Anyone else here trying to lose weight?

Every time you have finished a meal go to toilet and stick your fingers down your throat or OD on laxatives

Originally Posted by Razor

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

you can't do it healthily. rapid diets will be totally ineffective longterm. In the short term you will most likely suffer bad breath (might be an issue?) light headedness, shortness of energy or possibly something worse. It ain't worth it kiddo!

But unlike the 'putting on weight' thread, I shall say no more than that, except good luck with the date!

Hovi5 - come on, you must have a miracle in yer loaf?

Originally Posted by Triumphumphumph

you can't do it healthily. rapid diets will be totally ineffective longterm. In the short term you will most likely suffer bad breath (might be an issue?) light headedness, shortness of energy or possibly something worse. It ain't worth it kiddo!

But unlike the 'putting on weight' thread, I shall say no more than that, except good luck with the date!

Hovi5 - come on, you must have a miracle in yer loaf?

well......i have lost 8 stone was just under 20 stone 48 inch waist got down to 12 back up to just under 13 but will be back to 12 stone soon (just bought 34 inch waist leathers )

Originally Posted by hovi5

well......i have lost 8 stone

and the side effect was... ?

[northwind]

If I lost 8 stone I'd fall through the cracks in the floorboards

I lost well over a stone when I had my jaw wired up for a month after I had my big off. And the trippy painkillers probably helped as well.

Mind you, constantly throwing up when your teeth are clamped together isn't any fun

I lost just over a stone in 4 months last year. Not that impressive I hear. I drank every night for those 4 months. I was stuck down the Falkland Islands up a mountain with nothing to do but go to the gym and drink. It seems the gym outdid the beer. Happy days. A stone in a week ins;t healthy though. I heard the cabbage soup diet just makes you lose water instead of fat. Not sure how true that is.

Originally Posted by chunkytfg

A general rule i heard was that a pound in weight lost is a defecit of 3500 calories. roughly....so to lose a stone you need to use up 52,000 calories more than you consume. this is either through exercise or eating less. beware though if you cut down on too much food your body actually will shut down to the point where it doesnt burn the food you eat it just stores it making things counterproductive.


I currently losing wight and have managed a little over a stone since new year. got quite a bit to go mind

true ... 52,000 calories is just a tad short of two full marathons.

You'd better set off now!

I bought 3 tins of slim fast powder and some skimmed milk. I'll use that to replace breakfast, instead of my usual McD's bacon and egg McMuffin.

Originally Posted by Dave The Rave

true ... 52,000 calories is just a tad short of two full marathons.

That's alright, it's only two choccy bars, and I believe they're called snickers now...

Oh, right.

I see what you mean...