouble i am having ihave lonst about a lb but lost and inch and can feel my stomach getting harder underneath the layer of fat so i'm trying to not feel disheartened about the scale i am a bit of a scale checker :-(

Hey guys.
Lost 0.5lb last night but I havent really been trying this week...off to the gym tonight though to kickstart my week!!
I'm now a member of the Northern numpties GO TEAM NORTH!! But I dont really know much about the thread...is it weight and inches? and what day do we check in?

I only caught a bit of The Biggest Loser on Monday but I admit I did turn over when I saw the clip of that cake-bingy bit. I'm sorry, but what on earth is that trying to prove?! Wouldn't we all inhale as much free cake as we could if locked in a room with it?! I was shocked by the lack of weight loss though - people that size doing that amount of exercise should be losing weight! No chat about muscle gain or anything, as they must be losing more fat than the muscle they have built up! As mat_lock said, it must be food. Next weeks could be interesting!

I wondered that also but surely that amount of exercise would of counteracted the food they ate and they should of still ad a loss if within their calorie limit ? is that not how it goes ?

Well thats in theory what would happen: as long as you burn more than you eat you'll lose weight. They must have been inhaling blocks of cheese to only lose about 1lb each!!

Welcome allana, I've done RC, SW and WW over the last quarter of a century at some stage. I've found that this has been the only thing that has worked for me. I think thats because I've stuck with foods I love just having smaller portions and gradually making them healthier versions.

Thanks for creating the new post Mat - I was avoiding my laptop like the plague cos I seemed to be physically attached to it for a couple weeks!

Hope everyone is doing ok and I'm really pleased to see a couple more newbies. Welcome!!!!