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Title: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: feeutfo on 13 January 2013, 16:33:30
Getting rid of Xmas excess is going to be much easier on a proper diet.

I know bugger all about it, Any genuine advice from somebody who knows their stuff? Stupid bloody question I'm betting, but any way...

Sp3.2 was a fitness guru, is he still on here? :)


I'm reading stuff like processed wheat, margarine, concentrated fruit juices, corn, soy products are absolute no no's as they put the body into fat storing mode. Pointless exercising that off.

A combination of shift work and cold short winter evenings aren't helping either.




Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Auto Addict on 13 January 2013, 17:58:09
Diet of custard :y
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: STMO123 on 13 January 2013, 17:59:55
Getting rid of Xmas excess is going to be much easier on a proper diet.

I know bugger all about it, Any genuine advice from somebody who knows their stuff? Stupid bloody question I'm betting, but any way...

Sp3.2 was a fitness guru, is he still on here? :)


I'm reading stuff like processed wheat, margarine, concentrated fruit juices, corn, soy products are absolute no no's as they put the body into fat storing mode. Pointless exercising that off.

A combination of shift work and cold short winter evenings aren't helping either.
Eat less...fat bastard :y

No need to thank me.
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Elite Pete on 13 January 2013, 18:00:44
Getting rid of Xmas excess is going to be much easier on a proper diet.

I know bugger all about it, Any genuine advice from somebody who knows their stuff? Stupid bloody question I'm betting, but any way...

Sp3.2 was a fitness guru, is he still on here? :)


I'm reading stuff like processed wheat, margarine, concentrated fruit juices, corn, soy products are absolute no no's as they put the body into fat storing mode. Pointless exercising that off.

A combination of shift work and cold short winter evenings aren't helping either.
Eat less...fat bastard :y

No need to thank me.
;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 13 January 2013, 18:06:46
Beer and cycling. Never pass a pub. :y Go easy on the pork scratchings, though. ::)
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Gaffers on 13 January 2013, 18:12:42
The best way to loose weight is to do weight training.  Sounds wierd I know but you also have to eat more (which I love of course).

Eating:
- remove all refined carbs from diet.
- reduce fat
- eat lean meats, lots of lean meat (I go through 2-3 chickens a week as well as fish and beef)
- eat 5 times a day
- eat more carbs at breakfast and taper it off during the day
- eat a little protein at breakfast and increase it during the day
- no alcohol
- greens such as brocoli and salad are your friends and should make up at least 50% of your daily food intake.

I like to eat normally and add a mid morning and mid afternoon meal of a protein bar or some grilled chicken breast.

Exercise

You should try and train everyday, at the very least every other day.  At the end of each session do 10-15 minutes of abs (planks, weighted situps, leg raises, supermans).  You should only do cardio once or twice a week but you should do fartlek sessions or sprints.  You should never do steady state, the sessions must be tough and leave you drained.  A cardio session can replace a weight session.  If you do runs on a treadmill set the incline at 3-5%.  Fit 1-2 rest days a week in to a routine where you only stretch and o yoga like exercises.

The training is split into 4 phases which you repeat as a cycle:

Phase 1 - Hypertrophic (6-8 weeks)

After warming up (stretch or a 5 min run/cycle) start each session with a big lift session.  Either squats, deadlift, cleans and presses.  start at 70% of your body weight and do 4 sets of 4 reps with 2-3 minutes rest.  Build the weight up as you get more confident and stronger.

Then, depending on what you are concentrating on (chest, upper back, shoulders, legs, arms, etc) go through your exercises doing 6 sets of 12 reps with 30-40 secs rest.  Weight should be just comfortable to complete all but heavy enough so that the last few reps of the last set are difficult and you need to cheat a little.  That said, form is very important, if you cannot do the exercise properly drop the weight a bit until  later sessions when you are more comfortable.

