Weight Loss Challenge

My son tells me high protein is key Andy, and  that’s what Herbalife is based on. I’ve used it before and it works, so I’m keen to see how it works in this situation.

Ive had a bit of a binge tonight so my results tomorrow might be a bit skewed…and costly🤣🤣🤣

Wouldn't mind joining you in March as I'd really like to shed a stone when the weather starts to get a bit warmer.

Go on then Derek, I'll join you. The weight fell off me when I had surgery, probably far too much to be fair. They told me that you burn up to 5000 calories daily as your body recovers from the beating it has had. I took that to mean I should eat more. Unfortunately, when the calorie burning stopped, the crap eating habits didn't.

I weighed in at 12.5 stone today, and want to get back to 11.5. The extra weight I am carrying is as expected, just round my belly, which is not good. It apparently doesn't help with the incontinence issue either!

Consider the challenge on 👍

Ian. 

Ok, here we are…the starting point for me…it’s not good reading but I did have a bit of pre diet binge last night🤣🤣🤣

Ideal figures for me are in brackets…

Conclusion is I am a Fat B!🤬🤬🤬🤬

Weight(67-90kg): 103.8kg   😩
BMI(18.5 - 25) : 28.5 😩
Body Fat(13-25%):  27.7% 😩
Muscle Mass: 71.35 kg
muscle Quality(33-56) : 54😊
Bone Mass(2.7 - 3.7) : 3.7kg😐
Visceral Fat(0-12) : 15.5😩
BMR: 2208 kcal
Metabolic Age(68) : 62😐
Body Water(50-65%) : 44.4%😩

Waste 115cm, 45 inch 😱

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Yes, I’m tall…6ft 3inches but my high BMI and Visceral fat still bother me.

I won’t be eating any crap except maybe for the odd scone if we’re out somewhere…after all you need the occasional treat and I’ll compensate for that. As I said I am going with the Herbalife Regime. My son runs a Nutrition club and they get great results from people who stick to it…and it’s not really hard. The shakes are nice, they do flavoured ones but I find them a bit synthetic so I use Vinilla mixed with frozen berries. I’ve just devoured a packet of BBQ flavoured Protein chips which are very tasty and having normal chicken curry for tea.😊 If I’m out on my ebike for lunch I can have a ‘meal bar’ which are also tasty, along with lemon, almond chocolate bars for a snack.

my problem in the past is going wild at weekends and undoing all the good work during the week…but I can’t go on like that or I’m never going to succeed. I really want to see if this works because if I go on another cruise without losing it I will be like a beached whale when I come back!😩

That’s brilliant all you guys working at losing the weight. I lost 1 3/4 stone after my 7th Chemo as i was so ill and had the metal mouth and couldn’t eat anything. But when i stopped the chemo and my consultant put me back on the steroids i just piled it all back on. Mine is mainly belly and a massive moon face. I can’t wear most of my shirts anymore and have to stick to T shirts or Polo shirts. I haven’t got the energy for any reasonable walks and as im having the odd fall im a bit worried about going out on my own now.

I did gain a real chocolate and biscuit craving on the steroids initially but i seem to have come out of that but its made no difference to my weight since then.

Good luck guys 

Phil

You’ve REALLY GOT to want to do it Adrian if it’s to succeed, and we have so much to deal with when diagnosed with PCa that I can understand why anyone just doesn’t have the desire to do so. I’ve not had the motivation to do anything about it until now, but I’ve got a window of 6 weeks before I go back to Fuerteventura (thanks to Brexshit!) that I really do NOW have that motivation.  My wife has always said losing it is the easy part, it’s keeping it off which is more difficult!

As well as feeling fat and not liking it, None of my shirts, shorts and trousers fit anymore…and this is the second lot I’ve bought since starting HT. indeed I could just go out and buy yet another wardrobe for my July cruise…but I’m running out of sizes😱

And there is another reason…always at the back of my mind is the fact that now that my testosterone is coming back, I just have this niggling fear that my PSA will start to rise about the acceptable level, which means I could be on HT for life…and I want to be in the best possible physical state if that happens.

And finally I know how good I feel when I have lost weight in the past.

Im not going to be a bore about it though and will still have treats…and I’m not giving up my coffee! 6 weeks is not that long in my life so let’s just wait and see what I can achieve.

Derek

Hang on Adrian, you're the same vintage as me, 56 was a good year😊 I don’t consider myself to be in my twilight years…unless of course this f….ng disease gets me! I remember though when MY parents were 68 I thought they were ancient🤣🤣🤣

If I can achieve this it might give some encouragement to other guys who have to through ADT.