Anyone else here trying to lose weight?

Originally Posted by Razor

From the pics I've seen of Northy, if he lost 8 stone he'd fall through the crack in his own @rse.

Quote of the day.

want to lose weight?

as has prob been said, you need to use up more calories than you eat.

But a small change over a long period of time will make a huge difference.

jools's 7 tips to weight loss

tip1
Change a daily habit
e.g a client of mine lost 3 stone by switching from the normal ribena carton drink to the no added sugar version.
he drank 6 a day, the calorie difference was 800 a day! = 5600 a week or 1.6lbs a week, just by changing the type of drink.

I picked up an Orangina yesterday = 220 calories. Bearing in mind that avg intake should be about 2500 (avg bloke) that's nearly 10% of your daily food....in 1 drink

tip 2
Don't deny yourself
rather than cutting out a type of food altogether (apart from crisps and choccy = completely wasted calories) just have smaller portions. Have a pint not 6. have a glass of wine, not a bottle.

tip 3
add your own extras.
eg tuna mayo from the sarny shop=how much mayo?? . ask for dry tuna and add a bit of mayo yourself - that way you know how much there is and you are in control of it.
same applies to salad dressings

tip 4
eat plenty of fruit and veg - boring, but good for you.

tip 5
remove temptation - don't buy it
if it's not in the cupboard/fridge you can't eat it. so don't buy all that crap at the supermarket in the first place. hence removing the temptation of having those 6 biscuits with you tea.
your an adult you know what's good for you and whats bad, don't eat it.

tip 6
view food as fuel, not entertainment or comfort.
would you poor chocolate in your bikes fuel tank cos it tastes nice? no, because it does it no good and would make it run badly. Guess what? chocolate does you no good and makes you run badly too! (no i'm not saying drink petrol)
ok, we're bikers, we know what our bikes need and we look after them. ie petrol, oil, chain lube, servicing, tyres, lights etc etc
what does your body need? protein, carbs, vitamins, fats, minerals, water.

tip 7
Cook your food.
no really, buy the ingredients and cook them. Don't use the jar sauces, ready meals and all that over processed crap. Cook it.
How difficult is it to make pasta sauce?, err tomato, basil, olives. how tricky was that?
look on the jar of pasta sauce....what is all that ****?

Above all take control of what you eat.

You have the ability to choose.

Use it.

PS 37 yrs old, 6ft and 12st 2lbs.
Got up to 13st 10lbs 2yrs ago - lost the 22lbs in 6 months and kept it off.
Now run twice a week to maintain it. Mrs wants me to join her running club - we'll see

Originally Posted by Razor

I have a date next weekend and I need to lose a stone, any ideas?

How 'big' are you to start with?!?! To loose 1st in a week when you are 30st will be very easy ... to loose 1st when you are 10st would be hard - if not impossible and probably very dangerous ...

I'm on a low carb diet at the mo, started 3 weeks ago. i lost 13lb in the first week, and have now lost 23lb over the 3 weeks, you have to limit your carb intake to about 20g a day, so no booze, no bread, no potatoes, no pasta no rice, and no suger or chocolate either. meat and salad all the way!! the first week you can feel a little dodgy, but i feel great now, loads more energy and generally feel a lot more positive.

now a lot of people will tell you the low carb / atkins type diet arnt good for you, it just depends how your body takes to it, it doesn't suit everybody.

but its your best chance in a week

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

Its a fashion both me and mygirlfriend have tried:






Matt

mrs alpinestarhero looks very smilier to you..............its not your sister is it

I loose a couple of pounds every day... not saying how.

Originally Posted by Grinch

I loose a couple of pounds every day... not saying how.

Me too, but I seem to get them back no matter what I do!

Originally Posted by Marshall

I'm on a low carb diet at the mo, started 3 weeks ago. i lost 13lb in the first week, and have now lost 23lb over the 3 weeks, you have to limit your carb intake to about 20g a day, so no booze, no bread, no potatoes, no pasta no rice, and no suger or chocolate either. meat and salad all the way!! the first week you can feel a little dodgy, but i feel great now, loads more energy and generally feel a lot more positive.

Don't you get bunged up and unable to evacuate?

Dust. Anybody? No? High in fat, low in fat? Dust. Anybody? No? Dust. Anybody? No? Dust. Anybody? No? Dust. Anybody? No? Dust. Anybody? No? Dust. It's actually very low in fat. You can have as much dust as you like

Originally Posted by Pigbunk

Closest I've come to that is throwing up in a full face lid from food poisoning coming down the M1.

I threw up about 20 meters down on a dive. I am not sure if I puked into my reg, or got the reg out of my mouth in time. I would imagine the reg took the brunt though.
I know there was puke, and plenty of it. (I was unclear about a number of things on that dive, mainly due to the fact that my tank had a bad fill, and my legs and hands stopped working properly, and I sort of went unconscious and had to be dragged mumble mumble mumble).

Anyway. I lost weight. That was main thing. I badly needed to too, being 6 foot tall, and less than 70kilos.