Losing weight/fitness thread

[Norrin Radd]

I had a little bit of a win this morning, putting my jeans on I did them up and grabbed the belt ,lo and behold......... ...an extra hole was needed to make it fit . A good day for the driving range.

 

[jim8flog]

I have always had my weight be a bit Yo Yo like
13 stone at 13
10.5 stone at 14-20
13 stone 21-23
11 stone 24 to about 32
Went up as far a 17 over the next decade
Back down to 12.5 9 years ago
The slowly back up to nearly 15
Currently 14 and manged to shed the pound over the past few months mainly down to eating less and dropping my alcohol consumption from over 40 units to 15 a week.

I know that exercise is is good but a summer of being in a wheelchair or on crutches stops that from happening.
Back to walking a few weeks ago and it helps but I have no thoughts of returning to the gym which is how I went from 17 to 12 stone.

My last medical says I am 3 stone (20kg) overweight.

 

[Beezerk]

Do you lot take much notice of those BMI charts? According to the NHS I should be around 12 stone but I’d look like I had malnutrition if I was that light.

 

[pendodave]

God no, that's just not for me. I need the extra sleep - then from 7 ish I get my little one ready for nursery. I go for a 20 minute walk at lunch every day. That's obviously not doing a lot though. And now we're getting into winter there will be days where it's too miserable for it. Motivation is hard when your only free time is an hour or two in the evening, and your options are go for a run or take a bit of me time and watch something with the wife. It's nearly always going to be the latter.

There's a danger of conflating two things here (as I understand it).
Weight is to do with how much you eat and drink.
Fitness and strength is to do with exercise.
It's really unlikely that any person with a normal daily routine could outrun/cycle/swim their fork.
So while one might do exercise for fitness in an ideal world, just eating less/better would reduce weight without taking up any time at all. The benefit being that when enough time for exercise comes along, it's a lot easier to do if one weighs less. Simples ;-).
In all seriousness, I'm old (60) and while I've exercised intermittently over the years, I've always kept my weight in the right place. It's honestly the best gift to your future self. The difference in the fun and interesting things you can do when you get older if you stay in shape vs don't is really marked. It makes a huge quality of life impact.
Even a spud deserves good things!

 

[Orikoru]

There's a danger of conflating two things here (as I understand it).
Weight is to do with how much you eat and drink.
Fitness and strength is to do with exercise.
It's really unlikely that any person with a normal daily routine could outrun/cycle/swim their fork.
So while one might do exercise for fitness in an ideal world, just eating less/better would reduce weight without taking up any time at all. The benefit being that when enough time for exercise comes along, it's a lot easier to do if one weighs less. Simples ;-).
In all seriousness, I'm old (60) and while I've exercised intermittently over the years, I've always kept my weight in the right place. It's honestly the best gift to your future self. The difference in the fun and interesting things you can do when you get older if you stay in shape vs don't is really marked. It makes a huge quality of life impact.
Even a spud deserves good things!

My diet/food intake hasn't really changed in the last two years though. What has changed is doing a lot less exercise. Well, the one thing that has changed is that because of the little one we often end up eating at 8 or 8:30pm, which annoys me, but we can't seem to get things sorted in any better way.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

My diet/food intake hasn't really changed in the last two years though. What has changed is doing a lot less exercise. Well, the one thing that has changed is that because of the little one we often end up eating at 8 or 8:30pm, which annoys me, but we can't seem to get things sorted in any better way.

That definitely wont help. It's tough but I would try to break that habit.

We weakness is nibbling. Biscuit or chocolate with a cup of tea. If it's there, I will have it. Yes, I'm an adult but they go so well together

 

[GB72]

That definitely wont help. It's tough but I would try to break that habit.

We weakness is nibbling. Biscuit or chocolate with a cup of tea. If it's there, I will have it. Yes, I'm an adult but they go so well together

I stopped having things like that in the house, if it is not there I cannot eat it. Also lucky that my ex was into Power lifting and so have a full lifting set up at home with all the equipment and weights I could need. Far easier to exercise when you can put your own music on, have peace to do your own thing and it is 10 yards from your back door to the gym.

