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Terrific chat Rob - thanks for being so open and honest about your weight and fitness levels and how they affected your three caminos.
Best of luck with your weight loss programme and for your surgery late Feb - and for getting down to your target weight.
Cheers -
Jenny
Good for you, Robo!
One day at a time! Do not count, just stick to your prog am and it will happen!Not counting any chickens yet.......but on track so far.
One day at a time! Do not count, just stick to your prog am and it will happen!
Yes, yes, it is like a marathon!Bit like walking a Camino really![]()
Hi Robo!
Thanks for the video it made easy listening.
That's in the main because i am on the same path as you. I am1.88 and was 107.4 kilos 20 days ago now down to 102.7 kilos.
My reasoning was simple i walk an average of 5 to 8 miles a day with my G/Dog and have done for years no probs!
Almost the minute i decided to walk a Camino, something that has been in my head for years; my body started to object.
I hadn't increased my distances but had increased the speed .
So plantar fasciitis, mild Achilles tendonitis appeared as well as my right knee giving me grief and getting worse!
Didn't take much thinking about i knew i was a fatboy and thought if i want to walk Camino i have got to shed pounds.
I am eating more food than i did but the right stuff; fish,chicken,fruit and veg and no BISCUITS (my downfall i would eat 8 milk chocolate hobnobs with a coffee; altogether that's nearly a 1000 cals)
The simple truth is, that in the last four days no planar or knee pain hopefully that will continue fingers crossed.
Oh and a couple of other things!
Please don't laugh i think maybe my plantir and tendonitis might have been aggravated /caused by my very snug darn tough's by restricting the blood flow to my foot/ankle cos i swapped to a looser fit hiking sock and that seems to have made a substantial difference.
Secondly and not really relevant my birthday is mid May ( the 16th) just wondered if by fluke we had the same day.(guy in the next street has same christian and surname as me; and it's not a common one i just like stupid stuff like that)
All the best
Woody
Good points of course. Perhaps my wording should have been more like, walking overweight was not good for me. If walking your first Camino, consider it carefully. Great to hear that your weight has not affected your Caminos!The title of your chat is "Can I walk the Camino overweight". I emphasize the I because I think it's totally personal and pertains to you, not necessarily others. I applaud your weight loss efforts but don't agree they have to apply to others as you imply.
My personal story. In 2016 I walked my first Camino, the Primitivo plus Finisterre & Muxia at just under 300 pounds (136 kg, BMI close to 42) just seven months after 2 total knee replacement surgeries. In 2017 it was the Camino Portuguese Coastal plus we went back and spent a day walking the Hospitales route on the Primitivo (in 2016 we took the Pola de Allande route), again at the same weight. 2018 was the Camino Ingles plus Finisterre & Muxia at a similar weight. 2019 was the Camino Norte from Irun - I actually just started walking when I got off the plane in Biarritz (after an overnight flight from Canada) and spent that day "warming up" by walking to Irun. My walk included the alpinist route from Irun and most of the coastal GR routes to avoid pavement and I walked down to Oviedo for a days rest before returning to Aviles to continue. You guessed it, again at a similar body weight. My 2020 plan to walk the VLDP from Almeria to Santiago was scuttled for obvious reasons. My current plan is to walk the Le Puy and Frances Caminos starting in mid August this year. I switched from the VLDP hoping my two teenage granddaughters will join me for at least part of the Camino Frances.
My point is, the weight we walk at is totally personal. I do admit that I'm not the fastest walker but I often think of the tortoise and the hare - the key is to finish. There was only one day, on the route from Santiago to Finisterre in 2016 that I couldn't walk because of a foot problem but I blame that more on my poor choice of boots than my weight. I do like to keep stages to a maximum of 25 km (mostly my wife's limit) but have done several over 30 km although it does make for rather longish days as I average between 3 and 4 km per hour. I'll be 72 this year so I'm sure that affects my speed as well.
Can I walk the Camino Overweight? Yes I can and relish every day that I have. Can other people? It's their personal Camino and their personal choice.
Buen Camino to ALL
Charles
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WoodyHi Robo!
Thanks for the video it made easy listening.
That's in the main because i am on the same path as you. I am1.88 and was 107.4 kilos 20 days ago now down to 102.7 kilos.
My reasoning was simple i walk an average of 5 to 8 miles a day with my G/Dog and have done for years no probs!
Almost the minute i decided to walk a Camino, something that has been in my head for years; my body started to object.
I hadn't increased my distances but had increased the speed .
So plantar fasciitis, mild Achilles tendonitis appeared as well as my right knee giving me grief and getting worse!
Didn't take much thinking about i knew i was a fatboy and thought if i want to walk Camino i have got to shed pounds.
I am eating more food than i did but the right stuff; fish,chicken,fruit and veg and no BISCUITS (my downfall i would eat 8 milk chocolate hobnobs with a coffee; altogether that's nearly a 1000 cals)
The simple truth is, that in the last four days no planar or knee pain hopefully that will continue fingers crossed.
Oh and a couple of other things!
