WEIGHT LOSS + the challenge

Phantom Gossiper · Post by **Phantom Gossiper** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:17 pm

Ate a mega chicken parmi with gravy and chips for tea.. dont think its going to have a positive effect on my weight, but geez it tasted good!! :oops:

best on hill · Post by **best on hill** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 1:06 pm

best on hill wrote:the doctor give me a bollocking the other day when i went to see him, he went off about my weight so i jumped on the scales and the number was quite big 138.6kg so the missus has but me on a diet no ice coffee no pies, pastys, bun etc, cut out chips and most carbs that was on the 23 of aug and just yesday i jumped back on the scales and im on the way down im now 125.5kg i now have a bet going with the missus if i get under 100kg i will get a new set of golf sticks, so the challange is on, wish me luck
BOH

down to 124.0kg not having the urges anymore to have ice coffee, pies with sauce, chips or roast spuds, and all that other good :evil:

stuff but my biggest issue is cutting down on a cleansing ale.

i really like beer so ive started drinking 3.5 supa dry on the odd occasion on to quench my thurst :drinkers:

and i still seem to lose a few pounds.

mickey · Post by **mickey** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:38 pm

best on hill wrote:
best on hill wrote:the doctor give me a bollocking the other day when i went to see him, he went off about my weight so i jumped on the scales and the number was quite big 138.6kg so the missus has but me on a diet no ice coffee no pies, pastys, bun etc, cut out chips and most carbs that was on the 23 of aug and just yesday i jumped back on the scales and im on the way down im now 125.5kg i now have a bet going with the missus if i get under 100kg i will get a new set of golf sticks, so the challange is on, wish me luck
BOH

down to 124.0kg not having the urges anymore to have ice coffee, pies with sauce, chips or roast spuds, and all that other good stuff but my biggest issue is cutting down on a cleansing ale.

i really like beer so ive started drinking 3.5 supa dry on the odd occasion on to quench my thurst and i still seem to lose a few pounds.

Whats with the half a beer??? surely making it 4 wont hurt BOH

best on hill · Post by **best on hill** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:28 pm

mickey wrote:
best on hill wrote:
best on hill wrote:the doctor give me a bollocking the other day when i went to see him, he went off about my weight so i jumped on the scales and the number was quite big 138.6kg so the missus has but me on a diet no ice coffee no pies, pastys, bun etc, cut out chips and most carbs that was on the 23 of aug and just yesday i jumped back on the scales and im on the way down im now 125.5kg i now have a bet going with the missus if i get under 100kg i will get a new set of golf sticks, so the challange is on, wish me luck
BOH

down to 124.0kg not having the urges anymore to have ice coffee, pies with sauce, chips or roast spuds, and all that other good stuff but my biggest issue is cutting down on a cleansing ale.

i really like beer so ive started drinking 3.5 supa dry on the odd occasion on to quench my thurst and i still seem to lose a few pounds.

Whats with the half a beer??? surely making it 4 wont hurt BOH

na that 1/2 a beer is the one that does all the damage :lol:

apparently

kickinit · Post by **kickinit** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 3:11 pm

The only problem with alcohol is that it has calories that the body will burn before it burns fat. So basically it stops burning fat to burn alcohol. What I've told clients in the past if your going to have a few drinks promise yourself to do twice as much cardio the next day. At the end of the day you have to be happy and if your not you will end up where you started

White Line Fever · Post by **White Line Fever** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:26 am

Alcohol is the worst.
Empty calories.
If your serious about weight loss cut out the booze.
Show some willpower!!

best on hill · Post by **best on hill** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:38 am

White Line Fever wrote:Alcohol is the worst.
Empty calories.
If your serious about weight loss cut out the booze.
Show some willpower!!

WLF its not my willpower that is the problem, its my wontpower that brings me undone :lol:

kickinit · Post by **kickinit** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:53 pm

The worst thing about alcohol is the food you eat with it and with some people that they forget how much they have had. A couple of beers on the weekend isn't going to harm you. As long as your burning more calories then you put in you will lose weight.

best on hill · Post by **best on hill** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:01 pm

kickinit wrote:The worst thing about alcohol is the food you eat with it and with some people that they forget how much they have had. A couple of beers on the weekend isn't going to harm you. As long as your burning more calories then you put in you will lose weight.

i have cut my intake of beer right back to a few on a friday night at the local for happy hour and the pub draw and i have gone from full strength supa dry or west end draught (mothers milk to me) pints to mid strength supa dry stubbies or XXXX gold schooners. so i have made adjustments to all the food and drink that i consume. best move so far is staying clear of the local bakery and no more iced coffees and no chips or spuds with my meals. also no fast food when we head out of town!

kickinit sound like this nutrition thing is right up you alley?

