[BLineDisaster]

Hello, this is my fitness blog, I'll be documenting my transformation from a Michelin man dipped in golden syrup, into a fire breathing slap of Welsh steak.

Height: 6ft 2inches
Start date and weight: 2/7/12 - 300lb (or 136kg, or 21.4 stone)

8/7/12 - 294lb Waist: 52"
15/7/12 - 287lb
26/7/12 - 284lb (inconsistent with other weighing times i.e. Sundays, 7pm)
13/8/12 - 279lb (inconsistent due to new scales/ gaining muscle mass)
3/09/12 - 274lb Waist: 46". I feel like I've lost more fat than that but I have noticed muscle gains in my legs from my running/mountain climbing.
11/10/12 - 268lbs
15/11/12 - 272lbs!!! Those 2 weeks definitely took their toll!
28/11/12 - 274lbs Surely it can't be muscle from running? Hopefully it's just water!
3/12/12 - 273lbs progress!
6/12/12 - 270lbs
4/01/13 - 278lbs (Thanks xmas and beer!)
13/01/13 - 275lbs

Weight loss targets (end of month):
January - 268lbs
February - 260lbs
March - 250lbs
April - 245lbs
May - 240lbs*
June - 235lbs*
July - 230lbs
August - 225lbs
September -215lbs*
October - 210lbs
November - 205lbs
December - 200lbs GOAL WEIGHT




Other targets:
Graduate with a first
Quit smoking after sitting last university exam
Book on to the Lukla - Everest Basecamp trek
Plan 2014 Kilimanjaro climb
Finally give my girlfriend a holiday!
Job as a biomedical scientist or begin the Clinical Scientist training scheme if application was successful!




Important dates:
Newport Half Marathon - 3/3/13
Cardiff Half Marathon 6/10/13

[xoxAngel_Kxox]

Hi,
I've moved your thread to the dedicated fitness blogs forum! Hopefully you'll get a lot more help in here. Good luck with it!

[BLineDisaster]

(Original post by xoxAngel_Kxox)
Hi,
I've moved your thread to the dedicated fitness blogs forum! Hopefully you'll get a lot more help in here. Good luck with it!

Thanks, couldn't find that through the phone app!

This was posted from The Student Room's Android App on my GT-I9300

[BLineDisaster]

2 weeks in, I have lost 12lbs (maybe less, not long had curry and rice)

Since I have lost so much I have decided to lower my calorie intake by 100, so I am now at 1900 per day.

Also, tomorrow ill be completing week 2 of couch to 5k. Feeling good, looking forward to further results and rewarding myself with a Breaking Bad tshirt in a months time

[BLineDisaster]

Rather than start a new thread in the main fitness forum, could someone help me here please.

Im eating 1900 cals a day (currently) and losing 2lbs a week. When I exercise im losing calories, should I be eating these back to ensure im getting 1900cals a day? I've looked online but im getting mixed messages.

Cheers!

[BLineDisaster]

I've lost a lot of weight now, I feel I am in a place to tell people I've lost over 20lbs, seems like a worthy figure to discuss, sometimes it feels like bragging, but *******s! I've worked hard

Did a 9mile hike in the Brecon Beacons on Saturday and burnt just shy of 2000 cals! I may have to make that a weekly occurrence!

Today I'm having a bad day though, and could really do with some motivation.
My morning was terrible, my usual routine of getting up and going to work was all off, and in work I discovered I can't book off Friday for my birthday, this has made me realise I actual need to make sacrifices as a (almost qualified) biomedical scientist, apparently people could die if doctors don't get their test results on time....
And my run tonight, was terrible, I only managed 2.10miles in 20 mins, 1.30mins of which were spent shouting "speed up you worthless ****! Smash a pace on!"

Just feeling a bit down I guess, I'm not going to go down to the fridge for a glass of coke and a 2l tub of ice cream, but I do really need some motivational words. This is the first time I've really had to deal with stress since I started getting healthy...

[Mark85]

(Original post by Jack7Richards)
Im eating 1900 cals a day (currently) and losing 2lbs a week. When I exercise im losing calories, should I be eating these back to ensure im getting 1900cals a day? I've looked online but im getting mixed messages.

