Author Topic: The I'm a fat bastard and trying to lose weight thread aka JoeyC's skiving zone (Read 481079 times)

Finn Solomon · « **Reply #240 on:** May 21, 2011, 12:00:46 pm »

Right I'm going to give it another go, and I'm treating it as seriously as people treat the Alcohol Issues thread.

Effes · « **Reply #241 on:** June 12, 2011, 12:47:10 pm »

Quote from: Effes on April 9, 2011, 04:43:52 pm

What I have done in the past, and what I did when I got back from work lunches/dinners in China
last month - do a graph of weight vs each week and monitor your weight weekly.

It means you keep an eye on how you're doing and you get less "ah fuckit" moments.

Ive lost 7lbs in 3 weeks.

Ive cut out carbs and just have meat n veg for dinner - I have a slimfast drink some days for lunch

My weight loss is now 1 stone - from mid march

Slowly....but surely - I'm still a fat bastard like (14st 4lb - 5ft 10')

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #242 on:** June 12, 2011, 12:51:39 pm »

I am looking to lose a stone in 5 weeks before holiday having got a big shock when I stood on the scales yesterday! Firstly, does that sound possible and if so is there a secret beyond eating heartily and stepping up the amount of exercise I do?

"Nookie". · « **Reply #243 on:** June 12, 2011, 12:52:39 pm »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on June 12, 2011, 12:51:39 pm

I am looking to lose a stone in 5 weeks before holiday having got a big shock when I stood on the scales yesterday! Firstly, does that sound possible and if so is there a secret beyond eating heartily and stepping up the amount of exercise I do?

Stop eating two.

Effes · « **Reply #244 on:** June 12, 2011, 12:53:46 pm »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on June 12, 2011, 12:51:39 pm

I am looking to lose a stone in 5 weeks before holiday having got a big shock when I stood on the scales yesterday! Firstly, does that sound possible and if so is there a secret beyond eating heartily and stepping up the amount of exercise I do?

1 - Yes - it is definitely possible

2 - Try cutting out all carbohydrates, and cutting back on ale

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #245 on:** June 12, 2011, 12:58:43 pm »

Quote from: Effes on June 12, 2011, 12:53:46 pm

1 - Yes - it is definitely possible

2 - Try cutting out all carbohydrates, and cutting back on ale

Cheers. Looks like the old George foreman grilled chicken and salad for the foreseeable then. It's a double whammy getting lardy because I need to run further but find it more of a struggle.

oh, and my phone changed eat healthily to eat heartily which is probably a sign to just give up!

hope_valley_parker · « **Reply #246 on:** June 12, 2011, 12:58:43 pm »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on June 12, 2011, 12:51:39 pm

is there a secret beyond eating heartily

Ah, that might be your problem

Daranoza · « **Reply #247 on:** June 12, 2011, 01:21:06 pm »

Quote from: BIGdavalad on May 21, 2011, 11:27:32 am

If you're trying to lose weight I can heartily recommend Slimming World to all of you. My missus persuaded me to join to help keep her motivated - I've just polished off two fried eggs, three rashers of fried bacon, half a plate of chips, a tin of beans and a tin of tomatoes for a grand total of zero points. Absolutely all of it comes under free foods.

Was about to say Slimming World. You can eat like a horse and still lose weight. My mum lost loads on it.

Suarez_LFC · « **Reply #248 on:** June 14, 2011, 11:59:37 pm »

Decided I would try lose weight/try get lean.

I'm 18, 6ft/6 ft 1

Was 14 stone 4 at the start of May, now down to 13 stone 4.

Trying to get down to 11 and a half - 12 stone

All I've down is hit the gym every other day for the last month really, 30 minutes at least on the treadmill, and ive cut out all junk foot, no crisps, chocolate or any other junk in over a month. Want to try lose another 2 stone by end of August, will be difficult, but just takes effort.

