How tall are you and what weight are you, Sugartits?

[Dr Gloom 21915]

Thanks for the tips. I don't think I've been turning my toes out a little so I'll try that next time. I've been trying to go as low as possible as well.

 

I'm determined to get my form right though it is frustrating using what seems like ridiculously light weights. Can't bear seeing others using terrible form though so I'd hate to fall into the same trap myself just for the sake of upping the weight.

 

Stick with it. Nailing the form is key. Just add 2.5kg-5kg to your squat every week. It'll build up over time.

[Tooj 17]

Are you Rex Kwando?

[Christmas Tree 4725]

Total weight loss for last week 4lbs bringing me down to 13-9.5

 

3 more for the Stone.

[Gemmill 44853]

Biggest Loser size losses these CT. You must be HUGE.

[Christmas Tree 4725]

 

Those fat waddlers must cheat like fuck. They get shown suckling nuts and sweating like pigs on a treadmill and then only losing a pound or two!

 

 

[Gemmill 44853]

Aye I love it when they have a no weight loss week and absolutely insist that they've been doing everything they've been told and are just a scientific anomaly.

[MrBass 2651]

Dead lift is king of the compound lift. Love it, particularly how you feel you might pass out when you lift your maximum.

 

The only excercises you really need are dead lift, squat, bench press, shoulder press, pull up and bent over row. You can do a workout that hits every muscle group in the body with just those lifts and all you need is a bench and a barbell with a few plates. Free weights are all you need. No expensive machines required.

 

...plus squat rack (or a couple of helpers).

[Tooj 17]

That fast day yesterday was a piece of piss like Gemmill.

 

My breakfast was natural yoghurt with blueberries, strawberries, chopped banana and some almonds.

 

For tea I made a ceasar salad and drank loads of green tea in between.

[Kid Dynamite 7025]

Do people actually think starving yourself for 2 days and eating what you want for 5 days is a healthy, sustainable way of losing weight/staying healthy?

 

Seriously people, eat less shit food, more healthy food and do exercise. It's not difficult.

 

It's a diet fad for women. No serious athlete would even consider it

Edited February 19, 2013 by TheRollingStones

[Tooj 17]

Do people actually think starving yourself for 2 days and eating what you want for 5 days is a healthy, sustainable way of losing weight/staying healthy?

 

Seriously people, eat less shit food, more healthy food and do exercise. It's not difficult

 

According to scientists it is.

 

I do eat quite healthy I'd say but because I can't excercise I have to be really careful on what I'm eating.

[Kid Dynamite 7025]

Which scientists?

 

The same ones who said the Atkins diet and all the rest of them were 'the best diet ever'?

 

 

[Tooj 17]

http://www.bbc.co.uk...rammes/b01lxyzc

 

There's a few on here that say so.

[Kid Dynamite 7025]

If I wasn't on my phone I would find you ten scientists saying the same about ten different diets.

 

And another 100 saying what I said. Eat healthily and exercise. Being healthy isn't about 'tricking your body' into losing weight

[Kid Dynamite 7025]

Not after a row btw, but its not sustainable over a long period of time. I'm all for people trying the get fitter

[ChezGiven 0]

I think its only backed by theory tbf Tooj. An interesting and coherent theory but i dont think medical opinion says anything other than that. There is scientific theory and data behind reduced IGF-1 but these are not proven according to anyone.

 

As a side note, i worked on an IGF-1 inhibitor for non-small cell lung cancer when i was at Pfizer. Didnt work.

[Tooj 17]

Not after a row btw, but its not sustainable over a long period of time. I'm all for people trying the get fitter

 

Oh aye there's definitely nothing proven that it's sustainable over a long period of time. I just want to try something different for the time being and to see how I get on with it.

[Gemmill 44853]

The argument that it's not sustainable is absolute bollocks. Given that is a piece of piss to do, and it only takes up 1 or 2 days of your week, it's highly sustainable.

 

The best thing about it for me is not the weight loss, or the other purported health benefits, but just how annoyed its existence seems to make J69.

 

Pleased it went alright for you btw Jonny.

[Kid Dynamite 7025]

I'm trying and failing to work more fruit and veg into my diet atm. It's criminal how little I eat of both but I'm not a massive fan of anything other than petit filous

 

Time to get the blender back out and start making smoothies again I think

[Tooj 17]

I'm trying and failing to work more fruit and veg into my diet atm. It's criminal how little I eat of both but I'm not a massive fan of anything other than petit filous

 

Time to get the blender back out and start making smoothies again I think

 

My problem with certain types of fruit and veg is that I've never really been overly keen on the textures of them.

 

I love the flavour of onions for example and if they are chopped up finely into a meal. Yet I can't handle the texture if they're cut up into big chunks.

 

With regards to smoothies there was some bloke on Sunday Brunch the other week with some recipes for them. Might be worth you having a look.

[Dr Gloom 21915]

I'm trying and failing to work more fruit and veg into my diet atm. It's criminal how little I eat of both but I'm not a massive fan of anything other than petit filous

 

Time to get the blender back out and start making smoothies again I think

 

don't worry about all that. you can eat as much kfc and pizzas as you like as long as you work it off, right?

[Dr Gloom 21915]

My problem with certain types of fruit and veg is that I've never really been overly keen on the textures of them.

 

I love the flavour of onions for example and if they are chopped up finely into a meal. Yet I can't handle the texture if they're cut up into big chunks.

 

i found with fruit that it's just about changing habits and once you're in a routine, it's easier to maintain. it seemed like a chore at first to snack on apples and bananas instead of crisps when i needed a little something between meals; but now i'm in a long established routine where i view fruit as a daily staple and crisps as an occasional treat.

 

i think with a veg, a lot of it comes down to how you dress it or season it as well as how you cook it. something with a texture you don't like can be made easier to eat and then you get used to it and find ways to enjoy it. i used to be quite fussy with a lot of veg - broccoli for instance. i used to hate it but i love the stuff now, eat it most days just dressed with posh olive oil, salt pepper and maybe some chilli flakes. cooking things al dente helps. nothing worse than a plate of overcooked mushy veg.

[Dr Gloom 21915]

i've changed the way i look at salads now too. they can be a satisfying main meal with the right ingredients, dressing and seasoning. the days of a few wilted iceburg lettuce leaves and some sad old tomatoes are over.

[Meenzer 15524]

cooking things al dente helps. nothing worse than a plate of overcooked mushy veg.

 

Aye. A lot of that kind of thing comes down to what you're brought up with, I suppose. My fella's grandad always used to ask for his veg well cooked if we were out for a Sunday roast or whatever, until he had someone else's by mistake one time and realised that a bit of bite and some actual flavour are better than a mouthful of watery mush with the memory of a vegetable floating in it.

 

Mind he happily orders spicy dishes nowadays too, so it could just be that his tastebuds are fucked.

[Kid Dynamite 7025]

 

 

don't worry about all that. you can eat as much kfc and pizzas as you like as long as you work it off, right?

 

Aye, but me shits are like maltesers at the minute

[Dr Gloom 21915]

 

Aye, but me shits are like maltesers at the minute

 

Yeah, that'll happen

 

My morning espresso normally helps in that department.