Please don't laugh i think maybe my plantir and tendonitis might have been aggravated /caused by my very snug darn tough's by restricting the blood flow to my foot/ankle cos i swapped to a looser fit hiking sock and that seems to have made a substantial difference.
Secondly and not really relevant my birthday is mid May ( the 16th) just wondered if by fluke we had the same day.(guy in the next street has same christian and surname as me; and it's not a common one i just like stupid stuff like that)
All the best
Woody
Good video and positive intent. Good luck.
I was 105kg in August and set myself the objective of ‘losing my pack’ weight whilst we’re unable to Camino.
Four months later I’m down to (slightly under) 92kg, without any significant strife. I did use the 5:2 regimen to get going and a calorie-tracking app which did open my eyes to the calorie content of my favourite snack foods - most of which are now a distant memory.
I used to play rugby seriously at about my current weight and was very fit in the army at just a little under. I think I succumbed to an inactive career in later life.
Anyway. 12 kilos down and a little more to go.
Good luck Robbo - it’ll be worth it.
Well done. I have found the 5:2 approach to be the most effective.
Impressive. Buen camino
Hi Robo!
Thanks for the video it made easy listening.
That's in the main because i am on the same path as you. I am1.88 and was 107.4 kilos 20 days ago now down to 102.7 kilos.
My reasoning was simple i walk an average of 5 to 8 miles a day with my G/Dog and have done for years no probs!
Almost the minute i decided to walk a Camino, something that has been in my head for years; my body started to object.
incentivized for sure, Robo! Well done, keep it up, and know you are a catalyst for me to do the same!
Congratulations. Good for you. I need to do that too.Bit of an update from the 'Chubby Pilgrim'.
Christmas really put a dent in the weight loss
I find a 'bad' day of eating, can actually set me back a week in terms of progress.
Lose the extra weight gained, and then more to get back on track.
But I think I have found what works for me.
Intermittent fasting.
No, it's not a 5:2.
But eat lightly, and 'only' eat between 8am and 4 pm.
Outside those hours, just water!
For me it's working.
Interesting articles on it.
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What happens if you don't eat for a day? Timeline and effects
While most people will feel hungry and possibly tired if they do not eat for a day, there is also a range of other effects. In this article, learn about how the body starts to burn fat for energy and whether fasting for 24 hours can be a good weight loss tool. We also investigate the possible risks.www.medicalnewstoday.com
Now 13 kgs down. On track to get to my 'surgery' weight at the end of Feb.
And I reckon I'll just keep going till I get down to the upper level of 'normal'. 70 kgs.
On my Birthday.
That will be 33 kgs gone!
Bit like walking a Camino.
I only focus on today and the next kg
On target next week, to no longer be classed as Obese!
The wiggly like is actual weight each day.
The target line is the green dashed line.
It 'was' the solid black line but that was just too hard...
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"Wow" well done Robo great result !
That's amazing progress;your doing so great and will defo hit your target weight by your birthday no probs!
(if you turn sideways on your birthday you will disappear ha!ha!)
I have stuck to 1500 calories a day.
Today is day 70 and i am down 9.5 kilos still got 4kilos to go; but it is slow going even with long walks.
Did nine and a bit miles yesterday;but not getting on scales for at least a week so hopefully will see a difference.
At least weights going in the right direction for us both and like you i want to be at the upper level of normal BMI.
Funnily enough my family have said at that weight in the past i looked emaciated;and that's at a weight over a stone more than my supposed optimum BMI so 94 kilos is where i will stop!!!
By our birthdays with luck we should both be able to eat the cake!!!!!! (the whole cake)
So pleased it's going well for you Robo; willpower is the biggest weapon in the battle !
All the best
Woody.
I started Intermittent Fasting back in September. I don't really have much weight to lose, but was concerned that my weight was slowly creeping up, despite walking 5-8 miles a day.Bit of an update from the 'Chubby Pilgrim'.
Christmas really put a dent in the weight loss
I find a 'bad' day of eating, can actually set me back a week in terms of progress.
Lose the extra weight gained, and then more to get back on track.
But I think I have found what works for me.
Intermittent fasting.
No, it's not a 5:2.
But eat lightly, and 'only' eat between 8am and 4 pm.
Outside those hours, just water!
For me it's working.
Interesting articles on it.
![]()
What happens if you don't eat for a day? Timeline and effects
While most people will feel hungry and possibly tired if they do not eat for a day, there is also a range of other effects. In this article, learn about how the body starts to burn fat for energy and whether fasting for 24 hours can be a good weight loss tool. We also investigate the possible risks.www.medicalnewstoday.com
Now 13 kgs down. On track to get to my 'surgery' weight at the end of Feb.
And I reckon I'll just keep going till I get down to the upper level of 'normal'. 70 kgs.
On my Birthday.
That will be 33 kgs gone!
Bit like walking a Camino.
I only focus on today and the next kg
On target next week, to no longer be classed as Obese!
The wiggly like is actual weight each day.
The target line is the green dashed line.
It 'was' the solid black line but that was just too hard...
View attachment 91573