Phase 2 - Strength (3-4 weeks)

As above but you do 4 sets of 8 reps with 2-3 minutes rest.  Again the weight must be so that the final few reps of each set are difficult.

Phase 3 - Power (1-2 weeks)

As above but 4 sets of 4 reps with as much rest as you need.  Again the weight must be so that the final few reps of each set are difficult.

Phase 4 (rest)

Light exercises, stretching, reduce food intake.






Why?

Basically you are working your muscles to form micro-tears and lactic acid which is what that pain is you get after a hard gym session.  These tears stimulate growth hormone to repair the tears, this hormone is fat-hungry so yuo become more lean while building muscle.  Building muscls increases your basal rate (the amount of calories you burn doing nothing).  The big lifts at the beginning of each session work your big muscles in your trunk (legs, abs, gluts, etc - what a lot of people wrongly refer to as the core) as you go through your session target smaller muscle groups so that you finish on arms.


Hope this helps.  There is so much to go through.  If you are ever in the area I can take you through a session and show you what I mean.
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Gaffers on 13 January 2013, 18:16:46
Oh and if you are wondering if it works, I lost 3.5 stone in 6 months.  2 stone in the first 2 months :y
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: STMO123 on 13 January 2013, 18:17:59
The best way to loose weight is to do weight training.  Sounds wierd I know but you also have to eat more (which I love of course).

Eating:
- remove all refined carbs from diet.
- reduce fat
- eat lean meats, lots of lean meat (I go through 2-3 chickens a week as well as fish and beef)
- eat 5 times a day
- eat more carbs at breakfast and taper it off during the day
- eat a little protein at breakfast and increase it during the day
- no alcohol
- greens such as brocoli and salad are your friends and should make up at least 50% of your daily food intake.

I like to eat normally and add a mid morning and mid afternoon meal of a protein bar or some grilled chicken breast.

Exercise

You should try and train everyday, at the very least every other day.  At the end of each session do 10-15 minutes of abs (planks, weighted situps, leg raises, supermans).  You should only do cardio once or twice a week but you should do fartlek sessions or sprints.  You should never do steady state, the sessions must be tough and leave you drained.  A cardio session can replace a weight session.  If you do runs on a treadmill set the incline at 3-5%.  Fit 1-2 rest days a week in to a routine where you only stretch and o yoga like exercises.

The training is split into 4 phases which you repeat as a cycle:

Phase 1 - Hypertrophic (6-8 weeks)

After warming up (stretch or a 5 min run/cycle) start each session with a big lift session.  Either squats, deadlift, cleans and presses.  start at 70% of your body weight and do 4 sets of 4 reps with 2-3 minutes rest.  Build the weight up as you get more confident and stronger.

Then, depending on what you are concentrating on (chest, upper back, shoulders, legs, arms, etc) go through your exercises doing 6 sets of 12 reps with 30-40 secs rest.  Weight should be just comfortable to complete all but heavy enough so that the last few reps of the last set are difficult and you need to cheat a little.  That said, form is very important, if you cannot do the exercise properly drop the weight a bit until  later sessions when you are more comfortable.

Phase 2 - Strength (3-4 weeks)

As above but you do 4 sets of 8 reps with 2-3 minutes rest.  Again the weight must be so that the final few reps of each set are difficult.

Phase 3 - Power (1-2 weeks)

As above but 4 sets of 4 reps with as much rest as you need.  Again the weight must be so that the final few reps of each set are difficult.

Phase 4 (rest)

Light exercises, stretching, reduce food intake.






Why?

Basically you are working your muscles to form micro-tears and lactic acid which is what that pain is you get after a hard gym session.  These tears stimulate growth hormone to repair the tears, this hormone is fat-hungry so yuo become more lean while building muscle.  Building muscls increases your basal rate (the amount of calories you burn doing nothing).  The big lifts at the beginning of each session work your big muscles in your trunk (legs, abs, gluts, etc - what a lot of people wrongly refer to as the core) as you go through your session target smaller muscle groups so that you finish on arms.


