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daz said:Never been to one, but after giving up rugby my doc told me i was borderline obese. At only 5' 6" i was 15 stone. Dont diet is my advice, bad for the body and soul. Eat smaller meals more often, cut out crisps, cut down on sweets and sugary drinks. Take a little more excercise even if its just walking. Dont cut out all the nice foods you enjoy or it makes it boring and horrible, just eat a little less but much more often. Five or six smaller meals a day and i lost two stone in two months along with a little excercise, it helped that i also had a pretty physical job though
soapalchemist said:And even worse at my age.....
So off I betook myself this very evening to 'Slimmer's World' with a very enthusiastic friend who has already lost a stone in 6 wks or so, and veritably harangued me to go too.......obviously so horrified at my lardiness (as am I !!!) that she could no longer contain herself.
Having already worked out my BMI, I am on the borderline.....maybe an ounce or two over.....between 'normal' and 'overweight'.
So, just wondered whether anyone else on here has found these groups of any help. There were a couple of men there, so I wondered if any other members have braved a 'fat club'.
Pig Cat said:After the Christmas excess I have brought out the Wii Fit Plus and am having fresh fruit/veg smoothies for breakfast and healthy lunches. I'm lucky enough not to need to lose weight but I want to increase my fitness and flexibility and eat better food.
JohnnyO said:I've gone from around fourteen stone 2lbs to just on 13 stone in about 10 months after reading a book by food nutritionist Barry Groves called "Eat Fat, Get Thin !" Basically he suggests that what puts on excess weight is an over abundance of carbs (including some complex ones as well as the simple ones) causing an insulin reaction which stores the excess glucose in the bloodstream as fat.
His solution is to utilise fats for energy rather than glucose, fructose & starches. It's working well for me, no probs revealed with last blood tests and I don't have to balance food points and "empty" or "full" Kcals.
I do believe however that the encouragement of a support group and the discipline of the weekly weigh in can have an immense if incalculable effect in hitting your targets.
Good on you for investing in yourself & best of luck.
JohnnyO. \:icon_razz:
antdad said:Pig Cat said:After the Christmas excess I have brought out the Wii Fit Plus and am having fresh fruit/veg smoothies for breakfast and healthy lunches. I'm lucky enough not to need to lose weight but I want to increase my fitness and flexibility and eat better food.
Oh go away, this thread is for aspiring lardies not smug gits.
balidey said:The Hairy Bikers recipes are really good, we tried a few out. Pizza base pie crust, superb.
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