 

[Bdill93]

God no, that's just not for me. I need the extra sleep - then from 7 ish I get my little one ready for nursery. I go for a 20 minute walk at lunch every day. That's obviously not doing a lot though. And now we're getting into winter there will be days where it's too miserable for it. Motivation is hard when your only free time is an hour or two in the evening, and your options are go for a run or take a bit of me time and watch something with the wife. It's nearly always going to be the latter.

This is me in abundance since i bcame a dad mate, just been piling on the pounds.

I know I need to address my weight and I am not happy with how I look and feel!

Currently injured and telling myself that when my back is better, I'm dusting off the old running shoes! 30 mins running every other day!

 

[Marshy77]

This is me in abundance since i bcame a dad mate, just been piling on the pounds.

I know I need to address my weight and I am not happy with how I look and feel!

Currently injured and telling myself that when my back is better, I'm dusting off the old running shoes! 30 mins running every other day!

It's difficult as a new parent to have the balance right. So difficult. If your injured maybe start by changing what you eat/drink less? One of the things that motivated me is how I feel and how I'd like to feel in my clothes.

 

[Marshy77]

Thanks for starting this @Marshy77 it could be just what I need since I’m tentatively back on a diet/fitness drive

In 2022 I shed 5st going from 16st to 11st by dramatically reducing the daily calorie intake and taking one hour daily exercise to get some fitness (mostly walking/light jogging)
I’m 11.8st at the moment so only want to shift about 10-12 lbs this time which is really only about 6/7 weeks effort but despite knowing the benefits 1st hand it’s a bit too easy to fall off the wagon this time round. It should be a doddle, last time I dropped 70lbs in 10 months

Last time I changed my annual step count from less than a million per year to 3 million in 2022 and did work with hand weights but the motivation somehow isn’t as strong as it was. Maybe because I know 11.8st isn’t anywhere near as bad as I was (a bit like shooting buffer on the course, I can do better but buffers ok isn’t it!)

My motivation is to get back to 70kg (11st) inside 2 months, in time to caddy for the DPWT event at home course the week before xmas. I’m 2 years older now & in my late fifties, so my joints are telling me jogging isn’t as easy so it’ll be mostly walking / weights for exercise but I really need to kick the snacking into touch to get calories under control

Yes, think I was the same. Got too relaxed as I'd gone from 14st to 12ish and thought I could have the takeaway, few extra pints and a week off the gym but never really got fully back into it.

 

[PJ87]

This is me in abundance since i bcame a dad mate, just been piling on the pounds.

I know I need to address my weight and I am not happy with how I look and feel!

Currently injured and telling myself that when my back is better, I'm dusting off the old running shoes! 30 mins running every other day!

That's why they call it a dad bod! Unfortunately I got mine years before my first kid and have just upgraded it with each child

 

[Tashyboy]

I think you may find that in tomorrows news is the governments promise of more diet injections to get folk losing weight and kick starting the economy by getting overweight people working. Now I am not turning this into a political thread. But I am somewhate. sceptical that angle of getting the nation fitter is right. Unfortunately for me/ my opinion, there is no easy fix. A good balance between exercise and diet is the way to go for most people. And it not easy. However you are investing in yourself. And if that is not an incentive, I don’t know what is.
Good luck to all who are looking to get fitter.

I posted this yesterday and yup I was correct. Bottom line, I am a lot bogged off at being correct. I do not know of one person who has thought that if they lose weight, it will help the economy. And quite frankly it is ludicrous to suggest that.
I have mentioned before. When I did health surveylances on the guys at the pit. A fair few were overweight and had high Blood pressure. They had a choice of looking at there life style. Eat less, drink less, stop smoking and exercise. Far to many choose BP tablets. It was a downward spiral that ended with more and more BP medication. Weight loss jabs will be the same on a bigger scale. Folk will still fill there faces with crap. So why am I paying for Weight loss jabs for folk to fill there faces.

