Weight Loss

[MrBurns]

Alcohol makes me hungry......... a lot of people pig out on pizza after a night out.

Joined a gym, personal trainer and all, he just watched TV while he kept pushing the buttons to increase the rate of the treadmill, I'l go back again some time.

 

[ck13488]

this works for me...but everyone tells me its the wrong thing to do...bad for the body etc....but when I do this once or twice a year, I feel on top of the world...never felt better....have been doing this all my life....am not suggesting anyone else practice it.....I just hate the look and feel of fat....I used to ride horses, and played tennis.....that was the only exercise I liked...do not do either now...(there was a lot of active excercise in looking after the horses)


I do not eat for a week...guaranteed to lose 3-5 kg for the week...I drink coffee, water only during the day, then some alcohol in the evening...(about to cut that right down too) average about 250 cals in a glass of wine

I can speed things up by eating rockmelon..a natural diuretic

when I feel hungry..I drink a glass of water...it fills the stomach and the hunger thoughts are gone
apart from the above....I dont like veges much....except potatoes, I can make some wicked salads, taste terrific...but I do not see the results fast enough....and I am not really into eating food 3 times a day etc...

I am a good cook and love to cook and entertain, but I hate fat on me...thats for other people...

joke...I am on a seafood diet....aka I diet until I see food....(that is not me)

also not into exercise anymore, harder as I get older....used to play tennis 4 times a week, but to do the exercise now.....thats in my dreams ,,hahahaha

I never buy larger clothing...I have been the same size all my adult life...if things dont fit or are tight...then its diet time.....
I am an optimist...and I like the guarantee I receive from my diet plan...it does not take weeks or months to achieve the desired results

years ago. on a different temp diet..ate 1/4 of a rockmelon for lunch everyday...after 2 weeks noticed a dramatic loss of weight...I was eating my usual ordinary food...
told a friend who was closer to 100kg...he was a good cook, but tasted too much of his cooking obviously....he over ate...simple...he started eating the melon...did nothing different....within a week noticed a loss of weight...so simple, it then inspired him to keep eating the melon, but then he also reduced his overall food intake....
I never saw him for 4 months...when I did, it was unbelievable, he had gone from over a 100kg to 60kg...
some people find it difficult to totally change their food habits....so its a struggle to lose the weight, but in the case above...he got a good result without changing...which then inspired him to reduce the amount of his food
intake...
ps he has never put the weight back on..
the rockmelon is a good diuretic , it removes the liquid from the body...hence the early losses...
there are alternatives to the rockmelon....
or add some fruity yoghurt to disguise the taste
ps I think genes do play a role, buts its more the role model... then I see all those prisoners of war they were all skinny !

all your doing is starving yourself the main problem with most "diets" is that they starve whoever is on the diet because they just want to eat...it is natural after all!!! i would not last on this diet one minute as i love my food. a bowl of green crappy soup or a nice thick steak n vegies, i know what id rather eat!

eat small meals with fruit/veg/salad and a protein source (meat, eggs, beans etc) just because you want to lose weight doesnt mean you have to starve yourself....

PS...get off that treadmill your wasting away muscle! more muscle means your basal metabolic rate(amount of enery burnt just running your body) increases with increased muscle on your body...lifting weights also 'uses' enegy for much longer after you stop exercising than running will!

 

[kincella]

Mr Burns...you have to change your thinking pattern...promise yourself....alcohol does not make you hungry....

we can all love food...but not so much to get fat....what do you love more ??? atm it appears you love food and also would love to lose 10kg

remember that quote of mine...dreams are a promise you make to yourself

so concentrate on what you need to do...to make your dreams come true...in this case its losing the weight...its no big deal at all...its not like you need to lose 50kg or 100kg

its your attitude that needs some tuning...

alter your life by changing your thoughts and attitudes...so flush out the old thoughts and attitudes that hold you back...eg; needing pitza after a beer...its not true...

and replacing it with...I love my beer and my food...but not the extra 10kg I carry...so from now on...I do not want pitza...in fact I hate pitza after a beer

find a photo of the prisoners of war....look at how skinny they were...put a copy on the fridge door....remind yourself how you could look if you really wanted to ...
but we dont want you to be skinny....just lighter...and enjoying life

 

[alwaysLearning]

For sure 10kg too much will be making you really uncomfortable.

