Weight Loss

[MrBurns]

checking in to see how you are going Burnsie ?
whats the alternative to not going to Hawai ?

I might have to put my dog on a diet...she is a little dog...weighed about 4 kg for the past year... now after eating all that KFC for the past 6 months...she weighs 4.6 kg....
so she is going through withdrawel symptons....no KFc for the past 2 weeks...
she is not happy...but she will get over it....
I will let her have it as a treat now and again...maybe once a month...

anyone notice how the Safeway and KFC chooks are raw in the centre ???
that could be a health risk... I do not like raw meat....luckily I dont eat chicken...
I feel like taking it to the media....I have tried talking to the respective managers...who fein surprise...

Uncooked chicked is dangerous.

My diet is chk chk boom, since I've had a stress fracture in the foot I haven't been able to exercise, walk etc, should be ok soon.

No alternative to Hawaii, pretty diappointed but will go in Decemeber when all this flu BS blows over (hopefully)

KFC is addictive it seems, your dog proves it, dont know what they do but there must be heroin in those herbs and spices.

Haven't given up on the diet yet by any means kincella, thanks for asking.

 

[kincella]

Sorry to hear about the foot...broke 3 bones in mine about 18 months ago...(slipped over in the kitchen, think there must have been a greasy spot from the dogs food) took about 2-3 months to recover...

Pleased you are still going to Hawai...nice to have something special to look forward to...

must try to do something about the chicken...
my other gripe is the tiny baby lobsters you see in the supermarkets...
I dont believe they weigh 600 grams....believe the law still stands they must not be caught below that weight .....they are probably imported from a country which does not care if the babies are caught...then wonder why there will be non left one day..

stick to fresh foods and stay away from the manufactured stuff with all the preservatives in it...makes a big difference
cheers

 

[MrBurns]

Sorry to hear about the foot...broke 3 bones in mine about 18 months ago...(slipped over in the kitchen, think there must have been a greasy spot from the dogs food) took about 2-3 months to recover...

Pleased you are still going to Hawai...nice to have something special to look forward to...

must try to do something about the chicken...
my other gripe is the tiny baby lobsters you see in the supermarkets...
I dont believe they weigh 600 grams....believe the law still stands they must not be caught below that weight .....they are probably imported from a country which does not care if the babies are caught...then wonder why there will be non left one day..

stick to fresh foods and stay away from the manufactured stuff with all the preservatives in it...makes a big difference
cheers

Pick up the specials in the supermarket for the dog, great meats just on their use by date that should keep him happy.

Have your Vitamin D levels checked, seriously do it, that can lead to weaker bones, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis even MS, just do it, I found out my levels were low, dont know how long it had been like that but doctors dont usually check for that. I found out through a rheumatologist referred by my physio guy, almost by accident.

Cheers

 

[kincella]

Ok...will do...

 

[MrBurns]

Ok...will do...

Let me know what the result is, I'm on 3000 IU of Vitamin D tabs for the next 3months to bring it back to normal.

I think a LOT of people have this problem and dont know about it.

You can also add depression and obesity to to the list of possible effects as well as bone weaknesses such as what happened to you and me.

 

[AustSS]

DO NOT follow any fad diets, or lemon detox, or replacement meals/shakes > you dont need ANY of them - you can achieve great results with a normal diet and no 'expensive' supplements.

A couple of simple and (logical really) rules to follow:

1. NO carbs after 6pm (ever!).
2. Do NOT fast - eat many small meals a day instead of 2 or 3 big ones.
3. Exercise (even mild forms - such as walking).

It sounds simple, but it takes discipline. Anybody wanting to lose weight (subject to any medical condition that would preclude these basic principles from working) WILL lose as much weight as they desire (as long as they are determined).

Hope this helps.

Michael

 

[kincella]

Ok ..so I was supposed to be dead about 10 years ago from scleroderma...its an auto immune thingy...but doubt the Docs know enough about it.

have had chronic bronchitits since about 18

now asthma past couple of years....but am finding that is stress related
latest one is dermatitis...comes with the asthma...and even more stress

4 years ago replaced a cup of coffee with coca cola...within 6 months I snapped something in my knee..my now former GP told me to wait a month to see what happens....well it just got worse...took 5 months to see a specialist, then private hospital and recover from surgery....
I think it was the coke that did it for me... I am too young for the 'old peoples' complaints with knees and hips etc

in the meantime I have taken up coke again...it breaks down the phlemg in the throat...some problem with my reflux and some flappy muscle..forgotten what that was...that causes a choking sensation during the night time coughing episodes....oh and its better at breaking up the stuff than the medicines....
but they all come with a plus and a minus...just have to decide which one is the worst...
so how have I fared so far....well am still alive.....but after all this I am not looking forward to old age....

