Clinically obese, trapped in an obese man's body.

It really does boil down to willpower. It sounds like you know where you're going wrong (eating ****loads, no exercise), so tell yourself that you're going to change that. If you can't bear treadmills etc, take up an activity that is active and enjoyable, but not too much of a ball-breaker at the beginning - just being on your feet moving around will burn far more calories than sitting at a desk.
Regarding your diet, it can be tough to avoid eating large quantities of crap when you're tired / stressed etc. I don't think there's an easy way to stop yourself - you just have to do it. If you're committed to getting in shape you'll make yourself. If you're not, you'll suffer serious health problems at some point and die early from them, and you'll only have yourself to blame. Harsh, but true. Good luck :)
 
I'd also add - you don't have to live a perfect healthy lifestyle 100% of the time to lead a healthy lifestyle. Allow yourself 1 day a week to eat some rubbish and whatever. If you're disciplined 99% of the time, you'll see real changes quickly, and that will encourage you to continue.
 
lift weights in conjunction with a more sensible diet. Funny how many overweight people you see waddling around in their shiny new jogging trainers, however they all seem to give up after 2 weeks.
 
It's not that hard to lose a stone. I've recently achieved this by doing the following:

- Started going to the gym about 6 weeks ago, for the first time ever. I do 6 to 8 hours a week, split 2:3 between strength training and cardio. Nothing too extreme, but I always push myself and make sure I'm sweating like crazy by the end of a gym session. It was actually pretty painful in the first two weeks and quite a struggle to convince myself, but once you get over that hill, it becomes a routine and you just go whether you like it or not. Hard to put it into words, but I now get this odd feeling of guilt if I break my routine so I just go, even if I'm tired and not feeling up to it.

- Changed my diet considerably. Much more fruits, veg and fibre based food, more protein and healthy fats. I thought this would be difficult, but it's actually pretty cool once you discover some of the healthy options out there and even the stuff that tasted bland before, now tastes pretty ... err tasty. You just get used to it. Main thing is you need to replace sugars/carbs with protein heavy food, along with lots of fibre, unsaturated fats and water. I've pretty much cut out all junk food, but still enjoy it once a fortnight or so. If you're dying from hunger, grab a banana, I love these things.

A single stone doesn't sound like much, but considering that I was doing little or no strenous activity and eating garbage for the last decade or so, I think it's a good result, plus it's only going to get better. For me though, the biggest difference is that I actually feel more 'healthy'. My resting pulse has plummeted and I simply feel more awake and lively than ever before.

Seriously, it's the one the best things you can ever do and apart from the things I mentioned above, I do everything else the same as before.
 
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No. You just posted something stupid, so I commented. I comment when people say stupid things... and don't care who that happens to be. Ask Nitefly, he thinks I'm horrible to everyone!
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Then you need to distinguish the difference when i am joking.

Like you know, that ":p" smilie I put down which is a textbook indication of a joke?
 
Like others have said, it's mainly down to willpower.

That said, I've tried several diets including a slimming club. They would work for me initially, lose a stone, then the plateau rears its ugly head as it does for all dieters, and basically, I was never able to stick with a plan for more than a couple of months. Since 1998, I went from a 34" to a 40", although I have remained steady at 40" for a few years now. I have given up the dieting and I just do plenty of exercise now. Walk 2 miles every day and take a 90-minute boxercise class every week. I've only lost a bit of weight but I'm toning up nicely. I know the health professionals change the goal posts all the time, but what they're saying at the moment is that it is better to be a bit overweight and do exercise than doing neither.

As for the OP, my downfall was eating too many sandwiches. The carbs that you get from bread bloats you up. Some of my downfall is booze as well. I don't think that he is trolling, although thankfully I've never caught the takeaway / fast food bug and I can't remember when I last ate ice cream.
 
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No. You said no carbs, and meant that, as you later claimed the carbs in a portion were low/a quarter of a tub wasn't much/whatever.
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I said no carbs and then followed by what smilie ?

I give you a clue, it's green.

I guess sarcasm isn't something you undnerstand.

Besides, it's not much if I put in not much sugar in it when i MAKE it, I can put in 1 grain if I want to, or none. Read that, NONE! Can always top it with a bit of honey when i scoop it out.

And it's not much compare to what he normally eats, aka WHOLE tub. In 1 move he cut it by 75%.

I also said NO JUNK FOOD.

You are just looking to pick holes rather than read my posts as a whole.
 
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Oxy, you know things need to change, that much is good.

what has to change, is your eating addiction, and lack of exercise.

this is a cycle that must be broken, so you can feel 'better' about this.

and the hard part there is no easy answer or shortcut, if you have been over eating for 4 years and gaining wieght, expect to put that time into losing it again.

but in my experiance, exercise is key, then diet.

you know what needs to be done, you just have to get busy doing it matey. before its too late.

and the clock is ticking.
 
You need to find a good enough reason to do this so have a good think about why you want to bar the health reasons else it will be easy to slip back to bad ways when you feel a bit better.

Decide what your weight is holding you back from doing. Do you want to play a sport, hike in the alps etc. Personally I have always played a lot of sport so have been able to eat what I like but whenever I have a sugar binge for a few days (we're talking a packet of chocolate hobnobs in a couple of hours) I start feelings a bit crap. I force myself to cut out all the sugar and sweets for a few weeks at least and the bad cravings for biscuits and chocolate disappears.

It will be horrible for a while when you ween yourself off the sugar but once you have done that you will find dieting a lot easier. The bonus is of course that you are eating so badly at the moment that any significant change in diet along with some exercise should product great results.

If you watched that video earlier in the thread about the guy doing the spartan training for 5 months you can see how possible it is to shed the weight with dedication.
 
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