^ all good advice this
but doesn't necessarily work.

I was complaining a bit ago that 5 weeks of below a thousand calories a day teamed with a lot of exercise took nothing off me. Whereas a week with a lot of alcohol, but no food has definitely knocked some pounds off
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 15:25, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Exercise is like making small deposits in a bank
It takes time to build up momentum and kick start your metabolism.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Fri 6 Aug 2010, 15:27, Reply)

^this

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 15:28, Reply)

I stopped running for a few months
Thanks to spazzy feet and I piled the pounds on.

It's taken nine months to get to a point where I was this time three years ago.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Fri 6 Aug 2010, 15:30, Reply)

it's some weird metabolism thing I think
it takes quite a while of doing a load of exercise to kick start the weight loss process I think. You can slacken off afterwards and watch what you eat together with semi-regular exercise.

That is my experience and that of Mrs V anyway.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 15:28, Reply)

I hope this is true for me
but I'm definitely losing weight now.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 15:30, Reply)

it's all about balance
if you are going out on a bender, only eat vegetables for the few days leading up to it. Eat as many as you want until they are coming out of every orifice, so you don't need to not fill yourself up, but you need to counter the empty calories in the booze.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 15:32, Reply)

makes total sense
I reckon my calories come not from the booze so much, as from the food I inevitably stuff into my face afterwards
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 15:36, Reply)

that's the trouble, and most people do it
you've eaten before going out, then you drink a load of booze so already way more calories than you should have had, and then finish it off with something sweet or fatty and greasy afterwards.

those dirty burgers and kebabs taste so good though
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 15:41, Reply)

chips, onion rings and garlic mayo
I hate myself in the morning, but it is worth it.

Well I've got two months to make a difference, and this food-shortage could actually be a good thing if it kickstarts me into losing weight
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 15:44, Reply)

drastically reducing the amount you are eating may not work too well
it's better to up the exercise at first and reduce intake a bit.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 15:46, Reply)

In Ireland the only exercise is walking
which I can't stand. I do a bit of mock-aerobics (jumping around to a playlist entitled 'shit playlist'.)

I have no choice on the foodintake sadly. Unless I start cooking
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 15:50, Reply)

that sounds unfortunate
you should take up hurling (the sport, I'm not advocating bulimia)
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 16:03, Reply)

from all accounts
bulimia doesn't even work.

And I played hurling as a child
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 16:07, Reply)