NottinghamRed · « **Reply #249 on:** June 15, 2011, 12:46:51 am »

I dont know if this has been said earlier in the thread but for all you people looking to lose weight i suggest:

1) Calculate your BMR (google BMR Calculator it will do it all for you)

2) Then read this http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/harris-benedict-equation/calorie-intake-to-lose-weight.php

Yes it really can be as simple as eating 500 less calories a day

BIGdavalad · « **Reply #250 on:** June 15, 2011, 05:29:23 am »

Quote from: Daranoza on June 12, 2011, 01:21:06 pm

Was about to say Slimming World. You can eat like a horse and still lose weight. My mum lost loads on it.

Half a stone gone in three weeks. Best diet plan ever.

southalbertred · « **Reply #251 on:** June 15, 2011, 08:33:07 am »

Having followed this thread for a long time as a OTFB (one time fat b**tard) i'll reveal my secret from going 17.5 stone to 12.5 stone....

POVERTY!

I was earning £26 a week for al my spends at law school and couldn't afford a vowel. Ate healthily and only 3 times a day, and took up running in a big way as a free activity. Having since got on the professional ladder I kept it up for about 18 months then fell off in the last year to now have put on about a stone and a half. Luckily you can't properly tell but I certainly can and am therefore back in here looking for the secrets. My current piece of advice from a friend (female unsurprisingly) is no carb based foods after 6 at night.

Poached eggs on toast for brekkie; Sarnie or soup for lunch and a salad for tea. Lost 4lbs in a week together with 3 gym visits

jaffod · « **Reply #252 on:** June 20, 2011, 12:10:53 pm »

Absolutely fucking disgusted with myself. Tipped the scales this morning at 15 stone 6 pounds, just about as heavy as I've ever been.
Just been eating a constant diet of shite. It's the kick up the arse I've needed though and I'm defo going to do something about it. I'm aiming to be under 15 stone next Monday morning.

SteveGerrardFan01 · « **Reply #253 on:** June 20, 2011, 07:05:15 pm »

Quote from: classycarra on April 9, 2011, 06:06:27 pm

on a related note, does anyone know anywhere that stocks low calorie beers (lager especially) and any decent brands?

That's like eating chocolate with no chocolate in.

I'd like to lose weight, I'm not fat as such, I just feel that I have a dead wide body shape that makes me look fat, then there's moobs and I have this proper belly like, don't know why, just big belly/thighs (I think anyway...!!)/moobs.

I really need to start at the Gymn and walking a lot, which I could do, and I've no problem giving up certain foods. I just don't have the confidence (For gym) and would never know where to start. :/

Effes · « **Reply #254 on:** June 20, 2011, 08:55:21 pm »

Quote from: SteveGerrardFan01 on June 20, 2011, 07:05:15 pm

I'd like to lose weight, I'm not fat as such, I just feel that I have a dead wide body shape that makes me look fat, then there's moobs and I have this proper belly like, don't know why, just big belly/thighs (I think anyway...!!)/moobs.

Sounds like denial to me mate

Effes · « **Reply #255 on:** June 20, 2011, 10:03:41 pm »

Quote from: jaffod on June 20, 2011, 12:10:53 pm

Absolutely fucking disgusted with myself. Tipped the scales this morning at 15 stone 6 pounds, just about as heavy as I've ever been.
Just been eating a constant diet of shite. It's the kick up the arse I've needed though and I'm defo going to do something about it. I'm aiming to be under 15 stone next Monday morning.

I had a similar kick up the arse when I tried to swing on a rope swing over a lake.

I was too heavy to keep hold of the rope and just plummeted into the lake.
I hit the bottom of the lake - but no one else did!

Andy @ Allerton! · « **Reply #256 on:** June 20, 2011, 10:07:49 pm »

I'm gutted. I'm proud of my rippling physique (Hard won by quaffing countless lagers, Guinness, bitters and assortments of fine ales and chomping literally tons of curry, chinese food, kebabs and other takeaway delights).

My problem is that I'm off the ale and takeaways til the start of the season and I'm scared I'm going to lose my fine form

What can I do?

Kez · « **Reply #257 on:** June 20, 2011, 10:14:18 pm »

Quote from: BIGdavalad on June 15, 2011, 05:29:23 am

Half a stone gone in three weeks. Best diet plan ever.

