Topic: a new chapter in my life (Read 9529 times)

Moneypit · « **Reply #60 on:** July 13, 2006, 12:50:48 »

Good Luck with lighter life, my wife has been on it twice, the first time really worked for then we moved, couldn't find a new group locally and she fell off the wagon.

You will need to see it all the way through though as the beginning eating phase is quite important in re-educating your brain and body as to what you can eat.

The second time she did it, I joined her for the first two weeks, so I can fully understand what you are going through, and although it was a quick way to drop a stone, it came straight back once I started eating. The group wasn't realy for her though and then she had some medical tests and was told by the Doctor to come off it.

Personally I prefer to train and moderate what I eat and will be giving Body for Life a go once I'm back off my holidays in the middle of August, can't see any point in starting before as that's planning to fail!

Baby_Rhino · « **Reply #61 on:** July 14, 2006, 12:20:24 »

ok, ive found a BMI calculator online for anyone who is interested :D

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/healthy_living/your_weight/bmiimperial_index.shtml

Manicminer · « **Reply #62 on:** July 15, 2006, 08:24:36 »

My BMI is 31.1.

That makes me obese according to the charts :roll:

I have mostly been muscle up to a couple of years ago when I started sitting on my arse driving machinery. I have lost some muscle tone and put on about half a stone in that time.

I should be slightly overweight. Even my doctor says the charts don't cover anyone who has more muscle than the average rake.

freeagent · « **Reply #63 on:** July 15, 2006, 08:57:54 »

according to the BMI scale, every player in the USA's NFL football league was rated as over-weight last year, with almost all of them classes as obese....

i know some of them are a bit lumpy, but i think theres a hole in the system somewhere...

strapping young lad · « **Reply #64 on:** July 15, 2006, 12:23:02 »

after my first week

ive lost

15lbs

which means its over a stone :)

Baby_Rhino · « **Reply #65 on:** July 15, 2006, 13:27:46 »

Manicminer and freeagent - read the print at the bottom of the page saying some people are not covered by their BMI chart (their example list INCLUDES athletes, pregnant women, etc!)

strapping young lad · « **Reply #66 on:** July 15, 2006, 15:48:39 »

apparently for me to be proper weight i need to be 12 5!

my god i will be skin and bones!

jasonslaphead · « **Reply #67 on:** July 15, 2006, 22:49:31 »

What do you actually eat is it some sort of milkshake type thing?

strapping young lad · « **Reply #68 on:** July 16, 2006, 12:15:41 »

you get four packs a day (2 soups and 2 shakes)

you mix them with bout 400ml of water in a blender or in a bowl with a whisk, then drink it

you can add pepper or tabasco sauce to the soup to taste

i add ice in the blender for the shakes to make it into a smoothie

also you can have one chewie bar a day, i have these mid-afternoon

honestly you do not feel hungry but you need to keep drinking 4ltrs of water a day, this helps your fat breakdown and keeps you from feeling hungry

its top!

vitara guy · « **Reply #69 on:** July 16, 2006, 15:48:50 »

curry night on thursday at the fox on the hill jason lol

strapping young lad · « **Reply #70 on:** July 16, 2006, 15:51:44 »

after you hit your target you get weaned back onto normal food gradually over a 12 week period, starting from a single fillet of meat per day onto things like bread in the 7th week

its so that your body can work it back into your system and you dont get larda$$ again :)

jasonslaphead · « **Reply #71 on:** July 16, 2006, 16:01:41 »

I have the number for the person who does it near me I might give them a call ony problem is I hate soup :?

strapping young lad · « **Reply #72 on:** July 16, 2006, 17:53:08 »

you can also have shakes too

what you have in your daily intake is up to you (i might go full on shakes in this warm weather and the raspberry tastes a lot nicer than thai chili ;)

landraver · « **Reply #73 on:** August 07, 2006, 21:56:56 »

Hi Dyfed,
Hows the diet going? I'm trying to lose a bit mi-sen!!

