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Anybody checked out their position on the "Global Fat Scale". Go on you know you want to :D
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18770328
The Old Alfer has a BMI of 23 and apparently this is better than 91% of my age group in the UK. Now I can eat that Steak and Kidney pudding and drink a four pack of original Guinness tonight completely guilt free :thumbup:
Obesity Index
18bmi
BMI is an estimate of how "overweight" or "obese" a person is
National
Below average
You have a lower BMI than 100% of males aged 60-69 in your country
Global
Below average
You have a lower BMI than 93% of males aged 60-69 in the world
Did you know?
If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would remove 71,059,150 tonnes from the total weight of the world's population
23bmi
below average
skinny bugger
Aha, I swapped nationality when I went imperial. Instead of Indian, I'm now Japanese. :D
22bmi and lower than 85% of females. Can't really believe that but anyway, that's what it says.
I'm not fat, just short, my weight suggests i should be 6'7":rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by stevefoster
"Life of Brian" "always look on the..." springs to mind.
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I measured 24 on that scale and my own electronic scales say I'm slighty over 25 so not too much difference.
77Kg at the moment so static give or take 0.5kg for a few weeks now.. I'm off to Scotland tomorrow to walk from Glasglow to Inverness via Fort William. Hopefully my lower weight will help greatly on the hike..
Your numbers
Obesity Index
22bmi
BMI is an estimate of how "overweight" or "obese" a person is
National Below average
You have a lower BMI than 94% of males aged 45-59 in your country
Global Below average
You have a lower BMI than 71% of males aged 45-59 in the world
Did you know?
If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would remove 18,255,708 tonnes from the total weight of the worlds population
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That was fun - thanks Alf. After weeks of fruitlessly trying to lose the odd few pounds (yes, POUNDS) I went off to the French mountains for 3 weeks and that did it. Current BMI 18 = lower than 98% of 70-79 year old UK women. Most similar to a Bangladeshi old woman - but, sadly, I expect she got like that from not getting enough food rather than through expensive holidays and a super-healthy diet.
I've kind of given up on this threads goals. I've almost come to the conclusion 12st 7-4lb is my 'natural' basic running weight! Then I weighed myself (after my long run...) and I was 11st 13.5lb!!! :thumbup:. First time sub 12st for years!!
I think the league table has effectively stalled. It went on a long time and I for one found it a very useful thread. Like you I have stabilized a touch over my target (about 71.5 Kg) but I am quite content with that so pretty happy. I really enjoyed the thread and some great advice received over the months so thanks to all of the contributors.Quote:
Originally Posted by that_fjell_guy
Pat.
I concur Pat. I basically don't want to diet as such. I hoped an increase in training load would knock the half stone or so off that I wanted but it doesnt seem to have done. I tried reducing calorie intack, but then I felt a bit drained so I basically couldn't win. I know there is excess fat there, its just how to direct attention to it!! As I've said elsewhere, I'm basically lazy re: eating, I eat whats in the fridge/cupboard which is reletively healthy. I feel ok...strong and fitish so I like you, am happy! :thumbup:
This is a shame, you have done a good job here Pat, I am going out at 75.2kg thanks for all your work.
I seem to have lost 6lbs, bonus!
Make that 9lbs
Here we go I am down to 73kg
Well I think I've got there!!! 12st!! :thumbup: Not too sure how or why, though I have started doing a little two mile walk while at work instead of sitting about. Has this increased my metabolism enough during a 'down time' to knock those pounds off?! Also re-started swimming after 18 months without it. But only been four times so far. Now I need to keep it off for whats left of the summer then try and maintain thro' Autumn / Winter!! Simples!!
11lbs
since my last post back in June, I have mostly been training for ultra-type distances - this isn't really compatible with getting down to "racing snake" type weight, and I've basically plateaued at my "default" weight of 12'10 (81kg)
I doubt I'll have any sort of focus on weight loss before next February at the earliest...
seem to have levelled off at 73.5 - 74.5kg
Back after some time now.
Weight at 80kg, down from 95.8 last year, so steady maintained loss. Revised my target from 78 to 76kg as race weight, though may revise it lower when I get to my target, as I seem to be getting faster the skinnier I get. Hey ho!
Great effort silentrunner.
You deserve a BIG pat on the back.
Well I've been following the 2:5 fasting diet for 8 weeks.
Lost 14lb but even better is my body fat has dropped from 19.9 to 16.5.
This is amazing considering you eat and drink as normal for 5 days per week and just have 2 day when I consume 600cal's. (big soup for dinner and tuna sandwich in 2 slices of wholemeal bread for tea and just water to drink)
My days have either been Mon and Wed or Tu and Thur depending on training and cycling to work.
Just google the diet on the internet for more info, because the computer at work won't let me put a link to it.
182lb down to 168lb and I'm over the moon.
Having recovered from 3 weeks of holiday and all that entails I seem to have lost a full stone now, once the outlaws leave from visiting (which seems to be for an eternity) there should be a damn sight less unhealthy food kicking about which can only help.
I've settled at 12st 2lb - 11st 12lb, depending on when I weigh myself. Pretty pleased with that!!! Now its just a matter of maintain that through winter and see if I can lose a little more come Jan, Feb, March next year!!
Ha, SNAP on all counts.Quote:
Originally Posted by that_fjell_guy
I was planning on holding on to some 'insulation' until spring. That's my excuse anyway.
