OTB v3 - Revenge of the Banter Thread

Just back from the doctor and the sad prognosis is this: my BMI has jumped from 41.5 to 45 in just 4 months.
To Slimming World I go!

McChubbin wrote: »

Just back from the doctor and the sad prognosis is this: my BMI has jumped from 41.5 to 45 in just 4 months.
To Slimming World I go!

Good luck I was thinking of joining SW after the baby is born but we'll see... I was able to drop the weight without it but I was basically very low carbing before I got pregnant and because I plan on breast feeding baby long term, cutting carbs just won't work.

Still pregnant, getting seriously fed up. Just really want my body back at this stage, I'd give my right arm to sleep on my stomach again, I just cannot sleep any other way.

My brother's girlfriend is doing Slimming World the past year and a half. She had two stone to lose and has reached her goal weight but still goes to the meetings every week, it's kind of a life long thing and it hemorrhages money because you have to pay for every class too. She still eats like a horse though.

I think it's a good stepping stone though, especially if you need that first push.

THANK YOU! Finally! It's not just me who thinks SW is a total gimmick. Everyone, including my doctor, is of the notion that in order for me to loose weight I have to first go on a diet, loose X amount and then tone up using the gym. I constantly get told that if I go to the gym first I'd only loose "water weight". I've done diet clubs in the past and the most I've lost out of all of them is 2 stone which swiftly goes back on as soon as I stop going to the meetings (on account of finances) or get sick of the branded food supplements.
I've flitted from one diet club to the next over the years, from WW, SW and US to more expensive crap like Motivation but nothing ever sticks.
My doctor has refered me to the obesity clinic in Loughlinstown hospital but it'll be a long wait to be seen.
It's not just about my weight- I have psychological issues surrounding it too that fed into a lifetime of binge eating and a sedimentary lifestyle.
I personally feel I'd benefit from a bootcamp over such gimmicky shlit such as yet ANOTHER stab at Slimming World but everyone else says otherwise.
Anyways, I guess anything's worth a try at this point. If nothing else, it might help me ditch a stone or two before I save up for gym membership. I'm sick of my clothes not fitting right.

You can't just exercise and then diet, so people are right in saying you need to diet first.

Weight loss is 80% diet, 20% exercise, preferably starting both together.


Ugh. My mam went to a cardiologist today, for what she thought was a routine appointment. She's got to go back in tomorrow and be admitted for a while until they figure out what's wrong with her

January wrote: »

Where would your closest gym be? Would they do a student discount?

As long as you eat right and exercise you'll lost the weight. I'll be back on the wagon within the next few weeks so we can do it together

My nearest gym is in Borimbhe but it costs around €350 for a year. Not sure if they do student rates but I highly doubt it. I enquired once about a pay-as-you-go-fee and I was more or less laughed out of the building.
I'm not looking for much in a gym membership- just access to a bike and the odd Zumba class for when I shed a few pounds and gain enough confidence to be comfortable enough to risk looking like a tit. :P

The smallest I've been in my adult life is a size 16 (and being able to fit quite comfortably into a PENNEY'S size 16 shirt FYI) but that was largely due to being hospitalized a few years back.
When I was in the hospital for a period of 6-8 weeks, my meals were closely monitored and I had regular access to an exercise bike in the rec room.
Simply because there was literally **** all to do in the place, I started slowly building up my endurance.

Started out cycling on this bike for 20 minutes a day, gradually using it more and more until I was cycling for well over an hour each day. I loved it! You couldn't get me off the damn thing! I think the main reason I took to it was because the bike had a retro 80s computer built into it that built up collemns of coins for every mile so it was like a game trying to see how many coins I could rack up in the space of an hour.

It was great for me and I love cycling as I get a buzz out of it but as I can't afford one of my own (be it exercise or mountain bike) and I simply don't have the space, I've fallen out of routine with the spinning and as I came back into the real world and started eating "normally" again, the weight piled back on and my size 16 shirt got tighter and tighter until I could'nt wear it anymore.

