Big E Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 This thread needs a healthy tasty fatty filler recipe section Quote
QFPants Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 My Garmin was about £90, it doesn't do much until you connect it to a PC but I reckon the distances it tracks are accurate. I have a midrange Garmin; automatically syncs with Strava and they pretty much give identical readings for distance Quote
Sweep Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 (edited) Best thing I've come across is them joe wicks books as they give you a good idea of what you can eat if you commit to exercise as well Mrs Sweep has got the books and signed up for his 90 day plan. The food is really good. She's only a few days in, but I'll report back after a week or two when we know how she's doing Mrs Sweep announced to me this morning, that 17 days into the 90 day plan, she's shed 7lb and also 2" off her hips. She's been sticking to it fairly religiously, and is getting up early every morning and doing the HIIT exercises. I'm eating the same food as her, and I'll be honest, it's actually more food than I would normally eat.......and it's actually very nice. Edited January 17, 2017 by Sweep Quote
Big E Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 Mrs Sweep announced to me this morning, that 17 days into the 90 day plan, she's shed 7lb and also 2" off her hips. She's been sticking to it fairly religiously, and is getting up early every morning and doing the HIIT exercises. I'm eating the same food as her, and I'll be honest, it's actually more food than I would normally eat.......and it's actually very nice. can you do one with minimal fish and eggs for those of us who dont like em. i love small trees mind Quote
Sweep Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 can you do one with minimal fish and eggs for those of us who dont like em. i love small trees mind Yes mate, I've just emailed you her plan and recipes now - it's tailored for her, bit you'll be able to get the gist of it Quote
birch-chorley Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 If your looking for a decent recipe book for dieting then I have just bought the Tom Kerridge diet book on a recommendation, will let you know what its like but he has 2 Michelin stars and has just lost 12 stone so I'm hoping it will have some decent recipe's in Quote
Sweep Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 he has 2 Michelin stars and has just lost 12 stone so I'm hoping it will have some decent recipe's in I saw him on TV the other day, I thought he looked awful, he's lost too much weight. Anyway, you should never trust a skinny chef, that's what I say Quote
Maggie Tate Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 Don't buy garmins, fitbits, step counters. Just Don't do it. Hairy dieters books good. Swimming is unbeatable all round exercise. Spinning classes too if you can handle being called gay. Don't join a gym if weight loss is your aim. The pavement is free. Quote
bgoefc Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 (edited) If your looking for a decent recipe book for dieting then I have just bought the Tom Kerridge diet book on a recommendation, will let you know what its like but he has 2 Michelin stars and has just lost 12 stone so I'm hoping it will have some decent recipe's in I read an interview he gave some 18 months ago. The jist of it was that he just packed in eating 3 bags of pork scratchings and drinking 8 pints a day and then started swimming in the morning and built it up to a mile a day. Edited January 17, 2017 by bgoefc Quote
DazBob Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 Don't buy garmins, fitbits, step counters. Just Don't do it. Why? If they help you to set (and achieve) targets then that's a good thing, surely? Quote
bgoefc Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 I like Hairy dieters, great easy to follow recipes. As an aside, it seems like clean eaters and vegans who spiralise are finding it hard of late: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2017/jan/17/courgetti-crisis-vegetable-shortage-courgette-supermarket Quote
Big E Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 Don't buy garmins, fitbits, step counters. Just Don't do it. Hairy dieters books good. Swimming is unbeatable all round exercise. Spinning classes too if you can handle being called gay. Don't join a gym if weight loss is your aim. The pavement is free. i have run on the roads a lot recently however joined the gym last night. it may be free but the pavements shit and cold. give me a decent gym anyday. i lost 5 stone in the gym so it can't be that bad. Quote
Maggie Tate Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 Why? If they help you to set (and achieve) targets then that's a good thing, surely? Because the temptation is likely to be that let's say you need to do your 10,000 steps a day, you get to 9500 and think oh fuck it, that counts, let's have a massive cake. Overall I have found in a lot of people that these gadgets create artificial targets and incentives, which of course mean rewards. Rewards are bad, especially when you've done fuck all. I'm 35 this year, have a very unexceptional diet, drink too much by an amount even computers can't work out and according to my last scan, a metabolic age of 27. By no means am I special but I work hard at it and don't con myself. It's all getting too complicated all these cookbooks, fitbits and whathaveyou. Eat less, move more. That's it. Quote
Carlos Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 I'm with Maggie here, some numpties yesterday discussing which app they used. Me, I went and did my row then push pressed two thirds of my bodyweight. The only gadget employed apart from a Concept 2 was a chalkboard to record results. Quote
Big E Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 Because the temptation is likely to be that let's say you need to do your 10,000 steps a day, you get to 9500 and think oh fuck it, that counts, let's have a massive cake. Overall I have found in a lot of people that these gadgets create artificial targets and incentives, which of course mean rewards. Rewards are bad, especially when you've done fuck all. I'm 35 this year, have a very unexceptional diet, drink too much by an amount even computers can't work out and according to my last scan, a metabolic age of 27. By no means am I special but I work hard at it and don't con myself. It's all getting too complicated all these cookbooks, fitbits and whathaveyou. Eat less, move more. That's it. i found it different. we got some in my last place and it became a competition. trying to hit more steps than anyone else. Quote
DazBob Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 Eat less, move more. Completely agree. Without some form of achievement though some folk simply won't do any sort of excercise. If they set a target of 10,000 steps and think fuck it I'll have a cake at 9,500, chances are they've probably done 5,000 more than they normally would've done ... and would have had the cake anyway. Just because something works/doesn't work for you doesn't mean it's not the opposite for someone else. As long as folk get off their fat arses and do SOMETHING there's no right or wrong way of doing it. Quote
birch-chorley Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 I find the my fitness pal app great for calorie counting, it works for me anyway Its simple to use to make sure your getting the right number of calories each day to assist with your weight loss / (if that's what your after) Quote
gonzo Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 I'm with Maggie as in folk don't half over complicate things. Fad diets, micro management and silly exercise plans that will never ever get adhered to. But if an app helps someone get involved then so be it. Gyms are ace because not everyone wants to go out running in pitched darkness on a cold Tuesday night when it's pissing down. Quote
Sweep Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 As an aside, it seems like clean eaters and vegans who spiralise are finding it hard of late: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2017/jan/17/courgetti-crisis-vegetable-shortage-courgette-supermarket Tomski will be devastated by this news Quote
Zico Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 I like going running I like analysing my performance after and setting challenges, especially mid run when I'm flagging Prior to strava I had a watch and a rough idea how far I was running Apps all the way for me Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 Easy. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2887151/Scientists-discover-just-IMAGINING-exercising-make-stronger-tone-muscles-delay-stop-muscle-atrophy.html http://www.jonathanfields.com/brain-buff-research-thoughts-on-strength-fitness-weight-loss/ Quote
Sweep Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 Any of the fat cunts on here ever had a gastric band fitted? Quote
bgoefc Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 I find the my fitness pal app great for calorie counting, it works for me anyway Its simple to use to make sure your getting the right number of calories each day to assist with your weight loss / (if that's what your after) One of the best weight loss tools ever. Teaches people about the calorie concentration in foods as well as the motivational side of it. Quote
Youri McAnespie Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 (edited) Nobody should need one (a gastric band), they should instead heed the words of God Almighty... ...Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. Phillipians 3:19 Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat, for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags. Proverbs 23:20-21 And put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite. Proverbs 23:2 Those should provide food for thought enough, for now. Edited January 17, 2017 by Youri McAnespie Quote
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