Hope this helps.  There is so much to go through.  If you are ever in the area I can take you through a session and show you what I mean.
Thanks for that, Twiggy.
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: feeutfo on 13 January 2013, 18:20:48
Fek off Esta, you scousers live on Rats anyway. ::)
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: feeutfo on 13 January 2013, 18:21:49
Thanks Guffer, I'll come back to this later. :y
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Elite Pete on 13 January 2013, 18:22:18
The best way to loose weight is to do weight training.  Sounds wierd I know but you also have to eat more (which I love of course).

Eating:
- remove all refined carbs from diet.
- reduce fat
- eat lean meats, lots of lean meat (I go through 2-3 chickens a week as well as fish and beef)
- eat 5 times a day
- eat more carbs at breakfast and taper it off during the day
- eat a little protein at breakfast and increase it during the day
- no alcohol
- greens such as brocoli and salad are your friends and should make up at least 50% of your daily food intake.

I like to eat normally and add a mid morning and mid afternoon meal of a protein bar or some grilled chicken breast.

Exercise

You should try and train everyday, at the very least every other day.  At the end of each session do 10-15 minutes of abs (planks, weighted situps, leg raises, supermans).  You should only do cardio once or twice a week but you should do fartlek sessions or sprints.  You should never do steady state, the sessions must be tough and leave you drained.  A cardio session can replace a weight session.  If you do runs on a treadmill set the incline at 3-5%.  Fit 1-2 rest days a week in to a routine where you only stretch and o yoga like exercises.

The training is split into 4 phases which you repeat as a cycle:

Phase 1 - Hypertrophic (6-8 weeks)

After warming up (stretch or a 5 min run/cycle) start each session with a big lift session.  Either squats, deadlift, cleans and presses.  start at 70% of your body weight and do 4 sets of 4 reps with 2-3 minutes rest.  Build the weight up as you get more confident and stronger.

Then, depending on what you are concentrating on (chest, upper back, shoulders, legs, arms, etc) go through your exercises doing 6 sets of 12 reps with 30-40 secs rest.  Weight should be just comfortable to complete all but heavy enough so that the last few reps of the last set are difficult and you need to cheat a little.  That said, form is very important, if you cannot do the exercise properly drop the weight a bit until  later sessions when you are more comfortable.

Phase 2 - Strength (3-4 weeks)

As above but you do 4 sets of 8 reps with 2-3 minutes rest.  Again the weight must be so that the final few reps of each set are difficult.

Phase 3 - Power (1-2 weeks)

As above but 4 sets of 4 reps with as much rest as you need.  Again the weight must be so that the final few reps of each set are difficult.

Phase 4 (rest)

Light exercises, stretching, reduce food intake.






Why?

Basically you are working your muscles to form micro-tears and lactic acid which is what that pain is you get after a hard gym session.  These tears stimulate growth hormone to repair the tears, this hormone is fat-hungry so yuo become more lean while building muscle.  Building muscls increases your basal rate (the amount of calories you burn doing nothing).  The big lifts at the beginning of each session work your big muscles in your trunk (legs, abs, gluts, etc - what a lot of people wrongly refer to as the core) as you go through your session target smaller muscle groups so that you finish on arms.


Hope this helps.  There is so much to go through.  If you are ever in the area I can take you through a session and show you what I mean.

It hasn't worked, you can't even undo a crank pulley nut on a Focus :P :P ;D ;D
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Shackeng on 13 January 2013, 18:23:36
The best way to loose weight is to do weight training.  Sounds wierd I know but you also have to eat more (which I love of course).

Eating:
- remove all refined carbs from diet.
- reduce fat
- eat lean meats, lots of lean meat (I go through 2-3 chickens a week as well as fish and beef)
- eat 5 times a day
- eat more carbs at breakfast and taper it off during the day
- eat a little protein at breakfast and increase it during the day
- no alcohol
- greens such as brocoli and salad are your friends and should make up at least 50% of your daily food intake.