Jeff

Sheddy · « **Reply #74 on:** August 07, 2006, 22:25:05 »

I'm 5'10 and 13 .5 stone. I eat one meal a day and do physical labour. I can't shift the excess weight for love or money, go figure!

landraver · « **Reply #75 on:** August 07, 2006, 22:32:44 »

Quote from: "Sheddy"

I'm 5'10 and 13 .5 stone. I eat one meal a day and do physical labour. I can't shift the excess weight for love or money, go figure!

Aye! I know what you mean!
I'm 6'1'', I only eat a cooked breakfast every day, lunch in the canteen, good cooked dinner, & then about 8 to 10 cans of Fosters, & still can't get below 7 1/2 stone! :(

Jeff

landraver · « **Reply #76 on:** August 07, 2006, 22:34:32 »

Ok then, most of the above is true, but I'm about 15.5 stone :( :( :(
Jeff

blade · « **Reply #77 on:** August 08, 2006, 00:03:33 »

swap that cat stevens fosters for stella weight will drop off

NiceBlueWellies · « **Reply #78 on:** August 08, 2006, 07:42:17 »

Quote from: "Sheddy"

I'm 5'10 and 13 .5 stone. I eat one meal a day and do physical labour. I can't shift the excess weight for love or money, go figure!

Try eating a bit more, and I bet the weight would drop off. I know it sounds daft, but it works.

andycwb · « **Reply #79 on:** August 08, 2006, 08:08:56 »

The problem with lighterlife is that it doesn't retrain the bad habits (going to the choccy machine). Unless you can learn to be "good", you'll put the weight back on when you finish it.

On the other hand, if you can deal with 3 months of purgatory every few years to lose it again...

I agree with the other comments though, that's very quick to try and lose weight, and a healty diet will do more in the long run. SWMBO has being doing Weightwatchers for a couple of years now (lost a lot very quickly and is struggling on the last few lbs) and we've totally changed the way we cook and what we eat - for the better.

landraver · « **Reply #80 on:** August 08, 2006, 16:54:03 »

Quote from: "blade"

swap that cat stevens fosters for stella weight will drop off

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

'spose it's worth a try!!

Jeff

strapping young lad · « **Reply #81 on:** August 08, 2006, 16:59:29 »

i am on my fifth week and have lost 2st 9lbs :)

Eeyore · « **Reply #82 on:** August 08, 2006, 17:10:17 »

Interesting conversation, but watch they words, there are kiddies readin'

SYL - weight seems to be coming off. D'you feel any different?

cheers
8)
Eeyore

NiceBlueWellies · « **Reply #83 on:** August 08, 2006, 17:55:18 »

:(biglaugh): His pocket is a lot lighter. :(biglaugh):

Keep it up SYL. you've done really well so far. =D>

landraver · « **Reply #84 on:** August 08, 2006, 18:27:51 »

So what would you say my BMI is

landraver · « **Reply #85 on:** August 08, 2006, 19:14:04 »

P.S. It's not really me........honest!!

NiceBlueWellies · « **Reply #86 on:** August 08, 2006, 19:47:02 »

Prove it!

landraver · « **Reply #87 on:** August 08, 2006, 20:00:14 »

OK Julie, I'll try & find a photo, if you will !!!

Jeff

strapping young lad · « **Reply #88 on:** August 08, 2006, 20:56:51 »

Quote from: "Eeyore"

Interesting conversation, but watch they words, there are kiddies readin'

SYL - weight seems to be coming off. D'you feel any different?

cheers
8)
Eeyore

yeh, my clothes hang off me, ive lost my 2nd chin, and ive loads more energy, plus im happy now, not moody..

i keep watching uktvfood for ideas on my future cos before ready meals were so easy but they are packed with cr&p so im going to avoid them in the future like the plague

i miss chewing.. which to you guys may sound weird but think about it, ive not chewed ANYTHING for 5 weeks, i do have chew bars but they are as soft as a milky way so your gnashers arent worked at all

but once i put one in the freezer and ate it and i had jaw ache for bout 30mins!

hope to hit 13st by october.

plus my camel trophy combats fit properly again!

NiceBlueWellies · « **Reply #89 on:** August 08, 2006, 21:05:03 »

Quote from: "landylover"

OK Julie, I'll try & find a photo, if you will !!!

Jeff

I don't have any photos of you!

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