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Post by Lieutenant Columbo on Jan 18, 2007 9:27:59 GMT
Yep - the eternal struggle... Also hopefully NOT a struggle when putting one's trousers on!!! I can be classed generally as a 'yo-yo' dieter... no - I don't eat yo-yos lol, that means my weight is pretty much up and down - I lose it pretty quickly through a good diet and exercise, but unfortunately 'events' can mean that I put it back on. Stress pretty much can affect that with me... weird, but if I'm in a low mood I eat more: depression and poor diet can often be related - I'm the opposite... if I'm stressed or 'low' then I eat more - and same if I'm happy - so work that out. Anyhow - I'd had some ill health prior to Christmas, and then of course at Xmas it's THE LAW to stuff your face!!! So here's me - 5' 6". Gets on the scales and - 16 Stone 7lbs!!! Naturally I'm over the moon at this(!) Anyhow - seeing that things are going okay for me... no more exams/job going okay/course I want to do coming up etc. etc. and with Xmas being out of the way I decided it was high time to do things properly again. Back to the gym with a fair mix of Cardiovascular Exercise and Muscle Building. So is it actually working? Well, I'm down to 15 St. 7 lbs... plus over 1 St. of that weight is now muscle which was previously fat - which is great! And the eating thing is going okay - I'm pretty good at this when I get my mind set on it, and I reckon I could give PRACTICALLY ANYONE tips on how to shift the weight quickly yet safely... plus info. on what supplements to take to account for the dietary change! If you want to know more, let me know - and feel free to PM me on this - I realise that for many, dieting is a sensitive issue. N.
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Post by Lieutenant Columbo on Feb 3, 2007 9:08:41 GMT
The weight now... 15St 5. "Yer not losing much are ye?" Ah - well, the fat's turning into muscle - so that's one thing... me shoulders have gone a lot bigger... I'm getting a lot more toned etc. etc. so it IS happening... and me pants fit me without a prob - that was a real p*sser before to have me 'work trousers' cutting into me around the waste, following a real struggle to get them on in the first place - now I can even bend down to pick stuff up!!! ;D So yep - it's going okay, although slowly - a previous weight loss prog. I did had me losing approx. 8lbs per week - now though, I'm just doing it as it comes - still eating healthier and it's working okay. And I'm STILL sticking to not eating too many carbs. at 'evening meal time' - must be working too as I've gained a lot more muscle mass! And I'm doing another exercise which was self taught for when I'm not at the gym - "stair press ups" - if anyone's interested, reply here and I'll give ye more info on an exercise for upper body that you really can see the results from! N.
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Post by Lieutenant Columbo on Mar 8, 2007 9:05:40 GMT
Over a month since the last post... of course, a few 'glitches' and 'technical hitches' meant that the weight has been up a wee bit, but stable at 15 St 7lbs approx. (i.e. I refer to eating cr*p more than I should). Now though - back on track - current weight - 15 St 3lbs. I got some weights for my birthday (8th Feb) and have been using those regularly, as well as going to the gym... and now me wife is helping as we've TOTALLY laid off the 'treats' which usually amounted to a 'pizza blowout' once a week. Eating more fresh veg. too now. N.
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Post by Spielberg on Mar 8, 2007 10:06:34 GMT
You're not doing to bad really there columbo.
Have you got a 'target' weight in mind?
I'd started a fitness regime myself earlier this year, but it soon died on it's a*se due to a stressful period I went through.
Hopefully now I can get back on track. I'm not overweight too much I don't think, but I'd like to tone up a bit, just to keep healthy.
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Post by Lieutenant Columbo on Mar 8, 2007 18:09:42 GMT
Have you got a 'target' weight in mind? Well now I've gained a lot of muscle, I'll go for approx. 14 Stone and then review it - yep, I'd be happy with that. N.
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Post by Spielberg on Mar 8, 2007 22:20:12 GMT
Fair enough then. It gives you something to work at.
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Post by Lieutenant Columbo on Mar 9, 2007 7:17:55 GMT
Yus... and I'm back to having POPCORN as a snack now... not the pre-made stuff, the stuff you do yourself - no butter, no sugar, nowt! N.
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Post by Spielberg on Mar 9, 2007 21:59:51 GMT
Yus... and I'm back to having POPCORN as a snack now... not the pre-made stuff, the stuff you do yourself - no butter, no sugar, nowt! N. I don't like that plain popcorn. I prefer Butterkist myself,although I know it isn't good for you, it tastes much better!
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Post by Lieutenant Columbo on Mar 9, 2007 23:25:23 GMT
Nah... ye want to add tabasco, garlic powder and paprika - a healthy and tasty snack!
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Post by Lieutenant Columbo on Mar 10, 2007 9:36:15 GMT
Yes! I done gone and lost a stone and half in weight!!! (was 16 St 7 lbs when I started... just over 14St 13 now!!!) I've done it at last - thanks to healthy eating and exercise following a 'lapse' more recently (due to receiving some bad news) I've got 'back on track', analysed the cr*p out of it all in order to suss it out from a 'Cognitive Behaviour' angle and then put it all together and done gone and done it. ? Basically this - why was I eating so much? Simple... no bones about this - because I'm a greedy b*st*rd who likes me food - seriously, can't go around with 'issues' when I ain't got none. So the pizzas have stopped, FULL STOP - been a wrench, but hey, it's going great now, and I feel a hell of a lot better! And I'll not be celebrating with food either - nope, I'm not missing the cr*p and I'm chuffed about that more than anything! Thought I'd let you all know! N.
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Post by Lieutenant Columbo on Mar 10, 2007 15:12:59 GMT
Some more info here... As to me lapse before Xmas where I put weight back on... okay, I'll be honest with ye - I went for 'tests' before Xmas - the upshot of which was me finding out that I am NOT able to have kids (I know that ye need a womb folks, but ye know what I mean... I'll try and be serious here for once). So - I didn't give a f*ck about things and depression being a natural reaction (also a breavement process) I decided to start stuffing me face again. And then Xmas... when you tell yourself "Well ye can't NOT eat loads... it's Xmas". And then after... I got back 'on track' proper... got my head sorted out and 'came to terms' with things... and that's when I sussed out a MAJOR prob. I have as a negative eating habit: Previously, I'd eat pretty healthily... but one day a week I'd have a 'blow out' - now I ain't talking a 'treat' - I'm talking a DAY of eating what I want... Done that in thepast and it's worked no probs... I'd averaged losing 3lbs+ using that technique of healthy for 6 days, pig out for one... but it don't work any more for me... Plus, it's not addressing the root cause of WHY I can be prone to putting it back on. After analysing it? Simple. Greed. Although I was trying to 'do things proper' I was still being greedy even though just for one day a week, and that develops into an increasing habit... you know, how a 'five a day' smoker turns in to a 'sixty a day'er? So now... easy. This is what I've done this week: Ate healthily ALL WEEK... no chocolate nor nowt - but today, we went to the café in the park and I had a hot chocolate with whipped cream and a Snickers... and THAT'S IT now for a week - no 'day off', just a small treat as opposed to a full 'blow out'. So now I've addressed the issue properly this time, I reckon I've sorted it - I've put on and lost 4 stones + in the past on numerous occasions (as anyone who has seen me can attest to), but it's only now that I've finally sussed out EXACTLY WHERE I've been going wrong - I'm pretty chuffed with this 'realisation' and reckon that it's going okay! N.
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