 

[PaulMdj]

I posted this yesterday and yup I was correct. Bottom line, I am a lot bogged off at being correct. I do not know of one person who has thought that if they lose weight, it will help the economy. And quite frankly it is ludicrous to suggest that.
I have mentioned before. When I did health surveylances on the guys at the pit. A fair few were overweight and had high Blood pressure. They had a choice of looking at there life style. Eat less, drink less, stop smoking and exercise. Far to many choose BP tablets. It was a downward spiral that ended with more and more BP medication. Weight loss jabs will be the same on a bigger scale. Folk will still fill there faces with crap. So why am I paying for Weight loss jabs for folk to fill there faces.

You’re not correct though Tash!

Statement from the Health Secretary
Mr Streeting wrote that obesity costs the NHS £11bn a year - more than smoking - and that related illness resulted in people taking four extra sick days a year.

"Fears of being labelled 'nanny state' have meant nothing has been done and the problem has only got worse," he wrote.

It comes as the government announced a £279m investment from Lilly, the world's largest pharmaceutical company. This will include real-world trials of weight loss jabs impact on worklessness.

"For many people, these weight-loss jabs will be life-changing, help them get back to work, and ease the demands on our NHS," Streeting wrote.

"But along with the rights to access these new drugs, there must remain a responsibility on us all to take healthy living more seriously.

"The NHS can't be expected to always pick up the tab for unhealthy lifestyles."

Only a trial at the moment announced and as he states Obesity is costing £11 Billion, surely something has to be tried?

Mods, This is not a Political post, simply a statement to counteract Tashy’s statement.

 

[Tashyboy]

You’re not correct though Tash!

Statement from the Health Secretary
Mr Streeting wrote that obesity costs the NHS £11bn a year - more than smoking - and that related illness resulted in people taking four extra sick days a year.

"Fears of being labelled 'nanny state' have meant nothing has been done and the problem has only got worse," he wrote.

It comes as the government announced a £279m investment from Lilly, the world's largest pharmaceutical company. This will include real-world trials of weight loss jabs impact on worklessness.

"For many people, these weight-loss jabs will be life-changing, help them get back to work, and ease the demands on our NHS," Streeting wrote.

"But along with the rights to access these new drugs, there must remain a responsibility on us all to take healthy living more seriously.

"The NHS can't be expected to always pick up the tab for unhealthy lifestyles."

Only a trial at the moment announced and as he states Obesity is costing £11 Billion, surely something has to be tried?

Mods, This is not a Political post, simply a statement to counteract Tashy’s statement.

On what is a good post, the highlighted bit is the problem I have. There has always been a responsibility for individuals to take healthy living more seriously. Giving jabs is not the answer.
Here’s a thought. Tax junk food Like like KFC, McDonalds, pizza places, takeaways etc etc etc.
As you say, the cost re obesity now more than smoking. How was that tackled. By making smoking expensive. Do the same with Pizzas re takeaways. When folk are paying £30 for a pepperoni pizza folk might think differently.

 

[PaulMdj]

On what is a good post, the highlighted bit is the problem I have. There has always been a responsibility for individuals to take healthy living more seriously. Giving jabs is not the answer.
Here’s a thought. Tax junk food Like like KFC, McDonalds, pizza places, takeaways etc etc etc.
As you say, the cost re obesity now more than smoking. How was that tackled. By making smoking expensive. Do the same with Pizzas re takeaways. When folk are paying £30 for a pepperoni pizza folk might think differently.

What about the people who eat all you list and aren’t obese?

Why not tax everything that is harmful to the body ? Add Beer, Lager etc?

Take all the fun out of some peoples lives eh!

See Beezerks post on this thread, he’s paying for jabs, but the jab is going hand in hand with eating better.

 

[Fromtherough]

As a person who loves their food, a takeaway on a weekend as well as a few pints, going on a strict diet doesn’t really appeal. However, after gaining a bit of weight over the last few years, needs must. Not being one for breakfast and usually only eating a sandwich for lunch I decided to give one meal a day a try.

In the past 25 weeks I have lost 2 1/2 stones. The meal is usually a home cooked meal of normal (to me - so pretty large) portions. Nothing is off limits. Spag Bol and garlic bread tonight for example. Once/twice a week we’ll have a takeaway or a meal out too. And I still enjoy a few pints at football or after golf (but no sausage bun any
more).

