Losing weight...? - Page 2

mister · 26 Aug 2003, 03:33 AM

You'll get a different reply from each one.At 167 I'm not overweight but I wouldn't know where to start if I wanted to slim down.Some say it's a simple caloric intake vs. calories burned others say the input of obese people doesn't exceed that of average weight.It seems like a challenge that some can meet and other can't if you can't you can take comfort in that many say the health risks of obesity are highly over-rated.

janus_x · 26 Aug 2003, 10:50 AM

green tea apparently is good for the metabolism. mmmmm. and yummy. drinking tree cups a day is said to burn through 80 calories. also, go sit in an infared sauna! Walk somewhere... someone should create an internet treadmill...perhaps they already have.

**CyberSmurf** · 26 Aug 2003, 11:54 AM

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beeboy · 26 Aug 2003, 12:11 PM

Right on! Another neighbour.

camner · 28 Aug 2003, 09:06 AM

Expend more calories than you consume.
Nothing else works.

So: Eat less. Exercise more.

Theory is simple. Execution--well, that's another matter entirely.

joens · 28 Aug 2003, 10:10 AM

Hi Jeremy and forum-mates

I am quite new to this site, but I know something about losing weight because I lost nearly 20kg in 4 months about 3 years ago.

My main advice is to forget Dr. Atkins or similar style diets and go to see a good doctor. An endocrinologist (I just made up the word, I do not know if it exists :P) or dietist will not only desing a good diet adapted to your lifestyle and person, but also regularly check that it does not affect your health adversely. I lost weight without exercising or without taking pills, so yes, it is possible (if you have enough willpower, that is)

Basically, my kind of diet forbid the ingestion of fat/sugar (you know, no fried dishes no french fries no chocolate no candies no icecreams no fast food etc), increased the amount of vegetables and slightly reduced the amount of carbo-hydrates, but I could eat a good deal of pasta and bread. I had to eat a bit more of meat, fish and eggs (proteins). And NO ALCOHOL.

Another of the challenges of a diet is going out. You have to try to adapt. What I did was to ask for a salad as starter and then some grilled meat or fish as main dish. No dessert. And then a good espresso. That was it. A perfectly healthy meal. Oh, I suppose that you don't go to discos anymore, but yes... I had to ask for water. The stares of the waiters made me feel like a drug-addict.

And something that I have started to do just recently (and I am 25yo). Exercise. As camner said, the majority of weight problems can be solved by eating less and exercising more.

But whatever you do, take it easy!

It is about your health after all, you should not exchange weight for stress.

Farewell,

John

Camille · 28 Aug 2003, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by lux
I also heard that the doctor could do an operation to take the fat out. That's kinda of quick, but probably not painless...

Is that liposuction? Saw how it was done in a documentary on TV.. it was... horrible. All the fatty things oozing out.

robert@fm · 29 Aug 2003, 03:34 AM

joens, the diet you describe sounds like the kind of diet which could profitably be adopted by everyone, whether losing weight or not!

One thing I've been told is that there is no such thing as a "diabetic diet"; a healthy diet for diabetics is the same thing as a healthy diet for anyone else.

red cloud · 18 Sep 2003, 09:40 PM

give up fattening foods and empty calories like sugar white flour,, fast one day a week.. cut back on coffee ,, coffee washes vitamins out then you wanna eat more

Sydney · 19 Sep 2003, 07:00 AM

I'm a firm believer of excercise and healthy food.
Moving is the best way of loosing weight in a healthy way. *nods*

mramazan · 17 Mar 2004, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Edwin
I'll post an update in a few weeks!

Any final update ?

Ramazan

***Edwin*** · 17 Mar 2004, 05:00 PM

Er, no... it's still a "work in progress" I'm afraid.

mramazan · 17 Mar 2004, 05:11 PM

Keep it up and let's know.

SusanUKF · 17 Mar 2004, 05:15 PM

Edwin,I have lost 102 pounds so far since March 17,2003 and posted about it a little while ago on here....if you find the thread I listed what I have done on there and it worked for me!!

Susan.

Killer · 17 Mar 2004, 05:26 PM

My method of keeping my weight to "low" is to eat less, walk more.

