Lifestyle Change

Re: Lifestyle Change

Sal the 1st — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 11:33:18 GMT

[quote user="SmegSlayer"]

Not sure about weight watchers but I did slimming world for 2 years and fat and calories were never mentioned nor was diet- it was a healthy eating plan coupled with encouraging lifestyle change. Fat did occasionally get mentioned in the context of how much space 2lbs (average weekly loss) would take up- it's quite surprising how large it is- some of the group leaders were given plastic models of 2lbs of fat and they were really quite big.

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I like slimming world - did lose a lot of weight with them at one time which has gradually crept back in the last 4 years - so now is time to start again. The one thing I did learn from them is its not about counting every single calorie its about eating smart (and some of it I still manage just because it has become a habit) ie I dont bother with tuna mayo much now but if you mix your tuna with creme fraiche and add a few other things not only does it taste better but the calorie and fat content are way down. I do the same substituting creme fraiche for mayo when doing an egg and mayo sandwich and for me it tastes better. I dont think I will go back to classes again as I cant justify the expense at this time but will use the books and start playing with food again

Re: Lifestyle Change

Mark Hedberg — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:22:53 GMT

[quote user="Arlo Guthrie"]

[quote user="Elerrina"]I hate the gym. [/quote]

I think gyms must make an absolute bloody fortune out of people like me who sign up with the best of intent, then realise how dull it is and then never use their membership again.

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They do, in fact it's often mentioned in the business plan!

Re: Lifestyle Change

SmegSlayer — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 19:08:26 GMT

Re: Lifestyle Change

Arlo Guthrie — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 18:51:52 GMT

[quote user="Elerrina"]I hate the gym. [/quote]

You and me both. Dull as hell. I think gyms must make an absolute bloody fortune out of people like me who sign up with the best of intent, then realise how dull it is and then never use their membership again.

I'm now a member of a pool that happens to have a gym I don't use, rather than the other way around.

Re: Lifestyle Change

Caro Laithwaite VN — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 18:08:59 GMT

No intention of going back Arlo but uggs. With regards your fruit and then exercise you are doing your body no favours need to eat a breakfast after the exercise something like porridge.

I think the thing about change is not to diet to change your eating habits. A diet won't work, slimmers world weight watchers etc focus on calories or fat in other words a single "word" word. This is wrong and can often lead to an unbalanced diet. Learn to look at the whole package of food.
If you want to go whole hog keep a food diary and record info on the food items. it is a ballache but a good learning tool. It helps you learn what your food contains.

Smaller plates make bigger helpings. Never skip breakfast, porridge is excellent as it is slow release. I have an apple at 11am as a snack and that keeps me full till lunch. Eat loads of veg and veg. But beware of grapes and oranges...full of sugar. A good tip about fruit and veg l was told the greener it is the better for you the more orange to red the more sugar. It isnt 100% but a good baseline. Eggs good but borferline lot of controversy as yolks are fatty and full of cholesterol. So go easy on them.

Re: Lifestyle Change

Elerrina — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 17:44:32 GMT

I hate the gym. Always have done, just so monotonous. My friend started going to a pole fitness class and i joined her, its so much fun. And an amazing work out. I have now also started doing aerial hoop too. Never dread going to a class ever

Re: Lifestyle Change

Arlo Guthrie — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 16:20:51 GMT

[quote user="Gillian Mostyn"]HOW???? Do you have your own pool or just get up at the crack of dawn to go to the gym?[/quote]

Luckily the gym is about 5 minutes drive from home, so I don't have to get up especially early

Re: Lifestyle Change

Gillian Mostyn — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 15:54:39 GMT

[quote user="Arlo Guthrie"]50 lengths hard swimming every weekday morning[/quote]

HOW???? Do you have your own pool or just get up at the crack of dawn to go to the gym?

(I'm just jealous- would love to swim every morning but have to sort out school runs from 7.45 - 9am or alternatively am in work by 8.30am.)

Re: Lifestyle Change

Arlo Guthrie — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 14:03:48 GMT

Hmm - I was listening to Radio 4 the other morning and there was a cancer specialist talking about how anyone who has heartburn for more than three weeks should see a doctor as it can lead to esophageal cancer.

That put the frighteners on me. I've had heartburn for 20 years!

Anyway, I'm trying to change my lifestyle (heartburn goes when I lose weight). So far:

No more sugar in coffee or tea. Caro, stick with it. After a few weeks, I don't even miss it now.
Fruit for breakfast
50 lengths hard swimming every weekday morning
Usually a bowl of soup for lunch.

However, all that hard work is being, er, somewhat compromised by the fact that come 8:00pm in the evening I'm absolutely bloody starving, which coupled with my severe chocolate addiction problem means everything goes to pot before I go to bed!