How much carbohydrate do you eat, Mr Burns? There may be no connection, and it may be more to do with sedentary life styles, but it's possible to date the start of the current obesity epidemic to the time dietitians were recommending everyone stashed away large quantities of carbohydrates in favour of less protein and fat. They suggested six slices of bread per day, plus three servings of potato, rice, or pasta.

That might be fine if you're burning up lots of calories but most Australians simply are not.

How about cutting all the carbs, eating grilled fish rather than fried meat, lots of fresh salads (without lots of oil laden dressings or mayonnaise), and plenty of fresh vegetables. Three pieces of fruit, minimal alcohol, and overall simply serving yourself smaller portions than usual.

Visualise how much more comfortable you will be without that extra weight, see yourself looking slimmer and fitter, and get into the exercise in whatever form you enjoy.

It simply comes down to energy in versus energy out. Get yourself a kilojoule/calorie counter so you know the energy value of what you're eating.

Does that sound possible?

I like the serving size advice you say. I was at the gas station and looked at the chocolate bars and noticed that they are 20%bigger. Things like a cheery ripe or a snickers are a lot bigger than what they used to.

Those junk energy drinks with lots of caffine appear to be super sized as well. Looks like Australia is heading in the same direction as USA when it comes to food and that is bad news indeed.

 

[kincella]

cki13488....I dont like many vegies , nor fruit...nor most of all the things that are supposed to be good for me...
It does not feel like I am starving myself....there is plenty of fat stored for that rainy day...so I am just having a stock take....reducing the excess stock...
having an end of year clean out....but more regular basis..
cheers

 

[alwaysLearning]

100% correct, mind over matter, mental strength.

nah...not mental strength but wisdom strength.

If you can imagine and think up and write down really constructive reasons why you MUST get fit, you'll get fit without using any 'willpower' because you will just want to do it so bad that willpower isn't even a factor.

So yeah, keep thinking of the reasons why you MUST do it and how much better you'll feel as a result of doing it.

There is a subtle kind of pleasure that you get when you are able to hold yourself back and stick to your plan. Everytime you do it, your mind grows stronger and you feel great a few hours later when you tell yourself "Wow, I'm glad I didn't eat that junk food or whatever, my plan is working".

 

[MrBurns]

remember that quote of mine...dreams are a promise you make to yourself

I like that one.

It's not hunger it's boredom half the time, if I just keep focused I'll be ok.

 

[alwaysLearning]

Maybe you should post before and after photos MrB ...

If your objective is just weight loss (not body shape change) start a graph in Excel on your daily weight. Don't worry about daily fluctuations too much, but an overall trend. Week by week is a good indication. It's generally accepted that one pound / half a kilo per week is a safe weight reduction target. Can do a kilo if it's managed very well... What I suggested earlier will be around a kilo per week depending on your present level.

Must say again, you can destroy your metabolism with a radical diet if it's not followed through with a long term 'lifestyle plan'.

I reckon Gav will be in heaps of trouble once he finishes training and eating well. The muscle won't turn to fat (impossible), but his reduction in training intensity and increased caloric intake will be hard to manage. Good luck!

I'm just curious but I thought that it was supposed to be best if you can increase your metabolism. See, if you increase your metab then you burn more calories when you exercise.

I don't know but destroying your metabolism and then rebuilding it kind of goes opposite to what I read at bodybuilding.com posts.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=115253401

 

[Happy]

100% correct, mind over matter, mental strength.

You can trick your mind.

Small sacrifice, but every time before you eat anything you like, drink glass of water (best if body temperature)

Another small sacrifice, eat slowly (mentioned already)

Little bit bigger effort, every time before you feel like having something to eat, make little run. I mean little.
If you live in a house run around that house once, come back home and have your snack.
Being 'sinle again' and bloke you probably had to leave house, but you can always run 100 meteres anywhere.

