How to stop eating?

If it makes you feel better a year and a half ago I was 22 and a half stone with a 46 inch waist that was tight, as of this morning I'm 13 stone 12 with a 34 inch waist. The main thing that helped me is just not to have **** in the house, if it's not there you can't eat it. Though it helped that I'm not the type of person to go out just to buy **** if it's not in the house.
 
[Damien];22083993 said:
So you're saying that someone who eats on average 2000 calories a day and burns 2500 but only eats at 10pm will somehow gain weight?
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Don't forget you are not allowed to eat any staple foods. No rice for the asians, pasta for the italians, bread for the french or potatoes for the irish* Its those groups i feel most sorry for

*In jest, I love you all really. Especially the Irish.
 
krooton said:
Not heard that before, just stuff like this
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Reading that linked page gives you the impression that Pepsi Max and the like are bascially liquid poison, by listing a huge list of almost every health problem you can think of and saying that apsartame *may* be responsible. Haven't read the whole of the site but it comes across a bit light on actual facts. There may very well be health problems linked to aspartame but just listing a huge list like that does leave you thinking she is scaremongering to a degree, for whatever reason. This is the trouble with diet advice, it is hard to filter out those who have some personal agenda with it.
 
Bubo said:
Reading that linked page gives you the impression that Pepsi Max and the like are bascially liquid poison, by listing a huge list of almost every health problem you can think of and saying that apsartame *may* be responsible. Haven't read the whole of the site but it comes across a bit light on actual facts. There may very well be health problems linked to aspartame but just listing a huge list like that does leave you thinking she is scaremongering to a degree, for whatever reason. This is the trouble with diet advice, it is hard to filter out those who have some personal agenda with it.
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Indeed, compared to a wiki page replete with references

Publicity of this controversy has been spread through an elaborate health scare[10] and "Internet smear campaign"[11] involving hoax[10][12][11] e-mails repeating Betty Martini's widely circulated conspiracy theory. Her undocumented claims are still repeated by thousands of self-published Web sites.
Aspartame has been found to be safe for human consumption by more than ninety countries worldwide,[13][14] with FDA officials describing aspartame as "one of the most thoroughly tested and studied food additives the agency has ever approved" and its safety as "clear cut".[4] The weight of existing scientific evidence indicates that aspartame is safe as a non-nutritive sweetener.[8]
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Honestly, i wonder how some people get out of bed in the morning without checking if mavity is still there. Even in this day and age of free flowing information on the internet, where its possible to check any 'fact' from multiple sources people still believe total utter garbage, because its equally possible to 'prove' said 'fact' with one quack nutters webpage.
 
krooton said:
My gf was really shocked when I showed her that one can of full-fat coke had the same calories as 100 cans of Coke Zero / Pepsi Max. Fizzy drinks are one of the biggest culprits of empty calories.
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Out of interest is Lucozade really fatty?

I drink waaaayyyy too much of that stuff, I used it to get off coffee and I'm hooked on that instead now :p:D:p
 
KatanaDV20 said:
I'll make you feel a little better - I got a 37" waist. It was 39 though. And the reduction came because I completely eliminated junk food. No "fun" days, no "treat" days just stopped cold. Also I eat much more fruit n veg.

I now eat regularly & exercise 7 hrs/week. I was 90.5kgs and now Im 83kgs. Doesnt seem like much but Im gunning for 75kgs and a 35 incher waist.

Quitting the junk (jams, cookies, chips, crisps, pies, burgers, pizzas, pop, candy, margarine, bread etc) has made a massive difference. It was not easy, oh no it was not. I had cravings so bad that it was like a drug withdrawal. But I figured that I needed to quit putting trash into my system and thinking that way helped.

Think of your body as an engine - why are you putting junk into it? Eat to live, not the other way around :)

It will not be easy but if you have mental discipline and determination you can do it. Also (and this is something Im still bad at doing) drink lots of water. Carry a bottle and keep sipping.
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Currently trying to do this, i totally agree. Its like being an ex crack / heroin junkie who used to snowball just to be able to get up in the mornings .. I used to wake up in the morning and like a zombie walk to the kitchen and get cereal, although have very little recollection of it in the morning - only the empty bowl in my room.

Will power has to be strong, eliminate other sources of the junk , even if it means avoiding certain friends you know like to chow down on cow products - seriously, sounds extreme but it does help.. Out of sight out of mind..

I need to get to about 14 stone and am heffing around at 17 at the moment, not a good look, and it doesnt help my already messed up knee..

Strength and honor !
 
