Help get 6 pack.

roseybear wrote: »

They're okay but not great. And brown bread sandwhiches for lunch if your still having sambos. Cut back the butter.

Will take 4 weeks to notice a diff so don't be getting frustrated and fall back in to old habits. If you cut out all fizzy drinks, the crisps the bars the take out and the pizza, and I mean really cut it out, not having a sly nibble here and there you should see some difference. When ur out walking the dog try run for 1min say every 5mins and try go a bit longer every time until u can run the whole 30mins.

the butter is NOT a problem at all

Longgreentrain wrote: »

I plan to walk my dog for 1/2 hour later

You've made some decent choices so far.

Now replace the dog with a greyhound and bring it for a run

It's not just about counting calories - although obviously fewer calories is generally a good thing.

Processed food is more easily digested and metabolised so the 100 calories from white sliced pan is more than the 100 calories from brown soda bread.
The actual energy content is the same but more fibrous food requires more effort to digest and as such you get less energy from it.
That'll vary from person to person and different foods but it's a good rule of thumb.

So swapping out processed food entirely is a good idea. Wholegrain bread, brown pasta and that kind of thing. White sliced pan is ****e.

So as someone who was 18kilos (around 2.8 stone) heavier than I am now, I can certainly recognize some of the difficulties you are having because I had them.

First off your diet is a mess, though eating boiled veg every day isn't going to help it. The problem with your diet is that you are clueless (so was I, so please don't see this as an insult). Firstly you need to start to understand how much calories are in foods. You need to make the connection between calories and food servings and then food servings and how many calories you need. Cutting out the rich tea isn't -going to help if you are having 3-4 slices of bread slapped heavy with butter. If you have a smartphone there are several good apps you can use to help you track what you are eating. The point of tracking what you are eating isn't so you put yourself on a diet or really restricting what you eart, but to educate yourself in what you are eating and how much you actually need to eat.


For exercise, you can actually do quite a bit at home without any equipment. I started with a 15 minute workout at home. It goes something like this.

30 seconds pushups
30 seconds mountain climbers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Oe1t1IZdNY)
30 seconds Burpees (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj8TbMYb5n4)
30 seconds jumping jacks
30 seconds ab crunch by raising your legs in the air and then touching your toes with your hands.

Thats 2.5 minute, do it twice without any breaks. Repeat it 3 times. If you are not sweating afterwards, work harder :pac:.

Also, get yourself some scales. It is very important that you track your weight. I remember the first time my scales went below 16stone I was so encouraged by the fact that I could quantify my weight loss. Then it went below 15 stone and I knew I was on the right track . Truthfully, watching your weight come off on the scales is far more motivating than wondering if you are losing it by staring into the mirror.

If you want to PM me, I am more than happy to give you my expierences of weight loss.

And it begins...

sarumite wrote: »

White bread can have between 20-40% more calories per amount than brown bread.

Source please.
I'd guess that per slice brown is actually higher on average. For weight, it probably varies depending on variety.

However, the main point here is that white bread provides readily accessible sugar whereas brown bread requires your body to process the sugar before getting access to it. Therefore you are more likely to get a blood-sugar spike which increases your insulin levels which increases the amount of sugar your cells will absorb. Keeping a constant blood sugar level is important in controlling your diet as it helps you avoid a glucose crash, which is when you are more likely to go look for a sugary snack.

Go back and read my last post.
I acknowledged brown is better, including how fast it's broken down. But just because it's not as bad doesn't mean its good. Brown will still cause a similar (although maybe milder) blood sugar reaction. Compare it to other food choices like vegtables, meat, nuts, seeds and brown bread has a much bigger affect if blood sugar.

Hanley wrote: »

That was funny

Mellor wrote: »

Average Irish bread...
Brennans… Per Slice Per 100g
White 87 219
White Sandwich 82 214
Brown Sandwich 95 249
Wholemeal 88 221
Wholegrain 92 213
Multigrain 110 275


Per slice the two white bread varieties are the lowest two, brown ranges from being similar to being 25% higher.
Per 100g, the whites are bottom three with browns again ranging from simialr to 25% higher.

That's some good research, saved me the trouble of checking it out.

kerry4sam wrote: »

Something that I read elsewhere on boards; tried and really find tasty is to use Lettuce in lieu of Bread for sandwiches/wraps. I put my fillings in between the lettuce leaves like a wrap and just omit the bread and therefore all additional calories etc also. Just another option to throw in there


edit: Just seen there that the op of this thread has been banned.

banned - ah the youth of today!