I have a target!

Lose 20 Kilos before the trainee in the office passes his test.

The facts

Those of you that have seen me before, i suppose lately is the better way to look at it, i am a bit of a porker. I am around 115 Kilos i think from last time i looked at scales in the gym.

The guy in the office is 22 had no lessons and doesn't even have a provisional.

The Buts

I have to do it before he passes his driving test, now i reckon that is around 4 months all in all. That for me is less than a kilo a week, not sure if its possible. If he does a crashcourse i have 3 months to lose my weight after he passes on a crashcourse.

The Forfeit

Whoever is the loser pays for a night out.

Can i do it? I think its gonna be a big push but i reckon maybe yer.

Whadda you guys think?

[Lissa]

You weigh more than double my weight!

Come and stay with us for a while, Stu. We'll lock you in the spare room and feed you dry cream crackers and water..............I guarantee you'll lose kilos's! And if we charge you 50 quid a week you'll lose pounds too!

Originally Posted by plowsie

Lose 20 Kilos before the trainee in the office passes his test.

The facts

Those of you that have seen me before, i suppose lately is the better way to look at it, i am a bit of a porker. I am around 115 Kilos i think from last time i looked at scales in the gym.

The guy in the office is 22 had no lessons and doesn't even have a provisional.

The Buts

I have to do it before he passes his driving test, now i reckon that is around 4 months all in all. That for me is less than a kilo a week, not sure if its possible. If he does a crashcourse i have 3 months to lose my weight after he passes on a crashcourse.

The Forfeit

Whoever is the loser pays for a night out.

Can i do it? I think its gonna be a big push but i reckon maybe yer.

Whadda you guys think?

Have a look at a programme on living or living 2 I think, called the biggest loser , me and the wife watch it, purely for research you understand, but its quite good though, not sure what times it,s on , good luck with it though.

do you want to do it?

if you realy do, yes you can

what is your plan?

What Hovis said.

Get the running going- doesn't have to be fast, but get a good distance and that'll really help shed the pounds. Though I recommend a decent pair of trainers for it- look after your joints and all that.

Give up booze for a month- this makes the WORLD of difference and you'll be more motivated too.REmember- a night on the lash takes you back two steps! And you'll have LOADS of cash to play with too.

Originally Posted by thedonal

What Hovis said.

Get the running going.

i'd be careful on the running as its quite high impact & needs to built up to, walking up hill can be just as efective, also the X-trainner is good low impact.

but............

what is your diet like? you can burn 1000 cals in the gym, but if you are having pie & chips twice a day & drinking 5+ pints a night, you are wasting your time.

set your self realistic goals, its do-able.

my mate joined slimming world, he finds the weekly weighing session realy good.

you can easily lose that much weight a week. And 3 months?! Try just getting a provisional and the 2 tests booked in less than 5!

20 kilos could be very tough to lose. I tried but gave up because ice cream is better than sweating... Oooh green & blacks...

Good luck, but if he's a quick learner and wants it enough he could be done within a 5 or 6 weeks tops. There are always cancellations, you just need to phone up several times a day and you can apply in person for a provisional which cuts the "within 3 weeks" time down a fair bit apparently because the checks are all done and approved already.

Nope-esp as im leaving a stick of rock for you at my work