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# Nowt...
stupid diet.

*sulks*
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:27, archived)
# what?
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:27, archived)
# Had breakfasting, which was lovely...
Then no lunch / snacky things until dinner when I get home...
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:29, archived)
# Not eating lunch won't help you lose weight
(I helped save b3ta! my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:28, archived)
# Now... I don't understand this...
Apparently, eating less doesn't mean you lose weight... but eating more DOES mean that you put weight on...

So, how does that work then?
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:30, archived)
# metabolisms.
(imnotplayinganymore Like a rock. Like a planet., Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:31, archived)
# You need to keep eating stuff, so long as it's something healthyish.
If your body doesn't know it's getting regular food, it'll put on some fat reserves to make sure it can keep going.
You can always have a small lunch if you like.
(I helped save b3ta! my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:32, archived)
# plus, if you don't eat at lunch you will more likely to pig out in the eveinging
thus eating twice as many calories as you probably would have done if you had a sensible lunch.
(I helped save b3ta! mugatu, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:34, archived)
# you start metabolising stored sugars
and proteins instead of fresh sugars.
(cs192 is sucking on a Koala at, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:32, archived)
# that's a very stupid diet
as not eating won't help you
(cs192 is sucking on a Koala at, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:29, archived)
# any diet that has you eating nothing for a meal is a pretty crap diet
(I helped save b3ta! mugatu, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:29, archived)
# not eating regularly slows down your metabolism
And also, if you are eating a substantially less amount of calories than your daily recommended intake, then your body goes into a starvation mode, whereby it holds on to fat for dear life in the fear that it won't be getting any more for a while.
(I helped save b3ta! mugatu, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:32, archived)
# Ah but I'm probably about right for the RDA on calories...
I'm just going to have to bite the bullet and start liking healthy food aren't I...
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:34, archived)
# Nothing wrong with healthy food.
It's very easy to make vegetables or fish tasty and healthy.
(I helped save b3ta! my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:35, archived)
# Vegetables and fish...
My two pet hates flavour-wise...
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:36, archived)
# But vegetables are amazingly diverse,
you can't hate all of them, surely?
(I helped save b3ta! my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:36, archived)
# or meat
meat can be healthy if prepared properly

and mr Doom, people like you confuse me more than vegetarians and people who don't like mushrooms

FISH IS THE LUFFEH
(cs192 is sucking on a Koala at, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:37, archived)
# Fish is brilliant.
I only recently discovered the joys of mushrooms, after years thinking I didn't like them.
I feel foolish now, so many wasted years.
edit: and yes, if you get a lean cut of meat it's perfectly healthy
(I helped save b3ta! my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:40, archived)
# Meat is the best thing ever...
And no, it's not ALL veg - root veg are quite nice, but brassica and legumes can fuck right off.

As for fish, only the least fish tasting fish can be paleted, it's just too much for me...
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:44, archived)
# Fair enough, my girlfriend is quite similar.
A year ago she'd only eat onion, potatoes and peppers.
I've managed to convert her to just about all root veg, squashes and a few other things.
Still working on brassica and legumes though. And any kind of fish.
(I helped save b3ta! my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:46, archived)
# Lemon Sole
Is dead tasty, it does indeed taste lemony, tis quite light not got that heavy fishy taste.
(I helped save b3ta! Cliff Apparently enjoys fishing for leopards on weekends, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:57, archived)
# are you doing any exercise?
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:35, archived)
# I get about 40 mins very brisk walking done a day...
But that probably doesn't count somehow...

I also leap around a lot whenever I have a rehearsal / gig...
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:41, archived)
# 40 mins walking a day is plenty of excersise
coupled with better eating. If you want to speed things up, start doing some moderate weight training too.
(I helped save b3ta! mugatu, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:45, archived)
# weights?
Won't that make me all butch and muscular though?