I like to eat normally and add a mid morning and mid afternoon meal of a protein bar or some grilled chicken breast.

Exercise

You should try and train everyday, at the very least every other day.  At the end of each session do 10-15 minutes of abs (planks, weighted situps, leg raises, supermans).  You should only do cardio once or twice a week but you should do fartlek sessions or sprints.  You should never do steady state, the sessions must be tough and leave you drained.  A cardio session can replace a weight session.  If you do runs on a treadmill set the incline at 3-5%.  Fit 1-2 rest days a week in to a routine where you only stretch and o yoga like exercises.

The training is split into 4 phases which you repeat as a cycle:

Phase 1 - Hypertrophic (6-8 weeks)

After warming up (stretch or a 5 min run/cycle) start each session with a big lift session.  Either squats, deadlift, cleans and presses.  start at 70% of your body weight and do 4 sets of 4 reps with 2-3 minutes rest.  Build the weight up as you get more confident and stronger.

Then, depending on what you are concentrating on (chest, upper back, shoulders, legs, arms, etc) go through your exercises doing 6 sets of 12 reps with 30-40 secs rest.  Weight should be just comfortable to complete all but heavy enough so that the last few reps of the last set are difficult and you need to cheat a little.  That said, form is very important, if you cannot do the exercise properly drop the weight a bit until  later sessions when you are more comfortable.

Phase 2 - Strength (3-4 weeks)

As above but you do 4 sets of 8 reps with 2-3 minutes rest.  Again the weight must be so that the final few reps of each set are difficult.

Phase 3 - Power (1-2 weeks)

As above but 4 sets of 4 reps with as much rest as you need.  Again the weight must be so that the final few reps of each set are difficult.

Phase 4 (rest)

Light exercises, stretching, reduce food intake.






Why?

Basically you are working your muscles to form micro-tears and lactic acid which is what that pain is you get after a hard gym session.  These tears stimulate growth hormone to repair the tears, this hormone is fat-hungry so yuo become more lean while building muscle.  Building muscls increases your basal rate (the amount of calories you burn doing nothing).  The big lifts at the beginning of each session work your big muscles in your trunk (legs, abs, gluts, etc - what a lot of people wrongly refer to as the core) as you go through your session target smaller muscle groups so that you finish on arms.


Hope this helps.  There is so much to go through.  If you are ever in the area I can take you through a session and show you what I mean.

Whatever you do privately is fine by me. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Gaffers on 13 January 2013, 18:24:19
It hasn't worked, you can't even undo a crank pulley nut on a Focus :P :P ;D ;D

Fair one.  Hows your belly bump going?  Has it been a difficult pregnancy? ;D
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Elite Pete on 13 January 2013, 18:26:39
It hasn't worked, you can't even undo a crank pulley nut on a Focus :P :P ;D ;D

Fair one.  Hows your belly bump going?  Has it been a difficult pregnancy? ;D

There's no point in trying to knock a big nail in with a toffee hammer :D :D
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: STMO123 on 13 January 2013, 18:26:58
So, Guffer....tell me about these fartlek thingies   ;D
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Gaffers on 13 January 2013, 18:27:54
It hasn't worked, you can't even undo a crank pulley nut on a Focus :P :P ;D ;D

Fair one.  Hows your belly bump going?  Has it been a difficult pregnancy? ;D

There's no point in trying to knock a big nail in with a toffee hammer :D :D

When you can dead-lift 230kg women dont care bout how big your nail is  ;D
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Elite Pete on 13 January 2013, 18:29:03
It hasn't worked, you can't even undo a crank pulley nut on a Focus :P :P ;D ;D

