Overweight to Raceweight goal

Just day to day, at home and work etc my energy levels feel fine, if anything I've started feeling better. But training I do feel more tired than ususal, I did an 8.5km run on saturday and a 15km mountain bike yesterday and felt tired on both right from the start.

They (Noakes and the guy who did my plan) say it takes about 3 weeks before the body starts burning fat/ketones as a preference during exercise, though ketosis starts earlier. Noakes also says for athletes training regularly the sweet spot for carbs is between 25g and 200g a day - but everyone is different so you need to experiment. My objective is primarily fat loss so I'm keeping the carbs to a bare minimum and putting up with feeling tired during exercise.

It doesn't feel like a hard diet to stick to so far, there's plenty of variation in the stuff you can eat, and eating lots of fats/proteins keeps you feeling full as opposed to a calorie restricted diet where you (or at least I) feel hungry all of the time.

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Originally Posted by Vampire

Just day to day, at home and work etc my energy levels feel fine, if anything I've started feeling better. But training I do feel more tired than ususal, I did an 8.5km run on saturday and a 15km mountain bike yesterday and felt tired on both right from the start.

They (Noakes and the guy who did my plan) say it takes about 3 weeks before the body starts burning fat/ketones as a preference during exercise, though ketosis starts earlier. Noakes also says for athletes training regularly the sweet spot for carbs is between 25g and 200g a day - but everyone is different so you need to experiment. My objective is primarily fat loss so I'm keeping the carbs to a bare minimum and putting up with feeling tired during exercise.

It doesn't feel like a hard diet to stick to so far, there's plenty of variation in the stuff you can eat, and eating lots of fats/proteins keeps you feeling full as opposed to a calorie restricted diet where you (or at least I) feel hungry all of the time.

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Keep us updated on progress here then!

Really interesting the diversity of eating plans. Good luck ma man!

I think I replaced forum time with snacking time, or that's my excuse for picking up a couple of pounds recently :(

I have been on a modified Paleo diet for 8 months, the first 2/3 weeks I did feel lacking on runs but got over it, my technique was to stick to the high carb diet but for 2 days before a big BG training run 6 hours plus I would swap to high carbs then back to high protein/good fats/fruit/veg’.

Worked for me.

ATB

Tahr

I have been 160 to 161lb every Friday for the last 4 weeks so I've been more than happy with my eleven and a half stone.
Don't think I will hit my target of sub 158 but hey I haven't been this light since I before I left school (1978)
Well pleased.
Done 5:2 diet for 14 months now. Proof it does work.

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Originally Posted by DrPatrickBarry

Name	Start Weight	Target Weight	Current Weight	Remaining
Alf	167 lbs	157 lbs	160 lbs	3.0 lbs
Dave314	69 Kg	63 kg	65kg	2 Kg
Derby Tup	163 lbs	154 lbs	158 lbs	4 lbs
Devil's Own	81.7 kg	70 kg	81.7 kg	11.7 Kg
Donkarlo	95 kg	76 kg	91 kg	15 kg
emmilou	64 Kg	54 kg	58kg	3 Kg
Finbarr	80.80 kg	75 kg	77.7 kg	2.7 Kg
flopsy	65 kg	60 kg	62.60 kg	2.6 Kg
freckle	66 kg	60 kg	64.4 Kg	4.4 Kg
Georgerunner	11 st 7 lbs	10st 10 lbs	11 st 7 lbs	11 lbs
Hanneke	64 kg	58 Kg	60 kgs	2 Kg
Livi	153 lbs	140 lbs	145 lb	4.5 lbs
Hes	139 lbs	134 lbs	137lbs	3 lbs
Noel	65.4 kg	59.7 kg	61.0 kg	1.5 kg
OKMum	150lb	140 lbs	150 lbs	10 lbs
Old Whippet	11st 8lbs.	10st 12 lbs	10st 13lbs	1.0 lbs
Pat Barry	74 Kg	69 Kg	71.0 Kg	2.0 Kg
Pilgrim	85.3 kg	77kg	81.1 kg	4.1 Kg
RaceTheSweeper	139 lbs	129 lbs	135 lbs	6.0 lbs
RachFR	66.7 kg	63.5 kg	60.3 kg	-3.2 Kg
redeaston	11 st 2 lbs	10 st 7 lbs	10st 13.5lbs	6.5 lbs
RichardAThackeray	9 st 12 lbs	9st	10 st 2 lbs	15 lbs
shaunaneto	171 lbs	164 lbs	170lbs	6.0 lbs
silentrunner	81.5 kg	77.5 kg	81.5 kg	4 kg
Splatcher	71.5 kg	65 kg	66.0 kg	1.0 kg
SCharm	65 kg	62 kg	64 kg	2.0 kg
Stagger	170 lbs	158 lbs	165 lb	7 lbs
Stolly	166 lbs	158 lbs	161 lbs	3.0 lbs
that_fjell_guy	12 st 7lb	12 st	12 st 2lbs	2.0 lbs
Tahr	11 st 7 lbs	11 st	11 st 3 lbs	3.0 lbs

Next Weight in Wed 19th of June

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Anyone fancy updating the table?

131lb this morning. Get in!!! Only 2lb to go. Running 6 days a week is helping :)

Well I've let myself go - my weight's now back up to 78.9kg and body fat percentage 19.4%:eek:.

Target for this year: 70kg and body fat <10%

Good time to resurrect this thread Pilgrim
I weighed in 12st 7lb this morning.
Been under 12st for 11 months till December.
Starts today.

Up to 11:4lbs want to get back to my summer BG weight of 11st again.

Not too bad but I must do better.