Trying get rid of weight it is best to lose not more than 1/2 kilo per week, so your body's self defence doesn't trigger its most powerful weapons.

Good luck, and do it ASAP, like now !

 

[kincella]

boredom is spot on....too much time on your hands now...whole new life in front of you...where is your list of all the things you wanted to do....
aka think the movie ....Jack Nicholsen and 'the bucket list'...

I used to play tennis...at Sth Yarra,...there was a guy named John ..he was in his 80's....he played a smart game...could not run as fast but got the best points...
my father was breaking in and training horses at age 84 when he had an accident....he was very active...he loved what he was doing...ate and drank as much as he liked...he was fit....needed to be to handle the young horses

so lets see...what was your sport ??? or hobby or dream to do something ?
incorporate an interest that takes away the boredom....
become a mentor....
watch the show...ABC grumpy old men..for a good laugh

 

[MrBurns]

boredom is spot on....too much time on your hands now...whole new life in front of you...where is your list of all the things you wanted to do....
aka think the movie ....Jack Nicholsen and 'the bucket list'...

I used to play tennis...at Sth Yarra,...there was a guy named John ..he was in his 80's....he played a smart game...could not run as fast but got the best points...
my father was breaking in and training horses at age 84 when he had an accident....he was very active...he loved what he was doing...ate and drank as much as he liked...he was fit....needed to be to handle the young horses

so lets see...what was your sport ??? or hobby or dream to do something ?
incorporate an interest that takes away the boredom....
become a mentor....
watch the show...ABC grumpy old men..for a good laugh

All good stuff ...........thanks to you all, started golf again, not playing well but ......stuff it ......the exercise is good so I'm going to forget about the score and just get out there, was walking 4 k a day must start that again, it's simple just walk out the front door and come back 45 minutes later, so why did I stop ??? I dunno human nature, no commitment, I have to get real with myself If I'm going to get this done.

 

[marklar]

I've managed to lose 12kg over 12 months with a few simple changes to my food & lifestyle:

1. Eliminate dessert
2. Switch to low-carb beer
3. Reduce the amount of potato I'd been eating at dinner
4. Give up the car & tram where possible, walk to work (30 mins each way), walk to the markets (15 mins) on the weekend & stock up on fresh food.
5. Get some new recipe books
6. Learn to cook lentils
7. Buy a veggie steamer & actually use it!

None of these have been particularly difficult to incorporate into my lifestyle, but I found as I started seeing some positive effects it's been easier to maintain.

m.

 

[MrBurns]

I think most weight problems are psychological, like smoking it's hard to shake, it's not so much being hungry it's a craving for fat or sugar, like with nicotine.

When you give up smoking you get over the nicotine craving easily enough, it's the habit of drawing the smoke into your lungs thats the hard bit to kick, impossible for some.

I'm not so much hungry but will crave a fix of something before long, I have to make hunger my friend, get used to going to bed hungry, like any habit I'll get used to it.

My mind will play tricks, to get me to eat, same as cigarettes, just have to be alert and not fold.

 

[matty2.0]

Weight loss is so damn easy.
I have a problem with weight GAIN.
I've been stuck on 60kg for most of my teens and early 20s.

Weight loss? all you do is eat healthy proteins and less carbs. Get some good chicken breast in there or fish as a majority of your diet, and less sugars.
And workout heaps.

go to the gym and get a good cardio (swimming, running) workout for 1hour every morning on an empty stomach (no food! just after you wake up) and you'll lose weight EASY.

 

[kincella]

good on you burnsie...and why not go for a couple of golf lessons...brush up, fine tune the skills...go out to the driving range....practise....and it relieves the boredom...
I am a bit competitive...so I like to have at least some edge on whatever I do
cheers

 

[kincella]

matty...everything is easier when you are young....as one gets older, the idea of jumping out of bed...can be a trick in itself
as one ages...can still believe everything is possible....but not probable...