Fair one.  Hows your belly bump going?  Has it been a difficult pregnancy? ;D

There's no point in trying to knock a big nail in with a toffee hammer :D :D

When you can dead-lift 230kg women dont care bout how big your nail is  ;D

Thats a big woman  ;D
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: STMO123 on 13 January 2013, 18:29:33
It hasn't worked, you can't even undo a crank pulley nut on a Focus :P :P ;D ;D

Fair one.  Hows your belly bump going?  Has it been a difficult pregnancy? ;D

There's no point in trying to knock a big nail in with a toffee hammer :D :D

When you can dead-lift 230kg women dont care bout how big your nail is  ;D
Yep. Just knock them out and they're putty in your hands.
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: TheBoy on 13 January 2013, 18:36:48
I'm on a proper diet, as arranged by my local friendly food experts - Tiffins. Its the curry and Cobra diet.
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Webby the Bear on 13 January 2013, 18:38:20
cut out drinking beer in the week, cut out snacking and do a bit of excercise.

i've lost a stone in the last month or so doing this.

if you do a ''crash'' diet where you go mental with the dieting you'll lose weight fast but youll get bored after a couple of months and just get fat again. plus its bloody miserable eating healthy

HTH
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Webby the Bear on 13 January 2013, 18:38:41
I'm on a proper diet, as arranged by my local friendly food experts - Tiffins. Its the curry and Cobra diet.

 :y :y :y
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Gaffers on 13 January 2013, 18:41:58
cut out drinking beer in the week, cut out snacking and do a bit of excercise.

i've lost a stone in the last month or so doing this.

if you do a ''crash'' diet where you go mental with the dieting you'll lose weight fast but youll get bored after a couple of months and just get fat again. plus its bloody miserable eating healthy

HTH

Not with the method I explained above.  Lost 3.5 stone ad kept it off :y
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 13 January 2013, 18:51:35
vegetable soups , low fat protein (fish,chicken not fried, instead cooked in oven) , less carbohydrates, no sweets
 
heavy menus in morning and lunch.. evening menus light, nothing after and no fast food
 
exercise twice a day.. treadmill is ok.. minimum 2+2 kms a day..  and finally no sex (sex hormones will increase your body rate).. within 30 days you will loose 7-8 kgs :y
 
 
 
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Lazydocker on 13 January 2013, 18:57:45
vegetable soups , low fat protein (fish,chicken not fried, instead cooked in oven) , less carbohydrates, no sweets
 
heavy menus in morning and lunch.. evening menus light, nothing after and no fast food
 
exercise twice a day.. treadmill is ok.. minimum 2+2 kms a day..  and finally no sex (sex hormones will increase your body rate).. within 30 days you will loose 7-8 kgs :y

That'll upset TB :-X :-X :D :D
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: TheBoy on 13 January 2013, 19:05:42
I find KFC's chicken pieces to be effective in weight loss, due it if causing a severe case of the ten bob bits about 45mins later.

Oddly enough, the Wicked Meal doesn't have that effect.
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: TheBoy on 13 January 2013, 19:06:07
vegetable soups , low fat protein (fish,chicken not fried, instead cooked in oven) , less carbohydrates, no sweets
 
heavy menus in morning and lunch.. evening menus light, nothing after and no fast food
 
exercise twice a day.. treadmill is ok.. minimum 2+2 kms a day..  and finally no sex (sex hormones will increase your body rate).. within 30 days you will loose 7-8 kgs :y

That'll upset TB :-X :-X :D :D
I'd rather have a nice cup of tea nowadays...
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Webby the Bear on 13 January 2013, 19:07:44
vegetable soups , low fat protein (fish,chicken not fried, instead cooked in oven) , less carbohydrates, no sweets
 
heavy menus in morning and lunch.. evening menus light, nothing after and no fast food
 
exercise twice a day.. treadmill is ok.. minimum 2+2 kms a day..  and finally no sex (sex hormones will increase your body rate).. within 30 days you will loose 7-8 kgs :y

That'll upset TB :-X :-X :D :D
I'd rather have a nice cup of tea nowadays...