I wouldn't piss around too much with that - for one thing, there is just no decent way to calculate it. Sure, you will find guide figures online but it is mostly a load of **** that misinterprets how the body works and how exercise affects the metabolism.

The best way to monitor is to stick with an average daily figure that works for you. Most people do roughly the same amount of activities each week and this tends to work and be the easiest thing to monitor.

Obviously, if you have a lot of extra activity, like a days hillwalking or something, you could just eat a bit more that day, or in any case, you can vary your calories from day to day depending on when you go running and so on and concentrate on maintaining a weekly average.

[BLineDisaster]

October update

Down to 268lbs, only a 6lb loss in 5 weeks!

Been too easy on myself allowing a weekly cheat meal and having biscuits as soon as I get home from uni (due to the hunger)

New rules:
Cheat meal now fortnightly,
Wake up 15min earlier to fit in breakfast
Take plenty of fruit to uni to maintain satiety throughout the day
Mentally stop myself from binging on biscuits when I get in!!

Achievements:
Completed couch to 5k!
Started training for 10km
Did welsh three peaks! Raised roughly £700 for Parkinson's UK (still totalling/chasing sponsors)

Goals:
Lose 20lbs by Xmas (with 10 weeks I should be able to manage it at 2lbs a week)
Reach 10k by Xmas and start half marathon training
Complete BHF Cardiff Santa run in <30min
Start pulling myself out f bed on Saturdays for Parkrun.
Continue weekly 9mile hike of Brecon Beacons (burns about 2000cal!)

No other developments really!
Now I'm back in uni I'm going to up my amount of exercise, sitting down all day in lectures and at home doing coursework and revision doesn't bode well!

Hopefully I'll be updating mid November with a 10lb loss!

Cheers!

[Mark85]

(Original post by Jack7Richards)
Achievements:
Completed couch to 5k!
Started training for 10km
Did welsh three peaks! Raised roughly £700 for Parkinson's UK (still totalling/chasing sponsors)

Goals:
Lose 20lbs by Xmas (with 10 weeks I should be able to manage it at 2lbs a week)
Reach 10k by Xmas and start half marathon training
Complete BHF Cardiff Santa run in <30min
Start pulling myself out f bed on Saturdays for Parkrun.
Continue weekly 9mile hike of Brecon Beacons (burns about 2000cal!)

Good stuff! Sounds like excellent progress.

Wish I lived nearer to some hills - I used to love going to the Lake or Peak districts or Snowdonia for some hillwalking every other weekend or so when I was in Manchester, had a car and they were easily accessible. I don't get to go as often now which is as a shame since it is a great activity and great exercise too!

[BLineDisaster]

(Original post by Mark85)
Good stuff! Sounds like excellent progress.

Wish I lived nearer to some hills - I used to love going to the Lake or Peak districts or Snowdonia for some hillwalking every other weekend or so when I was in Manchester, had a car and they were easily accessible. I don't get to go as often now which is as a shame since it is a great activity and great exercise too!

Cheers man. Also forgot to mention I've lost enough off my gut to meet my initial goal - I'm now thin enough for kitesurfing!!!!!

That is a shame man, I love going into the mountains by myself and walking until it hurts - all worth it for the view at the top!

What's the Peak District like? - my girlfriend and I are hoping to move to manc once we are at a certain point in our careers. (She did her undergrad at man met and has sold the city to me )

I like the lakes, went there a few times when I lived in Lancaster!

[Mark85]

(Original post by Jack7Richards)
Cheers man. Also forgot to mention I've lost enough off my gut to meet my initial goal - I'm now thin enough for kitesurfing!!!!!

That is a shame man, I love going into the mountains by myself and walking until it hurts - all worth it for the view at the top!

What's the Peak District like? - my girlfriend and I are hoping to move to manc once we are at a certain point in our careers. (She did her undergrad at man met and has sold the city to me )

I like the lakes, went there a few times when I lived in Lancaster!