That's kind of the point isn't it....
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:51, archived)
# Nope
Biggest misconception when it comes to weight loss is that cardio is the most important element. Moderate Weight training will increase lean muscle mass, which eats up extra calories. You don't need to go mad and try to get really beefy... unless you want to that is.
(I helped save b3ta! mugatu, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:58, archived)
# No.
If you do light weights, but lots of repetitions you'll go slim and wiry.
It's only lifting big heavy weights that turns you into a meathead !
(I helped save b3ta! The Mighty Gusset Doesn't Care - And Doesn't Care Who Knows It !, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:58, archived)
# This is what I typically eat on a daily basis:
Breakfast: Porridge

Snack: Fruit or low fat yoghurt

Lunch: Chicken sandwich with low fat mayo, bag of reduced fat crisps, low fat yoghurt.

Snack: Fruit

Dinner: Anything I would normally eat really, as long as the portions are reduced. I try avoid fried foods etc though. (but still treat yourself every now and again)

This combined with going to the Gym 3 times a week has lost me a stone since Xmas.

The big thing to remember is that it's not what you eat that is the problem - it's HOW MUCH you eat. The easiest diet in the world is eat what you normally would, but half the portion size.
(I helped save b3ta! mugatu, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:37, archived)
# ...and because it's half the size...
...you can have twice as much!

/little britain
(I helped save b3ta! IHaveABadFeelingAboutThis most likely working from home on, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:43, archived)
# My day goes as:
7am - Gym - Weights (4 times a week)
Breakfast - porrige/Wheatabix + protein shake
no morning snacks
Lunch - Sandwich or salad (lots of lean meat/tuna for protein
Snack - apple + harvest bar
Run - 6 miles plus (3 times a week)
Dinner - Grilled chicken/steak other meat plus a mountain of veg and a pile of carbs.

When i first started this i lost 1 kg a week for 6 weeks, and then maintained a nice healthy weight.

snacking is the real killer when it comes to weight loss, so i try to stave off hunger with drinking lots of water and tea. It's lunch and I've already drank 4 pints of water, 2 cups of tea and a can of diet coke. Loo breaks stop me working too hard and break up the day!
(I helped save b3ta! Moonraker isn't the droid you were looking for, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 13:12, archived)
# imnotplayinganymore is right
Metabolisms.
Seriously little and often is the way to lose weight.
Skipping lunch is NOT.
(I helped save b3ta! Flowerpot No longer has the vapours thanks to DTH, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:33, archived)
# nooo
little and often is the way to recover from back surgery

controlled and regular is the way to lose weight
(cs192 is sucking on a Koala at, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:34, archived)
# Very well then... I've been well and truly told by B3ta.
So what should I have? I'm in Soho, I can get pretty much anything...
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:35, archived)
# google the weightwatchers
booklet, there's a few copies floating around on the net, and they've got the best idea (even if they do rip people off with it)
(cs192 is sucking on a Koala at, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:39, archived)
# FRIED FOOOOD!
13
(I helped save b3ta! Wildyles is back to rimming chimps, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:40, archived)
# This is more like it.
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:42, archived)
# Have chips with that
(I helped save b3ta! my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:43, archived)
# *suddenly cheers right up*
Mmmmm.... fat and carbohydrates, nature's anti-depressants :D
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:46, archived)
# diets suck..
Their is a nice vegan resturant on Berwick street up by the market, think it's called Beetroot.

Best way to loose weight is decent exercise (mix 2-3 weights sessions a week with alternate days of high impact interval training, no more than 40 mins per session) and a decent diet.

Eat high protien healthy foods and reduce the amount of processed carbs you eat. Having 5-6 small meals a day is better than the traditional 3 large meals as it means you're full constantly and it keeps your metabolism fired up and you don't get the post lunch slump in energy.
(I helped save b3ta! Equus is still lurking, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:46, archived)
# sorry
no, nice vegan restaurants do not exist

I got dragged into one in Dublin by my (non-veggie) mate and left starving after a mediocre soup
(cs192 is sucking on a Koala at, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:48, archived)
# You made Mediocre into Soup?????
Noooooooooo!
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:58, archived)
# Ah but you see, this is why London is shit...
because by the time I get home it's already getting on a bit, and if I want to eat dinner then...

schmerg schmerg schmerg
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:50, archived)
# This
(I helped save b3ta! mugatu, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 12:59, archived)