Make me skinny?

craptakular

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Oh hai.

Since leaving uni I have gone from a 32inch jean to a 40 inch jean :/

(Please feel free to post all fat jokes now so we can get down to sorting me out)

I'm 27 next month and obviously single. I have a lot of time for excerise currently and have signed up at the gym and I have a road cycling bike.

My main problem is my love of burgers, pizza and curry. Obviously this needs to be cut out, but my cooking skills are basic, I'm thinking I need to learn to cook healthy and have some healthy and tastey recipes.

I'm around 18 stone, will need to weigh myself at the gym tommorrow properly. I just need a kick up the arse...

Where do I buy proper fitting trainers from for ruynning? All the independent sports shops have closed down where I live since Sports World opened a store and they aint got a clue about proper fitting trainers.

Sorry for my rambling. If I feel brave I will post a pic of "the now"... I just am so unhappy and hardly go out the house anymore since becoming a fatty :( I want to get back to chatty to ladies and having intercourse lol.

I don't wanna be 30, fat and living in my parents spare room and still be single!!!!!!!


HELPZ ME!!!!
 
Small steps and don't look for a quick fix, look at how you can make sustainable changes to your life that will have long term benefits.

Look at the exercise you are going to do, when you are going to do it and whether it will impact other parts of your life; I go running with my wife on a weekend (or did until our baby arrived, not sure what we are going to do when she wants to start again), I cycle too and from work and I go swimming at lunch time. These are all things I can to to improve my health and fitness by making petter use of the time I have. That way I dont feel the need to skip exercise for things like meeting up with mates or seeing more of my wife and child since skipping exercies wouldn't make any difference to that.

It took some trial and error, about three years, but now I'm very happy with my routine and the balance of exercise I've got.

Can you cook a salad? I'm not kidding here, some letture, tomatoes, a simple dressing and some grilled meat is an excellent meal, it's what I have for lunch most days. If you need more carbs then a few new potatoes just need boiling in a pan.

Porridge for breakfast is an excellent start to the day and takes 2 minutes (literally in the microwave) to make. Propper porridge mine, not ready brek.

Learn how to cook eggs. Omlettes, poached, boiled, scrambled, all good stuff you can add to any meal, will fill you up and give you protein.

I snack on fruit, flapjacks and occasionally whatever I like; my Mrs is going out tonight so I'm going to the chippy as a treat.
 
Have a read of GordyR's sticky at the top :) even though it's 'bodybuilding' it's still very useful.

It'll help get you the p00n ;)

Nutrition will control whether you succeed or fail. You've got the time to exercise which is good, so also put the time in to preparing food. There is no excuse for 'I didn't have time/anything with me/nothing in the cupboard'. Dedication is making sure you always do.
 
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google or yellow pages for the running shop

Am sure a personal trainer will be able to give much better advice on starting out but I imagine it will start with lots of walking and low impact cardio.

With regards to diet the first thing to teach yourself is portion control. Start listing nutritional information for food (per portion) and maybe keep a diary of EXACTLY what you eat till you have good eating habits so you know where you are going wrong. Also plan ahead and work out combinations of foods that you can eat on any given day so that you keep it varied and don't end up bored of eating the same food everyday.

And yes cut back on the takeaways, that doesn't mean give them up completely but maybe 1 a week or every other week (still no Chinese for me since Christmas for example, but hard to turn down 2 for Tuesday when at work) just because you need to eat healthy doesn't mean tasteless and boring. Yes buy cookbook!

And don't be downhearted if the weight doesn't fall off at once, fitness is something you have t work at and keep doing. I have been cycling/swimming/running for 8 weeks now and its starting to drop off but a lot slower than I put it on (stone and a half between October and Christmas)
 
That's the other thing; load of people on here will tell you to try different types of exercise. Some will tell you mainly weights, others will say HIIT and some will try to get you into running and cycling.

Try them all and see which ones you enjoy and can fit into your lifestyle, that's the most important thing (the gym bores me to death). There is no right answer.

Oh, where do you live and maybe someone can help you find a decent running shop.
 
I live in Lowestoft in Suffolk, so towns like Great Yarmouth, Norwich, possibly Ipswich if I needed too.


I'm ok with making salad and grilling meat. What is the leanest meats? Things like grilled chicken? Salman and Tuna steaks?

I like ricey stuff and noodles, I bought a wok last year but didnt use it much :(

My mummy also has some scales off of the industrial revolution, which means they are in ounces. I have no clue what an ounce is, so will go down town tommorrow to buy a new one with grams. That way I can weigh my porridge and stuff.

No trips to McD's lol.

