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Cheers, that's a great offer. Drop me an e-mail (in trust). I'd be interested to know in what you ate. A friend of mine suggested replacing breakfast and lunch with something slimfast do as you KNOW the calories. He's a personal trainer so I was surprised.
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Since this time last year, I have lost 2½ stone taking me from 15½ to 13.
My advice would be to do something sustainable. The Gyms are full of people of this time of year, and I am sure that there are bumper profits in the offing for Slimming World et al, but come March it will all be forgotten.
What I did was this.
- Went to the Gym, tried everything, Weights, Running, Cross Trainer until I settled on a routine I could was comfortable with. My biggest problem with the Gym was that is was boring, so got a mini-video player and watch my fave shows whilst there. Go three times a week and burn 500 calories.
- Diet. Cut down on most things. I found if I went too cold turkey I got bored and gave up. So I didn't change my diet totally, just refined it to cut out the extremes, including drinking. I now drink very little, which is no bad thing.
As said above, there is no quick fix, it will (and should) take time, you will feel hungry, I still don't really like the Gym, but feel bad if I don't go.
It was worth it though, I feel better about myself, am fitter, have more sex, and throwing out all my lardy boy clothes was a moment of immense personal triumph.
My advice would be to do something sustainable. The Gyms are full of people of this time of year, and I am sure that there are bumper profits in the offing for Slimming World et al, but come March it will all be forgotten.
What I did was this.
- Went to the Gym, tried everything, Weights, Running, Cross Trainer until I settled on a routine I could was comfortable with. My biggest problem with the Gym was that is was boring, so got a mini-video player and watch my fave shows whilst there. Go three times a week and burn 500 calories.
- Diet. Cut down on most things. I found if I went too cold turkey I got bored and gave up. So I didn't change my diet totally, just refined it to cut out the extremes, including drinking. I now drink very little, which is no bad thing.
As said above, there is no quick fix, it will (and should) take time, you will feel hungry, I still don't really like the Gym, but feel bad if I don't go.
It was worth it though, I feel better about myself, am fitter, have more sex, and throwing out all my lardy boy clothes was a moment of immense personal triumph.
I've no need for them, I was merely enquiring what they do and whether it was worth taking them.
I appreciate the whole ethos behind losing weight, I just want to know all the facts. I'm not trying to cut corners, merely trying to find the most efficient way to reach the end goal. As mentioned before, I'm not scared of a bit of hard work - its taken two years to put on about 4 stone of weight, now I just need to trim a bit back.
Thanks for your info though.
Thats interesting, sounds a bit dubious to me though!
Note, that if you with to keep as much muscle as possible, you will have to keep your protein intake pretty high, and aim to lose around 2 pounds a week. This will obviously involve a diet including steak, eggs and if desired protein supplements.
Any faster, you will be burning off a bigger ratio of muscle to fat than is desirable.
Any faster, you will be burning off a bigger ratio of muscle to fat than is desirable.
it's been well tested and works. It's been used in America for a long time and in the uk for 2-3years.
I was thinking about this and was recommended by a friends who is a gym instructor/personal trainer/physio to maintain my weights workout (as these burn calories as well, but add in 2-3 cardio sessions per week as well, to assist.
Does this sound ok to you?
I usually only have a shake after a weights session - i've never been one of these shake(s) a day people.
I see, is Xenical the product name over here or merely the active chemical's name?
I know what you mean. I went shopping for trousers last week, I had gone down from a 36" waist to a 28". Feels very good.
jdickerson - you've got mail
Not sure but currently it's only prescribed by your doctor. They are releasing 1/2 strength one. But that's under a different brand name.
Im just wondering what all you guys that recommend cutting down on carbs eat as I seem to use a lot of rice and pasta with my main meals as im a student and its a nice cheap way to bulk up a meal which i normally try to make from scratch so I know its relativly healthy and i also have a weakness for making ham sandwiches for lunch and things which means i do end up eatting quite a bit of bread.
I lost around a stone not long ago, but I've recently got a bit porky again so I'm making a few cutbacks.
This was my plan.
Five "intakes", each around 300 calories each.
e.g.