+1  :y
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Radar on 13 January 2013, 21:28:14
Do simple things first - if apllicable cut out snacks like crisps, chocolate, fizzy drinks. Have a salad for lunch - you can check calorie counts on supermarket stuff. Start by doing some pressups. I did this a while back as a kickstart and lost a stone. Reduce curry intake!Good luck.
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: feeutfo on 14 January 2013, 00:20:56
I find KFC's chicken pieces to be effective in weight loss, due it if causing a severe case of the ten bob bits about 45mins later.

Oddly enough, the Wicked Meal doesn't have that effect.
YOU, especially YOU, really need to pay attention to this. Fat Pasty! :)
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 14 January 2013, 10:12:54
Thing is, you need to find something you can enjoy, so it becomes part of your routine, and something you miss when you don't do it. If you have to force yourself to do something, it'll last about 2 weeks, IME.. So there is no correct answer.

I used to go swimming a couple of times a week. That was great when I was so unfit that a half hour session got me knackered  ;D , but got seriously boring when I found myself swimming up and down for an hour or more, and still didn't feel I'd had a decent amount of exercise. Then there's the filthy floor in the changing rooms that always bugged me, and sometimes it was too crowded with kids and nattering housewives swimming in tandem at about 0.001 length per hour. ::)

Can't abide gyms, so that's out.

Cycling is suiting me at the moment, but not doing enough now the weather is less amenable. Should be improving soon, though.
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 14 January 2013, 10:16:31
earphones on, treadmill on.. so its not boring..  and if there is an internet tv in front of you thats better ;D
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Gaffers on 14 January 2013, 11:32:50
Thing is, you need to find something you can enjoy, so it becomes part of your routine, and something you miss when you don't do it. If you have to force yourself to do something, it'll last about 2 weeks, IME.. So there is no correct answer.

I used to go swimming a couple of times a week. That was great when I was so unfit that a half hour session got me knackered  ;D , but got seriously boring when I found myself swimming up and down for an hour or more, and still didn't feel I'd had a decent amount of exercise. Then there's the filthy floor in the changing rooms that always bugged me, and sometimes it was too crowded with kids and nattering housewives swimming in tandem at about 0.001 length per hour. ::)

Can't abide gyms, so that's out.

Cycling is suiting me at the moment, but not doing enough now the weather is less amenable. Should be improving soon, though.

You've done well though, it's very noticable that you have lost a lot of weight.   :y
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: aaronjb on 14 January 2013, 11:45:12
After warming up (stretch or a 5 min run/cycle) start each session with a big lift session.  Either squats, deadlift, cleans and presses.  start at 70% of your body weight and do 4 sets of 4 reps with 2-3 minutes rest.  Build the weight up as you get more confident and stronger.

Crikey.. I doubt I could squat/deadlift/etc 50kg, let alone 125kg - my knees have enough trouble with just me on them :o
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 14 January 2013, 13:05:00
Crikey.. I doubt I could squat/deadlift/etc 50kg, let alone 125kg - my knees have enough trouble with just me on them :o

That's why I started with swimming and cycling. I don't think my joints could take much punishment either.
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 14 January 2013, 13:06:35
Thing is, you need to find something you can enjoy, so it becomes part of your routine, and something you miss when you don't do it. If you have to force yourself to do something, it'll last about 2 weeks, IME.. So there is no correct answer.

I used to go swimming a couple of times a week. That was great when I was so unfit that a half hour session got me knackered  ;D , but got seriously boring when I found myself swimming up and down for an hour or more, and still didn't feel I'd had a decent amount of exercise. Then there's the filthy floor in the changing rooms that always bugged me, and sometimes it was too crowded with kids and nattering housewives swimming in tandem at about 0.001 length per hour. ::)

Can't abide gyms, so that's out.