Do you know how it works? Genuine question because I don't get how it works because I've looked at the 7 day free menu on their website and I reckon if I ate all that I'd put on weight rather than lose it. The website, unfortunately, isn't actually that clear on how their "diet" works...it just seems to encourage eating an awful lot (and a hell of a lot of food prep).

Andy @ Allerton! · « **Reply #258 on:** June 20, 2011, 10:22:43 pm »

Quote from: jaffod on June 20, 2011, 12:10:53 pm

Absolutely fucking disgusted with myself. Tipped the scales this morning at 15 stone 6 pounds, just about as heavy as I've ever been.
Just been eating a constant diet of shite. It's the kick up the arse I've needed though and I'm defo going to do something about it. I'm aiming to be under 15 stone next Monday morning.

Lightweight. When you're 17 1/2 then you can stand proudly with us giants.

I'm a piffling 16.2 stone at the moment - I have no idea what's going on.. Loads of Curries CHECK! Loads of ale CHECK! Loads of Kebabs, Chinese meals and everything.

Just over 16 stone. Pah.

Sat1 · « **Reply #259 on:** June 20, 2011, 11:45:50 pm »

Wantto control what I eat a bit more but don't want to do thisshort term. I know cutting carbs will help lose weight but how much? What food with carbs is shit and what's good? When the best time to have carbs and not to have?

Food, always ate what I wanted but at the same time played footie 4/5 times a weeks combined with gym for more cardio and weights. Now footie is once a week and gym when I can fit it in. Ain't been for 4 weeks.

hope_valley_parker · « **Reply #260 on:** June 21, 2011, 07:34:43 am »

Right, two and a half stone lost since the end of march/beginning of April. Beginning to get somewhere in the ballpark of target weight.

Losing weight is easy, I found. Eat less crap.

BIGdavalad · « **Reply #261 on:** June 21, 2011, 08:17:20 am »

Quote

Do you know how it works?

I assume it's because fat and sugar are limited by your 'syns' whereas the likes of meat without fat, pasta, rice, fruit and veg etc are free. So you're filling up with healthy stuff and limiting your sugar and fat.

The food prep isn't that bad. We don't bother religiously weighing everything like you're supposed to, we just don't take the piss with portion sizes for stuff that's 'naughty' and load up on the free foods.

Andy @ Allerton! · « **Reply #262 on:** June 21, 2011, 09:20:48 am »

Tips for losing weight (If that's what you want)

* Don't eat takeaways
* Don't eat Shite - Crisps, Chocolate, Snacks etc..
* Don't drink
* Do two hours of excercise a day

I guarantee you will lose weight and become healthier.

If that's what you want.

Uhoh AureliOs · « **Reply #263 on:** June 21, 2011, 09:42:01 am »

Quote from: Andy@Allerton on June 21, 2011, 09:20:48 am

Tips for losing weight (If that's what you want)

* Don't eat takeaways
* Don't eat Shite - Crisps, Chocolate, Snacks etc..
* Don't drink
* Do two hours of excercise a day

I guarantee you will lose weight and become healthier.

If that's what you want.

You'll also be dead

Seriously though, 2 hours a day is too much and unsustainable. Especially if you're overweight.

BIGdavalad · « **Reply #264 on:** June 21, 2011, 09:43:40 am »

Forty five minutes a day is more than enough exercise for anyone outside pro sportsmen or people training for a specific event really.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #265 on:** June 21, 2011, 09:58:55 am »

Quote from: jaffod on June 20, 2011, 12:10:53 pm

Absolutely fucking disgusted with myself. Tipped the scales this morning at 15 stone 6 pounds, just about as heavy as I've ever been.
Just been eating a constant diet of shite. It's the kick up the arse I've needed though and I'm defo going to do something about it. I'm aiming to be under 15 stone next Monday morning.

I know the feeling mate (although not quite that heavy

)…so last week I tried to be good. Monday – Wednesday was great, healthy lunches, healthy dinners, bit of exercise. Trouble was on Thursday I had a night out planned so about 8 pints of Guiness and junk food probably undid all the good work. Followed up with a hangover on Friday so ate rubbish again. Hey presto, absolutely no weight lost and now a week less than planned to try and shift a stone before my holiday.