I lost 5 stone when I was 19 so I know I can do it! I have really let myself go, to the point where I don't want to go outside, girls look at me with disgust. The days of 4somes are long in the past :/ lol
 
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A couch to 5k program is an excellent starting point for someone in your position. Add in some resistance training and make some changes in your diet and you should start noticing some big changes in a relatively short time frame. Good luck.
 
You can make a *top* burger yourself. Lean steak mince, tablespoon of breadcrumbs, salt and pepper. Nothing else. Cook it in a griddle so the middle is just cooked or slightly pink and it'll be so damn juicy and beefy. Serve in a ciabatta bun with oven cooked potato wedges and lashings of ketchup and you'll never turn back.

1 ounce is 27.5 grammes, so round it up to 25g = 1oz, 4oz = 100g etc.
 
Another meal example that literally takes the same amount of time to make as it does to boil a kettle.

2 cans of Mackerel Fillets (in sauce preferable)
100grams of Couscous
Lots of Spinach leaves.

Dice up the spinach leaves.
Nuke the Mackerel fillets if you want them warm.
Boil kettle & add water to couscous.

Mix it all together. Bish, bosh, bash job done in 5 minutes. Good carbs, around 40 grams of protein & some good oils/fats from the Mackerel.
 
Your first point of attack will be your diet. You'd drop a load of weight by not changing anything except your diet. If you can get this nailed, you're half way there! Focus on this first! It's fairly simple really, if you are struggling for recipes - get yourself a few books for ideas and suggestions. There are a ton of websites out there that will help you.
Then the exercise, I'm sure there is something you enjoy? Walking, football, squash, swimming, weights etc? Find something you enjoy and this will become much easier for you :)
I recommend training early, this way it is done and out of the way, giving you the rest of the day to enjoy and in case something else pops up it wont interrupt with your new fit self. Start getting into a routine and set small goals. Walk 1mile today, 1.5miles by next week, then bring in some jogging etc (if running is what you want to work on).
As for shoes, I would not worry too much as your not going to be doing long distant running just yet, so get yourself something comfy and go from there.
Good luck and keep posting questions.
 
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As for shoes, I would not worry too much as your not going to be doing long distant running just yet, so get yourself something comfy and go from there.
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I'd modify this a little and say 'Don't go and spend a fortune on shoes.' However, a well fitting pait of shoes that provide the correct support is going to take some of the pain out of any running you might do, and the chances are they will cost the same as some generic 'sports' trainers. Getting it done properly straight away doesn't really have a downside.
 
^^This as well. I just didn't want it becoming an excuse saying I cant find the right pair of shoes / right store. Just get training :)
 
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Small steps and don't look for a quick fix, look at how you can make sustainable changes to your life that will have long term benefits.
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Don't forget this, it's easy to get excited and do too much too soon and end up injuring yourself or losing motivation.

Lots of good advice and stories on here so I'm sure you'll have no problem for inspiration. Good luck :)
 
ok, my sister has bought a slice of cake round, it was her husbands birthday today lol. So tommorrow I'll go up ADSA and buy some poridge, honey, chicken breast, fish, tuna and salman steaks and some stir fry.

As for trainers I ain't got a lot of money so I was just after some decent fitting ones as I don't want to hurt my back/hip/knees etc. Will have to research some shops, going to e-mail Lowerstoft Runners Club and see if they can recommend a shop.
 
I am going to make a contraversial suggestion.

Ignore all the **** about diet and nutrition etc. It will make you introverted, constrict your life and is not needed for 99% of people. Those who want to get the perfect body will need to adopt strict rules- you do not seem to want this. So ignore it.

If you want to lose weight, go running and eat what you want.

When I say running I mean a minimum of 10km, preferably 15km. The pace is not important. Volume is important- 45km - 60km a week at a slow jog will make you literally **** the weight off.

The additional benefit of this is that your body will tell you what to eat. You will crave different things and your diet will naturally change to a healthier one. I LOOOVE my food and going for long jogs/runs pretty much allows me to eat what I want.

My credentials for the above advice are:
I have lost 10st in weight before (halving my bodyweight), I have completed a sub 2.5hr triathlon and have come back from a 18 month injury. At various points I have had to drop 20kg after slobbing out for 6 months. The long jog technique is the least stressful and most fruitful.

Fully star out swearing.
 
A big mac meal has between 1100 and 1400 calories.

That will take someone weighing 200lb running 12 min miles approximately 9 miles to run off.

You can just ignore diet, but you'll get a better result if you look at both. You don't have to become a monk and live on sawdust and water, just consider what you are putting into your body.
 
One thing I'll add is that to increase your metabolism, eat at regular intervals (say 3/4 hrs) and not stupidly late.

This will help you burn fat off faster and lose weight.
 
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