Browny25 · Post by **Browny25** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:31 pm

How does swimming rate for weight loss?

White Line Fever · Post by **White Line Fever** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:36 pm

Browny25 wrote:How does swimming rate for weight loss?

Go down to the new aquatic centre and look at all the fatties pushing countless laps.

Running burns most calories.
Running fast then slow then fast is even better

mickey · Post by **mickey** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:59 pm

Running burns more than a good bike ride? And by a good ride, I'm not talking about the Sunday pedal down to the shops for the paper and coffee.

White Line Fever · Post by **White Line Fever** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 2:39 pm

mickey wrote:Running burns more than a good bike ride? And by a good ride, I'm not talking about the Sunday pedal down to the shops for the paper and coffee.

And by run I'm not talking about between the wickets after a push to mid off.

Impact on legs vs bike???
No comparison.

scoob · Post by **scoob** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 2:44 pm

Very good tool to calculate calories burnt various activities (some interesting ones)... simple to use - http://www.mydr.com.au/tools/calories-burned-calculator

kickinit · Post by **kickinit** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:10 pm

best on hill wrote:
kickinit wrote:The worst thing about alcohol is the food you eat with it and with some people that they forget how much they have had. A couple of beers on the weekend isn't going to harm you. As long as your burning more calories then you put in you will lose weight.

i have cut my intake of beer right back to a few on a friday night at the local for happy hour and the pub draw and i have gone from full strength supa dry or west end draught (mothers milk to me) pints to mid strength supa dry stubbies or XXXX gold schooners. so i have made adjustments to all the food and drink that i consume. best move so far is staying clear of the local bakery and no more iced coffees and no chips or spuds with my meals. also no fast food when we head out of town!

kickinit sound like this nutrition thing is right up you alley?

I'm not a nutrition expert but I did do bodybuilding when I was younger but never competed. I have recently got but into it and thinking about competing this time round. I have trained people before and am currently training one person who should hit a loss of 40kg by the end of the year. The biggest thing is staying motivated and what works best for you.

Browny25 · Post by **Browny25** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:46 pm

White Line Fever wrote:
Browny25 wrote:How does swimming rate for weight loss?

Go down to the new aquatic centre and look at all the fatties pushing countless laps.

Running burns most calories.
Running fast then slow then fast is even better

I've been running 3 out of the 4 days this week, so need something different, was thinking of swimming on fridays.

Can knock up a 1km in a the pool so should be ok - Better than nothing right!?

kickinit · Post by **kickinit** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:56 pm

Running is the best form of cardio but you are right in saying its better then doing nothing.

Q. · Post by Q. » Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:42 pm

Swimming good for fitness and building lung capacity, but ineffective for weight loss.

am Bays · Post by **am Bays** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:37 pm

Quichey wrote:Swimming good for fitness and building lung capacity, but ineffective for weight loss.

Don't think so....

kickinit wrote:The worst thing about alcohol is the food you eat with it and with some people that they forget how much they have had. A couple of beers on the weekend isn't going to harm you. As long as your burning more calories then you put in you will lose weight.

That's the crux of the arguement, burn more energy through exercise than what your take in through food and beverages, and you will lose mass.

Mode of exercise isn't the issue its the doing of the physical activity.

kickinit wrote: The biggest thing is staying motivated and what works best for you.

Spot on again, just got to keep doing it, its a lifestyle thing, easy to start exercise hard part is keeping on doing it.

kickinit · Post by **kickinit** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:47 am

Quichey wrote:Swimming good for fitness and building lung capacity, but ineffective for weight loss.

I wouldn't say swimming is ineffective for weight loss at all, if you went for a 2km swim each day you would be losing weight. But running and bike would be my preferred choice of cardio. My client i'm training atm hasn't actually done any running at all because of a knee recon he had 18months ago. All he has done is walking on the treadmill cross trainer and bike. But the reason he has been so successful is because he has stuck to the diet plan and has been motivated to want to lose fat.