Pop is just rubbish for you and these "zero" pop brands are even worse IMHO - full of artificial sweeteners like aspartame. That chemical doesn't even exist in nature!

gigeorge said:
Currently trying to do this, i totally agree. Its like being an ex crack / heroin junkie who used to snowball just to be able to get up in the mornings .. I used to wake up in the morning and like a zombie walk to the kitchen and get cereal, although have very little recollection of it in the morning - only the empty bowl in my room.

Will power has to be strong, eliminate other sources of the junk , even if it means avoiding certain friends you know like to chow down on cow products - seriously, sounds extreme but it does help.. Out of sight out of mind..

I need to get to about 14 stone and am heffing around at 17 at the moment, not a good look, and it doesnt help my already messed up knee..

Strength and honor !
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I used to be just like that. Tramp downstairs during a gaming sesh and fill a big bowl with Frosties (probably one of the worst out there, its just sugar) and chow down.

Its a good policy not to buy any junk - in time you wont even miss it. You just get used to it. I dont keep any, when I have people over for a coffee....coffee is all they get. People know now that I keep no junk and offer no junk to them (biscuits etc). The harsh truth is that we do not need the junk food @ all - its purely a case of clever companies playing with our taste buds to make us love it and crave it. We eat that c.rap only for the 5 seconds its in out mouths to enjoy its taste...after that...down the hatch it goes, the body does its thing and ohh yea your belly just got a little bigger. And on top of that its a waste of our money (£ that could be thrown at a new mobo muahaa)

One thing I will suggest is photos. Shirt off, stand in front of mirror, relax the belly and shoot front pic and a pic from the side. Every 4 weeks do this. If you have been doing well on the exercise and diet...the difference is pretty staggering! And actually SEEING progress is a huge motivator.
 
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gigeorge said:
I need to get to about 14 stone and am heffing around at 17 at the moment, not a good look, and it doesnt help my already messed up knee..
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I am with you there brother. Two knee dislocations in 10 years and creptitus in both knees, and being overweight is a hefty risky factor. Chop chop get to, you are only getting older! Get it sorted.

KatanaDV20 said:
That chemical doesn't even exist in nature!
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Oh God. Please.... let.... be.... joke............I just.... can't.... respond........... must..... resist

/steps away from computer for a couple of hours
 
I used to be 38 inch waist, got to a 32 in under a year but now back to 34 as I have not been excercising lately due to other commitments.

I didnt really change my eating other than cut down on sugar and extra helpings. The rest was cycling, sit ups and press ups. excercise is the best way to lose weight and feel better.
 
BunnyKillBot said:
Oh God. Please.... let.... be.... joke............I just.... can't.... respond........... must..... resist

/steps away from computer for a couple of hours
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Lol.... but oranges, plums & apples dont have aspartame in them :o

Yea they got naturally occurring sugars but not that stuff - completely lab synthesized. Looks like the "zero cal" pop-manufacturers worship it though!
 
Count calories so you know what you're 'allowed' and what you're not. Around 2300 calories a day is ample. After a month or so, you'll learn what foods have the most calories, and what to avoid or eat rarely.

Drink water instead of other things. A glass of apple juice is the same as eating a kitkat. It adds up throughout the day.

The biggest cause I find is boredom. If you're bored, find something else to do other than lingering around the kitchen.
 
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So many people more or less saying carbs are the enemy when trying to lose weight, utter utter nonsense.

Exercise, try to eat healthy and reduce your calorie intake, thats all you have to do.
 
Carbs aren't the enemy. Poor carbs are though - our western diets have become so dependent on heavily processed carb sources that it's no wonder our body craves them. Our bodies instinctively want to get fat/store fat - as long as you're eating the right amounts and being active, it doesn't really matter what you eat as long as you're not in a clorie surplus, HOWEVER, eating the right things will not only help accelerate your goals, but make you feel better, be better for you, and enhance your exercise and general well being. I'm afraid it is just fact, that poor quality highly process and refined carbs are just not good for a healthy lifestyle. Carbs are, however important, as long as you're eating correctly.
 
Freefaller said:
Carbs aren't the enemy. Poor carbs are though - our western diets have become so dependent on heavily processed carb sources that it's no wonder our body craves them. Our bodies instinctively want to get fat/store fat - as long as you're eating the right amounts and being active, it doesn't really matter what you eat as long as you're not in a clorie surplus, HOWEVER, eating the right things will not only help accelerate your goals, but make you feel better, be better for you, and enhance your exercise and general well being. I'm afraid it is just fact, that poor quality highly process and refined carbs are just not good for a healthy lifestyle. Carbs are, however important, as long as you're eating correctly.
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This is very true. My advice to avoid pasta, rice, white bread and potatoes is something I would strongly stand by, especially after 6pm. There are still carbs in fruit and vegetables but as they are raw whole foods they will be better, and keep the OP feeling full for longer.
 
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