Diet & Fitness

ToffeeMark · July 13, 2011

Kid's first day at school (primary) in September so I've decided to get fit.

I'm posting on here (And opening myself to ridicule) because I heard somewhere once that you have to tell people your goals/targets as making it public makes it more likely you'll achieve them.

So I'm 5'8, 13 and Half Stone, medium build. Target would be 11 and half stone probably. So two stone in two months?. Probably difficult, but what the heck. At the moment I've yo-yo'd between 12'10 and 14. But I drink a lot of coca cola at work, and eat lots of chocolate and crisps, Mcdonalds etc. Oh and very little excercise apart from dog walks.

So Plan is to ditch sandwiches, go for Salad, no coke, switch to water. No Chocolate, Fruit for sugars, no crisps.

Back to Ice hockey training starting Friday. Jogging Mondays/Wednesdays. Bike ride Thursdays or swimming, install punch bag in garage.

That's the plan. Might only achieve part of it but there you go. (if I beat 12 and Half, thats better than I've achieved for a while)

If anyone else wants to start a two month diet target. Feel free to join in. I'm going to read my "Italian Footballers diet" book tonight as well.

Any tips or advice to beat hunger cravings would be glady recieved.

Goat · July 13, 2011

Just been the Cafe for a breakfast binlid, went in the car like, fitness my arse.

atrottel · July 13, 2011

Sounds like you are going more than the whole hog, when more modest changes might make a pretty big difference.

Can you see yourself carrying on with your present programme after your two months? May be better to make lifestyle changes that have a good chance of sticking.

Cut out the crap (coke, crisps, McD's, deep-fried food). Take the dog to the hills when you can (I realise there likely aren't that many around Peterborough). Try not to use a lift. Do some sport you enjoy (ice hockey training is fairly full on, from what I've seen of it). Find something healthy (or not unhealthy) to snack on that you actually like. (Celery/carrot sticks? Rice/corn crackers? Use a dip like tzatziki to give them flavour if you get bored.) And have a few squares of chocolate every now and again (just not a bar or more a day!).

ToffeeMark · July 13, 2011

MikelsGoat said:
Just been the Cafe for a breakfast binlid, went in the car like, fitness my arse.

Hahaha, good lad. I really fancy a fry up now.

you're not helping.

icburns · July 13, 2011

MikelsGoat said:
Just been the Cafe for a breakfast binlid, went in the car like, fitness my arse.

That's where it's all going, to be fair. :lol:

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Still worth it. :mellow:

ToffeeMark · July 13, 2011

atrottel said:
Sounds like you are going more than the whole hog, when more modest changes might make a pretty big difference.

Can you see yourself carrying on with your present programme after your two months? May be better to make lifestyle changes that have a good chance of sticking.

Cut out the crap (coke, crisps, McD's, deep-fried food). Take the dog to the hills when you can (I realise there likely aren't that many around Peterborough). Try not to use a lift. Do some sport you enjoy (ice hockey training is fairly full on, from what I've seen of it). Find something healthy (or not unhealthy) to snack on that you actually like. (Celery/carrot sticks? Rice/corn crackers? Use a dip like tzatziki to give them flavour if you get bored.) And have a few squares of chocolate every now and again (just not a bar or more a day!).

For example yesterday I had toast, followed by A packet of hoola hoops and three segments of chocolate orange followed by a can of coke. Later I had a 500ml bottle of coke and a kit kat. then I had a cheeseburger and large fries from Mcdonalds followed by another bottle of coke and a whispa duo. Then I had half a cheese Pizza for tea.

I'll cut out the chocco and coke for definite

RFUS · July 13, 2011

Just don't drink regular soft drinks. Drink diet.

Mind you it would obviously be better to cut them out altogether.

linglong · July 13, 2011

Dont drink soft drinks full stop diet or regular all have sugar in em and the last thing you want is a bit of Sir Alan in you.

Bread and water me lad for you

Mutzo Nutzo · July 13, 2011

Guinness mate - a complete food group in its own right...2 pints a night should suffice to have you looking like Tarzan within a month

Stoic Ape · July 13, 2011

good on ya mate, keep us updated! , all moderation. treat yaself now and again, no need to go on a rabbit food diet full time like

Deleted member 28206 · July 13, 2011

Just started Atkins, lost 7.5lbs in 10 days

RFUS · July 13, 2011

linglong said:
Dont drink soft drinks full stop diet or regular all have sugar in em and the last thing you want is a bit of Sir Alan in you.

Bread and water me lad for you

I don't think that's true. I'm looking at a bottle of Pepsi max and besides the lack of a sugar value of any sort, there's 6 calories in the entire 2 litre bottle. You don't get that with sugar.

They just replace the sugar with sweeteners and all sorts of horrifying, stomach-eroding chemicals. :lol:

icburns · July 13, 2011

RadioFriendlyUnitShifter said:
I don't think that's true. I'm looking at a bottle of Pepsi max and besides the lack of a sugar value of any sort, there's 6 calories in the entire 2 litre bottle. You don't get that with sugar.

They just replace the sugar with sweeteners and all sorts of horrifying, stomach-eroding chemicals.

Spot on.

Bruce Wayne · July 13, 2011

Easy enough to get a rough idea of how many calories in what you're eating + what you burn off in exercise (plus your output just for staying alive each day). Keep a diary. You need a couple of hundred calories per day to lose a pound. Doing this you'll cut out the guess work. No need to keep it up indefinitely but once you've done it for a wee while you'll have a decent idea of what you can eat given your lifestyle.