67.4 kg today
Aim to be under 65 for Christmas. Would like o be 62.5 next spring but that may be a bit ambitious as I am not making a conscious effort to lose weight but relying on an increase in training for the changes.
Well the racing ability has improved as the weight decreased.
Gt Whernside was my best and I scored my highest scores on the forum champs table in the last 2 months.
11st 11lb and still droping.:thumbup:
Not bad for a 13stone plus chap.
You're doing brilliantly Trev and looking all the better for it. Very well done, and yes well done at Whernside - great run from you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Well done!Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Keep it up....or down, well you know what I mean. :)
Aye, well done Trev :thumbup:
Well done indeed Stagger. You seem to be on a similiar start / current profile to myself. I'm going pretty okay myself.
Target was 86kg --> 75kg which I touched for 5 minutes about three months ago after coming back from a hike from Glasgow to Inverness via Fort William!!!. For the last two months I'm stable around the 76.8Kg mark.
I've been going to a "running techniques" coach for the last few weeks and I think that doing wonders for me since the improved technique is also taking more pressure of the dodgy knee.
I'll hoping to make my debut in the "Edale skyline" in the spring and like to give it a proper bash.
I am at about 73 Kg after touching my target of 70 Kg a couple of times after a long Saturday morning run!
Brilliant stuff stagger :).
Looking back over my year thus far I seem to have gone of the boil after reaching my peak of fitness (and trimness) at the end of June. Over the summer I sort of cacked up my fitness with a series of 3 BG attempts, all of which failed for various reasons <insert my list of pathetic excuses here :) >. What with tapering, carb loading and then, afterwards, feeling completely famished for a week, my diet (such as it was) went completely up the swanny. I just had to eat cake.... all the time :D.
I also felt really tired most of the time too which in itself always makes me starving hungry. Losing one complete night of sleep (while trying to run 66 miles) each month for three months on the trot, plus the best part of another night somewhere in the mix supporting MartynP on the overnight leg of his BG, coupled with my normal weekday get ups of 5:30am, all slowly chipped away at me I think. In the end September and October have been really weary (and stodgy uppy) months (October was well snotty too).
That said I'm feeling bright and sparky again now and, having weighed myself this morning, and found myself carrying 6 pounds more than necessary, I'm on it and firing things up again :)
Well done,:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Although I haven't joined your group, I have dropped from 12st 1lb to 11st since christmas.
Like Shaunaneto when the mother in law comes to stay it is a nightmare at our house, mind you she is around 30st we are not exactly sure as the last time she said anything she was 27st and she has put a lot of weight on since then, the amount she consumes and her lack of activity is staggering (no pun intended). Don’t get me started.:angry:
Well done again.
Tahr
Well done Stagger and well done Tahr! I'm not part of this thread normally and I don't have scales for fear of become obsessive but I have lost a few pounds and it has made quite a difference to how I feel and run.
Losing a tiny bit of weight has made me feel lighter on my feet and improved my speed. I didn't set out to lose weight but spent a month in Sweden with a different lifestyle, hillyish running most days, lots of working and less snacking. I've then been so stupidly busy since I've been home that I don't get the time to shop, cook or eat properly that often and seem to be living off of soup and the occasional baked potato with the odd nice meal at the weekend. I have no scales in the house but I no longer wince when I see photos of myself in my running gear and my wobbly bits wobble less! On Sunday I pb'd on a race in the worse conditions I've run it in and on Wednesday I did my fastest ever time trial (only by 3 seconds but it all counts) despite not doing any speed training for 8 weeks. I'm hoping I've broken my snacking habit and I'll try hard to keep cake and chips for the weekend only! I'd be interested to know what I weigh but I suspect I've only lost two or three pounds so it just shows what a difference that makes.:)
Hester you never had any wobbly bits to start with! :rolleyes: Well done on the PB's though! :thumbup:
I was injured from October last year and slowly started running again in April/May. Since May I have lost 10lbs without changing my eating (or drinking) habits at all! :thumbup: Having said that I did comfort eat when I couldn't run! :o
Thanks for the congrat’s Hes. :o
Mountain Goatess you are doing better than me, I had to cut out drinking in the week to help get my weight down.
Me and my mate were on a training run on a Monday morning and both said we need to lose a few pounds, so we had a pack neither of us would drink until the weekend, on the Thursday I rang him “you still off the beer mate” “errr no” he replied “working away on expenses so had a couple of free ones”. I have managed to keep off it, he went back to it. One up side is I only need a couple of drinks now at the weekend to feel “happy”.:w00t:
Best of luck to you all trying to get to race weight.
Tahr
Well since my last post, I have managed to maintain my weight at 80kg, having been 95+kg in 2011, but my improvement in race times has stalled, so winter training will be used to get some more weight off steadily, aiming for 78kg by new year, and down to 76kg or 12st dead by April in time for my first marathon.
People at work keep telling me I am too thin.... bollocks, they are used to seeing too many fatties, they should get down to winter training on a Tuesday evening!!
Its goodto see this thread hasn't died a death even though Dr Pat Barry isn't putting together a table weekly, it was a difficult task. It's nice to see people still making progress.
There is no black art to it so anybody can repost the table. It stalled last spring as fewer and fewer people were posting their forthnightly updates. I have slipped a bit I got from 80 Kg down to 71 kg, I am in the 73kg range at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by silentrunner