2011 Weight Loss Thread!

ShaolinDreams said:
I dont suggest this diet to everyone but i've lost 10kg (90kg to 80kg) in just over a month. I call it the "Don't eat much at all diet with a brisk walk every few days". Eat the bare minimum each day with some days skipping meals all together, drinking water if hunger pains arise. Another benefit is that if you eat very little your stomach eventually shrinks, thus making what used to be a regular portion now a rather big portion that will be hard to finish, Basically you are full up with less food. Like i said its not for everyone but hitting the age of 36 and being rather lazy for a few years its time to get the body back into shape. The beer gut is disappearing fast! Im not a great runner so i'm currently saving for a mountain bike so i can proceed to the next stage of training :)
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Erm, be careful with that.

Some of the weight you lost could be from your muscles, which you want to sustain as much as possible.
 
ShaolinDreams said:
I dont suggest this diet to everyone but i've lost 10kg (90kg to 80kg) in just over a month. I call it the "Don't eat much at all diet with a brisk walk every few days". Eat the bare minimum each day with some days skipping meals all together, drinking water if hunger pains arise. Another benefit is that if you eat very little your stomach eventually shrinks, thus making what used to be a regular portion now a rather big portion that will be hard to finish, Basically you are full up with less food. Like i said its not for everyone but hitting the age of 36 and being rather lazy for a few years its time to get the body back into shape. The beer gut is disappearing fast! Im not a great runner so i'm currently saving for a mountain bike so i can proceed to the next stage of training :)
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"And when I feel like I'm about to faint, I eat a cube of cheese..." :p

ic1male said:
@ShaolinDreams Won't you just put all that lost weight back on when you start eating normally again?
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This is what I would be worried about.
 
icecold said:
Erm, be careful with that.

Some of the weight you lost could be from your muscles, which you want to sustain as much as possible.
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Its ok mate im fairly in-tune with my body.. i know for some people this would definitely not be the safest method but for me it seems to have worked to plan. I know a guy that did the hardcore full starvation diet with harder exercise regimes.. Sure he lost a looot of weight but just looking at him he looked pale, withdrawn and rather unwell. My version is less extreme but still effective :)
 
I just say to myself that it's taken years for my body to get out of shape so it's going to take a couple of years for it to get back into shape. I'm not going to knacker myself out to do it quicker. :D
 
cheets64 said:
FAO SuperBOB and Andrew_McP

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BMI measures total body weight, not the actual amount of fat a person is carrying. Some people are naturally stocky and have a body mass index that is in the overweight category, when in fact their weight is due to muscle mass and a heavier bone structure rather than excess fat.

It is common for athletes such as rugby players and weight lifters to have a BMI indicating they are overweight when they are not. Their body mass index is higher because of their extra muscle mass, not because of excess body fat (muscle weighs more than fat).

Conversely, some athletes will be underweight according to their BMI (such as long distance runners). This is due to low body fat and aerobic slow twitch muscle fibres, which develop naturally as a result of their particular sport.
No lets get back on topic
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I never said it was good. Please RTFT ;)

I play rugby and my BMI will never be normal while I keep this muscle mass. So infact I am named in the quote, which is apparently correcting me ;)
 
ShaolinDreams said:
Its ok mate im fairly in-tune with my body.. i know for some people this would definitely not be the safest method but for me it seems to have worked to plan. I know a guy that did the hardcore full starvation diet with harder exercise regimes.. Sure he lost a looot of weight but just looking at him he looked pale, withdrawn and rather unwell. My version is less extreme but still effective :)
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Do you keep a food diary? Would be cool to see it if you did
 
icecold said:
Ok, I worded that badly, but I'm sure you know what I meant.

Bodyfat % is what can make someone unhealthy, their overall weight is not important.

As for not knowing my exact bodyfat percentage, what does me knowing my exact figure have to do with anything? I know that I don't have an unhealthy level, if that's what you're worried about.

Out of interest, why are you defending BMI?

I know it's about averages, but the important point is that a lot of men fall outside of the average range that makes BMI useful because of the variation in muscle mass.
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I was trying to say you don't know your body fat percentage because its not quite as accessible as your BMI is. While there are quick ways to check body fat, they are not that accurate - and I would like to see whether the accuracy varies about the same.. as say BMI ;) But anyway I digress a bit there. I think if BMI is useful to some people then so be it. I bet its a very convenient tool for the health profession, saves the GP whipping your top up and measuring your spare tyre.

I dont like BMI as a measure of health either. I keep track of my 'fattyness' by the jeans I fit into.
 
I dont see the point in diets, just eat a balanced range of foods - meat, fish, fruit, veg, potatoes, eggs, salad, nuts, cheese, milk and a few treats like chocolate and crisps.
All will be fine if you do a range of cardio and weights

Personally I eat anything I want (healthy, filling and tasty) and do a mix of cardio like run, bike, row, swim and weights in high reps. Weight doesnt seem to be going down but definately getting fitter
 
Signed up to the Gym on Tuesday and had a mate show me the ropes.

4 hours for my first time and I was absolutely drenched in sweat afterwards, it's all good though!

Routine, Cross trainer, Cycle, Rowing then a load of other stuff I don't know what they're called haha.
 
I'm not suggesting that everyone has to get their body measured, it's fairly easy to tell by just looking or with a tape measure. Look in the mirror, if you're fat, you're fat :p
 
I haven't read much of the thread but I've just recently started myself on a fairly strict diet.

I get hungry a lot so I'm eating around every 4 hours or so (All healthy foods).

My diet consisted of a lot of crap, but I've cut it all out so far and it's going good.

Doing dumbell exercises and cardio every other day, so hopefully it wont takes ages to see an improvement in my weight!
 
Rusty_Noob said:
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Getting there, look thinner round the neck and stomach already IMO, could be wrong though.

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I cycled to work today for the first time in a while and aim to do it all this week.

I had a little argument with myself before leaving though as I was looking for excuses to not cycle to work, I don't have a clue what was going on, but I told myself the only reason to not cycle would be laziness, and I'm not a lazy person.
 
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