Plus I eat 2 watermelons a week, which I chop up and keep in fridge if I’m ever peckish and to quell sweet cravings. But that is it. I’ve
had no crisps or sweets for nearly 6 months but still have the occasional desert if we’re out or for birthdays etc.

It doesn’t feel like much of a change and has been easily manageable. Although, I used to love a packet of Sports Mixture or large bag of crisps on a night watching the tv and I have entirely cut them out. So I’d guess this is what I’d attribute the weight loss to.

 

[Tashyboy]

What about the people who eat all you list and aren’t obese?

Why not tax everything that is harmful to the body ? Add Beer, Lager etc?

Take all the fun out of some peoples lives eh!

See Beezerks post on this thread, he’s paying for jabs, but the jab is going hand in hand with eating better.

But it’s not healthy eating is it Paul. Some people do have a metabolism that they don’t get fat. But being thin does not mean they do not have BP, cholesterol or diabetes, which ironically is what the jabs were first for, and were found to aid weight loss.

Quote,
Wegovy is the brand name for a medicine called semaglutide. It is approved for use in the NHS, alongside diet and physical activity, to manage excess weight and obesity in some people.
And there is the problem. It is approved alongside diet and physical activity and as Beezerk mentioned in his post.Its not a magic bullet and is a big change in thought process re diet. Re Beezerk, he golfs and MTBs. Yet he has made the conscious decision to do something. Not only does he pay for it, I suspect he never gave much thought to the economy. Not be long before his Body once more is a temple

 

[PJ87]

I think you may find that in tomorrows news is the governments promise of more diet injections to get folk losing weight and kick starting the economy by getting overweight people working. Now I am not turning this into a political thread. But I am somewhat sceptical that angle of getting the nation fitter is right. Unfortunately for me/ my opinion, there is no easy fix. A good balance between exercise and diet is the way to go for most people. And it not easy. However you are investing in yourself. And if that is not an incentive, I don’t know what is.
Good luck to all who are looking to get fitter.

Life changes from generations tho doesn't it tashy

Look at your work then old pits.. I imagine very labour intensive so that kept you fit and healthy. Compare that to modern jobs, lots of computer based. I mean my job is all computer play, if I want the physical side that you had I have to commit to going to the gym on top of work and such

Also the foods are more readily available, it's cheaper to eat nuggets and chips in the freezer than it is to eat vegetables is another part of the problem

 

[Burnsey]

For me it's all about what you eat.

During the Covid era I eat an awful lot and put on 3.5 stone.

Started watching what I eat Jan this year and 2.5 stone off so far. Not weighing food, counting calories, just decent stuff and less of it. Busy life, so no exercise other than a round of golf 1-2 times a week.

Time I'd spend in a gym is spent preparing good food. Once back to previous weight (end of year hopefully), I will be less heavy and exercise won't be as much of a chore, so will partake, but never going to run a marathon!

 

[PaulMdj]

But it’s not healthy eating is it Paul. Some people do have a metabolism that they don’t get fat. But being thin does not mean they do not have BP, cholesterol or diabetes, which ironically is what the jabs were first for, and were found to aid weight loss.

Quote,
Wegovy is the brand name for a medicine called semaglutide. It is approved for use in the NHS, alongside diet and physical activity, to manage excess weight and obesity in some people.
And there is the problem. It is approved alongside diet and physical activity and as Beezerk mentioned in his post.Its not a magic bullet and is a big change in thought process re diet. Re Beezerk, he golfs and MTBs. Yet he has made the conscious decision to do something. Not only does he pay for it, I suspect he never gave much thought to the economy. Not be long before his Body once more is a temple

So anyone getting it on the NHS will hopefully be expected to make the same changes.

And all the ailments you list are not only caused by junk food, some people are predisposed through genetics for cholestorol, diabetes etc.

We need to do something as a Nation and this is just one thing, still needs development in others areas.

But I simply disagree that putting high tax’s on everything isn’t the answer.