 

[Julia]

I'm not keen on the idea of the starvation diet, or for that matter on any sort of "DIET". People who 'go on diets' certainly lose weight, but if the rigidity of the diet is sufficient to bring about a significant weight loss quickly, then most people couldn't (and shouldn't) keep to such a regimen on a long term basis.

Isn't it better to just tell yourself you're looking after yourself better by eating sensible amounts of good food, cutting out the crap?

If there's a focus on good protein, fresh vegetables, salads and fruit, less dependence on the starchy stuff, you'll lose weight and gradually develop a permanent healthy eating habit, to the point where there's no desire to eat rubbish because you know it will make you feel bad, physically and psychologically.

I'm with Calliope - it's about simple self disclipine, making up your mind that you want to be healthy and not overweight. Decide that eating right is simply what you do every day, likewise exercising for a minimum of an hour, preferably more.

All the detox stuff is pretty much a marketing gimmick to sell packets of special potions (probably flavoured nothing) to accompany a drastic reduction of intake, having just juices and water for several days etc.
The fact that people have paid for something makes them more disposed to follow the instructions. They feel better because they're not shovelling in rubbish, and attribute the improvement to the stuff in the packet.

Unless there's a disease process present, the liver and kidneys are able to "detox" your system quite well on their own, as long as you drink enough water.

 

[sails]

There can be many reasons for this. You could have cut your calories by too much, which will cause your body to hold fat. ...Gav.

Interesting you should say that, Gav. This happened to me a few years ago when on a low carb/high protein to speed up some weight loss. It was slow going, but the funny thing was when I reached my goal weight and started to re-introduce carbs again, I actually kept losing weight. Ended up losing another 5kgs unintentionally and got a bit scared when I hit 51kgs!

The problem is, I then had to eat so many carbs to try and stop the weight loss. So when I finally got back up to the mid 50's, it became a struggle to stop the weight gain.

Since then I have found it best, as Julia describes above, to aim for a healthy and balanced diet. A few kilos have sneaked back on due to some major disruptions in life in general, but there will be no more going back to those unbalanced diets.

I have found by cutting out as much sugar as possible, it can help to reduce the hunger cravings.

I wish you the best in your weight loss quest, Mr Burns. Suggest staying away from the fad diets. Actually someone was telling me yesterday they have just joined up to weight watchers online - might be worth a look...

 

[MrBurns]

Interesting you should say that, Gav. This happened to me a few years ago when on a low carb/high protein to speed up some weight loss. It was slow going, but the funny thing was when I reached my goal weight and started to re-introduce carbs again, I actually kept losing weight. Ended up losing another 5kgs unintentionally and got a bit scared when I hit 51kgs!

The problem is, I then had to eat so many carbs to try and stop the weight loss. So when I finally got back up to the mid 50's, it became a struggle to stop the weight gain.

Since then I have found it best, as Julia describes above, to aim for a healthy and balanced diet. A few kilos have sneaked back on due to some major disruptions in life in general, but there will be no more going back to those unbalanced diets.

I have found by cutting out as much sugar as possible, it can help to reduce the hunger cravings.

I wish you the best in your weight loss quest, Mr Burns. Suggest staying away from the fad diets. Actually someone was telling me yesterday they have just joined up to weight watchers online - might be worth a look...

I stuck to the fruit all day but I do the cooking around here so had to have dinner, BUT I wont snack and that should make a difference, if not I'll go the hard way.

I agree with Julia too but also with kincella, if the easy way doesn't work I will just have to break the back of it with the kincella way which I suspect is what I need, I'll know in a few days.

 

[waza1960]

I lost around 10 kilos last 8 months by changing certain aspects of my food intake one at a time first used to drink up to 6 cups of tea a day with 2 t/spoons of sugar /cup,first cut back to 1 t/spoon then no sugar then low fat milk,no alchohol during the week more fruit however didn't change the rest of my diet at all apart from the french approach to food which is not to eat junk food but only eat quality food which I really enjoy.The problem with some of the other suggestions is with the amount of motivation required is it really achievable in the long term?