Hi Ryan, please don't take this the wrong way. My understanding is that you were are big lad and now you have lost a lot of weight, how did you do it, it cant all be through cycling, myself is a large framed person, 6ft 1in play ameture rugby at a good level until I was 43, another 17yrs on am still got the attitude to get out on the bike but as the years roll on it's harder to lose the lard, last year wasn't good health wise, but when it got to that time of the year I set goals. Oh I forgot to say when I was still playing rugby I was 17,1/2 st very fit ,now am 60 am 19st I've started doing a challenge of 30mins exercise every day for 30 days, currently on day 11, this weather doesn't help, ultimately what am trying to say, how did you loose the weight, well done and keep the vlogs coming.
I can’t possibly take that the wrong way it’s the whole reason I started the channel! 11 years ago I was 21st. I then stupidly decided to a triathlon off the back of only 30 days training (would have made a great video if Vlogs were a thing back then) I some how finished and enjoyed the process of training, so decided to carry on. In that first year I lost about 4st and that was mainly from going from being sedentary to training regularly following a triathlon training plan I found online. This meant I was burning more calories and this put me into a deficit. And that’s the secret really, calories in vs calories out over time. And that last point is very important it takes a long time to see any results as there’s 3,500 calories in 1 pound of fat. It’s generally recommend to be in a calorie deficit of around 500 calories per day, which will help you to lose 1 pound of fat per week. So if you want to get back down to 17st it could take 6-8 months of discipline to do so. 30mins of exercise per day is a good place to start. Depending on the intensity you could well be burning between 300-500 calories. Therefore if you change nothing else, you’ll be well on your way to losing 3-4 pounds by the end of the month. Though if you are serious about losing weight, I would suggest tracking your calories with an app like “MyFitnessPal”, so you can make sure you are getting a deficit across the week. (A deficit doesn’t have to be every day, an average across the week would suffice). If you feel your diet/relationship with food could be improved, I would recommend an app called “Noom”. It uses CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) to help you to understand what you eat and how to make better choices. I used it a couple of years ago and found very insightful and changed my whole outlook on food and my diet. I definitely have a healthier relationship with food because of it. There’s a lot of info there, hopefully it helps and if you have other questions feel free to drop me an email at ryan@velodigital.co.uk
@@gettingcritfit cheers for that insight. I think we are all guilty of being in love with food ha ha. 2016 I got to 16 1/2st but started to look poorly. Ie skin hanging on bone. I am large framed. My shoulders are 2ft 2 across. But as you said I think it's a mind think as well. Hope to drop on you at one of the cx events. I've also started a small UA-cam channel Keep On treking .but still learning at that. Good luck with your endeavours and thanks for getting back to me.
I put on weight due to booze and poor control of stress at work and giving up climbing, I found really small but permanent changes worked for me. It’s not about hitting big targets , but about making lots of smaller permanent lifestyle changes. I started with making a 1/2 hour walk every day the goal, only half an hour but it was about setting the pattern. I also set myself (working from home) of doing 10 press ups while the kettle was boiling, once that simple pattern was established, there was no excuse it takes 15 seconds, moving to 20 then 30 made sense as the kettle was still boiling and I still felt fresh. Giving up booze became easier because I regained some life control and confidence from those small wins, and watching what I was eating became a logical next step myfitnesspal. Since starting cycling 12 months ago, I now try to get on the Zwift or outside 3-4 times a week and am loving that and I have noticed getting fitter and stronger, though my weight loss has stopped. I let the early walking and press ups slide because heh I’m getting lots of excersise anyway. I found myself getting stressed again, a simple stroll seems to be very helpful for me. Ive also noticed food control has dropped because I am really hungry for surgery stuff after cycling. I think it’s a permanent thing, as you find gains, you make changes that are not all beneficial, so you have to revisit and make new strategies that fit the healtheir person you’ve become. Sorry went on a bit.