Re: Lifestyle Change

Ann McAleer — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 11:24:38 GMT

I think this thread is a brilliant idea! I myself lack in motivation but reading all your comments really makes me go "COME ON!!" (to myself not toward you guys!) I am not one of these people that can go by their self to the gym and work away... I some how always end up in the steam room or jacuzzi. I might have a look into a boot camp in my area as to me it seems like great fun/a good work out!

I have never been one for the whole cut out diet thing but then again thats probably why I am the weight that I am. I have known alot of people to have great success with Slimming world (my mother lost 5 and a half stone in a year and a half) but I have tried it and found it very hard to stick to (although thats probably my motivation again :-D)

Any body got a cure / magic potion for lack of motivation???

Keep up the good work!!

Re: Lifestyle Change

Caro Laithwaite VN — Sat, 30 Nov 2013 13:28:02 GMT

Got through my class today although wanted to fall face down a few times but at least l feel l am back on positive track... well apart from when he said oh and you are doing the 4 week drop a clothes size but only got 3 weeks left as it started Monday.
We dont pay a lot for Ste he is £10/1hr session and on call whenever l need advice. Would rather pay him than a gym waste of money unless you are fit and not need any help. l think his bootcamps are £5 but as l said me and them...oil and water.

Marmite ... guess which camp l fall into, only time l like marmite if you wipe it on spuds then roast them..lovely and crisp. . Thanks for the heads up l will try the cinnamon, l went to try the other day but it smelt of cinnamon (ok ok ok l know!!!) Yup always do make my porridge with water. l have just bought a little salter digital scale, l was using Andy's big "normal dial" scales before to weigh my food and hard to read, salter is brill

Good point on walking l need to do more Andy walks the neighbours dog 1.5hrs every day, l always forget about walking being good.... probably as it is something we do as normal.

Seeds are good healthiest seeds on earth so now have flax and from tomorrow chia seeds on my porridge, scoff sunflower and pumpkin as snack through the day, and think l may start putting my sesame seeds into my porrige as well they are ok if you dip an apple in but dusty tasting to eat on their own. Hemp like eating chunks of rocky dust but peel a banana and dip into the hemp and eat it that way and is bearable...only need a tablespoon a day so get round that taste problem with my daily banana intake.

Thanks for the warning on the myfitnesspal, never used it for bar codes tend to use it as an eating log and to find my fat/carb/fiber/protein intake when l write out my eating logs.

Sugarless coffee is not going well, for every mug that is ok 4 are yuck, but all l can do is push on l am not going to be beaten by a sugar craving.

Re: Lifestyle Change

Jill Macdonald — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 17:08:05 GMT

Lol you must be a Marmite fan then...

Re: Lifestyle Change

SmegSlayer — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 16:15:11 GMT

Tea with sugar is full of wrongness as is cinnamon

Re: Lifestyle Change

Jill Macdonald — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 15:42:57 GMT

Just a couple of comments - funny re the cinnamon - I tried it on my porridge the other day and it's delicious! If you like Marmite - try that - for the more 'savoury' porridge effect!I'm sure you do, but I always make it with just water too.

I had sugar in coffee and tea all my life, thought I could never give it up - just cut down to a half and then none over about a month, and would never go back now - it tastes so much better without it. You just have to stick at it because it does taste foul at first.

Re: Lifestyle Change

Mark Hedberg — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 08:56:44 GMT

Walking 20 minutes to work and home was remarkably relaxing and did help with calorie burn; mainly i think it was just the de-stressing effect, stress hormone can cause weight issues. I lost about 10 pounds going from a high stress job to a medium stress job.

Re: Lifestyle Change

SmegSlayer — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 08:26:59 GMT

I haven't seen any tyres or hammers yet.

mainly we do strength with kettlebells or body weight, cardio and boxing. no way could I afford a PT for just me- the bootcamp 3x a week is £69/month which is the cheapest coz I've signed up for a minimum of 6 months.

Be careful with my fitness pal- I've used it before and found the calorie counter inaccurate even with the barcode scanner. I once scanned something from the co-op and it came up with something completely different from Tesco!

Re: Lifestyle Change

Caro Laithwaite VN — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 21:24:21 GMT

Do you have any sort of end point you are aiming for S.S or just general lifestyle weight balance.

Ste is a nutritionist, l have a food diary l have been keeping am hoping it is ok, will find out saturday, also use a free app called myfitnesspal brilliant. I looked at bootcamp but several reasons it wouldn't work for me, although Ste (PT) and a vet friend still try to get me to go

My fitness level isnt up to it.
I do prefer working alone or just with Andy.
I HATE having noise (people call it music) on... told Ste first day please feel free to put it on... but not my fault if a weight falls on the machine.
.. WTF do you need to hit tyres with sledgehammers and other things like that l am not the type of person you let loose around ridiculous things unless you want me making a point of my feelings for them... l would probably end up having the hammers used on me

Re: Lifestyle Change

SmegSlayer — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 21:05:08 GMT

I've started a bootcamp 3x a week at 6:15am-7am. It's ladies only and run by a PT and nutritionist who gives diet advice which I will be starting in January once I am more settled