The Peak District is, to be fair, a bit bleak (especially in autumn/winter) but there are a couple of nice routes (Jacobs Ladder at Edale in particular). It tends to get overshadowed by the Lakes due to the proximity (the south lakes are still pretty close to Manchester: Lancaster is only 30-40miles north of Manchester) and the relative lack of variety in the Peaks. I went there occasionally just because it was a fairly short drive.

[BLineDisaster]

Well I've let myself go a little!

I don't think I have gained weight since my body hasn't changed.

Haven't ran in 2 weeks due to an injured foot, and I've been very bad with my diet, on a daily basis, it seems that being in the house a lot more (very relaxed final year timetable) is leaving me prone to snaking on chocolate and crisps.

Fortunately I have realised and taken note of my error before its too late.

New plans:
Weigh in and measurements tomorrow.
Start running again tomorrow
Start using calorie counting app again (I feel a major downfall was to stop using this)
Get my **** together in general.

Ill update with my stats tomorrow!

[BLineDisaster]

Just weighed, 272lbs! I have gained 4lbs since I last weighed. I'm not too disheartened though because those 2 weeks were full of Dominos, KFC and jumbo sausages in batter. But in retrospect I haven't accounted for any weight I may have lost in the 2 weeks following the October weigh-in and the 2 week binge, so I probably gained alot more than 4lbs. Regardless, I should be able to shed those 4lbs within 2 weeks if I stick with my initial diet and exercise plans.

Getting myself back on track:
Recommenced running yesterday (only 2 miles to break myself back in slowly)
Santa suit has arrived for British Heart Foundation Cardiff Santa Run on Dec 9th.
Started using my calorie counting app again.
Making healthier food choices (e.g. making a 600cal chicken salad rather than a 600 cal cheese pizza)
My weekly cheat meal will now be something I make (e.g. crispy chili beef) rather than a dominos or kfc.
I have planned a running programme with a 10% distance increase each week.
As far as mountain climbing goes, that'll just have to happen whenever I have time, im in my final year of my biomedical science degree and the workload is starting to increase.

Christmas is going to be tough.

[BLineDisaster]

274lbs

Very demoralising, but its given me that extra kick I need to go 100% all out on this thing.

Tomorrow I'm going on a gruelling 6 hour hike up in the Brecon Beacons, and the the gym in the evening.

A dietician/exercise friend of mine suggested it could be water retention, I hope that is the case as since Monday I have started bridge to 10k, the extra demand for further distance may have led to water build-up around my muscles.

Santa run 5k a week Sunday, hoping for sub 30min.

[BLineDisaster]

Strength.

I want to be able to support my own body, this would be particularly useful for my mountaineering pursuits, given that you climb with your legs, sometimes you may need to call upon upper body strength.

Decided I'm going to follow the 10 week beginners programme from "You Are Your Own Gym", ill be starting Tuesday next week so I can fit it between my running days. Until then I'm just working on building my core strength up, and doing some elevated push ups to ease myself in to being able to do an actual push up!

Programme looks quite interesting though, using ladder reps for 7.5mins per exercise in the first 2 weeks and focusing on different muscle groups on different days, much like a weightlifter would.

Ill post my progress over the next few weeks.

[BLineDisaster]

Iv'e weighed on 5 separate occasions today to check it was true! I am down to 270lbs!!

2lbs more and I'm back to where I was a few weeks ago!

Very happy that i'm starting to get back on track!

Plan for next week and beyond:

Continue with 10k training.
Continue counting calories and using My Fitness Pal app.
Implement "you are your own gym" plan.

Short term goal: Reach 265lbs by new year (i'm being lenient here to allow for an Xmas binge over the 24/25/26 December).

[BLineDisaster]

278lbs. Really let myself go over xmas.

I have several new goals for 2013 which I have posted in the OP of this thread.

[BLineDisaster]

Lost 3lbs this week.

Very happy with that considering I have only been able to run twice with my plantar fasciitis. May have to revert back to my every-other-day plan rather than running on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday. I can step back up to that when I have more base miles under my belt. Around April should be a good time as I can properly start giving it my all for the Cardiff half marathon in October.

Looks like Newport half is no longer on the cards. There's a few 10k's in Feb and March though that i'll do to make up for it!