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albyoz

Joined December 2014

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Weight History

Start Weight

352.7 lb

Lost so far: 95.0 lb

Current Weight

257.7 lb
Performance: losing 7.7 lb a week

Goal Weight

242.5 lb

Still to go: 15.2 lb

Back again!! In 2010 I went from 145Kg down to 105KG in around 4 months. I held the 105-110kg range for a few years with no problem at all. I then took a job where I was essentially living in an airplane and hotel. Exercise GONE. Portion Control GONE. Whole Foods GONE.
The BAD news 145Kg at Xmas 2014.
The GOOD news is I've got a new job based in the UK where I can pull things back in line again.
First Goal is back to the 2010 life style (and the weight that went along with it)
Second Goal is to shed a few more Kg and get to a stage where the tables don't have me as Obese/Overweight

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Does the scale weight really reflect one's progess in the weight loss journey?
Here is a cut and paste from an Ozzie News site this morning

ITs the last two sections worth reading in relation to your worries!

http://www.abc.net.au/health/features/stories/2015/01/15/4162890.htm

Don't worry about the scales

According to Johnson, it's actually not weight per se that's the problem, it's fat and in particular, where it is stored.

Most rugby league or union players are overweight in terms of body mass index because they have a lot of muscle. Pear-shaped women typically store excess fat around their hips and bottoms. This is known not to be detrimental to their health, explains Johnson.

Instead it's the fat stored around the abdomen and organs that we should be worried about.

For example, fat stored in the liver, even in small amounts, can have significant consequences on health and the risk of disease, says Johnson.

But the great news is that exercise can reduce these fats, whether it's visceral fat that wraps around organs or whether it's fat in the organ itself – for instance fat in the liver, heart or pancreas.

"It appears these fats can actually be reduced or even got rid of in some of these organs even without losing weight and that's a really important message," he says.

"Don't worry about what's on the scales, worry about doing exercise because we know, aside from all of its benefits, it helps reduce fat from these areas".

Benefits beyond weight loss

It's also important to remember there are a host of benefits to exercise beyond weight loss, says Johnson.

Most people looking to lose weight are at high risk of diseases like heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Research shows that exercise can reduce these risks.

"People at risk of diabetes can halve their chances of the disease by doing moderate amounts of exercise," says Johnson.

Exercise has also been shown to help improve heart function and blood pressure.

The right type of exercise can also reduce depression and anxiety, improve bone health, and reduce risk of falls in old people, he adds.

"The message should move beyond weight loss and be more about actually doing sustainable exercise and doing it regularly for all these types of benefits."

"Otherwise people just end up in perpetual failure… of trying new diets and new fad exercise regimes."

"What we're really about is trying to encourage people to adopt healthy eating and physical activity as part of every day life."

posted 15 Jan 2015, 03:45

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