Have you lost weight since playing?

Kamen said:
I played from 4pm till 7pm today and i am feeling hungry as i type this message.

Hope i could resist going to the kitchen to look for food after i am done with this message! :o
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I am often hungry after playing from 7:30 to 10:30 pm. I have cereals to fill the gap ... early start for tomorrow:p ?
 
cereal and milk is great after work out. a little base to coat ur possibly empty stomach. food is light and milk is suppose to activate some sleep thing in the head to make u sleepy so u can go to bed =) (seratonin? i dun remember the name anymore)
 
I use to play 4-5 times a week. I went from 77kg to 65kg. I was pretty chubby back then! Now I only play 3 times a week. Hovering at 65kg no matter what I eat.

I play a lot of singles now since I lost weight and I can move around the court :P
 
450450 said:
I use to play 4-5 times a week. I went from 77kg to 65kg. I was pretty chubby back then! Now I only play 3 times a week. Hovering at 65kg no matter what I eat.

I play a lot of singles now since I lost weight and I can move around the court :P
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wow, i envy you! You must be very fit now!

actually, i used to be able to eat what i want and no matter how much i eat, i won't gain much.

But now, guess after parenthood, my body has changed! :p
 
i play on the average of 2-3 times a week, 2-3hours per session and i make sure my shirt is totally wet before i retire.
but i cant lose any weight due to my junkfood diet. lol. but thats alright, im 177cm and 68kg. same as kkk from malaysia...how bad can it be? :)
 
Hi I'm in France and hadn't played badminton for around 20 years (I'm 39 years old now). I weighed 85 kilos in september when I started playing badminton again. I started playing once a week, then two, then thrice a week from january onwards. I had to stop early May due to an ankle bone fracture (the Aircast is coming off in two weeks from now) and I'll be able to play probably in september.

Just to say that eating normal food (no special diet stuff) I now weigh 74 kilos (had to change my trousers, none of them fit me now !) Lost a lot of fat around the waist and probably some water weight involved too !

Thanks to you badminton !
 
Sport keeps fit, nothing else.

I put on weight from 65kg up to 75kg in 2 years of badminton playing, and just being satisfied with that.
 
I've lost about 13 pounds since the beginning of this year. The only significant change I've made is playing badminton 2 or 3 times a week instead of just once.
 
I lost 5 kilos at least,after playing badminton intensely these days,even in a normal pattern of meals..not decreased.So,i guess it works..
 
Kamen said:
As there are a few threads about calories and hunger, i would like to tell you my story.

I am one of those fanatics that play at least 3 times a week. Sometimes, up to 4 times a week. On Mons, i would play about 4 hours and on Weds, i would play about 3 hours. On Fris, again, i would play about 4 hours.

When i first started, my weight was 73kgs but i not weigh 78kgs!

My problem is that not only my badminton skills improved but also my appetite! I now eat big meals and snack continuosly! :o

I thought badminton could help me to lose weight. Do you have the same problem? or Anyone has been successful in losing weight?
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Like others already pointed out, you are building more muscule than before.

I think it's really depends on how is your condition to begin with (before start to play seriously):

1. Skinny: heavier and stronger and healthier

2. In decent shape: Not too much change, as your just "maintenan" the shape

3. Lots of fat: lighter and skinner, as you reduce the "volume" (fat) and weight "extra fat - muscle". I can confirm this, as I was very errr.... :D
 
I've never lost weight; I'm still growing. I'd say that my muscle mass increased and my fat mass decreased. I'm still really slim though, at 124lbs, and 5'9.5''
 
Wow! What am I doing wrong?
Since I started playing, I've gained 65 pounds!;)
 
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i am worried now!!!:D i did take up badminton again for two reasons, one is because i love it and the other is because i want some 30 minutes per session, 3 times a week exercise, which i now have. but now i realize that indeed, my appetite is bigger than before. i haven't weigh myself in a long while so i dont know whether i lost weight or not. i feel lighter and less fatigued than before but i am worried that due to the increased appetite i might gain instead of losing weight! arrrgggghhhhh :) well at least i still have the love of the game.
 
last year around this time: 65 kg

today measured few hrs after lunch 72 kg

it might be lunch and i just finished my exams so during exam time i just ate study and slept so could've gained along with the meal. i guess i'll loose it soon.
 
one time after a game...we are at mc donalds but its just a quick bite before going home because we were really starving...when i reached home...i go directly to bed and sleep...is that okay?
 
Badminton isn't so effective in weight loss in my experience. It's still aerobic exercise, largely---it'll exercise your heart and lungs more than your skeletal muscles. Over the years I've played I can tell it's not responsible for my weight loss. I lost weight by lifting weights (anaerobic exercise) and eating more sensibly. What was once a 165 lb. body gradually weighed as low as 155 lb.

Still, badminton is a good way of maintaining your weight. I've foregone the gym due to the volume of my work, but I still get to play badminton at least twice a week and my weight still hovers at 158 lb.
 
I used to sit down and wait in between games but i now started jogging around the hall until it's time for my next game.

I hope this will inject more cardio activities in my badminton.

Frankly speaking, i agree with a few people here that badminton is not the ideal sport if ones intention is to lose weight. Infact, i have seen many "plum" players playing badminton for ages and still have not lost weight! (ie, me :D)
 
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