26 Aug 2003, 03:33 AM	#16
mister Essential Contributor Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 390	Ask any expert You'll get a different reply from each one.At 167 I'm not overweight but I wouldn't know where to start if I wanted to slim down.Some say it's a simple caloric intake vs. calories burned others say the input of obese people doesn't exceed that of average weight.It seems like a challenge that some can meet and other can't if you can't you can take comfort in that many say the health risks of obesity are highly over-rated.

28 Aug 2003, 10:10 AM	#21
joens Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Catalunya, EU Posts: 16	Hi Jeremy and forum-mates I am quite new to this site, but I know something about losing weight because I lost nearly 20kg in 4 months about 3 years ago. My main advice is to forget Dr. Atkins or similar style diets and go to see a good doctor. An endocrinologist (I just made up the word, I do not know if it exists :P) or dietist will not only desing a good diet adapted to your lifestyle and person, but also regularly check that it does not affect your health adversely. I lost weight without exercising or without taking pills, so yes, it is possible (if you have enough willpower, that is) Basically, my kind of diet forbid the ingestion of fat/sugar (you know, no fried dishes no french fries no chocolate no candies no icecreams no fast food etc), increased the amount of vegetables and slightly reduced the amount of carbo-hydrates, but I could eat a good deal of pasta and bread. I had to eat a bit more of meat, fish and eggs (proteins). And NO ALCOHOL. Another of the challenges of a diet is going out. You have to try to adapt. What I did was to ask for a salad as starter and then some grilled meat or fish as main dish. No dessert. And then a good espresso. That was it. A perfectly healthy meal. Oh, I suppose that you don't go to discos anymore, but yes... I had to ask for water. The stares of the waiters made me feel like a drug-addict. And something that I have started to do just recently (and I am 25yo). Exercise. As camner said, the majority of weight problems can be solved by eating less and exercising more. But whatever you do, take it easy! It is about your health after all, you should not exchange weight for stress. Farewell, John Last edited by joens : 28 Aug 2003 at 10:15 AM.

26 Aug 2003, 10:50 AM	#17
janus_x Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 1	green tea apparently is good for the metabolism. mmmmm. and yummy. drinking tree cups a day is said to burn through 80 calories. also, go sit in an infared sauna! Walk somewhere... someone should create an internet treadmill...perhaps they already have.

26 Aug 2003, 11:54 AM	#18
CyberSmurf Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,029	Welcome janus_x, to another member from British Columbia. ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : Off-Topic : ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ : ~ Do you mind if I ask which ISP you use? Are you on Shaw maybe?

26 Aug 2003, 12:11 PM	#19
beeboy Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 552	Right on! Another neighbour.

28 Aug 2003, 09:06 AM	#20
camner Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 648	Expend more calories than you consume. Nothing else works. So: Eat less. Exercise more. Theory is simple. Execution--well, that's another matter entirely.

29 Aug 2003, 03:34 AM	#23
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	joens, the diet you describe sounds like the kind of diet which could profitably be adopted by everyone, whether losing weight or not! One thing I've been told is that there is no such thing as a "diabetic diet"; a healthy diet for diabetics is the same thing as a healthy diet for anyone else.

18 Sep 2003, 09:40 PM	#24
red cloud Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: usa Posts: 49	give up fattening foods and empty calories like sugar white flour,, fast one day a week.. cut back on coffee ,, coffee washes vitamins out then you wanna eat more

19 Sep 2003, 07:00 AM	#25
Sydney Essential Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Amstelveen, Netherlands Posts: 252	I'm a firm believer of excercise and healthy food. Moving is the best way of loosing weight in a healthy way. nods

17 Mar 2004, 05:00 PM	#27
*Edwin* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: UK Posts: 3,118	Er, no... it's still a "work in progress" I'm afraid.

17 Mar 2004, 05:11 PM	#28
mramazan Essential Contributor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Pakistan Posts: 416	Keep it up and let's know.

17 Mar 2004, 05:15 PM	#29
SusanUKF Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 5,428	Edwin,I have lost 102 pounds so far since March 17,2003 and posted about it a little while ago on here....if you find the thread I listed what I have done on there and it worked for me!! Susan.

17 Mar 2004, 05:26 PM	#30
Killer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,762 Representative of: Killer.kkk.sg	My method of keeping my weight to "low" is to eat less, walk more.