Right, recently had a full MOT at the drs, have been feeling a bit shabby/tired and sore recently. Full disclosure, I'm a big unit always have been, never particularly overweight just a big bloke, 6ft4" been 18-19st since I was about 18. Never a marathon runner type but fit for physical work. I'm now in my mid 40s and have put a bit of weight on since I last weighed myself and got a fright at the drs ! About 5 years ago I lost a couple of stone and was just under 17st and felt great...but that was more down to having 2 small children who didn't sleep and never really eating properly! Blood pressure is fine, and other tests fine too, just need to lose a bit of weight. Anyone got any good advice. I'll give up bread as I'm eating too much of that. Gyms and swimming pools are out of the question as I live miles away from the nearest one and I hate swimming ! Can't really do jogging either as I have got a bad knee. Any advice for someone who likes their food and a odd glass of wine would be good !
Need to lose some timber !
- Thread starter Landrover
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- Hampshire
Proven weight loss involves cutting out the carbs. I went for it and lost 4 1/2 stone in 3 months. My friends freaked out and thought I'd got cancer! Put back on a stone or two, and eat occasional bread and spuds and never felt better. Never been near a gym in my life after leaving school.
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
Due to start lambing here on Sunday. I’ll be half a stone lighter by Christmas!
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- East Sussex
If it's just weight that's the issue then the honest answer is just to eat less. Train yourself to eat less so it isn't a conscious thought process and the job is done for life. You can run and weight lift and all that sort of stuff but if You look at the calories burnt compared to what's going in you'll see that something will have to give.
michael N123
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I got a new woman and lost 3 stone
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- Lorette Manitoba
Get a young active girlfriend. look like I got beat to the idea.
Wuffler
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- Northumberland
Edited...
- Location
- Ceredigion
This , 3 years cycling never lost a pound ,then cut out carbs and lost 3 stone
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- 200 miles N,NW of New York
Breakfast, 3 small good quality butchers sausage, 2 large eggs, 1 tomatoe, and 1 small slice of brown bread toasted, tea without milk or sugar, mid morning snack, peanuts and coffee, dinner time, cold roast beef or pulled pork, cut into cubes, 5 small tomatoes, spring onions, and grapes,
Evening meal pork chop or steak, cauliflower, broccoli, carrot or Brussels, few nuts and coffee, tomorrow repeat,
When out of cold meat,
Roast the beef or pork have full roast Evening meal without the potatoes and Yorkshire pudding to get new supply of meat.
The fat is good fat in sausage, the rest is high protein or belly fill, body will burn fat to digest the protein, weight will drop off you, once at right weight, add potatoes to maintain correct weight,
Evening meal pork chop or steak, cauliflower, broccoli, carrot or Brussels, few nuts and coffee, tomorrow repeat,
When out of cold meat,
Roast the beef or pork have full roast Evening meal without the potatoes and Yorkshire pudding to get new supply of meat.
The fat is good fat in sausage, the rest is high protein or belly fill, body will burn fat to digest the protein, weight will drop off you, once at right weight, add potatoes to maintain correct weight,
Oliveau
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- Indre et Loire, France
A friend lost a lot of weight by cutting out ‘white things’ - Bread, rice, pasta, potatoes.
I found Atkins to be quite good as you never actually get hungry - if you do feel a hunger pang you eat some protein like a hunk of cheese.
I found Atkins to be quite good as you never actually get hungry - if you do feel a hunger pang you eat some protein like a hunk of cheese.
michael N123
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Snack on fruit instead of biscuits etc and dont go to bed on big meals ie have your tea before 6.30pm . Dont drink fizzy drinks either.
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- Ceredigion
Porridge for Breakfast , usually have a good meal midday day ,chicken dinner but loads of veg , chicken salad for supper and that's it , fresh fruit if I feel like a snack
SilliamWhale
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Porridge is carb isn't it?
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- Carmarthenshire, West Wales
They say metal cut oats are more healthy than rolled oats as they take longer to digest, not sure where to get them
Download the NHS App for weight loss. I started about 10 days ago as my bmi has recently gone into overweight and I hit 12 stone. Heaviest I have ever been. You just record your calorie intake diary and it gives you a targeted weight loss over 12 weeks. I think we eat and drink more calories then we realise. The only thing I have really cut back on is tea biscuits and smaller portions. I have been a bit more conscious of how many calories are in things. Especially snacks. Some of the biscuits I was eating were 185 calories each. I would eat 3 or 4. Now just 1 and not as often.Lost 5lb in 10 days so far.
Female and forties for context. Good luck.
Female and forties for context. Good luck.
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- Carmarthenshire, West Wales
Weight loss or gain is a hormonal issue (insulin), not related to calories (in and out), that is the idea that everyone has followed since the 70's, it had continued not to work and the answer is always, its because the person didn't follow the diet properly (victim blaming). Eating less sugar/carbs gives a reduced insulin response and weight control.
move more, eat less ! …… it really is that simple
focus on getting macro nutrition right - i highly recommend the my fitness pal app to track food and help do this
re fitness - find something enjoy, its the only way you will keep it up
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- sw scotland
Weight loss is definitely related to calorie intake. No fat people came out of Belsen. Insulin is related to it but if you regard hunger as a friend you will lose weight.
Trying to burn it off through exercise will not work although you will get fitter
Courier
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- M62 - M1 - M18 triangle
No fat folk came out of Belsen concentration camp…..