1. Bran Flakes or similar, Semi-Skimmed Milk.
2. Cereal Snack Bar (e.g Geobar, Alpen), Fruit.
3. Sandwich. Tuna and chicken salad are good choices. Preferably no mayo or a small amount.
4. Grilled lean meat (I experimented with a lot of marinades to keep this interesting) with either brown rice, sweet potato, and vegetables. Minimal use of oils in cooking.
5. Low-fat yoghurts, dried fruits.
This kept calories at around 1500 and fat no more than 20-30g or so per day.
And the beauty is you are eating regularily so it's not that hard.
Coupled with regular cardio (I run 2 miles every other day) it's very easy to push the pounds.
Gradually working my way back onto this plan now, need to shift about 15-20lbs.
This was my plan.
Five "intakes", each around 300 calories each.
e.g.
1. Bran Flakes or similar, Semi-Skimmed Milk.
2. Cereal Snack Bar (e.g Geobar, Alpen), Fruit.
3. Sandwich. Tuna and chicken salad are good choices. Preferably no mayo or a small amount.
4. Grilled lean meat (I experimented with a lot of marinades to keep this interesting) with either brown rice, sweet potato, and vegetables. Minimal use of oils in cooking.
5. Low-fat yoghurts, dried fruits.
This kept calories at around 1500 and fat no more than 20-30g or so per day.
And the beauty is you are eating regularily so it's not that hard.
Coupled with regular cardio (I run 2 miles every other day) it's very easy to push the pounds.
Gradually working my way back onto this plan now, need to shift about 15-20lbs.
I'm somewhat insulin-resistant due to PCOS (look it up if you like but not important here), and so I take a tablet called Metformin usually given to type II diabetics. As far as I gather, it sortof announces the presence of insulin to the body, so instead of just packing down a lot of my energy intake into fat cells, it actually does what it's supposed to do, and converts it into energy.
Until now I had been getting bigger (and bigger and bigger) ever since I was about 15 (when the last phase of puberty hit me and all the puppy fat fell off), despite being fairly active and well-behaved with food. It led to a massive guilt-complex over food which I am finally shaking off...
ANYWAY I was going to say that Metformin apparently also reduces fat and sugar intake in the intestines, meaning that if I eat a big bar of choc or something really fatty (choc spread is evil!), then I pay for it within a few hours as, er, it all drains out of me. Basically as the body can't absorb it in one big lump like that, in order to keep the fluids balanced, it can't pull out the liquid either (osmosis innit? Something like that). So probably the same phenomenon. It's a good incentive not to chow down on huge quantities of cheese or chocolate!
Another thing is that I am insanely lucky to:
1) Live close enough to work to cycle to and from daily, it's just far enough that it gives me that magic 1/2-hour of exercise per day, and the way home is uphill so it gets the heart pumping.
2) Have found a hobby which is a fantastic workout - I dance. Swing jive specifically - but I always get hot-and-bothered during classes and social dances, I don't drink much as it's hard to dance well when tipsy, and I do it between 2 and 4 times a week (not including jigging about in the kitchen in my socks).
I have lost about a stone-and-a-half since August (though looks like more, increases in muscle and losses in body fat taken into account) and am steadily going downwards, hoping to meet my ideal weight by Hallowe'en next year
Any recommendations on good marinades? as i find a lot of grilled meat quite bland and boring
The marinade from this is great on it's own http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17825473&highlight=satay
The chilli sauce also has no fat, but I would add a touch of honey if thats the only sauce your using.
Even the satay sauce is good for you. 25g of nuts isn't a lot.
6 good ones here to start you off:
http://www.lowfatlifestyle.com/sauces_dressings/saucesanddressingsindex.htm
Once you get some ideas you can start to create your own. I never used to write them down but I'd come up with plenty of delicious combinations, all using spices, citrus juices, yoghurts, garlic, herbs, soy sauces etc. All of which don't make the food fatty, but can still provide excellent flavour with minimal calories.
That's what I love about herbs and spices. There's something oddly satisfying about leaving some chicken in some delicious smelling gunk as it slowly develops a rich, tasty meat. Yum.
Worcestershire Sauce is fantastic.And can be used creatively in a number of ways.
Tabasco too - you can have loads. It's yummy if you like hot stuff and very healthy.