I still have it in the back of the wardrobe and I keep telling myself that I'll get back into it someday but with gym prices being so high, I just don't know what to do about the exercise font. Only bit of activity I do is walking to most places- on average about 2-3 miles a day if the weather is good but it's at a very slow, leisurely pace and there's little to no impact.

My doctors have told me several times that I need to get my heart-rate elevated but I'm terrified of having a heart attack. Still, I'm determined now after the shock of hearing about my BMI tonight. My college is located at the top of a seven-storey office block and so help me I'm going to start taking the stairs from now on even if it threatens to kill me.

I can't live like this anymore. Also going to leave the debit card home for the time being as there are no less than SEVEN fast food outlets near my college. The temptation is like running a daily gauntlet and I always end up pigging out on readily available crap.

Sorry for the long post but I needed to talk. You guys are the most understanding folk I've met on Boards and I value your insights. Thanks for that.

Getting your heart rate up won't give you a heart attack. It'll get your blood pumping. If you can't afford it, don't go to the gym.

Download the myfitnesspal app. Stick in your height and weight and your activity level. It'll tell you how many calories to consume to lose weight.

Stop walking leisurely. Walk faster. Walk until you're sweating, panting and your heart is pounding. That means your heart is working at the right pace to burn fat.

But seriously, diet is the most important part. If your bmi is that high, you have to drastically reduce your calorie intake. I'm not saying that to be harsh, but that's how it is. Exercise alone isn'tgoing to fix it.

The mammy has gone into hospital. Hopefully she'll be okay. She's gonna keep in touch and my dad will be dropping me up to see her tomorrow after work.

Off to the cinema with the boyfriend now. He met more of my family yesterday accidentally, approval all around

Good god, Noah is an awful film.

Marty McFly wrote: »

If your looking for something good to go to see the Raid 2 before it leaves the cinema just brilliant

It wasn't on in my local cinema, but I'll have a look for it thanks seen nearly everything that's out

Marty McFly wrote: »

It's out in most cinemas in Dublin but if you want a different and nice cinematic experience go see it in the lighthouse cinema you can have a craft beer while enjoying the film just perfect.

Not a hope of me getting to a cinema while my mam is in hospital, but that sounds like a good way to spend an evening after work thanks!

dinorebel wrote: »

Did you have to walk into the cinema two by two?

It was so bad, we were walking out two by two, halfway through

I saw Calvary today. It was excellent and surprisingly darker than I expected. If Brendan Gleeson is in a movie, it's usually a good watch.
Still can't get over the notion of Mad Eye Moody calling Voldemort a ****, though. :pac:

Absolutely seething right now. Never realized just how low my father could sink to. Ugh. Need to punch something. :mad:

Ooh, we're close to the end of the thread! the boards hamsters are starting to go mad.

I hope toulon win. They probably will tbh.

January, are you eating pineapple and curry and all that crap? Will they induce you soon, as you're a week over?

green_screen wrote: »

I hope toulon win. They probably will tbh.

January, are you eating pineapple and curry and all that crap? Will they induce you soon, as you're a week over?

Have literally tried everything except castor oil and I won't be doing that again after the first time...

If I go into the hospital for my appointment tomorrow and they can't break my waters I'll be booked in for c section. They cannot use the induction drugs on me because I had a c section on my first and the drugs increase the risk of uterine rupture.

The Rotunda's policy for being overdue is they won't let you go over 10 days, I'm 7 days over now so nearing the end just really fed up. I went naturally on my other two at one day over and erm... probably a day or so over... (I didn't have proper dates), so being this overdue is new to me! Lazy boys.

Won't have time for a proper dinner tonight so got a big roll for lunch.

So. Fcuking. Full.

Ugh. Slap a 'wide load' sticker on my arse and roll me home.