Good luck anyway – my problem is complete lack of will power and a sweet tooth. After a few days of eating nothing but healthy stuff I get withdrawal symptoms and crave junk!

Jimmy Conway · « **Reply #266 on:** June 21, 2011, 10:04:40 am »

www.myfitnesspal.com - Get on it, 3 stone lose in 3 months! Now a lean mean fighting 11 stone machine!

Just log all food and excercise and bingo. Plus there are iOS, Android and Blackberry apps too that sync with the site.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #267 on:** June 21, 2011, 10:22:48 am »

Quote from: redmanphil on June 21, 2011, 10:04:40 am

www.myfitnesspal.com - Get on it, 3 stone lose in 3 months! Now a lean mean fighting 11 stone machine!

Just log all food and excercise and bingo. Plus there are iOS, Android and Blackberry apps too that sync with the site.

A couple of people at work do that. I understand the food thing and how it knows how many calories that is but how does it calculate how many you burn? For example. A 30 minute run for me could burn a lot less/more calories than a 30 minute run for someone else. Same with an hour’s 5 a side.

Alan_X · « **Reply #268 on:** June 21, 2011, 10:42:03 am »

Quote from: hope_valley_parker on June 21, 2011, 07:34:43 am

Right, two and a half stone lost since the end of march/beginning of April. Beginning to get somewhere in the ballpark of target weight.

Losing weight is easy, I found. Eat less crap.

In one. Cut out most carbohydrates (bread/potatoes/pasta), fried food and cheese and have lost a stone in the last five or six weeks. No early morning Macdonalds but Shreddies and skimmed milk for breakfast everyday and low fat meats like steak and chicken with turkey.

Haven't started exercising yet but my waist is down by four or five inches. Need to tighten up the belly muscles though.

Bottom line is you have to do it for yourself. If you sneak a crafty chocolate bar you're only being a c*nt to yourself. No other fucker gives a toss. My sister in laws both "diet" all the time but they do the "diet" and then eat a load of shite on the side.

Jimmy Conway · « **Reply #269 on:** June 21, 2011, 10:50:02 am »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on June 21, 2011, 10:22:48 am

A couple of people at work do that. I understand the food thing and how it knows how many calories that is but how does it calculate how many you burn? For example. A 30 minute run for me could burn a lot less/more calories than a 30 minute run for someone else. Same with an hour’s 5 a side.

It knows your height and weight and can calculate the calories burnt from exercise. Its not an exact science but it helps.

Andy @ Allerton! · « **Reply #270 on:** June 21, 2011, 10:58:03 am »

Quote from: redmanphil on June 21, 2011, 10:04:40 am

www.myfitnesspal.com - Get on it, 3 stone lose in 3 months! Now a lean mean fighting 11 stone machine!

Just log all food and excercise and bingo. Plus there are iOS, Android and Blackberry apps too that sync with the site.

Do you fall down grids in the street?

Chinbits · « **Reply #271 on:** June 21, 2011, 11:06:26 am »

Zero bread, soup for lunch and then a turkey/chicken/beef wrap for dinner. Run 3 times a week and do light weights. Easy on.

jaffod · « **Reply #272 on:** June 21, 2011, 11:10:03 am »

Exercise is a non-starter for me, but it's possible to still lose weight. It really is a case of just cutting food out of your diet that is high in fat.
I lost nearly 2 stone a couple of years ago just by eating tins of mackerel/ Muller rice/ the odd piece of fruit during the day. Cut out bread as much as possible and the weight came off without doing any exercise at all. Still had a couple of glasses of wine 3-4 nights a week as well. It does seem harder to shift though the older you get.
Got 3 12 hour shifts coming up and I've stocked up on the mackerel, rice etc and going to get back on the stir-fry with plenty of mushrooms, peppers, courgette's etc.

Alonso · « **Reply #273 on:** June 21, 2011, 11:17:24 am »

Quote from: redmanphil on June 21, 2011, 10:04:40 am

www.myfitnesspal.com - Get on it, 3 stone lose in 3 months! Now a lean mean fighting 11 stone machine!