I was quite young when I acquired the scleroderma...at the time it was considered quite rare...and people got it after 65...but it took 10 years of specialists and all the other people and I was still under a mushroom....then one day I was told to see this particular Chinese GP lady doctor...
within 2 minutes she recognised all my symptons...and told me what it was...sent me for tests to confirm it...unbelievable....
both specialists I saw about the scleroderma ( to have a 2nd opinion) and after having heart and lung tests...suggested there was no cure and I had less then 50% chance of survival...within 5 years...but I had already had it for 10 years...
so I have not bothered to go back and see anyone about this
as part of a routine back xray...a Doctor found evidence I had TB.....

apart from all this crap...I am an optimist, generally happy go lucky...and you would never know there was anything wrong with me...
I was hoping to live another 30-40 years...but am not so keen now...with the potential for whats in store for me...

I recently recalled that chinese Docs name...so I will be looking out for her..for the next time...something goes wrong. Hopefully she is still in Melb.
ps heard this morning about 90% people in aged care have dementia
cheers

 

[MrBurns]

Try a lemon drink to break up the mucas and perhaps irrigate the sinus with a spray of water and salt. An easy way is just to cup your hand under your nose in the shower and suck a bit or water up your nose, will clear you right out.
You've been through the mill kincella, I dont particularly want to get old either unless I'm reasonably fit.
I'm not really concerned about death, I've had a good run, just think of the kids that died in the fires, they never had a chance to do anything.

We're lucky, so I'll just take what comes my way from here on.

And remember this........ James Bond once said,

If you're short of breath cut down on your smoking
If your eyes are bloodshot cut down on your drinking,
Apart from that live till you die.

 

[kincella]

Thanks for that Burnsie...I will try it....
regarding death...no interest etc...I have had a wonderful life....could go tomorrow ...easy....
but I have a few things I need to deal with before I vacate this world...

 

[MrBurns]

Thanks for that Burnsie...I will try it....
regarding death...no interest etc...I have had a wonderful life....could go tomorrow ...easy....
but I have a few things I need to deal with before I vacate this world...

You're not going anywhere soon

 

[kincella]

whoops I just found a diet breaker....Coles own....Caramel popcorn....its not bad either...dont like the stink when you open the bag...but otherwise it tastes ok...not as good as the Lolly gobble Bliss bobble....which is caramel popcorn with peanuts

 

[kincella]

thought I would share this little piece...since it is related to the thread...
I have gained a bit of extra weight around the girth....
so bending over to put the wee little dog into harness...I groaned a couple of times...not at the dog ...but at myself...that was a couple of months ago...

now, whenever the dog thinks we are going out....she jumps up onto my fav sofa...and sits there waiting for me to put her harness on....so I hardly have to bend at all....
I think the dog is very smart...she thought that one up herself....

 

[MrBurns]

thought I would share this little piece...since it is related to the thread...
I have gained a bit of extra weight around the girth....
so bending over to put the wee little dog into harness...I groaned a couple of times...not at the dog ...but at myself...that was a couple of months ago...

now, whenever the dog thinks we are going out....she jumps up onto my fav sofa...and sits there waiting for me to put her harness on....so I hardly have to bend at all....
I think the dog is very smart...she thought that one up herself....

Unconditional love, every mans dream

 

[kincella]

Long a subject of debate””and experiments with everything from yeast to mice””the question of whether a lower calorie diet increases life span while decreasing disease has a new smorgasbord of evidence.

A 20-year-long rhesus monkey study, released today in Science, found that monkeys that consumed 30 percent less calories than average peers were one third as likely to get a age-related disease and were likely to live longer.

Of the monkeys in the trial, 80 percent of those on the restricted diet are still alive, whereas just half of those that ate as they pleased are still around.

The diet also seemed to improve brain function into old age. “The atrophy or loss of brain mass known to occur with aging is significantly attenuated in several regions of the brain,” lead author Richard Weindruch, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Maidson School of Medicine and Public Health, said in a statement. “That’s a completely new observation.”

Recent studies have shown that lighter diets can also keep memory wheels spinning into older age.