Cycling is suiting me at the moment, but not doing enough now the weather is less amenable. Should be improving soon, though.

You've done well though, it's very noticable that you have lostredistributed a lot of weightbeer gut.   :y

Fixed that for you. :y
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 14 January 2013, 18:11:29
The best way to loose weight is to do weight training.  Sounds wierd I know but you also have to eat more (which I love of course).

Eating:
- remove all refined carbs from diet.
- reduce fat
- eat lean meats, lots of lean meat (I go through 2-3 chickens a week as well as fish and beef)
- eat 5 times a day
- eat more carbs at breakfast and taper it off during the day
- eat a little protein at breakfast and increase it during the day
- no alcohol
- greens such as brocoli and salad are your friends and should make up at least 50% of your daily food intake.

I like to eat normally and add a mid morning and mid afternoon meal of a protein bar or some grilled chicken breast.



Sod that diet then  ::) ;D
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Rods2 on 15 January 2013, 00:44:33
Thing is, you need to find something you can enjoy, so it becomes part of your routine, and something you miss when you don't do it. If you have to force yourself to do something, it'll last about 2 weeks, IME.. So there is no correct answer.

I used to go swimming a couple of times a week. That was great when I was so unfit that a half hour session got me knackered  ;D , but got seriously boring when I found myself swimming up and down for an hour or more, and still didn't feel I'd had a decent amount of exercise. Then there's the filthy floor in the changing rooms that always bugged me, and sometimes it was too crowded with kids and nattering housewives swimming in tandem at about 0.001 length per hour. ::)

Can't abide gyms, so that's out.

Cycling is suiting me at the moment, but not doing enough now the weather is less amenable. Should be improving soon, though.

You could always put your bike on a turbo trainer, to keep fit in bad weather.
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 15 January 2013, 08:46:04
Thing is, you need to find something you can enjoy, so it becomes part of your routine, and something you miss when you don't do it. If you have to force yourself to do something, it'll last about 2 weeks, IME.. So there is no correct answer.

I used to go swimming a couple of times a week. That was great when I was so unfit that a half hour session got me knackered  ;D , but got seriously boring when I found myself swimming up and down for an hour or more, and still didn't feel I'd had a decent amount of exercise. Then there's the filthy floor in the changing rooms that always bugged me, and sometimes it was too crowded with kids and nattering housewives swimming in tandem at about 0.001 length per hour. ::)

Can't abide gyms, so that's out.

Cycling is suiting me at the moment, but not doing enough now the weather is less amenable. Should be improving soon, though.

You could always put your bike on a turbo trainer, to keep fit in bad weather.

Had been thinking about that, and casually scanning the local freecycle for an exercise bike. :-\
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: SP_3.2 on 15 January 2013, 12:32:16
 :y :y Hi Chris , hope that you are well man....still around even with the 3.2 gone :'( :'( which i do miss.
its the best forum around.....Still into the fitness stuff......Have PM ed you my number when ever  good for you i can give you a bell if you send me yours and we can run over some bit if that would be any help...

take it easy  :y :y

Steve
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: feeutfo on 15 January 2013, 14:35:32
:y :y Hi Chris , hope that you are well man....still around even with the 3.2 gone :'( :'( which i do miss.
its the best forum around.....Still into the fitness stuff......Have PM ed you my number when ever  good for you i can give you a bell if you send me yours and we can run over some bit if that would be any help...

take it easy  :y :y

Steve
Yeah will do. :) thanks Steve. :)

Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: feeutfo on 15 January 2013, 14:38:49
Also pscocoa mentioned a bit if mountain biking around his way. Sounds like a plan once the puddles thaw out. (shudder) :o

I knew I should have got an Estate ;D


Actually, I don't think I replied to him. :-\ :-[
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: PhilRich on 15 January 2013, 15:24:14
Thing is, you need to find something you can enjoy, so it becomes part of your routine, and something you miss when you don't do it. If you have to force yourself to do something, it'll last about 2 weeks, IME.. So there is no correct answer.