Just log all food and excercise and bingo. Plus there are iOS, Android and Blackberry apps too that sync with the site.

Cheers for the link.

Really puts my regular fast food runs into perspective!

Most days I don't eat enough, apparently, and the days that I go to a fast food place, I go well over! Need to find a healthy medium.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #274 on:** June 21, 2011, 11:46:54 am »

Yeah, cheers for the link. It’s a real eye opener. My ‘healthy’ lunch of 2 pitas with some houmus, a can of soup, apple and banana is still over 800 calories and my daily target is 1350! Luckily 5 aside tonight plus about half hour of walking earns me some calories back. I’m going to persist with this and see if it helps, think a bit of discipline is the only way!

hope_valley_parker · « **Reply #275 on:** June 21, 2011, 11:56:03 am »

Quote from: Alan_F on June 21, 2011, 10:42:03 am

In one. Cut out most carbohydrates (bread/potatoes/pasta), fried food and cheese

And if you can't completely swerve carbs, make some educated substitutions. Brown bread, pasta and rice instead of their more processed equivalents.

I didn't like the texture of brown rice initially, but that was before I started cooking it for longer. Brown rice is only white rice with the husk left on.

Jimmy Conway · « **Reply #276 on:** June 21, 2011, 01:14:26 pm »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on June 21, 2011, 11:46:54 am

Yeah, cheers for the link. It’s a real eye opener. My ‘healthy’ lunch of 2 pitas with some houmus, a can of soup, apple and banana is still over 800 calories and my daily target is 1350! Luckily 5 aside tonight plus about half hour of walking earns me some calories back. I’m going to persist with this and see if it helps, think a bit of discipline is the only way!

I was shocked when I found out what some breads have calorie wise.
You should see a Panini!!!!

JimmysHammer · « **Reply #277 on:** June 21, 2011, 03:08:19 pm »

Quote from: BIGdavalad on May 21, 2011, 11:27:32 am

If you're trying to lose weight I can heartily recommend Slimming World to all of you. My missus persuaded me to join to help keep her motivated - I've just polished off two fried eggs, three rashers of fried bacon, half a plate of chips, a tin of beans and a tin of tomatoes for a grand total of zero points. Absolutely all of it comes under free foods.

My missus and her mum swear by it, as it turms out they are both starting up again this Thursday, and by default if she is doing it i will have too.

i need a to shed a few pounds so i have just started a 'run 5k in 8weeks' course, seriously hadn't realised what stopping playing Saturday/Sunday football would do to my figure and fitness.

Kez · « **Reply #278 on:** June 21, 2011, 08:46:32 pm »

Quote from: BIGdavalad on June 21, 2011, 08:17:20 am

I assume it's because fat and sugar are limited by your 'syns' whereas the likes of meat without fat, pasta, rice, fruit and veg etc are free. So you're filling up with healthy stuff and limiting your sugar and fat.

The food prep isn't that bad. We don't bother religiously weighing everything like you're supposed to, we just don't take the piss with portion sizes for stuff that's 'naughty' and load up on the free foods.

My only concern is that it seems to recommend quite a few high sugar options as healthy. For example Mulller yogurts seem to feature quite frequently and their "low fat" versions are full of sugars and sweeteners. Some of the meal suggestions sound OK and I was actually going to give the lunch/dinner suggestions a go today until my appendix had other ideas

BIGdavalad · « **Reply #279 on:** June 21, 2011, 08:52:13 pm »

Quote from: Kez on June 21, 2011, 08:46:32 pm

My only concern is that it seems to recommend quite a few high sugar options as healthy. For example Mulller yogurts seem to feature quite frequently and their "low fat" versions are full of sugars and sweeteners. Some of the meal suggestions sound OK and I was actually going to give the lunch/dinner suggestions a go today until my appendix had other ideas

I'm not sure how it works to be honest and I've not really looked into it. It does work though. My missus lost eight pound in a week on it and I've lost over half a stone now.

The only Mullers that are free are the Muller Lites. I've not looked at the ingredients for them though. Some of the meals they suggest in their books are lovely, if you go to the meetings they have loads of recipe books you can pick up cheap - curries, desserts, all kinds.