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Lost another half a stone

I was down to my target weight before lockdown - but I have lost another half a stone (five and a half stone total).

I feel better lighter, so I have not been trying to keep up to my target weight... I just adjusted my target weight! I am 16% body-fat, my waist is inches less than half my height... and I still have a fat-free mass of 75kg!

Is tummy emptiness better for you than mindfulness? I am on the HU "Fasting and Furious" monthly fast - 20 hours into 72! See:

healthunlocked.com/fasting-....

Are you all keeping (or getting) slim and fit?

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Smiler535 years ago

👏 well done. Sorry, can't answer your questions though.

ellj5 years ago

Fantastic,well done.

Can you loan me some will power please ? 😂

I tried lchf on HU but failed.

I lost 18 kg last year but found it again plus some.

Any tips ?

Ellie

S11m• in reply toellj5 years ago

LCHF is very effective, but it is easier to conform to, and more effective if done in combination with (Intermittent) Fasting:

healthunlocked.com/fasting-...

Jacksc065 years ago

Congratulations, very well done.

S11m5 years ago

Hi, Hidden .

"Fasting is good for you" tends to assume that everyone is overweight. I now have to get back up to my target weight before the monthly 72-hour fasts.

On methodology to get the benefits of fasting without too drastically reducing your energy intake might be a fast-mimicking diet.

Have you always been slim?

Do you eat LCHF?

thara96435 years ago

I am already- any advice on how to bulk up is wanted.

S11m• in reply tothara96435 years ago

Do you want to increase body-fat, muscle, or both?

I am now at my (revised) target weight - but I have experienced and studied weight-loss... so perhaps someone else could give us the benefit of their experience? You could ask on the "Healthy Eating" HU forum.

I would advocate a Low-Calorie, High-Fat (LCHF) diet... but it makes eating more calories difficult, particularly if you are trying to eat on a budget... see the LCHF HU forum.

Health food shops are full of products to help one gain weight - but I would not recommend any of them.

Exercise, especially weights, helps increase muscle.

If you want to increase muscle mass you should make sure you eat enough protien.

bobbybobbAmbassador5 years ago

Well done. I did the 24 hour fast last month, well it was actually a 36 hour fast. I haven't done another one but I am hoping to get into some sort of regular routine with them. 👍

Floxxy5 years ago

Well done. I've also lost a couple of stone and do 16:8 IF and feel so much better for it. X

Sheila_G5 years ago

Well done!

RLN-overcomer5 years ago

Kudo's to you YESSSSSS. Stay motivated. Before Covid-19 I was so active I was a lean looking fighting machine, but I could of used 5 pounds to look more curvaceous. After Covid-19 I was 10 lbs heavier, but more fat, than previous muscle ratio . The reasons being I wasn't dancing, roller skating, and I wasn't motivated to work out . Well I have no excuse since I have an exercise room with padded floors, wall mirrors, a weight bench, treadmill, stepper, and free weights. Well I am working out again, and redistributing my fat/muscle ratio. Though health is the #1 goal. The bonus, and the test for myself is, can I wear a two piece bathing suit without embarrassing myself ? . Well as of today the answer is yesssssss I can wear that 2 piece. I am just trying to stay motivated like you, and everybody else :).

S11m• in reply toRLN-overcomer5 years ago

I am glad you are getting back on track... I am sure you look great in your bikini!

Yes... I was thinking of doing the one mile ocean swim again this year... not just to look good in a swim suit, but as a challenge for one who is 71, and was disabled for five years!

My late wife was a dancer (she had a ballet, tap and gymasstics school) and thought she looked boney... she used hand weights to try to make her chest less boney.

RLN-overcomer• in reply toS11m5 years ago

Wow If your healthy enough do the swim challenge. I need to learn to swim. My girlfriend teach's ballet to children, and modern dance. She had a long career as a ballet, and modern dancer. I think she is too thin, but like a lot of models. and dancers she eats vegetables, and drinks sugar free coffee, and will eat a little grilled chicken , or fish. Her beau is a great cook, but she will eat his food like a bird .

daveh1215 years ago

Great job. I bet you fell better all the way around.

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