Hi Ryan, please don't take this the wrong way. My understanding is that you were are big lad and now you have lost a lot of weight, how did you do it, it cant all be through cycling, myself is a large framed person, 6ft 1in play ameture rugby at a good level until I was 43, another 17yrs on am still got the attitude to get out on the bike but as the years roll on it's harder to lose the lard, last year wasn't good health wise, but when it got to that time of the year I set goals. Oh I forgot to say when I was still playing rugby I was 17,1/2 st very fit ,now am 60 am 19st I've started doing a challenge of 30mins exercise every day for 30 days, currently on day 11, this weather doesn't help, ultimately what am trying to say, how did you loose the weight, well done and keep the vlogs coming.
I can’t possibly take that the wrong way it’s the whole reason I started the channel!
11 years ago I was 21st. I then stupidly decided to a triathlon off the back of only 30 days training (would have made a great video if Vlogs were a thing back then) I some how finished and enjoyed the process of training, so decided to carry on.
In that first year I lost about 4st and that was mainly from going from being sedentary to training regularly following a triathlon training plan I found online. This meant I was burning more calories and this put me into a deficit.
And that’s the secret really, calories in vs calories out over time. And that last point is very important it takes a long time to see any results as there’s 3,500 calories in 1 pound of fat. It’s generally recommend to be in a calorie deficit of around 500 calories per day, which will help you to lose 1 pound of fat per week. So if you want to get back down to 17st it could take 6-8 months of discipline to do so.
30mins of exercise per day is a good place to start. Depending on the intensity you could well be burning between 300-500 calories. Therefore if you change nothing else, you’ll be well on your way to losing 3-4 pounds by the end of the month.
Though if you are serious about losing weight, I would suggest tracking your calories with an app like “MyFitnessPal”, so you can make sure you are getting a deficit across the week. (A deficit doesn’t have to be every day, an average across the week would suffice).
If you feel your diet/relationship with food could be improved, I would recommend an app called “Noom”. It uses CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) to help you to understand what you eat and how to make better choices. I used it a couple of years ago and found very insightful and changed my whole outlook on food and my diet. I definitely have a healthier relationship with food because of it.
There’s a lot of info there, hopefully it helps and if you have other questions feel free to drop me an email at ryan@velodigital.co.uk
@@gettingcritfit cheers for that insight. I think we are all guilty of being in love with food ha ha. 2016 I got to 16 1/2st but started to look poorly. Ie skin hanging on bone. I am large framed. My shoulders are 2ft 2 across. But as you said I think it's a mind think as well. Hope to drop on you at one of the cx events. I've also started a small UA-cam channel Keep On treking .but still learning at that. Good luck with your endeavours and thanks for getting back to me.
I put on weight due to booze and poor control of stress at work and giving up climbing, I found really small but permanent changes worked for me. It’s not about hitting big targets , but about making lots of smaller permanent lifestyle changes.
I started with making a 1/2 hour walk every day the goal, only half an hour but it was about setting the pattern. I also set myself (working from home) of doing 10 press ups while the kettle was boiling, once that simple pattern was established, there was no excuse it takes 15 seconds, moving to 20 then 30 made sense as the kettle was still boiling and I still felt fresh. Giving up booze became easier because I regained some life control and confidence from those small wins, and watching what I was eating became a logical next step myfitnesspal.
Since starting cycling 12 months ago, I now try to get on the Zwift or outside 3-4 times a week and am loving that and I have noticed getting fitter and stronger, though my weight loss has stopped.
I let the early walking and press ups slide because heh I’m getting lots of excersise anyway. I found myself getting stressed again, a simple stroll seems to be very helpful for me.
Ive also noticed food control has dropped because I am really hungry for surgery stuff after cycling.
I think it’s a permanent thing, as you find gains, you make changes that are not all beneficial, so you have to revisit and make new strategies that fit the healtheir person you’ve become.
Sorry went on a bit.