I used to go swimming a couple of times a week. That was great when I was so unfit that a half hour session got me knackered  ;D , but got seriously boring when I found myself swimming up and down for an hour or more, and still didn't feel I'd had a decent amount of exercise. Then there's the filthy floor in the changing rooms that always bugged me, and sometimes it was too crowded with kids and nattering housewives swimming in tandem at about 0.001 length per hour. ::)

Can't abide gyms, so that's out.

Cycling is suiting me at the moment, but not doing enough now the weather is less amenable. Should be improving soon, though.








There you go Chris, eat lettuce off your wife's naked body before meals, you'll be too knackered to eat anything else! ;D
Oh, do be sure it doesn't go limp, there's nothing worse than a limp bit at times like that! :D ;D
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Gaffers on 15 January 2013, 17:54:14
Also pscocoa mentioned a bit if mountain biking around his way. Sounds like a plan once the puddles thaw out. (shudder) :o

I knew I should have got an Estate ;D


Actually, I don't think I replied to him. :-\ :-[

Barossa out the back of Sandhurst.  I can show you where while on a patrol I stood on some grass which turned out to have grown over a large pit.  In one step I went right up to my neck in full gear.  Rifle stayed dry though :y
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 15 January 2013, 18:02:13
Also pscocoa mentioned a bit if mountain biking around his way. Sounds like a plan once the puddles thaw out. (shudder) :o

I knew I should have got an Estate ;D


Actually, I don't think I replied to him. :-\ :-[

Barossa out the back of Sandhurst.  I can show you where while on a patrol I stood on some grass which turned out to have grown over a large pit.  In one step I went right up to my neck in full gear. Rifle stayed dry though :y

A good soldier always makes sure that is the case, eh Guffer? :D :D :D ;)
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Marie on 15 January 2013, 18:04:07
vegetable soups , low fat protein (fish,chicken not fried, instead cooked in oven) , less carbohydrates, no sweets
 
heavy menus in morning and lunch.. evening menus light, nothing after and no fast food
 
exercise twice a day.. treadmill is ok.. minimum 2+2 kms a day..  and finally no sex (sex hormones will increase your body rate).. within 30 days you will loose 7-8 kgs :y

so thats how i have managed to keep my weight to 56kg :-[ :-[ ;D ;D ;D


 i think i have lost my christmas weight this week i can do my work trousers up last week i struggled  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: PhilRich on 15 January 2013, 18:07:37
Also pscocoa mentioned a bit if mountain biking around his way. Sounds like a plan once the puddles thaw out. (shudder) :o

I knew I should have got an Estate ;D


Actually, I don't think I replied to him. :-\ :-[

Barossa out the back of Sandhurst.  I can show you where while on a patrol I stood on some grass which turned out to have grown over a large pit.  In one step I went right up to my neck in full gear. Rifle stayed dry though :y

A good soldier always makes sure that is the case, eh Guffer? :D :D :D ;)
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He forgot to mention he got the muzzle stuck up his Jacksie when he fell in Marie, so it would have been er ....dry! ::) ;D
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: feeutfo on 15 January 2013, 19:40:58
No alchahol, no sex, no beer, and no lager. Your not really selling it Guffer, being honest ;D
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: Webby the Bear on 15 January 2013, 19:42:49
No alchahol, no sex, no beer, and no lager. Your not really selling it Guffer, being honest ;D

see this is the problem with dieting..... to get real results you have to stop doing the things you like. youll always feel miserable. just cut down on the snacks as much as you can and drink less (dont stop, just cut down) and job done :)

imo of course :)
Title: Re: Any Health and Fitness experts here?
Post by: TheBoy on 15 January 2013, 19:44:47
No alchahol, no sex, no beer, and no lager. Your not really selling it Guffer, being honest ;D
Oh, I dunno. As long as I can still have curry....