Jesus....i'm dying.

Snapzzz wrote:

bedrock barney wrote:
That's not very helpful.

Trust me, i have your best interests at heart.


Anyway, i did step two of my running app today, you do three days a week that suits my working pattern.
I have to say that today was so much easier than Monday which is strange because i wouldn't have thought that it would have made that much difference.

Tony_H wrote:
If its your waistline your worried about, Snapzzz, you need to change your lifestyle. Simple as that.

That is exactly what i am trying to do!
I don't eat crisps very often and i cannot remember the last time i bought a bar of choc. I rarely drink coke and the likes either, i just think that it is lack of exercise that is killing me.

I work late (8-7) three days a week which means i tend to just have an hour on the sofa after dinner before bed. On my days off i have been lounging about as my working week zaps me so i never get any real exercise.
My weight has been pretty constant at around 13 to 13.5st for the last four years but I'm feel like i am carrying just a few too many pounds as my clothes feel a little tight.
I am thinking that if i get out a little more and work out every now and then i can keep my diet pretty much the same.

thoughts?

I dont exercise. I was 13st 9 last summer and I'm now 11st 13 without doing any exercise. 6 weeks on the cambridge diet last summer, and 3 weeks on it again last month. And just eating a little more carefully. No bread. No chocolate except as a real treat. No crisps or snacking. Fish and chicken with salad and jacket potatoes for dinner. Porridge for breakfast. Melon and grapes for lunch.

Easy.

I don't think I have ever sucessfully lost weight or got fitter through following any regime.

However well intentioned I just get bored, distracted, lazy or hungry.
:oops:

My weight goes down and I get fitter when I am busy and generally active. I think I am lucky in that when distracted I don't seem to feel hunger so often skip a meal and don't snack.

I do snack when bored !!!!

I make a bit of an effort pre-skiing to work up a sweat etc which tends to be a couple of short sessions on a cheap stepper every day and a bit more biking (weather permitting) and have a bit of a jog along when walking the dog.

Gareth Fair wrote:Downloading an app will not get you fit. -)

Really ? Bu**er, so that's where I've been going wrong !

I'm in danger of sounding like a broken record, but give boxing training a try. It is perfect for dry land training. Many of the same principles apply. It is very good for developing balance whilst improving core and leg strength.

No-one will mention your moobs either :-)

steverandomno wrote:I'm in danger of sounding like a broken record, but give boxing training a try. It is perfect for dry land training. Many of the same principles apply. It is very good for developing balance whilst improving core and leg strength.

No-one will mention your moobs either :-)

Cos if they do you can knock em out -)

If you actually want to loose weight then the best thing for it is weight lifting. I have trained seriously for a number of years now (9 to be precise) and the myth of running flat out to burn fat is bull. Cardiovascular exercise is great if your aim is to improve endurance or you are training for a sport which you need endurance for. If your goal is purely to improve your waist line then you will burn more fat by lifting weights. Just a few pointers below, if you want more info then I'm more then happy to help:

1. Cardiovascular exercise for males for fat burning should be done at approximately 130bpm any more and you are burning muscle to to energy needs of high intensity exercise. So DO NOT go sprinting if you want to burn fat.
2. Weight lifting will keep your muscles calling for energy for hours after a session, this means they will keep burning fat even when you are sat of the sofa watching tv after a session.
3. The most important thing is diet without a shadow of doubt. You can exercise 6 hours a day but if the fuel you put in is rubbish they it will make gains slow and tedious. To trick your body in to a constant fat burning mode split your meals up in to 5 small portions a day with a rough split in each of 45% carb, 35% protein 20% fat.
4. Lastly, never skip meals (mainly breakfast) this makes your body think it is being starved and the next meal you eat will automatically be stored as fat for slow burning energy. A good example of this is sumo-wrestlers, never eat breakfast then pile the rice on so the body stores more of it as fat.

Hope it helps.

TB Andy is spot on. I did a lot of research years ago and the bottom line is the average person is totally handicapping themselves if they don't include some strength training in their exercise routine. This does not mean going to a gym and pumping iron for hours. Two half hour sessions each week at home with a few free weights are all that's needed (later you could cut that to just one and still maintain muscle). No boring set after set, just one set of each exercise. Start on weights that will allow you to manage eight reps and up the weight when you can do 12/14 reps. No rest in between sets to add an aerobic component. Alternate between arms/chest, abs, back, legs. Don't worry about isolating muscles, you're not a body builder.

I would go even further on the multi-meal regime, and add healthy snacks in between light meals. The first rule should be "never go hungry for long". A good guide to healthy carbs is to look at the fibre content. Bread is great if it has at least 12/15% RDA of fibre per slice, and cereal should be 25% plus. Non fat milk is very important, so aim for 5 servings a day. Milk is also the best after workout protein/carb replacement source.

Bread is your enemy.

The regular eating thing is very important. I have found that when i am trying to loose weight, I loose at least 15-30% more when I have a bag of apples on my desk to snack on when i'm a bit hungry.