 

[aldebaran3003]

Ok ..so I was supposed to be dead about 10 years ago from scleroderma...its an auto immune thingy...but doubt the Docs know enough about it.

have had chronic bronchitits since about 18

now asthma past couple of years....but am finding that is stress related
latest one is dermatitis...comes with the asthma...and even more stress

4 years ago replaced a cup of coffee with coca cola...within 6 months I snapped something in my knee..my now former GP told me to wait a month to see what happens....well it just got worse...took 5 months to see a specialist, then private hospital and recover from surgery....
I think it was the coke that did it for me... I am too young for the 'old peoples' complaints with knees and hips etc

in the meantime I have taken up coke again...it breaks down the phlemg in the throat...some problem with my reflux and some flappy muscle..forgotten what that was...that causes a choking sensation during the night time coughing episodes....oh and its better at breaking up the stuff than the medicines....
but they all come with a plus and a minus...just have to decide which one is the worst...
so how have I fared so far....well am still alive.....but after all this I am not looking forward to old age....

I was quite young when I acquired the scleroderma...at the time it was considered quite rare...and people got it after 65...but it took 10 years of specialists and all the other people and I was still under a mushroom....then one day I was told to see this particular Chinese GP lady doctor...
within 2 minutes she recognised all my symptons...and told me what it was...sent me for tests to confirm it...unbelievable....
both specialists I saw about the scleroderma ( to have a 2nd opinion) and after having heart and lung tests...suggested there was no cure and I had less then 50% chance of survival...within 5 years...but I had already had it for 10 years...
so I have not bothered to go back and see anyone about this
as part of a routine back xray...a Doctor found evidence I had TB.....

apart from all this crap...I am an optimist, generally happy go lucky...and you would never know there was anything wrong with me...
I was hoping to live another 30-40 years...but am not so keen now...with the potential for whats in store for me...

I recently recalled that chinese Docs name...so I will be looking out for her..for the next time...something goes wrong. Hopefully she is still in Melb.
ps heard this morning about 90% people in aged care have dementia
cheers

My Grandmother had systemic scleroderma from about age 50 as well as Raynaud's, osteoarthritis, insomia and MCD. She lived to 81 so there is hope for you yet.

 

[SM Junkie]

as of right now start to only eat things that; ran, flew or swam at sometime in their lifetime AND things that grew in the ground or on trees. ALSO only drink water or milk...diet soft drink if you feel the need

good luck!

eg. when was the last time you picked a slice of bread from a tree

you would be amazed at how much of a difference this will make!! i bet you would start noticing visual improvement without changing physical activity levels

When I read the above quote on this forum, I saw the logic in it. So I decided to give it a go.

Yep It's working, I'm now down 15kg and still going

For the first time in my life I think I've finally found something that works for me. I think following some principles to food management rather than a diet seems to be easier to maintain in my circumstances.

I'm no martyr and occassionally still eat bread and the odd bad thing, but I think it's just part of keeping on the right track and stops me from having any full on binges on junk food.

So I publicly thankyou ck13488 for your information, you've changed my life.

 

[ck13488]

When I read the above quote on this forum, I saw the logic in it. So I decided to give it a go.

Yep It's working, I'm now down 15kg and still going

For the first time in my life I think I've finally found something that works for me. I think following some principles to food management rather than a diet seems to be easier to maintain in my circumstances.

I'm no martyr and occassionally still eat bread and the odd bad thing, but I think it's just part of keeping on the right track and stops me from having any full on binges on junk food.

So I publicly thankyou ck13488 for your information, you've changed my life.

no worries mate, if only everyone who i tell this to would give it a chance instead of the ridiculous fad diets they think they can go on for a week or 2 and be ripped!

it works because thats what we are built to eat! thousands of years of eveolution doesnt agree with the last few decades of so called 'improvements' in food offerings.

It also works because your still eating real, hearty, tasty meals. would you rather drink lemon water for dinner or get stuck into a solid steak and veg!:

if you havent done so already, get yourself 1.25L pump water bottle (any brand will do), and make sure you drink and refill it twice a day. keeping hydrated also helps keep your metabolim pumping away.

stoked to see ive helped improved somenes life

 

[Mofra]

The Steve Moneghetti diet works for me - eat whatever the hell you want, plenty of it, and exercise your butt off.

Put simply, you can eat what you want if you burn the calories off. Diets are for the lazy.

 

[gav]

The Steve Moneghetti diet works for me - eat whatever the hell you want, plenty of it, and exercise your butt off.

Put simply, you can eat what you want if you burn the calories off. Diets are for the lazy.

Yeah but who wants to look like Steve Moneghetti?

If I'm workin my butt off, I want to at least look good.

 

[SM Junkie]

Put simply, you can eat what you want if you burn the calories off. Diets are for the lazy.

I wouldn't say that, I don't see myself as dieting, I'm just enjoying healthy foods, so it has been a lifestyle change and I'm really happy to keep on this track.

I really wish it was as easy as just exercising. But with a young family, it is very difficult to find the time to exercise, all I can do is find opportunities in the day to be more active.